A free alternative to one sec
one sec is free for a single app of your choice; covering more than one is $2.99 a month or $19.99 a year. Otto has no cap on how many apps you cover and no paid tier at all.
| one sec | Otto | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | One app free, then $2.99/mo or $19.99/yr | Free, all of it |
| Apps you can cover | One, without Pro | No limit |
| The breathing pause before an app opens | Yes, this is the whole idea | No |
| Daily time budget per app | With Pro | Yes |
| Scheduled hard block | With Pro | Yes |
| Greyscale | No | Yes |
Where one sec is the better buy
one sec is built on one genuinely good idea: a deliberate pause and a breath before the app opens, which breaks the reflex rather than fighting it. If you do not want to be blocked, you want to be interrupted, that is a different product and Otto does not do it.
Where Otto is the better fit
If a pause is not enough and you want the door actually shut, Otto shuts it. A budget that runs out, or a window where the app does not open at all, on as many apps as you like.
Otto is free, on both stores
No paid tier, no trial that expires, no account. There is a tip jar in the settings and that is the whole business model.
