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Four blocking rules built on behavioral science. Each one works on its own. Together, they close every gap.Check out appSmart Blocks
Blocking that closes every loophole.
Smart Blocks are Jolt's behavioral blocking rules - four tools built on the science of why people break their own commitments. Each one works independently. Together, they close every gap that willpower leaves open.
To unlock Instagram, you'll need to ask a real person first.
Invite a partner - a friend, a spouse, a colleague. They can see your screen time and get notified the moment you slip. Want to override a block? You'll need their permission. Not a password. An actual human being who knows what you're trying to do.
Rooted in Social Accountability Theory - external observers reduce self-sabotage by up to 3x.
Earn your distractions. Read first, scroll later.
Choose the apps that move your life forward - a reading app, a journaling app, your workout tracker. Use them first. Once you do, the apps you'd otherwise spiral into unlock on their own. Focus becomes the price of entry.
Jolt doesn't just block what pulls you away. Good Apps First makes space for what you actually want to do - by making it the default, not the exception.
Rooted in Behavioral Activation - completing a valued behavior first builds intrinsic motivation and reframes the reward.
The moment you walk into the office, your phone knows to focus.
Pin a location - your office, library, or gym. Choose which apps block when you arrive. Jolt activates the moment you walk through the door. No manual setup. No remembering. The environment does what willpower can't.
Rooted in Environmental Design - behavior tied to a location cue becomes automatic, not deliberate.
One toggle. Every explicit app and website - off.
Flip a single switch in settings. Jolt blocks adult content across every app and across your browser. No list to build. No categories to configure. It just works - and stays on.
Rooted in Friction Design - a single committed decision removes hundreds of future micro-decisions.
The hardest part of blocking isn't setting the rule.
It's holding yourself to it.
Social Accountability
Knowing someone else is watching reduces the likelihood of breaking a commitment by up to 3x compared to self-monitoring alone.
Behavioral Activation
Completing a desired behavior first (Good Apps First) increases intrinsic motivation - the reward feels earned, not arbitrary.
Environmental Design
Linking rules to locations removes the need for willpower entirely - the environment triggers the behavior, not the decision.
Friction as a Feature
Every extra step between impulse and action reduces follow-through. Smart Blocks add friction exactly where your brain is weakest.
Benefits of the feature
Users with an accountability partner are 65% more likely to stick to their blocking rules after 30 days.
Spend 20 minutes on what matters - before the scroll begins.
Blocks activate the moment you arrive - zero manual steps, zero excuses.
Block all 18+ content across apps and browser with a single toggle.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Jolt Smart Blocks?
Smart Blocks are Jolt's advanced blocking rules - four features that go beyond a basic time-based block. They include GPS Blocking (blocks activate when you enter a location), Accountability Partner (a real person must approve any override), Good Apps First (you earn access to distracting apps by using productive ones first), and Block 18+ (one toggle blocks adult content across all apps and your browser).
What is an Accountability Partner in Jolt?
An Accountability Partner is a contact you invite - a friend, partner, or colleague - who can see your screen time and blocking activity. If you want to unlock an app you've blocked, you have to request permission from them directly. They approve or deny it. It's the only app blocker on the market where a human being, not an algorithm, controls your override.
How does GPS Blocking work?
You pin a location - your office, gym, or library - and choose which apps to block when you're there. The moment your phone detects you've arrived at that location, Jolt activates the block automatically. No manual setup when you arrive. No remembering. The environment enforces the rule so you don't have to.
What does Good Apps First mean?
Good Apps First is Jolt's earn-to-unlock system. You designate certain apps as "good" - a reading app, journaling app, workout tracker. Once you've spent time in those apps, your blocked distracting apps unlock automatically. It reframes the relationship between focus and reward: you access what you want by doing what matters first.
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The version of you who set these rules was thinking clearly. Let them win.
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