# Niko Niko: Slow Jogging — Running that's a pleasure

> Running that's a pleasure (iPhone/iPad app by MICHAL WOJCIECH PRONOBIS-PRONSKI.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/niko-niko-slow-jogging/id6795894952 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MICHAL WOJCIECH PRONOBIS-PRONSKI](https://appshunter.io/developer/6795842689)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 129 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Swedish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-10-21
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is Niko Niko?

Niko Niko is for people who are starting to run, learning to run or trying to get over a dislike of running. It's simple and intuitive: no unnecessary features, no social features, no competition. You run calmly, at your own pace. What counts is time, not speed or distance.

WHAT IS SLOW JOGGING
Slow jogging is a gentle way of running, based on the method developed in Japan by Prof. Hiroaki Tanaka. Short, quick steps at around 180 per minute, landing on your midfoot, an upright posture and niko niko pace - a pace at which you can talk without getting out of breath. In Japanese, "niko niko" means "with a smile".

WHILE YOU RUN
• A metronome at the slow jogging rhythm of 180 steps per minute, on every step or every other step. You can turn it off: cues then come as vibrations, and the app keeps measuring your cadence, whatever it is.
• Cadence is measured by your phone's motion sensor. Your phone in your pocket is enough - no watch needed.
• Running and walking are counted separately - running time goes toward your daily goal.
• Auto-pause when your steps stop.
• Time keeps counting with the screen locked, and your running time shows on the Lock Screen.
• Large, readable text and dark mode.

YOUR PROGRESS
• A daily goal in minutes - collected from one run or several during the day.
• A weekly chart and a streak of weeks with a run.
• A Journal with the full course of every run: rhythm chart, GPS route and, with a heart-rate sensor, a heart-rate chart.
• Add runs by hand - for example when you left your phone at home.
• A run card to share: time and rhythm, no speed or distance.
• Save a workout to the Health app - only when you ask for it.
• Siri and the Action button: "Start a run in Niko Niko".

LEARN
Short articles about the method: from three basics (midfoot, posture, niko niko pace) to cadence and when to ease off. Read at your own pace - you can always come back to them.

PREMIUM
For free, you run in rhythm. With Premium, the app listens to how you run and guides you further. A one-time purchase, no subscription. Supports Family Sharing.
• A metronome that goes quiet - when you hold 180, the ticking fades on its own and comes back when you drift.
• Rhythm check - a tap or a word when your rhythm slips, no need to look at the screen.
• Spoken coaching - a voice in your headphones: praise for a steady rhythm, encouragement, your daily goal, when to switch to walking.
• Voice report - every 5 or 10 minutes, a voice tells you your running minutes.
• Heart rate and the niko niko guard - heart rate from a chest strap, armband or watch broadcasting it over Bluetooth. When it goes above your limit, you'll hear: switch to walking.
• Technique focus - before a run you pick one element of technique; afterwards you rate just that one.
• Learn by listening - 12 chapters introducing slow jogging, read in your language, in a male or female voice.
• Export your full history - a ZIP with CSV, JSON and GPX files, plus a ready-made prompt for analyzing your runs with any AI model.

PRIVACY
Your runs stay on your phone - we never see them. There's no server, no account and no sign-up. No ads, no analytics, no tracking. On the App Store, the app is labeled "Data Not Collected".

REQUIREMENTS
iPhone with iOS 17 or later. A heart-rate sensor is optional and connects over Bluetooth. Route recording needs location permission. Available in 10 languages: English, Polish, German, Swedish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil) and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional).

This app is not medical advice. If you have a chronic condition, talk to your doctor about running.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Niko Niko Premium | $1.99 | one-time |


## Is Niko Niko safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Niko Niko.

## Is Niko Niko legit?

Niko Niko: Slow Jogging has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Niko Niko is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5 — 2026-11-11

We keep improving Niko Niko to make running with it more and more enjoyable.

In this version the Journal shows where you ran - if you allow location access. The route stays on your phone. We've updated our privacy policy.

### 1.4 — 2026-11-02

We keep improving Niko Niko to make running with it more and more enjoyable.

### 1.3 — 2026-10-27

You can now edit a run you added by hand: change its duration or time. The entry gets an “edited” label, and you can always restore the previous values. Plus small text and layout fixes suggested by our first runners.

### 1.2 — 2026-10-24

Lighter colors: a mint accent now sits next to the bottle green. The “in rhythm” dial, goal ring and Journal are brighter and easier to read.

### 1.1 — 2026-10-21

Niko Niko is now available in 10 languages, adding Swedish, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese (Brazil).
The narrator speaks your phone's language, in a male or female voice: in spoken coaching while you run and in the Learn chapters to listen to (Premium).
Typography and layout fixes for large text sizes.

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