Due to Apple’s current limits, you can only select up to 50 apps at a time when creating a block. To help with this, we’ve an “All except” option — which lets you block everything except a few key apps (Ex: Google Maps, Alarm, etc). This is currently available for "Blocking timer" and "Blocked hours" and can be a great way to simplify your setup.
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Go to "Roots > Tap the "+" button (bottom right) > Add a new block > Select Blocked hours > What to Block > Tap on Settings (top right, see image below) > Choose "Block all apps except selected" > Select apps that you don't want to be blocked (all other apps will be blocked).
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For "Daily Limit" and "Always blocked", the “All Except” option isn’t available just yet — but there’s a helpful workaround.

You can select entire categories in the app picker (like Social, Games, or Entertainment), and each full category only counts as one item toward the 50-item limit. This can help you block more apps without hitting the cap.
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Important note about the "Social" category: If you select Apple's "Social" category, it will block ALL apps within that category - including communication apps like WhatsApp and Messages. Since this is Apple's categorization, we can't control which apps are grouped together. To avoid blocking apps you need, we recommend searching for and selecting individual apps one at a time instead.
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Unfortunately, due to an Apple limitation, we won’t be able to bring “All except” to “Daily limit”. 😔

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