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StarBlocker for iOS

StarBlocker for iPhone

iOS does not let an app see inside another app. In Safari, StarBlocker is the full product: the same AI, the same rules, the same countdown. Other apps can be blocked outright or given a daily limit, but not judged.

What iPhone can and cannot do

StarBlocker sees everything you do in Safari — the same AI, the same rules, the same countdown. It cannot see inside other apps.

Other apps can be blocked or time-limited, but never judged. Add the apps you want covered to a rule or a time limit.

A blocked app shows a locked screen for as long as the rule applies. There's no countdown to wait out, the way there is in Safari.

Requirements

• iPhone with Screen Time (Family Controls) permission
• The StarBlocker Safari extension enabled in Settings
• Currently a beta through TestFlight; join from the download page after signing up

Setting up

1. Install the app and log in to the same account as your other devices.
2. Enable the Safari extension and grant Screen Time permission when asked.
3. Add the apps you want blocked or limited to a rule or a time limit on the dashboard.

Download StarBlocker after signing up; the download page always has the current build.

What people block on iPhone

PornGamblingOnline shoppingSocial mediaYouTubeNewsVideo gamesWork and study focus

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.

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