Can I block apps at certain times of day?
Short answer: Yes — Block Schedules turn distracting apps off automatically at the times you choose (bedtime, work hours, the school run) and back on afterwards, every day, without you lifting a finger.
Yes. A Block Schedule turns the apps you choose off automatically at set times and back on afterwards — every day, hands-free.
What a schedule looks like
- Bedtime: block Instagram, TikTok and YouTube from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM so the night doesn't disappear.
- Work hours: block social apps 9:00 AM–5:00 PM so focus is the default, not a fight.
- Morning: a wake-up window that keeps the first hour yours.
Apple's Screen Time can do time-based blocking too (via Downtime), but it's account-wide and easy to override. Paused lets you keep several named schedules and makes them hard to casually skip.
New here? See how to block apps during work hours or what a Focus session is.
