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Strict schedules
Strict schedulesOpal
Free plan; Pro subscriptionBlock apps on a schedule and start focus sessions that are hard to cancel.
- Schedules, reports, hard mode.
- Best features are paid.
Willpower is not a strategy. These apps add the right amount of friction at the right moment, each in a different way.
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Gentle friction
Gentle frictionone sec
Free for one app; subscription for moreA short pause before a distracting app opens. Small, but surprisingly effective.
- Simple, works with any app.
- More than one app needs a subscription.
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Make it a game
Make it a gameHabitica
Free; optional subscriptionTurn habits and to-dos into quests. If games motivate you, this works.
- Free, social, open source.
- The pixel-art style is not for everyone.