https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/ Sourced guides to app blockers, screen time, sleep and focus, from SETL. en-gb https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/how-to-stop-scrolling-in-bed.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/how-to-stop-scrolling-in-bed.html Can't stop scrolling in bed? Seven evidence-based ways to cut screen time at night that don't rely on willpower, from the team behind SETL. Sleep Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/best-app-blocker-for-sleep.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/best-app-blocker-for-sleep.html What makes the best app blocker for sleep? How screen blocker apps work on iPhone, and how Apple Downtime, Opal, Sunbreak and SETL compare. App blockers Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/what-is-an-app-blocker.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/what-is-an-app-blocker.html An app blocker stops you opening chosen apps at set times. Here's how app blockers work on iPhone with Apple's Screen Time API and what to look for. App blockers Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/screen-time-limits-not-working.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/screen-time-limits-not-working.html Screen Time limits not working? By default Apple lets you skip them. Here is why, the settings that make limits stick, and when an app blocker helps. Screen Time Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/how-to-use-downtime-on-iphone.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/how-to-use-downtime-on-iphone.html How to set up Downtime on iPhone step by step, what it does and does not block at night, where it went in iOS 27, and how it compares with Sleep Focus. Screen Time Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/how-to-reduce-screen-time-on-iphone.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/how-to-reduce-screen-time-on-iphone.html Eight practical ways to reduce screen time on iPhone, from your Screen Time report and app limits to grayscale, Focus and app blockers, with sources. Screen Time Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/best-screen-time-apps-for-iphone.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/best-screen-time-apps-for-iphone.html The best screen time apps for iPhone in 2026 compared: Apple Screen Time, Opal, one sec, ScreenZen, Brick, Sunbreak and SETL, with prices and platforms. Screen Time Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/opal-alternatives.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/opal-alternatives.html Looking for Opal alternatives? Compare 6 apps like Opal on price, platform and bedtime blocking, from free Apple Screen Time to one sec, Brick and SETL. App blockers Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/bedtime-procrastination.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/bedtime-procrastination.html Bedtime procrastination means going to bed later than you meant to when nothing is stopping you. Here is what research says and how to break the habit. Sleep Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/how-to-stop-doomscrolling.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/how-to-stop-doomscrolling.html Doomscrolling is endlessly scrolling through bad news. See why feeds are so hard to put down, what research links it to, and 9 practical fixes to try. Psychology Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/phone-addiction-signs.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/phone-addiction-signs.html Phone addiction is not a formal diagnosis, but problematic smartphone use is real. Learn the signs researchers look for and practical ways to cut back. Psychology Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/why-apps-are-addictive.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/why-apps-are-addictive.html Why apps are addictive comes down to design: infinite scroll, variable rewards, notifications, autoplay, streaks and likes. Here is how each one works. Psychology Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/app-blocker-for-adhd.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/app-blocker-for-adhd.html Can an app blocker for ADHD help? What research says about ADHD, phone use and sleep, why removing the option beats willpower, and how to set one up. Focus Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/how-much-screen-time-is-too-much.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/how-much-screen-time-is-too-much.html How much screen time is too much? There is no official adult limit. See UK averages from Ofcom and judge your own use by what it pushes out of your day. Screen Time Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/does-grayscale-reduce-screen-time.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/does-grayscale-reduce-screen-time.html Does grayscale reduce screen time? Two studies found drops of about 20 to 38 minutes a day. See what the research shows and how to turn it on for iPhone. Science Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/does-it-take-23-minutes-to-refocus.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/does-it-take-23-minutes-to-refocus.html The '23 minutes to refocus' figure is everywhere. Where it really comes from, what the research found, and what it means for focus. Focus Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/screens-melatonin-and-sleep.html https://www.setlsleep.com/blog/screens-melatonin-and-sleep.html How screen time at night affects melatonin, your body clock and sleep, and what screens really do to your eyes. Sourced and plainly explained. Science Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100