Do I need a Mac?
No. Walkthru records, detects the steps, annotates and exports entirely on the iPhone or iPad. Every comparable tool — Scribe, Tango, iorad, Guidde — documents mobile flows by mirroring the phone to a Mac or by uploading the recording to a website. Walkthru is the one that stays on the device.
Where does my recording go?
Nowhere. Walkthru has no account system and no server, so there is no address it could send a recording to. Step detection, text reading, redaction and export all run on the device. You can check this: turn on Airplane Mode and the app works exactly the same.
Can I import screenshots instead of a recording?
No. Walkthru takes a screen recording — an MP4 or MOV — and finds the steps inside it. It cannot open a folder of screenshots. If you already have separate screenshots, a screenshot annotator is the better tool.
Does Walkthru write the step captions for me?
No, and that is deliberate. Walkthru decides where the steps are and what kind of action each one is, because both are measurable from the pixels. It does not guess at the wording. A plausible but wrong caption costs more to notice and correct than an empty one costs to write, so imported steps arrive untitled.
What does Walkthru cost?
The download is free, with every format and no cap on steps or guides. The free tier watermarks exports and allows three shares a day. Pro removes both: $9.99 once, or $2.99 for a seven-day pass.
Does the seven-day pass renew automatically?
No. It is a non-renewing purchase, so it simply ends after seven days and never charges you again. Buy another when you need one; they stack.
Can Walkthru record other apps?
Yes. It captures the whole device screen, other apps and the Home Screen included, using the system broadcast picker — so iOS shows the recording indicator the entire time. You can also record with Control Center first and import the file afterwards.
What can I export?
A PDF in one of three layouts, a Markdown bundle with relative image references, a sequence of annotated PNGs, or an MP4 video of the guide with the markers landing in time. Markers, crops and redactions are baked into every file, not stored as removable overlays.
Does Walkthru need an internet connection?
No. There is no account to sign in to and no server to reach, so nothing in the app uses the network. Step detection, text reading, redaction and export all work with Airplane Mode on. The only network activity is Apple processing a purchase.
Is there a Mac, Android or web version?
No. Walkthru is an iOS app for iPhone and iPad, and there is no web version because there is no server — processing happens on the device. For desktop flows, the browser-based tools cover that side; on the Mac, StepGrab does local, on-device guides. Walkthru is the one that does it on the phone.
Does it work on iPad?
Yes. Walkthru is a universal app for iPhone and iPad. On a wide window the guide library sits in a sidebar, and the editor keeps its tools in a rail beside the picture. It requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26.