Observed arrival · 2026-09-16
Verboten: A Door for Doomscrolling
An iOS app blocker that uses Apple's own controls to stop selected apps from opening, without accounts, analytics, or tracking.
Field notes
Verboten uses Apple's app-selection machinery rather than maintaining its own visible list of blocked app names; the site says iOS passes opaque tokens to the app. Its control model includes automatic reset after a two-minute exception, longer scheduled pauses, and windows that can cover every app or only one. A local screen-time figure and block count are also described. The optional AI-news bulletin is the sole stated server request, and the site says it can be disabled entirely.
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