AppBlock: Block Apps & Website

The main selling point for me for this app was its strict mode option (I use premium and I think it's totally worth the price). There's different types of strict mode...but my favorite way is where you can do it based on a timer (i.e. strict mode is active for X number of hours/days that you decide). You literally cannot bypass it no matter what, which is why I love it. You can set app time limits, make some sites/apps always not available, set up schedules (i.e. from 10pm-7am, these apps are blocked). It's awesome. I just have 1 recommendation for the app developers....when you're not in strict mode and go to change one of your schedules/app limits, it makes you pause for 10 seconds to reconsider changing it. My *only* suggestion is to have a separate button for ADDING apps/sites to the blocklist that you don't have to wait 10 seconds to access. Because sometimes when you want to tighten things up, that 10 second pause can be enough to discourage you from making the rules stricter. Just something to consider!

This app worked great a couple of months ago, but has become so woefully broken that I’m deleting it for good. I opted for this one (and paid for an annual premium membership) primarily for the Strict Mode feature. This app initially appealed to me for its advertised ability to run multiple schedules at a time with a Strict Mode that would not allow one to modify schedules/delete the app when schedules have been exceeded. There is a flaw with the App Usage schedules that will inaccurately “count” and disable apps as being in-use if you do not force close/exit them when navigating away from them. After a few months of owning the app and it working as expected, Strict Mode inextricably stopped working. At the advice of the app’s support team, I have deleted/reinstalled the app several times in the last couple of months to resolve these issues. This may fix my issue for a day or two, at most, before Strict Mode stops working again. The last straw was today when I went to adjust a setting only for the app to tell me my subscription has expired, when it doesn’t expire until July 2024. Comically, deleting/reinstalling the app resolves this issue only for a couple of days, before I was again shown Premium had expired erroneously.

I LOVE App Block! a while ago I decided that I would take one day a week to do a social media “detox”. I searched & searched for an app that would actually block my social media apps but I couldn’t find anything that truly worked until I discovered App Block. this app has helped me SO much. the day’s I’ve been off social media I’ve been able to pursue my creativity to its maximum potential, grown in my faith, and been more productive than I could’ve imagined. especially with my ADHD brain, focus is SO hard with technology because it gives me the opportunity to have the world at my fingertips, which has been a huge blessing, but is also super distracting. this app is a game-changer. no more mindless social media scrolling when I should be focused. not only can I dedicate a day a week to no social media, but I can also turn on blocking of any apps I want to at any time. AND I can go to strict mode so my curious mind can’t bypass the restrictions I set. most of the apps settings are FREE which is INCREDIBLE, but you can also pay for premium at a really cheap price if you want some bonus features. If you really want to change your phone & or social media habits, THIS is the app for YOU! whether it be for your mental health, religious reasons or whatever else- App Block will give you the digital freedom you need + want. seriously can’t say enough good things about this app. Thank you for giving me my life back App Block!