Comparison

StepKey vs DoomIt

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

Head to head
About

StepKey

Transform your daily steps into valuable screen time. This app encourages healthier habits by rewarding your physical activity with extended phone access. Achieve your step goals to unlock unlimited usage for the remainder of the day.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Earn screen time for steps
  • Sync with Apple Health
  • Track distance and calories
  • Build daily streaks
  • Home screen widget
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Turn your steps into screen time. Spending too much time on your phone? StepKey helps you build healthier habits by turning your daily steps into screen time. The more you walk, the more you earn. Hit your daily goal and enjoy unlimited access for the rest of the day. It's simple: just move more, scroll less. What you get: - Block distracting apps until you walk - Earn bonus screen time for every 1,000 steps - Real-time step sync with Apple Health - Track distance, calories & floors climbed - Build daily streaks & unlock achievements - Home screen widget to track progress - View stats by day, week & month How it works: 1. Choose which apps to lock 2. Set your daily step goal 3. Get free base screen time every day 4. Earn bonus minutes for every 1,000 steps 5. Reach your goal → Unlimited screen time unlocked (All values are fully customizable) *All features described above require a subscription.* Terms of Service: https://stepkey.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://stepkey.app/privacy

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. Earn extra minutes through calm nights and challenges. 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, jumping jacks, plank, steps and short mindful breaks. Challenges credit minutes right away. Every exercise runs on a timer: pick a length, tap Start, put the phone down. If you like, let the camera count along — entirely on your device. No image is stored or sent. THE FOCUS CHECK Three minutes: a minute and a half of reading, one question, forty-five seconds of reaction. The result is a focus score from 0 to 100 — measured against your own baseline, not against anyone else. The score measures your trend, not your brain. Minutes are paid for the right answer. The check is one of the three daily challenges: measured once a day, the scores become a trend. With Pro you see it next to your nights and your minutes spent, day by day. THE STREAK Clear all three daily challenges in a day — a glass of water, a minute of breathing and the focus check — 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 With Pro, every day shows what you earned and what you spent. Every minute has an origin. DOOMIT PRO The shield, the night window, every challenge and your base minutes are free. Pro is tooling, not extra minutes: family challenge and friends list, history, focus trend, widget, spinner, buying jokers and iCloud sync. Monthly, yearly or one-time. WHAT STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Which apps you block never leaves the device — iOS only hands the app anonymous tokens. With Pro, progress can sync through your private iCloud account; family challenges use Apple CloudKit. Purchases run through Apple and RevenueCat. No separate DoomIt account, no ads and no sale of your data. THE WIDGET IS THE APP With Pro, your remaining minutes sit right on your home screen, with your focus score in the wide size. 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. Terms of Use (EULA): https://doomit.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://doomit.app/en/privacy

Screenshots

StepKey4 screens
DoomIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StepKey at weekly 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. StepKey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days 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

StepKey ships an update weekly, DoomIt fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
StepKey versus DoomIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepKeyDoomIt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas LosingMoritz Maximilian Fricke

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StepKey

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$4.997 Days
  • Pro3 Days trial$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$44.99

Questions

Is StepKey free?
StepKey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoomIt free?
DoomIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StepKey or DoomIt have ads?
Neither StepKey nor DoomIt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StepKey or DoomIt?
StepKey ships an update weekly, and DoomIt fortnightly. Most recently, StepKey was updated on November 5, 2026 and DoomIt on November 10, 2026.

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