Gloam vs Step Step

Gloam is the screen-time app that's actually fun. Most screen-time tools nag, shame, or bore you into deleting them. Gloam does the opposite. It turns cutting back into a game you actually want to play, with a currency to manage, a creature to keep happy, and friends to beat. HOW IT WORKS Every day you get Elixir, your right to screen time. The apps you are trying to avoid cost Elixir to open. The apps that are good for you cost nothing, and can even earn a little back. Watch the balance and you finally see what mindless scrolling really costs, in a way that feels tangible instead of preachy. Sort your apps into three tiers. Green apps are free. Amber apps cost a little. Red apps, the endless-scroll ones, cost more the longer you stay. Run out of Elixir and those apps rest until tomorrow. It is a gentle nudge, never a hard lockout. MEET YOUR CREATURE At the heart of Gloam is a companion that thrives when you do. Bank your leftover Elixir and it grows, glows, and evolves. Blow your budget and it droops, but it never dies and it never shames you. Give it a name, feed it in the Den, and watch it react to your day. EARN YOUR TIME BACK Go for a walk, finish a workout, solve a quick puzzle, or take a mindful minute. Gloam turns your steps and activity into Elixir, so time off your phone quietly buys you a little more when you want it. BEAT YOUR FRIENDS Add friends and climb a fair leaderboard that compares how well each of you sticks to your own goals, not raw hours. Go head to head in matchups, chase group goals together, and send a friend some Elixir when they are running low. TRACK, DON'T ENFORCE Gloam is built on one idea. Make the cost of scrolling visible and a little bit fun, and you spend less without feeling deprived. It cheers you on. It never locks you out of your life. Your solo world works fully offline. Add friends when you want the social side. MEMBERSHIP Gloam is an auto-renewing subscription. Try it free for 7 days, then continue with the plan you choose. Elixir is never sold for money. It is only earned, topped up daily, or gifted between friends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://api.gloam.works/terms Privacy Policy: https://api.gloam.works/privacy

The step counter that makes every day feel like a small mission. Step Step turns your walks, workouts and weigh-ins into a beautiful night-sky dashboard — streaks, medals and a moonlit ring that fills as you move. No accounts, no ads, and your health data stays on your iPhone. Step Step uses anonymous, opt-out analytics to help us improve the app. It never includes your health or personal data. FEATURES • Daily step ring with live count, weekly chart and month & year views • Adaptive streaks that score each day against the goal you had back then — raising your goal never breaks your past • Solar Flare Shields protect your streak on rest days, earned as your streak grows • Medal cabinet with 40+ awards: steps, streaks, distance, floors, workouts and hidden records • Log weight, body fat % and waist with a swipe dial, trend line and goal checkpoints • Record walks, hikes and runs with GPS route, heart-rate zones, splits and elevation • Workout calendar and year heat map for your full Apple Health history • Post-workout notes, photos, tags, effort rating and state of mind • Challenges: daily, weekly and monthly step missions APPLE WATCH & WIDGETS • Watch app with its own workout recorder and Smart Stack widgets • Watch face complications — see your steps right on your watch face • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: step ring, week bars, streak, weight and goals • Siri: ask for today's steps without opening the app APPLE HEALTH • Reads steps, workouts, heart rate and weight from Apple Health • Writes your weigh-ins and recorded workouts back — Health stays the source of truth PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No sign-up. No ads. • Your health data never leaves your device. Step Step uses anonymous, opt-out analytics to help us improve the app, and it never includes your health data. STEP STEP PRO Some features require Step Step Pro (subscription or one-time lifetime purchase): advanced trends and comparisons, all-time records, extra accent themes, multiple body-metric goals and unlimited workout goals. The core experience — steps, streaks, shields, medals, weight logging and the workout recorder — is free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://step-step.app/privacy