Guides

Guides

How app blocking works on iPhone, what it can and can’t do, and how to make a lock actually hold.

• How to block apps on iPhone — and make it stick

  Screen Time, Downtime, Focus and blocker apps compared — and why the way a lock ends matters most.

• NFC app blocker: lock your phone with a $1 sticker

  Why a sticker on the fridge beats willpower, which NFC tags work with iPhone, and where to put yours.

• Why Screen Time limits don’t stop you (and what does)

  A limit that ends with “Ignore” is a reminder. What makes a lock hold is friction you can’t skip on impulse.

• An app blocker without a subscription

  What Apple requires app blockers to give away, what’s worth paying for, and why once is enough.