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Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Swolemates

Show up together and conquer inactivity + isolation

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

  1. 1

    Track your habits in a group with your friends

    2022 · buddycrush.co · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    I am a software developer and in the last few months after recently becoming a father I was barely finding time for a proper workout. Recently I was reading about new research on Snack Exercises and how beneficial mini workouts of less than 2mins every so often, during the day are to our body. So, I decided to build an iOS App for me and others to help with this. The app generates a list of exercises that I need to tick to complete daily or loose my streak. The algorithm takes into account muscle groups and balancing the exercises to hit most main muscles. I also stayed going through all…

    2025 · shortreps.com · its alternatives →

  3. 3
    WorkoutMe▲327

    1:1 live workouts with a random partner from all over the 🌎

    2020 · workoutme.app · its alternatives →

  4. 4AB

    FitFrnd is a mobile app that helps you enjoy working out. - Flexible goals: Set an initial fitness goal. Adjust your goal as you make progress and learn about what you enjoy doing. - Share your success: Tell friends and family about workouts done and milestones achieved! Share on Facebook and Twitter. - Push your buddies: Encourage friends and comment on their workouts. - Smarts for fitness: Discover weekly patterns in your workout history, and get better at working out. - Be a winner: Kick ass and get into shape! FitFrnd is fun, simple and easy to use. It is your personal fitness companion…

    2012 · 12labs.com · its alternatives →

  5. 5
    Tribes▲154

    Build habits with friends

    2016 · usetribes.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    A friends-only activity journal

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  7. 7

    Find your sports training partner.

    2023 · fitmateapp.co · its alternatives →

  8. 8
    Ringify▲77

    Get motivated to workout by challenging friends

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    Hello. I was looking for a simple and clean habit tracker. I went through a few apps but felt they were missing something. I also had some time on my hands, so decided to make my own and share it in case anyone else likes it. Some of the supported features: Streaks based, track and beat your longest streaks Fully useable offline Freezes (similar to Duolingo's streak freezes) Visual map for tracking consistency Pause the app when you need a break or will be away For anyone curious about the tech stack: - React for frontend - Dexie cloud for storage and syncing - Vercel for hosting Link:…

    2024 · rdht.vercel.app · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    The app for lifters 💪

    2016 · its alternatives →

  11. 11
    Buddymove▲139

    MacOS app that helps you stay healthy and feel great

    2021 · its alternatives →

  12. 12

    Take on simple fitness challenges solo or with friends

    2024 · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    The team wellness app that gets people moving

    2021 · fitlinkapp.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    Weight loss with friends

    2017 · competish.com · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    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 →

  16. 16

    A game to make exercise a habit 🚀

    2019 · rocketjourney.com · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Super fun weight loss challenges app with friends and family

    2021 · bettertogether-app.com · its alternatives →

  18. 18GO

    I built an app where you LITERALLY have to do push-ups to use Reddit (or whatever app). My guy, this is the summer you get SWOLE! Build a massive chest instead of doomscrolling on Hackernews. Also, it's FREE. You can set it on a schedule. You can set it on a time limit. You can set it after X opens. Or even after you come home from work. The apps will remain blocked until you do your push-ups! The app is built natively on SwiftUI. I use Apple's native Vision API to detect body parts and joints. I use Apple's Screen Time API for app blocking. I don't know what else to say so go on now and get…

    2025 · timm.so · its alternatives →

  19. 19

    Weigh in with friends. Achieve together.

    Jun 2026 · scalemates.hookman.co.uk · its alternatives →

  20. 20DA

    Hey HN'ers! If you sit around a computer all day and are looking to be more active, or are just active in general, check out our app! https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id903459923?pt=265797&ct=hn&mt=8 or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.activityclub We have been hacking on this for 2 years and it's finally nearing a state where we are stoked about! Launched last Aug (2015) to the public. Coming up on our 1 yr anniversary and starting to get some traction. Two of us have _each_ lost about 70lbs while building the app…

    2016 · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    Build habits by yourself, with friends and strangers.

    2020 · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    Find your gym buddy. Stay consistent

    Jun 2026 · swipeflex.online · its alternatives →

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    Swizz▲8

    I built this because I wanted workout, calories, nutritional tracking and scheduling all in one place! My hope is that I'll be able to wrangle all these ideas together to build the perfect system that will help with your fitness levels and make workouts more fun! It's a fun app I use daily, any feedback and requests are welcomed !

    2025 · getswizz.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Never workout alone again

    2022 · form.typeform.com · its alternatives →

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