How to block YouTube on iPhone on a schedule.
Keep YouTube available when you need it and block it automatically during work, study, evenings, or sleep. Downtime Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.
Block YouTube automatically
Choose YouTube with Apple's Screen Time picker, set the days and times, and Downtime will apply the block automatically.
How to do it with Downtime
Create a schedule
Pick the hours when YouTube should be blocked, such as weekday work hours or late evenings.
Select YouTube
Use Apple's built-in picker to add YouTube to the block rule.
Choose the days
Apply the block on weekdays, weekends, or every day.
Let the schedule run
When the schedule begins, YouTube is blocked automatically.
Choose when YouTube is available
A schedule lets you keep access to YouTube while blocking it during focused time.
- Block it during work hours to reduce interruptions.
- Keep it unavailable during study sessions.
- Set an evening cutoff to protect your sleep.
Keep tutorials available outside focus time
YouTube can be useful for lessons, workouts, and repairs, so a permanent block may be too restrictive. Schedule the block around the work you need to finish, then use YouTube normally when that time ends.
Add youtube.com to the same rule if you switch from the app to Safari when the app is blocked.
No subscription required
Downtime includes one blocking schedule for free. Downtime Pro unlocks unlimited schedules with a one-time purchase.
- No subscription for Pro.
- No account required.
- No ads or tracking.
- Works for apps and websites in the same routine.