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Products that do what CTRL does

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1. 1
   CTRL▲4

   The iOS app that helps you actually put your phone down

   Mar 2026 · tryctrl.tech

2. 2
   Focus Session by SyncTasks▲132

   A distraction-free mode for your tasks

   Oct 2025

3. 3
   Focus▲221

   A Mac app to block distracting websites

   2014

4. 4
   Session▲252

   Pomodoro timer w/ distraction blocking, journal & analytics

   2020

5. 5
   AppBlock▲87

   Block apps with one tap and stay focused when it matters

   2022

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   ScreenBreak▲125

   Stop mindless scrolling and earn app access through effort

   Dec 2025

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   Get Productive▲179

   Gamified productivity app that rewards screen time reduction

   2024

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   Amine▲151

   Prevents from switching 100s of Tabs and Controls Hardware

   2024

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   Tomosu▲83

   Lock your apps by default to improve your digital wellbeing

   Mar 2026 · tomosu.app

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    iOS Screen Time from a REST API▲106

    We're Oliver and Royce and we're the founders of Clearspace. We build tools to help people reduce their screen time (here’s us two years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35888644) We get all kinds of requests from users for ways they'd like to use their screen time data. - “Auto-donate $x to charity every time I exceed a limit or try to bypass it” - “My 75 Hard group has a screen time requirement, can we set up group visibility?” - “Let my personal agent know if it’s a good time to tackle things on my todo list” - “Auto-report large deviations in my screen time to my…

    2025 · thescreentimenetwork.com

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    one sec▲88

    Take a deep breath before opening social media

    2021

12. 12
    AppBlocker▲73

    Increase productivity and reduce screen time

    2022

13. 13
    Self Control Block Distracting Websites▲83

    Block distractions to eliminate wasteful browsing habits

    2017

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    To-Doo Boo▲21

    Finish Tasks in Time or Lose Apps — Stay Focused

    Sep 2025

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    One.do▲99

    Instead of cluttered lists, focus on the one thing

    2020

16. 16
    Focus Firewall▲84

    Get hours of focus back from distractions during work hours

    2024

17. 17
    Free Time▲18

    Think before you scroll

    Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com

18. 18
    Focus CEO - Screen Time Control ▲7

    Grow your virtual empire through focus.

    Nov 2025

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    Focus Cat: Earn Screen Time▲4

    Turn focus into screen time—with a little help from a cat.

    Jun 2026 · focus-cat-web.vercel.app

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    CogniFocus▲19

    Focus Timer & App Blocker With A Goblin That Fights Back

    Jun 2026 · cognifocus.app

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    Dial Screen Time Control▲11

    Block distracting apps. Pay $0.39 if you unlock them early

    Oct 2025

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    FocusCorp — Deep Work Timer▲15

    A gamified screen blocker that turns focus into progress

    Jul 2026 · focuscorp.app

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    Focuser Extension▲23

    Stay focused online: block distractions and set your goal

    2025

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    Zone▲13

    Block apps, track Screen time. No account needed

    Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com

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