Changelog

Simple, secure Pro activation

Choose Monthly, Yearly, or Lifetime inside ResistGate. After checkout, the website securely confirms your purchase and turns on Pro for this browser automatically — no license key or copy-paste.

Automatic access checks

ResistGate checks your Pro access when it starts and again in the background, so your plan stays current without you having to do anything.

Safer access recovery

A temporary connection problem will not immediately remove your Pro access. If a check needs another try, ResistGate keeps the information needed to restore access without asking you to pay again. This safety window lasts up to 72 hours.

Lifetime stays Lifetime

Canceling or pausing a subscription cannot affect a Lifetime purchase. We also expanded automated coverage to 174 checks for this release.

A clearer Options page

Plans are easier to compare, each blocked site now has its own edit screen, and updated tabs and helper text make settings quicker to understand.

Clearer actions in dark mode

Important buttons now have stronger contrast across the popup, block screens, welcome page, What’s New, and Options.

Feedback links

A small "Help improve ResistGate" button now lives in the popup and options page. It opens a dedicated feedback survey that sends directly into the site dashboard, so improvements can come from real user input.

Graduated Challenges

Free users can now pick the level of friction that fits the moment, with a wider prompt bank so the hard mode does not feel repetitive.

• Easy: short character sequence
• Moderate: one or two sentences
• Hard: the original five-paragraph challenge, now pulled from a larger set of unique paragraphs

Pro settings access

Fixed the bug that let free users reach Pro-only settings. The options page now keeps Pro controls behind entitlement.

Welcome page redesign

Reworked the onboarding/welcome experience so first-time users get a cleaner, less stale introduction to ResistGate.

Feedback flow

The new survey writes into the feedback dashboard and records structured answers for easier review.

Temptation Bundling

Unlock distracting sites — after you've earned them. Pair the sites you want with the work you need to do. Set a work window or a specific time. ResistGate opens the door when you've held up your end.

Focus Timer

Work minutes unlock bundled sites. A simple timer that tracks focused time. Hit your target — your reward sites unlock automatically. No manual toggling. No negotiating with yourself.

Commitment Mode

No escape. That's the point. Lock yourself in for 1 to 24 hours. Access blocked. Settings frozen. You can't disable it early — and that's exactly why it works.

Intention Page

Pause before you spiral. Before a blocked site loads, ResistGate shows you why you set this block in the first place — your own words, a breathing reset, your goals. Most of the time, that's enough.

Friction Page UI

Intention/Pause zone visually separated from the typing challenge. Personal goal and breathing exercise grouped above a distinct challenge card.

Options Page Polish

Refined color palette, improved typography hierarchy, enhanced tab navigation, richer data visualizations, better empty states, modal transitions, and consistent focus rings.

Pricing

Monthly: $3.99/mo · Annual: $29.99/yr · Lifetime: $49.99

Core Engine

Manifest V3 declarativeNetRequest based domain blocking.

Friction Flow

Interactive typing challenge (5 paragraphs) for unlocking sites.

Manual Override

Configurable 10-15s delay fallback for quick access.

Scheduling

Day/Time-based blocking windows.

Pro Features (V1 Architecture)

Strict Mode, Behavioral Friction, Earn-Access, Analytics dashboard, and Weekly Report.

Trusted-origin external messaging

Pro activation is accepted only from orlandoascanio.com; all other external origins are rejected.

Local-only data

All user data stays in chrome.storage.local — no cloud backend, no remote analytics.