Best Roots Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from screen time management apps ranked against Roots on the same published basis.
- 1Roots vs Lock Me Out
- 2Roots vs YourHour
- 3Roots vs AppBlock
- 4Roots vs Apple Screen Time
- 5Roots vs Freedom
- 6Roots vs Google Digital Wellbeing
- 7Roots vs Opal
- 8Roots vs ScreenZen
- 9Roots vs StayFree
- 10Roots vs ActionDash
- 11Roots vs one sec
- 12Roots vs FocusMe
- 13Roots vs ManicTime
- 14Roots vs Screen Time
- 15Roots vs ActivityWatch
- 17Roots vs ScreenTimeTrack
- 18Roots vs Timing
- 19Roots vs Wellbeing App
- 20Roots vs Jomo
- 21Roots vs Deskly
Roots alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lock Me Out | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 2 | YourHour | 7.8 | Free plan | $1.08/mo | Android, iOS |
| 3 | AppBlock | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Browser, iOS |
| 4 | Apple Screen Time | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 5 | Freedom | 7.7 | Free plan | $0.28/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Google Digital Wellbeing | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 7 | Opal | 7.7 | Free plan | $8.29/mo | Android, iOS, Mac |
| 8 | ScreenZen | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | StayFree | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 10 | ActionDash | 7.2 | No | — | Android |
| 11 | one sec | 7.2 | No | $1.67/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | FocusMe | 7.1 | No | — | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | ManicTime | 7.0 | No | $7/mo | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 14 | Screen Time | 7.0 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 15 | ActivityWatch | 6.8 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android |
| 17 | ScreenTimeTrack | 6.8 | No | — | iOS |
| 18 | Timing | 6.8 | No | — | Web, Mac, iOS |
| 19 | Wellbeing App | 6.7 | No | — | Android |
| 20 | Jomo | 6.6 | No | — | iOS, Mac |
| 21 | Deskly | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
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Questions about Roots alternatives
What is the best alternative to Roots?
Lock Me Out, number 1 in screen time management apps with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: YourHour, AppBlock, Apple Screen Time and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Roots?
Lock Me Out is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.