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24 alternatives to I made a game-like social fitness app which helps you be active

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I made a game-like social fitness app which helps you be active launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Throwdown▲74

   A competitive app for the fitness community

   2014 · keelo.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fitocracy, an RPG for fitness▲102

   My cofounder and I have been working on a site called Fitocracy (www.fitocracy.com), which is a social game for fitness. The idea was very much inspired by our experiences growing up as nerds playing video games, later on discovering weightlifting, and drawing the parallel between working out and "leveling yourself up." XKCD has a pretty well known comic to this effect: http://xkcd.com/189/. We find that the metaphor of workout out as leveling up in a video game resonates with quite a few people, so Fitocracy is an attempt to bring that to life. On Fitocracy, tracking your workouts earns you…

   2011 · xkcd.com · its alternatives →

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   Video-based exercising platform for friends and family▲5

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Spring▲63

   A rhythm based music app for exercise

   2014 · springmoves.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   8fit▲82

   A fitness app for people who hate fitness

   2014 · withings.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Balanced▲92

   Delightful goal/habit tracking app.

   2014 · balancedapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7CA
   Created a Workout tracking web app during xmas vacation▲7

   2015 · strengthstats.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Exert▲5

   "Clash Royale for fitness" - social motivation for fitness

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Kilo▲66

   Your agentic fitness coach in iMessage

   Sep 2026 · textkilo.com · its alternatives →

10. 10IM
    I made a self-improvement app to help you become better than yesterday▲5

    2020 · betterthanyesterday.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11MA
    Made an app to help you achieve a minimalistic life :)▲6

    2012 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12SC
    Social Climber – an app that locks social media behind an exercise goal▲5

    2020 · socialclimberapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13IM
    I’m an introvert – made an app to help maintain connections with people▲7

    2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14IM
    I’m an introvert – made an app to help maintain connections with people▲5

    2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15DA
    Drop and Give Me (Fitness for Android)▲7

    2011 · bostwick.github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    I made a mobile app that turns your step count into a race▲5

    I just launched my first-ever mobile app. It’s called STEPRACERS, a game where you compete with friends by tracking your steps. The idea came from someone close to me who completely changed their life by focusing on their health. Every night, they’d send me their step count - a small, daily ritual that became a powerful reminder of progress. So I turned it into a game. It’s fun. It’s simple. And it might just push you to hit your 10k steps a day.

    2025 · stepracers.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fytly▲11

    You Said You’d Work Out. So What Happened?

    Jan 2026 · fytly.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    I created a platform that gives indie games a better chance at exposure▲7

    นักล่าเกมถูก เว็บไซต์ที่ช่วยคุณ เช็คและเปรียบเทียบราคาเกมที่ถูกที่สุด ค้นหาเกมที่คุณต้องการได้ที่ Gamehunt.co

    2016 · gamehunt.co · its alternatives →

19. 19BT
    Built this cool app for mixing podcasts and music into your workouts▲5

    2020 · shiftfm.app · its alternatives →

20. 20IM
    I made “Wind of change”, a social note-taking app with threads▲5

    2021 · windofchange.me · its alternatives →

21. 21FO
    Fit Owl. The game that tricks you into excercising▲6

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22II
    IQMeals – I've built an app to help people eat healthier(iOS / Android)▲5

    2025 · iqmeals.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Moves App▲5

    Activity Tracking Made Easy

    2014 · about.fb.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Fitssi▲3

    The social network fitness app

    2015 · fitssi.com · its alternatives →

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