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uRace — Beat races & compete against athletes from around the world
The Mobile Game for Runners, Cyclists, Swimmers, Hikers. uRace is designed to motivate you through game-based challenges. Beat levels and earn virtual medals. Compete with opponents from around the world who match your level (AI selector).
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@alex_fino Congrats, Alex! How do you balance fair competition across different sports, and what’s the tech behind your Anti-Cheat system?
@tonyabracadabra Thanks, Tony!
In uRace, you can choose from running, cycling, swimming, or walking for each race. The total distance depends on the sport—e.g., 10 km running = 35 km cycling.
For the competition with others in leaderboard, we’ve designed our own point system:
Participants from different sports compete equally using a points system based on sport type, gender, age, pace, distance, elevation, and even weather conditions (e.g., more points for training in bad weather). This ensures fairness for all athletes.👌
Our Anti-Cheat System checks segments of uploaded tracks, comparing speed, pace, and accelerations. It also detects manual edits, GPS simulators, and more, ensuring fair play. We're very proud of these developments.🙂
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.
I like the concept – at least makes people moving :) Wish you gl with the launch :)
@busmark_w_nika Thank you! I am convinced that we have created a useful app that provides motivation and engagement for daily sports activities. :)
@busmark_w_nika For sure. But honestly, it was a bit less than I expected. Product Hunt isn’t really a sports-focused platform, so I didn’t find as many running enthusiasts as I hoped. Still, it was great to share the project, and the feedback was super positive. We almost made it into the top 10 for the day, even with most of the attention going to AI projects right now.
That alone feels like a win, and I’m more motivated than ever to keep going🙂
@alex_fino I feel you, this place is more oriented onto CRMs, AI tools etc but to be ranked in the first TOP 10 is quite success :) Wish you GL on your journey :)
@alexxiang Thanks for your question. Designing uRace was a blend of creativity, problem-solving in gameplay and balance, and a lot of passion for fitness.😃
We focused on striking the right balance between competition and motivation, ensuring users feel engaged but not overwhelmed. Features like AI-matched opponents and an anti-cheat system were thoughtfully implemented to ensure fair and exciting experiences.
We dedicated significant time to the design and are proud of how everything looks and feels.😎
I’m especially glad we chose React Native for cross-platform development and incorporated modern AI solutions to enhance performance and usability. This approach allowed us to create the app at a remarkably fast pace!
Ultimately, our vision was to create more than just a fitness app. It’s a community-driven game designed to inspire people to stay active and connect with others around the globe.🚀
@alex_fino AI matches opponents and connects with others around the world. These are all social and sound cool. Is it free for users to use?
@alexxiang Yes, of course! This feature is free and designed to keep users engaged and make the experience exciting. uRace doesn’t show any ads, and all features are free to use. However, there are small time-based limits—such as a replenishing energy system that restricts the number of workouts you can upload at a time.
For those looking for more flexibility, there’s a pro subscription that offers unlimited access and additional ways to track your workouts.
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.
I like the idea of offering virtual medal and diplomas which will greatly motivate users to move more. Good luck to your launch!
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! 🏆
uRace: Gamified run/ride/swim/hike