היו עם המשפחה.
לא בפיד.
Block selected distracting apps before dinner, evenings, or weekends. Keep calls, texts, and essentials available. No family accounts, no child monitoring — just fewer exits from the people in front of you.
היו עם המשפחה.
למה בדיקות מהירות שוברות זמן משותף
בדיקה שמרגישה קצרה עדיין מזיזה אותך למקום אחר. הורדת המבט כדי להשיב, סריקת פיד או ניקוי התראה מוציאים אתכם מהשיחה. בחזרה לעיתים קרובות צריך לבקש לחזור, מפספסים פרט בסיפור או מחפשים היכן הייתם — עלויות קטנות שמצטברות לאורך ערב.
הטלפון מציע הקלה דווקא כשקשה להיות נוכח. הפוגה בשולחן, משחק שדורש סבלנות, כלים שצריך לשטוף או שיחה שנוגעת בנושא רגיש הם בדיוק הרגעים שבהם גלילה מציעה קלט קל יותר. ההושטה לא תמיד מונעת מהתראה; היא לעיתים יזומה.
חסמו אפליקציות מסיחות נבחרות לפני ארוחת ערב, ערבים או סופי שבוע. השאירו שיחות, הודעות והכרחיים. בלי חשבונות משפחה או ניטור ילדים.
נוכחות היא גם מה שילדים רואים שאתם עושים. חסימת האפליקציות המסיחות שלכם אינה שולטת בטלפון של אף אחד אחר. היא מסירה הרגל אחד גלוי — המבוגר שבודק במהלך הארוחה — כך שלזמן המשותף יש פחות הפרעות מצדכם.
איך Fella חוסמת רק מה שמסיח
בחרו את האפליקציות לחסימה — not Fella. במהלך ההתקנה Fella מבקשת הרשאת זמן מסך של Apple ופותחת את בוחר Family Activity של המערכת. אתם בוחרים אפליקציות או קטגוריות שמושכות אתכם בבית — רשתות חברתיות, סרטונים קצרים, משחקים, חדשות, קניות או פידים אחרים — מרשימת האייפון שלכם. חיוניים נשארים לא מסומנים כברירת מחדל.
iOS applies the shield, not an automation. When a session or routine is active, Fella gives the selected-app rule to Apple's Managed Settings framework. Opening a blocked app shows the system shield instead of the app. No Shortcuts, App Intents, location triggers, or VPN are involved. See how Fella works for the full flow.
אין זיהוי משפחתי לסמוך עליו או שיכשל. Fella אינה מזהה שאתם בארוחת ערב, בבית או עם המשפחה, אינה קוראת לוחות שנה או מיקומים משפחתיים ואינה יוצרת לוחות זמנים משותפים. אתם מתחילים לחסום לפני זמן משפחה; ההבחנה היא הבחירה שעשיתם, לא היכן אתם.
Fella היא לאייפון שלכם, לא למכשירי המשפחה. It blocks selected apps on the iPhone where you grant זמן מסך permission. It is not a parental control, child-monitoring, or multi-device family account product, and it cannot control another person's phone. For your own habits around family, it is a narrower iPhone app blocker built on זמן מסך frameworks (iOS 16 and later).
| Use | Manual family-time session | Recurring family-time routine |
|---|---|---|
| When it starts | When you tap Start in Fella | Automatically at the scheduled time |
| When it ends | After the duration you set | At the routine's end time |
| Does it repeat? | No — single block | Yes, on the weekdays you choose |
| Best for | Dinner tonight, a visit, a weekend outing | Evenings, weekends, or protected hours that repeat |
| How timing is kept | Start and end dates saved locally; Device Activity interval registered | Routine schedule persisted and started/ended by the Device Activity monitor extension |
ארוחת ערב אחת עכשיו או כל ערב באותה שעה
A manual session is the fastest path to a present meal. Pick a Quick routine (30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, or 4 hours) or set a custom duration, then start before you sit down. Fella stores the real end time, applies the shield, and reconciles the manual blocking source when the interval completes. Apple requires a 15-minute minimum for the Device Activity monitoring interval; for shorter saved durations Fella keeps the real earlier end time.
A routine makes the same boundary repeat without remembering. Choose days plus start and end times — for example, weeknights 6:00–9:00 PM or weekends 9:00 AM–8:00 PM — and Fella registers it with Device Activity. iOS runs the monitor extension at the start and end even if the app is not open. Learn more about blocking apps at certain times.
Both are the same blocking mechanism applied to a different window. There is no special family mode with different rules. Family time uses Fella's standard sessions and routines, just pointed at the distracting apps that interrupt time together. For an ad hoc block that should end automatically, see the temporary app blocker.
שמרו על מה שזמן משפחה באמת צריך
Block the feed, keep the family thread. Most family time needs Phone, Messages, FaceTime, Calendar, Photos, Camera, Maps, or a shared list app. Leave those unselected and they remain available. Block the social, video, news, shopping, dating, and game apps that usually extend beyond a quick glance.
You decide how narrow the allowance is. If evenings should still allow a quick recipe lookup, leave the browser unblocked while blocking the apps that usually capture more than a lookup. If even that is a trap, block it too and rely on the single פתיחת חירום for the genuine exception.
Calls and messages stay reachable where supported when left unselected. Phone, Messages, and FaceTime remain available where supported when not selected. For category-based blocks, iOS keeps Phone in the Always Allowed list so a full-category shield does not remove it. Choose the smallest set that actually protects the time together and compare the trade-off with a broader Focus mode blocker.
Changing the selection changes every future session. Edit the selection in Apple's picker once and every later manual session or scheduled routine uses the new set. You do not maintain a separate family-only block list.
חמש דקות כשמשהו לא יכול לחכות
Each calendar day includes one five-minute פתיחת חירום. Use it for a 2FA code inside a blocked app, a work message you must answer, or a detail you need to retrieve right now. Fella stores the five-minute window locally, lifts the shield, and schedules an on-device Device Activity callback to reapply the current blocking rule when time ends.
It does not extend family time or create daily extra time to scroll. When the five minutes end, the apps are blocked again. If the family-time session itself has ended, Fella reconciles which blocking source — manual or routine — should remain. The allowance is one per calendar day and does not accumulate; a second unlock is not available that day. Read the exact פתיחת חירום rules.
A bounded exception beats abandoning the block. Without it, an urgent exception often becomes a reason to stop blocking entirely for the day. Here the exception is short, counted, and reversed automatically, so being present stays the path of least resistance.
נבנה לרגעי המשפחה שטלפונים מפריעים להם הכי הרבה
Dinner — the shortest window with the highest signal. A table with four people and four phones nearby will fill silences with feeds. A 60- or 90-minute manual session that covers dinner keeps Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, X, YouTube, or games behind the shield while calls and messages stay available if you left them unselected.
Evenings after work and school. The hours between arrival home and bedtime often determine whether family time happens at all. A routine like weeknights 6:00–9:00 PM can protect that window automatically without a nightly decision.
Weekends, outings, and visits. Grandparents visiting, a park trip, or a birthday does not need a new setup each time. Start a manual session when you leave, or set a weekend routine (for example, Saturday–Sunday 9:00 AM–8:00 PM) that repeats on the days you choose.
Conversations where a glance breaks the thread. Homework help, bedtime talk, or catching up after a day apart are conversations where a quick check signals divided attention. A timed session that covers the conversation keeps the distracting apps unavailable while Phone and Messages remain reachable for true needs.
Not for supervising children. Fella restricts selected apps on your own iPhone; it does not monitor a child's usage, enforce bedtime on another device, or share a family schedule. If your goal is parental supervision rather than your own focus around family, choose a tool built for that job.
| Approach | What it does to distracting apps | What it costs family time |
|---|---|---|
| Fella selected-app block | Installed and shielded during the session or routine; one 5-minute unlock per day | Family apps stay available; no re-install, no family-account setup |
| iOS ריכוז | Filters notifications and can hide Home Screen pages; optional זמן מסך limits with extend buttons | Setup lives across Settings, silencing can hide calls or family messages if misconfigured, limits are easy to extend |
| Putting the phone away | Removes the device entirely | Removes useful family tools too — camera, maps, shared list — and relies on willpower alone when the phone returns |
| זמן מסך App Limits / Downtime | Time-based limits with Ignore Limit and One More Minute | Limits invite negotiation at the moment being present is most effortful |
נוכחות משפחתית, לא רק שקט מסך
Putting the phone away is the cleanest move when you can do it. If the whole evening can be phone-free, that is simpler than any block. Fella is for the many evenings where the phone must stay nearby for calls, coordination, or photos, but the feeds should not.
ריכוז solves a broader job. Focus helps across the system — notifications, people, and pages — and is valuable broadly, but it is not a selected-app shield that stays blocked with one bounded exception per day and reapplies automatically. Compare Fella and the זמן מסך alternative, and the broader Fella vs זמן מסך.
The narrow job is intentional. Fella does not manage chores, calendars, or shared family task lists. It blocks selected iPhone apps for the window you set. Pair it with a simple family habit — start the session when you sit down, phone face-down or in a pocket, and let the shield handle the next reach.
Family time app blocker FAQ
Yes. Choose the distracting apps in Apple's Family Activity picker, then start a manual timed session before family time or let a recurring routine start automatically. iOS shows the system shield if you try to open a blocked app.
No. Fella blocks selected apps on your own iPhone using your own זמן מסך permission. It does not monitor a child's phone, provide shared family schedules, or control another person's device.
Yes. Fella blocks only what you select. Leave Phone, Messages, FaceTime, Calendar, Photos, Camera, Maps, and other essentials unchecked; iOS also keeps Phone in the Always Allowed list for category-based blocks.
Start a manual session — a Quick routine (30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, or 4 hours) or a custom duration. Fella saves the start and end locally, applies the Managed Settings shield, and registers a Device Activity interval; Apple requires a 15-minute minimum for that interval.
Use a manual session for a single dinner or visit. Use a routine when family time repeats — for example, evenings 6–9 PM or weekends 9 AM–8 PM on the weekdays you choose — so the shield starts and ends automatically.
Each calendar day includes one five-minute פתיחת חירום. Fella lifts the shield temporarily and reapplies the current blocking rule automatically when the five minutes end. It does not extend the session or accumulate.
Putting the phone away removes the device entirely; Focus filters notifications and pages. Neither applies a Managed Settings app shield that stays blocked with one bounded exception per day and reapplies automatically during family time.
No. There is no family detection, location trigger, or shared schedule. Family time uses Fella's standard selected-app sessions and routines — the same mechanism used for meetings, reading, or focus.
