Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Stop Wasting Time
Make addictive apps less convenient
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Stop Wasting Time launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Tacker that will help you break addiction and bad habits
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
- 3DI
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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Addicted▲142Break your bad habits in a fun way
2025 · addicted.crxapplications.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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Feed your focus. Starve distractions. Now on Android!
2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Track daily routine at work, home & everywhere in between 🔥
2018 · habitify.me · its alternatives →
- 12GA
Generate a fake app to replace any addictive app 📱🙅
2019 · detoxify.app · its alternatives →
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Best app to remove your phone addiction effectively
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Unhook▲82Reduce screen time on your phone by taking short walks
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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AppBlocker▲73Increase productivity and reduce screen time
2022 · 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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UsageSafe▲72Control distractions, limit app usage through blocking
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Simple habit app. Focus on your today's habits.
2018 · play.google.com · 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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Block apps and set focus timers to help iPhone addiction.
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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