Make your Screen Time limits unbypassable
WaitToUnlock guides you to set an iOS Screen Time passcode you can't remember, so you can't just tap "Ignore Limit" and bypass it.
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How WaitToUnlock works
Screen Time can limit apps, schedule downtime and block porn. WaitToUnlock is just a website that locks it with a passcode you can't remember.
Step 1: Tap "Lock Screen Time Settings"
First set up your App Limits and Downtime in Settings > Screen Time, then scroll down and tap Lock Screen Time Settings
Step 2: Follow our guided entry to set a passcode you won't remember
Step 3: "Ignore Limit" won't work anymore
Why not just install an app blocker?
Screen Time is free, OS-level, and more powerful than any blocker you can download. It just needs a way to stop you switching it off.
| Third Party Blocker AppsOpal, Freedom, etc | WaitToUnlock |
|---|---|
| Yet another app to install | Nothing to installJust a website |
| Blocks with its own blocker | Blocks with iOS's built-in Screen Time |
| Easy to uninstall when the urge hitsTwo taps and you're back to scrolling | InbuiltYou don't know the passcode, so you wait out the timer |
| Could sell your data | Uses Apple ecosystem |
| SubscriptionOpal is $99.99/yr | FreeOptional $19.99 lifetime upgrade |
Here to quit porn? Follow the iPhone porn blocker setup.
What people use WaitToUnlock for
Screen Time restricts apps at the OS level. The only way around it is tapping "Ignore Limit" and typing your own passcode. WaitToUnlock removes that bypass.
Stop doomscrolling
Set App Limits on Instagram, TikTok, X, or your browser at the OS level. When the limit hits, "Ignore Limit" is off the table because you don't know the passcode.
Quit porn
Screen Time can restrict adult websites at the OS level, no separate blocker needed. See the full iPhone porn blocker setup.
Cut down on gaming
Cap your daily time in mobile games at the OS level. Once the limit hits, getting back in means requesting a reveal and waiting out the timer, not tapping one button.
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The guided passcode entry is genius
It's so simple. It's just a website. It generates a random Screen Time passcode, then walks you through entering it: tap these digits, delete them, tap more, delete again. By the end, you've entered the passcode without knowing what it is. Then it stores it safely and makes you wait hours before you can get it back. It just works.
Fixes the one loophole iOS Screen Time has
You don't need another app. Screen Time already does everything. The only problem is you know the passcode. Apple will never change that because adults need to stay in control of their own phones, which is fair. WaitToUnlock closes that loophole.
My wife doesn't have to set my passcode anymore
I used to have my wife set my Screen Time passcode so I couldn't override my limits. It worked, but I'd constantly ask her to unlock it. WaitToUnlock gives me the same result without putting her in the middle.
Ready to make Screen Time actually stick?
Set a passcode you won't remember, and let the timer keep you honest. It takes about a minute.
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