OfflineDay vs StepGate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OfflineDay
This app guides users through monthly 24-hour digital detox retreats to foster presence and resilience. It offers tools like a countdown timer and community challenges to help users intentionally disconnect and build healthier technology habits.
- Monthly 24-hour offline retreats
- Live countdown and reminders
- Comprehensive offline guides
- Custom offline timer for accountability
- 30+ community offline challenges
- Visual progress tracking
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Once a month, join the 24-hour OfflineDay retreat at sunset. Step back fully, return with clarity, and strengthen your resilience in a world of constant distraction. From a few minutes to a full day, OfflineDay supports your practice of living with more time, more presence, and more freedom. Turn on, tune in, step away. OfflineDay helps you put your phone away with intention and create space for what matters. Core features of the app: • Live countdown to every official OfflineDay, with reminders and a comprehensive guide • Reminders and guides to help you prepare for and join the global OfflineDay each month • Our custom-made Offline-Timer that keeps you accountable • Practice going offline with intention through 30+ community offline challenges • Create a visual record of your progress and growth OfflineDay is not an app limiter. It helps you create an intentional and active boundary, not a passive one. When the Offline-Timer is on, the phone is away. This simple act builds awareness of your relationship with technology and helps create healthier habits. Enjoy!
StepGate
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Lock the apps you overuse until you've walked your steps. Make yourself one promise: steps before scrolling. StepGate keeps it for you. HOW TO USE STEPGATE: 1) Pick the apps you want locked 2) Set your daily step goal 3) Walk. Hit the goal and they open* A real lock on the apps you doomscroll. It lifts when you hit your steps, so your screen time is earned, not assumed. Not a reminder you can swipe away. StepGate uses Apple's Screen Time to block them for real: a digital detox that costs a walk instead of willpower. Your steps come from Apple Health, so the pedometer is already running. There's no account and no sign-up, and because you pick your apps in Apple's own picker, StepGate never sees which ones you chose. Rest days, active hours and a pause switch are built in. Rigid systems get deleted. Questions or ideas: https://stepgate-omega.vercel.app/support NOTE: StepGate is a habit tool, not medical or fitness advice. Steps are read from Apple Health and Motion & Fitness (read-only). App blocking uses Apple's Family Controls framework with individual authorization: you managing yourself. Requires iOS 17 or later. *STEPGATE PLUS IS REQUIRED TO GATE APPS. Already using StepGate before Plus existed? It stays free for you. TERMS: https://stepgate-omega.vercel.app/terms PRIVACY: https://stepgate-omega.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OfflineDay at none against StepGate's 5. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. StepGate sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. OfflineDay asks for nothing beyond the download.
OfflineDay ships an update weekly, StepGate every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OfflineDay | StepGate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 409 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Origin | Kush Daga |
In-app purchases
OfflineDay
No in-app purchases
StepGate
- StepGate Plus$2.997 Days
- StepGate Plus$6.991 Month
- StepGate Plus7 Days trial$15.991 Year
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- StepGate Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- StepGate Plus Lifetime$79.99









