App & Website Blocker for Android and Windows

The app & website blocker built for real self-control.

AppBrake blocks distracting apps and websites on Android and Windows with delayed unlocks, tamper alerts, and stronger friction than ordinary screen time tools.

Join the private beta How it works

Early beta users help us design against real bypass methods from AppBlock, Freedom, BlockSite, Cold Turkey, browser extensions, DNS filters, and built-in focus modes.

Delayed unlocksCross-device frictionTamper visibility

Failure modes

Most app and website blockers work until you really want the distraction.

Search results promise better screen time, focus sessions, and blocked sites across every browser. The hard part is what happens when you know the weak points.

Disable the browser extension.
Switch to another browser.
Change DNS or VPN settings.
Uninstall the blocking app.
Kill the background process.
Use another device and pretend it does not count.

The problem is not that you are weak. The problem is that most blockers are built for your rational self, not your impulsive self.

System layers

An app & website blocker with friction where it matters.

AppBrake is designed for the Android phone and Windows computer where distraction actually happens. It blocks apps, websites, categories, and time windows while making rule changes, uninstall attempts, alternate browsers, and routing workarounds slower and more visible.

Delayed unlocks

Changing or removing a block starts a waiting period instead of unlocking instantly.

Accountability approvals

Optional trusted-person approval before high-risk blocks can be changed.

Tamper alerts

See when you tried to disable, uninstall, or route around your own rules.

Protection score

Understand remaining weak points instead of trusting false 100% protected claims.

Android serious mode

Block distracting Android apps and supported websites with stronger setup options for people who need more than Digital Wellbeing.

Windows lockdown mode

Block websites and desktop apps on Windows beyond a single browser extension or simple DNS filter.

Use cases

Block distracting apps, websites, and loops from one system.

Social media

Slow down automatic checking and late-night scrolling.

Porn

Add friction during the moment when ordinary blockers get bypassed.

YouTube / TikTok

Block rabbit holes without depending on willpower at 11pm.

Gaming

Protect sleep, deadlines, and commitments from impulsive sessions.

Gambling

Add delayed changes and accountability to high-risk access.

Compulsive browsing

Make just checking harder to turn into hours.

Deep work sessions

Enforce focus windows across phone and desktop.

Flow

Choose what to block, then choose how hard it is to unblock.

Pick what to block

Select apps, sites, categories, or time windows.

Choose how hard it should be to change

Use instant, delayed, or accountability-protected changes.

See your protection score

Learn which bypass routes still exist and how to reduce them.

Review tamper attempts

Track when you tried to escape the rules you created.

Trust boundary

Not magic. Just much harder to cheat.

No blocker can honestly promise to be impossible to bypass on a device you fully control. AppBrake is designed to make bypassing slower, harder, and more visible - especially during the short impulse window where most relapses and distractions happen.