Looking for a LeechBlock NG alternative?
Fair is fair: Unmatched rule-power for free: six block sets, time windows, delays, redirects, regex patterns. Open source and beloved by tinkerers. If you're here anyway, it's probably because of where that model breaks down.
Where LeechBlock NG falls short
The power IS the interface: configuring LeechBlock well is a hobby in itself, and every rule is still static: domains and time windows, no awareness of what you're trying to do today. The blocking pages are austere, and nothing about the experience is designed to make resisting feel like winning.
What Focus AI does differently
- ✔Zero configuration to start: the AI replaces the rule system
- ✔Block pages designed for the moment of temptation (your task, the counter, the stamp), not just a wall
- ✔Default allow/block lists you can edit, seeded sensibly out of the box
- ✔A product voice that treats slipping as human rather than a config error
Honest verdict: who should stay with LeechBlock NG
Stay with LeechBlock NG if you enjoy building precise rule systems and want maximal control with zero cost. Tools earn loyalty by fitting how you actually fail, and LeechBlock NG 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 LeechBlock NG 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 LeechBlock NG alternative?
If LeechBlock NG's model (open-source 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 LeechBlock NG's core model fits you, stay: you enjoy building precise rule systems and want maximal control with zero cost.
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 LeechBlock NG 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.