Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Icarus
Turn your phone addiction into spaced-repetition practice
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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Barrier▲373Stop doomscrolling by blocking your addictive apps!
2025 · apps.apple.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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1Question▲100Turning your child's screen time into study time!
2020 · 1question.app · its alternatives →
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Set time or locations to block distractions from apps.
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Screen time management made fun.
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Tomosu▲83Lock your apps by default to improve your digital wellbeing
Mar 2026 · tomosu.app · its alternatives →
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Iterio▲3I built an Android study timer that solves two problems I had while studying for certifications: phone distractions breaking my focus, and forgetting what I studied a week later. For focus: Three lock modes including "complete lock" that prevents unlocking your phone entirely until the timer ends. It even blocks Picture-in-Picture (that loophole we've all used to escape focus apps). For retention: Automatic spaced repetition based on the Ebbinghaus curve. Tell it what you studied, and it generates review tasks at optimal intervals (1, 3, 7, 14, 30 days). No manual scheduling. Also includes…
Feb 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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1Block▲64Highly customizable app blocking and app timer for Android
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Learn to earn your screen time
Apr 2026 · locknlearn.app · its alternatives →
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Hi there! I would like to share my side project. I work on iOS app that helps to use our devices more mindfully. There is a huge update coming and it is available now! TestFlight -> https://testflight.apple.com/join/feQ9YDI0. App use Apple's Shortcuts automation to "lock" selected apps on which you want to spend less time. You can unlock selected apps for a limited period by adding usage intention to the app. Additionally, the app has an iOS 14 Widget that reminds add intention right on the home screen, keywords daily limits, additional intention check like "captcha"(to…
2021 · its alternatives →
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AI Flashcards that unlock the apps you can’t stop scrolling.
Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · 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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Owl is built a spaced repetition app. We built it for ourselves mostly because we were unhappy with Anki from a UX perspective, and are now releasing it to everybody else. It is super tiny, but - we think - also pretty good. You can add your own decks manually, or generate them from a PDF (think academic papers, which is how I use that feature) or a prompt. There are no emails except study reminders (when there are cards to study). You can also use our "AI tutor" to review cards conversationally. Looking forward to your feedback!
2025 · owl.cards · its alternatives →
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Lock your apps. Unlock them by doing something real.
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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CogniFocus▲19Focus Timer & App Blocker With A Goblin That Fights Back
Jun 2026 · cognifocus.app · its alternatives →
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