Comparison

MonkeyLock vs PushStep

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

Head to head
About

MonkeyLock

This app helps you regain control of your phone usage by requiring physical activity or brain games to earn screen time. It locks distracting apps until you complete tasks like push-ups or walking, making screen time a reward for movement.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time through workouts
  • Unlock apps with physical activity
  • Camera-tracked exercise detection
  • Integrates with Apple Health steps
  • Brain game challenges for credits
  • Habit tracking and gamification
Features
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Your phone locks the apps you choose. Your body opens them. Pick the apps that eat your day. When your minutes run out, MonkeyLock locks them — really locks them, using Apple's Screen Time system. To open them again, you move: push-ups, squats, sit-ups, lunges, jump rope. Your camera counts the reps on device. Every rep buys minutes back. That's the whole idea. No willpower required, because willpower is the thing that keeps failing. FREE TO USE The wall works free. Block as many apps as you like, earn as many minutes as you like, keep your streak, keep your history. There is no trial timer and nothing expires. HOW IT WORKS • Choose the apps to put behind the wall • When your balance hits zero, they lock • Do the reps — your camera counts them, nothing is recorded or uploaded • Minutes go back in the bank and your apps open • Brain games and Apple Health steps earn a little on the side THE WALL IS HONEST ABOUT ITSELF An app you add to the wall goes on instantly. Taking one off waits until the next morning. That delay is deliberate: it means the wall does not move at the exact moment you most want it to. And when you genuinely need in — an airport, a wedding, a message that will not wait — Break Glass gives you five minutes for a ten-second hold. Three a day. No reps, no cost, nothing owed tomorrow. A blocker that only ever says no is a blocker people delete. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY • Everything happens on your device. No account, no sign-up, no servers. • Camera frames are processed live and thrown away. Nothing is saved or sent. • No ads. No tracking. WHAT YOU GET FOR SHOWING UP Ranks, streaks with a couple of mercy days, and a Sunday page that shows the week you actually had — how many days the wall held, and what changed. Requires iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Screen Time permission is needed for blocking to work; MonkeyLock asks for it during setup and explains why.

About

PushStep

Features
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Fit push-ups into your day. Set a goal, choose your reminder times, and log each set in seconds. PushStep is your daily push-up log for the sessions you fit around your routine. Finish a set, enter how many reps you did, and see them added to today's total. A GOAL THAT FITS YOUR ROUTINE Choose a daily push-up goal and the days you want to train. Every session counts toward one daily total, so you can spread your reps throughout the day. REMINDERS ON YOUR SCHEDULE Set session times around your routine and choose which ones send a reminder. Adjust your training days and times whenever your schedule changes. YOUR PROGRESS, EASY TO SEE Check the seven-day chart on Home or explore your week, month, year, and all-time history in Statistics. Follow your totals, daily average, active days, and personal records. Compare periods and correct an entry when you need to. SMALL SESSIONS, MEANINGFUL MILESTONES Celebrate your first session, days you meet your goal, personal bests, lifetime totals, and completed training weeks. See what you have achieved and what comes next. READY WHEN YOU ARE Your workout history is stored on your iPhone. Logging, goals, reminders, and charts work offline. No account or camera is required. Choose a light or dark appearance. Choose your goal. Log your next set. Keep your progress going. Stop if you feel pain. PushStep provides general fitness tracking, not medical advice.

Screenshots

MonkeyLock4 screens
PushStep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PushStep at none against MonkeyLock's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MonkeyLock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $64.99 per year. PushStep asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MonkeyLock versus PushStep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkeyLockPushStep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRYAN DAVID BURNSLeonid Melnichuk

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MonkeyLock

Subscriptions1
  • MonkeyLock Pro Annual7 Days trial$64.991 Year
None

PushStep

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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