Practical guides for blocking distracting apps on iPhone and protecting the moments that matter.https://trycalma.app/en-ushttps://trycalma.app/guides/does-a-pause-before-opening-apps-work/https://trycalma.app/guides/does-a-pause-before-opening-apps-work/Often, yes. Studies of one sec and similar tools found fewer app opens after a short pause. What the research shows, where it stops, and how to choose a tool.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/what-is-doomscrolling/https://trycalma.app/guides/what-is-doomscrolling/Doomscrolling is scrolling through news or posts that upset you long after it stops helping. Where the word came from, why feeds make it easy, how to stop.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/shared-vs-separate-iphone-app-limits/https://trycalma.app/guides/shared-vs-separate-iphone-app-limits/One iPhone Screen Time App Limit can cover several selected apps. Learn when they share a daily allowance and how to give each app its own limit.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/choose-which-apps-can-notify-during-a-focus/https://trycalma.app/guides/choose-which-apps-can-notify-during-a-focus/Use Apple Focus to decide whether a few selected apps may notify you or a few should stay quiet during one particular moment.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/make-a-focus-feel-different-without-app-blocking/https://trycalma.app/guides/make-a-focus-feel-different-without-app-blocking/Choose the Apple Focus setting that fits the interruption: notification permissions, screen context, or an in-app information filter.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/focus-across-apple-devices/https://trycalma.app/guides/focus-across-apple-devices/Apple Focus can share its settings across devices signed in to the same Apple Account. Here is how to decide whether that scope fits the moment.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/focus-keep-selected-people-reachable/https://trycalma.app/guides/focus-keep-selected-people-reachable/Use Apple Focus to decide which people can still notify you during one protected moment, without turning every alert back on.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/schedule-a-focus-for-one-recurring-window/https://trycalma.app/guides/schedule-a-focus-for-one-recurring-window/Set one recurring Apple Focus window for the part of your week that needs fewer alerts, then leave the rest of the day alone.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/focus-or-screen-time-for-notifications/https://trycalma.app/guides/focus-or-screen-time-for-notifications/Use Apple Focus when alerts keep breaking into a moment. Use Screen Time when opening an app is the problem. They can work together, but they solve different things.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/reassess-the-app-list-after-a-week/https://trycalma.app/guides/reassess-the-app-list-after-a-week/After one ordinary week, review your app boundary once. Keep what fits, narrow what does not, and change one detail instead of starting over.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/custom-days-for-an-irregular-week/https://trycalma.app/guides/custom-days-for-an-irregular-week/Use Screen Time’s day-specific schedules to make a temporary change for an unusual week, then return to the boundary you meant to keep.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/allowed-contacts-during-downtime/https://trycalma.app/guides/allowed-contacts-during-downtime/Use Apple Screen Time’s communication settings to keep the people who matter reachable during a Screen Time Schedule without leaving every distracting app open.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/category-limit-or-moment-boundary/https://trycalma.app/guides/category-limit-or-moment-boundary/Choose a daily app or category limit when interruptions are scattered, or a protected moment when the problem has a clear time and place.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/weekday-weekend-boundaries/https://trycalma.app/guides/weekday-weekend-boundaries/Use Screen Time’s day-specific schedules to make one app boundary fit the shape of your workweek and your time off.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/screen-time-report-before-app-list/https://trycalma.app/guides/screen-time-report-before-app-list/Use your iPhone’s Screen Time summary to spot the apps that interrupt one specific moment, without treating every frequently used app as a problem.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/return-to-work-after-lunch/https://trycalma.app/guides/return-to-work-after-lunch/A small post-lunch phone boundary can mark the end of a break without turning your whole afternoon into a rigid rule.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/protect-hobby-hour-from-feeds/https://trycalma.app/guides/protect-hobby-hour-from-feeds/Keep a little time for the thing you meant to do without making your phone, or your hobby, into a moral project.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/temporary-focus-session-one-task/https://trycalma.app/guides/temporary-focus-session-one-task/Protect one defined task from the apps that keep pulling you elsewhere, without turning it into a permanent rule.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/app-blocker-guilt/https://trycalma.app/guides/app-blocker-guilt/Overrode an app boundary? Treat one exception as information, make one small adjustment, and return to the moment you meant to protect.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/evening-wind-down-routine/https://trycalma.app/guides/evening-wind-down-routine/A short evening phone boundary can make room for the last part of your day without turning bedtime into another project.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/first-hour-of-work/https://trycalma.app/guides/first-hour-of-work/A small phone boundary at the start of work can keep social feeds out of the transition to your first planned task.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/hard-blocker-vs-gentle-pause/https://trycalma.app/guides/hard-blocker-vs-gentle-pause/Choose between a stricter Screen Time block and a gentler app boundary by looking at the moment, the exceptions, and what has actually failed before.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/stay-present-at-dinner/https://trycalma.app/guides/stay-present-at-dinner/A dinner phone boundary can keep reflex apps out of the meal while leaving the access you genuinely need available.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/protect-morning-from-feeds/https://trycalma.app/guides/protect-morning-from-feeds/A small morning phone boundary can keep news and social feeds from taking over the first part of your day, without cutting off the apps you need.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/overriding-app-limits/https://trycalma.app/guides/overriding-app-limits/If you keep overriding your iPhone app limits, make the boundary smaller and clearer instead of adding more rules.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)https://trycalma.app/guides/block-distracting-apps-iphone-without-deleting/https://trycalma.app/guides/block-distracting-apps-iphone-without-deleting/You can restrict access to distracting apps on iPhone without deleting them. Choose Screen Time or a gentler app blocker for work, rest, and bedtime.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsupport@trycalma.app (Antonio Neto)