# GoldTime Shield: App Blocker — Stop Doomscrolling & Brainrot

> Stop Doomscrolling & Brainrot (iPhone/iPad app by YunHak Lee.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/goldtime-shield-app-blocker/id6772543300 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [YunHak Lee](https://appshunter.io/developer/1751859972)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 12 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean
- Released: 2026-06-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-18
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/goldtime-shield-app-blocker/id6772543300/reviews.md

## What is GoldTime Shield?

GoldTime is a screen time management app that helps you pause before opening apps out of habit.
Group the apps you tend to get lost in—social media, videos, games, and more—and choose how you want to block them. When you reach a set limit, the app is locked, prompting you to consciously decide whether to keep using it or stop.

There are three blocking modes:

• Daily Limit
Set a daily usage limit. Your available time decreases based on how long you actually use the apps.

• Scheduled Blocking
Block selected apps during specific times of the day.

• Cooldown Lock
Use an app for a while, then have it locked so you can take a short break.

When you reach your limit, the choices are simple:
• Stop using the app
• Use it for just 1 more minute
• Watch an ad for additional time

GoldTime isn’t designed to block apps unconditionally.
It adds a small cost to the choice of continuing, turning mindless use into a conscious decision.

Key Features
• Manage up to 5 groups and 49 apps
• Organize apps into custom groups such as social media, videos, and games
• Daily limits, scheduled blocking, and cooldown locks
• Set different daily-limit, scheduled-blocking, and cooldown rules for each day of the week
• Limits that decrease based on actual app usage
• Lock screen displayed when a limit is reached
• Choose to stop, extend by 1 minute, or watch an ad for more time
• Review usage trends with weekly and monthly records
• Track ad-free days and time spent beyond your limits

GoldTime’s goal isn’t to show you more ads.
If you close the app without watching one, you’ve won the day.

Time is gold.
Don’t just spend it—make it count.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.0 — 2026-07-24

Weekday rules are here.

• A different rule for each day — Set a daily limit, blocked time windows, a cooldown, or no limit at all for each weekday in every group. Stay focused on weekdays and ease up on weekends.
• Browsing rules is free — Opening and reviewing your rules no longer shows an ad. Ads only appear when you actually change a rule.
• More timely reminders — Limit warnings, recharge notifications, and scheduled-block alerts now follow the rule active today.

Time is gold.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-07-07

- GoldTime notifications that piled up in Notification Center are now cleared automatically when you open the app.
- Fixed a rare issue where a group could stay locked until midnight after watching an ad or using a 1-minute extension during a Cooldown Lock break.
- Stability improvements.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-06-29

What's New

• New usage & block alerts
Get a heads-up when you reach 50% and 90% of your limit. For blocked time
windows, you'll be notified 5 minutes before they begin and again when they
end, and in cooldown mode you'll know the moment you can use the app again —
so your screen time stays top of mind.

• Clearer button wording
On a locked group, "Unlock" is now "Use More," making it clear that you're
choosing to use the app a little longer rather than removing protection
entirely.

• Various bug fixes and stability improvements.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-06-22

[What’s New]
• Added scheduled blocking. Block app groups only during specific times and use them normally outside those hours.
• Added Cooldown Mode. Once you use all your allotted time, take a short break before using the apps again.
• Added an Apply step. For new groups, blocking rules now begin only after you select the apps and rules, then tap Apply.

[Improvements and Bug Fixes]
• Fixed an issue that prevented additional usage time from being granted around midnight.
• Fixed an issue where apps were not locked again after reconnecting.
• Improved the Home screen to make lock status, available time, and remaining limits easier to understand.
• Made Shield and blocking-rule text shorter and clearer.
• Improved the accuracy of average calculations in statistics.
• Adjusted the onboarding flow so the tracking request guidance better matches the actual iOS permission prompt.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-06-11

No release notes.

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All apps by YunHak Lee: https://appshunter.io/developer/1751859972

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