Time Stride
A walk where every step covers a stretch of history
The verdict
Pick a distance and a stretch of history, start walking, and Time Stride maps the timeline onto your route so narrated events play as your GPS reaches them. On a 5K through the age of the dinosaurs, humans show up only in the last few steps, which makes deep time feel real in a way numbers never do. Some stops include 360 degree panoramas you look around by moving your phone.
Get it if
You like long walks and want to learn something about history along the way.
Skip it if
You walk on a treadmill. The app tracks real distance with GPS.
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What it helps you do
- Feel how long ago the dinosaurs lived
- Learn history on your daily walk
- Run a marathon across human evolution
- Listen to narration over your own music
What changed
Version 1.2
Time Stride is now more immersive. This update adds 360° panoramas for over 400 events. When a panorama is available, lift your phone and look around by moving it, as though you’re peering through a viewfinder into a moment in history. We’ve also made small bug fixes, interface refinements, and additional accuracy checks across the timeline.
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The details
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
- Requires
- iOS 26.2 or later
- Version
- 1.2
- Size
- 408 MB
- Made by
- David Wolfe
- Privacy
- Collects no data, per its App Store label
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