Alternatives

Products that do what Paced: Focus & Screen Time does

Break the scroll trance with movement, not just willpower.

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   Barrier▲373

   Stop doomscrolling by blocking your addictive apps!

   2025

2. 2
   Session▲252

   Pomodoro timer w/ distraction blocking, journal & analytics

   2020

3. 3
   Shutout▲414

   Lock yourself out of Screen Time & stop doomscrolling.

   2024

4. 4
   SpeedBump▲196

   The intentionally annoying app to break doomscrolling

   2025

5. 5
   Break Scroll — Earn Your Screen Time▲2

   Reclaim your time from the infinite scroll.

   Apr 2026 · trybreakscroll.web.app

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   Amine▲151

   Prevents from switching 100s of Tabs and Controls Hardware

   2024

7. 7
   20 Minute App: Break Scrolling▲6

   Reclaim Your Focus. Reclaim Your Life.

   Jan 2026

8. 8
   Pause.do▲145

   Interrupt scrolling, tab overload, and AI autopilot

   Mar 2026

9. 9
   ScrollPause▲16

   Break endless scrolling with gentle, timely nudges

   Jul 2026 · scrollpause.com

10. 10
    144blocks▲129

    Colorful way to track your time! Inspired by Wait But Why

    2018

11. 11
    RegularMonk▲11

    Stop doom-scrolling with 4 daily mindful pauses.

    May 2026 · regularmonk.com

12. 12
    Reclaim Scroll Detox▲64

    Unhook from Endless Scrolling

    Feb 2026

13. 13
    ScrollWell▲4

    Turn doomscrolling into a 60-second calm break

    Jul 2026 · scrollwell.life

14. 14
    Scroll Brake — App Blocker▲3

    Break doomscrolling with a math puzzle, not a snooze button

    25d ago · apps.apple.com

15. 15
    Focus Ticker▲35

    Treat your focus sessions as startup.

    Feb 2026

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    ScrollToll - Screen-Time Gym▲6

    The AI Screen Time Blocker That Requires Physical Exercise.

    Jul 2026 · getscrolltoll.app

17. 17
    TILT▲13

    One maze, every 24 hours. No ads, just physics.

    Mar 2026

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    Tempus: Stop Scrolling▲2

    Stop scrolling. Stop wasting time. Take Control.

    Jun 2026 · play.google.com

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    Steppio▲3

    Walk to scroll. Lock the apps that steal your time.

    May 2026 · steppio.netlify.app

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    neboo▲1

    Your exit from the scroll. Break the loop in 30 seconds.

    Jan 2026

21. 21AI
    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

22. 22
    YScroll▲5

    Stop Endless Scrolling, take control of your time

    Apr 2026 · play.google.com

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    Unskroll ▲7

    Stop Scrolling. Start Doing.

    Apr 2026 · unskroll.in

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    Free Time▲18

    Think before you scroll

    Jan 2026

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