--- title: "Lapwing: Run Walk Interval Timer for iPhone" description: "Lapwing tells you when to run and when to walk. Free to start, no account, no ads. Unlock everything for $4.99 once, never a subscription." url: https://lapwing.fit/ updated: 2026-10-11 site: "Lapwing" --- Run walk interval timer for iPhone # Run.Walk.Repeat. Lapwing tells you when to run and when to walk, so you can stop doing sums in your head and just go. Free to start $4.99 once, no subscription [Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6802566556) [See how it works →](https://lapwing.fit/how-it-works) ![Lapwing app logo with the tagline Run. Walk. Repeat., a simple run/walk interval timer](https://lapwing.fit/api/media/f10867a8-3e36-8d4e-aa7d-f115c87a0995/og.png) No account. No trial. No ads. For iPhone on iOS 26 or later. --- ![Lapwing interval dials on iPhone set to 2:00 run and 1:00 walk, ready to start](https://lapwing.fit/api/media/dff24be3-3360-8211-9ced-32b4ae92eeeb/1-set.webp) Set it and go ## How do you set up a run walk interval timer? Two dials and a start button. Lapwing is a running interval timer app for iPhone. Pick how long you want to run, pick how long you want to walk, then tap start. Say 2:00 running and 1:00 walking. That's the whole setup. No plans to build, no blocks to drag around, no menus to dig through before you've even laced up. If you're just getting back into running, that's the point. Walking breaks aren't cheating. They're how a lot of people get round, and keep coming back next week. [See how it works →](https://lapwing.fit/how-it-works) ![Lapwing run in progress on iPhone, counting down the current walk interval](https://lapwing.fit/api/media/27203e76-b540-865d-82f4-9449e7b608e0/2-live.webp) During the run ## Phone in pocket, eyes on the road. Lapwing counts down each interval and tells you when to switch between running and walking, so you don't have to keep checking your phone. It also tracks your route, distance and pace while you go, and splits every run into its intervals so you can see how each one went. ### Intervals Run, walk, repeat on the timings you chose. Lapwing keeps count. ### Free No timer telling you what to do. Just go, and Lapwing records the run. Both modes are included free. Privacy ## Nobody is watching. Lapwing is an interval timer with no ads and no account. You open it and run. That's it. - No account - No sign-up - No ads - No tracking - No feed Your runs stay yours. Your runs are stored on your device. Nobody gets a leaderboard, nobody gets kudos, nobody sees your slow days. Want your data somewhere else? Export any run as a file. [Read our privacy promise →](https://lapwing.fit/privacy) ![Lapwing screen listing its privacy features: no ads, no sign-up, no tracking, no feed](https://lapwing.fit/api/media/e9271562-c922-87e4-addc-f6bf28c25c36/3-private.webp) Who it's for ## Who is a run/walk timer for? Lapwing is for anyone who runs with walking breaks, especially people starting out or starting over. ![Two friends of different ages jogging slowly side by side on a tree-lined suburban pavement, one slowing to a walk, autu](https://lapwing.fit/api/media/c0c3ea8f-2a83-4846-a534-4ab0ce34ebf4/generated-13.jpg) Slow is fine. Walking is fine. Going is the bit that counts. ### Perfect for - **Getting back into running**Ease back in with walk breaks built in, not guessed at. - **Run/walk beginners**Beginner running intervals without doing the maths mid-run. - **Couch-to-5K style plans**Use it as a couch to 5K interval timer: set the week's run and walk times and go. - **Easy recovery runs**Keep the easy days easy with steady, gentle intervals. [Read the run/walk guide →](https://lapwing.fit/run-walk-guide) ### What Lapwing isn't - **Not a social network**No feed, no followers, no comments on your pace. - **Not a subscription**Free to use. One $4.99 payment unlocks the rest. - **Not a kitchen-sink HIIT timer**It does run, walk, repeat. It does it well. Pricing ## An interval running app with no subscription. Lapwing is free to use, with no account, no trial and no ads. A lot of timer apps ask for a yearly subscription. Lapwing asks for one payment of $4.99, once, if you want more. ### Free No account, no trial, no ads. $0 - Both modes (intervals and free) - Route map, distance and pace - Interval splits on every run - Your three most recent runs - Week and month dashboard, with a map of every route - Export any run as a file [Download free](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6802566556) ### Lifetime unlock One payment, not a subscription. $4.99 - Every run you have ever done - Six month and year dashboards - The Apple Watch app, with heart rate - iCloud sync across your devices - Everything in Free, unchanged [Compare Free and Lifetime](https://lapwing.fit/pricing) ![Lapwing screen listing data ownership features: on-device storage, iCloud sync, export and a one-time purchase](https://lapwing.fit/api/media/0f9ce2b5-60d1-87fa-9abc-2bc34c6fffa9/8-yours.webp) Questions ## Frequently asked questions ### What does Lapwing do? Lapwing is a run walk interval timer for iPhone. It tells you when to run and when to walk, so you don't have to count in your head, and it records your route, distance and pace. ### Is Lapwing free? Yes. The free version includes both modes, route map, distance, pace, interval splits, your three most recent runs, a week and month dashboard and export. There is no account, no trial and no ads. ### Is the Lapwing unlock a subscription? No. The Lifetime unlock is a one-time payment of $4.99. It adds every run you have ever done, six month and year dashboards, the Apple Watch app with heart rate, and iCloud sync. ### Do I need an account to use Lapwing? No. There is no account and no sign-up. Your runs are stored on your device, and you can export any run as a file. ### Which devices does Lapwing run on? Lapwing runs on iPhone with iOS 26 or later, in portrait only. There is no iPad app. --- ## Go for a run. Two dials, one tap, and Lapwing handles the counting. Free to start, $4.99 once if you want the lot. [Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6802566556) Requires iPhone with iOS 26 or later.