Train with a gym buddy, then settle the week with a step challenge
Focal is an iPhone strength training app with the social side built in. Invite a gym buddy into your workout and switch between your sets and theirs, follow the people you train with, climb the daily steps leaderboard and settle the week with a step battle, Focal's step challenge. All of it is free.
Partner workouts
Invite a gym buddy into your workout
Tap the partner button mid-session to invite someone you both follow. When they join, Focal lets you switch between your sets and theirs, with head-to-head stats on shared lifts.
Partner workouts in the workout logWorkout feed
Follow your workout partners' sessions
Follow the people you train with and their shared workouts appear in your feed, with sets, volume and personal bests. React and comment to keep each other going.
Steps leaderboard
A daily steps leaderboard with XP for the top five
Focal ranks daily steps for everyone on Focal or just the people you follow, using Apple Health. The top five each day earn 20, 16, 12, 8 and 4 XP.
Step battles
Step battles: a step challenge with a friend
Challenge someone who follows you back. Pick 2, 5 or 7 days and each stake the same XP, at least 10. There is no step target: whoever records the most steps in Apple Health takes the stake, and the battle settles automatically.
Find your crew
Find people to train with
Search by username, invite someone you train with or browse everyone on Focal. Follow a few people and your Following feed fills with their workouts.
Privacy controls
You choose what to share and what to see
On any user's profile, set per-person privacy: hide your workouts or live sessions from them, mute their posts in your feed, or stop their movement data showing on their profile. Global settings still apply on top.
How step battles work
A Focal step battle is a step challenge between two people who follow each other.
- Choose 2, 5 or 7 days, starting tomorrow or up to 14 days ahead.
- Both stake the same XP, at least 10, set at 5, 10, 15 or 20 per cent of the lower balance.
- Steps come from Apple Health. The most steps wins the stake, with no bonus on top.
- XP is Focal's in-app points, earned from workouts, check-ins and daily habits.
Free, with privacy you set per person
Free
- Live partner workouts
- The workout feed, with reactions and comments
- The daily steps leaderboard
- Step battles
- Public or private accounts, with per-person privacy
Partner workouts, the workout feed, the steps leaderboard and step battles are all free in Focal. Your account can be public or private, and a private account approves each follower. On any profile you can hide your workouts or live sessions from that person, mute their posts or block them. You can also hide your steps and streak from your public profile.
Questions about training together in Focal
Can I log a workout with a friend in Focal?
Yes. During a workout, tap the partner button and invite someone you both follow. Once they join, you can see their sets as well as your own and compare shared lifts. Partner workouts are free.
How do step battles work?
A step battle is Focal's step challenge between two people who follow each other. You choose 2, 5 or 7 days and each stake the same XP, at least 10. Steps come from Apple Health, and whoever has the most at the end takes the stake.
What do I win in a step battle?
The XP your opponent staked. Both players in a Focal step battle stake the same amount of XP, Focal's in-app points, and whoever records the most steps takes it. There is no bonus XP on top, and stakes are only ever XP.
Who can see my workouts and steps?
You decide. A private Focal account approves each follower. You can hide your steps and streak from your public profile, or hide your workouts and live sessions from specific people. The steps leaderboard lists only public profiles that share Apple Health steps.
Bring a gym buddy to Focal
Partner workouts, the workout feed and step battles are free. Download on iPhone today. Android is coming soon.