SweatCoins
This is one cool app that pays for your steps with a CryptoCurrency.
You shouldn’t be afraid of that. However, it doesn’t pay you to walk indoor, only outdoor. Their crypto algorithm will make sure of that.
However, it’s somewhat frustrating to see your 10 000 steps giving you less then the full amount. But, they are working on updating their algorithm to make sure that you will not loose your steps inside.
As such, for 1000 steps you get 1.00 SweatCoins minus 0.05% commission. It’s not that bad, you are getting money for something you would do anyways!
Some of the prizes they offer for your SweatCoins are 1000USD and iphones. It’s a great way to freely get some money.
Sign Up for SweatCoins and earn some money
United Healthcare motion
Ever heard about the FIT process? Me neither…
but here’s what it means Frequency, Intensity and Tenacity. And United Healthcare Motion is a platform that use that process to pay you to walk. How doesn’t work? The first concept is that it’s a form of insurance, they will credit you 55$ for a fitness tracker.
Also, you will be rewarded points to reach you FIT goals:
- Frequency: 500 steps in 7 minutes for 6 times a day;
- Intensity: 3000 steps in 30 minutes; and
- Tenacity: 10000 steps per day.
And, you don’t have nothing to do, the data will be synced from your tracker to the apps, which is both available for IOS and Android.
Where it becomes interesting is that all those points can sum up to a thousand (1000$) per year that will be deposited in an HRA or an HSA of your choice, four times per year. And that means, less investment from your own pockets! Another good point is that, contrary to some other programs, your points will never expire.
Nomad Technologies
This one is somewhat special and will transform you in something like a moving ad board.
Nomad Technologies are on the lookout for Nomads, people that are willing to walk in crowded place such as downtown, sport events, festivals or any other form of social events.
And the job is not hard, you just need to be willing to wear your Ipad on your backpack and display ads served by Nomad technologies. Quite simple. In addition, you will be required to answer small questionnaire on people reactions and reception of certain ads.
Also, the income you will get will be from 10$ to 20$ per hour depending on your location and how crowded the area is. Obviously, the company tracks their Nomads to fix their pay rate accordingly. But, if you think about it, if you were to go to that sport event or festival anyways, why not get the easy extra money?
Achievement
This is a app that pays you to walk and stay fit.
Achievement connects with various other apps, such as Fitbit, MyFitnessPal, AppleHealth and many more to transform your hard training and walking into points. These points can then be redeemed for cash or transferred to Paypal.
What makes this app special is that it will reward you not only for your walking and other training, but also for some of your good habits such as logging your meal or meditation.
Another concept that put this app in a different category is that you can give your “points” to a charity instead. It’s not that bad to give to others!
Sign Up for Achievement
CharityMiles
Disclaimer: This app will not pay you for your steps. Instead, they will pay the charity you choose. It’s a bit different then other apps, but it’s good to know that your hard work is not done for nothing and that you are also helping others.
Sign Up for CharityMiles
StepBet
As the name suggest, StepBet, is a betting app. You need to step some goals first and then you bet on your success on being able to achieve your goal. To help you achieve your goal, and to monitor you, this app will connect to some other app/tracker such as Garmin and FiTbit.
Also, you need to understand that this is betting, it’s not directly getting paid. To get your money, your bet must be successful. As such, it has a certain amount of risk, because it’s a bet and you need to reach your target goal at least 6 time a week.
Carrot Rewards
This app is unique to Canada. This app will take a week to adjust to your walking schedule and will then set up goals for you. Every time you achieve your goals you will get a certain amount of point. The point you earn are directly tied to some Canadian rewards such as Petro Points, Scene Point and Drop points.
What is really nice of Carrot App is that it has made your phone as a great way to incentive you to have a active lifestyle. Also, Carrot has include a premium subscribing base to double, triple or quintuple your reward points.
Higi
Higi is another type of app taht will reward you to move. Not only will it rewards you for walking but for many other activities! You simply need to achieve some goal and complete tasks to get your rewards. These points can be redeemed at any Higi Healtht Tracking Station at participating pharmacies.
Also, the Higi App can be connected to most fitness tracker apps such as Fitbit, Garmin and Nike +. The application uses those other apps not only to track your goals but also to help you compete with your friends! Although, the app doesn’t pay you in cash, it will allow you to earn some rebates on some fitness or health equipment from 10 to 30%.
BetterPoints
This app is probably one of the best walking apps in this list. However, it’s only availlable to my UK Friends. I certainly hope that something like that would get to Canada.
BetterPoints is backed by real money, that is provided through local council or public health bodies in the UK. Not only do you help yourself, but the information is used by those public agencies to get anonymised data about the lifestyle of people. This in turn help them provide better services for their people.
If you are in the UK, Sign Up for BetterPoints
