Select the apps you're trying to get distance from, set the length, a day, a weekend, a recurring block, and Fella holds it for the whole stretch instead of relying on you to keep saying no.
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Most digital detoxes fail somewhere in the first day, not because the intention was wrong, but because the plan was "just don't open it," and that plan runs out of steam by hour three. A detox that actually holds needs to be enforced, not just intended. That's the difference between deciding once, before it starts, and re-deciding every time the app is one tap away.
Pick the apps that are actually the point of the detox. A full detox from every app rarely survives contact with a phone you still need for maps, calls, or a boarding pass. Selecting just the apps you're trying to get distance from, usually social feeds, games, or shopping, tends to hold longer because the phone stays genuinely useful for everything else.
Set the length up front. Start a manual session sized to the detox itself, a full day, a weekend, longer, and it runs for that whole window without needing to be restarted or re-confirmed partway through.
A one-time detox and a recurring one use the same mechanism, just scheduled differently. A routine can be set to a specific day, one detox Sunday a week, or a recurring weekend block, and it starts itself each time rather than requiring a fresh decision every cycle.
The apps don't have to be the same every time either. A weekly detox and an occasional longer one can select different apps if what you're trying to get distance from shifts.
A detox with no exception at all tends to get abandoned entirely the first time something real comes up. Each session includes one 5-minute emergency unlock, regardless of whether the session is a day long or a week long, enough for a genuine need without reopening the whole detox.
Fella is one way to run a detox. If you want a broader comparison of how other tools handle hard blocking, friction, and gamified approaches, see our roundup of digital detox apps for iPhone. For the compulsive-checking pattern a detox is often trying to interrupt, see phone addiction and app blocking.
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Not necessarily. Selection in Fella is per app, so a detox can block just the apps you're actually trying to get distance from, social feeds, games, shopping, while leaving maps, messaging, and tools you rely on untouched.
Yes. Start a manual session set to the length you want, a day, a weekend, longer, and the selected apps stay locked for that entire stretch without needing to be restarted.
Yes, with a routine. Set it to specific days, like one detox day a week or a recurring weekend block, and it starts itself each time without needing to be turned on.
No. A digital detox uses the same session and routine mechanism as any other Fella block, just set to the length and apps that match what you're trying to get distance from.
Each session includes one 5-minute emergency unlock, once per session regardless of how long the session runs. Use it if something genuinely needs attention, and the selected apps lock again automatically once the five minutes end.
