PeerPause blogScreen time, app blockers, and getting off your phone for real.https://www.peerpause.appone sec alternatives: what to use when a pause isn't enoughhttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/one-sec-alternativeshttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/one-sec-alternativesLooking for a one sec alternative? What one sec does well, why people move on, and five other ways to limit your iPhone, with honest trade-offs.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTOpal alternatives: 6 apps like Opal, and who each one suitshttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/opal-alternativeshttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/opal-alternativesLooking for an Opal alternative? Here's what Opal does well, why people switch, and six other ways to limit your iPhone, with honest trade-offs for each.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to stop scrolling on your phone (without relying on willpower)https://www.peerpause.app/blog/how-to-stop-scrollinghttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/how-to-stop-scrollingWhy you keep picking up your phone, the iPhone settings that cut down autopilot scrolling, and how to set a limit you can't quietly undo yourself.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat is a screen time buddy? How an accountability partner workshttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/what-is-a-screen-time-buddyhttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/what-is-a-screen-time-buddyWhat a screen time buddy is, why a second person beats willpower, how to pick the right one, and the ways to set it up on iPhone, with or without an app.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDopamine detox: what it really is, and a realistic 7-day planhttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/dopamine-detox-planhttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/dopamine-detox-planYou can’t actually detox from dopamine. Here’s what a "dopamine detox" really does, a 7-day plan that fits a normal life, and how to keep the results.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to block apps on iPhone (4 ways, from easiest to hardest to undo)https://www.peerpause.app/blog/how-to-block-apps-on-iphonehttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/how-to-block-apps-on-iphoneEvery way to block an app on iPhone, from built-in App Limits and Downtime to a friend who holds the key, and how easy each one is to get around.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to stop doomscrolling: a practical guide that doesn’t rely on willpowerhttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/how-to-stop-doomscrollinghttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/how-to-stop-doomscrollingWhy doomscrolling is so hard to stop, the small changes that genuinely help, and how to set things up so the 1am version of you can’t win.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPeerPause vs Opal, one sec, ScreenZen and Brick: which screen time app actually works?https://www.peerpause.app/blog/peerpause-vs-opal-one-sec-screenzen-brickhttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/peerpause-vs-opal-one-sec-screenzen-brickAn honest comparison of the most popular iPhone screen time apps, what each one does when you try to cheat, and why a friend holding the key beats willpower.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to make iPhone Screen Time limits you can’t ignorehttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/screen-time-limits-you-cant-ignorehttps://www.peerpause.app/blog/screen-time-limits-you-cant-ignoreWhy the Ignore Limit button makes Screen Time feel useless, how to remove it, where the "friend holds the passcode" trick breaks, and what actually works.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT