Walking planner, explorer & step counter
Make every walk count.
Plan routes around the time and places that matter to you, discover more on foot, and keep your steps and walking progress in one place.
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Describe the walk you want
Turn a simple idea into a personalized route, with assisted planning that finds stops to match your time and interests.
Features
Everything a walking app should do
Route planning, place discovery, and walk tracking - simple tools for city walks, neighborhood loops, and urban exploration on foot.
Walking Route Planner
Pick a start and destination, add stops along the way, and get a walking route with estimated time and distance - built for pedestrians, not cars.
Personalized Walk Planning
Describe the walk you want - "45 minutes with a cozy cafe, a park, and a viewpoint" - and assisted planning builds the route, stops, timing, and distance in seconds.
Live Walk Tracking
Follow your progress in real time with step count, distance walked, time elapsed, and Live Activities on your lock screen.
Points of Interest
Discover places along your walking route - parks, landmarks, cafes, scenic spots, hidden gems - and check in as you explore neighborhoods on foot.
Walk History
Keep a record of every walk you complete with routes, times, and check-in counts - your whole walking history in one place.
Badges & Motivation
Earn badges for milestones like distance walked, walks completed, and places visited - a little gamification that keeps you walking every day.
Apple Watch App
Follow a live map of your route, see remaining distance, and check off stops from your wrist - your iPhone can stay in your pocket.
Your Account
Sign in to use Walk Mode. Your profile, walks, and progress sync securely through your account across devices.
Apple Watch
A walking app for your wrist
Walk Mode syncs to Apple Watch the moment you start a walk. Glance at a live map of your walking route, watch the remaining distance count down, and check off points of interest as you reach them - hands free, phone away.
- Live route map on your wrist
- Remaining distance and time at a glance
- Stop check-ins synced with your iPhone
Any time, any city
A walking route for every moment
From a quick lunch-break loop to a full day exploring a new city on foot, Walk Mode plans a route that fits.
Lunch-break walks
Ask for a 30 minute walking route from the office and get a loop with a park or a good coffee stop on the way back.
Evening neighborhood loops
Turn the same-old evening walk into something new - fresh routes through your neighborhood with places you have walked right past for years.
Exploring a new city
Use Walk Mode as a self-guided walking tour app - a route past museums, viewpoints, and local landmarks, at your own pace.
Weekend urban exploration
Pick a district you have never walked, choose a vibe, and spend the afternoon discovering hidden gems on foot.
Discover places you'd walk right past
Walk Mode surfaces points of interest along your walking route so every city walk becomes a chance to find something new - a quiet park, a lookout, a place you never knew was there.
Keep a record without the fuss
Your completed walks, check-ins, and badge progress are saved automatically to your account. Look back on your walking history whenever you want. No manual logging needed.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Walk Mode?
Walk Mode is a walking app for iPhone and Apple Watch that plans walking routes for you. Pick a destination or describe the walk you want, and Walk Mode builds a route with points of interest - parks, cafes, viewpoints, hidden gems - to discover along the way. It also tracks your walks, keeps your walking history, and rewards milestones with badges.
Can an app plan a walking route for me?
Yes. Walk Mode's AI walk planner turns a short description - like "a 45 minute walk with a cozy cafe, a park, and a nice viewpoint" - into a complete walking route with suggested stops, estimated time, and distance. You can also plan manually by choosing a start, destination, and stops.
How do I find scenic walking routes near me?
Open Walk Mode and it suggests walking routes around your current location, planned around places worth seeing - parks, landmarks, and scenic spots. Choose a vibe for your walk and the route adapts to match, whether you want green spaces, culture, or coffee stops.
Does Walk Mode work on Apple Watch?
Yes. Walk Mode syncs with Apple Watch so you can follow a live map of your route, see remaining distance and time, and check off stops right from your wrist - no need to take your iPhone out of your pocket.
Does Walk Mode count steps and track walking progress?
Yes. During a walk you see your step count, distance walked, time elapsed, and progress toward your destination, with Live Activities on your lock screen. Every completed walk is saved to your walking history with its route, steps, time, and check-ins.
Is Walk Mode free?
Walk Mode is free to download on the App Store and free to use for planning and tracking walks. Optional premium features are available as an in-app subscription.
Can I use Walk Mode to explore a new city on foot?
Absolutely - Walk Mode works like a self-guided walking tour app. In any city, ask the AI planner for a walk that passes museums, viewpoints, or local landmarks, and you get a walking route through the neighborhood with places to discover and check in to along the way.
Get Walk Mode for iPhone & Apple Watch
Plan city walks, discover places along the way, count your steps, and track your progress. Free on the App Store.
