Dumb Phone Prescription
This app cannot block other apps. What it can do is show you the shortest way to turn the phone you already own into a dumb phone, using settings it already has.
If you have searched for a flip phone, there is something left to try first. Pick your device and OS version and you get the order to work through, with nothing to install.
1. Pick your phone
- Galaxy (One UI 6) OS version One UI 6 (Android 14)
- Galaxy (One UI 7) OS version One UI 7 (Android 15)
- Galaxy (One UI 8) OS version One UI 8 (Android 16)
- Pixel (Android 14) OS version Android 14
- Pixel (Android 15) OS version Android 15
- Pixel (Android 16) OS version Android 16
- iPhone (iOS 17) OS version iOS 17
- iPhone (iOS 18) OS version iOS 18
- iPhone (iOS 26) OS version iOS 26
2. Pick what keeps you up
- Instagram Reels at nightAimed at the hour that turns into three. Nothing gets deleted, only the night hours change.Galaxy (One UI 6)Galaxy (One UI 7)Galaxy (One UI 8)Pixel (Android 14)Pixel (Android 15)Pixel (Android 16)iPhone (iOS 17)iPhone (iOS 18)iPhone (iOS 26)
- YouTube ShortsThe scroll that starts before you decide. When the timer runs out, the icon locks.Galaxy (One UI 6)Galaxy (One UI 7)Galaxy (One UI 8)Pixel (Android 14)Pixel (Android 15)Pixel (Android 16)iPhone (iOS 17)iPhone (iOS 18)iPhone (iOS 26)
- InstagramA daily budget plus the icon off your home screen. The account stays where it is.Galaxy (One UI 6)Galaxy (One UI 7)Galaxy (One UI 8)Pixel (Android 14)Pixel (Android 15)Pixel (Android 16)iPhone (iOS 17)iPhone (iOS 18)iPhone (iOS 26)
- TikTokThe next video is already playing, so there is no gap to stop in. Set a daily budget and take the icon off the home screen.Galaxy (One UI 6)Galaxy (One UI 7)Galaxy (One UI 8)Pixel (Android 14)Pixel (Android 15)Pixel (Android 16)iPhone (iOS 17)iPhone (iOS 18)iPhone (iOS 26)
- X (Twitter)The refresh that never ends. Pair a daily budget with silenced notifications.Galaxy (One UI 6)Galaxy (One UI 7)Galaxy (One UI 8)Pixel (Android 14)Pixel (Android 15)Pixel (Android 16)iPhone (iOS 17)iPhone (iOS 18)iPhone (iOS 26)
- GamesOne round becomes five. Pair a time limit with silenced notifications.Galaxy (One UI 6)Galaxy (One UI 7)Galaxy (One UI 8)Pixel (Android 14)Pixel (Android 15)Pixel (Android 16)iPhone (iOS 17)iPhone (iOS 18)iPhone (iOS 26)
- All of itEverything worth trying before you buy a flip phone. Calls and texts stay as they are.Galaxy (One UI 6)Galaxy (One UI 7)Galaxy (One UI 8)Pixel (Android 14)Pixel (Android 15)Pixel (Android 16)iPhone (iOS 17)iPhone (iOS 18)iPhone (iOS 26)
What each device can and cannot do, and how hard each one is to undo. Ordered by that difficulty, not by commission.
Write your own rule, make a card, send it to someone. Kept days show up and missed days are not counted.
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