Jomo alternatives in 2026
Jomo is the deepest iPhone screen time tool. Enormous flexibility, if you enjoy configuring things. Here is what to use instead, depending on why you are leaving.
Why people look for an alternative to Jomo
Jomo is a power user's app, and the reasons to look elsewhere follow from that.
- It is iPhone-shaped. Jomo is built on Apple's Screen Time API; if you moved to Android, the product does not move with you.
- The depth is a cost. Sessions, limits, categories, conditions — it takes real setup, and screen time apps get uninstalled during setup.
- Subscription pricing for the full feature set, with the lifetime option priced accordingly.
- It is still a blocklist. Very good at deciding what you may open; silent about how long you have been on the phone in total.
| App | Platforms | Price | At the limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhoneStop | Android | Free | A full-screen stop, a reset, then a one-tap lock |
| Opal | iPhone and iPad (an Android build exists but trails the iOS app) | Free tier, subscription for the real features (around $100/year) | Blocks the apps in your session; Deep Focus makes the block hard to lift |
| ScreenZen | iPhone, iPad, Android | Free, donation-supported | Shows a pause screen and can refuse the open once you pass your cap |
| one sec | iPhone, iPad, Android, browser extension | Free for one app; subscription to go further (around $50/year) | There is no daily limit — it interrupts each time you open the app |
| AppBlock | Android, iPhone | Usable free tier; premium by month, year or a one-time payment | Blocks the profile's apps and sites, and Strict Mode refuses to be turned off |
| Brick | iPhone and Android (needs recent OS versions) | $59 one-time for the puck; the app is free | Your chosen apps are gone until you physically tap the phone on the puck |
The alternatives
1. PhoneStop
Android · Free
The Android answer, free: one daily budget, escalating warnings, and a full-screen stop instead of a blocklist.
2. Opal
iPhone and iPad (an Android build exists but trails the iOS app) · Free tier, subscription for the real features (around $100/year)
The obvious iPhone rival — less configurable, more polished, similarly priced.
3. ScreenZen
iPhone, iPad, Android · Free, donation-supported
Free on both platforms, and covers most of what people actually use Jomo's limits for.
4. one sec
iPhone, iPad, Android, browser extension · Free for one app; subscription to go further (around $50/year)
Simpler and cheaper: a breath before the app opens, with published evidence behind it.
5. AppBlock
Android, iPhone · Usable free tier; premium by month, year or a one-time payment
The Android blocker for people who want Jomo-grade control and are willing to configure it.
6. Brick
iPhone and Android (needs recent OS versions) · $59 one-time for the puck; the app is free
When software configuration has failed and physical distance is the remaining lever.
Disclosure: we make PhoneStop, so treat our own entry with the scepticism it deserves. Everything else here is written from public information and hands-on use; prices and platforms were checked in August 2026 and change often — check the vendor before you pay.
PhoneStop is a free Android app. Set a daily screen time budget, get warned before it runs out, and get stopped when it does.
Android. Coming to Google Play — no account, no ads, no data leaves your phone.
Questions people ask
What is the Android alternative to Jomo?
AppBlock for the blocking depth, StayFree for the reporting, PhoneStop for a daily budget with a hard stop. No single Android app matches Jomo's breadth, because Android has no Screen Time API to build it on.
Is there a cheaper app like Jomo?
ScreenZen is free and covers the everyday half of what Jomo does. one sec is cheaper and does the friction half. Neither matches Jomo's category blocking.