Practical guides to blocking distractions and planning your day on iPhone. Looking for how itself works? See the app guides.
Three ways to keep Instagram, TikTok and YouTube shut from 9 to 5: two built into iOS, and one that doesn't ask for willpower.
Read →SleepWhy it's so hard to put the phone down in bed, and a setup that makes the scroll end on its own at the time you choose.
Read →PlanningTime blocking turns a to-do list into a plan you can actually follow. Here's how to do it on iPhone in a few minutes a day.
Read →BlockingDeleting apps works until you reinstall them. Here's how to keep them, but only when you choose.
Read →Screen TimeIf App Limits never stop you, it's not a bug: "Ignore Limit" is built in. Here's why, and how to set limits you'll actually keep.
Read →PlanningFive minutes in the evening means you wake up knowing exactly what to do first. Here's the routine.
Read →FocusA timer alone doesn't stop you picking up the phone. Here's how to make each focus round lock the apps that break it, and the breaks unlock them.
Read →Screen TimeDowntime is free and built into every iPhone. So why do so many people still need an app blocker? Here's what each one really does.
Read →PlanningPlanning doesn't need an hour and a fancy system. Five minutes, three decisions and a timeline get you a day you can actually follow.
Read →You need your phone for flashcards, timetables and group chats. You don't need TikTok at 15:00 on a revision day. Here's how to keep one without the other.
Read →Remote workAt home, nobody sees you scroll. That's the freedom, and the problem. Here's a setup that gives your workday edges and keeps your phone out of it.
Read →ADHDLists get long and forgotten. Time slips by. Here's a planning setup that many people with ADHD find easier to stick to: visual, timed and low-effort.
Read →Both block distracting apps on iPhone with schedules and focus sessions. The difference is what's around the blocking: Opal is a dedicated blocker, ARCO is a day planner that blocks.
Read →Compareone sec slows you down before an app opens. ARCO plans your day and shuts apps when it counts. Two different ideas about how to use your phone less.
Read →CompareBrick makes you physically walk to a device to unblock your phone. ARCO plans your day and blocks on a schedule. Here's when each one wins.
Read →CompareScreen Time is free and already on your iPhone. ARCO is built on Apple's Screen Time framework too. Here's what the built-in does well, and where it falls short.
Read →CompareBoth put your day on a visual timeline. Structured is a beautiful planner across all your Apple devices. ARCO plans your day and also shuts the apps that would wreck it.
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