Comparison

StepScroll Screen Time Control vs DoomIt

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

DoomIt

Features
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Other apps block your phone. This one does too — but it lets you earn the time first. You start with a small daily budget. Everything beyond that, you earn. Two ways to do it. THE NIGHT Set a night window, say 10 PM to 7 AM. Inside it, the apps you picked are closed. Every hour the phone stays down is worth a few minutes the next morning. Not all-or-nothing: reach for it at 3 AM and you only lose the hours after that — not the whole night. THE BODY Push-ups, squats, plank, steps. Every exercise credits minutes right away. Want to scroll now? Do the push-ups now. The camera counts along — entirely on your device. No image is stored, none is ever sent. THE STREAK Clear both daily challenges in a day and the streak lives on. It's the only thing that carries past midnight — after five days held, you collect the minutes. A joker saves it across exactly one missed day. THE RATE IS FIXED What a night hour pays and what an exercise is worth is built in. An exchange rate you can adjust yourself isn't one. YOUR HISTORY For every day it shows what you earned and what you spent. Every minute has an origin. WHAT STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Which apps you block never leaves the device — iOS only hands the app anonymous tokens; it can't see what you picked. No sign-up, no tracking, no ads. THE WIDGET IS THE APP Remaining minutes right on your home screen. Our idea of success is unusual: we want you to open the app less, not more. Doomit uses Apple Screen Time (Family Controls) to lock the apps you choose during your night window. https://doomit.app/terms

Screenshots

StepScroll Screen Time Control3 screens
DoomIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StepScroll Screen Time Control at every 4 days against DoomIt's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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 DoomIt sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepScroll Screen Time Control ships an update every 4 days, DoomIt fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
StepScroll Screen Time Control versus DoomIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepScroll Screen Time ControlDoomIt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAPPIKO LTDMoritz Maximilian Fricke

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StepScroll Screen Time Control

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

DoomIt

Subscriptions2
  • DoomIt Monthly$2.991 Month
  • DoomIt Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time4
  • 20 min$0.99
  • 20 min$1.99
  • 20 min$2.99
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  • DoomIt Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is StepScroll Screen Time Control free?
StepScroll Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoomIt free?
DoomIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StepScroll Screen Time Control or DoomIt have ads?
Neither StepScroll Screen Time Control nor DoomIt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StepScroll Screen Time Control or DoomIt?
StepScroll Screen Time Control ships an update every 4 days, and DoomIt fortnightly. Most recently, StepScroll Screen Time Control was updated on October 24, 2026 and DoomIt on October 25, 2026.

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