Steps Unlock vs Ashmedia
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
Ashmedia
This app offers mood-based audio and video coaching sessions from a popular podcast catalog. Select your current emotional state to access curated content designed to support you through various feelings and personal growth journeys.
- Mood-based content organization
- 200+ audio coaching episodes
- Daily affirmations with video
- 10 emotional categories
- Curated playlists by mood
- Favorites and listening history
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Ashmedia is a mood-based coaching app built on Ashley Leggs' Slay Girl Slay podcast catalog. 200+ audio episodes, daily affirmations, and exclusive video content — all organized by how you feel right now. No scrolling. No searching. Just: how do you feel today? CHOOSE YOUR MOOD Pick from 10 emotional categories — Overwhelmed, Uncertain, Unmotivated, Fearful, Healing, Boundaries, Growth, Confidence, Rest, or Aligned. Each mood unlocks a curated playlist of podcast episodes made for exactly that feeling. HOW IT WORKS → Open the app → Select your mood → Pick a subcategory (like "Let It Go," "Push Through," or "Trust Yourself") → Listen to a coaching session built for that moment WHAT'S INSIDE • 200+ real coaching episodes from the Slay Girl Slay podcast • 10 mood categories with 4 subcategories each • Daily affirmations with video content • Favorites to save and come back to at anytime • Listening history so you never repeat what you've heard • New releases flagged so you always find fresh content WHO IT'S FOR People who want more than a podcast app. You want something that meets you where you are — on the hard days, the stuck days, the "I'm ready to level up" days. Ashmedia gives you the right episode at the right moment. FOR FANS OF SLAY GIRL SLAY If you already listen to Ashley's podcast, this is your home base. Every episode organized. Every mood covered. Available whenever you need it. SUBSCRIPTION Ashmedia Pro: $4.99/month. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Includes full access to all mood categories, episodes, affirmations, and new content as it drops. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ashmedia at 100% against Steps Unlock's 5%. Ashmedia also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Steps Unlock's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (127 vs 8). 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. Steps Unlock sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Ashmedia sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ashmedia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steps Unlock has 127 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of Steps Unlock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ashmedia's.
Steps Unlock ships an update weekly, Ashmedia every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steps Unlock | Ashmedia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (127 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lit Apps LLC (Mobile) | Ashmedia Network LLC |
Customer experience
Steps Unlock
Ashmedia
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
Ashmedia
- Ashmedia Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
