Protection
A Safari blocker is where Escape starts, not where it stops.
The free layer covers Safari, and you can switch it off. Four more layers hold in every browser, in private tabs, and through the weak moments willpower does not.
Safari blocker
Free◍You control it
Blocks 40,000+ known adult sites in Safari through a content-blocker extension, audited domain by domain so the real ones are covered and ordinary sites are not. You can switch it off, and Apple expects that. Most blockers stop here. Setup and troubleshooting.
Deep Block
Premium▦Greys the toggle
Filters every browser, Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and private or incognito tabs. While it is on, iOS greys out the Safari extension toggle so it cannot be turned off in a weak moment. It is built to stay on rather than quietly lapse. Every browser and private tabs.
App blocking
Premium▣Apps, not just sites
Blocks the apps that pull you in, not only the websites. How app blocking works.
Strict Mode
Premium◔Cooling-off wait
Adds a cooling-off wait before any protection can be turned off, so one bad moment cannot undo everything at once. It also makes the app itself harder to delete. The cooldown and the deletion lock.
Your own list
Yours＋Made for you
Add the specific sites and apps that are yours to worry about, on top of everything above.
One tap to all of it. The shield sits directly above your streak on the Home screen. Tap it, or open Settings, then Protections, to see every layer and what is on.
How to think about the layers
Free is the floor. It blocks the easy path in Safari, and like every free blocker it can be switched off, which is exactly why the moment that matters needs more than a free tool. The premium layers are built for that moment. If you are weighing blockers, the honest checklist for choosing one walks through hard-to-bypass, private, and free, and where Escape lands on each.
For the device-level walkthroughs, see every iPhone blocking guide, the Mac guides, and, because none of this touches a server, how recovery-app privacy works here.
Common questions
Is Escape just a Safari blocker?
No. The free Safari blocker is the first of five layers. Deep Block covers every browser and private tabs, app blocking covers the apps that pull you in, Strict Mode adds a cooling-off wait before anything can be turned off, and you can add your own list on top. The Safari layer is where most blockers stop and where Escape starts.
What is Deep Block?
Deep Block is the premium layer that filters every browser on your iPhone, including Chrome, Firefox, and Brave, and including private or incognito tabs. While it is on, iOS greys out the Safari extension toggle, so the blocking cannot be switched off in a weak moment. It is built to stay on rather than quietly lapse.
Can I get around Escape's blocking?
It is built to be hard to get around in the moment you would most want to, not to be a perfect wall. Deep Block greys out the toggle while it is on and is built to stay on, Strict Mode puts a cooling-off wait between the impulse and the off switch, and the app is harder to delete. Honest blockers add friction where it counts rather than promising the impossible.
What does Strict Mode do?
Strict Mode adds a cooling-off wait, from thirty to a hundred and twenty minutes, before any protection can be turned off. You can still change your settings. You just cannot instantly switch protection off, so a weak moment has to outlast a timer before anything happens.
Is the Safari blocker really free?
Yes. The Safari content blocker is free forever, with no account and nothing about you leaving your phone. Deep Block, app blocking, and Strict Mode are the premium layers.
"Free blocks the easy path. Premium is there for the moment you would give anything to get around it."
See Escape on the App Store →