Fella vs BlockSite
BlockSite's real strictness, password protection, category blocking, sits behind a premium paywall, and the free tier is simple enough to switch off. Fella has one tier and one rule: blocked, with one 5-minute unlock per session.
BlockSite covers a lot of ground: a block list, schedule mode, usage limits, and a Pomodoro-style focus timer, all in a free tier that works across both websites and apps. That breadth is genuinely useful if you want fine-grained control, block by category, block by keyword, set different rules for different days.
The feature that actually stops you from turning it off, password protection, is a premium upgrade. On the free tier, disabling a block is generally as easy as opening the app and switching it off, the same problem every soft app limit runs into. Fella doesn't have a free tier with a lighter version of blocking. There's one plan, and password protection isn't needed because there's no toggle to reach in the first place.
BlockSite's premium pricing scales with how long you're willing to commit. Pay monthly and it runs close to $10.99 a month. Commit to a year and it drops to roughly $5.49 a month. Commit to three years upfront and it's closer to $3.99 a month, the number that usually shows up in "starting at" marketing.
That's a normal pricing structure, but it makes direct comparisons slippery. The BlockSite price people quote against Fella's flat $9.99 a month is often the three-year rate, not what someone actually pays if they're testing the app month to month.
Fella has one number, at any commitment length. $9.99 a month or $34.99 a year, same features either way, no multi-year lock-in required to get the real price.
The free tier covers real ground: basic block lists and Schedule Mode both work without paying. For simple, honor-system blocking, that's genuinely enough for some people.
What's gated is everything that makes a block harder to undo. Password protection, keyword blocking, and category-based blocking, restricting a type of content rather than one app, all sit behind the premium plan. The features that would stop you from just switching a block off are the ones you pay for.
Fella doesn't have a free version with a weaker lock. There's one plan, and the thing you're paying for is the same thing everyone gets: no toggle to reach, free tier or not.
| At a glance | Fella | BlockSite |
|---|---|---|
| Password lock on blocking | Not needed, no toggle | Premium feature |
| Real monthly price | $9.99, any term | $3.99-$10.99, term-dependent |
| Pricing model | One plan | Freemium with paywalled strictness |
| Daily exception | one 5-minute emergency unlock per session | Schedule-based access windows |
Nothing to disable, because there's no free version to fall back on. BlockSite's free tier can be a soft version of the product, useful for organizing what you block, but not necessarily strict about stopping you. Fella's blocking is the entire product.
No categories to configure, no keywords to maintain. BlockSite's depth is a selling point for some people and a chore for others. Fella asks you to pick your apps once, then gets out of your way.
A hard daily limit instead of a schedule you set yourself. BlockSite's schedule mode is powerful, but you're the one building it, which means you're also the one who can rebuild it on a weaker day. Fella's one 5-minute emergency unlock per session isn't configurable by design.
If you need website blocking as much as app blocking, and want fine-grained category or keyword rules across both browsers and apps, BlockSite's breadth covers ground Fella doesn't try to.
Fella is for a narrower, harder rule. If you've used a free tier before and found the block just as easy to switch off as it was to switch on, that's the exact gap a single, unremovable default closes.
BlockSite's core blocking is free, cheaper upfront than Fella's $9.99 monthly or $34.99 annual plan. Password protection and stricter features sit behind BlockSite's premium tier, so the real cost comparison depends on which features you actually need.
No. Fella blocks selected apps on your iPhone. BlockSite's website and keyword blocking across both apps and browsers is broader in that specific way.
On BlockSite's free tier, disabling a block is generally straightforward without password protection. Fella has no equivalent toggle to reach in the first place, so there's nothing to turn off from inside the app.
Schedule mode is only as strict as the schedule you build and choose not to edit later. Fella's one 5-minute unlock per session isn't a schedule you configure, it's a fixed rule with no settings screen to loosen.
BlockSite's premium pricing drops the longer you commit, roughly $10.99 a month billed monthly, down to about $5.49 a month on an annual plan, and around $3.99 a month on a three-year plan. The advertised "starting at" price usually reflects the three-year commitment, not what most people actually pay upfront.
Keyword blocking and category-based blocking, blocking a type of content rather than a specific app or site, sit behind BlockSite's premium tier alongside password protection. The free tier covers basic block lists and Schedule Mode, but the features that make blocking harder to undo cost extra.
