For sports & fitness

Stories that turn fans into members.

Match highlights, training tips, and product drops — keep your audience moving. Built for Gulf sports & fitness brands.

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Based on Highlit-powered sports apps,
the average improvement is:

  • Increase in session length
    +57%
  • Higher content shares
    4.3x
  • Membership signup uplift
    +29%
Examples

Stories built for every game day.

From match highlights to fitness challenges — real patterns Highlit-powered sports apps use in production.

Last-minute goal in 30 seconds

Vertical-first highlight reels that keep fans in the app.

Highlight
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⏱ Limited offer ends in
02:47

Engagement that sticks

Highlight stories drive 4.3x more shares than feed posts.

Guided routines in 5 frames

Workout of the day delivered as quick, actionable story steps.

WOD
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🍽️ New on Menu
Truffle Pasta
Chef's special
$18.99

Members who move more

WOD story viewers complete 57% more sessions per week.

The star — bio, stats, story

Player spotlights that deepen fan connection with the roster.

Spotlight
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What's your go-to? 🍽️

Fans who care more

Spotlight stories increase merchandise page visits by 38%.

Limited drop with countdown

Kit launches with tap-to-buy urgency that collectors love.

Drop
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Which is NOT in our sauce? 🧠

Drops that sell out

Kit drop stories sell 2.8x faster than email announcements.

30-day commitment, daily check-in

Fitness challenges delivered as daily story prompts.

Challenge
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⭐ Loyalty Reward
750 Points
Silver250 pts to Gold

Habits that build retention

Challenge participants retain 3.1x longer than non-participants.

Real-time scores as story panels

Live event tickers that keep match-day fans glued to the app.

Live
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🛒 Bundle Deal
Family Meal Bundle
$34.99$53.00−35%

Sessions that last longer

Live ticker stories increase session length by 57% on game day.

Everything you need to ship stories.

Describe your story

Slides

Generating

AI-generated story screen: 30-day Ramadan fitness challenge with daily check-ins

Describe it. AI ships it.

Tell Highlit your campaign. Get a designed, on-brand story in seconds.

Built Arabic-first.

Native RTL, Gulf-standard fonts, bidirectional text — no retrofits.

1
Tap
Discover product
2
Buy
One-tap checkout
3
Done
Order placed

Tap. Buy. Done.

Embed products inside stories. Discovery to checkout in three taps.

+57%
Session
4.3x
Shares
90%
Reach

Every tap, measured.

Real-time engagement, completion, and revenue — all in one view.

One SDK. Every platform.

Drop it into iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, or Web — ship in minutes.

Stories for gyms, fitness apps, and match day

A Gulf fitness app, gym, or sports brand usually splits the useful moments across menus: today's classes, a workout challenge, a product drop, a membership offer, and whatever is happening on match day. Members already know how to tap through a story. Highlit puts those moments in that format, in Arabic first and English beside it, inside the app they already open.

Highlit is an Arabic-first in-app interactive stories platform for Gulf brands, and a Storyly alternative with published plans from $49/month. The product is in early access. Mobile SDKs are planned for 2027, so this page is about the stories you can design now, not a native SDK you can ship today.

The stories worth publishing are specific. A class schedule tells a member what is on before they leave home. A workout challenge is a daily check-in, not a banner. A product drop is the kit or the recovery product, with a clear next step. A membership offer is the renewal or the guest pass. Match-day content is the lineup, the short highlight, or the offer that belongs with the game. None of these needs an invented statistic to be useful.

Where sports and fitness teams use stories

  • Class schedules

    Publish today's classes, coaches, and the rooms or courts that are open as a short story on the app home. Members tap through the timetable instead of searching a list, in Arabic or English.

  • Workout challenges

    A Ramadan series, a 30-day strength block, or a club challenge can be one story a day: the session, how to do it, and where to check in. The story is the prompt to come back, not a post that disappears in a feed.

  • Product drops

    Kit, equipment, and recovery products can launch as a story at the moment they go on sale. Show the product, the window, and the path to it in the app. Keep the claim limited to what the story shows: the drop itself.

  • Membership offers and match day

    Renewal windows, guest passes, and trial weeks sit next to match-day stories: lineups, short highlights, and the offer that belongs with the fixture. Fans and members open one place in the app instead of three campaigns.

Sports and fitness questions

How do in-app stories help a gym or fitness app?

They put class schedules, workout challenges, product drops, and membership offers in a format members already tap through, in Arabic and English, on the app home. Highlit is an Arabic-first interactive stories platform for Gulf brands, and it is in early access.

What should a sports brand publish on match day?

Lineups, short highlights, and the membership or ticket offer that belongs with the fixture. Each one can be its own story. You can design that format now. Highlit does not offer a native mobile SDK today; mobile SDKs are planned for 2027.

Is Highlit a Storyly alternative for sports and fitness?

Yes. Highlit is a Storyly alternative for Gulf brands that need Arabic-first stories and published pricing from $49/month. Storyly is further along on native SDKs. Highlit does not claim that those SDKs are available here today.

How much does it cost to start?

Plans start at $49/month while you are in early access. Arabic is part of the product on every plan, not a paid add-on. The pricing page lists what Starter includes.

Can the same story run in Arabic and English?

Yes. Highlit is Arabic-first, with English alongside it, so a gym, fitness app, or club in the Gulf can publish the class, the challenge, or the match-day story in both languages.

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