This app transforms your real-world walks and bike rides into epic literary journeys. Track your distance through Apple Health and virtually follow in the footsteps of famous characters from classic novels.
1.10
October 15, 2026
Footnotes is ready for iPhone Duo. Open the phone and your journey map and Field Journal share the inner display, with the map actions in a vertical bar along the edge, the way the Duo lays things out. Close it and the cover display keeps the phone layout you know. We also fixed the story distances. The Storybook and story pages used to quote a rough figure from the story notes, which could disagree wildly with the route once you set out. Overview distances now come from the waypoints themselves, so what you see before you start is what you'll walk. Plus a few smaller fixes: • The Coming of Grendel is back on the Zealand coast, after an inland detour had it routing 300 miles over Danish bridges. If you're mid-quest there, your route refreshes and your walked distance is kept. • Distances round properly instead of cutting off, so a 9.9-mile story no longer reads as 9.
MoreFootnotes Character Journeys is a Health & Fitness app that maps your real-world walking and cycling distance to the journeys of famous literary characters. It uses your Apple Health data to reflect your progress in virtual literary adventures.
The app integrates with Apple Health to track your raw distance traveled through walking and cycling. Your actual GPS data is not used, only the distance you cover.
You can virtually follow in the footsteps of characters like Odysseus on his journey home, Elizabeth Bennet's ride to Pemberley, or a Poe character's haunted walks.
Yes, Footnotes Character Journeys is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.
Footnotes Character Journeys is supported on iPhone and Apple Watch, allowing you to track your journeys on multiple devices.
The app was last updated on March 11, 2026, indicating active development and support from the developer.
Footnotes Character Journeys has an age rating of 9+, making it suitable for younger users interested in literature and fitness.
Based on the limited ratings, the app has received a perfect 5.0 stars, suggesting high user satisfaction with its unique concept of blending literature with fitness tracking.
