We love tracking our running wins, whether it’s completing the first 5K or smashing our PB (and lapping up all the praise on social media!). INTVL takes it one step further, transforming exercise into fun competitions where we can earn kudos rewards and take our fitness journey to another level. The in-app social feed keeps us connected to runners around the world where we can share progress and get involved in the community.

What we love: INTVL turns every walk, run or ride into a game that becomes a bit of friendly competition. Close a loop on the interactive map and everything inside becomes your territory. Explore new streets, defend your turf and go head-to-head with friends. But what makes you keep up your running, is when the friendly competition kicks in. No claimed territory on the map is ever truly yours. Rivals can steal your territory and you can steal it right back – every claim reshapes the leaderboards, and can be both local and global. Stop moving and you’ll start losing.

Quick tip: If you want to make a mark in the game, skip the boring there-and-back runs. Running big loops and creating large squares on the maps are where the real territory-grabbing happens. Just make sure you end up within 200 metres of where you started, so the run counts as a proper claim. And don't get too comfy on your usual streets, scouting new areas is how you climb the global leaderboard.

Meet the creator: INTVL was founded by creators and entrepreneurs Louis Phillips and Jordan Hesse. The pair developed the gamified fitness app to make exercise more social and engaging – it’s now amassed a global following with users participating in more than 182 countries.