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A private walking companion for iPhone.
A private walking companion for iPhone.
Walk your neighborhood, watch your map fill in. Old paths fade, new streets call.
Everything stays on your phone — no account, no server, no API key, ever.
The Concept
The Concept
Flâneur records your walks automatically using motion-triggered GPS, drawing them on a map limited to a radius around your home. To keep you exploring, old paths gently fade over ~8 weeks, inviting you back out to reclaim your territory. A fog-of-war grid tracks what fraction of your neighborhood you’ve uncovered.
Three Suggestion Gears
Three Suggestion Gears
Once a day, Flâneur can suggest a concrete route to shake up your routine. Tap to shift gears instantly:
🎲 Random (Instant): A completely unpressured loop within your radius.
🗺️ Unexplored (Fast): Local grid-math guides you straight toward unvisited territory.
✨ AI Gear (On-Device): Uses advanced on-device intelligence to find charming local history and landmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How does automatic tracking work?
How does automatic tracking work?
Flâneur uses your iPhone's motion coprocessor to notice when you start walking. Only then does it activate GPS. When you stop for more than five minutes, it cleanly shuts the session down to preserve battery. Walks shorter than 200m or 3 minutes are automatically discarded as noise.
Where is my data sent?
Where is my data sent?
Nowhere. There are no accounts, no analytics SDKs, and no cloud syncing. Your GPS traces are stored purely on your device using secure local storage. If you turn off the optional AI recommendation gear, the app makes exactly zero network requests.
Why do my paths fade?
Why do my paths fade?
Flâneur is built to fight routine. By fading your paths over two months, your map becomes a living thing. If you want to keep your neighborhood lit up, you have to keep wandering.
What are the app's limitations?
What are the app's limitations?
Because Flâneur relies entirely on iOS background processing to stay private and autonomous, extreme Low Power Mode or heavy system memory pressure can occasionally cause iOS to delay motion triggers or terminate a mid-walk session.
Support
Support
Need help, have a suggestion, or found a bug?
Because Flâneur collects zero data, we cannot see your map, your logs, or your location. If you are experiencing tracking issues, please double-check the following settings on your iPhone:
Settings > Flâneur > Location: Must be set to Always (required for automatic background start).
Settings > Flâneur > Motion & Fitness: Must be enabled.
Settings > General > Background App Refresh: Must be turned on for Flâneur.
For any other inquiries, please reach out directly via email:
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*Flâneur requires iOS 26.0 or later and an iPhone capable of On-Device Apple Intelligence for AI features.*
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