You were always out there every day. Now it counts.
Doggl colours in every cell you walk through. The walk around the block becomes a territory — and “one more lap?” becomes a question with an answer.
The moment you take the detour for
Another two hundred metres straight on, then left, and you’re back where you started. The instant the loop closes, everything inside it is yours in one go — even the middle you never set foot in.
And that’s how you win back what someone took from you. A closed loop takes the whole area, even what currently belongs to someone else. A walk straight through only colours free cells; other dogs’ cells it merely nibbles, and only after a few walks do they tip over to you. So if someone strayed through your territory on Monday, you know what Tuesday’s loop looks like.
Afterwards you see exactly where you stand: the shape of your loop, and next to it four numbers — taken, new ground, defended, nibbled.
Who else walks here?
Someone took the cell on the corner from you. The leaderboard tells you who — three lists, ranked by cells.
Neighbours are the dogs with territory in your area: the ones you’re really up against. Global shows where you stand overall. And the League puts you next to dogs that walk the way you do — short or long, the same loop every day or somewhere new each time. An old dog with its round of the block competes there with other Round-the-Block Walkers, not with the long-distance runner from across the road.
For the trophy shelf
First Paw. Loop Runner. Poacher. Local Dog. Forty-five medals for distance, loops, streaks and conquered ground — and the next one is always in view, so you know what you’re heading out for.
They belong to your dog, and they never expire. Once earned, a medal stays.
One tap, and the neighbourhood knows
Poison bait in the park. The thought nobody likes to talk about, and one every dog owner has had at the back of their mind.
In Doggl it’s a single tap: pick the kind, done. Everyone in the area sees the report before they walk there — and anyone who gets too close on a walk is warned, even with the phone in their pocket. Whoever passes by later says whether it’s still there. That keeps the map up to date.
Where was that bag dispenser again?
Press and hold on the map, and you can add what’s there: a bag dispenser or water. Small things — exactly the ones you look for on a walk when the roll is empty or your dog is panting.
We don’t know where you walk
An app that comes along every day ends up knowing your front door. That’s the question that comes before all others — and Doggl is built from the first line so that the answer is short:
The recorded route never leaves your phone. Not during the walk and not afterwards.
- Nobody can watch you. Even the warning about a hazard ahead is worked out by the app itself — your position goes nowhere.
- Others see cells, not lines. A hexagon is a good 60 metres across; exactly where in it you walked isn’t recorded anywhere.
- Others only see your dog’s photo and profile once you flip the switch. Both settings are off by default and can be withdrawn at any time.
- No owner name, no email address, no password. The public identity is the dog.
- No ads, no tracking, no analytics SDK. There is simply nothing we could pass on.
- One button deletes your account — and with it your territory, photos, walks and duels. In the app, without emailing us.
Read exactly what is collected and how long it is kept: Privacy policy.
And where Doggl stands right now
Not in the App Store yet. Doggl is being built and tested in a small circle — with real dogs, real loops and real rain. If you’d like to join, write to support@doggl.app.
Doggl needs an iPhone with iOS 18 or later and permission to use your location in the background too — otherwise the recording stops as soon as the phone disappears into your coat pocket.