How to Block Certain Websites on iPhone and iPad

Before giving an iPhone or iPad to your kids, there are certain things that you should take care of. For instance, your kids can use their iOS device in the wrong way and access inappropriate websites behind your back. Therefore, you should block websites on the iPhone beforehand. Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to block certain websites on the iPhone. You can use its native features or any third-party tool as well. In this guide, we will teach you how to block sites on iPhone in 5 different ways.

5 methods to block websites on iPhone and iPad

To make things easier for you, we have come up with 5 different ways to block websites on iPhone and iPad.

Solution 1. Enabling Restrictions on iPhone/iPad

The most convenient method to block websites on iPhone and iPad is built-in settings. All will be settled down without using any third-party tool. Follow the steps attached below to block the sites:

1. Unlock the iOS device and go to its Settings > General > Restrictions.

2. Tap on "Enable Restrictions" and set up a 4-digit PIN to protect the restricted content.

3. Under Restrictions, you can find different options. Tap on "Websites" to block websites on iPhone or iPad.

4. From here, you can limit any content (e.g. Limit Adult) to block certain websites (adult) from your iOS device automatically.

5. Also, you can manually add websites that you wish to block. Under the "Never Allow" section, you can add the website URL to block it.

In this way, you can block certain websites from an iOS device and use the automatic block feature as well.

Solution 2: FamiSafe iOS Parental Control

Blocking websites with iPhone's general restriction is easy to be bypassed by tech-savvy kids. For a more overall and safer solution, parents can try the Parental Control way.

Here we prepared a video to help you better understand how to block websites on iPhone and iPad:

FamiSafe is an advanced parental control and monitoring tool that can help you track your kid's smartphone activity. The tool will offer you 10 categories of sites to block, and you can add exceptions by entering the URL to block or allow. You can also set restrictions on the device and remotely block apps by age rating. Though, you would have to access it beforehand to complete the pairing process. And if the target device is Android, you even can block one specific app without accessing it. Also, you don't need to jailbreak the device or go through any unwanted process. All you need to do is follow these steps:

1. To start with, go to App Store or Google Play to download and install FamiSafe on both parent's and kid's cell phones.

2. Register a FamiSafe account within the App. You may register on either your phone or your kid's phone. The same account is applicable to both devices.

3. Make some settings on both Kid's and parent's phones.

4. Connect and monitor kid's phones from the parent's phones using Famisafe. FamiSafe is the most reliable parental control app for location tracking, app blocking, web filtering, screen time control, and more. You can start your control now!

5. Now, you can just visit FamiSafe's dashboard remotely from any computer or smartphone. From the control panel, you can access all of its features. For instance, you can get a detailed view of the browsing history of the device as well. Additionally, you can block their access to any website from here.

Solution 3: Refrain

If you are looking for a simple, free, and easy to use solution to block websites on iPhone, then you should try Refrain. This is a third-party iOS app that can easily block the provided website URLs from the phone. Though, it comes with a catch. Even after when you block certain websites on an iOS device using Refrain, your kids can just uninstall the app and surpass the restrictions. Though, if you are able to keep an eye on them, then you should use this app to block sites on the iPhone for sure.

1. Unlock the device and go to the App Store to download Refrain. It is compatible with all the devices running on iOS 10.0 and later versions.

2. Once the app is installed, launch it. Tap on the "Distracting Site List" option.

3. Here, you can simply add the websites that you wish to block. To block sites on iPhone, just save your changes.

4. If you want to set a blocking schedule, then you can go to the "Extras" option. Though, you would have to pay $0.99 to access the extra features.

Solution 4: Site Blocker

This third-party iOS app certainly lives up to its name. You can simply include the websites that you wish to block with this user-friendly app. When you block certain websites on the app, the user won't be able to access them on Safari. Though, just like Refrain, your kids can remove restrictions by uninstalling the tap. Nevertheless, you can block websites on iPhone using Site Blocker in no time.

1. First of all, visit the App Store and download Site Blocker on your device. Freely available, it is compatible with all iOS devices running on iOS 10.3 and later versions.

2. Now, you just have to provide the website URLs that you wish to block and add them to the block list.

3. You can further go to its settings to access its advanced features. For instance, you can set up a schedule or a timer for the website blocking.

Solution 5: Blocking websites from router/network settings

If nothing else would seem to work, then you can also block certain websites from the network or router settings as well. Though, the restriction would only work when the device is connected to the Wifi network. They can still access the blocked websites by using mobile data. Also, the websites would be blocked on all the devices that are connected to the network.

Nevertheless, this is a free solution to block sites on iPhones. From Netgear to Cisco and D-Link to TP-Link, every router provides a seamless way to block certain websites. You can simply visit the router setting by using your credentials. Later, you can provide the website URLs (and the keywords) that you wish to block.