getIRL
Focus and sleep app blocker
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Block the apps that pull you in, at work and at night. Unlocking takes a short wait, so you choose it on purpose. No accounts. Nothing leaves your iPhone.
getIRL blocks the apps and websites that pull you in, so you can focus at work and sleep at night.
Make a routine, pick the apps, and choose when it runs: every night 23:00–07:00, weekdays 09:00–17:30, or right now for an hour. Blocks start and end on their own, even when the app is closed.
Unlocking takes effort, on purpose. Ask to unlock from the block screen and getIRL opens a short countdown. Stay with it and your apps open for 10 minutes, then the block comes back by itself. Leave, and the wait starts again. A few emergency unlocks a week skip the wait when you really need it.
• Routines for focus, sleep, deep work or family time
• Recurring schedules, or one-off timers that start now or later
• A calm countdown instead of a one-tap "ignore"
• Strict mode: the app can't be deleted while a block is on
• The Lock Screen and Dynamic Island show what's on and until when
• History: hours protected this week, per routine, and the times your apps were open during a block
• Screen time by app category, this week against last, worked out by Screen Time on your iPhone
• A morning recap at 08:00 about the day before
• A night look for bedtime: dark, still, nothing to watch
Private by design. No accounts, no ads, no analytics. getIRL uses Apple's Screen Time, never learns which apps you picked, and keeps everything on your iPhone.
You stay in charge: Screen Time access can always be switched off in Settings. getIRL just makes the easy scroll a little less easy.
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History now shows screen time by app category: this week so far against the same days last week. Apple's Screen Time works it out on your iPhone; getIRL never sees the numbers.
Time a block was on but your apps were open after an unlock is marked in red, so you can see where it slipped. Hours protected no longer count it.
Home tells you how long until your next routine starts, so you know how much time is left with your apps.
Profiles are now called routines. History's activity list shows the latest five, with Show all.
The developer, Bruno Pais, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Bruno Pais
- Size
- 2.6 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Bruno Pais