Block distracting apps during focus hours, evenings, classes, or weekend detox windows.
Screen Time, without the guilt loop
Block apps when focus matters.
Focus Blocks hides distracting apps during the rules you choose: work hours, study sessions, daily limits, or a stricter Lock-in window.
No account
No ads
No analytics
iOS 18+
Why it exists
A blocker for people who already know what pulls them in.
Focus Blocks is not a streak app, a social layer, or a lecture. It is a small commitment tool: pick the distractions, pick the rule, and let iOS keep them out of reach.
Allow a small amount of time, then block the selected apps once the minutes are gone.
Add a setup window so future-you cannot casually undo the rule during a weak moment.
How it works
Choose the apps. Choose the rule. Let the system enforce it.
1
Pick apps, sites, or categories.
Use Apple's Screen Time picker to select what should disappear.
2
Set the rule.
Use a schedule, a daily budget, or both when you want more precision.
3
Stay with the decision.
When a rule applies, selected apps are shielded system-wide until they are allowed again.
Private by default
No account. No tracking. No backend.
Rules can sync through your own iCloud account, under your own Apple ID. Screen Time app selections are private device-local tokens, so each iPhone or iPad confirms its own apps.
Built for real use
Flexible enough for different kinds of distraction.
Use a daily app budget for apps that are useful in small doses but costly when they run long.
Set a weekday schedule so the apps are available later, without needing manual toggles.
Apply a block everywhere, or keep it only on this iPhone when your iPad needs different rules.
Questions
What people usually ask before installing.
Is Focus Blocks parental control?
No. It is self-directed and designed for your own devices. It does not manage other people's devices.
Does it read which apps I use?
No. Apple's Screen Time framework performs shielding on the operating-system side. Focus Blocks does not run analytics or send usage data to a server.
Why does each device ask me to confirm apps?
Screen Time selections are private device-local tokens. Rules can sync through iCloud, but app selections must be confirmed on each iPhone or iPad.
What version of iOS do I need?
Focus Blocks requires iOS 18 or later.