App Block
We built a smarter app block — one that doesn’t punish you for being human.
Instead of locking you out or shaming you, it gently reminds you every 5 minutes
We know people will scroll — but this feature helps bring you back to awareness. It’s not restrictive, it’s reflective.
Think of it like a snoozable alarm clock for your attention. We designed it around human psychology, not against it
The Idea
We know that blocking apps or locking people out isn’t the solution to digital addiction. Most people don’t respond well to harsh limits — they either disable the blocker, feel guilty when they fail, or end up in an endless loop of reinstalling and deleting apps.
That’s why we built something different into InfoTik: a scroll-aware app block that works with your psychology, not against it.
Here’s how it works: when you open a selected “scroll-heavy” app (like Instagram, TikTok, etc.), and spend a bit too long on it, our system kicks in — not to block you, but to gently nudge you. Every 5 minutes, you get a subtle reminder — like a snoozable alarm clock — asking if you're still being intentional or just lost in the scroll. It's not about shame, it's about bringing back awareness.
This idea came from our own habits. We realized people don’t want to waste hours, but it’s incredibly easy to lose track of time in feeds designed to trap attention. So instead of punishing behavior, we prompt mindfulness. That makes people far more likely to change — because they’re in control.
The goal is not to stop you from using apps, but to help you use them better. You can always snooze the reminder and keep going — but even that moment of “wait, do I really want this?” creates a psychological break in the doomscrolling loop.
We’ve seen that just this little nudge is enough for most people to exit the app, refocus, or return to InfoTik where they can scroll something meaningful instead — like fact-checked learning content or community Pulse posts.
It’s part of our larger mission: helping people scroll smarter without guilt, force, or shame.
You don’t need a digital detox. You just need a moment of clarity — and that’s what this feature gives.
