What we look at
- Primary job: whether the tool is built for blocking, accountability, recovery education, habit tracking, family controls, or focus blocking.
- Device coverage: whether it supports the phones, computers, browsers, and account types users actually rely on.
- Privacy sensitivity: whether the product may process browsing activity, screenshots, DNS or VPN traffic, app activity, location, reports, or check-ins.
- Relationship fit: whether reports go to a partner, parent, ally, group, or remain private.
- Pricing clarity: whether current pricing, trial terms, renewal paths, and app-store billing need verification.
What we do not do
We do not diagnose addiction, promise recovery outcomes, or rank tools by invented medical effectiveness. We also do not present affiliate placement as editorial judgment.
How to use the directory
Start with the category pages, then open the individual tool profiles and compare alternatives. Treat each recommendation as a fit question: does this workflow match the user's real devices, privacy boundaries, and support needs?