Run faster.
Beat your friends.
The ranking that matters doesn't have millions of users. Just yours.
Group challenges, 1v1 duels, and the motivation that only comes from knowing your mate is beating you. Nobody to run with yet? Join an open league and start competing today.
Free to download · Optional Premium subscription
What's included?
Everything you need to
never miss a challenge
Weekly ranking
Who's run the most this week in your group. No noise, no millions of users ahead of you. The top three make the podium, and on Monday it all resets — back to zero.
1v1 duels
Challenge anyone in your group head-to-head. One week, two people, one winner. The fastest way to get yourself out the door when you don't feel like it.
Route challenges
Complete the Camino de Santiago, a loop around Mallorca or Hadrian's Wall together, adding up the whole group's kilometres. Every route follows its real path — the Camino's 765 km are the actual 765 km — and you watch your progress on the map.
Achievements & progress
25 achievements across five rarities, from common to legendary, with a showcase to display them. Plus your day streak — the one that's genuinely hard to keep.
Automatic sync
Connect Apple Health and your runs come in on their own after every workout. Zero manual logging.
Private groups
Create groups with an invite code. Private by default: only the people you choose can join.
Open groups
No one to run with? Browse open groups with free spots and join in one tap, no code needed.
Official leagues
PaceRivals leagues by level, from Casual to Titan. Small groups, so the ranking is actually winnable.
Real-time alerts
Know the instant someone overtakes you or challenges you to a duel. Rivalry doesn't wait.
Weeks won
A metric only PaceRivals has: how many weeks you've finished as the leader of your group.
Routes with difficulty levels
Route challenges by level, from Casual all the way up to the demanding Legend and Titan.
Streak shield
With Premium you can miss two days a month without losing your streak. It's used automatically, and we'll let you know when it's saved you.
Collaborative or competitive mode
Add up kilometres together to finish a route, or fight it out for first place.
On screen
This is PaceRivals
Your week at a glance
Your position, next race and streak, all on the home screen.
In 3 steps
Getting started takes a minute
Connect your health app
Link Apple Health (or Health Connect on Android). Your runs sync on their own — nothing to enter by hand.
Create your group
Invite your friends with a link. Truly private: no strangers get in.
Start the rivalry
Launch challenges, duels and routes. Every km counts toward the ranking. May the sweatiest win.
Pricing
Free to compete.
Premium to never stop.
Download and compete with your friends for free. Go Premium when you want unlimited groups and challenges.
Free
0€
To start the rivalry
- ✓Create 1 group and join unlimited groups
- ✓Weekly group ranking
- ✓2 custom challenges and 3 duels a month
- ✓Achievements, streaks and badges
- ✓History of the last 4 weeks
Premium
2,49€/mo
4,99€/mo
€29.99 billed yearly
- ✓Create unlimited groups
- ✓Unlimited custom challenges and duels
- ✓Exclusive Legend and Mythic routes
- ✓Full activity history
- ✓Everything in the Free plan
7-day free trial · Cancel anytime · Managed by App Store
What they say
Runners who no longer
run alone
"It's great for staying motivated with friends. Some days I don't feel like going out, but if I know I'm being overtaken or about to lose my spot, I'm much more likely to go."
"The app is really intuitive and addictive. Every day I get notifications about how my group is doing and we keep overtaking each other — it creates a great rivalry. Plus, in the group challenges we all add up our runs to complete huge routes; it makes me want to get out with my group and finish, say, the Camino de Santiago. Bottom line: it's got me running more thanks to the rivalry, which is exactly what I needed."
"A great way to get yourself out running — no pressure, but with that extra dopamine hit that comes from competing with your friends. A complete, intuitive app with a ton of features for how new it is. Loser buys the beers on Friday."
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Downloading and competing is free: create 1 group and join as many groups as you like, weekly ranking, achievements and duels. Premium (€4.99/mo or €29.99/year, with a 7-day free trial) unlocks unlimited groups and challenges, the Legend and Titan routes, and the streak shield — two days a month you can miss without losing it.
It syncs automatically with Apple Health (and Health Connect on Android). You don't have to log runs by hand — they show up on their own after each workout.
Yes. Your groups are private by default: only people with your code can join, and only they see your activity. If you choose to join an open group or a league, its members will see your kilometres for that week — nothing more. We don't sell your data.
Yes. PaceRivals is available on both Google Play and the App Store. Download it for free from either store.
Not to get started. Ideally you'd invite your friends with a link, but if none of them have it yet, you can join an open group or one of the official leagues by level and start competing on day one. Creating and joining groups is free.
Yes. In "Find a group" you'll see open groups with free spots, sorted by your level, and you join in one tap with no code. There are also official PaceRivals leagues for every level, from Casual to Titan, made exactly for that.
Yes, if you're the owner. You can remove a member (they leave the ranking and can't rejoin, even with the code), re-admit them later, or change the invite code if it's been shared more widely than you'd like.
Not at all. Whether you run 3 km or 30, what matters is the spark of competing with your people. Every kilometre counts toward your group's ranking.
Who's behind it
"I got tired of competing on Strava against people I don't know. I just wanted to race my friends. Since it didn't exist, I built it."
Manuel · Founder and developer of PaceRivals
PaceRivals is an independent project, made by a runner for runners. No investors, no selling your data — just an app that makes running with your friends more fun.
Start running.
Start winning.
Download for free. No card. No commitment.
Just kilometres.
Contact
Let's talk
If you have questions about PaceRivals, want to collaborate, or just want to say hi, write to us directly.
hola@pacerivals.comWe usually reply within 48 hours.