Apps like Sweatcoin: alternatives with a real cash value

How Sweatcoin pays you (checked November 2026)

Sweatcoin is a free app that turns verified steps into its own in-app currency, sweatcoins, which you spend in its marketplace. Here's how it works, according to its help center and its terms for U.S. residents:

• Steps. 1,000 verified steps convert to 0.95 sweatcoins after a 5% commission, so 10,000 steps earn 9.5 sweatcoins. Its algorithm checks steps against data such as location, speed and consistency of movement, and Sweatcoin says some steps may not convert.
• Spending. Sweatcoins buy offers in the in-app marketplace, which change at least once a day. Many are paid fully in sweatcoins, while some are discounts that still require paying the brand.
• No cash-out. Sweatcoin's help center says you can't cash out sweatcoins to PayPal or a bank account, though PayPal or Amazon vouchers sometimes appear in its auctions. Its U.S. terms say sweatcoins can't be redeemed for cash unless Sweatcoin agrees otherwise in writing.
• Daily caps and Premium. The terms say the daily cap can vary by membership level. Premium is a paid subscription with a 7-day free trial and a fair-use limit of 100 sweatcoins a day.
• Extra coins from ads. Daily rewards let you earn more sweatcoins by watching ads in the app and walking a little more.
• Crypto is separate. Sweatcoin's U.S. terms don't let U.S. residents exchange sweatcoins for Sweat Tokens or open a Sweat Token wallet, and its help center says the Sweat Wallet app ends in its current form on December 30, 2026.

So Sweatcoin pays in marketplace offers, not money. Because sweatcoins have no published cash value, nobody can say exactly what a 10,000-step day is worth in dollars. It depends on the offer you pick.

If you want to get paid to walk in something with a clear dollar value, look for an app that tells you what its points are worth before you start.

Sweatcoin vs AHEALTH: what 10,000 steps earns

Here's a side-by-side for walking, based on Sweatcoin's published rules and AHEALTH's rates for new U.S. accounts. Ads, offers, surveys and other bonus activities are left out of the 10,000-step numbers.

Both apps can change their rates, so check the current numbers in each app before you rely on them. For five popular walking apps side by side, see apps that pay you to walk compared.

What to look for in an app like Sweatcoin

Most people look for a Sweatcoin alternative because they want rewards they can actually use. These checks work for any walking app:

• A published point value. If an app tells you what its points are worth in dollars, you can work out what a day of walking earns before you commit.
• Rewards you'd buy anyway. Gift cards for stores you already shop at, or cash-out options, are easier to value than discount codes that still need a purchase.
• No paying to earn. A free points-for-rewards app lets you earn without buying a subscription, token or item first. A paid tier is fine if you want one, but you shouldn't need it.
• A daily limit that fits you. Most apps cap how many steps earn points each day. Compare the cap with how much you usually walk.
• Steps from the devices you use. Some apps read only your phone, and some can add steps from a watch. Check this if you often walk without your phone.
• Sensible data requests. Reading your step count is normal. Only allow the data an app needs for the rewards you want.

For the full picture of how to get paid for steps with the phone you already have, start with our main guide.

How AHEALTH works if you're coming from Sweatcoin

AHEALTH, formerly Moneywalk, is a free iPhone and Android app that gives you points for everyday healthy habits, not just steps. Instead of an in-app currency with no set value, its points have a fixed price in the Gift Shop: 1,000 points = $1 for new U.S. accounts.

1. Install AHEALTH from the App Store or Google Play and allow it to read your step count. Your phone does the counting, so a smartwatch is optional.
2. Walk as usual. New U.S. accounts earn 1 point for every 100 steps, up to 10,000 steps a day, plus up to 60 bonus points a day from step coins.
3. Add your watch steps if you wear one. In recent versions of the app (2.8 and later), you can connect Apple Health on iPhone or Health Connect on Android. If they record more steps than your phone, for example from a watch that syncs to them, AHEALTH uses the higher count.
4. Earn from other habits too. Logging sleep, water, meals and medication, plus quick exercises such as squats counted by your phone's motion sensor, also earns points. Point amounts differ by habit.
5. Redeem in the Gift Shop. Email gift cards start at $5 (Amazon and Dunkin'), most other brands start at $10, and they usually arrive within 1 to 3 days. Before your first redemption, you may be asked to verify your phone number.

New U.S. accounts also get a sign-up bonus that puts the first $1 reward within reach in the first days. Features and rates can vary by account and can change over time. See how AHEALTH rewards work.

Before you leave Sweatcoin

• Spend your sweatcoins first. Browse the marketplace for an offer you'd really use, and read the offer description to see whether it needs an extra payment.
• Cancel Premium if you won't use it. Sweatcoin's terms say Premium renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends, so cancel it in your app store's subscription settings.
• Ignore "migration" messages. Sweatcoin's help center says neither it nor the Sweat Foundation will message you first or ask for a private key, seed phrase or password. Anyone who does is running a scam.
• You can keep both. The two apps don't depend on each other, so you can try a new app before you stop using Sweatcoin.

The walking matters more than the coins

Whichever app you use, the rewards are a small bonus. The CDC recommends that adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity, such as brisk walking, every week, which works out to about 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.

Steps add up too. A 2022 analysis of 15 studies in The Lancet Public Health found that adults who took more steps per day had a lower risk of death. The benefit leveled off at about 6,000 to 8,000 steps a day for adults 60 and older, and at about 8,000 to 10,000 steps a day for younger adults.

If you have a health condition or haven't been active for a while, talk with your doctor before you start a new exercise routine.

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• Get paid to walkHow to get paid to walk with the phone you already have, what apps that pay you to walk really pay and how to tell a legit one from a waste of time.
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• Rewards apps without a wearableWhat an iPhone or Android phone tracks on its own, which habits you log yourself, what you give up without a wearable and what to check before you pick a free rewards app.

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