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FocusMe[0][1] is one of my favorites on Android for blocking apps and URLs, Cold Turkey[2] for the same on computers. As for…",{"id":57,"by":58,"text":59},"20454799","quazar","You can choose a number of allowed apps between 1 and 8 in the full version, which costs $1.",[],"unknown","launched",{"praise":64,"objections":80,"requests":110,"questions":125,"alternatives":132},[65,76],{"value":66,"source":50,"evidence":67},"Helps cut distraction and phone overuse",[68,72],{"id":69,"by":70,"text":71},"20452971","fekunde","This looks like the way to go for people like me who have used everything from uninstalling apps (then resorting to the browser) to installing usage trackers. 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