The Japanese walking app · for iPhoneWalk fast.
Walk slow.
Repeat.
Aruki is the Japanese walking method, made calm: three minutes brisk, three minutes gentle, repeated. A soft chime and a quiet voice tell you when to ease off and when to push. No gym, no gear — just a walk you can keep.
Featured on Product Hunt on launch day.
You've started routines before — the gym, the running app, the diet that asked too much. Japanese walking asks for a walk: three minutes brisk, three minutes gentle, five times. The effort stays small enough to repeat tomorrow. That's the whole secret.
The whole method, in three minutes.
Interval walking training is simple: alternate easy and brisk walking in short blocks. Aruki keeps the time so you don't have to.
Timed intervals
Three minutes brisk, three minutes gentle, repeated for your set — coached from the first step to the last.
Cues, not screens
A soft chime and a quiet voice mark every change of pace, so you can keep your eyes up and your phone away.
Live on your lock screen
A Live Activity shows the current phase and time remaining at a glance — no need to unlock.
Calm, by design.
A washi-paper aesthetic that stays out of your way — just your walk, and the few things it needs.
Your next walk
Start in one tap, or tune the protocol first.
Coached, phase by phase
Easy or brisk, with the time left front and centre.
A walk worth keeping
Each finished walk becomes a quiet share card.
Make it yours Pro
Tune minutes and sets to your fitness.
Hold your rhythm Pro
A steady cadence metronome, locked or not.
The few things a good walk needs.
Cadence metronome Pro
A steady tick at your target pace to help you hold rhythm — screen on or off.
Custom protocols Pro
Tune your interval minutes and number of sets to match your fitness.
Full history Pro
Every walk you've ever done. Free keeps your last 7 days.
Apple Health, if you want
Optionally save each walk as a Walking workout to Apple Health. Off by default.
Share your walk
Turn a finished walk into a quiet share card, in your choice of theme.
Private by design
No account, no profile, no ads. See exactly what the app does with data in our Privacy Policy.
One continuous circle — begun and complete in a single breath.
Walkers, on launch day.
“The interval chime is softer than I expected, and the lock-screen phase indicator is genuinely useful. Love that it works without making me sign up for anything.”
“The three-minute pacing actually felt sustainable, and the chime was gentle enough that I didn’t want to mute it.”
“Finally a walking coach that doesn’t demand a watch or a subscription.”
One purchase. Yours forever.
Free to walk, every day. Unlock the extras once — no subscription, ever.
Free
$0 — forever
- The full guided interval walk
- Spoken cues, chimes & Live Activity
- Last 7 days of history
- Optional Apple Health sync
Japanese Walking Pro
$19.99 $9.99 once · no subscription
- Cadence metronome
- Custom protocols
- Full walk history
- All share-card themes
A single non-consumable billed once through your Apple ID. See the Terms of Use.
Japanese walking, explained.
New to the method? Here's the short version — or read the full guide to Japanese walking, the weekly schedule, the 3-3-3 rule explained, how to do it on a treadmill, and how the apps compare. Or just use the free timer.
What is Japanese walking?
Japanese walking — also called interval walking training — alternates about three minutes of easy walking with three minutes of brisk walking, usually five times for a 30-minute walk. It grew out of interval walking research in Japan. Aruki keeps the time and coaches every switch.
Do I need an Apple Watch?
No. Aruki runs on iPhone alone — your phone coaches every interval from your pocket with spoken cues and a live lock-screen timer, even with the screen locked.
How long is a Japanese walking workout?
The common protocol is 30 minutes: three minutes brisk and three minutes easy, repeated five times. You can tune the minutes and sets to your own fitness with Pro.
Why is it easier to stick with than other workouts?
Because it's just walking. Low impact, no gym, no equipment, thirty minutes — the effort is modest by design, so there's nothing to burn out on. The brisk minutes do the work; the easy minutes make sure you come back tomorrow.
Is the app free?
Yes — the full guided interval walk is free. A one-time Japanese Walking Pro unlock adds custom protocols, a cadence metronome, and full history. No subscription.