Sweatcoin is a phone app that tracks your steps. However, there is more to Sweatcoin app than just allowing you to keep track of your steps – Sweatcoin also rewards you for your activity with digital currency (sweatcoins) that can be used to buy products and services.
The products and services available for you to spend your sweatcoin on are primarily fitness and health-related, such as training sessionsworkout gear
You can also exchange sweatcoins with other users and donate them to charity
Sweatcoin is to motivate people to exercise more by offering them real, tangible awards for the steps they take. The founders created the app to address the human need for instant gratification rather than delayed, long-term benefits, which is one reason many people have a hard time motivating themselves to work out.
How Sweatcoin works
- Sweatcoin app keeps track of your (outdoor) steps
- You earn one sweatcoin for every 1,000 steps
- sweatcoins to purchase products and services in the app’s marketplace
Walk (or run) and earn sweatcoins
So how do users earn sweatcoin by walking?
Well, the Sweatcoin app automatically tracks your steps as you walk (as long as the app is running, so don’t ever totally shut down the app by swiping up).
Every time you walk or run, 1,000 steps, you earn a single sweatcoin
One of the catches is that these steps must be taken outdoors, which the app verifies by using your phone’s location tracker. This means that steps taken in your home or at the gym won’t count toward earning sweatcoins. However, the founders are reportedly working on expanding to indoor steps in the future.
