No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Fitlock
Keeps chosen iPhone apps locked until you reach a daily step, push-up or workout goal.
Since 2024
Free plan · Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Atten
Blocks distracting apps and sites on iPhone, iPad and Mac with schedules, daily limits and synced rules.
Since 2024
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- OpenNotas
Lightweight note app for phone and desktop that syncs through your own storage backend and encrypts notes end to end.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- ActivityWatch
Records which apps and websites you use on your computer or phone so you can see where your time goes, stored locally.
Free · Time tracking · Individuals and families
- MWeb
Markdown app for Mac and iOS to write, keep notes and publish them as a static blog.
One-off payment · Website builders · Individuals and families
- Canopy Kids
A kid-friendly front end for your own Plex library, with PIN-locked settings, rating filters and screen time limits for parents.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Family and parenting · Individuals and families
- one sec
Puts a short pause in front of social media apps and sites so people open them less and cut their screen time.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Justnote
Simple note app focused on privacy, free to use, with a low yearly plan that adds tags, locked notes and dark mode.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- lockmeout.online
Locks your phone, apps or accounts until a set time, then sends the unlock code so you cannot give in early.
Since 2024
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Focus Firewall
A Mac app that blocks social and video sites during the work hours you set, across every browser.
Since 2024
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Opal
Blocks chosen apps on a schedule or timer and scores daily phone habits to help people cut screen time.
Subscription · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Capacities
Note taking app where people, books, ideas and links become linked entries rather than documents sorted into folders.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Notenik
A Mac notes app that keeps notes as plain Markdown text files in folders you choose, with links between notes.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- ScreenZen
Adds pauses, daily limits and schedules to distracting apps and websites so people scroll less, paid for by donations.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- AppBlock
Stops you opening distracting apps, sites and keywords on phone and browser, with profiles set by time, place or Wi-Fi.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Plainpad
A simple notes app you host yourself for study plans, trip lists and ideas, with encryption, quick search and optional paid hosting.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Nagomi
iPhone app that locks the apps you pick during hours you set ahead, allowing a few planned short opens.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Glyph
A Mac app for writing and linking plain Markdown notes in your own folders, with boards, tables and optional AI help.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Memos
A self-hosted place to jot quick markdown notes in a personal timeline, keeping each private or shared.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Pumpkin
Chore app for children 4 to 12 where jobs and routines earn points, screen time or cash, no bank account or card required.
Subscription · Family and parenting · Individuals and families
- Odozi
A private mood journal for iPhone and Mac that logs gratitude, sleep and screen time in a couple of minutes a day.
Since 2026
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- SpeedBump
A phone app that sets time limits on social apps and gets in your way once your time runs out, to curb doomscrolling.
Since 2025
Free · Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Darkwrite
Free offline notebook app that keeps notes on your device with themes, PDF export and one-click backups, no account required.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Blank Spaces
iPhone launcher that trims your home screen to the apps you need and puts small tasks in front of the addictive ones.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- ScrollGuard
Phone app that hides Reels, Shorts and TikTok-style feeds while leaving your DMs, stories and friends' posts alone.
Since 2025
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Memotron
Open-source notes app for keeping personal knowledge, with offline use, quick capture and apps for web, Mac and iPhone.
Since 2025
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- BePresent
Screen time app that rewards time away from your phone with points, streaks and challenges against friends and family.
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Monochromate
Chrome and Firefox extension that turns pages grey on a schedule, with site exceptions, to curb doomscrolling.
Since 2025
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- WaitToUnlock
Helps you set an iPhone Screen Time passcode you will not remember, held behind a wait timer to curb phone use.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Foqos
An iPhone app that locks distracting apps until you tap an NFC tag or scan a QR code you keep somewhere else.
Since 2025
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Trace
A Mac app that logs which apps and sites you use on a timeline and can block distractions during work sessions.
Since 2025
One-off payment · Time tracking · Individuals and families
- Dull
iPhone browser for Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook and Reddit that hides Reels, Shorts and feeds and sets time limits.
Since 2026
Subscription · Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Cronus
Logs what you work on in your Mac in the background and shows how many hours went to focus or distraction.
Since 2025
Subscription · Time tracking · Individuals and families
- 67
Locks chosen iPhone apps once your daily limit runs out and makes you wait 67 minutes before a short break.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Digital Carrot
Blocks distracting apps and sites until you hit daily goals like steps or work tasks, synced from fitness trackers.
Since 2026
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Organizer
A browser app that keeps notes, events and follow-ups as dated timelines stored on your own device, with todos and tags.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Oatpad
A light Mac notes app with slash commands and rich formatting, stored locally and bought once.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Smile App Launcher
iPhone home screen widgets that list your chosen apps as plain words, so the phone feels closer to a dumb phone.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- KidScreen
Parents paste approved YouTube links into a separate shelf for each child, with no search or recommended feed.
Since 2026
Free · Family and parenting · Individuals and families
- PIM
Android and iOS app that asks you to finish a small task, like a quick sum, before opening apps you spend too much time on.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- snowscroll
An iPhone browser for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and others that hides reels and suggested feeds but keeps messages.
Since 2026
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Haserupt
An iPhone app that asks why you are opening a distracting app, grants a time window, then locks it during a cooloff.
Since 2026
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- HelixNotes
A notes app that saves plain Markdown files on your own disk, with tasks, links and optional sync.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- HonorFit
Locks social apps on your phone until you do pushups or other reps, counted on trust with no camera.
Since 2026
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Clearspace
Adds pauses and limits before distracting apps open so you can match phone use to what you meant to do.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Shutout
Sets and hides your iPhone Screen Time passcode so you cannot skip or switch off your own app limits.
Since 2024
Subscription · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Joplin
Note-taking app for desktop and phone that syncs your notes, with a web clipper and optional paid cloud sharing.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Refocus
Blocks chosen apps and sites on iPhone, iPad and Mac with schedules, timers, strict modes and usage limits to cut screen time.
Free trial · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families