StarBlocker / Use cases / Video games
Block video games on Mac, Windows, iPhone* and Android
Block games, or limit them to evenings
A game blocker that only knows Steam misses the browser tab, the phone and the Twitch stream. StarBlocker judges what is on screen, so a game is a game whatever launched it, and a daily budget is spent across every device.
Rules you could write
- No games on weekdays before 7pm.
- One hour of games a day, counted across my PC and my phone.
A rule is a sentence. StarBlocker's AI reads what is on your screen every few seconds and judges it against the sentence. There is no list to maintain, and a new site is covered the day it appears.
How StarBlocker handles it
PC, browser and phone together
Steam, Epic, a browser game, a mobile game and a game stream are all judged by the same rule, because the rule describes the activity.
A budget shared by devices
One hour a day is one hour total. The phone cannot top up what the PC spent.
Schedules
Weekdays off until seven, weekends free. The rule turns itself on and off.
Missions for study
Start a study mission and everything else is blocked until it ends, including games you never thought to list.
Every device, one account
- MacStarBlocker for macOS
- WindowsStarBlocker for Windows
- iPhoneStarBlocker for iOS
- AndroidStarBlocker for Android
* On iPhone, StarBlocker judges everything you do in Safari. It cannot see inside other apps: those can be blocked or time-limited, but not judged.
Questions
Does it block games on my phone?
On Android the screen is judged like any other. On iPhone, named game apps can be blocked outright with a locked screen or given a daily limit; iOS does not let an app see inside another app.
Does it block game streams and gaming videos too?
If the rule says so. Describe what counts and the AI judges what is on screen, a stream included.
Can my parent or partner see what I played?
A partner sees your rules, blocks and progress, never the screen. You choose the partner and what they see.
Can it be turned off for a tournament?
Removing StarBlocker takes fifteen minutes and your partner is emailed. A schedule is the better tool: make the rule off on the day you need.
Related
One rule, every device.
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