https://ryderhutchings.com/blog/productivity/Recent content in Productivity on Ryder HutchingsHugoen-USCopyright © 2020, Ryder Hutchings.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ryderhutchings.com/physical-app-blockers-tested-ranked/Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ryderhutchings.com/physical-app-blockers-tested-ranked/<p><img src="featured.jpg" alt="alt text"></p> <p>Posted on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/xEhw_81hB08">https://youtu.be/xEhw_81hB08</a></p> <h1 id="tldr">TL;DR</h1> <p>For many of you, this article might be somewhat overstimulating and hard to read because I may have added too much fluff (and by that I mean there are a lot of images and GIFs). But the takeaway consensus I want you to have is that I believe everyone should have some sort of device like this to help with screen time.</p> <p><strong>Disclosure:</strong> Some of the following products were provided for the purpose of this video and review; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own, and no money was exchanged during the making of this video.</p> <hr> <style> .checked { color: orange; } </style> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css"> <table> <thead> <tr> <th style="text-align: center">Tool</th> <th style="text-align: center">Account Required</th> <th style="text-align: center">Price</th> <th style="text-align: center">Available Platforms</th> <th style="text-align: center">Emergency Unblock</th> <th style="text-align: center">My Rating</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">Brick</td> <td style="text-align: center">✅</td> <td style="text-align: center">$59</td> <td style="text-align: center">iOS / Android</td> <td style="text-align: center">Yes</td> <td style="text-align: center">4 / 5 <span class="fa fa-star checked"></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">PauseBox</td> <td style="text-align: center">❌</td> <td style="text-align: center">$24.95</td> <td style="text-align: center">iOS (Android coming soon)</td> <td style="text-align: center">Yes</td> <td style="text-align: center">5 / 5 <span class="fa fa-star checked"></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">Locked</td> <td style="text-align: center">❌</td> <td style="text-align: center">$44</td> <td style="text-align: center">iOS</td> <td style="text-align: center">Yes</td> <td style="text-align: center">5 / 5 <span class="fa fa-star checked"></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">Unpluq</td> <td style="text-align: center">✅</td> <td style="text-align: center">$66/yr</td> <td style="text-align: center">iOS / Android</td> <td style="text-align: center">Yes</td> <td style="text-align: center">3 / 5 <span class="fa fa-star checked"></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">Bloom</td> <td style="text-align: center">✅</td> <td style="text-align: center">$39</td> <td style="text-align: center">iOS / Android</td> <td style="text-align: center">Yes</td> <td style="text-align: center">3 / 5 <span class="fa fa-star checked"></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center">Foqos</td> <td style="text-align: center">❌</td> <td style="text-align: center">Free</td> <td style="text-align: center">iOS</td> <td style="text-align: center">Yes</td> <td style="text-align: center">4 / 5 <span class="fa fa-star checked"></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <!-- <span style="color:red;">Red</span> <br> <span style="color:green;">Green</span> <br> <span style="color:orange;">Orange</span> <br> -->