Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Held — Your time, protected
AI locks your phone and negotiates when you cheat
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Mom Clock▲742Hi HN, I’ve tried dozens of reminder and habit apps over the years. They’re all polite. Gentle. Easy to ignore. So I built something intentionally different. Mom Clock is a reminder app that behaves more like a strict parent than a productivity coach: – no snoozing – no “later” – optional app blocking using Screen Time APIs The idea came from my own behavior: I don’t need motivation — I need enforcement. This is not for everyone. Some people hate it. Some people love it. I’m genuinely curious where HN stands on this tradeoff: comfort vs. effectiveness. Happy to answer questions about: –…
Jan 2026 · momclock.com · its alternatives →
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Meaning▲197AI screen time coach & app blocker, chat to unlock apps
2024 · usemeaning.com · its alternatives →
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Super App Lock▲162Lock & hide apps, protect privacy, screen time control
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Fitlock▲236Earn screen time by completing daily health/fitness goals
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Screen time management made fun.
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Automatically track screen time and build better habits
2018 · rescuetime.com · its alternatives →
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Block distractions with an agonizing, password retrieval
2023 · password-locker.com · its alternatives →
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When we were kids, adults were always setting boundaries and keeping us on task. We thought this was annoying and relished the day when we'd grow up and get to do whatever we want. And here we are with that freedom only to find it's not that simple. We try to stay off our phones but we keep picking it up in the bedroom costing us our sleep and making us late. We need to break through task paralysis but we end up waiting until the last minute instead. Now we realize how privileged we were to have someone on the outside keeping us in check. We try to solve the problem by beating ourselves up,…
2024 · iwillholdyouaccountable.com · its alternatives →
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ScreenBreak▲125Hi 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 →
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keepOFF▲66Enhance focus & relieve your anxiety with this timer app
2021 · apps.apple.com · 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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Block apps and set focus timers to help iPhone addiction.
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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holdit.life▲11The app blocker that makes quitting harder than focusing
Sep 2026 · holdit.life · its alternatives →
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Lock or hide any apps for iPhone, iPad
2024 · encofire.com · its alternatives →
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Hatano▲15The app blocker you can't outsmart, only outwalk
Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Block distracting apps. Earn access with movement.
Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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if the only way out is to do the thing - you do the thing
Apr 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The screen time app your tomorrow-self will thank you for
Feb 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Your apps lock at midnight. Move to earn them back.
Jun 2026 · kinobolt.app · its alternatives →
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Block distracting apps. Do exercise to unlock them.
Aug 2026 · actionlock.online · its alternatives →
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