Jomo as an alternative
Semo is an iPhone app that blocks distracting apps by asking an AI question that quotes your own reason back to you.
Is Jomo an alternative to Semo?
It depends on the kind of friction you will keep. This note describes Jomo from public information checked on 31 October 2026, and it does not rank the apps. Semo asks an AI question that quotes your own reason. It is not on the App Store yet. Price shown in the app. A Screen Time passcode held by someone else is a different tool.
Jomo is a screen-time app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Per its site on 31 October 2026, it blocks apps on a schedule, after a usage limit, or until you take a set action.
What Jomo does
Per Jomo's site as read on 31 October 2026: blocked apps are not deleted, there is a screen-time journal, and you can choose how strong a block is, including a lock that the page says cannot be disabled. The page we read listed no prices, so we quote none.
What we are not claiming
We did not install or test Jomo. We have not checked how its stronger lock behaves in practice, and we did not read its pricing page.
Where Semo differs
Semo is an iPhone app that blocks distracting apps by asking an AI question that quotes your own reason back to you. It is not on the App Store yet. Price shown in the app. We have no head-to-head result with Jomo.
Who each suits
Jomo suits you if you want schedules and usage limits. Semo suits you if the thing you want at the door is a question in your own words. A Screen Time passcode held by someone else is a third option.
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What does Jomo block on?
Its site, read on 31 October 2026, says a schedule, a usage limit, or until you take a set action.
What does Jomo cost?
The page we read on 31 October 2026 listed no prices. Check its pricing page or the App Store.
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