Covenant Eyes alternative: Secondway
If you want porn blocked rather than reported to someone, Secondway is the alternative. Covenant Eyes is built around screen accountability: screenshots go to a partner you choose. Secondway is built around blocking, on your phone and your computer at the same time, and switching it off takes a wait you set in advance.
Side by side
| Covenant Eyes | Secondway | |
|---|---|---|
| Main idea | Screen Accountability: screenshots sent to an "ally", plus explicit-domain reporting and domain blocking | Blocking: porn and any app or site you choose, with recovery tools (streaks, check-ins, AI coach) |
| Who sees your activity | Your ally sees blurred screenshots and reports | No one. Filtering runs on your device; nothing is screenshotted or logged |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac, Android, Windows | iPhone, Mac, Android, Windows, under one account |
| iPhone | Screenshots are taken only in Safari | Set up once from the Mac or Windows app with a cable; no switch on the phone to turn it off |
| Turning it off | — | Strict Mode: a wait you set in advance, timed on our server |
| Price (US) | $18/month · $198/year | $18/month · $149/year; priced per country elsewhere |
| Try before paying | 30-day money-back guarantee | 30-day money-back guarantee |
Covenant Eyes details are from covenanteyes.com and its App Store listing, checked October 2026. Plans and prices can change; check their site for the latest.
When Covenant Eyes fits better
- You want a specific person to see what you look at, not just a block.
- You want one plan for a household: Covenant Eyes covers up to 10 family members.
- You want a faith-based program. Covenant Eyes is built for that.
When Secondway fits better
- You'd rather nobody sees screenshots of your screen.
- You want the content gone, not reported after you've already seen it.
- You need the phone and the computer closed at the same time, so there's no fallback device.
- You want turning it off to take a wait you can't skip in a weak moment.
Switching from Covenant Eyes
- Start on secondway.app/start.
- Install Secondway on each device: Android from Google Play, Windows and Mac from secondway.app/get, iPhone from the Mac or Windows app.
- Turn on Strict Mode and pick your wait.
- Cancel Covenant Eyes from your Covenant Eyes account.
Every plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee. If it doesn't work for you, you get your money back.