for android: - Get asked wether you truly want to use an app, before you use it! - Get asked again after a certain amount of time - Get asked if you really need your phone when you unlock it (+ unlock counter)
for windows: - Sessions: Always enter your intention when using your computer and get reminded of it! (+ block internet if not needed) - Breaks: Take (forced) breaks of your computer by pressing hotkeys!
Based on our record, Focus seems to be a lot more popular than iChooseTo. While we know about 24 links to Focus, we've tracked only 1 mention of iChooseTo. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
I'm the developer of iChooseTo (https://appsofuse.com/) for android and windows (similar to intention for chrome). I'm so interested in which your idea is! (I think I'm gonna sign up even if you don't tell what it is about). Source: almost 3 years ago
I've been having success with the HeyFocus app, version 1.x, which is available on Setapp. Source: 5 months ago
Apps I have tried and are not enough: - https://heyfocus.com/ - https://freedom.to/ - https://selfcontrolapp.com/ - https://www.forestapp.cc/ - https://www.rescuetime.com/. Source: 6 months ago
There are plenty of apps and organizational systems that will help you remember future tasks and reduce distractions. For example, Focus blocks distractions and schedules your breaks and Freedom will block distractions on all of your devices at once. - Source: dev.to / 8 months ago
Focus - Price: $19.99/year App for Mac that blocks distracting websites and apps to help you stay focused. Source: 10 months ago
Just https://heyfocus.com which I must have installed through Setapp, as I don't remember paying for it. It has a scripting capability so in theory I might be able to do something to prevent it from triggering when I'm active in a form. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago
Time Sink - Time Sink helps you track how you spend your time on your Mac.
SelfControl - V2 updates! - Custom time interval for distraction free mode - Ability to turn off ' always on' mode - Improved UI -- Self Control -- A simple app to keep you focused online by blocking sites that you spend way too much time on.
Anti-Social - Anti-Social is a productivity application for Macs that turns off the social parts of the internet.
Cold Turkey - Cold Turkey is a free productivity program that you can use to temporarily block distractions so that you can get your work done!
Strict Workflow - Enforces the Pomodoro time management technique by blocking distracting sites
Freedom.to - Freedom is a productivity hack that lets you block apps, websites or the entire Internet on iPhones, iPads, Windows and Mac computers.