The thread stays closed.
Everything else stays open.

Select Reddit, start a session or set a routine for when you study, and only Reddit locks. Notes, messaging, and study apps keep working normally.

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Matthew KFounder, FellaGuide

Reddit rarely feels like a break while it's happening; it reads as research or just resting your eyes, right up until the study session is gone. If Reddit specifically is the app that turns a planned hour of studying into a scroll through unrelated threads, and the rest of your phone is fine, blocking everything is more than the problem calls for. Fella lets you select just Reddit and leave the rest of your phone alone.

Select Reddit, leave the rest

Selection in Fella is per app. Choose Reddit on its own and leave messaging, notes, and any study apps you rely on completely untouched.

Start a manual session for one sitting, or build a routine for the days and hours you study regularly so the block starts itself without a decision each time.

Why Reddit is easy to underestimate while studying

A thread doesn't announce itself as a distraction the way a game or a video does. It reads like a reasonable five-minute break, which makes it easy to justify "just checking one more comment" mid-session. Blocking it removes that justification entirely rather than relying on catching yourself mid-scroll.

One way through, if something real comes up

Each session includes one 5-minute emergency unlock, for the rare case a specific thread genuinely needs checking mid-session. When the five minutes end, Reddit locks again automatically for the rest of the session.

If it's more than just Reddit

If social media, games, or general phone use is also part of the problem, not just Reddit, see our broader block apps while studying guide. For blocking Reddit beyond study time as well, see how to block Reddit on iPhone.

Fella, up close.

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

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Fella Home screen showing focus routines and session lengths

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