Special-rules

Three blocking rules built on behavioral science. Each one works on its own. Together, they close every gap.Check out app

Special Rules

Blocking that closes every loophole.

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Special Rules

Method backed by Neuro-Science

Reward Substitution

Putting useful apps before distracting ones changes the sequence of your behavior, making productive actions the default before entertainment gets its turn.

Contextual Cues

The same place can cue the same scroll. GPS Blocking removes the distraction from the environment where you want a different behavior.

Friction as a Feature

Every extra step between impulse and action reduces follow-through. Special Rules add friction exactly where your brain is weakest.

Behavioral Momentum

Opening a useful app first creates a small action toward your goal, making it easier to keep your attention moving in the same direction.

Benefits of the feature

Better Apps. By Default.

Spend 20 minutes on what matters - before the scroll begins.

Location Does the Work

Blocks activate the moment you arrive - zero manual steps, zero excuses.

One Tap. Fully Protected.

Block all 18+ content across apps and browser with a single toggle.

Good Apps First

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.

Full Good Apps First guide

GPS Blocking

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.

Full GPS Blocking guide

Block 18+

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.

Full Block 18+ guide

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Jolt Special Rules?

Special Rules are Jolt's advanced blocking rules - three features that go beyond a basic time-based block. They include GPS Blocking (blocks activate when you enter a location), 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 18+ Blocking in Jolt?

18+ blocking helps you block adult websites and explicit content on your iPhone. Jolt's Adult Website Blocking adds an extra layer of control alongside regular app and website blocking.

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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