Health, home and travel

Sabbath Space 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.

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The projects

curbox-app/curbox-android1,187GPL-3.0Android app that blocks apps and websites with scheduling and blocking controls.Open on GitHub tanujnotes/Olauncher3,740GPL-3.0Minimal Android home launcher that simplifies the interface to reduce screen time.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Official hardware manufacturing, fulfillment, and quality control
Polish and cross-platform support (iOS parity) provided by vendor
Integrated physical-device warranties and logistics
Any proprietary firmware or closed integrations the vendor supplies (if any)

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Sabbath Space, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.