The best Cold Turkey alternatives

App	Price	How you pay	Mac	iPhone	iPad	Watch	App Store	Developer	Setapp	Rating
Cold Turkey	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								Too few ratings
one sec	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								4.8
ScreenZen	Free	Free								4.9
Freedom	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								4.5
HazeOver	$4.99 once	Pay once								Too few ratings
Session	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								4.8
Flow	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								4.8
Endel	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades								4.6
WELTEN	€24.99 once	Pay once								Too few ratings

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1. 1

   one sec

   Free to startBest alternative4.8

   Pick it if you open social apps on autopilot and a short pause is enough to change your mind.

   A short breathing pause before Instagram or TikTok opens, enough friction to make you rethink the scroll without blocking anything.

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2. 2

   ScreenZen

   FreeBest free4.9

   Pick this if you want a pause plus daily open limits on your iPhone without paying anything.

   A free speed bump before Instagram or TikTok opens, with daily open limits and settings you can lock away from yourself.

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3. 3

   Freedom

   Free to start4.5

   Pick this if you drift from your laptop to your phone and need both blocked at the same time.

   Block the same apps and sites on your phone and computer at once, so there's nowhere left to drift off to.

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4. 4

   HazeOver

   $4.99 once

   Pick it if you work on a large display or 2 monitors and keep typing into the wrong window.

   Background windows fade so the one you are working in stands out, a $4.99 fix for busy screens.

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5. 5

   Session

   Free to start4.8

   Pick this if you work in Pomodoro sprints on a Mac and want Slack and distracting sites silenced until the break.

   A Pomodoro timer for Mac that blocks distracting sites and apps and mutes Slack until your break.

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6. 6

   Flow

   Free to start4.8

   Pick it if you work in focused blocks and want a timer that stays out of the way in the menu bar.

   A Pomodoro timer in the Mac menu bar, with iPhone and Watch versions and a $39.99 lifetime Pro.

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7. 7

   Endel

   Free to start4.6

   Pick this if you want background sound that shifts with your day instead of a playlist that ends.

   Background sound that adapts to your day and your heart rate, with the classic focus and sleep modes free.

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8. 8

   WELTEN

   €24.99 once

   Pick it if you like the Forest app idea but want it on your Mac, tied to Apple Reminders.

   Every focus session you finish plants a tree behind your desktop icons, so a good week looks like a forest.

   Prices and full verdictDeveloper's siteCompare

• one sec vs Cold TurkeyPick it if you open social apps on autopilot and a short pause is enough to change your mind.
• ScreenZen vs Cold TurkeyPick this if you want a pause plus daily open limits on your iPhone without paying anything.