How to block Roblox on school iPads and Chromebooks
Roblox reaches students three ways: the app, the Android app on Chromebooks and the website. Block all three, catch the companion apps, and test before Monday morning.
Where Roblox runs on school devices
iPad and iPhone app
From the App Store or an MDM install
Android app
On Android tablets and on Chromebooks through Google Play
roblox.com and the desktop player
Browser, Windows and Mac
Roblox bundle ID and package name
These three values are what your MDM needs. The iOS bundle ID and the Android package name are different strings, so a list built for one platform does nothing on the other.
Use in Jamf, Mosyle, Intune, Iru and Apple Configurator.
The number at the end of the App Store link.
Use in Google Admin, Intune Android and other Android MDMs.
Apple introduced 13+, 16+ and 18+ age tiers with iOS 26, so the live listing may now show a newer tier.
Searching for Roblox IDs? These are not the same thing
"What is a bundle in Roblox?"
In the Roblox catalog, a bundle is a set of avatar items sold together. It has nothing to do with the app's bundle ID.
"What is a Roblox package?"
In Roblox Studio, a package is a reusable group of game parts. The Android package name is the app's ID on Google Play.
Item IDs and clothing codes
Catalog and clothing IDs point to items inside Roblox. An MDM cannot use them, and blocking the app removes access to all of them.
Game and experience IDs
Each Roblox experience has its own ID on roblox.com. These matter for parent controls, not for device management.
Why is Roblox blocked at school?
Students ask this every term. These are the reasons schools give, and they make a short, honest answer for your acceptable use page.
Chat with people you do not know
Roblox has text and voice chat. Since January 2026 chat needs an age check, but school staff still cannot see who students talk to.
User-made experiences
Roblox experiences are made by players. Their content and quality vary, and a school cannot review them one by one.
Spending with Robux
In-game purchases use Robux. Families complain when spending starts on a school device, even when no card is stored on it.
Time on task
A game in the next tab beats any worksheet. Teachers lose minutes to quick game sessions between tasks.
Network load
Game updates and live play use bandwidth and connections that the whole school shares during tests and video lessons.
Policy and filtering duties
Many districts list games in their acceptable use policy. In the US, schools also check device rules against CIPA filtering duties.
Block Roblox on school iPads
Hiding an app on iPad needs supervision. School iPads enrolled through Apple School Manager are supervised, so these steps work on almost every school fleet. Open the MDM your school uses.
Jamf School
- For iPadOS 26 and earlier, go to Profiles, Overview, Create Profile. Choose iOS and Device Enrollment.
- Open the Safelist and Blocklist payload, click Configure and choose the mode that restricts blocklisted apps.
- Use Add Application to add Roblox, check it shows com.roblox.robloxmobile, then scope the profile to your student groups and Save.
- For iPadOS 27 and later, use a blueprint with the App Settings component and list com.roblox.robloxmobile under Denied apps.
Jamf notes that the profile keys for allow and block lists are deprecated on OS 27. Build new rules as blueprints.
Jamf Pro
- Go to Devices, Configuration profiles, New. Name the profile in the General payload.
- Under Restrictions, select Apps and filter for iOS and Supervised.
- Set App Usage to Some apps not allowed and add Roblox.
- Scope it to student iPads and Save. Devices with several restriction profiles apply the strictest setting.
More detail, including scoping by grade, is in our Jamf app blocking guide.
Mosyle
- Open the Restrictions profile for your supervised iPads.
- Find the app blocking option and add the bundle ID com.roblox.robloxmobile.
- Assign it to student device groups and save.
- Check the device list for the profile status after the next check-in.
Menu names differ between Mosyle editions. Our Mosyle guide follows the current console.
Microsoft Intune
- Go to Devices, Configuration, Create, New policy. Pick iOS/iPadOS and Settings catalog.
- Add the Restrictions setting Blocked App Bundle IDs and enter com.roblox.robloxmobile.
- Assign the policy to the student device group and sync one iPad to test.
- Skip the Restricted apps list in the older template: it only reports Roblox and does not stop it.
Apple Configurator profile
- Create a profile in Apple Configurator and add the Restrictions payload.
- In the Apps section, use Restrict App Usage (supervised only) in the mode that disallows listed apps.
- Add com.roblox.robloxmobile. The profile stores it under the blockedAppBundleIDs key.
- Install it on supervised iPads or upload it to your MDM as a custom profile.
Want to stop all self-service installs? The supervised restriction for installing apps from the App Store removes the store, and the MDM installs everything. Pair it with an approved list, as in our guide to apps to block on school iPads.
Block Roblox on school Chromebooks
On a Chromebook, Roblox runs as the Android app from Google Play. Google Admin controls that app separately from Chrome extensions and websites, so check all three.
Check the mode
Go to Devices, Chrome, Apps & extensions, User app settings and open Allow/block mode. Education domains run in allowlist mode, where only apps you allow can install.
Block the app
In Users & browsers, select the Roblox Android app and set Installation policy to Block. Check child organizational units for overrides.
Block the website
Go to Devices, Chrome, Settings and find URL Blocking in the Content section. Add roblox.com to Blocked URLs.
Review extensions
Browser extensions built around Roblox are published in the Chrome Web Store. An allowlist for extensions stops them all at once.
If an older allowed setting or a force-install sits in one organizational unit, students there keep Roblox. Our Chromebook apps and extensions guide shows how to audit units.
Block Roblox on Android tablets
Android Enterprise devices owned by the school only install what you assign or allow. Roblox appears when the Play Store has been opened up.
Google Admin
- Open Menu, Apps, Web and mobile apps and make sure Roblox is not on the list.
- Use the Available apps setting so students can install only listed apps.
- Removing an app from the list stops new installs. Copies already on a tablet stay and become unmanaged, so check inventory.
Microsoft Intune
- On corporate-owned devices, apps install only when assigned. Confirm Roblox is not assigned as Required or Available.
- If Allow access to all apps in Google Play store is on, add Roblox as a Managed Google Play app.
- Assign it under Uninstall to remove it from devices that already have it.
For any MDM, the package to block is com.roblox.client. The Google Admin blocking guide covers the full path.
How to block Roblox on a computer
On Windows and Mac, players start games from roblox.com and the desktop player opens. Block both the site and the player program.
| Computer | Stop the program | Stop the website |
|---|---|---|
| Windows PC | App Control for Business or AppLocker rules deployed from Intune. Make sure the rules cover programs in user profile folders, not only Program Files. | URLBlocklist policy for Edge and Chrome with roblox.com, plus a network filter. |
| Mac | Jamf Pro: Computers, Restricted Software, New. Enter the process name and select Kill Process. Find the name with ps -acx. | Browser URL policy for Chrome and Edge, and a content filter for Safari. |
| Chromebook | Block the Android app in Google Admin. | URL Blocking in Devices, Chrome, Settings. |
| Shared lab PCs | Standard user accounts, so students cannot install programs at all. | Network filter for the whole lab. |
Roblox not blocked at school? Find the gap
When a teacher reports Roblox on a school device, one of these is almost always the cause. Work down the table.
| What you see | Likely cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Icon still on one iPad | The iPad is not supervised, or it is outside the profile scope. | Check supervision in the device record. Re-enroll through Apple School Manager if needed. |
| Roblox opens on some Chromebooks | A child organizational unit allows or force-installs the Android app. | Set Block at the right unit and remove force-install entries. |
| Game runs in a browser tab | The website or a cloud gaming site is open. | Block roblox.com and the Gaming category in your web filter. |
| Works on the bus, not in school | Your filter only runs on school Wi-Fi. | Use a filter that runs on the device, and keep the MDM app block. |
| Works after a new app appears | A VPN or proxy app routes around the filter. | Block the VPN category and the Add VPN configurations restriction. See blocking VPN apps. |
| Roblox gone, skin apps remain | Companion apps have their own IDs. | Use a games category list that includes companion apps. |
| Fine on iPad, open on PC | The desktop player is installed. | Add the computer controls from the table above. |
What "Roblox unblocked at school" websites really are
Students share links that promise unblocked Roblox. As an admin you only need to know the three types, because each is closed by a category, not by a single address.
Cloud gaming sites
They run the mobile game on a remote server and stream it into a browser tab.
Close with the Gaming category in your web filter.
Proxy and mirror pages
They relay a blocked site through another address that the filter has not seen yet.
Close with the VPN / Proxy / Anonymizers category.
Fake download pages
They offer a "school version" download that can carry adware or malware.
Close with the Malware / Phishing / Suspicious category and no local installs.
The wider picture, without a how-to for students, is in how students get around restrictions.
Companion apps and games like Roblox
Blocking Roblox leaves the skin makers, Robux quiz apps and other sandbox games. These real examples come from our app database.
| Roblox companion app | iOS bundle ID | App Store ID |
|---|---|---|
| Skins & Avatars Clothes Maker | com.skins.editor.for.roblox | 1629848713 |
| Quiz for Roblox Robux | com.fortyfourgames.robux | 1438543683 |
| SkinOx: Create and Edit Skins | com.smikoapps.SkinOxEditSkinsForRoblox | 1558061526 |
| Girl Skins & Clothes Avatars | com.jalistudio2020.SkinsRoblox | 1616369279 |
| Oof soundboard for Roblox | com.van.SoundboardRolox | 1358189740 |
| Similar game | iOS bundle ID | Android package |
|---|---|---|
| Minecraft | com.mojang.minecraftpe | com.mojang.minecraftpe |
| Blockman GO | com.sandboxol.blockmango | Look up |
| PK XD | com.movile.playkids.pkxd | com.movile.playkids.pkxd |
| Block Craft 3D | com.fungames.blockcraft | com.fungames.blockcraft |
| Avakin Life | com.lockwoodpublishing.avakinlife | com.lockwoodpublishing.avakinlife |
| Gacha Life | com.lunime.gachalife | air.com.lunime.gachalife |
| Fortnite | com.epicgames.FortniteGame | com.epicgames.fortnite |
| Obby Parkour: Runner Game | com.CAYN.TowerOfHellObby | com.CAYN.TowerOfHellObby |
Minecraft Education is a separate product that many schools allow, so check the exact app before you block anything with Minecraft in the name. For other IDs, use the bundle ID lookup.
How to block games or chat inside Roblox, and when that is enough
Searches like "how to block games on Roblox" or "how to block Roblox chat" are about account settings. They suit a family device. School devices need the device-level block.
Roblox account controls
- A parent account linked to the child's account manages settings.
- Screen time limits and messaging controls arrived in November 2024.
- Chat needs an age check, by ID or facial age estimation, worldwide since January 2026.
- Unverified users were limited to experiences rated 9+ or lower from June 2026.
- Works only for the account it is set on. A second account skips it.
MDM and filter controls
- Set once by IT for every device in a group.
- Hide the app on supervised iPads and block it on Chromebooks.
- Block the website and cloud gaming sites on the network.
- Cover companion apps and similar games by category.
- Holds no matter which Roblox account a student signs into.
Block every game, not only Roblox
Roblox is one title in a huge genre. A games category list blocks it with the rest, and new titles join the list in the monthly update.
Our Gaming category goes beyond the store genre. It also catches companion apps, skin makers and game chat tools, because every app is categorized from its store listing, reviewed and validated.
Files come as bundle ID lists, package lists, .mobileconfig profiles, CSV and Intune or Jamf import files. Our guide to blocking games on school devices explains the approach.
Test checklist before you roll it out
Use one iPad, one Chromebook and one computer from a real student group. Keep a device outside the scope to compare.
- The Roblox icon is gone from the iPad Home Screen after a sync.
- Searching the App Store for Roblox does not allow an install.
- On the Chromebook, the Play Store shows Roblox as unavailable.
- roblox.com shows the blocked page in Chrome on the Chromebook.
- roblox.com is blocked in every browser on the test computer.
- The desktop player cannot start on Windows or Mac.
- A companion app from the table above cannot be installed.
- The block still holds on a phone hotspot, not only on school Wi-Fi.
Roblox blocking FAQ
What are the Roblox bundle ID and package name?
On iPhone and iPad, com.roblox.robloxmobile, App Store ID 431946152. On Android and Chromebooks, the Google Play package name is com.roblox.client.
Why does Roblox not work at school, when it works at home?
School devices and school Wi-Fi follow the school's policy. The app may be hidden by the MDM and the website blocked by the filter. At home, the family's own settings apply.
Why does Roblox still work after I blocked it?
The usual causes are an unsupervised iPad, a Chromebook unit that still allows the Android app, the website in a browser, or a VPN app. The troubleshooting table lists the fix for each.
How do I block games or chat inside Roblox?
A parent account linked to the child's account manages screen time and messaging, and chat needs an age check. These are account settings. School devices need the MDM block.
What is a bundle in Roblox?
A Roblox catalog bundle is a set of avatar items sold together. The iOS bundle ID is different: it names the Roblox app in your MDM.
Can I block Roblox on Chromebooks without blocking all Android apps?
Yes. Set the Roblox Android app to Block in Apps & extensions, Users & browsers, and add roblox.com to URL Blocking. Other approved Android apps keep working.
Should we block Minecraft as well?
That is a policy choice. Many schools allow Minecraft Education for lessons and block the consumer game. Check each app's ID before you add it to a list.
Block Roblox, its companion apps and every new game
Category blocklists for iPads, Android tablets and Chromebooks, in the format your MDM imports, updated every month. One school or a whole district.
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