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Steppio
Walk to scroll. Lock the apps that steal your time.
Native screen time limits fail because they are too easy to bypass. Steppio replaces willpower with actual physical friction. It locks your most distracting apps and forces you to earn your screen time by walking. Every 100 steps equals 1 minute of access. What makes it different: • Real physical cost: You can't just tap "ignore limit." • Beast Mode: A strict, zero-override lock until you hit your daily step goal. • Streaks: Miss a day, drop to zero. Consistency is key!
Hey everyone! 👋 I'm Dan, the solo founder behind Steppio.
I’ll be completely honest: I built this because I was getting incredibly frustrated with my own doomscrolling. I’d set up the native screen time limits on my phone, but whenever the timer went off, there was zero friction stopping me from just tapping "ignore for 15 minutes." Willpower wasn't working, and I realized I needed an actual, physical cost to break the bad habit loop.
So, I built Steppio to turn screen time into a "movement economy."
The concept is painfully simple:
You lock your biggest distractions (Instagram, TikTok, Reddit) in a vault.
Every 100 steps you take earns you exactly 1 minute of screen time.
When your time is up, the apps lock completely. The only way to get back in is to get up and move.
For the days when I know I need extra help, I also built in a strict "Beast Mode" that locks you out completely until you hit your daily step goal, with absolutely zero overrides.
It’s completely free to start on Android, and because I'm building this solo, community feedback means everything to me right now.
I would genuinely love to hear your thoughts on the core concept. Does tying a physical action to a digital habit resonate with how you manage your own focus?
I’ll be hanging out in the comments all day, so please drop any questions, feedback, or feature requests you have! 🏃♂️🔥
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About Steppio on Product Hunt
“Walk to scroll. Lock the apps that steal your time.”
Steppio was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #94 on the daily leaderboard. Native screen time limits fail because they are too easy to bypass. Steppio replaces willpower with actual physical friction. It locks your most distracting apps and forces you to earn your screen time by walking. Every 100 steps equals 1 minute of access. What makes it different: • Real physical cost: You can't just tap "ignore limit." • Beast Mode: A strict, zero-override lock until you hit your daily step goal. • Streaks: Miss a day, drop to zero. Consistency is key!
Steppio was featured in Health & Fitness (82.8k followers), Productivity (653.8k followers) and Health (6.6k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 172.6k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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