# Inkstep: Mindful Steps — Mindful growth + health sync > Mindful growth + health sync (iPhone/iPad app by RUEI HUNG SHIU.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inkstep-mindful-steps/id6801186515 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [RUEI HUNG SHIU](https://appshunter.io/developer/6791387950) - Category: Lifestyle, Health & Fitness - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 51 MB - Languages: American English, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) - Released: 2026-08-19 - Data updated: 2026-09-02 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inkstep-mindful-steps/id6801186515/reviews.md ## What is Inkstep? Inkstep is a mindful timer and manual step log. Choose how long to focus, the activity you want to record, and a total step goal. An ink-wash crocodile stays with you the whole way. Start building your session! • Quick-pick 5–30 minutes, or any length from 1 to 180 • Select walking, running, cycling, hiking, yoga, or tai chi • Pick a step goal from 500 to 5,000, or enter your own • Log steps every 5 to 30 seconds • Even distribution or natural variation, always preserving your total • Easy, moderate, or vigorous intensity • Sound off by default; three free soundscapes, five more in Plus Manual steps, clearly labeled Inkstep allocates the total you selected across your actual active time; paused time adds no steps. These are manual step entries calculated from your chosen goal, not measurements from an iPhone, Apple Watch, or other sensor. Progressive saving, then a final review You confirm everything up front and choose whether to authorize Apple Health. Inkstep then saves manual steps for completed intervals as you go, plus estimated active energy when body weight is set. When you finish, choose a mood and confirm; Inkstep fills in the remaining intervals and completes: • A workout with its actual start and end times • Step samples marked as user-entered • A mindful session • Estimated active energy when an optional body weight is saved Active energy is estimated from the body weight stored on your device, activity, intensity, and actual duration — not a sensor reading or medical measurement. iOS does not guarantee background execution, so Inkstep catches up when it can run rather than measuring in real time. Quiet by default Soundscapes are off until you choose one. White Noise, Heavy Rain, and Forest Air are free; Plus adds Cosmic Hum, After the Rain, Cavern Air, Dark Void, and Rainy Town. All eight are Pixabay-licensed recordings edited by Inkstep into seamless loops. Playback continues on the Lock Screen, follows system media volume, and Inkstep never records audio. When ads appear The free version shows banner ads on most screens (never in Settings). After every two sessions synced to Apple Health, the next new session first attempts a rewarded interstitial; every third resume from pause and whole-day deletion also show one. Single deletions do not. If an ad cannot load before a session starts, you can continue. Plus removes all ads and makes no ad requests. The free version may ask to use the advertising identifier. Declining does not affect any feature — ads still load without it. Plus never asks. Review and manage • Browse past sessions and the last seven days of mindful minutes and steps • Sync or resync each record to Apple Health • Delete a record and the Apple Health entries it created • In-app guide to step-source order in Apple Health, which only you can change • Follow progress on the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Home Screen widgets with a daily mindful note Your data Session records, moods, and body weight stay on this device — no iCloud. Body weight only feeds active-energy estimates — never saved to Apple Health or shared with analytics or ads. On first launch you choose whether to share app usage — screen and feature usage, an install identifier, basic device info, and an approximate region; turn it off anytime in Settings. Steps, session content, Apple Health data, moods, and body weight are never sent. Core sessions, Apple Health writing, statistics, and records are free. Inkstep Plus is an auto-renewable monthly or annual subscription that removes every ad and unlocks five premium soundscapes and two widget backgrounds. Inkstep is not a pedometer, medical device, or diagnostic tool. Use a validated device and professional advice when accurate health information is required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Inkstep Terms: https://israynotarray.dev/app/inkstep-terms Privacy Policy: https://israynotarray.dev/app/inkstep-privacy ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly Support | $2.99 | per month | | Annual Support | $29.99 | per year | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.1 — 2026-08-25 This update: • Fixed being told an ad was not finished after you had watched it, which left the session unable to start • An ad that cannot load no longer blocks you; whatever you asked for goes ahead • The confirmation screen now tells you when an ad plays before your session begins • Fixed the records page not scrolling in landscape ### 1.2.0 — 2026-08-24 Inkstep is a mindful timer and manual step log. Choose how long to focus, which activity to record, and a total step goal. An ink-wash crocodile keeps you company. Start building your session! • Quick-pick 5–30 minutes, or any length from 1 to 180 • Select walking, running, cycling, hiking, yoga, or tai chi • Pick a step goal from 500 to 5,000, or enter your own • Log steps every 5 to 30 seconds • Even distribution or natural variation, preserving your total • Easy, moderate, or vigorous intensity • Sound off by default; three free soundscapes, five more in Plus Manual steps, clearly labeled Inkstep spreads your chosen total across actual active time; paused time adds no steps. These are manual step entries calculated from your chosen goal, not measurements from an iPhone, Apple Watch, or other sensor. Progressive saving, then a final review You confirm everything up front and choose whether to authorize Apple Health. Inkstep then saves manual steps for completed intervals as you go, plus estimated active energy when body weight is set. When you finish, choose a mood and confirm; Inkstep fills in the remaining intervals and completes: • A workout with its actual start and end times • Step samples marked as user-entered • A mindful session • Estimated active energy when an optional body weight is saved Active energy is estimated from the body weight stored on your device, activity, intensity, and actual duration — not a sensor reading or medical measurement. iOS does not guarantee background execution, so Inkstep catches up when it can run rather than measuring in real time. Complete All & End Now ends early and backfills the remaining steps at the real end time. Quiet by default Soundscapes are off until you choose one. White Noise, Heavy Rain, and Forest Air are free; Plus adds Cosmic Hum, After the Rain, Cavern Air, Dark Void, and Rainy Town. All eight are Pixabay-licensed recordings edited into seamless loops. Playback continues on the Lock Screen, follows system volume, and Inkstep never records audio. When ads appear The free version shows banner ads on most screens (never in Settings). After every two sessions synced to Apple Health, the next new session first attempts a rewarded interstitial; every third resume from pause, Complete All & End Now, and whole-day deletion also show one. Single deletions do not. If an ad cannot load before a session starts, you can continue; the other gates need a completed ad. Plus removes all ads and makes no ad requests. The free version may ask to use the advertising identifier. Declining affects nothing — ads still load without it. Plus never asks. Review and manage • Browse past sessions and seven-day trends • Sync or resync each record to Apple Health • Delete a record and the Apple Health entries it created • In-app guide to Apple Health step-source order • Follow progress on the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Home Screen widgets Your data Session records, moods, and body weight stay on this device — no iCloud. Body weight only feeds active-energy estimates — never saved to Apple Health or shared with analytics or ads. On first launch you choose whether to share app usage — screen and feature usage, an install identifier, basic device info, and an approximate region; turn it off anytime in Settings. Steps, session content, Apple Health data, moods, and body weight are never sent. Core sessions, Apple Health writing, statistics, and records are free. Inkstep Plus is an auto-renewable monthly or annual subscription that removes every ad and unlocks five premium soundscapes and two widget backgrounds. Inkstep is not a pedometer, medical device, or diagnostic tool. Use a validated device and professional advice when accurate health information is required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Inkstep Terms: https://israynotarray.dev/app/inkstep-terms Privacy Policy: https://israynotarray.dev/app/inkstep-privacy ### 1.1.1 — 2026-08-21 fix more bug. ### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-20 New: Complete All & End Now. When you'd rather not wait out the timer, watch one ad (Plus skips it) and the remaining steps are backfilled in one go. The end time stays real and energy is never over-counted. Also in this update: • A tidier Home: stepper number fields with a keyboard Done bar, and optional cards collapsed into one row above Start • End and Return Home now confirm first, with a heads-up if a sync isn't finished — you can re-sync from History anytime • New FAQ covering background timing, Apple Health sync, and how the two endings differ • Fixed free-tier banner ads sometimes failing to load; failures now retry automatically • Filled the remaining English translation gaps and improved VoiceOver stability ### 1.0.0 — 2026-08-19 No release notes. ## More apps by RUEI HUNG SHIU - [RayZip: Your Archive Extractor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rayzip-your-archive-extractor/id6791387948) - [台灣在哪裡？](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6791622325) - [ScanKeep: QR Code Scanner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scankeep-qr-code-scanner/id6793355514) - [StepFox](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stepfox/id6793779019) - [TimeMark: Worksite Reports](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timemark-worksite-reports/id6795553236) - [家裡還有嗎？｜你家用品的最佳幫手](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6795964859) All apps by RUEI HUNG SHIU: https://appshunter.io/developer/6791387950 --- *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 2026-09-02.*