Protein First vs StepScroll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Protein First
This app helps users on GLP-1 medications maintain muscle mass by tracking protein and fiber intake. It offers photo logging, manual entry, and detailed side effect tracking to share with healthcare providers.
- Lean mass-based protein targets
- Photo meal logging
- Manual food entry
- Fiber intake tracking
- Side effect logging by cycle day
- Medication level estimation
- Doctor-ready PDF reports
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Losing weight on a GLP-1 is the easy part. Keeping muscle while you do it is not. Protein First is built for one job: making sure the smaller amount you now eat still gets you enough protein and fiber, and giving your doctor something useful to read at your next appointment. PROTEIN FROM YOUR LEAN MASS, NOT YOUR SCALE WEIGHT Most apps set protein from what you weigh. That is how someone at 240 lbs ends up with a target they cannot hit on a GLP-1 appetite. We estimate your lean mass and set protein from that, adjusted for how often you lift. PHOTOGRAPH YOUR PLATE (PLUS) Point the camera at your food and get protein, fiber and calories back in seconds. Every line is one tap from being corrected. No database to search, nothing to weigh. OR JUST TYPE IT Type "chicken and rice" and we fill in a rough estimate for a typical portion, with suggestions as you type. Log the same meal three times and it becomes one tap forever after. FIBER, BECAUSE OF THE CONSTIPATION Everyone warns you about nausea. Nobody sets you a fiber target. We do, and we nudge you the day before things usually get tight, based on your own logged pattern rather than a generic schedule. SIDE EFFECTS BY CYCLE DAY Log how you feel in one tap. Over a few cycles you will see exactly which day the nausea lands and which day the gut trouble starts. Nobody remembers this by heart. This does. ACTIVE MEDICATION LEVEL A decay curve built from your real dose history and your medication's half-life, so you know roughly how much is still working today. An estimate, clearly labeled as one, never a measurement. ONE PAGE FOR YOUR DOCTOR (PLUS) Tap once and get a clean PDF: your medication, weight trend, protein and fiber averages, and your side-effect pattern by cycle day. No account for your doctor to make. Twelve-minute appointments deserve better than "it has been fine, I guess." SUPPORTED MEDICATIONS Zepbound, Mounjaro, Wegovy (injection and pill), Ozempic, Saxenda, Rybelsus, Foundayo and compounded formulations. Injection or oral, weekly or daily. YOUR DATA Everything lives on your phone. Export all of it to a plain, readable file whenever you want. Optional iCloud sync carries your history to a new phone. FREE AND PLUS Logging your dose, weight, food by hand, water and side effects is free, permanently, and so are the medication curve and the side-effect pattern by cycle day. Plus adds photo meal logging and the one-page PDF for your doctor. Protein First is a tracking tool, not medical advice. Estimates are for orientation only and must never be used to change a dose. Talk to your prescriber. Protein First Plus is an auto-renewing subscription ($7.99/month or $39.99/year), billed to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ataberkty.github.io/proteinfirst-support/privacy.html
StepScroll
This app helps you reduce screen time by turning physical activity into scroll time. Earn minutes for apps by walking, doing exercises, or yoga, then spend those minutes to unlock your chosen apps.
- Earn app time by walking and exercising
- Camera counts reps for exercises
- Integrates with Apple Health
- Customizable exercise to time conversion
- Track progress and streaks
- Private by design, no account needed
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StepScroll locks the apps that eat your day and opens them again when you move. Walk, squat, hold a plank or stretch, and every step and rep turns into minutes of scroll time. HOW IT WORKS • Pick the apps you want to use less. StepScroll locks them with Apple's Screen Time. • Earn minutes by moving. Your steps count on their own, from your iPhone or Apple Watch through Apple Health. Or prop up your phone and the camera counts your reps and holds. • Spend them when you like. The apps open, the timer runs, and they lock again by themselves when it reaches zero. 32 MOVES, FOUR WAYS TO EARN • Workout: squats, lunges, push-ups, sit-ups, jumping jacks, plank, wall sit and more • Yoga: tree, warrior II, chair, downward dog, cobra, cat-cow • Stretch: forward fold, hamstring, quad, child's pose, butterfly and more • Pilates: glute bridge, the hundred, roll-up, teaser, dead bug and more YOUR RULES • Choose Gentle, Balanced or Strict, then fine-tune what every move is worth. • Set the steps that open your day and the minutes they unlock. • Minutes you earn are banked and never expire. • A real emergency? You get 3 emergency unlocks a month. SEE IT CHANGE Keep your streak, watch your steps add up, and see the time you spend in the apps you've locked fall week by week. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • The camera counts reps on your phone. Frames are never recorded or sent anywhere. • Your Screen Time data and the apps you pick never leave your phone. • StepScroll only reads your step count from Apple Health and never writes to it. • No account, no sign-up. STEPSCROLL PRO Try everything free for 7 days on the yearly plan ($59.99 a year), or subscribe weekly ($6.99 a week, no free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://stepscroll-site.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://stepscroll-site.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
Protein First and StepScroll are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Protein First sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and StepScroll sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Protein First against 5.0 for StepScroll. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Protein First | StepScroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ataberk tay | Alexander Langone |
Customer experience
Protein First
StepScroll
In-app purchases
Protein First
- Plus Monthly$7.991 Month
- Plus Yearly$39.991 Year
StepScroll
- StepScroll Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
- StepScroll Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- StepScroll Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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- StepScroll Pro Annual1 Month trial$59.991 Year









