Comparison

Daboo vs StepGate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Daboo

Features
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Spend less time on your phone - and make it a competition. Daboo turns screen time into a daily game with your friends: whoever uses their phone the least wins the day. Log your numbers, climb the leaderboard, and keep each other honest. โ€ข DAILY LEADERBOARD โ€” See how you stack up against friends every day. Least screen time takes the crown. โ€ข GROUPS โ€” Start a group with roommates, teammates, or your group chat and compete with an invite code. โ€ข SET A GOAL โ€” Pick a daily screen-time target and track whether you beat it. โ€ข SEE YOUR STANDING โ€” Find out what % of your friends you came out ahead of. โ€ข GENTLE NUDGES โ€” Optional daily reminders so you never miss logging. Daboo is built around your privacy: you choose what to share, you only compete with friends you add, and you can delete your account and all your data anytime. Less scrolling, more bragging rights. Add your friends and see who can put their phone down.

About

StepGate

Features
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Lock the apps you overuse until you've walked your steps. 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 โ€” it lifts when you hit your steps. 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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

Screenshots

Daboo3 screens
StepGate4 screens

Verdict

The call

Daboo and StepGate are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Daboo versus StepGate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDabooStepGate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRyan TishKush Daga

In-app purchases

None

Daboo

No in-app purchases

None

StepGate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daboo free?
Daboo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StepGate free?
StepGate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daboo or StepGate have ads?
Neither Daboo nor StepGate shows ads.

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