Pagdandiपगडंडी · a walking companion
Walk the Himalaya from your own gali.
Your everyday steps carry an illustrated companion along India's great treks — Kedarkantha, Goechala, the Valley of Flowers and more. Walk alone, with up to four friends, or race them for the most steps.
Free · Works with Apple Health, Health Connect and WHOOP · English, हिन्दी, বাংলা, मराठी, தமிழ்
How it works
No mountain needed.
Just your day.
Pagdandi reads the steps you already take — to the market, around the office, up the stairs — and turns them into kilometres on a real trail.
Pick a trail and a companion
Choose a yatra and a companion — Laali the red panda, Shan the snow leopard, and four more you unlock as you walk.
Walk your normal day
Your steps come from Apple Health, Health Connect or your WHOOP. Every step you take moves your companion along the route.
Reach real landmarks
Arrive at Judda ka Talab, Dzongri, Hemkund Sahib. Each stop brings its scene, a badge and a postcard to share.
Choose your yatra
Six journeys, from a weekend to a lifetime.
Real routes
See exactly where your feet have taken you.
Every trail follows its actual path through the mountains. Open the map and your walk is drawn on the real valley, ridge by ridge — or switch to the hand-drawn map.
- Walked in saffron, the rest dotted ahead.
- Landmark pins with their altitude and the kilometre they sit at.
- Share a snapshot of your progress with the family group.
साथी · Saathi group treks
Same trail. Different cities. One group.
Start a group trek and invite up to four friends or family with a code. Everyone walks the same trail with their own steps — and you all see each other on it.
- Everyone in their own colour — on the trail, the map and your widgets.
- Friendly ranking — "1.4 km behind Riya" is a reason to take the long way home.
- Cheers — one a day, to whoever needs it most.
- You choose what's shared — position, today's steps, monthly totals.
You're #2 of 4 · 1.4 km behind Riya
मुक़ाबला · Step challenges
Who walks the most?
A weekend, a week or a month. Invite up to 20 people with a code — office, college group, cousins — and race for the most steps.
- A live leaderboard with a podium and day-by-day bars.
- A nudge when someone passes you, and a reminder on the last day.
- Results and a rematch the moment it's over.
2,251 steps to pass Riya
Widgets
Your trek, right on your Home Screen.
Glance at today's kilometres, the next landmark and your place in the group without opening the app. On iPhone there are Lock Screen widgets too.
- Trek — the painted trail scene, your distance and next stop.
- Saathi group — everyone's distance in their colour.
- Step challenge — your rank and who to pass.
Your steps, your source
Works with what you already wear.
Apple Health
On iPhone, steps and walking distance from your phone or Apple Watch.
Health Connect
On Android, from your phone and any watch or band that syncs to it.
WHOOP
Connect your strap. Each day Pagdandi counts whichever recorded more — your phone or your WHOOP.
Privacy first
Your walks are yours.
Built so the people you walk with see only what you choose — and nobody else sees anything.
Only daily totals are shared, and only with the groups and challenges you join.
Your position is virtual — on the trail, from your steps. We never ask where you are.
No advertising or analytics SDKs. Health data is never used for marketing.
Export your data or delete your account from Settings, in one tap.
Made for India
In the language you walk in.
Questions
Good to know
Do I need to go to the mountains?
No. Pagdandi is a virtual trek: the steps you take anywhere — at home, at work, on your evening walk — move you along the real route of the trail you pick.
Is it free?
Yes. Pagdandi is free, with no ads.
Which phones and devices work?
iPhone with Apple Health, and Android with Health Connect (Android is coming soon). You can also connect a WHOOP strap; each day uses whichever counted more steps.
Does Pagdandi track my location?
Never. There is no GPS in Pagdandi. Your place on the trail comes only from your step count.
Who can see my steps?
Only people in the group treks and challenges you join — and in a group, you choose whether they see your position, today's steps and your monthly totals.
How do I invite friends?
Start a group trek or a challenge and tap Invite. Share the link or code on WhatsApp; your friends join with it.
चलो, चलते हैं
Your first trail is a step away.
Pick a yatra, lace up, and let your day do the walking.