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The antidote to boring blockers.

Blocking an app is easy. Changing how you use it is harder.
See how Dedoom compares against similar platforms across free and premium tiers.

Different apps. Different philosophies.

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Dedoom logo Dedoom Opal logo Opal Regain logo Regain one sec logo one sec Freedom logo Freedom Drifty logo Drifty
Core philosophy Use technology. Don’t let it use you. Protect your focus through limits. Reduce distracting screen time. Pause before automatic app use. Block distractions. Understand your digital behavior.
Key features Mindful friction with humour · Intention prompts · Surgically remove doomscrolling · Detailed analytics · Focus Mode · Incentives for healthy usage Focus Score · Sessions · Limits · Hard Mode · Focus Reports Blocking · Focus controls · Reports · Scheduling Breathing interventions · Re-interventions · Friction App & website blocking · Sessions · Scheduling · Locked Mode AI activity tracking · Focus / Drift · Insights · Pet companion · Drift interventions

Free Tier Comparison

What do you get without a subscription?

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Free Tier Dedoom Opal Regain one sec Freedom drifty.so
Intervention method Humour + mindful friction Blocking + limits Blocking + focus sessions Breathing interruption Blocking sessions AI Context + Pet companion
Doomscroll blocking
Reels & Shorts		 Dedoom blocks reels and shorts doomscrolling Opal does not block reels and shorts doomscrolling in free tier Regain blocks reels and shorts doomscrolling one sec does not block reels and shorts doomscrolling in free tier Freedom does not block reels and shorts doomscrolling in free tier drifty.so blocks doomscrolling with AI Yes with AI
Attention rating mechanism Dedoom includes attention rating via Doom Score and Attention Age Doom Score + Attention Age Opal includes attention rating via Opal Score Opal Score Regain does not have an attention rating mechanism one sec does not have an attention rating mechanism Freedom does not have an attention rating mechanism drifty.so includes attention rating via Focus / Drift percentage Focus / Drift percentage
No sign-up required? Dedoom doesn't require sign up Opal requires sign up Regain requires sign up one sec doesn't require sign up Freedom requires sign up drifty.so requires sign up
Unlimited targets Dedoom offers unlimited targets in free tier Opal limits targets in free tier Regain offers unlimited targets in free tier one sec limits targets in free tier Freedom offers unlimited targets in free tier drifty.so offers unlimited targets in free tier
Prerequisite Dedoom has no heavy RAM or AI prerequisites Opal has no heavy RAM or AI prerequisites Regain has no heavy RAM or AI prerequisites one sec has no heavy RAM or AI prerequisites Freedom has no heavy RAM or AI prerequisites Requires 5-7 GB of RAM to run AI locally
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Paid Tier Comparison

More control. More insight. More ways to stay intentional.

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Paid Tier Dedoom Opal Regain one sec Freedom drifty.so
Pricing Monthly - $6.59
Annually - $53.30/yr
Lifetime - $279 		Monthly - $19.99
Annually - $99.99/yr
Lifetime - $399 		Monthly - $9.99
Annually - $99.99/yr
Lifetime - Unavailable 		Monthly - $3.99
Annually - $19.99/yr
Lifetime - Unavailable 		Monthly - $8.99
Annually - $39.99/yr
Lifetime - $199 		Monthly - $7
Annually - $60/yr
Lifetime - Unavailable
Multi-device sync Dedoom Pro includes multi-device sync Opal Pro includes multi-device sync Regain Pro includes multi-device sync one sec Pro includes multi-device sync Freedom includes multi-device sync across devices Available in free tier too. drifty.so does not support multi-device sync
Weekly shareable insight reports Dedoom Pro provides weekly shareable insight reports Opal does not provide weekly shareable insight reports Regain does not provide weekly shareable insight reports one sec does not provide weekly shareable insight reports Freedom does not provide weekly shareable insight reports drifty.so does not provide weekly shareable insight reports
Nuke (Super funny) mode Dedoom Pro includes Nuke Super funny mode Opal Pro includes Deep Focus lockdown mode Regain does not feature Nuke mode one sec does not feature Nuke mode Freedom does not feature Nuke mode drifty.so does not feature Nuke mode
Advanced scheduling Dedoom Pro includes advanced scheduling Opal Pro includes advanced scheduling Regain Pro includes advanced scheduling one sec Pro includes advanced scheduling Freedom Premium includes advanced scheduling drifty.so does not support advanced scheduling
Hard Mode (Strict blocking) Dedoom supports strict blocking only during focus sessions Only during focus sessions Opal Pro supports strict blocking hard mode Regain Pro supports strict blocking hard mode one sec Pro supports strict blocking hard mode Freedom Premium supports strict blocking hard mode drifty.so supports strict blocking with AI With AI
The Breakdowns

How Dedoom breaks from the old guard.

Dedoom vs. Opal

Humor beats hard lockdown.

Opal has a polished, thoughtful UI and does a good job turning screen-time management into a visually engaging experience. Its Focus Score, rewards, timers, and Hard Mode make it one of the more fully developed approaches to digital wellbeing.

Dedoom takes a different route. Instead of making restriction the centerpiece, it uses humor and friction to interrupt the autopilot before you start scrolling. A chaotic meme, a feral Doomie roast, or a quick intention check creates a moment to reconsider without turning the experience into digital detention.

Less lockdown. More personality.
Dedoom vs. one sec

Dynamic intervention beats repetition.

one sec has a simple, well-defined idea: introduce a deliberate pause before you open a distracting app or website. Its breathing exercise and other interventions are designed to make you reconsider the impulse.

Dedoom takes that same idea of creating a moment of intention, but wraps it in internet culture. Memes, Doomie reactions, and intention prompts keep the interruption feeling more like an interaction than a routine checkpoint.

Pause the impulse. Keep it unpredictable.
Dedoom vs. Freedom

Intentional friction beats blanket blocking.

Freedom is built around powerful blocking: apps, websites, and even the entire internet can be placed into blocklists, with scheduling and Locked Mode adding stronger restrictions.

Dedoom takes a more surgical approach to the moment before distraction. Instead of simply asking “What should we block?”, it asks “What are you actually here to do?”

You can keep YouTube for lectures, tutorials and music while Dedoom targets the parts that turn a five-minute break into an hour-long scroll.

Keep the useful internet. Interrupt the brainrot.