Press Kit

Short version Backyard turns any walk into a story. Wherever you are, a talking tree guide narrates real, fact-checked history and hidden stories about the exact block you're standing on, triggered automatically as you walk. No planning, no searching, just walk and listen. Pick from five moods to hear the same streets told five different ways, from lighthearted local color to true crime and dark history.

Long version Backyard turns any walk into a story.

Wherever you are, a talking tree guide narrates real, fact-checked history and hidden stories about the exact block you're standing on, triggered automatically as you walk. No planning, no searching, just walk and listen.

Same streets, completely different stories: pick from five moods before you start. Time Machine shows what a spot looked like decades ago. Hidden City surfaces secrets hiding in plain sight. Dark Side leans into unsolved mysteries and dark history. Behind the Scenes covers film locations and celebrity history. Unfiltered is raw, funny, and opinionated, like walking with a local friend.

Every walk is saved to a journal: distance, duration, and the story behind every stop, so it can be relived anytime. Explorers can browse routes other people have shared, and share their own.

An Exploration Log tracks tours completed, distance walked, cities visited, and badges earned for streaks and distance milestones.

Backyard Explorer, the premium tier, unlocks the Dark Side, Behind the Scenes, and Unfiltered moods, Dramatic and Warm narration voices, a higher daily story limit, and the ability to ask questions anywhere on a walk.