DoomWalk vs Dear Wander
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
DoomWalk
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DoomWalk helps you break doomscrolling by turning your iPhone into a movement accountability tool. Choose the apps that distract you most, set a daily step goal, and DoomWalk keeps them blocked with Screen Time shields until you go for a walk. Use HealthKit to track steps automatically, watch your streak build, and unlock your selected apps for a limited session when you earn it. Features: ⢠Block selected apps until you hit your walking goal ⢠Unlock with outdoor walking or a treadmill photo check ⢠Track daily steps, streaks, walk history, and progress ⢠Get adaptive goals, reminders, and stats to stay consistent ⢠Upgrade to DoomWalk Plus for extended unlock sessions, analytics, weight tracking, and more DoomWalk is built for anyone who wants less screen time, more movement, and real accountability. Requires Health access for step counting and Screen Time permissions to manage blocked apps. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/doomwalkprivacypolicy/home Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Dear Wander
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Most of the time the scroll is about something else: filling a quiet moment, or slipping past a feeling you'd rather not sit with. Dear Wander puts a short breath in front of the apps that pull at you, and keeps you company from morning to night. In the morning Write one sentence for your day, before the notifications start. When you reach for an app: A warm amber pause appears first, with your sentence on it. Breathe with the orb for about a minute while your phone pulses in your hand. Then Dear Wander tells you what you just did and asks how you feel. Open the app or put the phone down. At night: One question about your day, drawn from what you wrote that morning. Answer in a few words, or tap "Not today". Your journal: What you write has its own tab and stays on your phone. Entries stay closed until you open them. For the moments that need more than a breath ⢠Guided breathing with a mantra you choose ⢠5-4-3-2-1 grounding, to come back to your senses ⢠Guided imagery, for when you need somewhere else to be ⢠A look back at the moments you reclaimed Built on Apple's Screen Time You choose the apps and websites. Your choices stay on your device, and there's no account to create. Dear Wander is free to use, with a gentle pause on one app. For unlimited apps and the full library of guided sessions, premium is a subscription (monthly or yearly, beginning with a free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew until you cancel, and you can cancel anytime in Settings. Warmly, Dear Wander Terms of Use (EULA): https://dearwander.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://dearwander.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dear Wander at every 9 days against DoomWalk's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. DoomWalk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Dear Wander sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DoomWalk ships an update every 3 weeks, Dear Wander every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DoomWalk | Dear Wander |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad ā better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zeus Medina | Andres Vidal |
In-app purchases
DoomWalk
- DoomWalk Plus$6.991 Month
- DoomWalk Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Dear Wander
- Dear Wander+ Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Dear Wander+ Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Dear Wander+ Lifetime$39.99









