Health, home and travel
Ochi alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
SelfControlMac app to block your own access to distracting websites for a predetermined period of time.Open on GitHub ↗StevenBlack hostsConsolidated hosts files to block categories of websites (useful for building website-blocking functionality).Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Cross-device native iOS/iPadOS support and deep platform integrations (Siri Shortcuts, widgets)
- Polish features like biometric locking of filter details and Home Screen widgets
- Official iCloud-first on-device sync experience and tested reliability across Apple OS versions
- Platform-specific automations (Shortcuts integration) and macOS-only filter automations
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Ochi, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.