TailWag Get the beta

Public beta · iPhone · Australia

Every dog walk,
now a game.

TailWag is a free iPhone app that turns your walks into WAG XP, puts you on your suburb’s board and lets you challenge your mates to Wag Wars.

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FreeiPhone, iOS 17 or laterInstalls through Apple’s TestFlight

A brindle staffy standing on a suburban footpath, looking ready for a walk
The TailWag walk screen: Take Kingsley on a walk, a timer at 00:00, 0 m, and an orange Start Walk button
What it is

The walk you already do, now it counts.

Walks and WAG XP

Your walk earns WAG XP.

Press Start Walk and head out on your usual loop. TailWag records distance and time from your phone’s GPS, and every walk earns WAG XP, keeps your streak going and levels up your dog.

55levels in Season 1. It runs to 31 December.
Someone in a dark hoodie walking a kelpie along a suburban footpath at sunrise
The app's Rankings tabs: WAG XP, Distance, and Global, Suburb, City and State boards
Real screen from the app
Wag Wars

Name the dog you’d beat.

Challenge a mate’s dog to a Wag War. Pick the length, pick distance or number of walks, then get out the door. Meanwhile every walk counts towards your suburb’s league for the month.

5war lengths: 1 walk, 3 days, 5 days, 1 week or 1 month.
A brindle staffy and a fawn whippet standing side by side on a misty football oval
Setting up a Wag War in the app: duration from 1 Walk to 1 Month, metric Distance or Walks, and Send Challenge
Real screen from the app
Parks and cafés

Parks and cafés near you.

See the dog parks around you on one map, which ones are fenced, and the cafés along the way. Get within 200 m of a park and check in for WAG XP.

1,177dog parks on the map, 297 of them fenced.

Park details change, so check the signs at the gate.

A small red dog trotting towards a timber gate at a misty park
The app's parks map around St Kilda and Elwood, with orange park pins and a café pin
Real screen from the app
How it works

Install, add your dog, walk.

  1. Install from TestFlight

    Tap Get the beta. Apple’s free TestFlight app installs first, then TailWag from inside it.

  2. Add your dog

    Make your account in the app, then add your dog’s name, breed and your suburb. TailWag is for over-18s.

  3. Take a walk

    Press Start Walk and go. When you finish, the walk lands on your boards with its WAG XP.

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Built in MelbourneMade in Cheltenham, VIC.
Free to walk, post and playMemberships come later, and they’re optional.
Australia only, by designLocal boards only work when they’re local.
Not on iPhone yet

Get a heads-up.

Not on an iPhone, or not ready yet? Leave your email and suburb and we’ll let you know when TailWag opens near you.

Australian suburbs only for now.

We'll use your email to tell you when TailWag opens in your suburb. We'll only send news and offers if you tick the box. Your details are collected by TailWag Group Pty Ltd (ACN 703 225 932, ABN 84 703 225 932), and handled as described in our Privacy Policy.

Questions

Fair questions.

Is it free?

Yes. Walking, posting, Wag Wars and the boards are free. Memberships come later: Pup at A$12.99 a month and Alpha at A$24.99 a month. They’re optional, and you don’t need one to play.

What’s TestFlight, and is it safe?

TestFlight is Apple’s own app for trying iPhone apps before they reach the App Store. It’s free and made by Apple. Tap Get the beta, install TestFlight, then install TailWag from inside it.

You can delete either app at any time, like any other app.

Is it iPhone only?

For now, yes. You’ll need an iPhone on iOS 17 or later. Android isn’t scheduled yet. Leave your email and we’ll tell you when that changes.

What do you do with my location?

Precise GPS is used while you record a walk (including in the background while the walk is recording), and at the moment you check in to a park or café to confirm you’re there. Your suburb sets which boards you’re on. By default only your friends see that you’re at a park, and they never see your coordinates. Your walk routes stay private unless you choose to post a walk.

We don’t sell your data. You can switch location off any time in iOS Settings. The detail is in our Privacy Policy.

When does it open properly?

TailWag is in public beta now, in Australia only. The App Store release comes after the beta. We haven’t set a date, so we won’t give you one. Leave your email and you’ll hear first.

Can I use it outside Australia?

Not yet. Suburb boards, parks and Wag Wars are built around Australian suburbs, so TailWag is Australia only for now.

Your next walk counts.

Free on iPhone, in public beta across Australia. Two quick installs and you’re walking.

Get the beta Not on iPhone yet? Get a heads-up