Turn off in-app purchases on an iPhone

Screen Time can block in-app purchases for every app on the phone at once. It takes about a minute and you can switch it back any time.

Steps (recent iOS versions)

1. Make sure Screen Time is on: Settings > Screen Time.
2. In Screen Time, tap Apps & Websites, then App Store.
3. Tap In-app Purchases and choose Blocked.

On older iOS versions the same switch sits under Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > iTunes & App Store Purchases > In-app Purchases > Don't Allow.

Set a Screen Time passcode that your child doesn't know, or the setting can be switched back. Apple explains every option in its own guide: Use Screen Time to turn off in-app purchases.

What this means in Peel

With purchases blocked, Peel works exactly the same: every level and trip box is free, and every item with a coin price can still be earned with coins from playing. Even without this switch, Peel asks for a grown-up (a small sum to solve) before any real-money purchase, and Apple's own confirmation follows.

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