Daily score
See time not wasted
Doomscroll time, opens avoided, solved prompts, and walkaways stay visible in one calm dashboard.
Doomscroll blocker
Stop doomscrolling. Find x first.
Blob blocks the apps you keep opening and makes you solve stupidly hard math before the feed loads. If it is not worth the work, walk away.
At a glance
What is Blob?
Blob is an iPhone screen time and app blocker built to interrupt automatic doomscrolling. Choose distracting apps, solve a hard math prompt when you genuinely want to open one, or walk away and keep your time.
- Available on
- iPhone now; Android in development
- How it works
- Hard math adds friction before selected apps open
- Access model
- Intentional access instead of permanent lockout
- Price
- Free to download with optional in-app purchases
App rules
Block the doomscroll apps
Pick the apps you spiral in. Blob gets between you and the feed before it can start.
Hard math
Want TikTok? Find x.
Make autopilot solve something annoying before the app opens. That is the whole point.
Progress
Walk away when it feels dumb
When the math makes the scroll feel not worth it, leave. Blob counts the open you avoided.
Widgets
Keep the blocker visible
Home Screen widgets keep your score close, so the anti-doomscrolling loop stays hard to ignore.
Guides
Less doomscrolling, fewer excuses.
Practical notes on app blockers, Screen Time, and making endless feeds harder to open on autopilot.
Habit guide
How to stop opening TikTok on autopilot
Put friction before the feed so the scroll has to earn its way in.
iPhone setupHow to block distracting apps on iPhone without going full lockdown
Use friction, not punishment, when doomscrolling apps keep sneaking back in.
ComparisonScreen Time vs app blockers: what actually helps?
Where Apple's built-in tools shine, where they get easy to bypass, and why annoying gates can work better.
Privacy
Designed around your device controls.
Blob uses Apple's Screen Time APIs to block selected apps, show the in-app solve screens, run focus sessions, and share small daily score snapshots with its widget. It is not built to read messages, feeds, searches, camera recordings, microphone recordings, or precise location.
Contact / Support
Questions or feedback?
Tell us what is working, what is weird, or what you want to see next.
Coming soon to Android!
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FAQ
Good to know.
What is Blob?
Blob is an iPhone screen time and app blocker that interrupts automatic doomscrolling. Choose distracting apps, then solve hard math when you want to open one or walk away instead.
How does Blob block distracting apps?
Blob uses Apple's Screen Time APIs to protect the apps you select. When you try to open one, solve the prompt to continue intentionally or leave without opening it.
Is Blob available for iPhone and Android?
Blob is available now for iPhone through Apple's App Store. An Android version is in development; join the Android release waitlist above to get one launch note.
Is Blob free?
Yes. Blob is free to download on iPhone and offers optional in-app purchases.
Can I still open apps protected by Blob?
Yes. Blob adds friction instead of permanently locking you out. Solve the prompt when you intentionally want the app, or walk away when opening it is not worth the effort.
What data can Blob access?
Blob uses Apple's Screen Time APIs to block selected apps and show its intervention screens. It is not built to read messages, feeds, searches, camera recordings, microphone recordings, or precise location.
Ready to make doomscrolling annoying?
Download Blob and put stupidly hard math in front of the apps that steal your time.