Guides
Plain answers on getting your time back from your phone: what works, what it costs, and the research behind it.
The App That Makes You Do Push-Ups to Open Instagram
How push-up app blockers work, what the rules are, and how to set one up on Android and iPhone so Instagram and TikTok cost you 10 push-ups.
7 min read
Pushscroll Alternatives: Push-Up App Blockers Compared
Pushscroll costs $14.99 a month on iPhone. Here are the other apps that make you exercise before you scroll, with prices, platforms and who each one suits.
8 min read
How to Block Instagram Reels on iPhone and Android
Screen Time and Digital Wellbeing can't hide only Reels. What actually works on iPhone and Android, step by step, and what each option costs you.
7 min read
How to Stop Doomscrolling: What the Research Says Works
What the studies say actually cuts scrolling: friction before the app, a daily budget, grayscale, a real break. With the numbers and how to set each one up.
9 min read
Apps That Lock Your Phone Until You Do Something
Push-ups, steps, prayer, a breath or real work: the apps that keep Instagram and TikTok locked until you do something first, and which task works best.
7 min read
Is There an App Blocker You Can't Turn Off?
Every blocker has an off switch for the phone's owner. The setups that actually hold on iPhone and Android, and what they cost you in an emergency.
7 min read
How to Block TikTok on iPhone and Android
Four ways to block TikTok, from TikTok's own limit to Screen Time and Digital Wellbeing, step by step, and how to close the browser back door too.
6 min read
How to Block YouTube Shorts on iPhone and Android
YouTube now lets you set your Shorts feed limit to zero. How to do it, why it's only a reminder, and what to use when you need a real block.
6 min read
Opal Alternatives: Cheaper and Free Screen Time Apps Compared
Opal costs $19.99 a month. The alternatives worth a look, from free ScreenZen to one sec and AppBlock, with prices, ratings and who each one suits.
7 min read
The Best App Blockers for Android, Compared
AppBlock, Stay Focused, one sec, Lock Me Out, the push-up blockers and the free built-in option, with installs, ratings and what each does best.
8 min read