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Practical, step-by-step guides to blocking apps and limiting screen time on iPhone and iPad.
Best app blockers for iPhone (2026)
Apple's Screen Time and eight app blockers side by side: how each one stops you, whether you can skip it, which devices it covers and what it costs. We make blokr, so every fact comes from the apps' own listings.
Read guideOpal alternative for iPhone: Opal vs blokr
Opal and blokr both block apps on iPhone. Here is what each costs, what is free, what sits behind Pro, and where NFC and QR unlock come in. We make blokr, so the sources are linked.
Read guideHow to block Instagram on iPhone
Screen Time can limit the Instagram app and instagram.com, but Ignore Limit and a quick reinstall undo it. How to close all three doors, and when a blocker is the better tool.
Read guideHow to block TikTok on iPhone
TikTok's built-in screen time limit asks for a passcode you set yourself. Here is how to block the app and tiktok.com with Screen Time, and what to use when Ignore Limit keeps winning.
Read guideHow to block YouTube on iPhone (app and Safari)
YouTube lives in the app, in Safari and in Shorts, and you may still need it for work. How to block each part with Screen Time, and how to keep a window open for the useful bits.
Read guideHow to block apps on iPhone
Screen Time limits, Downtime, hiding apps, or a dedicated blocker. What each one does, where it leaks, and which to pick.
Read guideLimit. Schedule. Focus.
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