Comparison

StepScroll Screen Time Control vs Oz Steps

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Oz Steps

Features
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Oz Steps is a pedometer story app inspired by the public-domain Oz book. Your real steps move Dorothy along a short story route from Kansas to the Emerald City, with silver shoes, curious companions, and small collectible relics appearing as your step count grows. The first half of the walk ends at the green gate. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks Return Road, the second half of the route: the Witch's road, the Golden Cap, Glinda, and the final walk back home. The paid route is designed as a story extension, not a subscription or external service. Features: - Pedometer progress through a literary story route - The first half of the Oz walk - Optional Return Road unlock for the second half - Original English app text written for this app - Public-domain book-inspired Oz framing - Silver shoes, not movie-specific ruby slippers - No account, no ads, no tracking, no location collection

Screenshots

StepScroll Screen Time Control3 screens
Oz Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

StepScroll Screen Time Control and Oz Steps are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StepScroll Screen Time Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Oz Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepScroll Screen Time Control ships an update every 4 days, Oz Steps weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
StepScroll Screen Time Control versus Oz Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepScroll Screen Time ControlOz Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAPPIKO LTDRIEKO NAITO

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StepScroll Screen Time Control

Subscriptions2
  • StepScroll Premium$9.991 Month
  • StepScroll Premium$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Oz Steps

One-time1
  • Return Road$2.99

Questions

Is StepScroll Screen Time Control free?
StepScroll Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oz Steps free?
Oz Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StepScroll Screen Time Control or Oz Steps have ads?
Neither StepScroll Screen Time Control nor Oz Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StepScroll Screen Time Control or Oz Steps?
StepScroll Screen Time Control ships an update every 4 days, and Oz Steps weekly. Most recently, StepScroll Screen Time Control was updated on October 24, 2026 and Oz Steps on October 29, 2026.

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