Screen time for adults · iPhone
A little fresh air buys a little more time.
Give each app you overuse a free daily allowance. When it runs out, the app locks. Walk 100 steps for every extra minute, or pay a little if you really need it now.
How it works
Your rules, set once. A walk away from more.
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Pick your apps
Choose up to 10 apps you'd like to use less, and give each one 20 or 60 free minutes a day.
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Use them freely, until you can't
When an app's minutes are up, Stepwind locks it with a calm lock screen. There's no snooze button.
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Walk, or pay, for more
Steps you take after the lock earn minutes, which you can spend right from the lock screen. In a hurry? Add 20 minutes for $0.49.
Pricing
Walking is always free.
One small subscription runs Stepwind. Extra minutes are optional, for the days a walk isn't possible.
Stepwind
Daily limits, calm locks, and walking for more time.
- Free trial
- 7 days
- Monthly
- $0.99 / month
- Yearly
- $7.99 / year
Every minute you walk for costs nothing.
Extra minutes
Added to your pool right away. They expire at midnight.
- +20 minutes
- $0.49
- +60 minutes
- $0.99
US prices shown; your App Store shows local prices. The subscription renews automatically until you cancel in your Apple ID settings.
Questions
Good to know
Can I cheat?
Not inside Stepwind. There's no skip button, steps typed into Apple Health by hand don't count, and only steps taken after a lock earn minutes. To be honest, though: you can always turn off Stepwind's Screen Time access in iPhone Settings, or delete the app. Stepwind can't stop that, and won't pretend to. It's built for people who want the nudge.
What happens at midnight?
Everything resets. Locked apps unlock, every allowance refills, and your minute pool goes back to zero. Unused earned or bought minutes don't carry over to the next day, and Stepwind tells you that before you buy.
Which steps count?
Any steps in Apple Health taken after an app locks: from your iPhone, an Apple Watch, or other trackers that sync to Health. 100 steps earn 1 minute, and there's no daily cap. Steps entered by hand are ignored.
Do earned minutes work for every app?
Yes. Earned and bought minutes go into one shared pool, and you spend them on whichever locked app you want, right from the lock screen.
What if an app locks by mistake?
iOS sometimes fires a limit too early. Stepwind checks every lock, and if one couldn't possibly be right, a "Locked by mistake?" button appears so you can get that app's free minutes back. It works once a day.
Do I need an account?
No. There's no sign-up, and your app usage stays on your iPhone.
Is Stepwind for kids?
Not yet. Stepwind is made for adults setting their own limits. A family version may come later.
Which languages and devices?
iPhone first, in English and Hebrew. Spanish and French are next, and Android comes after that.
Coming soon to the App Store
Be first outside.
Stepwind is on its way to the App Store, for iPhone, in English and Hebrew. Questions in the meantime? Write to hello@getstepwind.app.