How it works

A bet you make with yourself.

Most blockers make you schedule limits, then fight you when you want out. Ante works the other way round.

Today I willfinish the essay draftbefore I openInstagram

Step 1 · Plan

Write down what today is for.

Add tasks from the capture bar the moment they come to mind. Today, a later day, or no day at all.

  • Finish the essay draftToday
  • Gym, legsToday
  • Book the dentistUnplanned

Step 2 · Shut

Your apps go in the pot.

Choose the apps that ride on today. They close straight away and stay shut until what holds them is done.

Step 3 · Do

Then Ante goes quiet.

No timers to watch. Open a shut app and the block screen shows what is left.

What can hold a pot

Finish today’s list
The default
A rule
9:00 to 17:00 on weekdays
A challenge
75 Locked, day 12

Step 4 · Win back

Tick the last task. They open.

The chips fly back and your apps are yours again for the rest of the day.

Step 5 · Collect

Keep the streak alive.

Every cleared day goes on your record. Runs of them pay out milestone chips.

October

October record: days 1 to 10 cleared except an emergency unlock on the 3rd. Today is the 11th.

Put your apps on the line.

Free for 7 days. Your first pot takes a minute.

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