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The host chooses one scoring method when creating a competition. Scores are calculated server-side from synced activity. A daily score is then added across the competition window.

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Activity-based methods

Example: Percentage of Goals. With 50% Move, 100% Exercise, and 75% Steps progress, the day scores 50 + 100 + 75 = 225 points. Going to 150% of a ring goal still contributes 100, not 150. Example: Total Activity. A day with 420 active calories, 35 exercise minutes, and 8,250 steps scores 420 + 35 + round(8,250 ÷ 100) = 538 points.

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Goal-based methods

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Personal Goal

The host selects Steps, Calories, or Exercise Minutes and sets an allowed range. Each participant must choose a personal goal in that range. The daily score is that participant’s progress toward the goal as a percentage, capped at 100 and rounded to two decimal places. A participant who has not selected a goal scores zero until they do, and the personal goal is locked once set. Example: With a 10,000-step Personal Goal, 7,500 steps scores 75 points; 10,000 or 12,000 steps scores 100 points. Personal Goal and Stick To It are Pro-to-host formats. People can join them on any plan.

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Stick To It

The host sets one daily Steps, Calories, or Exercise Minutes target for everyone. Reaching the target scores 1 point for that day; missing it scores 0. Meeting the number exactly counts. Example: In a 7-day Stick To It competition with an 8,000-step daily target, reaching at least 8,000 steps on five days produces 5 points.

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Head to Head

In the create flow, Head to Head is the shortcut for choosing one raw metric: steps, active calories, or exercise minutes. It uses the corresponding Step Count, Calorie Burn, or Exercise Minutes formula above. Highest total wins.

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Goals, caps, and fairness

Your everyday Move, Exercise, and Steps goals affect Ring Close Count and Percentage of Goals. They do not alter raw-metric methods. Personal Goal uses the goal you lock for that competition, while Stick To It uses the host’s shared daily target. For a goal-based setup walkthrough, read personal and shared goals. For a score that changes after a group vote, read changing competition scoring.