If your apps aren’t being blocked properly by Jomo, there could be a few different reasons. Before anything else, please double-check the following:

1. That the apps are correctly selected in one of your rules in Jomo.  
2. That the blocking rule is currently in a Blocking status (Active Rule).

Force Restart Your iPhone / iPad

You can force restart your iPhone — don’t worry, it’s completely safe and just clears your device’s cache:

1. Press and quickly release the Volume Up button.  
2. Press and quickly release the Volume Down button.  
3. Press and hold the Side button.  
4. When the Apple logo appears, release.

🔗 View Apple’s full tutorial

Reconnect Jomo to Screen Time

1. Open this link from your iPhone or iPad.  
2. When Jomo asks for permission, tap Allow.  
3. Go to Rules > ?.  
4. Tap Reset Blocking.

Re-select the Apps to Block

1. Open Jomo.  
2. Go to Rules.  
3. In your rule, tap Block.
4. Deselect, then **re-select **your apps.  
5. Save.  
6. Check that the apps are now blocked.

Didn’t work? You can try again starting from step 2.

Deselect the Apps from Always Allowed

1. Open Settings > Screen Time.  
2. Go to Always Allowed.  
3. Add the apps that aren’t being blocked.  
4. Fully close the Settings app.  
5. Reopen Settings > Screen Time > Always Allowed.   
6. Remove the apps that aren’t being blocked.  
7. **Close Settings. ** 
8. Test if the blocking now works.

Still not working? Try reconnecting Jomo to Screen Time and force restarting your device as well.

Check if you are blocking more 49 individual apps or websites

Due to how Apple’s Screen Time works, Jomo can only block up to 49 individual apps and 49 individual websites at the same time.

If you have several rules enabled and more than 49 apps end up being blocked at once, only 49 all actually be blocked. The remaining apps will stay accessible. The same limit applies to websites.

If you’re close to the 49-item limit, we recommend:

• Reducing the number of individually selected apps/websites
• Select entire categories (like Social, Entertainment, etc.) instead of individual apps or websites. If you block a full category, all apps and websites linked to that category will be blocked, even if the category contains more than 49 apps or websites. The 49-item limit only applies when selecting individual apps or individual websites manually.

I have another blocking issue

For any other problem related to blocking, we recommend checking out our article on common blocking issues.

Updated on: 22/02/2026