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A running game for iPhone

Run the real world. Explore another.

Your runs move you along a trail through painted worlds. Every stop holds a creature, and there are 200 to find.

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iPhone only. No ads, no in‑app purchases.

How it works

Your run is the controller.

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    Record a real run.

    GPS, pace and splits, straight from your pocket.

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    Every mile moves you.

    The next stop is always a little way ahead. You will add a loop just to reach it.

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    A creature at every stop.

    Reach it and the creature is yours. Some turn up everywhere; some you will wait months for.

  1. A run drawn on a dark street map.
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    Record a real run.

    GPS, pace and splits, straight from your pocket.

  2. A painted world map, with a lit trail to the next stop.
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    Every mile moves you.

    The next stop is always a little way ahead. You will add a loop just to reach it.

  3. Crystalstag, a Rare enamel pin
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    A creature at every stop.

    Reach it and the creature is yours. Some turn up everywhere; some you will wait months for.

The Journal

200 creatures. You start with none.

Every find is an enamel pin in your Journal, numbered, named and kept. The empty shapes are what is still out there.

Journal

22 of 200 found

  1. Ripplet

    Common

  2. No. 095

    Not found yet

  3. Coralith

    Uncommon

  4. Puddlepip

    Common

  5. No. 026

    Not found yet

  6. Maelshark

    Epic

  7. Emberling

    Common

  8. No. 041

    Not found yet

  9. Kilnowl

    Uncommon

  10. No. 061

    Not found yet

  11. No. 070

    Not found yet

  12. Stonekip

    Common

  13. Mushcap

    Common

  14. Thunderlynx

    Rare

  15. No. 102

    Not found yet

  16. Balloonbee

    Common

  17. No. 130

    Not found yet

  18. No. 136

    Not found yet

  19. Fuzzbolt

    Common

  20. No. 154

    Not found yet

  21. Drizzlefox

    Uncommon

  22. Koiryu

    Rare

  23. No. 185

    Not found yet

  24. No. 195

    Not found yet

The six Mythics

One find in 530.

The rarest creatures in the game. No trail guarantees one, and nothing can buy one.

  1. Nimbarch, Mythic enamel pin

    Nimbarch

    A whale whose body is the ocean itself, carrying cloud islands on its back.

  2. Solaries, Mythic enamel pin

    Solaries

    An ancient lion whose mane is a ring of arcing solar flares.

  3. Geodeon, Mythic enamel pin

    Geodeon

    A stone giant seated like a mountain, its chest a cathedral of amethyst.

  4. Galeon, Mythic enamel pin

    Galeon

    An albatross whose wings are the sails and rigging of a sky galleon.

  5. Tempestral, Mythic enamel pin

    Tempestral

    The eye of the storm: one enormous, calm, golden eye.

  6. Aeonwyrm, Mythic enamel pin

    Aeonwyrm

    The First Wyrm, its body three loops: time, space and matter.

See the odds

Base odds per find, rounded

  • Common2 in 3
  • Uncommon1 in 4
  • Rare1 in 19
  • Epic1 in 75
  • Legendary1 in 235
  • Mythic1 in 530

Longer trails and the last stop of an expedition improve them, and a world's type favors its own creatures.

Nothing can buy a Mythic. Only miles.

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The worlds

Where your miles take you.

Twelve painted worlds, each home to its own kind of creature.

Your first trail is sized to how much you run, so you reach its last stop in about two weeks.

The Explore screen in Waybound: a painted trail through Hollowmere Woodland, your marker on it, and the next discovery 5.8 miles away, stop 4 of 6.
  • Hollowmere Woodland, painted map
    Ground

    Hollowmere Woodland

    Sheltered woodland, old stone bridges and a sanctuary above the trees.

  • Jade Archipelago, painted map
    Water

    Jade Archipelago

    Coral gardens, quiet island coves and ancient sea gates.

  • Emberfall Caldera, painted map
    Fire

    Emberfall Caldera

    Basalt islands and forgotten forges in a sea of lava.

  • Cloudhaven Isles, painted map
    Air

    Cloudhaven Isles

    Floating gardens and wind pavilions above the clouds.

  • Thunderglass Basin, painted map
    Electric

    Thunderglass Basin

    Charged crystal fields in a deep blue ravine.

  • Wyrmspine Roost, painted map
    Dragon

    Wyrmspine Roost

    Dragon gates watching over bridges above the mist.

  • Elysian Sanctuary, painted map
    Mythic realm

    Elysian Sanctuary

    Ivory terraces, reflecting pools and blossom gardens.

A finished night run in Waybound: 3.40 miles in 32:40 at 9:37 per mile, 166 feet of climb, average heart rate 149, maximum 172.

A serious run tracker, underneath

The game only works if the miles are real.

Pocket GPS
Records with the screen locked, and can pause itself when you stop.
Splits and best efforts
Every mile or kilometer, and your fastest 1K to half marathon.
Heart rate
Pair a Bluetooth strap for live heart rate and five zones.
Car stretches do not count
Stretches at car speed are set aside, so only your own feet move you along the trail.
Your runs never leave your iPhone
No account, no ads or ad tracking, and no server holds your routes. Read the Privacy Policy

Sharing

Your friends will ask.

SSam

Today 7:14

Morning 5K done. Look who was in the crystal fields.
No way. What app is that??
Waybound. Found it at the end of my 5K.
Ok I need one of those

Waybound

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    Every find becomes an iMessage sticker.

    The creatures you unlock land in the Waybound sticker pack. Drop one in any chat, then wait for “what app is that?”

    iMessage stickers need iOS 16.4 or later.

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    Show them where you went.

    Turn any run into a flyover of your route, ready to post. Or send it as a link that opens in any browser, no app needed.

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    Your route, on your photo.

    Drop your route and stats over your own post-run shot. Transparent, sized for Stories, nothing else on top.

Before your first run.

More on the support page, or write to support@waybound.app.

Do walks count?

Yes. Runs and walks move you along the trail in exactly the same way: the same distance, the same progress.

Will I ever run out of creatures?

No. Every stop always holds a creature, and finishing all 200 takes most runners years: any Mythic turns up only about once in 530 finds. Every creature also has a rare pearl edition to hunt, and your Journal counts every repeat.

How much does Waybound cost?

The price is on the App Store listing, and that is all you ever pay.

Can I pay to find rarer creatures?

No. Distance is the only thing that moves you forward. Waybound never sells randomized attempts, improved odds, rerolls or luck.

What do I need? Does it work with Apple Watch or Strava?

Just your iPhone: it records distance, pace, splits and elevation on its own. Pair a Bluetooth chest strap or armband for live heart rate and zones. There is no Apple Watch app, no Apple Health or Strava sync, and no Android version.

Your first trail is waiting

Your first creature is three miles away.

Every outdoor run or walk counts toward it, starting with the next one.

Download on the App Store

iPhone only. No ads, no in‑app purchases.