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

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THE BASELINE · READ 1D AGO

PRICING

Freemium

CLAIMS VERIFIED

0

VOUCHES

0

LAST SHIPPED

never

App, website, and internet blocker for focus

THE SPREAD

The field, in three measurements.

Where each one sits against Freedom, 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
FRFreedomBASELINEFocus0.89 alikeHazeOver0.76 alikeLookAway0.75 alikeWaitToUnlock0.75 alikeWorkflowy0.73 alikeblackbear0.70 alikeTabTab0.69 alikeBoxy Suite0.68 alikeMindMac0.68 alikeAristra0.68 alikePaletro0.67 alikeSnippety0.66 alikeBetterCmdTab0.66 alikeDropzone 50.66 alike
← DESCRIBES ITSELF MOST LIKE FREEDOMLEAST 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 21.

EVERY ALTERNATIVE

21 products, closest wording first.

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

  1. FocusMac app that blocks distracting websites and apps0.89Paidnothing verifiednever
  2. HazeOverDistraction dimmer that highlights the active window on Mac0.76Paidnothing verifiedtoday
  3. LookAwayBreak reminder app for Mac with posture and blink nudges0.75Paidnothing verified9d ago
  4. WaitToUnlockA website that locks iOS Screen Time with a passcode you…0.75Freemiumnothing verified10d ago
  5. WorkflowyOutlining and note-taking app for organizing lists, tasks,…0.73Freemiumnothing verified12d ago
  6. blackbearA private, local-first app for notes, tasks, calendar, and…0.70Freemiumnothing verifiednever
  7. TabTabA compact window and tab switcher for Mac0.69Freemiumnothing verified20d ago
  8. Boxy SuiteA native Mac app for Gmail, Calendar, Keep, and Contacts0.68Paidnothing verifiednever
  9. MindMacNative macOS ChatGPT client with multi-provider AI support0.68Freemiumnothing verified4d ago
  10. AristraAn AI operating system that unifies your work tools and…0.68Freemiumnothing verified4d ago
  11. PAPaletroCommand palette for any macOS application0.67Paidnothing verifiednever
  12. SnippetyText expander and snippet manager for Mac and iPhone0.66Freemiumnothing verified18d ago
  13. BetterCmdTabA fast, native window switcher and app launcher for macOS0.66Freenothing verified4d ago
  14. Dropzone 5Mac app for drag-and-drop file actions and automation0.66Paidnothing verifiednever
  15. Browser DeputyA Spotlight-like command palette for browsers and macOS apps0.66Paidnothing verifiednever
  16. AltTab PromacOS window switcher showing live thumbnails0.65Freemiumnothing verified11d ago
  17. CodeExpander ProText expansion, screenshot, and clipboard history tool0.65Freemiumnothing verifiednever
  18. CHCharmstoneA quick app switcher launcher for macOS0.65Freemiumnothing verifiednever
  19. VEVertexAnnotate and archive web pages before they change0.64Freemiumnothing verified3d ago
  20. OpenClipFloating action bar for macOS to act on selected text0.64Open sourcenothing verified2d ago
  21. ParsifyNotepad-based calculator for real-time expression evaluation0.60Freemiumnothing verified2d ago

SIDE BY SIDE

Freedom against the closest three.

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

Freedom and the 3 products whose descriptions sit closest to it, across everything measured for all of them.
MEASUREDFreedomWHAT YOU HAVE NOWFocus0.89 ALIKEHazeOver0.76 ALIKELookAway0.75 ALIKE
Pricing modelPRICING PAGEFreemiumPaidPaidPaid
Claims verifiedOUR READINGS0000
Could not checkOUR READINGS0000
Last shippedOUR READINGSnevernevertoday9d ago
Last readOUR READINGS1d ago1d agotoday2d ago
Crossed λOUR READINGSnot yetnot yetnot yetnot yet
Written fromLISTINGThe siteThe siteThe siteThe site

WHAT THE FIELD COSTS · 21 PRODUCTS

Free1
Open source1
Freemium12
Paid7
Not stated0

WHAT WE HOLD ON THEM · 21 PRODUCTS

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

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