Freedom works, but it's a paid subscription with an account and a cloud sync. Refocus does the core job — blocking distracting sites — for free, entirely on your device, and adds what Freedom can't: blocking just the feed while the rest of the site keeps working.
⏱ Add Refocus to Chrome — free| Freedom | Refocus | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Paid subscription | Free forever |
| Account required | Yes | No |
| Where it runs | Cloud + account | 100% local |
| Block just the feed | No | Yes |
| Night schedule | Yes | Yes |
Every other blocker is all-or-nothing. Refocus blocks just the infinite-scroll surface and keeps the messages, search and pages you actually need — so it actually holds. 100% local: no account, nothing leaves your browser. Free forever.
Yes — it blocks distracting sites for free with no account or subscription, and adds feed-level blocking Freedom doesn't have.
No — Refocus is 100% local by design, so nothing leaves your browser.