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For years, India’s runners have tracked their miles on apps built abroad. Run On Realms (ROR), a free, made-in-India running app from Odisha-based Mobinsons Ventures, is being called a Strava killer by its founders. The pitch: turn the loneliest workout there is into a city-wide game, with an AI coach guiding every step.
Running solo takes real discipline, and most people don’t keep it up. Nearly half of Indian adults did not meet WHO physical activity guidelines in 2022, rising to 57% among women, according to The Lancet Global Health. Fitness apps typically keep only about 3% of users by day 30.
Your City Is Up for Grabs
Most running apps, Strava included, are excellent logbooks. ROR adds stakes. Real parks, loops and streets become realms: territories on a live map that any runner can claim. Run a realm consistently and you hold it. Stop showing up and a rival takes it back.
Ownership depends on distance plus the number of days you show up, so consistency beats one heroic effort. Pace decides nothing about ownership, which means a morning walker can hold ground against a marathoner. Add streaks, badges and seasonal prizes, and every run counts.
An AI Running Coach for Training and Recovery
ROR’s free AI running coach builds a personalised weekly training plan from each runner’s goals and last 28 days of runs, then adapts it. It adds load when they progress and eases off when they need rest. Recovery days, easy runs and race phases from base to taper are built into every plan. Runners can also chat with the coach anytime about their own training.
Share Every Run in Style
With ROR’s Share Studio, every run becomes a styled card, with 25 designs and custom stickers built for Instagram stories and WhatsApp statuses. Your route, pace and conquered realms become something worth posting.
All-in-One for Run Clubs and Event Organisers
For run clubs, ROR replaces scattered WhatsApp groups and spreadsheets. Clubs get squads with group chat, scheduled runs with RSVPs and attendance, and weekly squad-vs-squad wars against other clubs in their city.
For event organisers, ROR offers race setup, registration, custom courses with checkpoints, a live leaderboard and published results. Friends and family can follow a runner’s GPS live, with an SOS feature for safety.
Made in India, Built to Be Fair
For runners seeking a Strava alternative built for Indian cities, ROR was designed and engineered entirely in-house in India. It has city, state and India-wide leaderboards, and Indian payments through Razorpay. Every run is re-checked on ROR’s servers from raw GPS data, and spoofed runs earn no rewards. Women’s challenges and walker-friendly scoring are built in, and the app’s focus on daily movement aligns with the Fit India movement.
“Running solo takes elite discipline, and most people quit because nothing is at stake when they skip a day,” said Md Mohsin Siddiqui, Founder and CEO. “ROR makes that discipline fun, and we want our AI coach to be the best training partner a runner in India has ever had.”
Launch Plan
Mobinsons Ventures plans ROR’s public release on iOS and Android in Q4 2026, starting with India’s largest running cities, with early access open for runners and run clubs ahead of launch.
Claim your first realm before someone else in your city does. Get started at Run On Realms (runonrealms.com) and learn more about the company at Mobinsons Ventures (mobinsons.ventures).