Social Limits vs StepBloc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Social Limits
This app helps you break screen time addiction by blocking social media until you meet a daily step goal. It encourages healthier morning routines, boosts productivity, and reduces anxiety by combining physical activity with digital wellness.
- Block chosen social media apps
- Unlock apps with daily step goal
- Promotes healthier morning routines
- Improves focus and productivity
- Reduces screen time addiction
- Digital wellness and mental health
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Social Limits is a digital detox that blocks social media apps to help break your morning screen time addiction. (Paid features) Block the apps you choose until you reach your daily step goal. Start your day walking, not scrolling, and build healthier morning routines. By staying off social media in the morning, you avoid the dopamine boost from scrolling which can make you crave more throughout the day. Instead, focus on being more productive, reduce your screen time and start your day off better. How It Works: Morning App Lock: Choose the apps that you want blocked when you start your day Step Goal Challenge: Set your daily step count target to unlock blocked apps Digital Wellness: Combine physical activity with screen time management for better mental health Focus Booster: Start each day with movement instead of mindless scrolling Proven Benefits: Better Sleep Quality - Break the cycle of late-night scrolling Increased Productivity - Start your day with intention, not distraction Improved Focus - Reduce digital overwhelm and mental clutter Enhanced Mood - Morning exercise naturally boosts energy and happiness Reduced Anxiety - Less social media comparison and FOMO Stronger Habits - Build consistent morning routines that stick Why Social Limits Works: Our digital detox approach combines behavioral psychology with fitness tracking. By requiring physical movement to unlock social apps you naturally: • Avoid dopamine spikes from early morning scrolling • Establish healthier sleep-wake cycles • Create positive associations between exercise and reward • Develop sustainable self-control habits Join thousands of users gaining back their screen time. Download Social Limits and experience the difference of starting the day without your phone. --- Privacy Policy: https://www.social-limits.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
StepBloc
This app helps you reduce screen time by requiring physical activity to unlock distracting apps. Earn your app access by completing workouts like push-ups, squats, or reaching step goals. Take control of your digital habits and improve your health simultaneously.
- Earn app access through push-ups, squats, or steps
- Block distracting apps until goals are met
- App blocking scheduler
- Set daily usage limits
- Track focus minutes
- Digital habit insights and reports
- HealthKit integration for step tracking
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StepBloc lets you earn your screen time by doing Push-ups, Squats and other workouts. For example, you need to do 10 push-ups to use instagram for 10 mins. Just follow 3 simple steps: +Choose the distracting apps. +Set your goal (Push-ups, Squats, or Steps). +Move! Apps stay blocked until your goal is hit. Why should you download StepBloc? + Control how much time you spend on distracting apps. + Reduce your screen time. + Stay healthy by staying active. + Reclaim your focus. Key Features: + Steps to unblock: Distracted apps are blocked unless you completed required number of steps. + Push-Ups to unblock: Distracted apps are blocked unless you completed required number of Push-Ups. + Squats to unblock: Distracted apps are blocked unless you completed required number of Squats. + App Blocking Scheduler: Set specific times to block distracting apps, ensuring uninterrupted focus during work, study, or leisure time. + Usage Limits: Define daily usage limits for your distracted apps. + Focus Tracker: Measure your daily focus minutes and block distracting apps until you complete your focus minute target. + Insights: Gain valuable insights into your digital habits with detailed analytics and reports. + Secure and Private: Rest assured that your data is safe with StepBloc. All of your data stays in the device. Take control of your digital distractions, reclaim your focus, and unlock your full potential with StepBloc. Download now and experience the transformative power of mindful device management! The Monthly Pass Subscribe to monthly pass to get unlimited access to blocks. - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. - Your subscription will renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - When you cancel a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. - While cancelling, Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded By using the app, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: Terms: https://hamsters.tech/stepbloc-t-c Privacy: https://hamsters.tech/stepbloc-privacy-policy HealthKit Integration: StepBloc accesses your step count data from HealthKit to incentivize healthy habits. By linking your daily step count with app usage, StepBloc rewards you with app access based on your physical activity level. This integration encourages movement and ensures that you strike a balance between screen time and physical wellness. Note: HealthKit data is used only if user decides to use Step Block as the blocking method in app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Social Limits at 4.7 against StepBloc's 4.5. Social Limits also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 64%). StepBloc's advantage is ratings volume (485 vs 60) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Social Limits sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and StepBloc sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Social Limits holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StepBloc has 485 ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Social Limits's written reviews are positive against 64% of StepBloc's.
Social Limits ships an update fortnightly, StepBloc weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Social Limits | StepBloc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (60 ratings) — better | 4.5 (485 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better | 63.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 60 | 485 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Social Limits LTD | Hamsters Technology |
Customer experience
Social Limits
StepBloc
Bugs and requests
Social Limits
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
StepBloc
Reported bugs
12 issues- Push-up counter can be cheated
- Squat counter can be cheated
- App keeps blocks after deletion
- Push-up system is faulty
- Squats not registered correctly
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- Screen time rate incorrect
- Analytics tab blank
- Freezes phone
- Push-up tracking measures face distance
- App still blocks after exercise
- Screen time shown is incorrect
- Lifetime unlock price high
Requested features
14 requests- Accumulate screen time
- Start day with screen time
- Reset banked steps daily
- Widget for progress tracking
- Macbook app
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- Nose detection mode
- More exercise options (sit-ups, pull-ups)
- Edit workouts for specific days
- Bank minutes/time
- Face-on push-up tracking
- Camera tracking for exercises
- Set multiple rules for exercise/time
- See time left until next exercise
- More free features
In-app purchases
Social Limits
- Premium Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- New User Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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- Premium Monthly (1 week intro)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- New User Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- Premium Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Discount Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Monthly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- New User Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Year1 Year trial$44.991 Year
- Premium Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- New User Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year
StepBloc
- Monthly Pass$3.991 Month
- Premium Pass7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99









