App guides

How to block apps on iPhone

Choose an app or a specific feed, such as Reels or Shorts. Each guide explains the available controls, what stays accessible and when a whole-app block is needed.

Find an app or topic

Short videos

Instagram Reels

Can you block only Reels and keep Instagram messages? Understand what app-level blocking can do.

Short videos

YouTube Shorts

Set a Shorts feed limit inside YouTube, or compare it with blocking the whole app on iPhone.

Prediction markets

Kalshi & Polymarket

Compare account restrictions and phone blocking before taking a break from prediction markets.

Trading habits

Overtrading

Build a phone boundary for repeated chart checks and understand when to seek wider support.

Social

Instagram

Screen Time steps and a Warden schedule for Instagram.

Video

TikTok

Screen Time steps and a Warden schedule for TikTok.

Video

YouTube

Screen Time steps and a Warden schedule for YouTube.

Social

X (Twitter)

Screen Time steps and a Warden schedule for X (Twitter).

Community

Screen Time steps and a Warden schedule for Reddit.

Social

Facebook

Screen Time steps and a Warden schedule for Facebook.

Social

Snapchat

Screen Time steps and a Warden schedule for Snapchat.

Games

Screen Time steps and a Warden schedule for Games.

Social

Screen Time steps and a Warden schedule for WhatsApp.

Community

Discord

Screen Time steps and a Warden schedule for Discord.

Social

Threads

Screen Time steps and a Warden schedule for Threads.

Before you set a long block

Keep the apps you need for calls, travel and work available. Test a short rule first, including browser access and what happens when you ask for more time.

Test the block and approval flow before relying on it

Compare ways to ask someone else for approval