PlanKept Update

An App Blocker That Unlocks After You Do Something Good

The PlanKept idea in plain language: block distracting apps until the user completes a useful real-world action.

May 6, 2026 by Alek Jaltuszyk

The phone can be a reward

Many screen-time tools treat the phone as a thing to suppress. PlanKept treats distracting app access as something that can be earned back. That is a small shift, but it changes the emotional shape of the rule.

The unlock condition matters

The important question is not only which apps are blocked. It is what has to happen before they return. PlanKept is designed for unlock conditions such as steps, workouts, routines, chores, study blocks, or recurring habit quotas. AI-assisted creation in Idea can help turn those intentions into a usable rule without much setup friction.

Proof makes the rule harder to fake

Step and workout goals can use Apple Health evidence when the user allows it. Other goals can use Proof Review, including supporting images when available. That makes the product flexible without pretending the phone can automatically verify every real-world task. The point is not perfect surveillance. The point is enough friction to make the honest path easier than the fake one.