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LockedWeb vs HardStop

HardStop is the closest product to LockedWeb we know of: a porn blocker you can't switch off yourself, where taking it off means a 72-hour wait by default. If we're your two finalists, you've already decided the part that matters most.

This page is about the rest: what works on Apple's newest systems, which settings stay in your hands, and what it costs. Same promise. Different controls.

✓iOS 27 and macOS 27 today ✓Controls from any device ✓Android on Google Play ✓$69/yr, partner included

Same promise. Different controls.

HOW LOCKEDWEB WORKS Run from your dashboard
01Set up each device from your dashboard. Windows, Mac and Android use our app. The full iPhone and iPad setup uses a computer and a cable, once, like HardStop's.
02Explicit content is blocked by our own filtering servers before it loads, in every app and browser, incognito included.
03Your dashboard works on your phone or computer. Block an app in one click, or choose what X, Reddit and YouTube show. Changes reach every device in seconds.
04Removing LockedWeb, or a block you added, takes a 72-hour wait and a one-time code. For everyone, every time.

The same wall. More of the choices are yours, on every device.

HOW HARDSTOP WORKS Run from a computer
01Install their app on a Mac or Windows computer. From there it locks the computer and sets up iPhones and iPads over a cable. There is no Android option.
02Adult sites and adult search results are blocked, along with every image and video on Reddit, X and Tumblr. Getting X or Reddit back means emailing support, and it comes back on your iPhone only, not your computer.
03Extra blocks are added in that computer app: whole apps on iPhones and iPads, websites on computers.
04Removal waits 72 hours by default, or longer if you set it, up to a year. Then their team emails you what you need.

A serious lock, run from your computer. If you want a wait longer than 72 hours, theirs goes further.

Side by side.

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LockedWeb HardStop
The core idea A blocker you can't turn off yourself, run from a dashboard on any device A blocker you can't turn off yourself, run from an app on your computer
Removal wait 72 hours, then a one-time code. The same for everyone, every time ✓ 72 hours by default, the same as ours. You can choose longer, up to a year
iOS 27 and macOS 27 ✓ iPhone on iOS 27 and Mac on macOS 27, today. On iOS 27, Apple allows the full iPhone lock only during first-time setup, so it starts with a backup and a reset iOS 27 and iPadOS 27: not supported yet. Their help centre says support is being built, with no date promised
Social media defaults ✓ Images and video blocked on X, Reddit and Bluesky, and YouTube in Restricted Mode. Each one is your call from your dashboard, and it applies on every device, your computer included Images and video blocked on Reddit, X and Tumblr. To get X or Reddit back you email support, and they can only turn it back on for your iPhone. On your computer it stays blocked
Blocking apps like TikTok ✓ One click for 10 major apps, TikTok and Instagram included. The app and its website are blocked on every device, computers too ✓ Any app, on iPhone and iPad, added in their computer app. On computers, websites only
Changing your blocks ✓ From your dashboard, on any phone or computer. New blocks reach every device in seconds In the app on your computer. On iPhone and iPad, each change means scanning a QR code and installing a profile
Android ✓ On Google Play. Standard sets up on the phone itself; Maximum, the strongest option, starts with a backup and a reset No Android option. HardStop runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows
Accountability partner ✓ Included. Told when you ask to remove or loosen protection, or if a device is tampered with. Never sees your browsing A $29 add-on. Told when you ask for removal
Who runs the filter ✓ We do, on our own servers. No browsing history kept NextDNS, a third-party service, with activity logging switched off

What it costs.

LOCKEDWEB
$69 /year = $5.75/mo when paid annually or $9.99 month to month
One plan, every feature. Up to 25 devices. 30-day money-back guarantee. $111 a year less than HardStop, with the accountability partner included rather than a $29 add-on. Guides for the whole house included: step-by-step setup for Netflix and other streaming services, game consoles and smart TVs. Get protected today
HARDSTOP
$180 /year = $15/mo when paid annually or $30 every 4 weeks
7-day free trial. No money-back guarantee after it. Unlimited devices in your household.

The verdict.

Choose LockedWeb if…
✓Your iPhone is on iOS 27. LockedWeb sets up on it today, and on Macs running macOS 27 too. ✓You want the controls in your dashboard: block TikTok or Instagram in one click, and decide what X, Reddit and YouTube show, on every device at once. ✓You have an Android phone in the house. HardStop has no Android option. ✓You want the same 72-hour wall for $69 a year, with an accountability partner included.
Choose HardStop if…
·You want a wait longer than 72 hours. Theirs can be set anywhere up to a year. ·You want to block apps beyond the big social ones, like games or messaging apps, on your iPhone or iPad. ·You want to try it free before you pay. They offer a 7-day trial; we offer a 30-day money-back guarantee instead.

Written from HardStop's public materials, October 2026. Products change. If anything here is stale or unfair, email hello@lockedweb.com and we'll correct it. We'd rather lose the comparison than fudge it.

Controls you can reach. A wall you can't.

Block apps and set your social media rules from any device. Taking protection off still takes a 72-hour wait and a one-time code.

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$69/YR OR $9.99/MO · 30-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
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