SelfGuard

For Android · Free

Blocks that hold when willpower doesn’t.

Block adult sites, apps, Reels and Shorts for the days you pick. Once a block starts it can’t be shortened, and while it runs, your phone won’t let you delete the app.

Get it onGoogle Play

Free · No ads · No trackers · Android 10+

SelfGuard’s Blocks screen: adult content, Facebook Reels, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, with YouTube Shorts locked for 23 hours 59 minutes.

At 2 AM

“I’ll just delete it.”

Everyone thinks it sooner or later, and deleting an app takes about ten seconds. That’s where a lot of good intentions end.

SelfGuard takes that option off the table while a block is running. Try to delete it, and this is what comes back.

Android’s confirmation for deleting an app, over SelfGuard’s home screen.
You try to delete itand press OK
SelfGuard’s “Protection is on” screen: removing SelfGuard is blocked while a lock is running.
It staysuntil your block ends

When your last block ends, you’re free to delete it like any other app.

How it works

Three choices, made while you’re calm.

  1. What to block

    Adult sites and keywords, with Safe Search forced on — a porn blocker that stays on until the time is up. Any app you pick. And the endless feeds: the apps still open, the scrolling doesn’t.

    • Adult content
    • Any app
    • Facebook Reels
    • Instagram Reels
    • YouTube Shorts
  2. How many days

    One, two or three. You see the exact end date before you confirm, so you know what you’re agreeing to.

  3. Then leave it

    It can’t be shortened or switched off early. When the time is up, the block lifts on its own.

Blocking YouTube Shorts for 1 day, with the note: can’t be shortened or removed early.

No ads. No trackers.

Your streaks, notes, check-ins and focus sessions never leave your phone, and they’re encrypted there. The app has no ads and no analytics or tracking SDKs.

What does reach our server is what a lock needs to keep working: your verified email, the details of your active blocks, and a regular check that the app is still running. The privacy policy lists exactly what’s sent, and why.

Read the privacy policy

Before you install

Is it free?

Yes. Blocking, the timed lock and uninstall protection cost nothing.

Does it block porn?

Yes. It blocks adult sites and adult searches, and forces Safe Search on. Pick how many days, and it stays that way.

Can I end a block early?

No, and that’s deliberate. You make the call while you’re thinking clearly, and the block keeps it when you’re not. When the days you picked are over, it ends by itself.

Can I uninstall it while a block is running?

No, it stays until the block ends. Once your last block has ended, you can uninstall it like any other app.

Why does it ask for an email?

Every block is tied to a verified email address, your own or someone you trust. It lets your blocks survive a reinstall, and if a lock looks abandoned, that address gets an email. Give a friend’s address and they become your accountability partner.

Is there an iPhone, Windows or Mac version?

Not yet. It runs on Android 10 and later. iPhone, Windows and Mac versions are planned.

Decide now, not at 2 AM.

Get it onGoogle Play

Free · No ads · No trackers · Android 10+