Distance Goal Early Access
Distance Goal is on its way to Google Play. Join the early-adopter list to install the app today, and we'll email you the moment the official store version is live.
Because it isn't coming from the Play Store yet, your phone will show a couple of extra security prompts during install. That's normal, and the guide below walks you through each one.
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Step by step
How to install
Takes about two minutes. You'll need an Android phone and this page open on it.
Join the list and download the app on your Android phone
Open this page on your phone, pop your email into the box above, and tap the download button that appears (we also email it to you). If Chrome warns that APK files “can be harmful”, that is a standard message for any Android app file — tap “Download anyway”.
Open the downloaded file
Tap the finished download in your notifications, or find distance-goal-1.2.0.apk in your Files app under Downloads.
Allow installs from this source
Your phone will say it is “not allowed to install unknown apps from this source”. Tap Settings, switch on “Allow from this source”, then go back. This is Android’s normal safeguard for any app that doesn’t come from the Play Store.
Install
Tap Install. If Google Play Protect asks to scan the app, let it — it will pass. If it shows an “unknown developer” notice, tap “More details” and then “Install anyway”. These prompts appear for every app installed outside the Play Store.
Open Distance Goal and set your first goal
That’s it. You can now create a goal and start logging distance. If you like, you can switch “Allow from this source” back off in Settings — the app stays installed.
Is it OK to install apps this way?
Yes — here's the honest explanation
Android shows security warnings for any app installed from outside the Play Store, whoever made it. The prompts aren't a judgement about this app — they are Android checking you meant to do it.
This build is made and signed by Bluetorch Consulting Ltd, the publisher of Distance Goal, and this page is the only place we share it. Please don't download Distance Goal from anywhere else.
The app itself is deliberately low-risk: it has no account system, no adverts, doesn't use GPS or track your location, and everything you enter stays on your phone. You can read the full privacy policy — it's short. And you can uninstall it at any time like any other app.
For the technically minded: verify the download
The SHA-256 checksum of distance-goal-1.2.0.apk is:
a5eee02c26f1300dba3557be68bc4b35f3c3733e281463a6e4b49230148ddb1b
One thing to know before the Play Store launch
When Distance Goal goes live on Google Play, the Play Store version won't update this early-access build directly — you'll need to uninstall this one first and then install from the Play Store.
Uninstalling deletes the goals and distance entries stored on your phone, because the app keeps everything locally. If you're mid-challenge, note down your totals before you switch so you can re-enter them.
Stuck on a step?
Every phone words these prompts slightly differently. If something doesn't match the guide, email us — ideally with a screenshot — and we'll get you going.