Steps Unlock vs StepTower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steps Unlock
This app helps you stay focused by locking selected applications until you reach a set number of daily steps. It encourages physical activity and productivity by turning screen time into step time, promoting healthier habits.
- Set daily step goals
- Choose apps to lock
- Walk to unlock apps
- Build healthy habits
- Stay focused on tasks
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Tired of wasting time on distracting apps? With StepUnlock, your selected apps stay locked until you walk a certain number of steps. Stay active, stay productive — and turn your screen time into step time! Set your daily step goals Choose which apps to lock Walk to unlock them — simple as that! Build healthy habits while staying focused Move more. Unlock more. Become unstoppable. Terms of Use: https://litappslab.com/terms
StepTower
This app encourages physical activity by locking distracting applications behind a step-based unlocking system. Users place apps on different tower floors, with higher floors requiring more steps to access. Reaching daily step goals frees up all apps for the day.
- Lock distracting apps with steps
- Place apps on tower floors
- Unlock floors with 1,000 steps
- Sync steps with Apple Health
- Daily goal completion
- 15-minute pause breaks
- Home Screen widget
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Turn your steps into a tower. Every floor you reach unlocks the apps you placed there. Spending too much time on your phone? StepTower locks your most distracting apps behind real steps. Place each app on a floor of your tower. The higher the floor, the more steps it takes to unlock. Put casual apps on lower floors and your biggest distractions at the top. Every 1,000 steps unlocks the next floor and the apps on it. What you get: - Lock distracting apps until you walk - Place apps and categories on different tower floors - Unlock each floor with 1,000 steps - Unlock apps as soon as you reach their floor - Complete your daily goal to free everything for the day - Take a 15-minute pause when you need a quick break - Sync steps automatically with Apple Health - Build streaks - Add Home Screen widget for your tower and progress How it works: 1. Choose the apps you want to lock 2. Place them on StepTower floors 3. Walk 1,000 steps to reach the next floor 4. Apps unlock when their floor is reached 5. Reach the top to unlock everything for the rest of the day 6. Need a quick break? Use a 15-minute pause Built for privacy: No account needed. *All features described above require a subscription.* Terms of Service: https://steptower.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://steptower.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Steps Unlock at free with in-app purchases against StepTower's subscription. Steps Unlock also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (127 vs 11). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Steps Unlock sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and StepTower sells 5 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 — 4.2 for Steps Unlock against 4.2 for StepTower. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps Unlock has 127 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Steps Unlock ships an update weekly, StepTower every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steps Unlock | StepTower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (127 ratings) — better | 4.2 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lit Apps LLC (Mobile) | Andreas Losing |
Customer experience
Steps Unlock
StepTower
In-app purchases
Steps Unlock
- Weekly Reference Subsctiption7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Yearly Reference Subsctiption$9.991 Year
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- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
StepTower
- Pro$4.997 Days
- Pro$19.991 Year
- Pro$24.991 Year
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- Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year








