Making fitness
fun.
Weekly 1v1 step challenges with your mates. Pick a friend, set a target and a forfeit. Most steps by Sunday wins, and the loser pays up.
Coming soon to the App Store
How it works
Pick a mate. Set a target. Walk.
Every challenge runs Monday to Sunday. Your steps count themselves, so all you have to do is move.
Challenge a friend
Pick a mate, set a weekly steps target like 70,000, and choose a forfeit for whoever loses.
Walk all week
Your iPhone or Apple Watch counts your steps automatically through Apple Health. No logging, no check-ins.
Loser pays up
Most steps on Sunday night wins. If you both hit the target it's a draw and nobody owes. The loser proves the forfeit with a photo taken in the app.
The forfeit
Something worth walking for.
No money changes hands in the app. Just bragging rights and a forfeit your mate will never let you forget.
- Buys Nando's
- Buys breakfast
- Pays for the cinema
- Wears their football shirt
- Posts their worst selfie
You and your mates
See who's really moving.
This week's table
You and your friends, ranked on this week's steps. Everyone earns a weekly badge from their average day.
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold
- Diamond
- Hustlr
Beat yourself too
Personal weekly challenges sized to your own step history, plus a daily step goal ring to close every day.
Why steps
The simplest habit that works.
Walking more is one of the best things you can do for your body and your head. The average person manages about 5,000 steps a day.3
lower risk of early death linked to 8,000 steps a day compared with 4,000.1
lower risk of depression linked to about 30 minutes of walking a day.2
steps a day is what the average person walks. Plenty of room to beat your mates.3
- Saint-Maurice et al. Association of Daily Step Count and Step Intensity With Mortality Among US Adults. JAMA, 2020.
- Pearce et al. Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression. JAMA Psychiatry, 2022.
- Althoff et al. Large-scale physical activity data reveal worldwide activity inequality. Nature, 2017.
The honest FAQ
Questions you're thinking.
Is it free?
Yes. Hustlrs is free on iPhone, and no money changes hands in the app. The forfeit is between you and your mate.
How are my steps counted?
Your iPhone or Apple Watch counts them automatically through Apple Health. Hustlrs only reads your steps, it never writes to Apple Health.
What if we both hit the target?
Then it's a draw and nobody owes anything. If either of you misses, the most steps wins.
How do I know they paid up?
The loser proves the forfeit with a photo taken in the app, so there's no wriggling out of it.