A new app has a seemingly odd goal for people — that they use apps less. But the people behind the iOS app Steppin accept the reality that many modern individuals need technology to wean themselves off technology.
iOS app Steppin was created by Paul English, the cofounder of the travel site Kayak (purchased by Priceline in 2012 for $1.8 billion). Steppin, which dropped Tuesday on the app store and has the tagline “Escape the Scroll,” allows users to block access to sites and apps — with an emphasis on social media — until they complete a self-regulated amount of steps. English’s concept, according to The Verge, came after a family trip to Spain that found the clan looking down at their timelines instead of up at the museums and cathedrals.
Steppin users determine how many steps they need to take to unlock, say, a minute of TikTok or five minutes of Instagram. English sees …