Best Focus Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from distraction blocking software ranked against Focus on the same published basis.
- 1Focus vs Freedom
- 2Focus vs Phone-Free 2FA
- 3Focus vs Focus Bear
- 4Focus vs Opal
- 5Focus vs Pluckeye
- 6Focus vs ScreenZen
- 7Focus vs AppBlock
- 8Focus vs Cold Turkey Blocker
- 9Focus vs Focus Fence
- 10Focus vs Focuser
- 11Focus vs one sec
- 12Focus vs FocusMe
- 13Focus vs BlockSite
- 14Focus vs 1Focus
- 15Focus vs Blackout Lighting Console
- 16Focus vs FocusLock
- 17Focus vs Fokasu
- 18Focus vs Jomo
- 19Focus vs FocusDesk
- 20Focus vs LeechBlock NG
Focus alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freedom | 6.8 | Free plan | $0.28/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Phone-Free 2FA | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Focus Bear | 6.6 | Free plan | $9.99/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Opal | 6.6 | Free plan | $8.29/mo | Android, iOS, Mac |
| 5 | Pluckeye | 6.6 | Free plan | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | ScreenZen | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | AppBlock | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, Browser, iOS |
| 8 | Cold Turkey Blocker | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Focus Fence | 6.5 | Free plan | $1.25/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 10 | Focuser | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | one sec | 5.8 | No | $1.67/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | FocusMe | 5.7 | No | — | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | BlockSite | 5.4 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 14 | 1Focus | 5.3 | No | — | Mac |
| 15 | Blackout Lighting Console | 5.3 | No | — | iOS |
| 16 | FocusLock | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 17 | Fokasu | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 18 | Jomo | 5.3 | No | — | iOS, Mac |
| 19 | FocusDesk | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | LeechBlock NG | 5.2 | No | — | Android |
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Questions about Focus alternatives
What is the best alternative to Focus?
Freedom, number 1 in distraction blocking software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Phone-Free 2FA, Focus Bear, Opal and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Focus?
Freedom is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.