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Whiiteroom vs Emailyst

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Whiiteroom compared with Emailyst
DetailWhiiteroom logo WhiiteroomEmailyst logo Emailyst
What it doesDistraction-free productivity workspace with whitelist and blacklist modes for Windows and Android Clean up Apple Mail on your Mac using built-in AI, nothing uploaded
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingNot given Free: up to 1,000 emails per mail account with full message grouping and review. Full version: $29 once, covering up to three Macs and all version 1 updates, with no email limit and automatic sorting on a schedule.
Key features
  • OS-level enforcement with restart persistence
  • Distraction-free YouTube browser with filtering
  • Session and scheduled break timers
  • Auto-start scheduler for recurring focus sessions
  • Private distraction tracking and focus analytics
  • Workspace profiles to save and reuse settings
  • Pre-session account sign-in for seamless authentication
  • Groups emails by type: newsletters, promotions, notifications and other categories
  • Local processing with no uploads using macOS built-in AI
  • Reversible email moves with full history
  • Works with Gmail, Outlook, iCloud and Fastmail
  • Automatic scheduled sorting in full version
  • Custom rules available
  • Can process multiple mailboxes
  • Learns from user preferences
  • Supports up to three Macs with one licence
What makes it different
  • Only focus app offering both whitelist and blacklist modes in one product
  • OS-level enforcement prevents easy bypasses unlike browser extensions
  • 100% private with locally stored data, no browsing history collection
  • Crash-resilient session enforcement survives restarts
  • Runs entirely on your Mac with no email uploads to servers
  • Never deletes emails, only moves them with reversible operations
  • Uses macOS native language model, signed and notarized by Apple
  • Free version with no account required
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
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Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)3 +2 (up) since last check3 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)014
Citation Flow (Majestic)1414
Referring domains (Majestic)23

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