This week’s challenge6 days out of 7
10,000
steps a day for 7 days
Monday to Sunday
The app that helps you invest in your health.
Take on a daily walking challenge and win the points of those who give up.
Every week: 10,000 steps a day, on at least 6 days out of 7. The beta is free and played for points, with no money involved.
Coming soon to iPhoneAndroid: coming with the next version
The beta opens on iPhone first, with a hundred testers invited by email.
One week, one challenge
The Ranked challenge works like a race open to everyone: you sign up before the start and walk all week, and the results come out the following Monday.
Before 9am on Monday
You join this week’s Ranked challenge and commit 100 of your points.
Monday to Sunday
You walk 10,000 steps a day. Six successful days out of seven are enough, which leaves room for a cold or a hectic day.
The following Monday
Finishers get their 100 points back and share out the points of the players who dropped out. Your rank on the overall leaderboard is updated.
An example with four players
Points committed on Monday
Points the following Monday
Léa100133completed the challenge
Marco100133completed the challenge
Anouk1000dropped out
Jonas100133completed the challenge
If fewer than 10 people take part, everyone gets their points back. If nobody finishes, the points carry over to the next week’s challenge. Points have no cash value. They count towards the overall leaderboard and cannot be bought.
Three ways to play
As in a video game, you pick your mode. The same steps count towards all your current challenges.
RankedPoints in play
This week’s challenge: 10,000 steps a day for seven days. The only mode where you can win or lose points, and the only one that counts towards the overall leaderboard.
SoloNo points
Five challenges at your own pace, from 3,000 to 10,000 steps a day over one to four weeks. One Solo challenge at a time, starting the coming Monday.
- First steps3,000 steps a day, 1 week
- Warm-up5,000 steps a day, 1 week
- Consistency5,000 steps a day, 2 weeks
- Endurance10,000 steps a day, 2 weeks
- Hardcore10,000 steps a day, 4 weeks
With friendsInvite link
All six challenges, as a group: colleagues, family or your club. You share a code and everyone follows the group leaderboard.
Five levels that reward consistency
Six successful days in a week and you move up a level. Four or five and you stay put. Three or fewer and you drop down one. Levels apply in all three modes, whether or not points are involved.
Why a commitment gets people walking
- +31%
more steps during challenges with a commitment, among 72,974 players of an American app (de Buisonjé et al., 2023).
- 30 → 45%
successful days when participants risk losing money already credited to them (Penn Medicine trial, 2016).
- 1 in 4
adults in Switzerland fall short of the recommended level of physical activity (Obsan, 2022).
Your steps, nothing more
With your consent, the app reads one daily step total from Apple Health. It keeps no location data and no GPS track. Data is hosted in Geneva, and you can delete your account from within the app.
Your iPhone
Apple Health counts your steps with your iPhone or Apple Watch.
One total a day
Only the day’s total is sent, with your explicit consent.
Geneva
The app’s server runs in Switzerland and calculates the challenge results.
Partners
Aggregated figures, for groups of 10 or more. Your name is only shared with your explicit consent.
After the beta
The points challenge stays open at every stage, and new rewards are added along the way.
- V1
Sponsored challenges
Free challenges branded by a sponsor. Every finisher gets a perk, and there is a prize draw among the finishers.
- V2
The 10 CHF challenge
For adults who want a financial incentive: finishers get their entry fee back, plus an equal share of the entry fees paid by non-finishers. Organised as a sports competition, subject to a lawyer’s opinion.
- V3
With your health insurer
Your successful weeks could earn you a bonus on your supplementary insurance, if your insurer is a partner and you agree.
Frequently asked questions
Is the beta free?
Yes. The beta asks for no payment and awards no prizes. You play with points.
What are the points worth?
Nothing in cash. They count towards the overall leaderboard, and nobody can buy them.
Which phone do I need?
An iPhone for the beta. Android is coming with the next version.
Do I need a watch?
No. Your iPhone counts your steps. An Apple Watch works too.
How many kilometres is 10,000 steps?
About 7.5 km for an adult: 1,300 to 1,400 steps per kilometre, depending on height and pace. On foot, that is roughly an hour and a half, spread over the day.
How many steps a day are healthy?
The benefits rise sharply up to about 7,000 steps a day, then more slowly up to around 10,000 (meta-analysis of 57 studies, Lancet Public Health, 2025). The ranked challenge aims for 10,000 steps; solo challenges start at 3,000.
What data does the app read?
One step total per day, with your explicit consent. No location and no GPS track. Data is hosted in Geneva.
When does the beta start?
As soon as our Apple Developer account is open; Apple is verifying it now. Join the list and you’ll get your TestFlight invitation by email.
Who is behind Swiss Challenge?
Voren Sàrl, a company based in Saint-Gingolph, in the canton of Valais. Swiss Challenge is a working name.
This week’s challenge6 days out of 7
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