Embertrail

An illustrated walking journey for your phone

Your steps,
your journey.

Your daily steps move your traveler along an exciting journey, with gorgeous scenery, and companions to discover at your own pace.

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Coming to Android first (Android 14 or newer). An iPhone version is in development.

Android development preview · installation access is being prepared

Embertrail home screen at Skarrow's Gate: a pixel traveler on a snowy mountain road, with 1,442 steps today, 171,622 journey steps, 81.26 journey miles and 6,434 steps to The Cold Stair.

85story locations

208areas to explore

2.19 millionsteps from start to finish

6,000steps in the daily goal

How it works

Walk like you always do.

  1. 1

    Walk

    Embertrail reads your step reports from Health Connect on Android. A Wear OS watch is optional.

  2. 2

    Travel

    Your steps move your traveler along the road, and the scenery changes as you go.

  3. 3

    Discover

    Reach new places, meet fellow travelers, and earn companions and new looks along the way.

A gorgeous map of the whole route as shown in the app: farmland and forest in the south, a lake town, snowy mountains with a glowing cavern, golden woods, burning grassland, a flooded coast and a frozen crown in the far north.
The whole road, from Thistledown to the far north

Walk · discover · adventure

The road

Travel outward and home again through 13 regions. At 6,000 steps a day, the planned route spans roughly a year. Take the journey at your own pace, and revisit reached places in your Journal.

Your first stop, Eaves Camp, is just 1,056 steps away.

  1. Thistledownthe start
  2. Eaves Camp1,056 steps
  3. Fordmere Town6,096 steps
  4. Candlemere Town14,483 steps
  5. Skarrow's Gate146,246 steps
  6. The Cold Stair178,056 steps
  7. The Dripping Vault392,769 steps
  8. Goldfall535,911 steps
  9. Amberholt Village631,340 steps
  10. The Gullspit1,243,671 steps
  11. Home to Thistledown2,190,000 steps

A selection of the 85 story locations, shown with total journey steps.

Gorgeous scenery

Scenery from three regions of the route, each shown with its nearby story location.

An underground lake beneath dripping stone spires, lit by lanterns along carved halls.
Scenery near The Dripping VaultLocation at 392,769 journey steps
A sunlit path through golden autumn woods toward waterfalls and pale spires.
Scenery near GoldfallLocation at 535,911 journey steps
A ruined stone arch on a wet coastal causeway, with breaking waves and island ruins beyond.
Scenery near The GullspitLocation at 1,243,671 journey steps

Companions

Friends for the road.

Steps beyond your daily 6,000 become Companion Steps, and they add up across days. Every 24,000 Companion Steps, a new friend joins you. Companions are part of the journey and don't change your step count.

Companion Steps needed for each friend, counted from the start of your journey. Companion Steps are the steps you walk beyond 6,000 in a day.

Inside the app

A closer look.

Screens from the current Android preview.

Home screen: a pixel traveler at Skarrow's Gate above a glowing ring with steps today, journey miles and journey steps.
HomeYour traveler, today's steps and the next stop.
Character screen: buttons for Your look, Rewards and Side quests, with the traveler in a green cloak and a portrait.
CharacterYour traveler, looks and rewards.
Your journey menu: total journey miles and today's steps, with Journey, Character, Settings and display, and Help and privacy.
Your journeyMap, journal, character, settings and help.

In the Android preview

Small rewards for ordinary walks.

A ring that fills each day

Watch the home ring fill toward 6,000 steps. Once it's full, the extra steps go toward your next companion.

Fellow travelers

People you meet on the road join you for part of the way. Bram, Fennick, Halla and Sefa each walk a stretch, and their stories move on as you reach new places.

Make your traveler yours

Browse earned looks, presets and outfit previews as your journey unfolds. Modular customization is currently a preview feature.

A journal of the road

Daily Journal pages, a view of your recorded week, every place you've reached, and images you can choose to share.

On your home screen

Add a widget to see your trail and traveler at a glance, and tap it to open the app.

On your wrist

An optional Wear OS companion and watch face show today's steps.

Room to rest

Your journey at your pace.

Take a long walk, a short one, or the day off. There's no streak to protect and no race to win. Your journey keeps its place.

  • No account is needed for the personal journey.
  • Only credited step reports move the journey. Motion feedback never adds steps.
  • Music mute and Reduced Motion are available.
  • The path is fictional. No GPS location is requested.

Coming to Android first

Be first on the trail.

Embertrail is in Android development preview, and installation access is still being prepared. Join the waitlist and we'll let you know when you can try it.

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Android development preview · installation access is being prepared

Requires Android 14 or newer. A Wear OS watch is optional.

An iPhone version and shared journey features are in development and are not available in this preview.

Read the Android preview details

Before you begin

Questions people ask.

When can I try Embertrail?

Embertrail is in Android development preview, and installation access is still being prepared. Join the waitlist and we'll let you know when it opens.

Which phones does it work on?

Android 14 or newer. To check yours, open Settings and look under About phone for the Android version. An iPhone version is in development and isn't available yet, and there's no release date.

How much will it cost?

Pricing hasn't been announced yet. Join the waitlist to hear first.

Does it work with my fitness tracker?

Embertrail reads step reports from Health Connect on Android. If your tracker's app shares steps with Health Connect, those reports can be included, and Health Connect's source priority decides which source counts when they overlap. We haven't confirmed specific brands or devices yet.

How are my steps counted?

Embertrail uses step reports from Health Connect on Android. A Wear OS watch is optional. Phone and watch totals are reconciled rather than simply added together: Health Connect settles overlapping periods using your source priority, so a walk is counted once. Reports can arrive late or be corrected, and physical accuracy checks are still in progress. Optional motion feedback animates your traveler without creating extra credited steps.

What are Companion Steps?

Each day, credited steps beyond the 6,000-step daily goal become Companion Steps. They accumulate across days, and every 24,000 Companion Steps unlocks the next companion. Companions do not add to your step count.

What happens if I miss a day?

Your journey keeps its place, and there's no penalty for resting. Later corrections from your step source can adjust recent counts.

How often does the widget update?

Optional background step updates are best effort, roughly every 30 minutes, and Android may delay them.

What data does Embertrail keep?

No account is needed for the personal journey. Your journey progress and diagnostics are stored on your phone, the app doesn't request GPS or microphone access, and you choose when to export a backup or share an image. Read the privacy details.

Is my journey backed up in the cloud?

No. There's no automatic cloud restore. Backup & restore in Help or Privacy saves a portable journey file you can review before restoring. Keep that file outside the app before changing phones or uninstalling. Shared images are keepsakes, not backups.

Can I walk with friends?

Not yet. Shared journey features are in development and are not available in this preview. Your personal journey works on its own.

Do demonstration steps earn real progress?

No. The demonstration is separate from your real journey, Journal places, companions and earned looks.