Posts about explainers
Do app blockers work? What the research actually shows
Three good studies on app limits, delays and blocking, read honestly: what changed, how much, who dropped out, and what that means for choosing a blocker.
Does Apple Screen Time actually work for adults?
Screen Time is free and built into every iPhone, but its limits can be dismissed by default. How it works in iOS 26 and iOS 27, where it fails, and how to set it up so it holds.
How NFC phone blockers work, in plain English
What is inside a puck like Brick, Bloom or the moss stone, how tapping it locks apps on an iPhone, why it needs no battery, and the one way every such blocker can be bypassed.