The neighborhood running game

Run the city.

Run, conquer, connect. Rund turns the streets you run into territory you own — race your neighbors, find a running buddy nearby, and keep every run.

Coming soon on iPhone & Apple Watch. We'll email you the moment it's live — no spam.

Anonymous by default Apple Watch + HealthKit Live neighborhood chat Collectible neighborhood cards Real GPS, real streets
01 — Claim

Draw your territory, claim it.

Close a loop and the area is yours. Keep running to keep it alive.

02 — Compete

Steal turf, climb the board.

Run through a rival's painted land and take a slice. Grab the most turf in your hood and top the leaderboard.

Swift Fox
03 — Treasure

Every loop drops a card.

Each area you close leaves that neighborhood's collectible card — here Sydney's legendary Darling Harbour. The more central the streets, the rarer the find.

LEGENDARYRND-488B-276
DARLING HARBOUR
Sydney · NSW · Australia
RUND.RUN
04 — Collect

Collect the cards, complete the set.

Dropped cards stack up in your Atlas of the Realm. Collect a whole city's neighborhoods — like Sydney — to unlock its milestone.

Sydney 4 / 6 ? ? ? ? ? ? DARLING HARBOUR THE ROCKS BARANGAROO PYRMONT
05 — Connect

Talk to your neighborhood.

Chat with the locals, add buddies, and run together.

06 — Safe

Stay anonymous.

Your photo stays blurred and everyone's anonymous — until you choose a mutual reveal.

@runner @ghost @anon @nomad
07 — Buddy

Find your running buddy.

DM anyone, reveal your profiles to each other, and pair up as running buddies.

Emma James
08 — Together

Close the loop together.

Start from the same spot with a buddy and seal one loop together as a team.

09 — Measured

Every run, measured.

Distance, pace, time — deep stats for every run, paired with the turf you claimed. Your whole history.

5.2 km 27:14 5'14"/km 1.2 km²
Be first

First to run it. Forever on the deed.

Run a block before anyone else and Rund mints you its deed — a permanent, on-map title to that territory. Found your neighborhood, stack your deeds, and prove you were there first.

  • A title for every area you claim first
  • A founding-runner mark right on the map
  • Your collection grows with every street
Neighborhood Founder
Title Deed
Founder portrait
Night Owl
Founded Neighborhood
Bondi
Sydney  /  NSW  /  Australia
FoundedJune 3, 2026
Deed No.RND-2F9A-C81
rund.run
Good to know

Questions runners ask.

What is the best app to find a running buddy near me?
Rund is built for exactly this. You join your neighborhood anonymously, chat with the locals, DM anyone, and when you both reveal your profiles you become running buddies and can run together — even a shared co-op loop. Everyone stays anonymous until you mutually agree to reveal.
Is there an app that turns running into a territory game?
Yes — that's Rund. While you run you draw a path; close the loop and the enclosed area becomes your territory on the neighborhood map. It's like paper.io meets Strava, played outside with real GPS.
How can I compete with my neighbors while running?
Every neighborhood in Rund has a local leaderboard ranked by how much territory you control. Run through a rival's claimed land to steal a slice, grab the most turf in your hood, and climb to the top.
Is Rund like Strava, but a game?
Rund tracks your runs with full analytics — distance, pace, time and history — like a serious run tracker, but adds a territory game and a real neighborhood social layer on top. Your stats are tied to the turf you claimed on each run.
Can I run together with someone I meet in the app?
Yes. Once you and another runner become buddies, you can start a co-op run: begin from the same spot and seal one shared loop together as a team.
How does claiming territory actually work?
Start a run and Rund traces your GPS path. When your route crosses back on itself to close a loop, the area inside becomes yours and is painted onto the neighborhood map. Bigger loops mean more turf — and you keep running through your land to keep it alive.
Do I collect anything when I run?
Yes. Every loop you close drops that neighborhood's collectible card into your Atlas of the Realm — and the more central the streets, the rarer the card. Collect a whole city's neighborhoods to unlock its milestone card. It's pure collection and status: cards are never pay-to-win and never give you an edge in the game.
What are deeds?
The first runner ever to claim a given block earns its deed — a permanent title that shows you founded that territory. Collect deeds across your neighborhood to prove you got there first.
Is my identity and location private?
Yes. You're anonymous by default — your photo stays blurred and you appear under a generated persona in neighborhood chat. You only ever reveal your real profile to someone you both choose. Precise location is used to draw your run and place you in the right neighborhood, nothing more.
Does Rund work with Apple Watch?
Yes. Rund integrates with Apple Watch and HealthKit so you can track runs from your wrist with heart rate, distance and pace. Your territory and stats sync automatically — your phone can stay in your pocket.
Which neighborhoods can I play in?
Anywhere you can run. Your territory, leaderboard and chat are scoped to your real neighborhood automatically from GPS, so the game is always local to your streets. Rund is rolling out city by city — join the waitlist and help bring it to yours.
How do I get in, and when does Rund launch?
Rund is launching soon on iPhone and Apple Watch. Join the waitlist and we'll email you the moment you can claim your first block.
Be first on the streets

Run the city.

Rund is coming soon to iOS. Drop your email and we'll let you know the moment you can claim your neighborhood.