Your familiar paddle counts too.
A quiet lap at your usual launch spot is part of your paddling journey. Glide Score recognises it with points, levels and milestones, alongside extra rewards for exploring somewhere new.
Simple points for time on the water.
- 10 points for an outing with at least 10 minutes of recorded paddling.
- 5 extra points for a new launch area.
- 5 extra points for completing a new planned route.
Each bonus is available once per outing, for up to 20 points. Recordings no more than 30 minutes apart count as one outing. New launch areas use recorded GPS positions at least 500 metres apart; you still earn outing points without GPS. For the route bonus, complete at least 80% of a distinct planned route that is 100 metres or longer. Similar routes and reverse directions count once.
Your progress, all together.
Tap Glide on the iPhone home screen to see your level, points total and progress towards the next rank. The Latest Outing card shows exactly what you earned. Choose a goal based on distance, time or number of paddles, then follow its progress from Your Next Goal.
Open Achievements to see milestones and all ten levels, from Paddler to Odyssey Legend. Browse Launch Areas to revisit your first visits, or Points History to look back at each outing’s rewards.
At your own pace.
There are no streak penalties. Your earned ranks and milestone badges stay with you, even when you take a break. Glide Score is free on iPhone, with no subscription required. If it is hidden, enable it in the app’s preferences.
Read the full Glide Score guide for the points rules, milestones and a tour of the new screen.
