Comparison

Schlep vs DoomIt

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

Head to head
About

Schlep

This app encourages you to walk by locking your most distracting applications. Earn steps to unlock your chosen apps like social media and games, providing a tangible reason to be more active and reduce screen time.

Highlights
  • Lock distracting apps
  • Unlock apps with steps
  • Customizable step rates
  • No daily goals
  • Reduces screen time
  • Encourages walking
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Schlep locks the apps you pick. Your steps unlock them. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps that eat your day. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, games. 2. Walk. Every step counts from the first one. No daily goal to clear. 3. Spend them on the apps you locked. The rate fits how much you already walk, and you can make it easier or stricter. Walking is the only way in. No delay screens, no breathing exercises, no willpower checks. WHO IT IS FOR - People whose screen time doubles on the days they never leave the couch. - People who have installed three app blockers and turned all three off by Thursday. - People who would walk more if their phone gave them a reason. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Schlep4 screens
DoomIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Schlep at daily 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. Schlep sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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

Schlep ships an update daily, DoomIt fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Schlep versus DoomIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchlepDoomIt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRK LABS, LLCMoritz Maximilian Fricke

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Schlep

Subscriptions4
  • Schlep Premium$9.991 Month
  • Schlep Premium$19.991 Year
  • Schlep Premium$29.991 Year
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  • Schlep Premium7 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 Schlep free?
Schlep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoomIt free?
DoomIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Schlep or DoomIt have ads?
Neither Schlep nor DoomIt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Schlep or DoomIt?
Schlep ships an update daily, and DoomIt fortnightly. Most recently, Schlep was updated on November 6, 2026 and DoomIt on November 10, 2026.

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