Block the apps you can't put down
Published Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Circuit blocks the apps you can't put down. Pick apps, whole categories (like Games) or websites in Apple's own picker, then block them on a repeating schedule — "Sleep, 22:30–07:00" — or right now with the Breaker, a one-hold block for 15 minutes to a whole day that also works from Control Center, a widget and Siri. Blocking is enforced by iOS through Screen Time, so it keeps working when the app is closed. Strict Mode sessions run to the end; other sessions can require a breath, a wait or a typed sentence before they end early. No account. Circuit receives opaque tokens from Apple's picker and never learns which apps you block. Free: one schedule, blocks up to 30 minutes, a week of stats. Pro: $59.99/year with a 7-day trial, $12.99/month or $4.99/week, shared with Family Sharing. iPhone and iPad, iOS 18+.
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