Let’s make some moves – 5 Apps that Reward you to Move

Here are my top 5 apps that reward you to move. So make some moves!

1. Sweatcoin

Basics

• Availability: get the app via the App Store  or Google Play.
• Referral Bonus: Get 5 SweatCoins for each friend you refer. 
  • Here is my referral link 😀 https://sweatco.in/m/charlotte782885   
• Earning system: Points are earned for steps you walk while *outside*.
  • Note that this outside requirement can sometimes be a bit inaccurate.
  • Additionally, for the basic or “free” plan, you max out at 4,500 steps per day for the basic plan. This means you can only earn points for each day up to 4,500 steps. 
  • You can upgrade using “Sweatcoins” to get points for higher daily step amounts.
  • If you’re maxing out, upgrade at least to the next level because you can pay the monthly “fee” for that with about one day of Sweatcoins (which you are almost certainly earning in just one day if you are maxing out at the basic level/going over 4,500 steps per day).
  • Either way, it is not real money, so if you are walking more, you may as well use the Sweatcoins to upgrade to then earn more Sweatcoins.
• Reward System: [Updated since original post]. For each 1,000 verified steps, you get 1 Sweatcoin, minus a 5% commission. So for 10,000 steps a day, you would earn 9.5 Sweatcoins.
  • For the standard/basic free plan, it gives 4.50 Sweatcoins per 4,500 steps per day. [This is  still true just minus the 5% commission]. 
  • Note that if you upgrade to be able to go over 4,500 steps (and pay a monthly Sweatcoin fee to do that), that only means you can convert more steps per day. You still have to make some moves! And outside!
• Other ways to earn Sweatcoins:
  • There is a daily bonus each day under the Rewards tab. Typically it is watching a short video and gives you 1 Sweatcoin. [2019 update: now there are rewards for daily log-ins. First day you get 1 Sweatcoin, the 2nd day you get 2, and the 3rd you get 4. Then it starts back over]
  • Referral bonus: If you invite a friend and they join through your referral link, you get 5 Sweatcoins.
• Rewards: this is where I think the app can be pretty cool. It does now have a PayPal option (sometimes) but it didn’t when I first started.
  • Rewards change or run out so if you like one, get it or you my lose it. If everything looks bad, well check it out again in a day or two. I see things frequently around $70 retail but you pay in sweatcoins (earned via walking)!! 🚶 So good deal!

2. Achievement

• Availability: can download the app via the App Store and Google Play. 
• Earning Rewards: Points, which are then used to get a reward, are primarily based on the steps you take each day, as well as some other things such as surveys.
  • There are also other fitness and social media apps you can connect to it for points. 
  • AND you can sometimes become part of studies (such as chronic pain studies) which reward a bit more points for monthly check-in surveys. These surveys do NOT take very long.
  • Also, other surveys or articles to read for points pop up rather frequently in the app. So pay attention!
• Point Breakdown and Rewards: 10,000 points = $10.
  • I walk a ton and I’m a little over 5,000 points in 6 months, so this is a very very passive app. I don’t think it barely does a thing to my battery life and more activities may come or you may have more apps to connect than myself.
  • [UPDATE 2019: Because of some longer term studies I have done since I first wrote this post, I have gotten a bit more points by completing surveys as part of those.]
• Just don’t expect this to bring you much $$

Here is a screenshot of mine to show how many steps add up to points:

BUT you may have other apps to connect and I have had surveys pop up more frequently lately so do not let that discourage you. Not much phone space or battery life used, even though it does require location services.

3. Panel

• Availability: App is available on the App Store and on Google Play.

• Referral Program? Yes. Here is my link: panelapp.me/YP8Nl00rRq6hjh0tikvckQii

  • The more friends you refer, the more points you get.
• Earning points: Points are awarded based on location, surveys and friend referrals.
• Surveys: These come up based off your location.
  • They usually ask where you were at a day and time and it shows your pin drop at that time on on a map if you forget.
  • Sometimes they ask other questions, like shopping preferences.
• Very passive app again. Can get gift cards or enter into sweepstakes for gift cards, PayPal, Visa cards, Amazon cards, and items sometimes such as PlayStation or XBox.
  • Guaranteed rewards (for example a guaranteed few dollar Amazon card) versus sweepstakes entries takes A LOT more points to enter.
• I cannot tell you how the points are calculated based on location – no clue. To demonstrate, check out the screenshot below:

The next two apps are not necessarily rewarding you to move, but more so to shop. I include them because points through mobile apps was only introduced on both recently. And so you usually had to go somewhere (or just open the app at a place you are in) in order to get some points.

4. Shopkicks

• Availability: cab download on the App Store for iOS and Google Play. 
• Referral Program: Use my referral code and once you get your first walk-in (for applicable stores) or scan (for a lot of products typically found in grocery, convenience, department and pharmacy stores) within 7 days of downloading the app, then we both get 250 kicks. My CODE: BEST106227
• Don’t stop kicking!
• Breakdown: Earn points via walking into stores, scanning items, buying items, and/or just based on dollar amount spent.
  • Note this will vary for each store and not all will offer points for each of these categories.
  • Also, a recently new feature is you can view mobile apps and offers for points, as well as rack up points by spending on those apps.
  • Tip: check out the discovery tab. If you look through these things you may get a reward of a point (which yes is not much but can add up). Also has videos to watch for 5 points. But honestly I really like some of these posts. They are short and show cool product ideas.
• Rewards: available rewards really range here and are gift cards or items mainly but you may see a scooter or an expensive handbag. So a very wide range!

5. Checkpoints

• Availability: on App Store and Google Play. 
• How to earn: Earn points via surveys, scanning items, watching videos, referring friends, and buying items.
  • Surveys are more involved but range from under 5 minutes to about 30.
• Referral: Feel free to use my bonus code clauren19. 
  • After you sign up, share yours to earn 100% of any friend’s earnings that sign up with your code for their first two weeks. 
• Rewards: points can be exchanged for a PayPal card/credit, as well as other gift cards.
• Warning: this app randomly says you have a virus…. they say it’s not them but well read the reviews. Crazy coincidence if it’s not them. I exit out and do not think these fake virus things have done anything to my phone, but no promises.
  • Update [2019]: I have not seen this message pop up in some time.
• One promise: be prepared to see a smiley emoji hoola-hooping a lot. That thing should be stick thin by now with the amount of exercise you’ll watch it do.
• Another warning: this app wants you to always have location services on and you will need them to scan things in stores, but if you are not going to be doing that, I would turn them off until you do. This app will use a lot of battery.

No longer available

• Pact – this app is mentioned frequently in blogs. I downloaded it earlier this year and was sent an email over the summer that it was ending soon. As promised on my home page, I want to point out apps no longer available so you do not go crazy trying to find them!

Final Thoughts

For now, try out these apps that reward you to move!

Also, check out some related posts:

• Microtask Apps – 5 Apps that Reward You for Quick Tasks
• Living in a Gig Economy – Make Money with Gig Apps
• 4 Apps to Try Out Secret Shopping 
• Post on Survey Apps – Six Apps to Make Money with Surveys 
• Money Making Master List of Ways to Make Money

AND stay tuned for more that I will be adding soon!