Stepsy turns your steps into screen time. Walk to unlock Instagram, TikTok, YouTube — every app you'd rather use less.
Set a goal. Pick the apps you want to gate. Walk to earn them back.
Pick a daily step target. 8,000 is the default — adjust between 2,000 and 20,000 any time.
Native Apple picker. Choose specific apps or whole categories. Assign each to a tier.
Steps come from Apple Health. iPhone, Watch, Garmin, Oura — anything that writes step data counts.
Phone calls and Maps shouldn't cost steps. TikTok should. Stepsy splits your apps into three tiers — and lets you change the thresholds whenever you want.
The things you actually need. Always unlocked, regardless of your step count.
Distracting but useful. Pass the 60% mark on your goal — about 4,800 steps — to unlock.
The high-dopamine stuff. Hit your full daily goal — 8,000 steps — and TikTok is yours.
Open a gated app before you've earned it and you don't get punished — you get a beautiful prompt that tells you exactly how close you are, and a streak to keep going.
A custom shield experience — not a generic "this app is unavailable" wall.
Current steps, minutes available, steps to the next 15-minute unlock.
Your current streak appears at the bottom — a tiny shove to keep going today.
Lock screen widget. Dynamic Island. Step count, percent to goal, next tier — glanceable without unlocking your phone.
Stepsy ships the smallest set of features that make "walk to unlock" actually work. No coins, no XP, no economy — just steps and apps.
Essential, Social, Entertainment. Drop apps into tiers and choose the step threshold at which each one unlocks.
Steps come straight from Apple Health. iPhone, Apple Watch, Garmin, Oura — anything that writes step data is read in real time.
Open a gated app early and you see Stepsy's branded shield — steps, minutes available, how many more steps to the next 15-minute unlock, and your streak.
Step count and percent-to-goal stay visible on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island — no need to open the app to check.
Today shows your ring and progress. Stats shows your week. Friends lets you compare with people you choose to share with.
Hit your goal and your streak ticks up. Lock screen, shield and Today screen all show the current streak.
Stepsy is a subscription. There's no free tier — but you get a free trial, no credit card friction, and a single price for everything in the app.
Billed through Apple. Manage and cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
Set a step goal, pick the apps you want gated, and the rest is exactly as simple as it sounds.
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