RunFirst: Walk to Unlock Apps
Earn Screen Time by Running
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases
iPhone
Your apps stay locked until today's walk is done. Start with a 10 minute daily walk, or take the 90 day challenge and run your first 5K.
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RunFirst keeps Instagram, YouTube, Netflix and any other app you choose locked until you've walked or run today. Hit your daily goal and they unlock. Every kilometer you move earns screen time.
It's built for people starting from zero: if fitness slipped away while your screen time crept up, this is your way back.
HOW IT WORKS
• Pick the apps that steal your time. Apple's Screen Time keeps your choice private: RunFirst never sees which apps they are or what you do in them.
• Every morning they lock. Walk or run to unlock them: track it in RunFirst with GPS, or record a workout on your Apple Watch or in another app. Everyday steps around the house don't count.
• The walk clock only runs while you're moving, and pauses by itself when you stop.
• Every km earns screen time (15 minutes by default). Unused minutes expire at midnight, so there's no saving up for a binge.
• Unlock when you want them: start a timer on your minutes and watch it count down on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Lock early and the rest is kept.
• Typed-in Health entries don't count. No shortcuts.
TWO WAYS TO MOVE, BOTH MADE FOR BEGINNERS
• Daily walk: start with 10 minutes a day and add 5 minutes each week, up to 30. A habit that lasts.
• 90 day 5K challenge: a plan built for your level, from a 10 minute walk to running your first 5K on Day 90
• Switch between them anytime
• Rounds of 5 weeks: each week's dates and the walk minutes you did, updated as you walk
• Rest days: your apps open on a light limit and your streak stays safe
• Your journey grid, streak, total km and the hours you took back from your phone
• Log how you feel after every walk or run, or add and change it later in Journey
• A shareable Day Card for your Stories, every single day
• A 15 second Run Reel of every walk or run, with your own start and finish clips, ready for Reels, Stories and TikTok
ON EVERY WALK
• A full-screen map with 3D and satellite views
• Your walk on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island
• A summary after each walk: km, moving time, pace and the screen time you earned
• Home and Lock Screen widgets with today's walk and your streak
FIGHT MODE AND THE WEEKLY LEADERBOARD
• Race anyone in the world, or a friend with a 6-letter code, for one hour
• Most km wins (walking counts too), and the winner's km count double: twice the screen time
• Strangers see a nickname, a flag and your km. Never your location.
• A weekly leaderboard: the most km on top, walks and runs both count, steps checked so bikes don't count
CHOOSE YOUR STRICTNESS
• Easy: one 5 minute emergency pass a day
• Serious: no pass, and settings changes wait until tomorrow
• Beast: no pass, and your settings are locked for 7 days
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No ads, and your data is never sold or used for advertising. Your account backs up your journey (profile, days and walk stats, never your routes), so you can pick it up on a new iPhone. Routes stay on your iPhone. The leaderboard and Fight mode get your distance and step count, never your location or route, and you can hide yourself anytime.
SUBSCRIPTION
RunFirst requires a subscription: Yearly with a 7 day free trial, or Weekly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions.
Terms of Use: https://runfirst.fit/terms
Privacy Policy: https://runfirst.fit/privacy
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The free trial is clearer: the paywall now shows that there's no payment due today. Plus small improvements under the hood.
The developer, Devesh Babbar, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Health & Fitness
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Other Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Devesh Babbar
- Size
- 23.6 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
English and 2 more
- English, French, German
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Frequent
Contests
Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- RunFirst Weekly $4.99
- RunFirst Yearly $29.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Devesh Babbar