Do the task.
Prove it.
Earn the scroll.

Kinetic locks the apps you choose behind one small task toward a real goal. Do it, prove it — solo or with a partner watching — and your scroll time unlocks. Momentum first, feed second.

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1 · Do the task

One small task, one real timer. The apps you gated stay locked while it runs.

How it works

Three moves, on repeat.

The loop is deliberately small. Small enough to finish on a rough day — real enough that finishing means something.

Do one small task

Pick a goal and Kinetic queues bite-size tasks — 5 to 45 minutes, one at a time, on a real timer.

Prove it happened

Back the work up with a confirmation, a link, or a screenshot — whatever the task calls for.

Earn your scroll

Your gated apps unlock for a timed break. When it ends, they lock again until the next task.

The mechanics

Small levers, honest physics.

Time is only ever earned by doing — it's all decided server-side, so refreshing the page grants nothing. The rest of the machinery is built to be kind.

Tasks sized to reality

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Finish it and your break unlocks.

Streaks that forgive

13-day streak

Done Grace day Today

Day 7 got away — one grace day kept the streak alive.

Proof, reviewed kindly

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Your reviewer taps once. If they’re away, proof auto-approves in 2 hours — and a “not quite” never touches your streak.

Accountability

Someone in your corner.

Kinetic works alone. It works better when a human you chose is the one saying “yep, that counts.”

For you — one partner

Invite one person you trust. When your task needs a witness, they get the proof and a single question: did this happen?

One tap to approve — or “not quite,” with a kind preset reason. No essays, no lectures.
No reply within 2 hours? Auto-approved. Your break is never held hostage.
A rejection never breaks a streak — you resubmit free.

For teams — outcomes only

A lead assigns tasks with clear done-criteria, then sees whether they happened: verified completions, streaks on team tasks, a simple dashboard.

The transparency promise

A lead sees tasks they assign, completions, and proofs for team tasks.
Never your personal goals, your other apps, your screen time, or anything outside the team.

The honest part

A soft lock — and we say so.

On the web, Kinetic is a soft block. It gates your feeds behind the loop and makes scrolling a deliberate choice — it can’t wrestle the phone out of your hand, and we won’t pretend otherwise.

We think the lock is scaffolding; the habit is the product. Do a real task, show real proof, let a real person confirm it. That loop holds even where a workaround exists — because you stop reaching for the workaround.

Today — Kinetic on the web

A gate you opt into. It holds you to your own word.

Next — the Kinetic iOS appIn progress

Real phone-level blocking, for the days your thumb disagrees with your plans.

No fake walls, no pretend enforcement — just a loop that makes the honest thing the default.

Put your time in motion.

One small task stands between you and your feed. That’s the whole point.

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