{"id":184078,"date":"2020-11-09T14:32:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T14:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/?page_id=184078"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:11:23","slug":"focusme-vs-freedom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/it\/focusme-vs-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"FocusMe vs Freedom (2026) \u2014 Honest Feature Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"landing-page\">\n<h1>FocusMe vs Freedom \u2014 Feature Comparison (2026)<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 30px;\">FocusMe and Freedom are both popular distraction-blocking apps. Freedom is well-known for its cross-platform sync, while FocusMe focuses on powerful, highly robust blocking. Here&#8217;s how they compare.<\/p>\n<h2>Tabella di confronto delle caratteristiche<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Caratteristica<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">FocusMe<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Libert\u00e0<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Blocco del sito web<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713 Tutti i browser<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Application Blocking<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#10003; Any application<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#10003; Limited selection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Limiti di tempo flessibili<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713 Budget per sito e per app<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#10003; Via Limit extension<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Limiti di lancio<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Limitare la frequenza di apertura delle applicazioni<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2717<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Interruzioni forzate dello schermo<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713 Sovrapposizione a schermo intero con protezione da salto<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2717<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Limiti di pausa<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713 Cappelli per il conteggio e la durata giornaliera<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2717<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Modalit\u00e0 forzata<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#10003; Locked Mode<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Disinstallare la protezione<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#10003; When Locked Mode is on<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Protezione con password<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#10003; Random password option<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2717<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sfida tra personaggi casuali<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713 Lunghezza configurabile<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2717<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ritardo di arresto<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713 Periodo di attesa configurabile<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2717<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Coach di produttivit\u00e0 AI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713 Rapporti giornalieri\/settimanali<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2717<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bloccare i cortometraggi e i filmati di YouTube<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713 Senza bloccare YouTube stesso<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2717<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Controllo del piano CLI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713 Avvio\/arresto dal terminale<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2717<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Libreria di piani e modelli<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713 Piani comunitari<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2717<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Works Offline<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#10003; Fully offline<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Partial \u2014 requires internet for sync<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Usage Tracking<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Approfondimenti basati sull'AI<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#10003; Via Insight extension<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>iOS App<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2717<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Cross-Device Sync<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2717<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2713<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Supporto Linux<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#10003; Native app<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Extension only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Differenze chiave<\/h2>\n<h3>Blocking Strength<\/h3>\n<p>FocusMe integrates deeply with your browsers and applications for highly robust blocking \u2014 no browser extension needed and it works across all browsers automatically. Freedom&#8217;s desktop app handles most blocking, though a browser extension improves the experience. FocusMe&#8217;s Enforced Mode with random password and stop delay protection is extremely difficult to circumvent.<\/p>\n<h3>Interruzioni dello schermo e protezione della pausa<\/h3>\n<p>FocusMe includes enforced screen breaks \u2014 a full-screen overlay that locks your computer at regular intervals to protect your eyes and prevent burnout. Skip protection ensures you actually rest by requiring a minimum break time and a challenge to skip early. Pause limits cap how many times per day you can pause a plan and for how long. Freedom does not include break timers or pause management.<\/p>\n<h3>Offline Protection<\/h3>\n<p>FocusMe works entirely offline. Freedom requires an internet connection for session sync and starting new sessions, though active blocks may persist offline.<\/p>\n<h3>Coaching alimentato dall'intelligenza artificiale<\/h3>\n<p>FocusMe&#8217;s built-in AI Coach analyzes your daily computer usage and delivers personalized productivity reports. It identifies patterns like burnout risk and generates actionable recommendations you can apply with one click. Freedom does not offer AI coaching.<\/p>\n<h3>Where Freedom Wins<\/h3>\n<p>Freedom offers <strong>iOS support<\/strong> e <strong>cross-device sync<\/strong> \u2014 if you need blocking on iPhone\/iPad or want sessions synced across all your devices, Freedom is the better choice. Freedom also has a cleaner onboarding experience for users who want simple, session-based blocking.<\/p>\n<h2>Cosa dicono gli utenti<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">Ecco cosa dicono gli utenti reali che hanno provato entrambi i prodotti riguardo al passaggio a FocusMe:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\"><strong>\u201c\u00c8 molto pi\u00f9 flessibile di altri che ho provato (Freedom e Cold Turkey in particolare), l'unico che non riesco ad aggirare...\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #666;\">- John Cremlim via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustpilot.com\/reviews\/5e98c130086b6409bc864790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trustpilot<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\"><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve used Freedom and Cold Turkey, but FocusMe beats both. This little program provides you with tailor-made internet blocking with options that make it completely impossible to bypass.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #666;\">\u2014 Gern-Jan via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustpilot.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trustpilot<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\"><strong>&#8220;Out of all the website\/procrastination blockers which I tried (Freedom, ColdTurkey, HeyFocus, LeechblockNG, etc) this one is the only one which has everything!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #666;\">- Filip J. via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustpilot.com\/reviews\/5e879f5f086b6409542f39bb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trustpilot<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Domande frequenti<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 20px; margin-top: 20px;\">Is FocusMe better than Freedom?<\/h3>\n<p>FocusMe is better for users who need strong, bypass-resistant blocking with enforced screen breaks, AI coaching, pause limits, and offline protection. Freedom is better if you need iOS support or cross-device sync. FocusMe offers more granular control while Freedom is simpler to set up.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 20px; margin-top: 20px;\">Can I bypass FocusMe like I can Freedom?<\/h3>\n<p>FocusMe&#8217;s Enforced Mode is significantly harder to bypass than Freedom. FocusMe integrates deeply with browsers and apps, offers random character challenges, stop delays, and additional protection layers that make bypassing extremely difficult.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 20px; margin-top: 20px;\">Does Freedom work offline?<\/h3>\n<p>Freedom requires an internet connection for session sync and starting new sessions. Active blocks may persist offline, but reliability varies. FocusMe works entirely offline, making it more reliable for users who might try disconnecting from the internet to bypass their blocker.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 20px; margin-top: 20px;\">How does FocusMe&#8217;s pricing compare to Freedom?<\/h3>\n<p>Freedom offers a cheaper annual plan, but you get what you pay for \u2014 FocusMe includes enforced screen breaks, AI coaching, CLI automation, pause limits, and many more features Freedom simply doesn&#8217;t have. FocusMe also offers a longer free trial (14 days vs Freedom&#8217;s 7) and a 60-day money-back guarantee, so you can try it completely risk-free. We also provide world-class customer support.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 50px; margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUxNzExNCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\" class=\"cta-btn\">PROVA GRATIS FOCUSME<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 14px; color: #999;\">Funziona su Windows 11\/10\/8\/7, macOS, Linux e Android. Non \u00e8 richiesta la carta di credito.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 60px; padding: 30px; background: #f5f7fa; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #486C9D; margin-top: 0;\">Vedete qualcosa di sbagliato?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;\">Aiutateci a mantenere questo confronto accurato ed equo. 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