# Pawground: Safe Dog Walk Hours — Hot pavement, hour by hour

> Hot pavement, hour by hour (iPhone/iPad app by Yuya Kato.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pawground-safe-dog-walk-hours/id6806720124 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yuya Kato](https://appshunter.io/developer/1882542296)
- Category: Lifestyle, Weather
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-09-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-25

## What is Pawground?

When can we walk the dog today?

At 77°F in the air, asphalt can pass 122°F, and paw pads can start taking
damage around 125°F. But the ground cools as the sun drops.

Pawground finds that line, tuned to your dog.


■ Which hours today you can go out

Pawground lays the day out from morning to night.
Where the color changes is where the walk becomes a wait.
The next window you can walk in sits at the top of the screen.


■ Not dogs in general. Your dog.

On the same street, a pug and a golden reach their limit at different times.
Breed, height, age and coat all move the line.

- Flat-faced dogs can't shed heat by panting the way other dogs can
- The lower a dog stands, the more ground heat reaches them
- Puppies and seniors regulate their temperature more slowly

47 breeds built in. Don't know the breed? Height and coat are enough.


■ Rain doesn't always mean no

Rain cools the ground.
An hour that would have been a no in full sun can become a yes in the rain.

Thunder, strong wind, heavy rain and snow underfoot are a no whatever the
ground temperature is.
Pawground keeps the ground and the weather as two separate judgments,
and always tells you which one is driving the answer.


■ Check it with your own hand

You don't have to take the app's word for it.
Hold the back of your hand to the ground and see if you can keep it there
for seven seconds — known as the 7-second test vets recommend.
It's built in, and you can log what you found.


■ Walks log the weather for you

When you went out, the air and the ground at the time, pee, poo, a note.
Over time you start to see which hours are always the hard ones.
Look back by month, as a list or on a calendar.


■ Premium

Everything above works without it: the verdict, notifications, walk logs and the 7-second test.
Premium adds:

• Tomorrow's walking hours, ready the night before
• The route you walked, drawn on a map with each walk
• Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
• Your walk in progress on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island
• No ads

Choose monthly or yearly.


■ Your records stay on your phone

There is no server behind this app, and no account.
Every walk record, and every route you walked, stays on your iPhone.
Your location is used only to fetch the weather, and never reaches the developer.

To keep the app going, it shows ads from Google (AdMob).
To serve them, Google may receive your approximate region and device information.
The app never passes your location, your dog's details or your walk records to Google.


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- Ground temperature is an estimate from weather data. Shade, surface material and wind all shift it. Always check with your own eyes and hand before you go.
- For anything about your dog's health, talk to your vet.
- Weather data provided by Apple Weather.
- Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. You can cancel in Settings > your Apple Account > Subscriptions.
- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
- Privacy Policy: https://hosa97.com/punibiyori/privacy/en/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pawground Premium (yearly) | $14.99 | per year |
| Pawground Premium (monthly) | $1.99 | per month |


## Is Pawground safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Pawground.

## Is Pawground legit?

Pawground: Safe Dog Walk Hours appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Pawground is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-10-10

• Premium now shows tomorrow's walking hours, so you can see the night before when tomorrow's walks can happen
• Walk logs are now grouped by month, with a list view and a calendar view

### 1.2 — 2026-10-04

• Introducing Premium: keep the route you walked on a map, add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, follow your walk on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and turn off ads
• The verdict, notifications, walk logs and the 7-second test still work without it
• Each walk now opens on its own page, where you can also delete it

### 1.1 — 2026-10-01

• Notifications on hot or stormy days now tell you when you can walk
• Redesigned welcome screens and dog profile
• If the app closes during a walk, recording picks up where it left off
• Fixed midnight being shown as the end of the walkable hours
• Fixed the strictness label in dog settings not matching the actual judgment
• Fixed text that was hard to read in Dark Mode
• The app now shows ads to help keep it going

### 1.0 — 2026-09-17

No release notes.

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