Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to DeScreen

Modern solution for your excessive screen time problem.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   OffScreen▲234

   Less phone, more focus.

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   WellPaper▲83

   Upgrade your digital wellbeing with a new live wallpaper

   2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Inscreen (v2)▲60

   Get back 2 hours from your phone daily

   2025 · inscreen.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   DREAM SHEEP▲179

   Make reducing phone time easy

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Productive Phone Wallpaper Pack▲79

   Phone wallpapers to help you consciously stop doom scrolling

   2022 · elliottaleksndr.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   OffScreen 2.0▲92

   Less screen time, more focus.

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   EyeFocus▲231

   Blur your screen when you look away.

   2024 · polar.sh · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Panels▲168

   Transform your screen into an art gallery

   2024 · panels.art · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ratio 4▲160

   Welcome to your new home screen

   2020 · blloc.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    ScreenBreak▲125

    Hi HN, I built ScreenBreak after realizing that most app blockers failed in practice. “Hard blocks” were too rigid — I either locked myself out entirely or tapped Ignore Limit and kept scrolling. There was no useful middle state. In reality, people still need to open apps like TikTok or Instagram for specific tasks: looking something up, replying to someone, checking updates, etc. The problem isn’t intentional use; it’s the unplanned, unconscious scrolling that follows. I wanted a system that interrupts the impulse without fully preventing access. ScreenBreak uses soft blocking plus…

    Dec 2025 · screenbreak.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Opal▲161

    Finally on Android: the world’s favorite screen time app.

    2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    AceScreen▲76

    A simple way to keep the screen of your Android device on

    2021 · acescreen.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    RescueTime for Mobile▲142

    Automatically track screen time and build better habits

    2018 · rescuetime.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ScreenZen▲71

    Build a balanced relationship with your phone

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ScreenBreak▲8

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

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

16. 16
    WHYPAPER Wallpapers▲77

    Remind yourself when you’re on your phone for no reason

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Monk▲42

    Turn Screen Time into Habit Time

    2025 · monk.zone · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Shelf-Life▲80

    Liven up your home page by adding little pixel-art objects

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tempozi▲12

    Free Screen Time Control

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Flpapers 2.0▲63

    Change your boring home screen into aesthetic home screen.

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Visual Motivational Wallpapers▲17

    Wallpapers for your Apple and Android phones

    2020 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Stop DoomScrolling▲14

    Turn your steps into screen time

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

23. 23
    ScreenTime Overlay - Usage In Real Time▲12

    Display Mobile Screen Time as a Popup Over Other Apps

    2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Perspective: ScreenTime▲9

    Reduce your screen time and make progress towards goals

    2025 · its alternatives →

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