Reference — FAQ

STRAIGHT ANSWERS.

One hold, one wall, one end time. That is the product.

Q.01

What is Untilt?

A timed sports-betting blocker for iPhone. Hold once to raise a wall: 50 maintained betting apps and 50 major betting sites become unavailable until the exact end you chose, then the wall comes down on its own.

Q.02

What is free?

One-hour walls are free and unlimited, with the full maintained coverage and help resources. No account. No card. No sign-in.

Pro adds every wall past one hour — Tonight, 7 Days, No End Date, or a Custom End at the exact date and minute — plus Add Time to extend a live wall without dropping it. $9.99/month or $49.99/year; both plans unlock everything.

Q.03

How does the wall work?

Untilt uses Apple's Screen Time technology. You approve Screen Time access once; from then on, one hold applies a maintained set of known wagering apps and gambling websites, on this iPhone, entirely on-device. The wall releases automatically at the end time.

There's no list to build and no settings safari — the coverage ships with the app and updates with it.

Q.04

How do I know when the wall ends?

The home screen readout shows the exact end — down to the date and minute on long walls — before you commit. Nothing is hidden behind the hold.

Q.05

Do you read my browsing?

No. Everything runs on this iPhone. Untilt cannot read your bets, balances, messages, browsing history, or Screen Time activity — it can only close the doors you asked it to close. No account, no tracking.

Q.06

Anything else the wall changes while it's up?

One side effect, disclosed plainly: applying Apple's web filter turns off Safari private browsing for the life of the wall. That's how iOS implements website blocking — it ends when the wall does.

Q.07

Is this just Screen Time?

It's Screen Time's enforcement without Screen Time's usual in-app escape hatches. Apple's technology applies the block, but there is no Ignore Limit, no passcode you set inside Untilt, and no site list to hand-maintain. Untilt supplies the maintained coverage, the timed wall, and the exit friction.

Q.08

Can it be bypassed?

iOS always gives a phone's owner system-level control, and Untilt never claims otherwise. The wall resists app deletion while active. When a wall would otherwise remain up beyond the 24-hour wait, the in-app early-release path requires that wait and then a 15-second hold. Screen Time authorization can still be revoked in iOS Settings.

Q.09

What does Untilt cover?

A maintained set of 50 known wagering apps and 50 gambling domains — sportsbooks, DFS, prediction markets, odds tools — blocked together during a wall on the iPhone where you install it.

Apple currently allows an app to block 50 apps and 50 web domains at once; Untilt spends the whole budget on the doors that matter.

Q.10

What does it not cover?

Another phone, a computer, a console, or your whole Wi-Fi network. It is one layer of protection, not a replacement for formal self-exclusion, financial controls, or professional support.

Q.11

Does Untilt block Kalshi and Polymarket?

Yes, by default. Prediction markets are sports betting's side door — federally or crypto-regulated, so state self-exclusion programs don't cover them. Untilt treats them like any other book: covered while a wall is up.

Q.12

Can I take a wall down early?

Free hours end themselves — there's nothing to end early because the wait would outlast the wall. Ending a long wall early is deliberately slow: a 24-hour wait, then a 15-second hold. That friction is the product.

Q.13

Is there a free gambling blocker for iPhone?

Yes — Untilt's one-hour walls are free and unlimited, with no account. BetBlocker (a charity) is also free and covers more platforms and categories. Honest comparison: tryuntilt.com/compare/best-gambling-blockers-iphone.

Q.14

Why isn't deleting the apps enough?

Deleting an app does not restrict its website and the app can be reinstalled. A wall restricts the maintained apps and websites together until its scheduled end.

Q.15

Is Untilt treatment?

No. Untilt is a blocking tool, not medical care. Crisis and self-exclusion resources are available inside the app at any time, free, with or without a purchase. If you need to talk to someone, call or text the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-MY-RESET.