# Aruki: Japanese Walking — Interval timer & pace coach > Interval timer & pace coach (iPhone/iPad app by Damiano Beducci.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aruki-japanese-walking/id6780286070 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Damiano Beducci](https://appshunter.io/developer/1826627575) - Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 6 MB - Languages: American English, Arabic, Danish, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean and 7 more - Released: 2026-06-30 - Data updated: 2026-07-25 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aruki-japanese-walking/id6780286070/reviews.md ## What is Aruki? Three minutes easy, three minutes brisk, repeat — the Japanese walking method, coached start to finish. A real coach's voice tells you when to switch. It never cuts off your podcast. And you don't need an Apple Watch. Most training plans fail the same way: you quit them. This one is built to be kept. In the original Shinshu University research, interval walkers gained real fitness, stronger legs, and lower blood pressure in five months — and nearly everyone stuck with the program, because every brisk push is followed by three easy minutes. It never stops feeling like a walk. Aruki is that method, made calm. The method is simple: walk briskly for three minutes, then ease off for three, and repeat five times. Researchers call it interval walking training. You'll just call it the best part of your day. Aruki guides every interval so you never watch the clock. A soft chime and a warm, natural voice — recorded in your own language, free for everyone — tell you when to ease off and when to push. Eyes up, phone in your pocket. Your music or podcast keeps playing the whole time; the cue just ducks under it for a second. When you're done, your walk becomes a quiet card worth keeping. • A real coach's voice in your language — free, not an upsell • Keeps your music and podcasts playing — the cue ducks, then your audio returns • No Apple Watch — coached entirely from your phone, in your pocket • A lock-screen Live Activity shows the phase and countdown at a glance • Spoken cues and gentle chimes — calm, not beeping — and it works on silent • Timed slow–fast intervals, coached start to finish • Live pace coaching — see your steps-per-minute and get nudged when you drift (Pro) • Cadence metronome to hold your pace, screen on or off (Pro) • Custom protocols — tune your minutes and sets (Pro) • Full history of every walk (Pro; free keeps your last 7 days) • Optional Apple Health sync • A washi-paper design that stays out of your way No subscription. Japanese Walking Pro is a single, lifetime purchase. Walk fast. Walk slow. Repeat. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Japanese Walking Pro | $9.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.0 — 2026-07-17 Your rhythm, interval by interval. Every walk now ends with your real cadence set against the support pace, so you can see which intervals you held and which ones drifted. Everyone gets the rhythm meter. Pro adds the full pace equalizer, measuring each interval against your own target. Walks now open with a short countdown, so you have a moment to put your phone away before the first interval starts. Also in this update: the pause button now responds across the whole control, not just the centre. Pro settings explain what they are instead of sitting there doing nothing. And you can send feedback or reach support straight from Settings. ### 1.1.1 — 2026-07-15 Small improvements and fixes. ### 1.1.0 — 2026-07-11 The coach voice is now free for everyone. A real human voice, recorded in your language, guides every switch — no longer a Pro feature. Pro is now the live pace coaching: your steps-per-minute against your target, spoken nudges when you drift, and the cadence metronome. Also in this release: • Every pace change now buzzes on the lock screen, even inside a Focus mode • Notifications stop the moment you pause or end a walk • The set bars fill as you walk, so a glance tells you where you are • Rebuilt voice recordings in every language — no more clipped word endings ### 1.0.1 — 2026-07-06 Small polish under the hood. Your walk stays the same: three brisk, three easy, five times. ### 1.0 — 2026-06-30 No release notes. ## More apps by Damiano Beducci - [Manifest Inbox](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manifest-inbox/id6776659739) All apps by Damiano Beducci: https://appshunter.io/developer/1826627575 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-25.*