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Cardio Clowns

The daily step game that gets your family and friends moving β€” and laughing.

Create a group, share a 6-character code, and every step you take becomes ammunition in a daily battle for the crown. πŸ‘‘

Coming soon to the App Store Free to play Β· iPhone (Apple Watch optional) Β· No accounts, no ads

It's not about you

Most fitness apps are about you: your goals, your streaks, your stats. Cardio Clowns is about them β€” the four or five people you love just enough to never, ever let win.

It started with four of us β€” me, my wife and two close friends β€” who wanted to push each other to move every day and couldn't find an app that would let a whole group do it.

Here's 23 seconds of what we built. A step counter can be funny β€” that's much easier to watch than to explain.

How it works

  1. Download on iPhone. An Apple Watch is optional.
  2. Create a group and share your code β€” or join with one.
  3. Walk. Steps sync automatically from Apple Health.
  4. Push each other, steal the crown, repeat tomorrow. πŸ‘‘

Free to play with your whole group. Cardio Clowns Pro unlocks GIFs, custom messages, custom avatars, themes, and 30 days of history.

What makes it fun

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A daily race, not a lonely goal

Every day starts even. Steps sync from Apple Health, and the leaderboard updates live with exactly what you need: "Almost there! +312 to pass Mom" Win the day and the screen erupts in fireworks β€” the crown πŸ‘‘ is yours until midnight.

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Push each other, built right in

Long-press anyone on the leaderboard to send an emoji, a GIF from a library of nearly 200, or your own message. Up by 1,000 steps? "Stay down there 😏" It's the group chat energy fitness apps are missing.

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Notifications that sound like a rival

"Dad just passed you! Time to fight back! 😀" Chill mode pings you only for the big moments and stays quiet at night. All In keeps the pressure on all day.

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Head-to-Head rivalries

Everyone in your group is also a 7-day matchup: win–loss record, streaks (πŸ”₯ W3), and a tug-of-war rope showing who's pulling ahead. You're not chasing a goal β€” you're settling a score with your brother.

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Everyone's in within a minute

One 6-character code gets kids, parents, grandparents and the whole group chat in. No friend requests, no public profiles, nothing to manage. Build a clown avatar, add your flag, pick from 44 languages.

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Better with a Watch, fine without one

It all runs on iPhone, with a home screen widget keeping your rank one glance away. Wear an Apple Watch and the whole app is on your wrist, plus watch faces showing your live standing.

No accounts. No ads. No tracking.

Who "we" is: Cardio Clowns is made by David Nguyen, one developer in Munich, Germany. No accounts, no ads and no trackers isn't a policy someone wrote for me β€” it's just how I built it.

The details: Privacy Policy Β· Terms of Use

Nothing gets a family moving like the fear of losing to each other.

Grab your crew. The crown is waiting. πŸ‘‘

Coming soon to the App Store

Cardio Clowns for teams

Want Pro for a whole company, team, or club? We do team plans. You pay once, we send you a batch of codes, and everyone unlocks Pro in the app with a tap.

βœ‰οΈ Email us about a team plan

To get a quote, tell us the company, how many people, and how long you want it for. Cardio Clowns lands on the App Store soon β€” get in touch now and your codes will be ready the day it does.

Support

Have questions, feedback, or need help with Cardio Clowns? We'd love to hear from you. (Bragging about your leaderboard rank also accepted.)