A walking journal, not a fitness app. Track your route and steps, record voice notes that become text, add photos. Private. One-time purchase, no subscription.
Footnotes is your walking journal. Every walk is quietly tracked (route, steps, distance, weather) and every thought along the way is saved: voice notes transcribed to text, photos pinned to the exact spot, short written notes. One-time purchase, no subscription. Private by design.
Start a walk from the Home Screen widget, keep an eye on it in the Live Activity, and add a note without unlocking your phone. Later, export any walk as a Markdown page with its GPX route, ready for your notes app or your maps. Not sure yet? Open the sample walk and see what a finished walk looks like before you take your first one.
Unlike fitness apps, Footnotes avoids cluttered metrics, calorie counts, or competitive goals. It's not about performance or social validation, it's about reflection, presence, and the simple pleasure of walking.
A one-time purchase, not another subscription. For the price of a coffee, you get lifetime access to Footnotes, including all future updates and features. No recurring fees. No hidden plans. Your walks and thoughts belong to you, and so does the app.
Privacy first. Always. Your routes, notes, and photos never leave your iPhone and your own iCloud. There is no account, no login, and no Footnotes server holding your memories. Sync between devices happens privately through iCloud, only if you want it.
Your feedback truly matters, so please consider leaving a rating or sharing suggestions for future updates. We'd love to hear from you!
Footnotes is your walking diary: a companion for mindful walking and reflective thinking, where steps meet thoughts.
No sub. No login. No games. That alone earned 3 stars. Unfortunately, that list of “no” includes no interplay with Apple Health nor Apple Watch. Any walk conducted outside the app doesn’t exist. I’m not looking for another receptacle for my data, which just adds confusion. I crave an app pulling in Apple Health data, with room for my notes as well. This ain’t it, but I respect the dev’s right to design whatever app s/he wants. Oh well, back to searching.
Developer Response
Thank you for taking the time to write this. You're right that Footnotes only knows about walks you record inside the app. That's a deliberate choice for now: the route, the steps and the notes are captured together in the moment, which is what makes each entry feel like a page rather than a data row. But you're not the only one asking for Apple Health, and I hear the point about not wanting another silo. Importing walks from Health so you can attach notes to them is on my list, and reviews like yours move it up. Either way, thanks for giving it a fair look!
This release brings new ways to experience Footnotes and several improvements to your walks.
You can now explore a Demo Walk to see what a walk in Footnotes looks like before recording your first one.
We’ve also added a new Widget and a Live Activity, so you can keep track of an active walk right from your Lock Screen.
Live Tracking has been improved with a new map view that lets you watch your route take shape as you walk, along with several UI improvements to make the experience clearer and smoother.
Photos are getting better too. You can now swipe through photos from a walk, add existing photos from your photo library, and save photos taken with Footnotes directly to your device.
Your feedback helps make Footnotes better every day. If you have suggestions or run into any issues, you can share them through Settings > Got Feedback?
And if you’re enjoying Footnotes, leaving a review on the App Store really helps more people discover the app.
Happy walking!
Version 3.40.0
The developer, Eduardo Quintero, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
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Information
Seller
Eduardo Quintero
Size
18.3 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.