# LeechBlock NG

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/leechblock/

7 people recommended LeechBlock NG in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 12 months, in 7 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for blocking distracting sites in the browser and slowing down mindless browsing, with timers that stay active even when you leave the tab.

Summary written by Claude from 7 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Blocks distracting sites in browser (2 comments in the sample): "blocks all the distracting sites on my browser, I can focus on my work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47637929)) "which is amazing for browser-based sites" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48920097))
- Timers slow down mindless browsing (2 comments in the sample): "That combo keeps me from disabling it while still annoying enough to curb mindless browsing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45793868)) "The timer even fails if it loses focus, so it really helps slow you down." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46302563))

## Other website blockers people recommend

- [One Sec](https://hackerapproved.com/p/one-sec/): 10 recommend, 1 mixed, 1 criticize
- [ScreenZen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/screenzen/): 9 recommend, 1 mixed, 1 criticize
- [UnTrap for YouTube](https://hackerapproved.com/p/untrap/): 7 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize
- [SelfControl](https://hackerapproved.com/p/selfcontrol/): 6 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "LeechBlock NG", https://hackerapproved.com/p/leechblock/ (7 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.