Comparison

StepMe vs Screen Walk

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

Head to head
About

StepMe

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Walk more. Win weekly prizes. Beat your friends. StepMe turns every step into a game. Track your steps, hit your daily goal, keep your streak alive and climb the weekly global leaderboard. The best walkers of each week win real prizes, and it is free to enter. WIN WEEKLY PRIZES Every week is a new season. When it closes, the best walkers on the global leaderboard win prizes, added straight to your in-app wallet. No claim button, no entry fee. You rank by steps and nothing else. YOUR WALLET Prizes pile up in your wallet and every prize and payout is listed in your history. When you are ready, cash in and choose how to receive it, for example a gift card or a prepaid Visa (options vary by country). COMPETE WITH FRIENDS AND GROUPS Create or join a group with a simple invite code. See who is ahead on the group leaderboard, post a quick status and keep each other moving. Free accounts can join one group, PRO members join as many as they like and can create private ones. DAILY GOALS, STREAKS & INSIGHTS Set a step goal that fits your life and watch your distance and streak grow. Dig into your week, month or last 6 months with clean, easy charts. BADGES & SEASON RESULTS Finish on the podium to collect gold, silver and bronze badges, and look back at past season results any time. PRO members get a purple PRO badge around their avatar. NO WEARABLE NEEDED StepMe reads your steps from Apple Health, so your iPhone is all you need. It syncs quietly in the background with low battery use and looks great in light and dark mode. STEPME PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Go ad-free, join unlimited groups, create private groups and unlock advanced analytics, plus the PRO badge. PRO never changes your chances in the weekly contest. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. CONTEST NOTICE The weekly prize contest is free to enter, based on skill (steps) and organised and funded by MS Digits sp. z o.o. Apple Inc. is not a sponsor of, and is not involved in, the contest. Official Rules: https://stepme.app/weekly-prize-rules Download StepMe, join the movement and make every step count. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stepme.app/privacy-policy

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Screen Walk

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Walk to top up your screen time. Screen Walk turns your steps into minutes. Choose the apps and websites that pull you in, and Screen Walk keeps blocking them until you start a break. Every 250 steps tops up one minute on your card (change the pace anywhere from 100 to 1,000 steps a minute). When you want to scroll, start a break: your apps open for the minutes you choose, then close again on their own. HOW IT WORKS • Choose your apps and websites with Apple's own picker. Which apps and websites you pick never leaves your phone. • Walk. Steps come from Apple Health, so a walk with your phone in your pocket or with your Apple Watch counts. • Start a break whenever you choose. Pick the minutes, hold your card on the reader, and your apps open. When the break ends, blocking comes back by itself, even if Screen Walk is not open. • Minutes you don't use carry over into tomorrow, then drop off the card. Walk today, scroll tomorrow, nothing to stockpile. YOUR DAY, IN ONE PLACE • Today shows your card, a short log of each walk and each break, and one sentence about how the day is going. • Insights gives your week a plain verdict and a simple chart. Step and calorie goals are optional, just for you, and never change your minutes. WHY IT WORKS • Blocking is real: it uses Apple's Screen Time technology, not a timer you can swipe away. • The pace is yours: gentle at 100 steps a minute, strict at 1,000. • No accounts, no ads. Your step counts, Health data and the apps you choose stay on your device. SCREEN WALK PRO Screen Walk requires Screen Walk Pro after a 2-week free trial: $4.99 per month or $29.99 per year, or a one-time $99.99 lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://screen-walk.github.io/#privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Screen Walk reads your step count from Apple Health and uses Apple's Screen Time framework to block the apps you choose. It is for your own use, not parental control.

Screenshots

StepMe4 screens
Screen Walk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Screen Walk at none against StepMe's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. StepMe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Screen Walk sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepMe ships an update every 4 days, Screen Walk every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
StepMe versus Screen Walk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepMeScreen Walk
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB37 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMS Digits Sp. z o.o.Mehmet Aksel Tulezoglu

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StepMe

Subscriptions2
  • StepMe Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • StepMe Pro Yearly$23.991 Year
3 purchases

Screen Walk

Subscriptions2
  • Screen Walk Pro14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Screen Walk Pro14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Screen Walk Pro — Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is StepMe free?
StepMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Walk free?
Screen Walk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StepMe or Screen Walk have ads?
StepMe shows ads; Screen Walk does not.
Which is updated more often, StepMe or Screen Walk?
StepMe ships an update every 4 days, and Screen Walk every 5 days. Most recently, StepMe was updated on October 28, 2026 and Screen Walk on October 26, 2026.

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