Freedom - Reviews and experiences

My friend kept raving so I snagged it from the app store and installed it on my Windows machine. It never opened — tried rebooting, tried relaunching, nada. The web session exists but doesn't actually block sites and you can kill it with one click. Not great, maybe fixable.

I first spotted this app because a coworker casually mentioned it during lunch, so I gave it a go — interface was fine, nothing fancy but it did what it promised at first. Trouble started when my card got charged about $40 after I thought I’d cancelled. The worst part? I couldn’t remove the card from my account no matter how many times I tried. I even tried deleting the account three times and the system kept failing or just not saving the change. I messaged support and heard nothing for a week, still waiting, which is just frustrating. That inability to unlink payment info really put me off more than the charge itself. If they fixed that and actually replied, I might give it another shot, but right now I told a friend to watch out. Kinda useful otherwise, but this billing mess is a dealbreaker.

I wasn't sure at first — I’d tried a bunch of premium blockers before, Cold Turkey and others, and felt a bit burned. Needed something because working from home and my back pain means I can't afford distracted time, and yeah, ADHD-ish brain doesn't help. Bought the lifetime licence on a whim and okay, it's been surprisingly solid. iOS integration is the thing I use most, and the screen-time style blocking actually works across my phone and iPad better than I expected. Do I still wish focus filters were a built-in trigger? Totally — that would smooth syncing between Apple devices, especially via Shortcuts. I know some limits are Apple’s fault, not Freedom’s, and I've even built a couple of shortcuts to help the sync — happy to share them if the team wants. Overall, it beat my doubts, it's simple to use, kinda reliable, and I’m happy I went for the lifetime.