Alternatives roundup · Reviewed July 15, 2026 # Flora Alternatives Flora is a free, tree-growing focus timer where you can plant real trees, challenge friends to focus together, and optionally use "Flora Price" to stake real money that is only taken if you kill your tree. It is a focus-session tool, not a daily-cap enforcer, and it leans on a Facebook login. If you want something that stops you scrolling all day rather than only during a timed session, you want a real blocker or a daily-cap tool. Six options below, with honest "best for" framing. #1 · Best for: When a focus timer is not enough and you want a real daily consequence ## ScreenFine(this is us) $1/week iOS ScreenFine is the only app in this list with a verified-exercise lock on overage. You set a daily screen-time cap; when you cross it your chosen apps lock, and every 15-minute overage block becomes a "fine" cleared by verified exercise (25 pushups, 25 squats, 1,000 steps, a workout, or 10 mindful minutes) within a 1-week redemption window. Fines are behavioural slips, not card charges: the only money charged is the $1/week subscription. Flora asks you to stake money you can lose; ScreenFine never charges for going over, it makes you earn the unlock with your body. A daily consequence changes behaviour where a timed session cannot. Pros - + Real consequence on overage, not just a timer - + Daily total-device cap plus per-app locks - + 1-week behavioural redemption window per fine - + AI villain personalises each consequence - + Wall of Shame and partner mode for accountability Cons - - Not free (7-day trial then $1/week) - - iOS only (Flora is on iOS and Android) - - No tree-planting or virtual-garden gamification - - Loud, gamified tone rather than a calm garden aesthetic [Get ScreenFine](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/screenfine/id6760267071) [See pricing](/pricing/) #2 · Best for: The closest like-for-like tree-growing focus timer ## Forest $3.99 once (iOS) iOS, Android Forest is the app Flora is most often compared with, and the most direct like-for-like swap. You plant a virtual tree that grows while you stay focused and dies if you leave the app, and completed sessions fund real tree planting via a partner non-profit. The gamification is stronger and the community is larger than Flora, and it does not require a Facebook login. Like Flora, it is a focus-session tool rather than a daily-limit enforcer. Pros - + One-time purchase on iOS, no subscription - + Strong gamification and a large, loyal community - + Real-world tree planting via partner non-profit - + No Facebook login required Cons - - Not a daily-limit enforcement tool - - Only works during active focus sessions - - Easy to bypass by leaving the app [Visit Forest](https://www.forestapp.cc/) [ScreenFine vs Forest](/compare/vs/forest/) #3 · Best for: People who liked Flora Price and want real money on the line ## Forfeit Stake-based, free to install iOS Forfeit is the app for anyone who tried Flora Price and wants the money stake to be the whole point. You commit to a goal and stake real money, and if you fail to submit proof you actually lose it. Where Flora only takes your stake if you self-report killing a tree, Forfeit is built end to end around the forfeit. It is a pure commitment device, not a screen-time blocker, so it pairs well with a cap tool rather than replacing one. Pros - + Real money genuinely at stake, the strongest version of Flora Price - + Works for any goal, not just phone focus - + Proof-based accountability Cons - - You can actually lose money - - Not a screen-time blocker or daily cap - - iOS only [Visit Forfeit](https://www.forfeit.app/) [ScreenFine vs Forfeit](/compare/vs/forfeit/) #4 · Best for: Polished scheduled focus sessions with actual app blocking ## Opal $80-100/yr iOS, Android, macOS Opal is the polished upgrade if you liked Flora focus sessions but want them to actually block distracting apps rather than only grow a tree. Scheduled "Deep Focus" sessions, per-app limits, and detailed analytics, with the cleanest UI in the category. Pricier than most options here, and the override button is still one tap away, but it turns a timed session into real blocking. Pros - + Most polished UI in the category - + Real app blocking during focus sessions - + Cross-platform on iOS, Android, and Mac - + Detailed weekly analytics and journal Cons - - Among the most expensive options here - - Override button is one tap away - - Subscription pricing, no one-time option [Visit Opal](https://www.opal.so/) [ScreenFine vs Opal](/compare/vs/opal/) #5 · Best for: Interrupting the reflexive tap before a distracting app ## One Sec $20-30/yr iOS One Sec inserts a breathing pause and a moment of intention before you open a distracting app. It targets the reflexive autopilot tap rather than timing a focus session, so it is a different mechanism to Flora but often a better fit if your problem is compulsive pickups rather than sustained focus work. Clean, calm, and cheaper than Opal. Pros - + Cleanest friction-pause UX in the category - + Calm, mindful tone - + One free app on the free tier - + Cheaper than most subscription blockers Cons - - No daily total cap - - No consequence after the pause is bypassed - - iOS only [Visit One Sec](https://one-sec.app/) [ScreenFine vs One Sec](/compare/vs/one-sec/) #6 · Best for: Free built-in app limits and downtime ## Apple Screen Time Free iOS, iPadOS, macOS Apple Screen Time is built into iOS, free, and gives you app limits, downtime, and usage reports without a third-party install and without a Facebook login. For a Flora user who mainly wants a soft daily cap and the numbers, it covers the basics at no cost. The catch is the "Ignore for today" button, which turns any limit into a suggestion for a solo adult who wants to bypass it. Pros - + Free and already on every iPhone - + OS-level integration third parties cannot match - + Best for parents on Family Sharing - + No data leaves the device Cons - - "Ignore for today" bypasses limits in two taps - - No consequence beyond a system banner - - Reports are quiet and easy to ignore [Visit Apple Screen Time](https://support.apple.com/en-us/108806) [ScreenFine vs Apple Screen Time](/compare/vs/apple-screen-time/) Common questions ## About Flora alternatives ### Why are people looking for Flora alternatives? Usually one of three reasons. First, Flora is a focus-session timer, so it only works while a tree is growing and does nothing about all-day scrolling between sessions. Second, some users are uncomfortable with the Facebook login it leans on, or with the freemium prompts to plant paid real trees. Third, Flora Price only takes your stake if you self-report killing a tree, which is easy to opt out of, so users who want a stake that genuinely bites move to a real commitment app. Users who want stronger gamification try Forest, users who want real money on the line try Forfeit, users who want actual blocking move to Opal, and users who want a daily consequence move to ScreenFine. ### Is Flora free, and does it really charge you money? Flora is free to use, with a premium subscription (around $2/month, cheaper billed yearly) whose main benefit is planting more real trees. Flora Price is opt-in: before a session you can pledge an amount, and you are only charged if you confirm you killed your tree. So Flora never charges you automatically for going over. ScreenFine works the same way on money in one respect: the only charge is the $1/week subscription, and fines for going over your limit are behavioural slips cleared by exercise, never card charges. ### What is the strictest Flora alternative? For real money on the line, Forfeit is strictest because you genuinely lose your stake if you fail to submit proof, unlike Flora Price which relies on self-reporting. For screen-time enforcement, ScreenFine has the strictest consequence model on iOS: when you cross your daily cap your chosen apps lock, and each 15-minute overage becomes a fine you either let stand as a recorded slip or clear with verified exercise within a week. There is no "ignore for today" button. Flora itself is not strict, since it only acts during an active timed session. ### Which Flora alternative works on Android? Flora runs on both iOS and Android. If cross-platform is non-negotiable, Forest (iOS and Android) is the closest tree-growing swap, and Opal covers iOS, Android, and macOS with real blocking. ScreenFine, One Sec, and Forfeit are iOS-only today. Pick based on the device you actually overuse. Keep comparing ## More alternatives roundups [Apple Screen Time alternatives](/alternatives/apple-screen-time/)[Opal alternatives](/alternatives/opal/)[One Sec alternatives](/alternatives/one-sec/)[ScreenZen alternatives](/alternatives/screenzen/)[Brick alternatives](/alternatives/brick/)[StickK alternatives](/alternatives/stickk/) ## Compare ScreenFine head to head Each alternative on this page has a one-on-one comparison with ScreenFine where applicable. Or browse all comparisons. [Browse comparisons](/compare/) [Visit ScreenFine](/)