# Social Steps: Walk to Unlock — Screen Time & App Blocker

> Screen Time & App Blocker (iPhone/iPad app by Bart van Gemert.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/social-steps-walk-to-unlock/id6779904572 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Bart van Gemert](https://appshunter.io/developer/1867302443)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-06-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-28

## What is Social Steps?

Earn your screen time by walking. Every 200 steps gives you 1 minute in the apps you choose to lock. When your minutes run out, those apps lock until you take more steps.

Social Steps counts your steps with Apple Health and locks the apps you pick with Apple's Screen Time. Endless scrolling now costs you a walk.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Choose what to lock. Pick single apps or whole categories, like social media, games or video.
2. Walk. Your steps turn into minutes. By default 200 steps = 1 minute, so a walk of about 2,000 steps earns you 10 minutes.
3. Use your minutes. When they are gone, a "Time for a walk" screen appears over the locked app. Take more steps and it unlocks itself.

WHAT YOU GET
• Dashboard: today's steps in one ring, plus minutes earned, used and left
• Streak: how many days in a row you've kept it up
• History: a weekly step chart and earned vs. used minutes for each day
• Community counter: the total steps walked by everyone on Social Steps
• Invite a friend: share your code, and your friend gets 1 month of Premium for free
• Redeem Apple offer codes right in Settings

FREE OR PREMIUM
Free lets you lock up to 3 apps or categories at the standard rate of 200 steps = 1 minute. You can take one app off your locked list once a week, so a weak moment doesn't undo your plan.

Premium adds:
• Lock as many apps and categories as you like
• Take an app off your list once a day instead of once a week
• Set your own rate, from 20 to 1,000 steps for 1 to 10 minutes
• Add bonus minutes (+5, +15 or +30) whenever you need them

PRIVACY
You don't need an account and Social Steps doesn't track you. Your step history stays on your iPhone. The community counter only receives an anonymous number of new steps, never linked to you. If you enter a friend's code, a one-way device code is stored so each code can be used once per device.

Requires an iPhone with iOS 17 or later, access to your steps in Apple Health and Screen Time permission.

SUBSCRIPTION
Social Steps Premium is offered as:
• Monthly: auto-renewing subscription, billed every month
• Yearly: auto-renewing subscription, billed every year, starting with a 1-week free trial
After the free week, the yearly subscription starts automatically and is charged unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends.

Prices are shown in the app and can differ per country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings.

Privacy Policy: https://www.social-steps.com/privacy
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social Steps Premium | $1.99 | per month |
| Social Steps Premium | $18.00 | per year |


## Is Social Steps safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Social Steps.

## Is Social Steps legit?

Social Steps: Walk to Unlock has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Social Steps is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.5.1 — 2026-10-27

This update makes Social Steps easier to use in every language.
• Improved translations
• A clearer flow for inviting a friend with your code
• Small fixes and improvements

### 1.5 — 2026-06-24

- Improved dark mode layout for a better visual experience
- Fixed an issue with promo codes not working correctly

### 1.4 — 2026-06-21

No release notes.

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