Man explains how he made easy £40 and other discounts by walking 10,000 steps
One man has explained how he earned free vouchers worth over £40 alongside other rewards and discounts by skipping the bus and upping his daily step count.
Craig, 18, from Glasgow gets his free rewards from Sweatcoin, which is a step-counting app that tracks your daily steps and swaps them for "Sweatcoins". You can then exchange these Sweatcoins for discounts, products, vouchers, and gift cards that can be purchased through their in-app store.
Craig came across an advert for Sweatcoin when playing a game on his phone a few years ago in 2020 and only downloaded it because he didn't believe he could earn the rewards for free by walking.
Craig told The Mirror: "At first, I thought that 'can't be right', but after downloading the app, I saw how I could exchange my Sweatcoins for vouchers and products in the marketplace on the app. So I started to walk to school instead of getting the bus and over the weekends I started going on long walks with my friends and family because I wanted to earn as many Sweatcoins as possible, sometimes I ended up completing 30,000 steps a day."
Sweatcoin uses your phone's pedometer and compares it to your GPS location to verify the steps you take using its algorithm. It converts every 1,000 steps someone makes 0.95 Sweatcoins - meaning you get around one Sweatcoin for every 1,000 steps you walk.
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You can walk up to 10,000 steps a day with the free version of the app - however, you would only be able to earn five Sweatcoins. The paid version allows you to earn 10 Sweatcoins a day, costing you £4.99 a month.
Alongside this, you can also watch advertisements on the app which can earn you "boost" your earnings. Currently, Craig has an in-app cashpot of 2,368 Sweatcoins, which is equivalent to nearly 2.5million steps, according to the company.
He added: "The idea of earning money for your steps is kind of crazy – it really makes me think about what value exercise has in my life, as I'm purchasing things with the Sweatcoins I've earned while walking."
Sweatcoin makes money to offer rewards for its users mainly from advertising and brand partners who pay to be featured in the app's marketplace. There are hundreds of brand partners, including Apple, Starbucks, and Amazon. The app also takes a 5% business commission which is used to get back into the Sweatcoin currency pool.
You can purchase physical items such as Apple Airtags, however you must have a premium membership for this perk. The marketplace also offers exclusive discounts and deals at big-name brands such as Reebok and Tidal, along with last-minute holiday offers from companies such as TUI. The vouchers you can earn include high street favourites such as Primark, M&S, Argos and TK Maxx.
Craig said: "It’s difficult to say how much I've earned overall because I spend it on vouchers. I’ve been able to buy a £5 Marks and Spencers and a £10 Morissons gift card. I once bought a £25 Primark voucher with my steps. I gave this to my girlfriend who bought a few shirts and trousers. I also get discounts too, like 50% off trainers and healthy snacks. Anything you can think of really.
"I've got discount offers for shops like Argos and TK Maxx before and I feel really good whilst buying things because I know my exercise has paid off literally. There's currently a prize draw for a $100 gift card of your choice too and it costs two Sweatcoins to enter which I hope I'll win."
Alongside these perks, walkers can also donate their Sweatcoins to charity through the company's charitable arm Sweatcoin for Good. Some charities working with the app include Cancer Research, Lonely Whale, the NAACP, and Save the Children.
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