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Work · August 20, 2026

FocusDragon

The Mac focus blocker you can't quit, trash, or kill

What it does

Every focus app I tried, I bypassed within a week. And the good ones were too expensive. Force-quitting it, trashing it, or killing the process won't end a session. It just keeps blocking. Different from Opal: regex and substring matching, so you can block one subreddit instead of all of Reddit. Plus screen time stats with blocking suggestions, Pomodoro, and app minimiser. $29.99 one-time. $9.99 for students. No subscription.

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