PushBlocker — Exercise to Scroll
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PushBlocker is built by one person. Your email comes straight to me, and I answer it myself.
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Most questions I get have a quick answer. Have a look here first — it may save you the wait.
My apps are not being blocked
Nine times out of ten this is the Screen Time permission. PushBlocker cannot shield anything without it.
Open iOS Settings → Screen Time and confirm Screen Time is on, then check that PushBlocker still appears under the apps allowed to use it. If you tapped “Don't Allow” on the first launch prompt, the app has no way to ask again from inside — the switch has to be turned back on in Settings.
Also worth checking: the session's days and times actually cover right now, and the apps you meant to block are the ones selected in the picker.
Why can't the app show me which apps I blocked?
That is Apple's design, not an oversight. When you choose apps, iOS hands PushBlocker anonymous tokens rather than app names. The app can shield them and display them through Apple's own picker, but it genuinely cannot read a list of your selections — and neither can I. It is the same rule that keeps your choices private from every app of this kind.
My push-ups (or squats, planks, jumping jacks) are not being counted
Counting uses the camera and Apple's on-device pose model, so it needs to actually see you:
- Prop the phone so your whole body is in frame — head to feet, not a close-up.
- Give it decent, even light. Backlighting from a window or a lamp behind you defeats it.
- Stand or lie side-on to the camera for push-ups and planks, facing it for squats and jumping jacks.
- Loose, dark clothing against a dark floor makes your outline hard to find. Contrast helps.
- Check camera permission in iOS Settings → PushBlocker → Camera.
If it still miscounts with all that in place, email me the exercise, your phone model and how you had it positioned — that is exactly the detail I need to improve the detector.
I can't delete PushBlocker from my phone
You most likely turned on Prevent App Uninstallation in Preferences, which is doing precisely what you asked it to. Turn it off in PushBlocker → Settings → Preferences and the app will delete normally.
If you cannot reach that switch, turning off PushBlocker's access under iOS Settings → Screen Time lifts every restriction the app has applied, including this one.
I am locked out and I need my apps right now
Settings has an Emergency Mode, which grants 15 minutes of banked time and can be used twice a week. It exists for genuine emergencies, which is why it is deliberately limited.
Beyond that, revoking the Screen Time permission in iOS Settings → Screen Time removes all shields immediately. It is always available — the app cannot lock you out of your own device.
I paid, but Plus features are still locked
Open Settings → Help & Support → Restore Purchase. Make sure the iPhone is signed in with the same Apple Account that made the purchase — an entitlement belongs to that account, not to the device.
If restore still finds nothing, send me the plan you bought and the purchase date, and I will help you work out what happened. Please never send your Apple Account password or card details; I never need them.
How do I cancel my subscription, or get a refund?
Cancel in iOS Settings → your name → Subscriptions → PushBlocker. Cancelling stops the next renewal and leaves the time you have already paid for intact. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription.
Refunds are handled by Apple, not by me — Apple is the seller for every App Store purchase. Request one at reportaproblem.apple.com. If Apple turns you down and you believe the outcome is wrong, write to me and I will do what I can.
A block started or ended at the wrong time
Blocks are scheduled through iOS, and the system decides exactly when to wake the app that applies them. That is usually punctual, but it can drift by a few minutes, particularly in Low Power Mode or when the phone has been idle for a long stretch.
If a block is out by more than a few minutes, or misses entirely, tell me the session type, the time you set and the time it actually fired.
What do I get with Plus?
The free app runs one blocking session, on an all-day schedule, blocking a list of apps you choose, unlocked with push-ups on Easy, with today and yesterday's report.
Plus lifts each of those: as many sessions at once as you like, your own start and end times and days, allow lists (block everything except your picks), strict mode and Deep Focus, every exercise and every difficulty, the Touch Grass interruption, and your full report history.
How do I delete my data?
Delete the app. There is no account and no server: your sessions, schedules, streaks and exercise history live on your iPhone only, and they go with it. Details are in the Privacy Policy.