SETL vs one sec
A pause before you open, or a door that is already closed.
Main method
Built around
Automatic every night
Nights off, planned ahead
Sleep left, on your Lock Screen
Free option
Price
Devices
one sec details from its own site, checked September 2026. SETL prices are launch prices.
How SETL and one sec differ
These two app blockers solve the same problem in opposite ways.
one sec interrupts the moment you open an app, with a breathing exercise or a prompt before it lets you through, and says its essentials are free.1
SETL does not wait for that moment. Your chosen apps are closed from your bedtime until morning, so at 1am there is nothing to breathe through.
A pause is gentler. A block is stronger when you are tired. Read how app blockers work.
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Which one fits you
The problem is the night
You keep losing evenings, and you want the apps simply gone until morning.
You want a gentler nudge
You would rather be asked to think for a second than be shut out, and you need Android or a laptop too.
Friction and blocking differ
Friction slows a habit. Blocking removes the option. Why that matters.
SETL vs one sec: FAQs
Is SETL or one sec better?
It depends on when you slip. one sec interrupts you as you open an app. SETL blocks your chosen apps completely from bedtime until morning.
Is one sec free?
one sec says its essentials are free, with paid features beyond that. Its site does not publish an individual price, checked September 2026.
Does one sec block apps at bedtime?
Its design is a pause at the moment you open an app rather than an automatic nightly block, which is what SETL Sleep does.
Does SETL work on Android?
Not yet. SETL is iPhone only for now, while one sec lists iPhone, Android and browser extensions.
Can I use both?
Yes. Some people use a pause during the day and a hard block at night, which is what SETL is built for.
Your phone can go to sleep first.
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