# Pipstep: Walk & Run Coach — Beginner walking & running

> Beginner walking & running (iPhone/iPad app by Dodera Software SRL.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pipstep-walk-and-run-coach/id6823183542 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dodera Software SRL](https://appshunter.io/developer/6823183544)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 122 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-23
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is Pipstep?

Pipstep turns walking and running into a path of short guided lessons, easy to hard. Your first lesson is a five-minute walk.

Press Start, put your phone away, and Pip, your cheerful coach, talks you through it in your AirPods, with taps on your wrist: "Brisk walk for three minutes." "Halfway." "That's it!" Finish a lesson, earn your stars, and the next one opens.

ONE SMALL LESSON AT A TIME
- 105 guided lessons in 7 stages: Get moving, Start running, Run 5 kilometres, Get faster, Go the distance, Speed & power, and Race ready, all the way to a half marathon.
- The first stage is walking only, and lessons grow slowly.
- Every target is relative to you. Pipstep learns your own easy, steady and fast, and adjusts for how you feel today, with no fixed paces to chase.
- Already active? "Find my level" uses your Apple Health history to place you, and a test lets you jump ahead.
- A red light never counts against you, and a missed lesson simply waits.

A COACH IN YOUR EARS
- Clear steps, round counts, gentle nudges and praise when you get it right.
- Your music keeps playing; Pip lowers it for a moment.

WORKS ON YOUR WRIST OR IN YOUR POCKET
- Apple Watch: lessons run on the watch alone, so your iPhone can stay at home. Start with the Action Button or Siri.
- No Apple Watch? Lessons run on iPhone too, with GPS, AirPods and a Live Activity. Outside or on a treadmill.
- Lessons are saved to Apple Health as workouts, with route, heart rate and each step as an interval.

A HABIT THAT STICKS
- A daily streak with campfires: earn them with lessons and they keep your streak warm on rest days.
- Chests, feathers, badges, weekly goals, seasonal events and a weekly surprise lesson.
- Pip's Delivery Run, a sofa game: level up for wider streets and buy boosts with feathers.
- Pip grows stronger with you, with a wardrobe of outfits.
- Widgets and watch complications.

HABIT SCHOOL
- Walk and listen lessons, quick quizzes and small "try it" tasks about sleep, water, shoes, warming up and staying safe.
- "Why it works" cards with real sources and a "Myth or fact?" game.

BETTER WITH FRIENDS (OPTIONAL)
- Add friends, cheer each other's lessons and send a friendly nudge.
- Weekly leagues, small groups with a shared goal, community challenges and "walk together" sessions from different places.
- Delivery Run duels, weekly Courier leagues and a gift a day.
- Sign in with Apple, Google or email. Your location is never shared.

THE WHOLE PATH IS FREE
Every lesson on the path, habit school, the streak, the friends features and free daily Delivery Runs are free, with no ads.

Pipstep Plus is optional and adds unlimited Practice, Legendary and Delivery Run, lessons you make yourself, streak repair and a weekly streak freeze, Your year with Pip, bonus themed courses, deeper stats, Plus outfits, a bonus friend quest and more voices for Pip. Plus is an auto-renewing subscription: monthly, yearly, or yearly for a family of up to 6. New members may get a free trial where offered. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings.

YOUR PRIVACY
- Your Apple Health data stays on your devices. Pipstep never sends it to our servers and never uses it for ads.
- Accounts are optional. If you sign in, your lesson results (like minutes, distance, stars and XP), game scores and a progress backup go to our server, and you choose whether friends see your lessons.
- No ads, no tracking. Anonymous daily counts and crash reports are sent only if you say yes; change your mind any time in Settings.

Pipstep is a walking and running coach, not a medical device. Check with your doctor before starting a new exercise programme, especially if you have a health condition.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://pipstep.app/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plus Family | $59.99 | per year |
| Plus Yearly | $39.99 | per year |
| Plus Monthly | $6.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Small tip | $1.99 | one-time |
| Medium tip | $4.99 | one-time |
| Big tip | $19.99 | one-time |
| Large tip | $9.99 | one-time |
| Huge tip | $49.99 | one-time |
| Legendary tip | $99.99 | one-time |


## Is Pipstep safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Pipstep.

## Is Pipstep legit?

Pipstep: Walk & Run Coach has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Pipstep is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.1 — 2026-10-29

Small fixes and polish after the big update.

- Gifts from friends open again. Tap anywhere on a gift to open it.
- Bigger Courier league prizes: up to 300 feathers for first place.
- Pip's Delivery Run: after a head start, a new street now shows the score you actually reached.
- A duel's result shows once on the game screen. All your duels are in Duels.
- Cleaner friends list and feed.
- Pipstep's lesson logs no longer show in the Files app. Share them from Settings → Diagnostics if we ask.

Thanks for walking and running with Pip. Ideas or problems? Tell us at pipstep.app/support.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-10-28

A fresh look for Pipstep, and a much bigger Delivery Run.

- A new look: Pip's own colours, softer buttons and a path that winds like a trail. Sections are now stages, and each unit has its Trail notes.
- Gems are now feathers. Pip is a pigeon, after all.
- Go Legendary right on a unit's last lesson. Pass it and the stop turns gold.
- Lesson leagues are named after birds now, from Sparrow to Phoenix.

Pip's Delivery Run grew up:
- Earn courier levels and open wider streets, with four lanes and then five.
- Spend feathers in the new Run shop on boosts like a head start, and on upgrades that last. A chest waits after your runs.
- Challenge a friend to a duel: the same street, one try each.
- Climb the weekly Courier leagues, from Postcard to Golden Satchel.
- Send each friend a gift every day.
- Go far and you'll find new streets, street events and faster speeds.

Thanks for walking and running with Pip. Ideas or problems? Tell us at pipstep.app/support.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-10-27

A calmer, cleaner Pipstep.

- Today starts with your streak, then water, steps and Activity rings. This week's runs and goals now share one card.
- Campfires live in your streak: tap the flame to see them or take a rest day.
- Pip's Delivery Run has a simpler start screen, shows your best score while you play, and its leaderboard opens on everyone this week.
- Your own lessons look nicer in Learn.

Thanks for walking and running with Pip. Ideas or problems? Tell us at pipstep.app/support.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-26

Stars are easier to earn.

- Finish a lesson for 3 stars, get halfway for 2, a quarter of the way for 1.
- Jump tests are friendlier: get past halfway and the new section opens. Their stars only count how much you did.
- Small fixes, including more reliable workout saving.

Thanks for walking and running with Pip. Ideas or problems? Tell us at pipstep.app/support.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-23

Jump tests are kinder now.

- Finish a jump test and the new section is yours. Going a bit faster than asked counts as on target.
- Stopped early? You can try again, or tap "Jump anyway" and go ahead.
- Pip has new words for the start of a jump test.
- Small fixes, including for iPhones without an Apple Watch.

Thanks for walking and running with Pip. Ideas or problems? Tell us at pipstep.app/support.

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