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Head-to-head · Focus Tools

Focusmo vs Digital Habits: Blocker

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Focusmo #5 in Focus Tools 7.3/10 Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo · 7-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Focusmo
Digital Habits: Blocker #6 in Focus Tools 7.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Digital Habits

Focusmo leads on 4 checks, Digital Habits: Blocker on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreFocusmo · 7.3/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresFocusmo · 4 of 4

Focusmo scores higher on our rubric for focus tools: 7.3 against 7.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #6.

Focusmo offers website blocking; Digital Habits: Blocker doesn't publish it. Focusmo offers app blocking; Digital Habits: Blocker doesn't publish it. Focusmo offers focus timer; Digital Habits: Blocker doesn't publish it. Focusmo offers session reports; Digital Habits: Blocker doesn't publish it.

Focusmo is the better fit for mac users planning tasks around focus blocks. Digital Habits: Blocker is the better fit for free, open-source blocking across devices.

  • Focusmo fits best

    Mac users planning tasks around focus blocks

  • Digital Habits: Blocker fits best

    Free, open-source blocking across devices

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Side by side

Feature Focusmo 7.3/10 Visit ↗ Digital Habits: Blocker 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.3 7.1
Ranking #5 in Focus Tools #6 in Focus Tools
Best for Mac users planning tasks around focus blocks Free, open-source blocking across devices
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Desktop Desktop, Mobile, Browser extension
Platforms macOS Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Support Email Email
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Focusmo 4/4 · Digital Habits: Blocker 0/4
Website blocking ✓ (best) Not published
App blocking ✓ (best) Not published
Focus timer ✓ (best) Not published
Session reports ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Supported platforms macOS Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Plan tasks on a calendar with drag-and-drop blocks and meeting alerts.
  • Block selected apps and websites during Pomodoro focus sessions.
  • Sync task completion with integrations including Things and Todoist.
  • Blocks websites and selected apps across desktop, mobile, and browsers
  • Supports recurring schedules, multiple blocklists, and allow mode
  • Offers configurable override protection and collects no user data
Cons
  • Available only for macOS 14 or later.
  • Free plan limits users to one project and three days of insights history.
  • Calendar integration and custom Pomodoro settings require a Pro plan.
  • Website blocking depends on support for the browser being used
  • Email is the listed support channel
  • Users must configure blocklists, schedules, and override settings themselves
Our verdict

Focusmo brings task planning and focus sessions together in a native macOS app. It is aimed at Mac users who want to schedule work around focus blocks, reduce distractions during those sessions, and review activity afterward. Tasks can be…

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Digital Habits: Blocker is an open-source focus tool for individuals who want to limit distracting websites and applications. It runs on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and as a Chrome extension, covering desktop, mobile, and browser use.…

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  1. FocusmoFocus Tools 7.3Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo · 7-day trial
  2. Digital Habits: BlockerFocus Tools 7.1Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Focusmo — where it wins

    • Plan tasks on a calendar with drag-and-drop blocks and meeting alerts.
    • Block selected apps and websites during Pomodoro focus sessions.
    • Sync task completion with integrations including Things and Todoist.

    Where it doesn't

    • Available only for macOS 14 or later.
    • Free plan limits users to one project and three days of insights history.
    • Calendar integration and custom Pomodoro settings require a Pro plan.

  • Digital Habits: Blocker — where it wins

    • Blocks websites and selected apps across desktop, mobile, and browsers
    • Supports recurring schedules, multiple blocklists, and allow mode
    • Offers configurable override protection and collects no user data

    Where it doesn't

    • Website blocking depends on support for the browser being used
    • Email is the listed support channel
    • Users must configure blocklists, schedules, and override settings themselves
  • Focusmo7.3/10 · Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo · 7-day trial

    A Mac focus planner that pairs timed work blocks with task planning and distraction blocking.

    Visit FocusmoFull verdict →
  • Digital Habits: Blocker7.1/10 · Free plan

    A free, open-source blocker covering websites, apps, schedules, and multiple device platforms.

    Visit Digital HabitsFull verdict →

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