Step Guard vs Muki

Turn your steps into screen time. Step Guard locks the apps and websites that distract you and unlocks them only when you've hit your daily step goal — turning a walk into the key to your phone. Whether you want to cut mindless scrolling, build a walking habit, or just move more without thinking about it, Step Guard makes distance the price of admission. How It Works Set a daily step or walk goal that fits your routine Choose which apps and websites to lock Walk to unlock them automatically as you hit your goal Track your progress with simple, clear insights Syncs automatically with Apple Watch and Apple Health Compete With Friends Create a group, share your progress, and stay accountable with people working toward the same goal. Free vs Premium Free: Set a daily step or walk goal Lock up to 2 apps, with a custom goal for each Basic progress tracking Automatic unlock when you hit your goal Premium: Lock unlimited apps and websites Detailed movement insights Compete with friends in shared groups Priority customer support Early access to new features Premium is available as a 3-Month, Annual or Lifetime plan — pick whichever fits you, all unlock the same full experience. Step Guard uses Apple's Screen Time API to monitor and block the apps and sites you choose. Setup takes under a minute, and it all runs on your device — your browsing data never leaves your phone. Take control of your screen time, one step at a time. Privacy Policy: https://stepguard.fit/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Muki keeps your most distracting apps locked until you've earned the scroll, one step at a time. We all know the feeling: you reach for your phone for a second and resurface twenty minutes later, none the better for it. Muki gently flips that habit on its head. Instead of one more screen-time limit you'll swipe past, it ties the apps you lose hours to directly to how much you've moved today. Set a daily step goal. Pick the apps that eat your hours. Muki blocks them whenever you fall behind the pace you should be walking by now, and unlocks them the moment you catch up. No countdown to battle, no willpower required. Walk a little, and the scroll is yours. HOW IT WORKS - Choose your daily step goal. - Choose which apps to block. - Muki reads your steps from the Health app and unlocks your apps in proportion to your progress through the day. - Behind pace? Your apps are shielded by a friendly (if slightly disappointed) dog. Catch up and they open right back up. WHY IT WORKS Muki turns the urge to scroll into a reason to walk. Instead of fighting a timer, you earn your screen time by living a little more. The pace rises steadily through the day, so there's always a small, doable next step rather than a wall you bounce off at midnight. The further behind you are, the more Muki nudges. Gently, with the face of a dog who just wants a walk. It is not about shame or hard cutoffs. It is about making the healthy choice the easy one, and turning the moment you grab your phone into a quick reason to stand up and move. FEATURES - Time-proportional unlocking: your apps re-lock and re-open automatically as the day goes on. - A morning grace period, so your first coffee isn't held hostage. - A 15-minute override for when you genuinely need an app right now. - A friendly notification when a break is over, so you're never left guessing. - Streaks, a weekly recap, and small celebrations when you hit your goal. - Lock Screen and Dynamic Island countdowns for your current break. - Meet the mascots: Muki the poodle, or switch to Sisi the pomeranian in Settings. WHO IT'S FOR - Anyone who wants to spend less time doomscrolling and more time on their feet. - People who've tried screen-time limits and swiped right past them. - Walkers, steppers, and anyone nudging toward a daily movement habit. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Muki runs entirely on your iPhone. Your step data and the apps you choose never leave your device, and Muki collects nothing. There is no account, no sign-up, and no tracking. Blocking uses Apple's own Screen Time technology to manage your own apps. It is not parental controls, and not device management. HEALTH DATA With your permission, Muki reads your daily step count from the Health app for one purpose only: to measure your progress toward your step goal and unlock your apps accordingly. Muki never writes to the Health app. Your health and step data is never sold, never used for advertising, and never shared with third parties. It stays on your iPhone. Walk a little. Scroll a lot.