MoveFirst vs Strutty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MoveFirst
This app encourages physical activity by linking workout completion to screen time. Earn minutes for apps by exercising, either through integrated fitness tracking or quick camera-based exercises. Manage your digital habits and build healthier routines.
- Earn screen time through physical activity
- Instant workouts via camera (pushups, squats)
- Syncs with Apple Health for automatic activity tracking
- Set daily activity goals and track streaks
- Fitness and screen-time insights
- Emergency override for limited app access
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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 • Instant Workouts - do pushups or squats in front of your camera and earn minutes on the spot, no fitness app needed • Daily goal and streaks - track consistency and build a real habit • Fitness and screen-time insights - track your progress, balance, and trends over time • Hard mode - require yourself to hit your daily goal before any screen time is earned • 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. • 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: • Pricing is shown in your local currency on the in-app paywall before purchase • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase • The monthly subscription automatically renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions • Privacy Policy: https://movefirst.co/privacy • Terms of Use: https://movefirst.co/terms Move first. Use your apps mindfully. Build a habit that lasts.
Strutty
This app encourages daily walking by setting step goals and verifying them through Apple Health. It tracks your progress on a calendar, with warnings for missed days and options for rest days and appeals. Your commitment is managed through your account, ensuring accountability.
- Daily step goal setting
- Apple Health integration
- Automatic verification
- Calendar progress tracking
- Missed day warnings
- Personalized rest days
- Human-reviewed appeals
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The walking app that holds you to it. Pick a daily step goal, and Strutty verifies every day through Apple Health - automatically, so there is nothing to fake and nothing to forget. Every day lands on your calendar as walked or missed. Warnings before a miss, rest days on your terms, appeals reviewed by a person. Your goal lives on your Strutty account; the app keeps you honest.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Strutty at 4.5 against MoveFirst's 2.0. Strutty also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). MoveFirst's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. MoveFirst sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Strutty asks for nothing beyond the download.
Strutty holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
MoveFirst ships an update every 8 days, Strutty every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MoveFirst | Strutty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hugh Greethead | Pino Kokol |
Customer experience
MoveFirst
Strutty
In-app purchases
MoveFirst
- Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Strutty
No in-app purchases









