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Pause App Blocker

A strict iPhone app blocker with no pause button

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Pause blocks distracting apps and websites on iPhone. Choose from five blocking modes, then turn off unlocks so there are no breaks or early exits. Strict Mode locks your settings until the session ends. Free, no account, no ads, data stays on your device.

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PH · launched Oct 28, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 67%)

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Could you build this?

Partial The blocking UI is buildable, but enforcing strict blocks on iPhone needs native Screen Time APIs and an Apple entitlement that a solo builder has to get approved.

What it would actually take: It is a native iOS app in Swift using Apple's FamilyControls, ManagedSettings and DeviceActivity frameworks, with the required extensions. The hard parts are obtaining Apple's Family Controls distribution entitlement and designing a block that cannot be bypassed without breaking Apple's rules, plus testing across iOS versions. This needs iOS platform experience and App Review navigation.

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Attention rank: #379 of 735 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 364 days after the earliest competitor.

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