Covenant Eyes watches what you do and reports it to a partner afterward. Threshold stops the page from loading in the first place, and locks the blocklist behind a person you trust with a 72-hour wait. It's free, there's no account, and it runs on Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
| Threshold | Covenant Eyes | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free · no account | ~$17.99/month (as of 2026) |
| Approach | Blocks the site — the page never loads | Screen accountability — monitors and reports activity |
| What the partner gets | The domains you tried, your streak, and any unlock request you make | Reports built from screenshots/analysis of your screen |
| Can you turn it off? | No — a partner holds the key, with a 72-hour wait on every change | Yes — it's monitoring, not blocking |
| Privacy | Domain-only; never your screen or page contents; journal stays on your device | Captures and analyzes what's on your screen |
| Platforms | Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android apps |
Pricing and features for Covenant Eyes are summarized from their public information as of 2026 and may change — check their site for current details.
Covenant Eyes is built on accountability through visibility: it observes your screen and gives a partner a report. That can work, but the hard sites still load, and the consequence arrives later.
Threshold is built on prevention: the sites you've decided are done with you simply don't open, and you can't quietly remove them from the list. To change anything you submit a request, your partner approves or denies it, and an approval starts a 72-hour wait they can revoke. The urge almost never outlasts the wait.
If you want a report of what happened, Covenant Eyes is the better fit. If you want the thing to not happen, that's what Threshold is for — and it's free.
Free, no account, locked behind someone you trust. Chrome, Edge, Firefox & Safari.
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