Comparison

MAX vs Walkaway

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MAX

Features
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The Matrix App Exchange brings the community together and provides you with an easy way to reserve a meeting room, add a parking spot for your visitors, or create a service request. You’ll also find helpful information about the buildings and co-tenants at Matrix Innovation Center, be kept up to date about building and laboratory maintenance, as well as upcoming community events to connect with other companies.

About

Walkaway

This app blocks distracting applications by requiring you to take a walk. Earn access to your chosen apps by meeting a step goal, or use hard blocks and schedules for uninterrupted focus. It's designed to be private and resist attempts to disable it.

Highlights
  • Walk to unlock apps with step goals
  • Hard block for no early unlock
  • Customizable schedules
  • Commitment locks for extended blocking
  • Resists early disabling
  • Private by design, no account needed
Features
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Walkaway is the app blocker that makes you move. Instead of a timer you can dismiss, it puts a real, physical walk between you and your most distracting apps. THE PROBLEM WITH WILLPOWER Feeds are engineered to be opened on autopilot. By the time you notice, an hour is gone. Walkaway interrupts the reflex with the one thing a feed can't compete with: your own body in motion. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps that pull you in (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube — anything). 2. Walkaway shields them using Apple's Screen Time technology. 3. Want in? Walk. Your steps are counted live, and when you hit your goal the app unlocks for a short session. Moving is the opposite of scrolling. Most of the time, by the end of the walk, you no longer want to open the app at all. WAYS TO BLOCK • Walk to unlock — earn your time with real steps, counted by your iPhone's motion sensor • Hard block — no early unlock, no exceptions • Schedules — block mornings, evenings, or any custom daily window • Commitment locks — seal a block for 3 hours up to 1 week; no way to switch it off early BUILT TO RESIST FUTURE-YOU Deleting the app or flipping blocking off in Settings is the loophole every blocker shares. Walkaway walks you through closing it: lock your settings with a Screen Time passcode you don't memorize, and the block actually sticks. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up • Step counting happens on-device • Apple's Screen Time framework means Walkaway never sees which apps you use or what you do in them • Nothing leaves your iPhone A 1-MINUTE SCROLL CHECK Four quick questions show how much of your scrolling runs on autopilot — then Walkaway sets the right walking goal for you. WHO IT'S FOR • Doomscrollers who lose hours without deciding to • Students and deep workers protecting their focus • Anyone trying a digital detox who wants to move more instead of scrolling Stop negotiating with the feed. Put your shoes on and take your time back — one walk at a time.

Screenshots

MAX3 screens
Walkaway4 screens

Verdict

The call

MAX and Walkaway are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MAX versus Walkaway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMAXWalkaway
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatrix Innovation Center C.V.ANIELLO DI POLITO

In-app purchases

None

MAX

No in-app purchases

None

Walkaway

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MAX free?
MAX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Walkaway free?
Walkaway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MAX or Walkaway have ads?
Neither MAX nor Walkaway shows ads.

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