Stepwise Terms of Service

Last updated: September 6, 2026

These terms apply when you use Stepwise ("the app"). Stepwise is made by Vishal Bhardwaj ("we"), based in New Delhi, India. By using the app you agree to these terms.

1. What Stepwise is

Stepwise lets you hold apps you choose behind a daily step goal: walking earns minutes of access. It is a habit tool, not a medical device — the app provides no medical advice, and step data shown may differ from other sources. Consult a professional before changing your physical activity if you have health concerns.

2. Your responsibilities

• You need an iPhone with iOS 18 or later, and the app relies on Apple Health and Apple's Screen Time framework working on your device.
• You choose which apps Stepwise manages. Manual unlock windows and removing the app are always available — the app restricts by your instruction only.
• Don't use the app while doing anything that requires your attention (like walking into traffic to earn a minute).

3. Subscriptions and purchases (Stepwise Pro)

• Stepwise offers optional paid plans: monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions, and a one-time lifetime purchase.
• Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase.
• Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends.
• Manage or cancel anytime in App Store → your Apple Account → Subscriptions.
• Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription.
• Refunds are handled by Apple under Apple's terms (reportaproblem.apple.com).
• Prices are shown in the app before purchase and may change for future periods; you'll always see the price before you're charged.

4. Fair use

Don't attempt to break, reverse engineer, or misrepresent the app, resell access to it, or use it in violation of law or Apple's terms. We may suspend access for abuse.

5. What we're not liable for

The app is provided "as is". To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential damages arising from use of the app — including missed notifications, inaccurate step counts, unavailability of Apple services the app depends on, or the consequences of an app being locked or unlocked at a particular moment. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

6. Privacy

Your health and app-usage data stays on your device. See the Privacy Policy for the full picture.

7. Changes and termination

We may update the app and these terms; material changes will be posted here with a new date, and continued use means acceptance. You can stop using the app at any time; local data is deleted with the app.

8. Apple

These terms are between you and Vishal Bhardwaj, the developer of Stepwise, not Apple. Apple has no obligation to furnish maintenance or support, and Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement applies to the extent these terms don't cover something: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

9. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of New Delhi, India, and the courts there have jurisdiction over any dispute — except where the law of the country you live in gives you the right to bring a claim locally, which these terms do not take away.

Contact

app.stepwise@gmail.com