Sprig
The grower
A sprout who unfurls a new leaf on every walk, and blooms at full size.
Seedling → Sapling → Bloom
Step Tomo · iPhone, Apple Watch & Android
A walking friend that grows with every step.
ステップトモ · tomo (友) means friend
A small egg is waiting for you. Take it for a walk and it hatches. Keep walking, and your new friend grows a little every day, along the rice terraces, under red torii and over a little wooden bridge.
Android 9 or later, with Health Connect · iPhone and Apple Watch with Apple Health, iOS 18 and watchOS 11 or later
How it works
Walk. Feed. Grow.
Nothing new to learn. The steps you already take become something small and alive to care for.
1
Walk
Every step counts, from your pocket or your wrist. Each one helps your friend grow a little.
2
Feed
Your friend lives on your steps: peckish when the day has been still, happy when you're on your way, round and content when you reach your goal.
3
Grow
Day by day it grows, into a second form and then a third, while your good days gather in the calendar.
Who's in there?
Every friend starts as an egg
Your first egg is already waiting. Take a short walk together and listen for the crack. Who's inside is a surprise until it hatches.
Later, you can choose a new egg and keep it warm with three days of walking. Every egg holds a small chance of something rare.
- Five friends could be waiting inside
- Your first hatch is always a surprise
- Pick your next egg for 2,000 coins
- 1 in 64 eggs hatch shiny, in rare colours
The pets
Five friends, fifteen forms
Each friend has its own little heart, and each one grows through three stages.
Kindle
The burner
A little flame who loves a brisk pace, and glows brighter as you go.
Spark → Flicker → Blaze
Trundle
The long-hauler
A patient traveller who gathers trail gear as the miles add up.
Hatchling → Trekker → Wanderer
Puff
The climber
A round blue bird who loves stairs and hills, and one day learns to fly.
Fluff → Fledgling → Soarer
Scout
The pup
A tiny cowlicked puppy who grows into Ranger, bandana and all.
Pup → Tracker → Ranger
Egg to stage 3, for every pet.
A home of its own
A cozy house on a floating island
Your friend lives in a little wooden house, with a bonsai by the window and a red donut bed up in the loft. Outside, a cherry tree leans over a stone lantern, and a koi pond spills over a waterfall at the island's edge.
It climbs the stairs to sleep and waits by its bowl when it's hungry. The sky keeps time with your day: blue mornings, a rosy dusk, then stars and glowing lanterns.
- Tap to say hi, press and hold to pet
- Open the home full screen and look around
- A mood for every part of your day
Walks
Walk together through the countryside
Choose a time, a step goal or simply wander. Your friend trots beside you along a winding stone path: under torii gates, down a cherry-blossom avenue, past bamboo, rice terraces and a hillside shrine, over little bridges and out to a lake beneath the mountain.
Other walkers' pets pass you on the way. And tucked in the grass there are little finds: acorns, pinecones, cherry petals and, once in a while, a blue feather.
Every walk, remembered
- Steps, time, distance, pace and heart rate as you go
- Your friend keeps step with you, even with your phone tucked in a bag
- Sell your finds for coins, or keep them in your collection
- Look back on past walks: replay the route and watch a little highlight
- Record your route if you like; it stays on your phone
Apple Watch
Your tomo, on your wrist
Lift your wrist and there it is, waving hello. Tap it and it hops or cheers. It lets you know when it's peckish, and curls up to sleep at night. Today's steps and your streak are always a glance away.
Walks from the watch
Set a goal with the Digital Crown and head out. Your friend walks toward you across a little meadow while your steps and heart rate tick along.
Saved to Apple Health
Walks from the watch are saved as walking workouts, so they count toward your rings.
Complications
Keep your friend on your watch face and in the Smart Stack, with its mood and your progress.
And more
The little things that keep you walking
- Gentle nudges when your friend is hungry or your streak needs you, a Sunday recap, and quiet hours
- A coin for every 100 steps, plus whatever your finds fetch
- Steps, distance, calories, flights and active minutes from Apple Health or Health Connect
- Your pets and progress are backed up, so a new phone brings them along
- Add friends with a friend code, wave hello, and meet other walkers' pets on your walks
Privacy
Your steps stay with you
Step Tomo reads Apple Health on iPhone, or Health Connect on Android, to feed your pet, and your Health data stays on your phone and watch. It's never sent to us, never used for ads and never sold. There are no ads and no tracking, and no sign-in needed: your pets and progress are quietly backed up under an anonymous ID. Link Sign in with Apple or Google any time to bring your pet to a new phone.
No ads. No tracking. Sign-in optional.
Pricing
Try it free for 7 days
Your first 7 days are free. After that, Step Tomo Premium keeps you walking together. Pick the plan that suits you.
Best value
Yearly
$12.99
per year, after a 7-day free trial
About $1.08 a month.
Monthly
$3.99
per month, after a 7-day free trial
Cancel any time.
Lifetime
$24.99
once, no subscription
Premium for good.
US prices; local prices are shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on iPhone, or your Google Play account on Android. Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled before the end of the current period (on iPhone, at least 24 hours before); manage or cancel in your App Store account settings or in Google Play under Payments & subscriptions. Coin packs are optional in-app purchases. See the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
FAQ
Questions
How does Step Tomo count my steps?
On iPhone it reads your steps from Apple Health, which already brings your iPhone and Apple Watch together. On Android it reads them from Health Connect. It also counts live steps while you walk. Your Health data stays on your devices.
Which pet will I get?
Who's inside your first egg is a surprise until it hatches: Sprig, Kindle, Trundle, Puff or Scout. Later you can pick the egg you'd like for 2,000 coins.
Do I need a watch?
No. Step Tomo works on your phone alone. With an Apple Watch your pet also lives on your wrist, in complications and in the Smart Stack, and you can start walks from the watch.
What if I have a lazy day?
Your friend gets peckish, never sick. A short walk perks it right up, and nothing you've grown together is taken away.
Is my data private?
Yes. Your Health data and walk routes never leave your devices. We keep a small backup of your pets and progress under an anonymous ID, so a reinstall brings them back, and your email only if you sign up for news. Privacy policy.
Where can I get it?
On Android, now: get Step Tomo on Google Play. It runs on Android 9 or later and reads your steps from Health Connect. The iPhone and Apple Watch app is coming soon to the App Store, and I'll link it here as soon as it's out. Questions in the meantime? Get in touch.
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