# 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.

*Source: https://phonestop.app/alternatives/jomo · Last checked August 2026 · PhoneStop — A daily screen time budget that stops you. A free Android app.*

## 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.

[PhoneStop vs Opal](https://phonestop.app/vs/opal)

### 3. ScreenZen

*iPhone, iPad, Android · Free, donation-supported*

Free on both platforms, and covers most of what people actually use Jomo's limits for.

[PhoneStop vs ScreenZen](https://phonestop.app/vs/screenzen)

### 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.

[PhoneStop vs one sec](https://phonestop.app/vs/one-sec)

### 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.

[PhoneStop vs AppBlock](https://phonestop.app/vs/appblock)

### 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.

[PhoneStop vs Brick](https://phonestop.app/vs/brick)

![The PhoneStop over-limit takeover screen.](https://phonestop.app/assets/takeover-dark-640.411574cd.webp)

*The full-screen stop, 57 minutes over budget*

![The PhoneStop home screen: one ring, draining as you use the phone.](https://phonestop.app/assets/home-dark-640.a10347c8.webp)

*1h 20m left of a 3h budget*

*Disclosure: we make PhoneStop. 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, get stopped when it does. https://phonestop.app/

## 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.

## Keep reading

- [PhoneStop vs Jomo](https://phonestop.app/vs/jomo)
- [Why blocking one app does not lower your screen time](https://phonestop.app/why-blocking-apps-does-not-work)
- [The best free screen time apps](https://phonestop.app/best/free-screen-time-apps)