How to Block Netflix on iPhone (App and Website)

Last updated October 30, 2026

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Quick answer

• App: Screen Time > App Limits > Add Limit > Entertainment > Netflix > 1 minute, Block at End of Limit on.
• Website: add netflix.com and www.netflix.com to the Never Allow list.
• Autoplay: Netflix app > My Netflix > profile name > Manage Profiles > your profile > Autoplay Next Episode off.
• Only at night: Downtime, or a scheduled night block with a cooldown.

Why is Netflix so hard to stop watching?

Netflix rarely asks you to decide to keep watching. The next episode starts on its own, cliffhangers are placed right before the credits, and previews start playing while you are still browsing. On a phone in bed it is even easier: no remote, no getting up, just "one more" until it is 2 a.m. Blocking works because it puts a decision back in the middle of that loop.

How do you block Netflix with Screen Time?

Step 1: Limit the Netflix app

1. Open Settings > Screen Time and turn it on if needed.
2. Tap App Limits > Add Limit.
3. Open Entertainment and select Netflix. Add other streaming apps you binge on at the same time.
4. Set 1 minute, or a daily allowance like one hour, and turn on Block at End of Limit.

Step 2: Block netflix.com

Netflix also plays in a browser, so blocking only the app leaves a side door open.

1. Go to Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions and switch it on.
2. Tap App Store, Media, Web & Games > Web Content and choose the option that limits websites.
3. Under Never Allow, add netflix.com and www.netflix.com.
4. Open Safari and any other browser you use and check that the site no longer loads.

Our guide to blocking websites on iPhone covers the gaps in this method.

Step 3: Lock it with a passcode

Without a Screen Time passcode, every limit has an Ignore Limit button. Set one under Lock Screen Time Settings. If you know the passcode, it is still only a few taps away at midnight, which is why the steps below matter.

How do you turn off Netflix autoplay?

Turning off autoplay does not block Netflix, but it removes the automatic slide into the next episode. According to the Netflix Help Center:

1. Open the Netflix app and select your profile.
2. Tap My Netflix in the lower right.
3. Tap your profile name at the top, then Manage Profiles.
4. Choose your profile and switch off Autoplay Next Episode. Switch off Autoplay Previews too if trailers pull you in.
5. Tap Done.

The setting is per profile, so change it on every profile you use. If it does not seem to apply, switch profiles and back, or sign out and in again.

How do you stop watching Netflix in bed?

Late-night watching is where Netflix costs the most, because every episode comes straight out of your sleep.

• Downtime: Screen Time > Downtime, set a window such as 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and leave Netflix off Always Allowed.
• Delete downloads you keep for watching in bed. They play inside the app, so blocking the app covers them, but fewer saved episodes means less temptation.
• Charge the phone away from the bed. If it is not in your hand, the next episode does not start.
• Pick a stopping point in advance. "Two episodes, then the block starts" is easier to keep than deciding at the end of each one.

For more on protecting your sleep window, see how to stop doomscrolling at night.

How do you block Netflix so it stays blocked?

If "one more episode" keeps beating your Screen Time limit, you need a block that does not give way the moment you ask. BlockMind is an iPhone app and website blocker that lets you:

• Block Netflix and other distracting apps and websites together, right now, on a schedule, or after a daily usage limit.
• Set a night schedule, for example every day from 11 p.m., so binge sessions end on time without a fight.
• Wait through a cooldown you set in advance, from 15 minutes up to 24 hours, before blocking can be turned off. By the time it ends, the cliffhanger usually matters a lot less.
• Turn on Strict Mode to lock protection for a period you choose, with no way to switch it off early.
• Use Relax and breathe, with waterfall, campfire and birdsong sounds and guided breathing, when you cannot settle without a screen.
• Unlock house phases as your streak grows, so evenings off Netflix add up to something visible.

Which method should you use?

Related guides

• How to block YouTube on iPhone
• How to block TikTok on iPhone
• How to reduce screen time on iPhone
• How to block games on iPhone

Bottom line

You do not have to cancel Netflix to stop it taking your nights. Limit the app, block netflix.com, turn off autoplay and keep the phone out of bed. If you want Netflix closed during set hours and you keep undoing your own limits, use a scheduled blocker like BlockMind, where turning the block off takes a cooldown you set in advance.