Blocking betting apps on iPhone with Screen Time

1. Open Screen Time.
   • Do: in Settings, open Screen Time and switch it on if it is off.
   • Result: the Screen Time overview opens.
   • Typical error: setting it up on a shared family account by mistake.
2. Set an app limit.
   • Do: choose App Limits and add the betting app. Pick a short daily time, or the shortest the menu allows.
   • Result: the app shows a limit and can stop working when it ends.
   • Typical error: leaving the operator's mobile website without a limit.
3. Add a content restriction.
   • Do: open Content and Privacy Restrictions and look at the app restrictions. Options include a limit by age rating and a block on installing apps. Check what the app's listing says about its rating first.
   • Result: new betting apps cannot be installed, or are hidden, depending on the choice.
   • Typical error: assuming an age setting hides an app whose listing shows a different rating.
4. Put the passcode out of your reach.
   • Do: ask a trusted person to set the Screen Time passcode on your phone, and not to tell you.
   • Result: you cannot change the limits alone.
   • Typical error: using the same code as your phone passcode.
5. Test it.
   • Do: try to open the app after the limit time has passed. Note the date.
   • Result: the app is blocked or limited as you set.

Menu names are Not checked against Apple's current help.

1. The app still opens. Check that the limit is on the app and not on a category. Re-test.
2. You can still reach the operator's website. Screen Time may not cover it in the same way: Not checked. Add self-exclusion and a bank block.
3. The phone is shared. Read the shared phone checks. On Android, see restricting apps on Android.