# Walking Pet: Hokou Step Pal — Pedometer Buddy, Daily Goal

> Pedometer Buddy, Daily Goal (iPhone/iPad app by Amrit Rai.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/walking-pet-hokou-step-pal/id6762081381 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Amrit Rai](https://appshunter.io/developer/1862248453)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 57 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-04-28
- Data updated: 2026-07-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/walking-pet-hokou-step-pal/id6762081381/reviews.md

## What is Walking Pet?

Hokou is a step counter with a living pet that depends on your daily walks to survive.

Walk more, and your creature thrives — it gets happier, gains energy, and evolves into something amazing. Skip a day, and it gets sluggish and sleepy. Your steps are its lifeline.

FEATURES:

- 8 unique creatures that react to your steps in real time
- 5 mood states with animated body morphing, glow effects, and expressions
- Evolution system — grow from Seedling to Ancient over 30-day streaks
- Walking challenges with timed goals
- Distance milestones (walk NYC to Boston!)
- 30-day step heatmap and weekly stats
- Mood journal to track how you feel
- Daily 8 PM reminders tied to your creature's mood
- iOS home screen widget showing your creature and step progress
- Apple Health integration (read-only, steps and distance)
- Dark mode design

WHY HOKOU:

Studies show walking 7,000+ steps daily reduces mortality risk by 50-70%. But step counters are boring. Hokou makes walking personal — your creature depends on you.

PRIVACY:

Hokou has no accounts and no servers. Your step data stays on your device and in Apple Health — we never see it, store it, or share it. Delete the app and your data is gone with it.

SUBSCRIPTION:

Hokou Pro unlocks all creatures, evolution, challenges, stats, and the mood journal. Subscriptions are billed monthly or yearly through your Apple ID and auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://public-eta-pink-pi.vercel.app/privacy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| hokou Pro Yearly | $59.99 | per year |
| hokou Pro Monthly | $9.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.13 — 2026-06-29

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 1.0.10 — 2026-06-23

New onboarding experience — make a commitment to your daily walk by drawing a check to lock it in, complete with a little celebration. Plus performance improvements and bug fixes.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-05-31

- New walk tracker with route, distance, pace, calories, and elevation
- Walk history now shows detailed saved walk summaries
- Shareable Walk Map cards with private route line-art and your companion
- New personalized walk suggestions
- Location permission copy now explains route tracking clearly
- Visual polish and stability fixes

### 1.0.4 — 2026-05-11

• New onboarding step that shows your personalized life expectancy projection from daily walking
• Refined animations across onboarding for a calmer, smoother feel
• Improved keyboard handling on text input screens
• New splash screen and visual polish
• Bug fixes and stability improvements

### 1.0.2 — 2026-05-04

Hokou is now fully local — no accounts, no sign-ups, ever. Your steps and creature live entirely on your device. Plus assorted bug fixes and polish.

## More apps by Amrit Rai

- [Magnt: AI Photo Enhancer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magnt-ai-photo-enhancer/id6756681914)

All apps by Amrit Rai: https://appshunter.io/developer/1862248453

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