About this app

BlockApps is a smart app that lets you block intrusive and distracting apps so that you can concentrate on the work at hand. BlockApps enables you to block individual apps or multiple apps at a time by creating blocking profiles. Select a group of apps that you'd like to block from the list of apps on your phone. This app can also be used by concerned parents who would like to limit and control their kids' phone usage using 'Strict Mode.'

What is the Strict Mode?

The strict mode serves as a parental lock that works on further enforcing the blocking of apps. It is a premium feature that can only be accessed by pro users. The strict mode works on top of profiles and individual apps the user has blocked.

Once the strict mode is switched on, the user cannot.
Uninstall the app blocker app.
Access the phone settings.
Access the app blocker app.
To unlock BlockApps, the user will have to enter a secure PIN set up before enabling strict mode. Only then can the user access the app and switch off strict mode.

What happens if you forget your PIN?

Don't worry! BlockApps will let the user set up a recovery method in which he/she will have to enter their email id and verify. In case the user forgets the pin, an OTP will be sent to this email id, and by entering the OTP, the user can access the app.

Blocking Modes

Quick Mode
This mode will block your apps indefinitely without setting any conditions. It will block your apps on the spot without an end date.

Usage Limit
This mode lets the user block an app or a group of apps by the time spent on them. Users can block by minutes spent in an hour or hours spent in a day. The user can schedule it by selecting days in a week

Time Intervals
By selecting this, the user can block apps from opening during a specific time of day. This feature can also be used to create a usage schedule where the user can only use their favorite apps during a particular period in a day.

Number of Launches
Users can block an app or a group of apps by the no of launches in a day or hour.

Block Notifications(PRO Only)
The block notification feature will block all incoming notifications when enabled and store them within the app. The user can tap on the bell icon at the top right of the top bar to access all blocked notifications.

Other Features

Blocking Profiles
With blocking profiles, the user can block multiple apps together by adding them to the profiles. Users can create specific profiles based on app categories such as social media, finance & games, etc. All the blocking mode will be as is. The user can activate or pause any profile at any time.

Website Blocker
Users can block distracting websites where they tend to spend a lot of time. You can block any website by a URL or a keyword in the URL.

App Usage Tracker
Users can find their phone and app usage information with metrics like time spent on device or app & the no of launches over a given period. The user can filter this data by time by using the time filter dropdown menu.
Tapping on any app will reveal more information such as last launch, total time used, data used & usage rank.

Pro Features
1) Strict Mode
2) Block Notifications
3) Remove ads

Why you need BlockApps?

In the smartphone age, where knowledge & sources of entertainment are just a few taps away, there are too many distractions around that stop us from getting our work done. More and more children are getting addicted to their phones and not engaging in age-appropriate activities like playing sport & studying. BlockApps aims to address this crisis by blocking access to apps that annoy and distract so that you or your kids can focus on important things that matter.

App Permissions

Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to change the Z-order of tasks.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to collect component usage statistics
Declaring the permission implies intention to use the API and the user of the device can grant permission through the Settings application.