Frequently asked questions
When can I download CompeteCue?
Not quite yet. CompeteCue is in private beta with a small group of athletes racing this season, and it comes to the App Store when the plans have been proven at real start lines. No date is promised — that's deliberate.
How do I join the beta?
The beta is small and invite-based — mostly athletes I train and race alongside. If you think you should be in it, email kourosh@kourosh.design and say which race you're preparing for. No promises, but real racers preparing for real events are exactly who it's for.
Will it be free?
The beta is free, and the app will launch on the App Store free — nothing in it charges. A subscription with a one-off lifetime option may come later. If it does, the race you are already preparing for stays free and nothing you have entered is ever hidden. Prices will be announced here first, and nothing is final until they are.
Which events does it support?
Eight series have real, dated events in the catalogue today — HYROX, Spartan, Tough Mudder, RunThrough road races, DEKA, TRYKA, ATHX Games and Turf Games — 600+ upcoming in all. METRIX has a guide but no events listed at the moment; add the race by hand and the plan builds the same way. Each series has its own preparation guide. Protocols are chosen by your predicted finish time, so any timed race benefits from the same engine. More series and regions are planned.
My event isn't listed. Can I still use it?
Yes — add it manually: name, date, venue, distance, and the plan builds around it exactly as it would for a catalogue event. Paste-a-link capture (paste the event page, the app fills in the details) is planned, not yet built.
Is CompeteCue official, or connected to the organisers?
Neither — CompeteCue is independent: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by HYROX, Spartan, Tough Mudder or any other event organiser. All trade marks belong to their owners. Series names are used only to say which race a plan is for. Always treat the organiser's own rules and event page as final.
Will it tell me if I'm getting faster?
It records, it doesn't judge. Log a finished race — with its splits, where the series publishes them — and you get your fastest time in each division and distance, with every comparable race charted beside it. There are deliberately no trend lines and no verdict on your form: across a handful of races, the course, the conditions and how your week went move those numbers far more than your training does.
Is my data private?
Yes — by design rather than by promise. Everything you enter lives in a database on your phone, not on a server. There's no account and no sync, so there's nothing about you for us to hold or lose, medical declarations included. The privacy policy has the full picture.
Is this medical advice?
No — and in the app's own words: “Compiled from published guidelines by an athlete and coach, not reviewed by a clinician. General guidance, never medical advice.” CompeteCue is not a medical device. If you declare a condition, the app removes guidance that is not safe rather than adjusting amounts — and tells you to speak to your clinician. Do that. See the terms of use.
Does it work offline?
Fully. The catalogue is bundled, plans are generated on-device, and notifications are scheduled locally. Race venues rarely have signal; the app is built on that assumption.
When is Android coming?
After iPhone. The codebase is ready for it, but one person ships one platform well before starting the second. No date yet.
Who builds CompeteCue?
One person: a UK-based designer who races HYROX, obstacle courses and road races, and got tired of working out the same prep questions before every event. I built it because I needed it, and it's tested at the same start lines you race.