# Fogbreaker > Fogbreaker is a free, gamified step tracker and walking app for iOS and Android. Your map starts hidden behind a "fog of war" (a concept borrowed from strategy games) and clears permanently, street by street, as you walk in the real world. Every step earns XP and levels up your explorer, and you can compete with friends on a shared, real-time leaderboard, turning everyday walking into a real-world exploration game. ## Quick facts - Category: gamified step tracker, step counter / pedometer, walking and fitness motivation app, real-world exploration game - Platforms: iOS (iPhone) and Android - Price: free to download; optional in-app purchases, never required (the core gamified step tracking, XP progression, and friend leaderboards are all free) - Hardware: works with your phone's built-in GPS and motion sensors; no smartwatch or wearable required - Languages: English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Japanese, Korean - Made by: Teratis Solutions GmbH - Website: https://fog-breaker.com - App Store (iOS): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fogbreaker-explore-the-map/id6759091943 - Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.teratis.fogbreaker ## Ideal for Fogbreaker is a strong fit for someone who wants: - a gamified step tracker or step counter that makes walking fun and motivating - a "fog of war" walking or exploration app that reveals a map as you walk (a free alternative to apps like Fog of World) - a walking app that rewards steps with XP, levels, and unlockable perks - to walk more with friends through a shared, real-time leaderboard and step challenges - a free walking or fitness motivation app for iOS or Android that needs no extra wearable ## Core features - Fog-of-war exploration map: your map starts completely dark; walking permanently uncovers the streets, parks, and trails you explore on foot. Nothing you reveal ever disappears, so the map becomes a lasting record of everywhere you have walked. - XP and levels: every step earns experience points; leveling up expands your reveal radius and unlocks fog-busting tools. Progress never resets. - Friends and leaderboards: invite friends with a single link and compete on a shared leaderboard that updates throughout the day. ## Pages - Home (https://fog-breaker.com/en): Product overview, features, and FAQ - Blog (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog): Walking tips, gamification ideas, and walking-app comparisons - Press (https://fog-breaker.com/en/press): Press and media information - Jobs (https://fog-breaker.com/en/jobs): Open roles at Teratis Solutions ## Blog posts - Walking Streaks: What a Missed Day Costs (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/walking-streak): The habit research says one missed day costs almost nothing. Every streak counter says it costs everything. That gap is why streaks break people. - Walking With a Stroller: The Air Down There (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/walking-with-a-stroller): A pram sits at 0.55 to 0.85 m, exhaust pipes under 1 m. Your baby is in a different air layer than you, and route choice is your biggest lever. - Walking With Kids: Why They Complain (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/walking-with-kids): A five-year-old's preferred pace is about half an adult's, and every metre costs them a third more energy. The complaining is a readout, not an attitude. - Microadventures: Start 400 Metres From Home (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/microadventures): Every microadventure list is a list of destinations, which smuggles back exactly the planning the idea was invented to delete. Here is the version without one. - 6 Step Challenge Apps for Friends, Compared (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/step-challenge-apps): The best step challenge apps for friends in 2026, and the device problem that quietly decides most of them before anyone takes a step. - Just Moved? How to Learn Your New City (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/just-moved-to-a-new-city): You get roughly three months before a new city hardens into a routine of about 25 places. Here is how to widen the pool you are choosing them from. - 6 Self-Guided Walking Tour Apps, Compared (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/self-guided-walking-tour-apps): The best self-guided walking tour apps in 2026, what each really costs, and the offline catch that strands people. Plus the one that is no longer really free. - Google Maps Timeline Alternatives: 5 Apps (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/google-maps-timeline-alternatives): Google moved Timeline onto your phone and deleted the cloud copies. Five alternatives compared, plus two settings to check before you lose more history. - Komoot Alternatives: 7 Apps Worth a Look (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/komoot-alternatives): Looking for a Komoot alternative after the Bending Spoons takeover? Seven apps compared, what each is actually built for, and when staying on Komoot is right. - Walking in the Rain: The Case for Going Out (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/walking-in-the-rain): The smell of rain is a timeable event, your jacket fails in a predictable way, and the dangerous temperature is not the cold one. A walker's guide to rain. - How Many Steps Are in a Kilometer? (Full 1 to 20 km Conversion Chart) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/how-many-steps-in-a-kilometer): A kilometer is roughly 1,250 steps and a mile is about 2,000. Here's the full distance-to-steps chart, steps per km by height, and how to measure your own stride. - Walking in Winter: How Cold Is Too Cold? (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/walking-in-winter): The wind chill number on your phone was measured on people walking 3 mph. What it means, when skin actually freezes, and how to keep walking all winter. - What Your Walking App Knows About You (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/what-walking-apps-know-about-you): Fitness apps exposed military bases and heads of state. Not through breaches, through defaults. What your walking app sees, and how to check yours. - 7 Walking RPG Apps That Run on Your Real Steps (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/walking-rpg-apps): Walking RPG apps turn steps into levels, skills and quests. Seven worth knowing, from WalkScape to Orna, and the split that decides which suits you. - Walking Scavenger Hunt Ideas for Adults (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/walking-scavenger-hunt-ideas): Walking scavenger hunt ideas built on categories that exist in any neighbourhood, plus how to build a list that pulls you down streets you never walk. - Walking After Dark: How to Stay Visible, Safe, and Actually Keep the Habit (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/walking-after-dark): Walking in the dark safely: why drivers cannot see you, where to put reflective gear so it works, how to pick a route after sunset, and how to keep your walking habit through winter. - Fog of World Alternatives: 6 Apps That Clear Fog As You Explore (2026) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/fog-of-world-alternatives): Looking for Fog of World alternatives? Six fog-of-war map apps that reveal the world as you travel it, what each costs, and the one question that decides which you want. - 6 Apps Like CityStrides for Walking Every Street (And the Catch They All Share) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/apps-like-citystrides): The best CityStrides alternatives for tracking every street you have walked: StreetFerret, Wandrer, Squadrats and more. Plus the one requirement almost all of them quietly share. - 7 Apps Like Randonautica, and the Honest Problem With the Original (2026) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/apps-like-randonautica): Seven apps like Randonautica that send you somewhere you have never been, from card-based dérive tools to geocaching and fog-of-war maps. Plus what the quantum coordinates actually are. - Urban Hiking: How to Turn Your Own City Into a Trail (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/urban-hiking): Urban hiking means treating your city as terrain: stairs for elevation, parks for green, a real distance and a real finish. How to plan one, and the city trails that already exist. - Strava Alternatives for Walkers: 9 Apps Worth Switching To (2026) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/strava-alternatives-for-walkers): Walking is Strava's second most-recorded activity, but the subscription is built around pace. Nine Strava alternatives for walkers, sorted by where your walk data actually lives. - How to Explore a New City on Foot (Without Seeing What Everyone Else Sees) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/explore-a-new-city-on-foot): How to explore a new city on foot: orient yourself in the first hour, take more turns to escape the tourist flow, and shape the day around the heat instead of a checklist. - How Many Steps a Day to Lose Weight? (What the Research Actually Says) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/how-many-steps-to-lose-weight): How many steps a day to lose weight? Research points to 7,000 to 10,000, but the real driver is the calorie deficit. Here's the honest math, the intensity that matters, and a free calculator. - 8 Games Like Pokémon GO Worth Walking For (2026) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/games-like-pokemon-go): The best games like Pokémon GO in 2026: GPS games that turn a real walk into an adventure, from Pikmin Bloom and Ingress to fog-of-war city explorers. What each does best, and the honest trade-off. - The 6-6-6 Walking Challenge: How to Do It (and Whether the 6 a.m. Thing Actually Matters) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/6-6-6-walking-challenge): The 6-6-6 walking challenge is a 60-minute brisk walk at 6 a.m. or 6 p.m. with a 6-minute warm-up and cool-down. What it burns, why the timing helps, and which parts of the trend you can ignore. - 7 Games Like GeoGuessr That Are Actually Free (2026) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/games-like-geoguessr): Seven free games like GeoGuessr worth playing in 2026, from street-view classics to Fog Guesser, a new city-guessing game where the map hides under fog. - Walking After Eating: The 10-Minute Habit That Steadies Your Blood Sugar (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/walking-after-eating): Walking after eating is one of the simplest ways to steady your blood sugar. Here's how long to walk, when to start, how fast to go, and why a short post-meal walk beats a longer one later. - How to Walk More With a Desk Job: A Realistic Guide to Moving When You Sit All Day (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/how-to-walk-more-with-a-desk-job): Stuck at a desk all day? How to walk more with a desk job: why breaking up sitting beats one big workout, plus movement snacks, lunch walks, walking meetings, and steps that actually stick. - How to Make Dog Walks More Interesting (for You and Your Dog) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/how-to-make-dog-walks-more-interesting): Stuck on the same boring loop? Here's how to make dog walks more interesting for both of you: sniffaris, fresh routes, training games, and why new smells matter more to your dog than distance. - How to See a Map of Everywhere You've Walked (From Google Timeline to Fog-of-War Apps) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/map-of-everywhere-youve-walked): Want a map of everywhere you've walked? Here are five ways to see one, from Google Maps Timeline to route trackers, scratch maps, and fog-of-war apps that fill in your city street by street. - Walking in Hot Weather: How to Stay Safe and Still Hit Your Steps (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/walking-in-hot-weather): Walking in hot weather safely: the best time of day to walk in summer, the warning signs of heat exhaustion, whether the heat really burns more calories, and how to still hit your steps. - How Far Is 10,000 Steps, Really? (Miles, Km, and Minutes) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/how-far-is-10000-steps): How far is 10,000 steps? For most people it's about 8 km, just under 5 miles, and around 90 minutes of walking. Here's the full steps-to-distance chart and why your number differs. - Rucking for Beginners: How to Start Walking With Weight (and Actually Stick With It) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/rucking-for-beginners): Rucking for beginners: what it is, how much weight to start with, its benefits, how many calories it burns versus walking, and how to actually stick with it. - Japanese Walking: The Interval Method Everyone's Trying in 2026 (and How to Do It) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/japanese-walking-method): Japanese walking, or interval walking training, means 3 minutes slow and 3 minutes fast, five times over. Here's what it is, the science behind it, and how to do it right. - What Is Flâneuring? The Art of Aimless Walking (and Why Your Brain Loves It) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/flaneuring-walking-without-a-destination): Flâneuring is the art of walking with no destination, just curiosity. Here's what flânerie is, why aimless walking is so good for your brain, and how to start. - Why Does My Phone Not Count All My Steps? (And Why Two Apps Never Agree) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/why-does-my-phone-not-count-all-my-steps): Why does your phone miss steps, and why do two apps show different counts? Here's how phone step tracking actually works, how accurate GPS really is, and how to get the most reliable count. - How Many Calories Does Walking Burn? (Plus a Free Calculator) (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/how-many-calories-does-walking-burn): How many calories does walking burn? Use our free walking calorie calculator, then see what drives the number: your weight, distance, pace, and terrain, plus how many calories 10,000 steps burns. - How to Walk Every Street in Your City: A Practical Guide to the Every Single Street Challenge (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/walk-every-street-in-your-city): Want to walk every street in your city? A practical, step-by-step guide to the every-single-street challenge: pick your boundary, track progress, plan efficient routes, and actually finish. - The Benefits of Walking Every Day: What a Daily Walk Actually Does to Your Body (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/benefits-of-walking-every-day): The real benefits of walking every day, backed by research: what a daily walk does for your heart, weight, blood sugar, mood, and brain, plus how many steps you actually need. - How to Find New Walking Routes Near You: 9 Ways to Break Out of the Same Old Loop (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/find-new-walking-routes): Bored of the same loop? Here are 9 simple ways to find new walking routes near you: smarter map tools, loop planning, green corridors, and letting a destination pick the path. - Best Walking Games: 6 Apps That Make Steps Fun (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/gamified-walking-apps): The best walking games for iPhone and Android, from Pokémon GO to fog-of-war explorers. What each app does best, and which fits how you actually walk. - Step Challenge Ideas: 12 Ways to Get Friends, Family & Coworkers Walking More (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/step-challenge-ideas): Most step challenges fizzle because the same person always wins. Here are 12 step challenge ideas for friends, family, and coworkers, with rules and prizes. - Fog of War, But for Real Life: How a Walking App Reveals Your City One Street at a Time (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/fog-of-war-walking-app): Strategy games hide the map behind a fog of war. A new kind of walking app does the same for real life, revealing your city street by street as you explore on foot. - How to Make Walking Fun: 15 Ways to Actually Look Forward to Your Daily Walk (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/how-to-make-walking-fun): Walking gets boring fast. Here are 15 simple ways to make walking fun: gamify your steps, find fresh routes, add friendly challenges, and you'll actually go. - Welcome to the Fogbreaker blog (https://fog-breaker.com/en/blog/welcome-to-the-fogbreaker-blog): Why we walk, why we gamified it, and what you can expect from this blog: walking tips, product updates, and stories from the trail. ## FAQ ### What is Fogbreaker? Fogbreaker is a gamified step tracker and fitness app that turns your everyday walks into a real-world walking adventure. Part step counter, part adventure game, it borrows the fog of war from strategy games to hide your map in darkness until you explore it on foot. Every walk you take reveals more of the world around you, earns you XP, and pushes you up the leaderboard, making the simple habit of walking genuinely fun to keep up. ### How does the fog map work? When you open Fogbreaker for the first time, your entire map is covered in fog. As you walk, the app tracks your route and permanently clears the fog along the streets, parks, and trails you pass through. Nothing you uncover ever disappears, so your map slowly grows into a personal record of everywhere you have explored on foot, and a visual reminder of the corners you still have left to discover. ### Is Fogbreaker free to download? Yes. Fogbreaker is a free walking app on both the App Store and Google Play, so you can start tracking your steps and clearing fog right away at no cost. Optional in-app purchases are available if you want to go further, but they are never required. The core gamified step tracking, XP progression, and friend leaderboards are all free to use. ### Which devices does Fogbreaker support? Fogbreaker is available for both iOS and Android phones. Download it from the Apple App Store on iPhone or from Google Play on Android, sign in, and your exploration map is ready to go. It works as a pedometer using your phone's built-in GPS and motion sensors, so there is no extra hardware or wearable required to track your steps and reveal the map. ### How do XP and levels work? Every step you take earns experience points. As your XP grows you level up, and each new level unlocks new perks, like a larger reveal radius or helpful fog-busting items, to make your walks more rewarding. Your progress never resets. Whether you are grinding a daily commute or heading out on a weekend adventure, every step keeps adding to your total and moving you toward the next level. ### Can I compete with friends? Absolutely. Invite friends with a single link and they appear on your shared leaderboard automatically. Fogbreaker updates throughout the day, so every walk you take can move you up the rankings in real time. A little friendly competition turns out to be the best motivation there is to take the long way home and out-walk the people you know. ### Does Fogbreaker respect my privacy? Your exploration map is yours. Fogbreaker only uses your location to reveal the fog and track your steps, and you stay in control of what you share. You can read exactly how your data is handled in our privacy policy, and connecting with friends is always opt-in through invite links that you choose to send. ## Other languages The Fogbreaker website, including the full blog, is available in German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Japanese, Korean. - German (Deutsch): https://fog-breaker.com/de, blog: https://fog-breaker.com/de/blog - Spanish (Español): https://fog-breaker.com/es, blog: https://fog-breaker.com/es/blog - Portuguese (Português): https://fog-breaker.com/pt, blog: https://fog-breaker.com/pt/blog - Italian (Italiano): https://fog-breaker.com/it, blog: https://fog-breaker.com/it/blog - French (Français): https://fog-breaker.com/fr, blog: https://fog-breaker.com/fr/blog - Japanese (日本語): https://fog-breaker.com/ja, blog: https://fog-breaker.com/ja/blog - Korean (한국어): https://fog-breaker.com/ko, blog: https://fog-breaker.com/ko/blog ## Optional - Privacy Policy: https://fog-breaker.com/en/privacy - Terms of Service: https://fog-breaker.com/en/terms - Legal Notice / Impressum: https://fog-breaker.com/en/legal - Account deletion: https://fog-breaker.com/en/account-deletion - Full text for LLMs (https://fog-breaker.com/llms-full.txt): every section above plus the complete text of each blog post