Detox - Social Media Blocker

Detox - Social Media Blocker

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Detox - Stop doomscrolling and reclaim your attention

The smart app blocker designed for high achievers. Interrupt mindless scrolling sessions while keeping your essential tools, chats, and maps available for a more balanced digital life.

Publisher

Detox

Category

Health & Fitness

Downloads

34K+

User Rating

4.6/5

Total Ratings

600

Locales

2

Reclaim Your Digital Space

Discover the interface used by 34K+ users.

Mobile screen showing a list of social media apps like Instagram and TikTok being selected for blocking

Mobile screen showing a list of social media apps like Instagram and TikTok being selected for blocking

Screen showing the Detox app setting for an anti doom scrolling limit of 15 minutes of consecutive usage

Screen showing the Detox app setting for an anti doom scrolling limit of 15 minutes of consecutive usage

Detox app interface showing a timer to set a limit on social media scrolling.

Detox app interface showing a timer to set a limit on social media scrolling.

Daily analytics dashboard showing screen time usage for distracting social media apps

Daily analytics dashboard showing screen time usage for distracting social media apps

Reclaim Your Attention Without the Frustration

The tools that make this app stand out, trusted by 34K+ users.

Smart Consecutive Limits

Break the scrolling loop without the guilt. Detox only interrupts you when you've been on social media for too long, allowing for quick checks while preventing hour-long rabbit holes.

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Intentional Daily Schedules

Protect your mornings and sleep hygiene. Set automated windows where distracting apps stay locked, helping you wake up focused and wind down without revenge bedtime procrastination.

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Deep Work Focus Sessions

Activate high-productivity mode for your freelance or study sessions. Block the noise while keeping Slack, Maps, and your work-related apps fully available for a seamless workflow.

Review Analysis

Insights from user reviews.

Sentiment Score

30%
Negative

Summary

This mobile app receives mixed to largely negative feedback, primarily due to its pricing model and significant stability issues. While users praise its effectiveness in reducing screen time, its intuitive design, and responsive developers, the absence of a free version and a perceived misleading trial leading to a paywall are major pain points. Numerous reports highlight critical bugs, including app crashes, uninstallation difficulties, and subscriptions not being recognized after updates (notably around September 2025), which often lock users out of their devices and applications.

Common Themes

Effective Time Management(10)
Intuitive Design(3)
Responsive Developers(2)
Customizable Blocking(2)
Value for Money(2)

About the app

Everything you need to know about Detox - Social Media Blocker.

Description

Detox helps you cut down your screen time without frustration. It only steps in when you have been scrolling for too long, while productive use like chats, maps or work apps stays open. SMART APP BLOCKING Most blockers shut down everything. Detox uses consecutive usage limits. You choose the apps. Detox blocks them only after you have been using them continuously for too long. Quick checks are fine. Long doomscrolling sessions are interrupted. - Set a consecutive usage limit for selected apps - Keep access to messages, maps and work tools - Break long scrolling streaks without feeling punished SCHEDULES THAT PROTECT YOUR TIME Create time periods on selected days of the week where distracting apps are automatically blocked. Use schedules to avoid distractions during: - Your mornings - Your evenings and sleep - Your daily focus hours Set it once and Detox blocks the apps you choose at the times you choose. FOCUS SESSIONS Start a Focus Session when you need deep work. Detox blocks distracting apps for a set period while essential tools stay available. WHY DETOX WORKS Detox targets long, mindless sessions instead of every single unlock. This makes control of your screen time sustainable in the long term. - Less frustration - Fewer willpower battles - No uninstalling after two weeks A CALMER DIGITAL LIFE With Detox you will enjoy more time for what matters, less mindless scrolling and clearer days with better focus and sleep. Take back control of your attention. Start your Detox today. Privacy Policy: https://www.detox.so/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.detox.so/terms

Latest Version

4.3.9

Size

82.3 MB

First Released

Sep 5, 2023

Take Back Your Attention, Without Deleting Your Life.

Join 34,000+ high-achievers reclaiming their focus. Start your sustainable digital detox today and end the doomscrolling cycle for good.

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