Go out. Notice things. Keep a postcard of it.
Flaneur is a mindful walking app. Say what you see as you walk, and turn your walk into a postcard to share.
You walk, and then let it paint.
Four steps. Never in a rush.
Put your AirPods in
Start a walk and talk out loud to your phone. Or put your AirPods in and pocket the phone. No route to follow, no distance to beat.
Say what you notice
Share what you see. A tree, a car, a crack in a wall, a pebble on the ground.
Help me notice
One button asks one small question to help you notice even more.
Paint the postcard
At the end, the walk becomes a postcard in a style you choose. Keep it, save it to Photos, or share it with others.
The postcard: painted from what you said, not from where you went
No distance, no time to beat. Just a walk, painted in the style you choose, to keep or to send. Like the game of Telephone, the walk gets passed along: to your eye, to your words, to the painter. The postcard is what arrives, and it's worth comparing with where it started.
Your first three postcards are on us.
After that, buy a few credits, or bring your own key. Walking and keeping the notes never costs anything.
No key, no subscription. Three free to start, then buy a few and use them whenever.
For people who would rather pay Google directly: paste your own Gemini API key and paint as many as you like. We add no margin.
Questions
Is it recording my whole walk?
It listens while a walk is running, because that's the point. Your walks stay on your phone. What you said leaves it only when you paint a postcard, and, if your iPhone can't recognise speech on-device, to Apple's speech service. The privacy page lists everything that ever leaves the phone.
Do I have to talk?
No. Plenty of walks are silent ones; the postcard is painted from whatever you did say.
Do I need my own API key?
No. You can also buy credits through the app after the first three free ones.
Does it track my route?
Flaneur doesn't track your location. There's no map, no pace, no streak to protect. Wander badly on purpose.
Where can I get it?
Soon on the App Store, for iPhone. The voice companion will be free, so you can try it on the way home the evening it lands.
How long should a walk be?
As long or short as you need it to be.
Does it work with the phone locked?
Yes. With headphones that have a mic, lock the phone and pocket it; Flaneur keeps listening. Without them, keep the phone out and near you.
Can I write to you?
Please do: hello@paintedwalks.com. A bug, an idea, or a walk you want to tell me about.
