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To block a website permanently on iPhone, put it behind a lock you can't undo on impulse. Screen Time's Never Allow list works, but your own passcode opens it again in seconds. In Stryct, set the site to Always: it stays blocked 24/7 in Safari and other browsers, and unblocking it takes 24 hours.
The most reliable way: in Stryct, add the site in Blocklist → Websites and choose Always. It stays blocked 24/7 in every browser, and unblocking it takes a full 24 hours, so a bad moment can't undo it. Free alternative: Screen Time's Never Allow list (Settings → Screen Time → Content & Privacy Restrictions → Web Content). It works, but whoever knows the passcode, usually you, can undo it in seconds.
Every website blocker on iPhone has to answer one question: what happens when you want the site back? If the answer is a button, a passcode you know, or a toggle in Settings, the block only lasts until your next weak moment.
That's the gap with Screen Time on your own phone. The block is real, but the key sits in your pocket. Apple's blocked-site screen even offers an Allow Website option, and the Screen Time passcode is usually one you chose yourself.
So a website blocked “for good” needs one of two things: someone else holding the key, or a delay long enough that the urge passes before the block lifts.
Stryct gives every website two modes. During locks blocks the site whenever a lock, a schedule or your daily limit is running. Always keeps it blocked around the clock, whether or not a lock is on.
Want it back later? Tap the site's Always badge and choose Unblock in 24h. A countdown starts, and you can cancel it at any time. After 24 hours, Stryct asks one last time, with Keep it blocked as the big button. Only then is the site removed.
The block works in Safari and other browsers, and it's separate from your locks: no timer has to be running. Stryct also blocks apps, so you can pair a permanent website block with app locks and schedules.
Screen Time is built into iOS and costs nothing. Menu names vary slightly between iOS versions, but the path is:
Two limits to know. Sites can be reachable through a different subdomain (a mobile or old version of the site), so add those too. And without a passcode someone else holds, unblocking stays one tap away. Our Stryct vs Screen Time comparison goes deeper on where Screen Time works well.
On iPad, everything works the same way: the Screen Time path is identical, and Stryct runs on iPad with the same Always mode, so a site blocked on one device can be blocked just as firmly on the other.
A permanent block fits sites that give you nothing back. A few that people often choose:
If you still need a site for work, choose During locks instead: it's blocked while you focus and open the rest of the time.
A permanent block isn't about making a site impossible to reach. It's about making the way back slow enough that you only take it when you actually mean it. We built Always around a 24-hour wait for that reason: the version of you who wants Reddit at 1 a.m. rarely still wants it the next night.
Set any site to Always and give the urge 24 hours to pass. Free 3-day trial on iPhone and iPad.
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