{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1d849fa82c35758872e1a891","clusterId":"c_6a9b2f0d8f081741a4dcb12f","slug":"umawalk-step-count-horse-training-game-arrives-on-ios-and-android","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"UMAWALK: Step-Count Horse Training Game Arrives on iOS and Android","summary":"Switch Media LLC launched UMAWALK, a free smartphone training game, on the App Store and Google Play on October 19, 2026. Players raise one of 13 racehorses through daily step counts read from Apple Health and Health Connect, plus focus sessions and a nighttime Good Night mode. Races run every Sunday at 21:00, with horses grouped by similar walking amounts. The app carries in-app ads.","whyItMatters":"UMAWALK treats the phone as the thing to be limited, converting idle screen time and early sleep into horse stats, and it ranks weekly races by walking volume rather than raw step count.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game reads steps from Apple Health on iPhone and Health Connect on Android, so movement logged while the app is closed still counts. Each morning players pick which ability to train. Afternoon and evening sessions work differently: leaving the phone untouched for 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours raises Smartness, and activating Good Night between 20:00 and 3:59 calms Temperament and improves the horse\u0026#39;s condition the next day.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA horse retires after 24 races. Progress carries into titles, with 16 types available based on horses raised and wins, and records of every past horse are kept. Logging in through Apple, Google, or LINE is optional, and the company states that health data is not used for advertising.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"UMAWALK is out on iOS and Android. Steps from Apple Health and Health Connect train one of 13 horses, focus time and an overnight Good Night mode add stats, and races run every Sunday at 21:00 grouped by walking amount. Free, ad-supported.","twitterPost":"UMAWALK launched on iOS and Android. Daily steps train one of 13 horses, focus sessions and a nighttime Good Night mode add stats, and races run Sundays at 21:00 with players grouped by walking amount. Free with ads.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Switch Media LLC released UMAWALK on the App Store and Google Play on October 19, 2026. Steps, focus time away from the phone, and an overnight Good Night mode raise a horse's abilities, and races run every Sunday at 21:00. Players are grouped by similar walking amounts, and a horse retires after 24 races.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/443/4443774/?rss\",\"title\":\"Walk and Raise: Step-count Training Game \\\"UMAWALK\\\" Launches Simultaneously on iOS and Android\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4697,"outputTokens":615,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792396334,"createdAt":"2026-10-19T07:48:04.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T07:51:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T07:51:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6a9b2f0d8f081741a4dcb12f","canonicalTitle":"歩いて、育てる。毎日の歩数で愛馬が強くなる育成ゲーム『UMAWALK（ウマウォーク）』iOS・Android で同時配信開始","representativeArticleId":"a_58587daa575fdd35cf0a69bd","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"UMAWALK\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-19T03:03:01.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-19T08:50:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T08:57:08.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/443/4443774/?rss","title":"歩いて、育てる。毎日の歩数で愛馬が強くなる育成ゲーム『UMAWALK（ウマウォーク）』iOS・Android で同時配信開始"},{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/19/189500.html","title":"毎日の歩数や生活習慣で競走馬を育成！新作アプリ『UMAWALK（ウマウォーク）』が配信開始、毎週日曜にはレースも開催"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["UMAWALK"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}