Looking for a BlockSite alternative?
Fair is fair: Simple list blocking with a polished UI and cross-device sync on paid plans. The category's household name. If you're here anyway, it's probably because of where that model breaks down.
Where BlockSite falls short
Everything is a manual list. It can't tell a calculus lecture on YouTube from a gaming video, so you either over-block and uninstall it the first time you need a 'blocked' site for real work, or under-block and keep scrolling. Disabling it takes two clicks, and the free tier is tight (a handful of sites) with persistent upsells.
What Focus AI does differently
- ✔AI reads every page against your actual task, so useful pages on 'distracting' domains still work
- ✔The Quit Wall: ending a session early means typing your surrender letter by letter, not clicking a toggle
- ✔Escape attempts get counted and walking away gets stamped (URGE SURFED), so resisting is rewarded, not just enforced
- ✔Free tier includes full AI blocking for your first sessions, no site-count cap
Honest verdict: who should stay with BlockSite
Stay with BlockSite if you want dead-simple list blocking across phone and desktop and you're happy paying for sync. Tools earn loyalty by fitting how you actually fail, and BlockSite fits some failure modes well.
Switch to Focus AI if your pattern is the other one: the block was either too blunt to live with or too easy to escape, and what you needed was a blocker that understands the task, guards the exit, and makes resisting feel like winning.
Try the BlockSite alternative built for the moment of temptation
Type your goal, lock in, and let the AI hold the door. Free to install; your first sessions are on us.
Add Focus AI to Chrome — it's freeFrequently asked questions
Is Focus AI a good BlockSite alternative?
If BlockSite's model (list-based blocker extension) keeps failing you at the moment of temptation, yes: Focus AI replaces static rules with an AI that judges every page against the task you declared, and replaces the easy exit with the Quit Wall. If BlockSite's core model fits you, stay: you want dead-simple list blocking across phone and desktop and you're happy paying for sync.
Is Focus AI free?
Free to install with full AI blocking for your first sessions. If it sticks, it's $9.99/month or $49/year Founding Member pricing.
Can I switch from BlockSite without losing my block lists?
You barely need lists: name your task and the AI handles judgment. Focus AI still ships editable allow/block lists for hard rules, and adding your old standbys takes a minute in the dashboard.