Compete
Race each other
Everyone ranks on a live leaderboard. Pick one of the eight scoring methods below.
Features → Competitions
Compete with anyone. Across wearables. Fairly.
Apple Watch, Garmin, Galaxy Watch, WHOOP, or just a phone: same leaderboard, same rules. Eight scoring methods, four formats, live updates, and a Past You Ghost so you never compete alone.
The cross-wearable layer
Apple Watch activity sharing only works if everyone has an Apple Watch. Fitbit challenges only work if everyone has a Fitbit. Real friend groups own different brands.
MoveTogether reads Apple Health on iPhone and Health Connect on Android, where your watch, ring, or app already sends its data. Everyone’s Move, Exercise, Steps, and recorded workouts arrive the same way, and everyone is scored by the same rules.
Every device lands on one fair leaderboard.
Race each other, or move as one group.
In the create wizard, the host picks the kind of competition first.
Collective
Move as one group
No leaderboard. Pick steps, active calories, or exercise minutes and set one shared goal, like 1,000,000 steps. Everyone’s activity adds up toward it. Collective competitions can’t repeat or use teams yet. Hosting one takes a Membership. Joining is free.
Eight scoring methods. Pick the one that fits your crew.
The host picks one when setting up the competition. Every method is fair across devices.
Ring Close Count
Activity rings, simplified
A point each time you close a ring: Move, Exercise, or Steps. Everyone chases their own daily targets.
Percentage of Goals
Fairest across fitness levels
Points for how much of your own goal you complete. A beginner aiming for 5,000 steps earns as much as an athlete aiming for 15,000.
Total Activity
Every calorie, minute, and step
Calories, exercise minutes, and steps combined into one score. Best for groups at similar fitness levels who want a straight effort race.
Workout Count
One point per qualifying day
One point for each day you log at least one workout longer than 15 minutes. All-day passive activity is excluded.
Personal Goal
Everyone picks their own target
The host sets a goal range. Each person picks their own target inside it. Hit yours and you score 100 for the day, whatever shape you are in. Hosting one takes a Membership. Joining is free.
Stick To It
Consistency, not intensity
One daily goal for steps, calories, or exercise minutes. You earn a point for every day you hit it. Miss a day and nothing is lost. Hosting one takes a Membership. Joining is free.
Distance
For runners and walkers alike
One point per meter of your recorded runs, or runs and walks if the host allows them. The host can set a target, like 2 miles a week, that shows who qualified without changing the ranking. A run saved twice, by your watch and by Strava, counts once.
Head to Head
One number, highest total wins
The host picks the number: Steps, Calories, Exercise minutes, or Sleep. Every step, active calorie, or minute is a point. Your phone counts steps too, so a steps race needs no wearable. Sleep scores minutes asleep, up to 9 hours a day, and a night counts on the day you wake up. Sleep is friends only, reads sleep on iPhone for now, and hosting it takes a Membership.
Pick a duration. Or roll your own.
Any format can repeat, so a weekly competition restarts every Monday on its own. Add team mode (2, 3, or 4 teams) for group play.
Weekend
Sat to Sun
A two-day sprint without committing a full week.
Weekly
Mon to Sun
The default rhythm for ongoing competitions.
Monthly
Calendar month
Rewards consistency over one big day.
Custom
Any date range
Training blocks, vacations, or 'let's go for the next 19 days.'
Live leaderboards. With taunts.
The leaderboard updates as each person's activity syncs. Pull to refresh for an instant resync.
Live competition events
Events show up on the leaderboard the moment they happen:
- A friend closes their last ring of the day
- Someone overtakes you on the leaderboard
- A taunt fires when a rival pulls ahead
- A daily challenge gets completed
- A personal best for the week is set, yours or anyone else's
The Past You Ghost
Every leaderboard has a ghost row for your personal best in the same week, racing you in real time.
Even a solo competition has an opponent: who you were last time.
Privacy controls Show your display name or real name, your exact score or just your rank. Set it once in Settings → Privacy Settings and every competition follows it.
Badges for every kind of win.
Badges cover every medal in MoveTogether. They unlock the moment you cross a threshold and land on your Profile, with nothing to claim. Many climb from bronze to platinum as you push further.
Competition badges, streak milestones, and achievements are Pro to earn. Seasonal event badges are included for everyone.
3 to earn
Competition badges
Won on the leaderboard. First Blood for your first win, Underdog for climbing from last to first, Photo Finish for winning by under 1%.
14 to earn
Streak milestones
Stay active three days a week, week after week, from a 5-week streak up to 300 weeks in a row.
11 to earn
Achievements
Lifetime and habit landmarks: Ring Closer, Calorie Crusher, Step Champion, Champion, Early Bird, Night Owl, Iron Will, Weekend Warrior, and more.
16 and rotating
Seasonal events
Limited-time collectibles tied to the current event. Included for everyone, and locked for good once the window closes.
Daily challenges
A fresh push, every day.
Short goals for steps, calories, exercise minutes, workouts, or ring closes, set each day just past where you’ve been.
Pro challenges are personalized, set 10 to 20% above your recent averages. Members get challenges from a shared pool.
Seasonal events
Limited-time, collectible.
Themed competitions appear in the Compete tab while they run, like Spring Step Surge or October Streak, each with a badge you can only earn in that window.
When the event ends, its badge is locked for good.
The weekly recurring loop
Move Leagues: a new league every Monday.
Alongside the competitions you create with friends, every MoveTogether account is automatically in a weekly Move League: a fresh cohort of about 30 movers at your tier, reset every Monday at 00:00 UTC. Top finishers climb the 10-tier ladder from Walker to Legend, and the bottom 5 drop. Included with Membership.
How Move Leagues workFrom invitation to final standings.
Upcoming
The host picks scoring and dates, then invites friends by link, code, or in-app invite. Settings stay editable until the start.
Active
Leaderboards go live. Friends can still join: only their activity from joining onward counts.
Completed
Final rankings lock, the winner is announced, and the full standings move to your history.
Membership vs Pro for competitions
Members can join unlimited competitions and host up to two at once. Pro lifts the host cap and unlocks Past You Ghost, Pro badges, personalized daily challenges, and the Weekly Mo Report. Prices are in USD.
| Feature | Membership | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price (monthly) | $2.99 in-app | $12.99 in-app · $9.99 web |
| Price (annual) | $19.99 in-app | $99.99 in-app · $79.99 web |
| Join competitions | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Host active competitions | Up to 2 | Unlimited |
| Live competition leaderboards | ✓ | ✓ |
| Eight scoring methods & formats | ✓ | ✓ |
| Move Leagues | ✓ | ✓ |
| Seasonal event badges | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily challenges | General pool | Personalized |
| Past You Ghost | ✕ | ✓ |
| Competition, streak & achievement badges | ✕ | ✓ |
| Weekly Mo Report | ✕ | ✓ |
Competition questions, briefly answered.
Can I compete with friends who are on different wearables than me?
Yes. On iPhone, MoveTogether reads Apple Health. On Android, it reads Health Connect. Apple Watch, Garmin, WHOOP, Oura, Polar, Strava, Ultrahuman, Fitbit, Pixel Watch, and Galaxy Watch all share into one of those, and a phone on its own works too. Everyone competes on the same leaderboard.
How does scoring work? Doesn't each device measure activity differently?
Every method is fair across devices, because every device's data arrives the same way, through Apple Health or Health Connect. Most methods score Move, Exercise, and Steps. Workout Count and Distance score your recorded workouts. Pick from Ring Close Count, Percentage of Goals, Total Activity, Workout Count, Personal Goal, Stick To It, Distance, or Head to Head. If fitness levels differ a lot, Percentage of Goals scores everyone against their own targets.
How long are competitions?
Weekend (Saturday to Sunday), Weekly (Monday to Sunday), Monthly, or any custom date range. Any of them can repeat automatically.
Can I join a competition that's already running?
Yes. Only your activity from the moment you join counts, so there is no late penalty and no catch-up points.
How fast does the leaderboard update?
As soon as each person's activity syncs. Pull to refresh to sync yours now.
What is the Past You Ghost?
A row on your leaderboard showing your personal best for the same week, so you always have someone to race. It is a Pro feature.
Are badges only for paid users?
It depends on the badge. Competition badges, streak milestones, and achievements are Pro to earn. Seasonal event badges are included for everyone. Every member can compete and follow live leaderboards, and every tier can view the Badges screen.
What are daily challenges?
Short goals generated each day to push you a little further. Pro challenges are personalized, set 10 to 20% above your recent averages. Members get challenges from a template pool.
Can I run an Apple Watch competition with more than one friend?
Yes. Apple's Fitness app only does one-on-one competitions. MoveTogether puts any number of friends on one live leaderboard, and they don't need an Apple Watch: friends on Garmin, Galaxy Watch, WHOOP, Oura, or just their phone, on iPhone or Android, compete on the same board.
Can I run a step challenge with friends?
Yes. Pick Head to Head on steps and the most steps over the weekend, week, month, or a custom window wins. MoveTogether reads steps from Apple Health on iPhone and Health Connect on Android, so friends on any device join the same challenge.
Need help with competitions or your account? Contact us at https://movetogetherfitness.com/contact.
Start a competition this weekend.
Members can join unlimited competitions and host up to two at once. Pro lifts the host cap and unlocks Pro badges, personalized daily challenges, and the Weekly Mo Report.
Every device that syncs to Apple Health or Health Connect feeds one leaderboard, scored on the same rules.