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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.
What that means in practice
- 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?How does the PIN unlock work?Can I bypass it by restarting my device, deleting the app, or reinstalling?What happens on my other devices?What if I have a real emergency and truly need access?
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