PhoneStop, compared

Ten comparisons, each of which says plainly where the other app is the better choice. Most of them have a case.

Last checked August 2026 · Read this page as Markdown

Head to head

• PhoneStop vs Opal — The polished iPhone focus-session app: block lists, schedules, scores and a subscription.
• PhoneStop vs one sec — A breath before the app opens. The purest friction app, and the one with the best evidence behind it.
• PhoneStop vs Forest — Plant a tree, stay off the phone, keep the tree. The category's emotional favourite.
• PhoneStop vs Freedom — The cross-device blocker. One session locks your laptop and your phone at the same time.
• PhoneStop vs ScreenZen — The best free app in the category. A pause, a reason and a cap, per app, on both platforms.
• PhoneStop vs AppBlock — The serious Android blocker. Profiles, schedules, and a strict mode that will not let you out.
• PhoneStop vs StayFree — The tracker. The clearest picture of where your hours went, on Android, for free.
• PhoneStop vs Digital Wellbeing — Already on your phone, free, and the reason most people think screen time apps do not work.
• PhoneStop vs Brick — A $59 magnet you tap to lock and tap to unlock. The most effective answer, if you leave it in another room.
• PhoneStop vs Jomo — The deepest iPhone screen time tool. Enormous flexibility, if you enjoy configuring things.

Looking for an alternative to something?

• Opal alternatives
• one sec alternatives
• Forest alternatives
• Freedom alternatives
• ScreenZen alternatives
• AppBlock alternatives
• StayFree alternatives
• Digital Wellbeing alternatives
• Brick alternatives
• Jomo alternatives

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.