WalkAware
Made for Apple Watch

Your next discovery.
A glance away.

The museum around the corner. A library you’ve passed a hundred times. Notice a little more of the places around you, right from your wrist.

Meet WalkAware ↗Coming to the App Store

watchOS 10 or later · No account · No ads

WalkAware on a watch face showing Amsterdam Tulip Museum, 126 metres away
A real glance. A nearby place.
Museums & galleriesLibraries & notable buildingsLocal names. Fresh perspectives.
Notice what’s nearby

Less searching.
More looking around.

01 / Discover

Start with the nearest place.

Open the app to find nearby landmarks from Apple Maps. Search expands outward in 50-metre bands, up to five kilometres.

02 / Glance

Keep it on your watch face.

A compatible complication shows the place and measured distance. A check time helps you see how recent the information is.

03 / Understand

A little context goes a long way.

Where a reliable match is available, read a short Wikipedia description. Sources keeps the credit, licence and article addresses close at hand.

Made for the way you explore

Step outside.
Stay curious.

WalkAware works as a standalone Watch app. No iPhone companion interface to manage and no account to create.

  1. 01Open WalkAware and allow location access.
  2. 02See a nearby place, then scroll for distance and available context.
  3. 03Add a complication, or enable optional arrival alerts in Alerts & Details.

Useful details, honestly presented.

Discovery targets one minute while movement is detected and three minutes otherwise. Your Watch decides when background updates can run.

Places depend on Apple Maps coverage. Distances are straight-line measurements, not walking routes. Descriptions aren’t available for every place. Continue on iPhone uses Apple Handoff to offer source pages on your phone; a compatible setup is required. Keep your attention on your surroundings.

Explore the support guide →