Freedom

What it does

Freedom is a focus app. You choose the websites, apps or the whole internet to block, then start a session or schedule recurring ones. Sessions run on all your connected devices at once, and can last from one minute to 24 hours. Locked Mode stops you ending a session early. There are also built-in focus sounds. It runs on Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and Chrome.

Why you would need it

Every business owner knows the pattern. You sit down to write a plan or a proposal, and twenty minutes later you are in a social feed or a news site. Willpower works until it does not.

Freedom takes the decision away. You set the block once, and the distraction is not available when you reach for it. The cross-device part matters: closing a tab on the laptop means little if the phone is in your hand a second later.

Where it fits

Freedom is not connected to your business systems. It sits around them, on the device. It does not feed your CRM or your project tool. It protects the time you spend using them. It replaces browser extensions that only work in one browser, and your own self-discipline.

What stands out

• All devices at once. Set a session once and it starts everywhere you are signed in.
• Schedules. Recurring blocks, for example weekday mornings, run without you thinking about them.
• Locked Mode. For days with a deadline, you cannot cancel the session halfway.
• Flexible blocking. You can block single sites, apps or the entire internet.

My take

Freedom is part of my Master Workweek stack, next to Notion and Zapier. I use it when I need deep focus, for example writing playbooks, modelling growth projections or going through customer interviews. Setup was easy on Mac, iPhone and Chrome, and a Social blocklist with a weekday morning schedule takes minutes.

What I value most is the cross-device enforcement. Closing a feed on the laptop and then picking up the phone used to undo it. Locked Mode helps on deadline days, when I stay in a ninety-minute session until it ends.

There are small frictions. Once in a while an iOS update breaks the app block until a patch arrives. And if your work needs quick pop-ins to chat tools, a full internet block feels heavy. The workaround is exceptions or shorter sessions.

Verdict

Pick Freedom when distraction is your main enemy and you want it blocked across devices on a schedule. Skip it when your job needs constant access to feeds and messages, or when you have no trouble staying focused without help.