Block distracting apps. Take back your time.

Open Disconnect, pick the apps or categories you want to block, choose a duration, and tap Block. iOS enforces the block through Apple's Screen Time framework, so a blocked screen appears instead of the app until the timer runs out.

Yes. You can block individual apps like Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube, or block the entire social category in one go, for a single session or on a repeating schedule.

The most reliable fix is adding friction at the moment of habit: when you catch yourself scrolling, start a short block so the feed simply isn't there. Combined with a nightly schedule, most people see their scrolling drop within days.

You don't need to delete anything. Track where your time actually goes with Insights, then block your top time-sinks during the hours they hurt most: deep work, meals, and the hour before bed.

Create a Deep Sleep schedule that blocks your scrolling apps every night, say 21:30 to 06:30. When the pull is automatic, the boundary has to be automatic too.

Yes, that's one of the most popular ways to use Disconnect. Start a focus block for the length of your study session, or set a Work Time schedule so distractions are blocked during the same hours every day.

A digital detox is a planned period with little or no non-essential phone use: a day, a weekend or longer. The trick is deciding the rules in advance and letting an app enforce them, so the detox doesn't depend on willpower.

Common signs: reaching for your phone without deciding to, losing track of time in feeds, checking it during conversations, and scrolling in bed despite being tired. If that sounds familiar, awareness plus small enforced boundaries is the way back.

Yes. Disconnect is free to download on the App Store for iPhone (iOS 17 or later). Full access is unlocked with a subscription: weekly, monthly or yearly, whichever fits how you want to use it.