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Honest writing about fitness competition.
Wearable accuracy, scoring fairness, the apps we compete with, and what we ship. From the MoveTogether team.
guides · July 2, 2026 · 12 min read
What is a fitness accountability app? A guide for mixed-device groups
A fitness accountability app sits above the trackers your group already uses and turns mixed-device activity into one leaderboard people trust.
guides · July 1, 2026 · 8 min read
How to set fitness goals that survive past February
Most fitness goals collapse by February. Here is how to set goals that survive real life, mixed devices included, with fair scoring and honest milestones.
guides · June 30, 2026 · 13 min read
10 best fitness motivation apps for 2026
A fitness motivation app works when its mechanic fits you. We compare 10 for 2026, from social competition and AI coaching to story, stakes, and guided runs.
guides · June 27, 2026 · 8 min read
What is an AI fitness coach? A plain-English guide
An AI fitness coach turns your activity data into personalized feedback and nudges. Here's what they really do, where they fall short, and how to pick one.
guides · June 26, 2026 · 8 min read
Nine group fitness challenge ideas that survive past week two
Nine group fitness challenge ideas for steps, rings, and streaks, each mapped to a fair scoring method you can run across Apple Watch, Fitbit, and Garmin.
guides · June 25, 2026 · 9 min read
How to plan a family fitness challenge that actually lasts
Most family fitness challenges collapse over unfair scoring. Here's how to pick the right scoring method, stay fair across devices, and keep everyone going.
guides · June 24, 2026 · 3 min read
How to do an Apple Watch competition with a group of friends
Apple's Activity competitions are one-on-one only. Here's how to run an Apple Watch group competition with your whole friend group on a single live leaderboard.
guides · June 24, 2026 · 3 min read
Best group fitness challenge apps to compete with friends in 2026
An honest shortlist of the best apps for running fitness challenges with a group of friends — including which ones work when everyone is on a different wearable.
guides · June 22, 2026 · 4 min read
How to compete with friends who have different fitness wearables
Apple's Activity sharing is Apple Watch–only. Here's how to run a fair fitness competition when your friend group is on Garmin, Fitbit, WHOOP, or Oura.
announcement · May 23, 2026 · 5 min read
The "new" MoveTogether — what changed in this rebuild
The app you used to know was a different MoveTogether. Here's what the rebuild changed: scoring, leagues, Coach Mo, pricing, and what it means for existing users.
wearables · May 23, 2026 · 7 min read
How accurate is Apple Watch calorie tracking?
Apple Watch calorie estimates are directionally good and absolutely fallible. Here's what they get right, what they miss, and how to use them without lying to yourself.
scoring · May 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Percentage of Goals vs Apple's Move ring — what's actually the difference?
Apple's Move ring measures one person against their own goal. MoveTogether's Percentage of Goals scoring is a fairness layer on top so you can compete with people whose goals aren't yours.
guides · May 23, 2026 · 8 min read
Best fitness apps for couples in 2026
Most fitness apps are built for solo tracking. A short, honest list of the ones that actually work when you're trying to stay active together — and where MoveTogether fits.
scoring · May 23, 2026 · 5 min read
Why HRV and VO2 Max aren't in MoveTogether's scoring
HRV and VO2 Max are useful personal metrics and bad competitive metrics. Here's why we deliberately left them out of the scoring layer.
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