StepGate: Screen Time Control

Your apps, earned. StepGate locks Instagram, TikTok & any app you choose until you hit your daily step goal. Real Screen Time shields — no accounts, no tracking.

StepGate locks Instagram, TikTok and any distracting app until you hit your daily step goal. Walk your steps — your apps unlock.

No willpower required. StepGate uses Apple's Screen Time technology to put a real shield over the apps you choose. Not a reminder you can swipe away — an actual block that lifts the moment you've earned it.

HOW IT WORKS • Pick the apps that eat your day with Apple's Screen Time picker • Set a daily step goal (onboarding suggests one that fits your life) • Walk. Your steps count automatically via Apple Health • Hit the goal and every gated app unlocks for the rest of the day • Fall short? They stay locked. That's the point.

A COACH, NOT A WARDEN • Personalized starting goal that ramps up gently, week by week • Rest days — pick the days that don't count against you • Active hours — gate only during the hours you choose • Pause safety valve, because rigid systems get deleted

BUILT TO KEEP YOU GOING • Streaks, a 4-month heatmap, and weekly charts • Distance, calories and active-minutes stats • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that show steps left to unlock • A goal editor that grows with you: 4k starter to 12k+ overachiever

PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No sign-up. Nothing to log into. • Your steps and your app choices never leave your phone • Apple's Screen Time API means StepGate literally cannot see which apps you pick • No ads, and nothing about you is ever sold or used to track you across other apps • StepGate measures anonymous usage and subscription status to fix bugs and know what to build next. No name, no email, no health data — see the privacy label for exactly what that covers.

WHY STEPS? Because the cure for doomscrolling isn't another timer — it's going outside. StepGate turns the 10,000 steps you already meant to take into the key that opens your phone. Move more, scroll less, and let the streak do the motivating.

STEPGATE PLUS StepGate Plus unlocks the app: gate as many apps and categories as you like, full stats and trends, and your complete streak history.

• 7 days free, then $39.99/year — the best value, and what most people pick • Or $6.99/month, or $4.99/week • Prices shown are for the United States and appear in your own currency before you confirm • The free trial is available once per Apple ID. If you don't cancel at least 24 hours before it ends, it becomes a paid subscription automatically. • Subscriptions renew until you cancel. Cancel any time in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Deleting the app does not cancel it. • Terms: https://stepgate-omega.vercel.app/terms • Privacy Policy: https://stepgate-omega.vercel.app/privacy

Already using StepGate before Plus existed? It stays free for you. Nothing to do.

StepGate requires an iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Steps are read from Apple Health / Motion & Fitness (read-only). App blocking uses Apple's Family Controls framework with individual authorization — you managing yourself.