A private porn blocker for Jewish men and women
Escape is a private porn blocker for iPhone, iPad and Mac that you set up for yourself: no account, nothing collected, and blocking that happens on your own device. Many observant Jews describe this work as guarding the eyes, shmiras einayim. It is an old idea, and a phone that is always within reach makes it harder than ever.
Guarding your eyes, privately
For an adult quietly trying to stop, the thought of anyone seeing the attempts can be enough to keep them from starting at all. Escape keeps the whole thing between you and your phone. There is no name and no email, nothing is sent to a server, and its App Store privacy label reads Data Not Collected.
When the phone comes back on after Shabbat
If you keep Shabbat, you already know a day without the phone can feel calm. The hard part can be the hour after Havdalah, when the phone comes back on, the week has not started yet and the house is winding down. Set Escape up on a weekday, so that on Saturday night blocking is already on in Safari and, with Deep Block, in every other browser too. The same goes for the nights after a Yom Tov.
The yetzer hara is not a verdict on you
Jewish tradition gives the pull a name, the yetzer hara, and treats it as part of being human: something everyone wrestles with, not proof that you are bad. That matters after a slip. Teshuvah means returning, and you do not have to wait for Elul or Yom Kippur to do it. You can return the same day. Escape keeps your progress on your phone only, so starting again is between you and Hashem, not a record anyone else can see.
Not alone
The secrecy is often the heaviest part. When you are ready, talking to someone you trust, a rabbi, a counselor or a friend, can lighten it. Support groups are another option, and here is what to know about the shame that follows porn.
A setup that holds
- Start with Safari. The Safari blocker is free and blocks 40,000+ adult sites, on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
- Cover every browser. On iPhone and iPad, Deep Block reaches the other browsers and private tabs.
- Make it hard to undo. Strict Mode puts a wait in front of switching anything off.
- Do it before you need it. A weekday afternoon, not motzei Shabbat at midnight. Spotting your triggers helps you see the hard hours coming.
Common questions
Is there a private porn blocker for Jewish users?
Yes. Escape blocks porn on iPhone, iPad and Mac with no account and nothing collected, so nobody sees what you browse or what was blocked.
Is Escape a kosher filter?
Escape is a personal, private blocker rather than a certified kosher filter. It is built for your own commitment to guard your eyes: no account, nothing collected, and blocking that happens on your own device.
Does Escape stay on over Shabbat?
Yes. Blocking runs on your device whether or not you touch the phone, so when it comes back on after Shabbat or Yom Tov, Escape is already blocking. There is nothing to switch on again.
Can I block porn without anyone seeing my browsing?
Yes. Escape's blocking happens on your own device. It does not send your browsing to a server, and its App Store privacy label reads Data Not Collected.
Does it work on iPhone and Mac?
Yes. The Safari blocker works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. On iPhone and iPad, Deep Block also covers other browsers and private tabs.
Escape blocks porn in Safari for free, extends to every browser with Deep Block, and adds a 90-second urge ritual, practice games that retrain how you meet an urge, and 28 short courses on identity and the long arc of recovery. No account, no personal tracking.
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