Japanese Walking Buddy
Jorg Meenen Health & Fitness iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Japanese Walking Buddy is a free Health & Fitness app for iPhone and iPad by Jorg Meenen. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated May 12, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 10 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- May 12
- 2026 · v1.0.1
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About Japanese Walking Buddy
Japanese Walking Buddy (home screen name: JW Buddy) is an interval timer for the Japanese 3×3 walking method: clear switches between a slower and a faster phase — without complicated plans. Tap once and go. WHY THIS APP • Start immediately — no account and no sign-in • Interval timer with phase sounds or optional spoken phase announcements • Statistics with steps, distance, and a rough calorie estimate during a session • Daily archive: past sessions at a glance • Home Screen widget: remaining time and status within reach • Multilingual UI: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Simplified & Traditional) PRIVACY Training data stays on your iPhone. There is no user account. The app does not use App Tracking Transparency (ATT) and does not integrate third-party ad/tracking SDKs for user tracking. OPTIONAL PREMIUM Additional features (for example statistics details) can be unlocked optionally via In-App Purchase (subscription or one-time purchase) — fully through Apple. NOTES For steps and distance during a session, the app may optionally use motion data (system permission). Notifications for session completion are optional. Privacy Policy: https://cutemachine.com/jw-buddy/privacy-en Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://cutemachine.com/support Product page: https://cutemachine.com/jw-buddy
What’s new
Version 1.0.1 · Updated May 12, 2026
App Store listing: additional languages for descriptions, keywords, and screenshots.
App privacy
The developer, Jorg Meenen, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Walking Buddy | – | Free | May 12, 2026 | |
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