Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Elqi
The end of phone addiction
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Elqi launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Your calmer, digital detox experience on iPhone
Jan 2026 · minimalistphone.com · its alternatives →
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Roots▲276Track your digital dopamine, break your phone addiction
2024 · getroots.app · its alternatives →
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Fine, I'll Quit▲177Forcing you to get over Bad habits & Addictions 🚬 🍺 ❗️
2018 · fine-ill-quit.web.app · its alternatives →
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Barrier▲373Stop doomscrolling by blocking your addictive apps!
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Anonymous Health▲318Overcome addictions and unwanted habits
2024 · app.anonymoushealth.com · its alternatives →
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Opal▲282A simple, student-friendly phone policy powered by our app.
2021 · opalapp.com · its alternatives →
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I’m an indie dev and recently launched a small iOS app called Stop It. It’s designed to support people trying to quit or reduce habits like smoking, snus, sugar, or social media. The app uses bilateral visual stimulation — moving patterns inspired by EMDR therapy — to help interrupt the craving cycle and bring a moment of calm.
2025 · stop-it.app · its alternatives →
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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 →
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It's not like any other app. I have done months of research to my quit porn addiction. This app plays with psychology where our main motive is to motivate and distract, motivate the user to stay on track and distract his mind from getting back to the addiction
2025 · unlustapp.com · its alternatives →
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Anonymous AI guidance to break free from addiction.
Jul 2026 · naqi.base44.app · its alternatives →
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AppBlocker▲73Increase productivity and reduce screen time
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · usedopamine.com · its alternatives →
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Best app to remove your phone addiction effectively
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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