If you want to block adult content on your own Apple devices, the best setup is the one that adds enough friction to interrupt the habit without turning your devices into a complicated surveillance system.

Apple includes basic website restrictions on iPhone and Mac. A dedicated app such as Nohub can add a simpler, self-directed layer with progress tracking. Here is how the options differ and how to set them up.

Option 1: Use Screen Time on iPhone

Apple’s built-in website filter is available inside Screen Time:

  1. Open Settings and select Screen Time.
  2. Open Content & Privacy Restrictions and turn it on.
  3. Select App Store, Media, Web & Games.
  4. Open Web Content.
  5. Select Limit Adult Websites.

You can also add individual domains under Never Allow. This is useful for websites the general filter misses.

Option 2: Use Screen Time on Mac

On a recent version of macOS:

  1. Open System Settings.
  2. Select Screen Time.
  3. Open Content & Privacy and enable it.
  4. Select Content Restrictions.
  5. Set Access to Web Content to Limit Adult Websites.

Screen Time is a reasonable free starting point. Its weakness is that it feels like a broad parental-control panel rather than a focused tool for an adult who has personally chosen to stop.

Option 3: Use one blocker across iPhone and Mac

A dedicated blocker is useful when you want a shorter setup, a consistent experience across devices, and a visible reminder of the progress you are protecting.

Nohub is built for that specific use case. It blocks adult websites using device-level capabilities where technically supported, keeps working in the background, and shows the time since you chose to stop. It does not require an account, and progress stays on your device.

You can read the device-specific details for iPhone and Mac before installing it.

Make the blocker harder to switch off

A blocker works better when you remove easy escape routes:

  • Use the same blocking approach on every device you regularly use.
  • Remove browsers you keep only as a workaround.
  • Block specific websites that slip through a general adult-content filter.
  • If appropriate, let someone you trust hold the Screen Time passcode.
  • Keep the setup simple enough that you will leave it enabled.

Blocking is friction, not treatment

Website blocking cannot resolve every reason behind compulsive use. What it can do is create a pause between an urge and an action. That pause is often the most practical first layer: fewer easy routes, fewer impulsive decisions, and more time to choose what you actually want to do.

Block adult websites privately

Nohub works on iPhone and Mac, tracks your progress, and does not require an account.

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