The world's first spotter for every outdoor activity.
spot·ter — the person who's got you if it goes wrong.
You press one button, and everyone who loves you watches you live — without downloading anything. If it goes wrong, they get your exact spot.
⚡ Your spotters install nothing, make no account, and never pay a cent.
↑ The real page your spotters open from a text.
No app. No account. No cost to them.
Hunter Leininger · 6 world records
One link in a text — that's it
With a battery forecast before you go
Fall · overdue · signal · battery · off route
One spotter, every activity.
RunSpotter isn't a running app that happens to have safety in it. It's a spotter — for whatever takes you outside alone. Run it, ride it, hike it, walk it. Pause an activity and pick it up hours or days later: one track, one summary.
Three steps between you
and a watched-over day outside.
Set it up once. After that, starting a protected activity takes seconds — and nobody has to wait by the phone.
Press start
One button on the home screen, or a saved Quick Start for the activities you do most. It starts instantly — even in a dead zone with no signal at all.
Set the plan and pick your people
How long you'll be out, when to tell them you're late, how often to send your spot, which alerts to switch on — plus a battery forecast so your phone outlasts your day.
They watch the whole thing live
Your spotters open one link in a text. Real-time route, last known spot, battery, speed, expected return — in a browser, on any phone or laptop. No app, no account, no cost to them.
This is exactly what your people see.
Not a mockup. This is the actual RunSpotter spotter page — the same page your mom, partner or training friend opens from a text — running on a demo activity. Scroll it, drag the map, switch layers, open the tabs. Then break something and watch how it answers.
Demo data on a real Colorado trail, rendered by the real tracking page — nothing here is faked for the website. Your spotters get this from a link in a text message, in whatever browser they already have. Open it full screen ↗
If you can't reach your phone,
RunSpotter speaks for you.
Silence becomes information instead of panic. Your people know where to start — not just that you've gone quiet.
One-hold SOS
Hold one button to share your exact location with every spotter and reach emergency services fast. Loud, instant, unmistakable.
Alerts that fire on their own
Switch on the ones you want: a hard fall (impact plus stillness — you get 3 minutes to say you're okay), an overdue return, lost signal, low battery, a stop that lasts too long, or drifting off your route.
Rescue mode
Hurt and can't walk? You get your own coordinates to read out loud and the fastest walking route to the nearest road a vehicle can actually reach. Your spotters get one tap to drive to you, or hike to you.
No service, no problem
Your track keeps recording with no signal at all and uploads the moment you're back in range. Start in a dead zone and it still starts, instantly.
Battery-smart GPS
Six tracking presets, from 30-minute expedition pings to a spot every second — with a forecast of where your battery lands before you commit.
Routes & GPX
Upload a GPX route and your spotters see it on their map — plus an alert if you drift about a kilometer off it.
of women are concerned for their safety when they go for a run.adidas study of 9,000 runners across 9 countries, 2023. In the same study, 46% of affected women lost interest in running.
It was never about the miles.
It's about who's watching them.
"Text me when you're home" is not a safety plan — it's a thing you have to remember while you're already out of breath. RunSpotter sends it for you, the whole way, and speaks up the moment something changes.
Calm by design.
Real screens, straight from the app — built to feel like a deep breath, not a control room.
Keep your independence.
- Stop sending "I'm okay" texts — your activity sends them for you
- Early miles, dark evening loops, long trail days, remote rides: covered
- Keep doing what you love without carrying everyone's worry
- Run, ride, hike or walk — and pause an activity for hours or days without losing it
- Forget to hit stop? It nudges you instead of draining your battery and worrying your family
Stop waiting by the phone.
- See when they start, that they're still moving, and the moment they're safely home
- Their route, last known spot and the time it was sent, battery, and expected return — without nagging
- If something changes, you're told automatically, and you know where to start
- One tap to drive to them, or hike to them
- You install nothing, make no account, and never pay a cent
Less than a pair of socks.
Covers every mile outside.
Solo Yearly starts with a 3-day free trial. Cancel anytime from your App Store or Google Play account — it takes about ten seconds and we don't ask you why.
Solo Monthly
- Unlimited protected activities
- Live tracking link for your spotters
- SOS, rescue mode and every automatic alert
Solo Yearly
- Everything in Monthly
- Starts with a 3-day free trial
- One decision covers a whole year outside
Family / Sponsor
- Covers up to five athletes on one plan
- You set up their membership — they just sign in and go
- Follow every activity, live
- Sponsoring one athlete? $59.99/year
Auto-renewing subscription · manage or cancel anytime in your store account settings.
Asked before every first mile.
Do my spotters need to install anything?
Is this only for runners?
What happens if I lose signal or my battery dies?
How does fall detection work?
Who does the Family / Sponsor plan cover?
What about my privacy?
Everyone who lifts heavy has a spotter.
Now everyone who heads out alone does too.
Download RunSpotter, add your first spotter, and head out the door with your people calm behind you.