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24 alternatives to Paced: Focus & Screen Time

Break the scroll trance with movement, not just willpower.

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

1
Barrier▲373
Stop doomscrolling by blocking your addictive apps!
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
Shutout▲406
Lock yourself out of Screen Time & stop doomscrolling.
2024 · shutout.app · its alternatives →
3
SpeedBump▲196
The intentionally annoying app to break doomscrolling
2025 · speedbumpapp.com · its alternatives →
4
Break Scroll — Earn Your Screen Time▲2
Reclaim your time from the infinite scroll.
Apr 2026 · trybreakscroll.web.app · its alternatives →
5
Pace Pause▲67
Pause for a moment and check in with your feelings 🧘
2021 · its alternatives →
6
20 Minute App: Break Scrolling▲6
Reclaim Your Focus. Reclaim Your Life.
Jan 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
7
Pause.do▲145
Interrupt scrolling, tab overload, and AI autopilot
Mar 2026 · pause.do · its alternatives →
8
ScrollPause▲16
Break endless scrolling with gentle, timely nudges
Jul 2026 · scrollpause.com · its alternatives →
9
Scrollock▲8
Scrollock – Build Healthy Digital Habits Daily
2025 · scrollock.my.canva.site · its alternatives →
10
ScrollWell▲4
Turn doomscrolling into a 60-second calm break
Jul 2026 · scrollwell.life · its alternatives →
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Blockrr: screen time control▲10
Walk more. Scroll less.
2025 · its alternatives →
12
Scroll Brake — App Blocker▲3
Break doomscrolling with a math puzzle, not a snooze button
Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
13
Focus Ticker▲35
Treat your focus sessions as startup.
Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
ScrollToll - Screen-Time Gym▲6
The AI Screen Time Blocker That Requires Physical Exercise.
Jul 2026 · getscrolltoll.app · its alternatives →
15
PAUSE, radical focus mode▲15
The trick: block timer that you can’t bypass!
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
TILT▲13
One maze, every 24 hours. No ads, just physics.
Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Stop Doomscroll▲7
Limit your time and scrolling on distracting websites.
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
18
StepTok - Walk To Unlock▲8
Stop scrolling, start walking. Lock your apps until you move
Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
MoodShift: Mindful Screen Time▲7
Replace Doomscrolling
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
Tempus: Stop Scrolling▲2
Stop scrolling. Stop wasting time. Take Control.
Jun 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
21
Steppio▲3
Walk to scroll. Lock the apps that steal your time.
May 2026 · steppio.netlify.app · its alternatives →
22
YScroll▲9
Stop The Endless Scroll & Get Your Work Done
Dec 2025 · yscroll.xyz · its alternatives →
23
neboo▲1
Your exit from the scroll. Break the loop in 30 seconds.
Jan 2026 · neboo.com · its alternatives →
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An intentionally annoying app to break doomscrolling▲14
Based on personal struggles, I built an app that shows annoying things on my phone when I doomscroll. This includes dancing cats, the screen time police, or rain. Social media is great as long as you don't overuse it -- I learn and connect with friends thanks to it. But it's too easy to get hooked. When you open addictive apps, SpeedBump gives you a few options: 2, 5, 15, 30 minutes. The more you want to use, the more you have to wait before opening. Once time's up, it starts to annoy you a lot. There's no way to extend the timer without breaking your streak; you'll have to take a 15 min…
2025 · speedbumpapp.com · its alternatives →

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