Lock In vs Steppa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lock In
This app helps you build discipline and achieve your goals by tracking habits, earning experience points, and leveling up your overall rating. It offers tools for consistency, focus, and personal growth, including mindfulness exercises and an AI coach.
- Create and track daily habits
- Build and complete personal goals
- Earn XP and level up your OVR
- Custom tags for organization
- Streaks, stats, and habit heatmaps
- Mindfulness tools and AI coach
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Lock In helps you finally take control of your habits, focus, and goals. Unlike generic productivity apps, Lock In makes discipline feel doable. Create habits, track progress, and level up your life with our OVR (Overall Rating) system. Build consistency, earn XP, and watch yourself grow in real time. Whether you’re trying to hit the gym, journal more, or stay off distractions—Lock In makes it stick. Key Features: Create and track daily habits Build and complete personal goals Earn XP and level up your OVR Custom tags to organize your growth (like Gym, Health, or Focus) Streaks, stats, and habit heatmaps Daily journaling, breathing exercises, affirmations, and quotes Quit Habit timers with relapse tracking Mindfulness tools to help you reset and recenter In-app AI coach for motivation and clarity I built Lock In because I needed it myself—something that could keep me accountable, but also motivate me in a real way. This app helps me stay grounded and focused every single day. * FEATURES DESCRIBED ABOVE REQUIRE A SUBSCRIPTION Terms of Service: https://www.trylockin.app/terms
Steppa
Motivate yourself to stay active with engaging step challenges that offer real rewards. Join challenges with an entry fee, meet daily step goals, and earn a share of the prize pool upon completion. Track your progress seamlessly with Apple Health integration.
- Motivating step challenges
- Real prize pool rewards
- Apple Health integration
- Secure wallet for earnings
- Community and friend challenges
- Daily, weekly, multi-day formats
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Steppa helps you stay active through fun, motivating step challenges with real rewards. Join a challenge, stay consistent, and qualify for a share of the prize pool when you complete all goals.* There are no penalties or charges for missing goals. If you don’t finish a challenge, you simply don’t qualify for the payout. HOW IT WORKS • Join a challenge with a fixed entry fee • Complete the daily step goals • Qualify for a payout from the shared prize pool • Track your steps directly through Apple Health FEATURES Step Tracking • Apple Health integration • Real-time step updates • Progress charts and trends Challenges • Daily, weekly, or multi-day formats • Fair and transparent rules • Prize pools based on total entries • Clear qualification requirements Wallet • Secure card payments • View challenge earnings • Track past results Community • Join with friends • Compare progress • Stay accountable together WHY IT WORKS Steppa turns movement into a commitment. Set a goal, stay consistent, and earn a reward when you finish the challenge successfully. SAFE & SECURE • No penalties for missed goals • Bank-level payment security • Steps verified through Apple Health *Steppa does not charge users based on individual performance or missed goals. Entry fees are for joining challenges only, and users who do not complete all goals simply do not qualify for the prize pool. Apple Inc. is not a sponsor of, and is not involved in any way with, Steppa challenges. Apple does not endorse, administer, or provide any prize for any challenge, and has no responsibility for any challenge or for any prize paid out. Steppa challenges are run solely by Steppa LLC. The full official rules are available in the app at any time under Profile → Legal → Official Rules. TERMS OF USE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Steppa at free with in-app purchases against Lock In's subscription. Lock In's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (28K vs 2K). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Lock In sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Steppa sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Lock In against 4.6 for Steppa. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock In has 28K ratings behind it against 2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Lock In's written reviews are positive against 51% of Steppa's.
Lock In ships an update fortnightly, Steppa every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lock In | Steppa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (28K ratings) — better | 4.6 (2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.8% of reviews | 51.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28K — better | 2K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #156 — better | #158 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 273 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Omega Labs, LLC | Steppa, LLC |
Customer experience
Lock In
Steppa
Bugs and requests
Lock In
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Free trial option
- More advanced features beyond just habit tracking
Steppa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lock In
- Lock In Pro Access$14.991 Month
- Lock In Pro Access$17.991 Month
- Lock In Pro Access$19.991 Year
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- Lock In Pro Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Pro Access3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Pro Access Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lock In Pro Access$29.991 Year
- Lock In Pro Access$34.991 Year
- Lock In Pro Access3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Lock In Lifetime Access$59.99
Steppa
- Steppa Pro$4.997 Days
- Steppa Pro$14.991 Month
- Steppa Pro$19.991 Month
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- Steppa Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Steppa Pro7 Days trial$99.001 Year
- Steppa Pro1 Month trial$119.991 Year
- Steppa Pro7 Days trial$119.991 Year









