This app, unlike other “blocking” apps, allows you to drill down to specific web pages to block those without affecting the rest of the site. Perfect for if I want to isolate only certain parts of a site without having to block off the whole thing. I love it! It also has a video demonstration for how to use the app to generate the URL you want to block instead of copy-pasting and escaping all the special characters manually. It’s great!
Pros: Minimalist interface with lots of room for configuration. Cons (minor IMO, some easy fixes for dev tho): - Works via Xcode, which means you need to type a \ before special characters (e.g. facebook\.com). For some reason, this app’s keyboard doesn’t have a “\” key. To manually type an address, I have to write it in “Notes” and copy it over. - The first several times I launched it, it immediately came up with a full screen page asking me to enable it in Safari extensions when I already had. I almost thought I couldn’t use the app - turns out you can swipe down on that full screen page and get into the app. After quitting safari and a:b twice, it seemed to go away - After putting in a website in correct format, there was a delay before that website was actually blocked. Not sure what triggered it finally. I thought app was broken and even downloaded a different app (Ochi), set it up, then realized this was working. I prefer this to Ochi, for now, due to its minimalist approach and minimal bloat. - Also, I guess for sake of completion maybe this app is hard for non-technical people to use because software things like “\” before special characters may not be common knowledge ?? Idk, doubt anyone is reading this but figured I’d say it.
This app does everything I could ask for it to do, however there is a bug that makes you unable to delete a site from being blocked or change the block after it has already been added. It just causes the whole app to crash to Home Screen. I guess this does keep you from unblocking things for your self that you are trying to stop using. But it would be preferable if the app still functioned properly. I will change this review if this gets updated.
This app does a wonderful job at blocking distracting websites. The ability to add new urls from Safari’s share menu is an excellent feature that really helps build a list of sites to block quickly. The only thing that this app needs is an import and export feature. Not everyone uses the cloud sync feature.
This app has a cool feature where You can set it so that you have to type in a string of random numbers before you can access the website. I think this is a really cool idea, but I wish I was an option to increase the length of the random’s trying to say, 500 digits, to make it a real dissuasion from visiting my favorite dish rafting websites like Reddit or Instagram
simple app that does what it’s supposed to with no subscriptions and no frills. helps me keep off instagram etc when i should be working/enjoying life. thanks for making this straightforward!
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