Step challenges
Start a step challenge with friends
OutPace runs free step challenges for friends, family and any group. Everyone’s steps sync from their phone or watch, so nobody types in numbers and the leaderboard keeps score.
Prefer the app? You can create your challenge there too.
How it works
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Create a private challenge
On the web or in the OutPace app. Pick Steps, set the start and end dates, and give it a name.
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Share one link
Send the challenge link to your group chat or text it to friends. The same link works for everyone.
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Steps sync on their own
Friends sign up free and connect their phone or watch. Their daily steps count automatically.
What everyone gets
Live leaderboard
Everyone sees where they stand as activity syncs in.
Any phone or watch
iPhone and Android in the same challenge, synced from Apple Health, Health Connect, Garmin and more.
Teams
The challenge creator can split the group into two or more teams and race as a team.
Group chat and hi-fives
Start a chat for the challenge and give a friend a hi-five with one tap.
Good to know
- What does it cost?
- Nothing. Creating and joining challenges is free, with no credit card.
- What counts in a step challenge?
- The step count from each person’s phone or watch, synced from Apple Health, Health Connect, Garmin and more. Steps typed in by hand do not count.
- How many people can join?
- A new challenge holds 20 people. Bigger group? Tap Request more spots on your challenge page and we will take a look.
- Can friends with different phones and watches join?
- Yes. iPhone and Android work in the same challenge, and activity comes from Apple Health, Health Connect, Garmin and more. Many other watches and apps reach OutPace through Apple Health on iPhone or Health Connect on Android.
- Is there a public step challenge I can join?
- Open public challenges are listed on Explore Challenges at outpace.fit/boards. The Weekly Relay is also a free team challenge that runs every Monday through Sunday.
Questions? Email contact@outpace.fit. Read the privacy policy.
Get your group moving together
Sign up free, then create your challenge. It takes a few minutes.
Start a step challengePrefer the app? You can create your challenge there too.