The swiping stops.
Sleep doesn’t wait for it.

A Fella routine locks the dating apps you choose at the same time every night and holds until morning, so the decision to stop happens once, when you set it up, instead of every night in bed.

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A dating app's feed of new profiles never runs out, which is exactly what makes late-night swiping open-ended in a way most other apps aren't. If dating apps are the specific category keeping you up and the rest of your phone isn't the problem, a routine scoped to just those apps is simpler than blocking everything.

One nightly routine, for the apps you choose

Select the dating apps you use and set the start time to whenever you actually want to be off them, and the end time to whenever you get up. The routine begins the session on its own, so there is nothing to open once you're already in bed.

Everything else on your phone stays untouched, including messaging, your alarm, and anything else you might reach for at night.

Who this fits

This is aimed at the late-night browsing pattern, not a single active conversation. If you're mid-conversation with someone and genuinely expecting a reply, blocking the app means missing it until the session ends or you use the emergency unlock, so time the routine around that rather than starting it on reflex.

Still reachable for anything real

Leave Phone, Messages, and your alarm off the blocked list entirely, so those keep working exactly as normal. For the one time something genuinely can't wait, each session includes a single 5-minute emergency unlock, then the selected apps lock again automatically.

If it's more than just dating apps

If other apps are part of the same bedtime pattern, not just dating apps, see our broader block apps while sleeping page, or stop scrolling at night for the behavior side of why this happens. For blocking dating apps beyond bedtime too, see our dating app blocker guide.

Fella, up close.

  • Built with Apple’s Screen Time controls.
  • One 5-minute emergency unlock per session.
  • Apps stay blocked by default.

Everything you need to stay focused, right from Home.

Fella Home screen showing focus routines and session lengths

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