https://alekjaltuszyk.xyz/apps/PlanKept/updates/ PlanKept product updates about launch notes, proof examples, analytics, pricing, AI-assisted setup, privacy, and changelog posts. en plankeptapp@gmail.com (PlanKept) https://alekjaltuszyk.xyz/apps/PlanKept/updates/why-achievement-gated-app-blocking/ https://alekjaltuszyk.xyz/apps/PlanKept/updates/why-achievement-gated-app-blocking/ Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT PlanKept should not try to be remembered as one more app blocker. The sharper category is achievement-gated app blocking: distracting apps stay blocked until the promised real-world action happens. That story becomes easier to believe when people can actually try it in a real free version instead of hitting a subscription wall first. This is the place to follow what PlanKept can do, what changed, and how the product handles real-life plans. Short posts can cover launch notes, changelog entries, privacy explanations, free-versus-paid product updates, and specific use cases like step-gated or workout-gated blocking. Every couple of days is useful only if the posts add something real. A better default is two to four concise updates per month, plus launch notes or changelog posts when the product actually changes. https://alekjaltuszyk.xyz/apps/PlanKept/updates/why-normal-app-blockers-get-deleted/ https://alekjaltuszyk.xyz/apps/PlanKept/updates/why-normal-app-blockers-get-deleted/ Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT A normal app blocker can stop the app for a while. The harder problem is making the rule feel worth keeping. If the blocker only says no, the user eventually starts negotiating with the blocker instead of with the habit. PlanKept is built around the idea that the way out should be useful. Instead of blocking apps forever, or making the user wait for a timer, the app can keep distracting apps blocked or limited until a real-life plan clears. The goal is not to make blocking feel cute or harmless. The goal is to make it feel purposeful. If the user knows exactly what opens the apps again, the block becomes pressure toward something chosen instead of random punishment. https://alekjaltuszyk.xyz/apps/PlanKept/updates/app-blocker-that-unlocks-after-you-do-something-good/ https://alekjaltuszyk.xyz/apps/PlanKept/updates/app-blocker-that-unlocks-after-you-do-something-good/ Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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 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. 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. https://alekjaltuszyk.xyz/apps/PlanKept/updates/what-to-try-when-screen-time-limits-do-not-work/ https://alekjaltuszyk.xyz/apps/PlanKept/updates/what-to-try-when-screen-time-limits-do-not-work/ Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Screen-time limits can help, but they often answer the wrong question. A timer says when an app becomes available again. It does not ask whether the user did the thing they were avoiding. If the problem is opening TikTok before studying, the better rule may be simple: TikTok waits until the study block is done. If the problem is Instagram before a walk, Instagram waits until the step goal clears. PlanKept is for people who want normal app-blocking functions, but also want a reason to keep the blocker installed. The rule has a path out: complete the real-life plan, clear the activity check, or make the case in Proof Review. The no-subscription model helps too, because keeping the app around does not have to mean taking on another recurring payment.