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GUIDEThe best gamified fitness apps in 2026Six apps that turn training into a game — XP, streaks, challenges and story modes — compared honestly by what actually keeps you coming back, including where each one falls short.Updated August 2026COMPARISONFouz vs StravaStrava is the king of GPS endurance sports; Fouz is a 20-second log with XP, streaks and pickup games for the 55 sports a GPS trace can't capture. An honest comparison.Updated August 2026COMPARISONFouz vs PlaytomicPlaytomic books courts and finds racket-sport matches at clubs. Fouz logs every sport, keeps streaks and XP, and finds pickup games anywhere. Which do padel players need? Honestly: often both.Updated August 2026COMPARISONFouz vs GymRatsGymRats runs time-boxed workout challenges with friends. Fouz is a permanent game: streaks, XP, leaderboards and pickup games that don't end when the month does. An honest comparison.Updated August 2026FAQEvery question, answered straightStraight answers about Fouz: what's free, how XP and levels are calculated, the exact streak rules, how pickup games work, what stays private, and what the Founder's Pass does and doesn't buy.Updated August 2026
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PADEL ON FOUZThe padel app for everything except booking the courtLog a padel match in 20 seconds — sets, duration, photo — keep a streak your friends can see, and find padel games near you. No wearable needed. Free on iPhone.Updated August 2026PICKLEBALL ON FOUZPickleball, logged like the sport it isLog pickleball games in 20 seconds with set scores, keep an honest streak, climb your city's leaderboard, and find pickup pickleball near you. Free on iPhone, no wearable needed.Updated August 2026RUNNING ON FOUZFor runners chasing the streak, not the splitsLog a run in 20 seconds — distance, time, calories — and hold a streak with honest rules your friends can see. No GPS required; treadmill and track count too. Free on iPhone.Updated August 2026GYM ON FOUZThe gym app for the showing-up problemLog gym sessions in 20 seconds, set volume goals like 900 gym minutes a month, keep an honest streak, and track meals with macros beside your training. Free on iPhone.Updated August 2026FOOTBALL ON FOUZFootball, from Sunday league to five-a-sideLog football matches with scores in 20 seconds, keep a streak across training and match days, and find five-a-side pickup games near you. Free on iPhone, no wearable needed.Updated August 2026