# Onyx Focus: App Blocker — Block distracting apps

> Block distracting apps (iPhone/iPad app by Ramona Furter.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/onyx-focus-app-blocker/id6785593721 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ramona Furter](https://appshunter.io/developer/6781607517)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-07-03
- Data updated: 2026-07-21
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/onyx-focus-app-blocker/id6785593721/reviews.md

## What is Onyx Focus?

Every app blocker lets you cheat. You delete it, or tap "ignore for today", and you're back in the feed. Onyx is the one you can't. Monk mode has no stop button and freezes your app list, so you can't delete your way out until the timer ends.

Pick your apps and websites once, then block them right now, on a weekly schedule, or in Pomodoro rounds. When you open a blocked app, a calm shield stands in the way and sends you back to what matters.

BLOCK NOW
Choose a duration from 15 minutes to 10 hours and start. The apps stay blocked until the timer runs out. Monk mode makes it strict: no stopping early, no deleting apps, until it ends.

SCHEDULES
Workday, Night, Weekend, or your own days and hours, overnight included. Onyx blocks automatically every week, even when the app is closed.

POMODORO
Focus in rounds, rest in between. Apps are blocked while you work and free on your breaks, with a notification at every switch.

ALWAYS ALLOWED
The apps you really need stay usable, even inside a blocked category.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account, no server, no tracking. Everything runs on your iPhone through the Screen Time system built into iOS. Onyx cannot even see which apps you chose.

FAIR PRICE
Try everything free for 7 days. Then one fair yearly price, or pay once and keep it forever. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings.

Onyx needs the Screen Time permission, which iOS asks for on first launch. It blocks apps on this iPhone, for you, not for managing someone else's device.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://onyxfocus.app/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Onyx Pro Yearly | $24.99 | per year |
| Onyx Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Onyx Pro Lifetime | $99.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-07-07

Onyx may now ask what you think after a completed focus session. At most a handful of times ever, never during a block. A rating helps a one-person app more than you know.

Also in 1.2: a fresh set of App Store screenshots and small polish under the hood.

### 1.1 — 2026-07-06

Live schedules are now strict. While a schedule blocks, edits can only tighten it, never loosen it. If you truly need in, take an emergency break: 15 minutes, up to three times a month. Never a prison, never a frictionless bypass.

Plus a deep round of reliability fixes. Blocks now start, hold, and end exactly when they should.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-03

No release notes.

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