StepScroll Screen Time Control vs Mosey Mate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StepScroll Screen Time Control
This app converts your daily steps into unlockable screen time for your favorite apps. Walk to earn minutes, then spend them to access your phone, and get back to walking when your time is up.
- Automatic step tracking via HealthKit
- Adjustable difficulty for step-to-minute conversion
- Real-time countdown timer for unlock sessions
- Weekly progress calendar
- Selectable app restrictions
- Automatic refund of unused minutes
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Walk to unlock your apps. It's that simple. StepScroll turns your daily steps into screen time currency. Walk more, earn minutes, then spend them to unlock the apps you love. When your time runs out, apps lock again—no willpower needed. How it works: • Walk throughout your day (steps sync automatically via Apple Health) • Claim your earned minutes from the dashboard • Unlock restricted apps for a timed session • Apps re-lock when time expires—back to walking! Why it works: Your brain craves dopamine from scrolling. StepScroll doesn't fight that—it redirects it. Now you'll crave walking because that's how you earn your scroll time. Same reward, zero guilt. Features: • Automatic step tracking via HealthKit • Adjustable difficulty (100-1000 steps per minute) • Real-time countdown timer during unlock sessions • Weekly progress calendar • Choose exactly which apps to restrict • Unused minutes automatically refund Results people are seeing: "Lost 15 pounds in 3 months just walking for my social media time." — Alex "My screen time dropped from 5 hours to 2. Now I actually enjoy going outside." — Jamie Turn your phone addiction into a walking habit. Your future self will thank you. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stepscroll.com/privacy Contact: team@stepscroll.com Questions or feedback? Email us at team@stepscroll.com
Mosey Mate
This app encourages walking by turning your steps into seeds to grow a virtual camp and decorate cozy places. Your trail buddy greets you daily, and you can unlock famous world trails and collect keepsakes. It's designed to be a welcoming and gentle fitness companion.
- Virtual camp growth with steps
- Decorate cozy places
- Unlock famous world trails
- Daily buddy greetings
- Collect earned keepsakes
- Gentle, non-competitive design
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Meet your new walking buddy! Mosey Mate is a cozy step counter with a trail buddy waiting for you at camp. Take a walk, and come home to a little world that grew while you were out. Free, private, and no account required. THE WALKING APP THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO WALK You already know walking is good for you — that was never the problem. The problem is that step counters hand you a chart, a ring you didn't close, and a streak you're scared to break. None of that is a reason to put your shoes on. Mosey Mate gives you one. Your steps become Step Seeds, your seeds build a camp, and your buddy remembers every day you showed up. No leaderboards, no competition, and a missed day is just a day off. If fitness apps have only made you feel behind, this one is built to make you feel welcome. HOW IT WORKS 1. Take a walk. Mosey Mate reads the steps your phone already counts. 2. Come home. Your buddy is waiting with a greeting, a review of the day's walk, and the seeds you earned. 3. Make it yours. Spend seeds on cozy places, decorations, and journeys along the world's famous trails. 4. Come back tomorrow. Your camp shifts with the day-night cycle and seasons. YOUR TRAIL BUDDY • Pick your buddy: claim Maple the Corgi or Juniper the Cat free — name them whatever you like — with more buddies waiting further down the trail. • Mosey Days: walk 1,500 steps and the day counts. No goal to hit, no target to miss. • The Daily Return: a greeting from your buddy when you get back, and a review of what you accomplished. • Buddy Journal: first walks, milestones, finished trails, and your own notes, kept in a journal for each of your buddies. A CAMP THAT GROWS WITH YOU • Keepsakes: Every day you walk brings you closer to a milestone. When you reach a milestone, your buddy is waiting with a new gift to add to your camp. • Earned, never bought: keepsakes aren't for sale, and nothing you've earned is ever taken away. • Every buddy tracks their own progress and has a unique set of keepsakes. BUILD YOUR HAPPY PLACES • Five places to decorate: Forest Campsite, Mountain Lodge, Beach Cove, Lakeside Hideaway, and Orchard Cottage, with more coming soon! • Use seeds to get decorations: Over a hundred decorations, plus frames and wallpapers. No two worlds look alike. • A living scene: morning, evening, spring through winter — your camp follows the day and seasons. WALK THE WORLD'S FAMOUS TRAILS • Ten journeys: Central Park, the Cinque Terre, the Inca Trail, Everest Base Camp, the Pacific Crest Trail, and more. • Trail notes: real-world notes about each journey, unlocked at each milestone. • Postcards: finish a journey and keep an illustrated postcard — flip it to read the back, share it to show your progress. GENTLE BY DESIGN • Set your own daily goal for motivation at your own pace. • Earned rest days cover a missed day so your streak carries on. • Your buddy is glad to see you whether it's been a day or a month. GO FURTHER WITH MOSEY MATE PRO • Journey souvenirs: finish a trail and bring a unique decoration home for camp. • Rest days, twice as fast: start with two, then earn one every week. • 3× Step Seeds: unlock places and decorate your camp three times faster. • Grand Journeys: long-distance journeys around the world, pole to pole, or all the way to Mars — powered by every step you've ever walked. • Step history: more charts and history of your progress over the weeks, months, and years. • Buddy Treasures: unlock special effects that travel with your buddy. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Your data stays on your device. SAY HI! Ready for a mosey? Download Mosey Mate for free. Questions or ideas? I'd love to hear from you: support@ohrover.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mosey Mate at none against StepScroll Screen Time Control's 2. Mosey Mate also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. StepScroll Screen Time Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Mosey Mate asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for StepScroll Screen Time Control against 5.0 for Mosey Mate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
StepScroll Screen Time Control ships an update every 4 days, Mosey Mate daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StepScroll Screen Time Control | Mosey Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | APPIKO LTD | Oh Rover LLC |
Customer experience
StepScroll Screen Time Control
Mosey Mate
In-app purchases
StepScroll Screen Time Control
- StepScroll Premium$9.991 Month
- StepScroll Premium$29.991 Year
Mosey Mate
No in-app purchases
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