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Cactus Website Blocker · Office #70,240

Recurring website blocks for your Mac

In the Mac and Windows desktop utilities neighborhood (Desktop and utilities). In town since 11 Nov 2026.

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What Tablif read on Cactus Website Blocker's site

Cactus Website Blocker describes itself as: “Cactus Website Blocker”

What it is

Calls itself “Mac app”.

  • Calls itself: Mac app
“Cactus is an independent Mac app. It does one job: a decision you make while focused should still hold when you are distracted.”

Where it puts itself

Positions itself as an alternative to Cold Turkey. Rules out “tasks, timers, streaks, or productivity dashboards”. Publishes a comparison page.

  • Alternative to: Cold Turkey
  • Says it will not: tasks, timers, streaks, or productivity dashboards
“A browser extension switches off in two clicks, and a Screen Time passcode you set yourself is one you also know. What I needed was boring: during the hours I chose, the sites do not open, every week, without me deciding again.”
“Cold Turkey alternatives for Mac, free and paid: Cactus, SelfControl, Focus, Freedom, 1Focus and Screen Time”

What it costs

One-time purchase. Free for a trial period. No monthly plan. Prices quoted: $19.99, $19.99 USD.

  • One-time: yes
  • Monthly: no
  • Free plan: free for a trial
  • Price: $19.99 · $19.99 USD
“$19.99 once.”
“A license is $19.99 USD once.”
“No subscription, no account.”

Who it sells to

Sells to consumers.

  • Sells to: consumers
“Cactus is an independent Mac app. It does one job: a decision you make while focused should still hold when you are distracted.”

How it runs

A desktop app for macOS. Runs locally and works offline.

  • Kind: desktop
  • Runs on: macOS
  • Runs where: on the device, offline
“Cactus is a Mac app that blocks the websites you choose at the hours you choose, every week.”
“…macOS 14 or later.”

What it works with

Names 1Focus, Cold Turkey and 4 more on its pages.

  • Names: 1Focus · Cold Turkey · Focus · +3
“Cold Turkey alternatives for Mac, free and paid: Cactus, SelfControl, Focus, Freedom, 1Focus and Screen Time”
“Cactus is a Mac app that blocks the websites you choose at the hours you choose, every week.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs and a blog.

  • Instant signup: yes
  • Trial asks for: nothing
“Download free trial Buy for $19.99”
“The seven-day trial needs no account, email, card, or browser extension.”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 11 Nov 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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