Comparison

MoveFirst vs DoomIt

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

Head to head
About

MoveFirst

Features
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Move first. Scroll later. Instead of restricting yourself with willpower alone, MoveFirst ties your screen time to physical activity, every workout you complete earns minutes you can spend on the apps you want to limit. Need minutes right now? Do a quick set of pushups or squats in front of your camera. Spend less time on distracting apps and more time being active. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose which apps to block: social media, news, games, anything you want to use less. 2. Set a daily activity goal from 1 minute to 2 hours. You decide what counts: running, walking, cycling, strength training, yoga, hiking, swimming, HIIT. 3. Workouts sync through Apple Health. MoveFirst reads activity automatically from any Health-connected app - Apple Watch, Strava, Strong, Peloton, Whoop, and many more. No manual logging. 4. Or earn on the spot with an Instant Workout. Do pushups or squats in front of your camera and your reps are counted as you go. Every set earns minutes and counts toward your daily goal and streak. 5. Spend earned minutes. When a blocked app is opened, you'll see a screen with your current balance of screen time minutes earned. Tap to spend a few minutes, or close the app and earn more first. FEATURES โ€ข Instant Workouts - do pushups or squats in front of your camera and earn minutes on the spot, no fitness app needed โ€ข Daily goal and streaks - track consistency and build a real habit โ€ข Fitness and screen-time insights - track your progress, balance, and trends over time โ€ข Hard mode - require yourself to hit your daily goal before any screen time is earned โ€ข Customisable reward rules - weight each activity to match your goals. Earn more for strength training than walking, or boost the yoga rate when you're focused on flexibility. โ€ข Emergency override - when you really need an app, get 15 minutes of access once a day, then it's locked again ON YOUR TERMS MoveFirst is a personal self-management tool for adults (18+). You choose which apps to block, you set the goal, and you control when to spend your earned minutes. It is not a parental control app and is not for managing anyone else's device. PRIVACY MoveFirst reads workout data from Apple Health solely to compute your rewards. We do not read heart rate, sleep, GPS routes, or body measurements. Instant Workouts count your reps on your phone. No video is recorded, stored, or sent anywhere, and camera access is optional. We do not sell your data. We use privacy-conscious product analytics and App Store campaign reporting to improve onboarding, subscriptions, and marketing performance; workout data, whether from Apple Health or the camera, is not shared with analytics providers or used for ad targeting. SUBSCRIPTION MoveFirst Premium is available as an auto-renewing monthly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or as a one-time lifetime purchase: โ€ข Pricing is shown in your local currency on the in-app paywall before purchase โ€ข Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase โ€ข The monthly subscription automatically renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period โ€ข Manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings โ†’ Apple ID โ†’ Subscriptions โ€ข Privacy Policy: https://movefirst.co/privacy โ€ข Terms of Use: https://movefirst.co/terms Move first. Use your apps mindfully. Build a habit that lasts.

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DoomIt

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Other apps block your phone. This one does too โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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

MoveFirst4 screens
DoomIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

MoveFirst and DoomIt are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. MoveFirst sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 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

MoveFirst ships an update weekly, DoomIt fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MoveFirst versus DoomIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoveFirstDoomIt
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size56 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHugh GreetheadMoritz Maximilian Fricke

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MoveFirst

Subscriptions2
  • Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$49.991 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 MoveFirst free?
MoveFirst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoomIt free?
DoomIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MoveFirst or DoomIt have ads?
Neither MoveFirst nor DoomIt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MoveFirst or DoomIt?
MoveFirst ships an update weekly, and DoomIt fortnightly. Most recently, MoveFirst was updated on September 30, 2026 and DoomIt on October 7, 2026.

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