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24 alternatives to LocknLearn - Focus & Study

Learn to earn your screen time

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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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 →
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Edlock▲72
Hijack your most addictive apps to help you learn
2019 · its alternatives →
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Fitlock▲236
Earn screen time by completing daily health/fitness goals
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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StudyLock▲4
Earn screen time by actually studying
Jun 2026 · studylock.academy · its alternatives →
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one sec▲88
Take a deep breath before opening social media
2021 · one-sec.app · its alternatives →
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Tomosu▲83
Lock your apps by default to improve your digital wellbeing
Mar 2026 · tomosu.app · its alternatives →
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1Question▲100
Turning your child's screen time into study time!
2020 · 1question.app · its alternatives →
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StudyLock▲6
AI-powered learning tool
2025 · studylock.github.io · its alternatives →
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Study Lock▲3
Lock your phone. Unlock your brain
Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Reclaim Scroll Detox▲64
Unhook from Endless Scrolling
Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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MeditationLock: Pause Before You Scroll▲2
Turn mindless scrolling into intentional choices.
Jun 2026 · meditationlock.app · its alternatives →
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Learngram▲6
Turn Instagram time into book wisdom
Jul 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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LockIn: Focus & Block▲3
Block distracting apps and build unbreakable focus habits.
Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Pause▲20
Pause. Before you scroll.
27d ago · try-pause.com · its alternatives →
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Habit Doom▲32
Habit Doom helps you stop doomscrolling by turning screen time into a reward for real habits. Choose the apps that waste your time, set daily habits like exercise or reading, and earn minutes by checking them off. The app auto-locks selected apps at midnight and unlocks them with
Apr 2026 · habitdoom.com · its alternatives →
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Monk▲42
Turn Screen Time into Habit Time
2025 · monk.zone · its alternatives →
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LockNLearn Kids▲1
Smart screen time manager for kids
Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Stop DoomScrolling▲14
Turn your steps into screen time
Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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LockedIn: Screen Time Control▲27
Screen time management made fun.
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Icarus ▲3
Turn your phone addiction into spaced-repetition practice
Jul 2026 · site.icaruslearn.app · its alternatives →
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Block Apps & Focus Timer: Lock My Apps▲24
Block apps and set focus timers to help iPhone addiction.
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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DopaLock - Learn Before Scroll▲2
Learn before you scroll
Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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StepTok - Walk To Unlock▲8
Stop scrolling, start walking. Lock your apps until you move
Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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DeepFocus▲16
Scroll less, live more
2025 · deepfocus.me · its alternatives →

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