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A LITTLE WALK. YOUR OWN WORLD.

Your footsteps.Your own map.

A blank map. A first step.
A walking app that turns familiar streets
into little adventures.

iPhone · iOS 17.0+ · In-app purchases
Also on Google Play for Android

01 Leave a trail

A new path.
A little discovery.

Tap record and just walk. Every road you haven’t walked before counts toward your pioneered distance, drawn onto the blank map one line at a time.

02 Your map grows

The more you walk,
the more it grows.

Paths grow thicker and darker with each visit. The way to work, the little detours. Over time, a picture of your everyday world begins to emerge.

03 Keep

Save the spots
you love.

Pin a favorite find along the way with a photo and a note. Photos become cards that remember the time and exactly where you took them.

04 Collect

Towns you walk
become badges.

Every municipality you step into joins your collection as its own outline. You can tell a well-walked town from one you only brushed past.

NOT JUST STEPS. YOUR FOOTPRINT.

Familiar streets,
little adventures.

Walks
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Days
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Pioneered
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Every road you walk becomes your map.
Somewhere out there, a blank corner is waiting.

TRY IT — Take a little walk here

Now it’s your turn.

Tap the map and you’ll walk there. Only the roads you walk while recording are drawn onto the blank map.

Steps today 0steps
Pioneered today 0.00km

NOT JUST STEPS. YOUR FOOTPRINT.

More than steps.
The places you’ve been.

Take the next street over. Turn a corner out of curiosity.
Little detours, coming together into a map only you could make.

  1. 01

    A new path.
    A little discovery.

    Every path you haven’t walked before counts toward your pioneered distance. Roads are matched on a 12-metre grid, so walking back and forth isn’t counted twice.

  2. 02

    Familiar streets.
    Unmistakably yours.

    Paths grow thicker and darker with each visit. Over time, a picture of your everyday world begins to emerge.

  3. 03

    Phone in your pocket.
    Eyes on the world.

    Start recording, then turn off your screen. Your walk keeps going, with a quick glance on your Lock Screen, widget, or Apple Watch.

MORE WAYS TO WANDER

One more reason
to head outside.

Plant a flag. Collect a town. Watch your map grow.
Your everyday steps open up new possibilities.

  • The blank map

    A blank sheet, filled in with only the roads you walk.

  • Real map

    Overlay your lines on the actual streets to see exactly where you went.

  • Destination flags

    Plant a flag and get only a direction and the distance left. Every turn is yours.

  • Spots

    Pin a favorite find with a photo on film or a one- or two-second video. Photos become 3D cards.

  • Map growth

    Replay every walk from the beginning. Export it as a video and share it.

  • Area badges

    Every municipality you step into joins your collection as its own outline, in Japan, Korea, the US, Europe, Taiwan and China.

  • Lock Screen

    Distance and how far the flag is, on the Live Activity and Apple Watch.

  • Records

    Walks, distance and new roads for the week, plus a dot for every day you walked.

PlainWalk Plus

Your map.
Your kind of color.

Map colors, trail styles, photo pins, and a coat for the cat that walks with you. Make your everyday walks feel a little more you.

Try a map color

The color you pick is applied to the 3D map on this page, too.

  • Fourteen map colors
  • Trail and photo-pin styles
  • Coats for your cat
  • Automatic recording when you head out or leave home
  • Apple Health workouts on your map
  • Area badge details and town replays
  • Your own LUTs in the camera
  • Sticker finishes: hologram, foil and more
  • Several flags, in the order you choose
  • Map outlines
  • Fonts and papers for your notes
  • No ads

Your blank map, records, statistics, pioneer ranks and area badges are free. Plus comes monthly, yearly or as a one-time purchase.

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YOUR WALKS. YOUR PRIVACY.

Your footsteps.
Yours to keep.

  • Stored on your iPhoneYour trails and photos stay on your iPhone. No account needed.
  • Optional iCloud backupBack up to your own iCloud only if you want to.
  • You share only your own linesA shared blank map receives only the walks you choose to put on it.

The free app includes ads. Read our Privacy policy for details about advertising.

WHAT'S NEW

Recent updates

  1. Android

    PlainWalk for Android is out on Google Play: the blank map and pioneered distance, Spot photos and videos, stickers, doodles, area badges and Health Connect, with PlainWalk Plus too. Thank you to the more than 778 people who tested it.

  2. 1.17

    A page for every day: paste on the day’s walk, photos and stickers, and share it as an image or video. Leave a thought as you walk. Doodle on the roads, and Hold to the light in videos. Plant several flags and choose the order (Plus), or send a flag to a friend. Map outlines (Plus) and badges for China mainland, Hong Kong and Macao. Plus as a one-time purchase. Now in Chinese, German, French, Spanish and Italian.

  3. 1.16

    Stickers cut out of your Spot photos. Hologram and foil finishes (Plus), and swapping with people nearby. More widgets, and start a walk from the Lock Screen or Control Center. Smoother lines on your map.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is PlainWalk?

PlainWalk is a walking app for iPhone and Android that draws only the roads you actually walk onto a blank map. Roads you walk for the first time add up as your pioneered distance, and roads you take often grow thicker. It is free to start and needs no account.

What does “pioneered distance” mean?

It is the length of road you walked for the first time. Roads are matched on a 12-metre grid, so walking the same street back and forth is not counted twice. Your total unlocks ten ranks whose milestones are real distances, from a marathon (42.195 km) to the Moon (384,400 km).

Where are my location data and photos stored?

Everything stays on your iPhone and is never sent to a server. You can optionally back up to your own iCloud. Only the walks you choose to put on a shared blank map are shared with the people who can open that map.

Does recording continue when the screen is off?

Yes. PlainWalk uses background location only while a walk is being recorded, and you can check your distance from the Lock Screen Live Activity, the Home Screen widget, or your Apple Watch. It works with the “While Using” location permission.

Is it free? What does Plus add?

The blank map, records, statistics, pioneer ranks, and collecting area badges are free (the free app shows ads). PlainWalk Plus adds 14 map colours, trail and photo-pin styles, coats for the cat that walks with you, automatic recording when you head out or leave home or work, Apple Health workouts drawn on your map, area badge details and town replays, your own LUTs in the camera, sticker finishes, several flags in the order you choose, map outlines, and fonts and papers for your notes, and removes ads. Plus is a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time purchase.

Can I import walks from other apps?

Yes. PlainWalk imports GPX and TCX files, so past walks exported from Strava, Garmin, and others can be drawn onto your map. With PlainWalk Plus, outdoor walks, hikes and runs in Apple Health can be drawn too. You can also see how your GPX files would look, right in your browser. GPX to blank map →

Is there an Android version?

Yes. PlainWalk is on Google Play (Android 10 or later). The core is the same as on iPhone: the blank map, pioneered distance, Spots and area badges. Shared blank maps and the Apple Watch app are iPhone only. About the Android version →

THE NEXT CORNER IS YOURS.

Where will you
walk today?

Your map begins with that first step.

iPhone · iOS 17.0+ · In-app purchases Also on Google Play for Android