uRace - Beat races & compete against athletes from around the world

Hey ProductHunt Community 👋❤️ I'm Alex, a designer and co-founder of uRace. We're excited to introduce a mobile game for runners, cyclists, swimmers, and hikers. You’ve probably seen apps using gamification to add a bit of fun to your workouts, but what if someone turned your real-life activities into a true game? Think thrilled races (like game levels), global competition, additional game modes, and leaderboards where runners can compete with cyclists, or swimmers — all matched to your skill level. Imagine Duolingo, but for most popular cyclic sports. Whether you're a beginner looking to build a habit or an athlete craving an extra dose of challenge, uRace has something for everyone. To complete a level(race), choose a sport and cover a specific distance within a set number of days. The game encourages different strategies — you can cover a long distance in one go or spread it out over several days. In addition to races inspired by world landmarks, history and folklore, and eye-catching visuals, uRace offers a balanced system of rewards and challenges that keeps players coming back. We've built uRace with: - Free-to-play access; - A built-in GPS tracker plus sync support with STRAVA (soon: Garmin and Wahoo); - Virtual medals and finisher PDF diplomas; - Global competitions with level-based leagues; - Leaderboards - Extra game modes and more. What makes it unique? Smart Opponent Selector: Compete in leagues from Wooden to Diamond, facing athletes matched to your level. Unified Point System: Fair scoring lets runners, cyclists, and swimmers compete in the same leagues. Anti-Cheat System: We’re all about fair play, detecting anything from driving instead of running to GPS manipulation. Our goal? We aim to redefine game-based motivation in fitness training by focusing on engaging single-player experiences and fair multiplayer virtual competitions. Our goal is to create an environment where users can challenge themselves, enjoy friendly competition, and have a dose of fun along the way. Thank you for your support, Product Hunt❤️ We’re just getting started, so we'd love your feedback! 🌟 Let us know what features you’d like to see in future updates.

Can you share your thoughts on designing this product?

I like the concept – at least makes people moving :) Wish you gl with the launch :)

Oh, this is nice. 🏃 Lately, it’s been hard to find the motivation to run, but hopefully, now I can compete with my friends and get back on track! Does it support live tracking during the activity or just post-activity updates?

A few more words about what we have under the hood: AI Opponent Selector The Smart Opponent Selector is based on AI and ensures you always compete against players of similar skill levels, making every race thrilling. Unique Points System Participants from various sports compete side by side, thanks to a sophisticated points system that ensures fair play. Points are allocated based on sport type, gender, age, pace, distance, elevation, and even weather conditions. This allows cyclists, runners, and swimmers to compete within the same league on an equal footing. Anti-Cheat System uRace is committed to fair competition. The app analyzes workouts to detect and reject suspicious activities like driving a car instead of running or cheating with GPS. Another example: our system does not accept reused workouts, we detect such tracks by checking a unique checksum. This ensures fair competition on our platform, since each training must be unique and cannot be reused.

As someone who gets bored easily with fitness apps, uRace actually keeps me motivated! 🏃‍♂️ The virtual racing is genius - having someone (slightly) faster to chase after makes my morning runs way more exciting. And those shiny medals? Yeah, I'm embarrassingly proud of my virtual trophy collection 😅 Just hit my first 50km milestone and it felt like beating a video game boss. Way more fun than staring at boring stats! 🏆

I've got to say, any platform that is partaking in gamification I think really understand the psychology of their users at the moment - People LIKE to be motivated & to be given a challenge...this is NEXT-LEVEL & I'm sure people are going to get hooked on it.

Congrats, Alex! Thanks to uRace, I finally started closing my activity ring on a daily basis. Looking forward to winter sports features covering cross-country skiing.