---
title: "What's the difference between a Soft Lock and a Nuclear Lock?"
description: "Soft Lock pauses and stops early, for daily deep work. Nuclear Lock can't be stopped until the timer ends and survives uninstalls."
url: "https://www.welock.in/es/faq/unlock-difficulty-levels/soft-lock-vs-nuclear-lock"
locale: "es"
---

# What's the difference between a Soft Lock and a Nuclear Lock?

A Soft Lock lets you pause when life happens and stop the session early. It is for daily deep work. A Nuclear Lock disables pausing and cannot be stopped until the timer ends; it survives restarts and even uninstalling the app. Choose Soft when you want a nudge, Nuclear when the deadline genuinely matters.

## Specifics

- Soft Lock is the right default: most sessions do not need to be unbreakable.
- Nuclear Lock is scoped to a session timer; Nuclear Mode is scoped to a date, which is the bigger commitment.
- Nothing lifts a Nuclear Lock early, so only block what you can genuinely do without for that long.

## Related questions

- [How do I turn a block off, and how hard is that?](https://www.welock.in/es/faq/unlock-difficulty-levels/how-to-turn-a-block-off)
- [How does the PIN unlock work?](https://www.welock.in/es/faq/unlock-difficulty-levels/pin-unlock)
- [Can I bypass it by restarting my device, deleting the app, or reinstalling?](https://www.welock.in/es/faq/nuclear-mode/bypass-by-deleting-the-app)
- [What happens on my other devices?](https://www.welock.in/es/faq/nuclear-mode/nuclear-mode-other-devices)
- [What if I have a real emergency and truly need access?](https://www.welock.in/es/faq/nuclear-mode/emergency-access)

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