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20 products in productivity sit near Focus. Each listing is written from the product’s own pages and re-read weekly, and each one below carries how far it sits from Focus rather than a rank.

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THE BASELINE · READ TODAY

PRICING

Paid

CLAIMS VERIFIED

0

VOUCHES

0

LAST SHIPPED

never

Mac app that blocks distracting websites and apps

THE SPREAD

The field, in three measurements.

Where each one sits against Focus, what it costs, and how much of what it says we have been able to check. Three separate measurements — none of them added together into a score.

FREE
OPEN SOURCE
FREEMIUM
PAID
NOT STATED
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
FOFocusBASELINEHazeOver0.83 alikeLookAway0.80 alikeTabTab0.76 alikeWorkflowy0.75 alikeWaitToUnlock0.73 alikeBoxy Suite0.73 alikeMindMac0.72 alikeDropzone 50.72 alikeBetterCmdTab0.71 alikeAltTab Pro0.71 alikePaletro0.71 alikeOpenClip0.70 alikeSnippety0.69 alikeBrowser Deputy0.69 alike
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LEFT TO RIGHT

How alike the wording is

Cosine distance between the two descriptions. It says two products describe themselves the same way. It does not say one replaces the other.

FRONT TO BACK

What it costs

The pricing model off the product’s own pages. Free at the front, paid at the back. No number, because most pricing pages give none.

PILLAR HEIGHT

What stood up

Claims we read off the site and checked. A flat pin is a product we have not been able to verify anything about yet.

The 14 closest are plotted; the list below carries all 20.

EVERY ALTERNATIVE

20 products, closest wording first.

Ordered by how similarly each one describes itself to Focus. That is a fact about wording, not a verdict about fit.

  1. HazeOverDistraction dimmer that highlights the active window on Mac0.83Paidnothing verified6d ago
  2. LookAwayBreak reminder app for Mac with posture and blink nudges0.80Paidnothing verified8d ago
  3. TabTabA compact window and tab switcher for Mac0.76Freemiumnothing verified19d ago
  4. WorkflowyOutlining and note-taking app for organizing lists, tasks,…0.75Freemiumnothing verified11d ago
  5. WaitToUnlockA website that locks iOS Screen Time with a passcode you…0.73Freemiumnothing verified9d ago
  6. Boxy SuiteA native Mac app for Gmail, Calendar, Keep, and Contacts0.73Paidnothing verifiednever
  7. MindMacNative macOS ChatGPT client with multi-provider AI support0.72Freemiumnothing verified3d ago
  8. Dropzone 5Mac app for drag-and-drop file actions and automation0.72Paidnothing verifiednever
  9. BetterCmdTabA fast, native window switcher and app launcher for macOS0.71Freenothing verified3d ago
  10. AltTab PromacOS window switcher showing live thumbnails0.71Freemiumnothing verified10d ago
  11. PAPaletroCommand palette for any macOS application0.71Paidnothing verifiednever
  12. OpenClipFloating action bar for macOS to act on selected text0.70Open sourcenothing verified1d ago
  13. SnippetyText expander and snippet manager for Mac and iPhone0.69Freemiumnothing verified17d ago
  14. Browser DeputyA Spotlight-like command palette for browsers and macOS apps0.69Paidnothing verifiednever
  15. blackbearA private, local-first app for notes, tasks, calendar, and…0.68Freemiumnothing verifiednever
  16. CHCharmstoneA quick app switcher launcher for macOS0.68Freemiumnothing verifiednever
  17. AristraAn AI operating system that unifies your work tools and…0.66Freemiumnothing verified3d ago
  18. CodeExpander ProText expansion, screenshot, and clipboard history tool0.65Freemiumnothing verifiednever
  19. VEVertexAnnotate and archive web pages before they change0.61Freemiumnothing verified2d ago
  20. ParsifyNotepad-based calculator for real-time expression evaluation0.60Freemiumnothing verified1d ago

SIDE BY SIDE

Focus against the closest three.

Every cell read off the product’s own pages. Where we hold nothing, the cell says so rather than guessing.

Focus and the 3 products whose descriptions sit closest to it, across everything measured for all of them.
MEASUREDFocusWHAT YOU HAVE NOWHazeOver0.83 ALIKELookAway0.80 ALIKETabTab0.76 ALIKE
Pricing modelPRICING PAGEPaidPaidPaidFreemium
Claims verifiedOUR READINGS0000
Could not checkOUR READINGS0000
Last shippedOUR READINGSnever6d ago8d ago19d ago
Last readOUR READINGStoday6d ago1d ago5d ago
Crossed λOUR READINGSnot yetnot yetnot yetnot yet
Written fromLISTINGThe siteThe siteThe siteThe site

WHAT THE FIELD COSTS · 20 PRODUCTS

Free1
Open source1
Freemium12
Paid6
Not stated0

WHAT WE HOLD ON THEM · 20 PRODUCTS

Something verified0
Crossed λ0
Shipped in the last 30 days13
Self-reported, never read0

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