Morning app blocker for iPhone

Stop scrolling immediately after waking up.

AM Buffer is an alarm that locks the apps you choose the moment it goes off, and keeps them locked for a window you set: 30 minutes by default. Calls, maps, and everything you did not pick keep working.

The problem: A quick check in bed turns into feeds, messages, and other people’s priorities before you have chosen your own.

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Free public beta on TestFlight · iOS 26 or later · First three mornings unlock everything

7:14● ◒

AM BUFFER

YOUR MORNING IS PROTECTED

29:42

Come back after your AM Buffer ends.

◎▶◈3 apps blocked

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3 mornings in a rowYour streak, on the Today tab

An hour earlyPremium blocks before your alarm

30 mindefault buffer after your alarm

3 morningsfree, with everything unlocked

iPhonepublic beta, iOS 26 or later

Why morning scrolling is hard to stop

Stop the morning scroll before it steals your first 30 minutes.

A quick check becomes twenty minutes.

One notification leads to a feed, then messages, then whatever the algorithm serves next.

Half-awake willpower is unreliable.

A morning app blocker changes what is available before you have to negotiate with the habit.

Your day starts in reaction mode.

News, work messages, and social updates set the tone before you have chosen what matters.

How the morning app blocker works

Block distracting apps when your alarm goes off, in three steps.

Set it up once. Every morning your alarm rings, and the apps you picked stay locked until your buffer ends. Read the full guide.

STEP 1

Set your alarms and pick what to block.

Add one alarm or several, each with its own time, repeat days, and sound. Then choose apps, whole categories, or websites in Apple’s Screen Time picker.

STEP 2

Your alarm goes off and the block begins.

The apps you picked lock from your first alarm until your buffer ends after your last one. Everything else on your phone keeps working.

STEP 3

Get your morning back.

Open a blocked app and you see AM Buffer’s block screen instead. Each protected morning adds to your streak.

A configurable app blocker

Choose how long distracting apps stay blocked.

Pick 15, 30, 60, or 90 minutes after your last alarm, and fit the block around school runs, workouts, commutes, or quiet coffee. The goal is a boundary you can keep.

✓ Block apps, whole categories, or websites
✓ Calls, maps, and everything you did not pick keep working
✓ An emergency exit: hold for 30 seconds to open everything for 10 minutes

Tomorrow’s bufferOn

LAST ALARM7:14

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BUFFER ENDS7:44

Choose a duration

15min30min60min90min

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3 apps blockedTap to edit your list

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Your phone stays useful. The rabbit holes wait.

AFTER YOUR THREE FREE MORNINGSFree vs Premium

App Store subscription

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Blocking starts an hour before your alarmFree starts at your first alarm

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No limit on how much you blockFree blocks one app, category, or website

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Buffer up to 90 minutes after your last alarmFree runs up to 60 minutes

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◉ Your first three mornings include everything above, with no subscription needed.

Free to start

Three mornings with everything unlocked.

Your first three protected mornings include every Premium feature. After that, AM Buffer keeps blocking for free, with one item and a buffer of up to an hour. Premium is for people who wake up before the alarm and reach for the phone anyway.