Why choose EvoCat

Hard block.
Earned breaks.
Real progress.

Daily limits, open limits and Allow Only apps—alongside hard block, four earned-break challenges and evolving cats. EvoCat brings control and motivation together on iPhone and iPad.

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Your cat. Your rules. Your time.

All of this. In EvoCat.

Comparing Opal, one sec, ScreenZen, Brainrot or Unrot? Here’s what you get with EvoCat.

Blocking, breaks and progress in one app
Feature	Included in EvoCat	What it does for you
Hard block	Regular breaks disabled. Editing locked for a running scheduled block. One weekly emergency pass.	Keep a firm boundary with a short emergency pause available when needed.
Earned breaks	Chess, push-ups, a quick quiz or breathing. Pass, then choose a 1–15 minute break.	Put an action between the urge and the feed. Apps lock again when the break ends.
Schedules	Recurring focus blocks, manual sessions and nine schedule templates.	Protect work, study, meals and bedtime with rules that fit your day.
Daily time limits	A daily time budget for each selected app.	Limit how long you scroll. See daily limits →
Open limits	Choose daily opens and a duration per open. Access locks again afterward.	Give repeated checking a boundary. See open limits →
Allow Only apps	Choose which apps stay available in a scheduled block; other apps are blocked.	Keep the tools you need for the task. See Allow Only →
Screen-time insights	Screen time, pickups, app usage and focus history.	See where your time goes and the focus time you’ve built.
Your own companion	Choose your cat and blocking method independently. Daily hearts make drift visible.	Keep Larry, Nori, EvoCat or Stare with you, whichever method you use.
Cat evolution	100 focus hours unlock a Level 2 appearance.	Give your effort a clear milestone and a new look to work toward.

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EvoCat vs Opal →

Hard block, open limits and Allow Only, with active challenges and evolving cats.

EvoCat vs Brainrot →

Serious blocking with personal progress.

EvoCat vs one sec →

From breathing pauses to chess, push-ups and evolving cats.

EvoCat vs ScreenZen →

Hard block and earned breaks with a 100-hour cat milestone.

Hard block when you mean it.

Choose Hard block before a focus session. Regular breaks are disabled and editing a running scheduled block is locked. A weekly emergency pass lets you pause an active scheduled hard block for 1–15 minutes. See exactly how the pass works.

When you want to allow a break, choose a challenge method. Solve a chess puzzle, race your cat through push-ups, answer a quiz or take a slow breath. You decide how strict your session should be.

Understand your scrolling. Grow your focus.

Usage and pickups show your phone habits. Hearts make today’s drift visible. Focus hours build toward your cat’s Level 2 appearance. EvoCat gives each part of your progress a clear meaning.

Your companion is yours to choose. Changing its look never means giving up your preferred blocking method.

Ready to switch?

Coming from Opal, Brainrot, Unrot, ScreenZen or one sec? Bring your focus routine to EvoCat: pick the distracting apps, choose your schedule and set your break method. Your cat will keep you company.

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About these comparisons

Written by EvoCat using official product descriptions. Each detailed comparison links to its sources and shows its own review date. ScreenZen and one sec were reviewed November 7, 2026. Features not documented by another app are marked as unverified.

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