Existing app-blockers/ios-rules are either too generous or too heavy with accounts, VPNs, subscriptions, and setup friction.
Manaya sits in the middle. Put apps in groups, pick Easy, Medium, Hard, or Custom per group. You might want to completely block Insta, Tiktok, but want to use Messenger for 5 minutes per session for 3 times a day. Try Manaya if you want group-based features with custom plans, detailed stats, cute mascot, and on-device blocker.
I had been having a hard time for couple of monts with doomscrolling on apps like Instagram and Reddit. Last year, I tried using Apple's built-in screen time on my iPhone to set limits to my usage of these apps. However, in most cases, I would just tap on the "Ignore Limit for 15 Minutes" notification that appeared every time.
This became so frustrating that I tried many third-party blockers. Most of them would require a local VPN to be installed, so draining the battery and having access to all of my traffic, which did not seem like a good privacy tradeoff to be honest.
