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24 alternatives to AppsStop

AppsStop helps you to gain control over your time

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. AppsStop launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1
    Barrier▲373

    Stop doomscrolling by blocking your addictive apps!

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Increase productivity and reduce screen time

    2022 · its alternatives →

  3. 3
    Shutout▲414

    Lock yourself out of Screen Time & stop doomscrolling.

    2024 · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    Block apps with one tap and stay focused when it matters

    2022 · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    Stop mindless scrolling and earn app access through effort

    Dec 2025 · screenbreak.app · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    An app that makes you want to beat procrastination

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    FlowBuddy▲179

    Block Distractions & Study Flashcards to Unlock Apps

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    SpeedBump▲196

    The intentionally annoying app to break doomscrolling

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Freedom▲108

    iOS app blocking made easy

    2023 · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    Stop Doomscrolling, Start Earning It.

    Apr 2026 · habitdoom.com · its alternatives →

  11. 11

    Screen time parental control

    2024 · its alternatives →

  12. 12

    Lock up your apps and break free from doomscroll!

    Oct 2025 · getappjail.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13DI

    Hi HN, It's super hard to quit addicting apps. Existing solutions are non-binding, and therefore, require constant self-discipline and vigilance to be effective. Which is ironic, considering the problem we are trying to solve, is a lack of self-discipline. There exists a physical solution to this problem, in the form of a time-locked safe[1]. It’s effective for reducing app usage, but it's cumbersome and inconvenient. Fundamentally, what these lock-boxes do is impose a real-world cost on breaking your commitment. It’s not impossible to break your commitment, but it would require destroying…

    2023 · discipline.io · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    Block distractions to eliminate wasteful browsing habits

    2017 · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    Stop doom-scrolling. Free Android screen-time control.

    Jun 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

  16. 16

    Stop doomscrolling by blocking your addictive apps!

    2024 · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Block Harmful Content.

    Oct 2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

  18. 18

    Block apps and set focus timers to help iPhone addiction.

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    hang up & hang out

    2024 · its alternatives →

  20. 20

    Control distractions, limit app usage through blocking

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Take back control. Block distractions & stay focused.

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Win back your screen time

    Sep 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    Timer to block apps and use todo list.

    2025 · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Block reels and short videos and control time spend on App

    2025 · its alternatives →

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