# Impedo: App & Website Blocker — Screen time limits that stick

> Screen time limits that stick (iPhone/iPad app by iMonster Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/impedo-app-and-website-blocker/id6802054044 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [iMonster Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.](https://appshunter.io/developer/457223151)
- Category: Productivity, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.2 · 23 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and 4 more
- Released: 2026-10-05
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is Impedo?

Blocking an app is easy. The hard part is not unblocking it five minutes later. Impedo was built for that second part.

Pick the apps — or flip it and block everything but the ones you pick — choose a duration, tap BLOCK. They stop opening. When the urge to quit early hits, the Insistent Shield steps in and rolls a task: wait it out, solve a sum in your head, shake your iPhone, walk a few steps, or clear a memory game. You can still quit — just not on impulse.

All of it runs on Apple's own Screen Time. No VPN, no third-party profile, no data leaving your iPhone.

INTENTIONAL PAUSE
Really need an app mid-block? Write down why and pause for 5, 10, or 15 minutes. The block comes back on its own.

THE BLOCK TURNS ITSELF ON
• By place: pin your work, your school, the gym. Arrive and it's on. Leave and it's off.
• By schedule: recurring windows for sleep, work, or study. Set once, forget.
• By usage limit: give the apps that pull you in most 30 minutes a day. When time's up, they're blocked until midnight — and unlocking early goes through the Insistent Shield.
• By opens: decide how many times a day an app can open and for how many minutes each time. Once they're used up, see you tomorrow.
• By Focus: turn on an iPhone Focus and Impedo's block turns on with it.

WITHOUT OPENING THE APP
• Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with the time left.
• Home Screen widget and a Control Center control to start, stop, or check.
• Apple Watch: pick a duration and block from your wrist, with a watch face complication.
• Siri and Shortcuts: "Block my apps with Impedo".

THE BLOCK SCREEN IS YOURS
Color, icon, title, subtitle, and button of the screen that covers a blocked app. You decide whether the button just closes the app or opens the way out — through the Insistent Shield when it's on. And, if you like, a different quote each time to hold you back.

YOUR TIME, IN NUMBERS
A report with your screen time by hour and by day, the apps that pull you in most, the time you got back, and your day streak. Every day gets a score from 0 to 100, and every long streak becomes an achievement, with an image to share.

LOCK IMPEDO ITSELF
Face ID or a passcode to open the app, so no one turns off your block for you.

STRICT MODE
During a block, your iPhone won't let any app be deleted — not even Impedo. And whatever holds the block stays locked until it ends: the active schedule or place, the targeted apps, and the Insistent Shield itself.

WHAT STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE: EVERYTHING
Impedo uses Apple's FamilyControls — neither the app nor anyone here can see which apps you use. The report's figures are drawn by an isolated Apple extension: the app shows them on screen but never receives the data. No account, no sign-up, no ads.

FREE TO START
One manual block a day, one place, and one usage or opens limit, no card needed. Premium unlocks unlimited blocks, recurring schedules, up to 20 places, up to 10 usage limits, the custom block screen, and blocked-attempt and score history — yearly or lifetime.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Annual Subscription | $12.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Impedo Premium Lifetime | $17.99 | one-time |


## Is Impedo safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Impedo.

## Is Impedo legit?

Impedo: App & Website Blocker appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Impedo is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.1 — 2026-11-10

• All but these: instead of picking what to block, pick what stays open — everything else stops opening. Find it in the Focus tab, under Targeted.
• Opens per day: a new kind of limit. Decide how many times a day an app can open and for how many minutes each time. Once they're used up, see you tomorrow. Find it in the Schedule tab, under Limits.
• Intentional pause: need an app mid-block? Write down why and pause for 5, 10, or 15 minutes. The block comes back on its own.
• Today's score: a 0–100 grade in the Report for time protected and blocks seen through to the end. The weekly history is Premium.
• Achievements: badges at 3, 7, 14, 30, 60, 100, and 365 days in a row, with an image to share. Find them in Profile.
• Shield Quotes: the screen that covers a blocked app now carries a line to hold you back. Turn it off in Profile.
• The Live Activity now shows when a block is paused.
• Small fixes and improvements.

### 1.3 — 2026-11-09

• All but these: instead of picking what to block, pick what stays open — everything else stops opening. Find it in the Focus tab, under Targeted.
• Opens per day: a new kind of limit. Decide how many times a day an app can open and for how many minutes each time. Once they're used up, see you tomorrow. Find it in the Schedule tab, under Limits.
• Intentional pause: need an app mid-block? Write down why and pause for 5, 10, or 15 minutes. The block comes back on its own.
• Today's score: a 0–100 grade in the Report for time protected and blocks seen through to the end. The weekly history is Premium.
• Achievements: badges at 3, 7, 14, 30, 60, 100, and 365 days in a row, with an image to share. Find them in Profile.
• Shield Quotes: the screen that covers a blocked app now carries a line to hold you back. Turn it off in Profile.
• The Live Activity now shows when a block is paused.
• Small fixes and improvements.

### 1.2 — 2026-11-06

• Usage limits: give the apps that pull you in most a daily time budget. When it runs out, Impedo blocks them until midnight — and unlocking early goes through the Insistent Shield. Find it in the Schedule tab, under Limits.
• Strict Mode: during a block, no app can be deleted — not even Impedo. The Insistent Shield, the targeted apps, and whichever schedule or place is blocking stay locked until it ends. Turn it on in Profile.
• Turning off a schedule mid-window now frees its apps right away.
• Small fixes and improvements.

### 1.1 — 2026-10-13

• Impedo now speaks 15 languages.
• Permission prompts now show up in your iPhone's language.
• Small fixes and improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-05

No release notes.

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