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Can you really get paid to walk?
Walking apps are real, and the money is tiny. One reviewer’s 90-day test of Sweatcoin ended with a few dollars of cash value.
What it really pays
Sweatcoin is the name these searches lead to. It pays in coins, not cash.
- Coins, not cashVisu’s review says coins are spent in an in-app marketplace, or converted to a separate SWEAT token.
- A few dollars after 90 daysThat is the cash value Visu’s reviewer reached, walking every day.
- Hard to cash outThe Budget Diet’s review says it is extremely difficult to earn real cash, and that PayPal rewards need an unrealistic number of coins.
Is it a scam?
Visu’s review says no: it calls the app legit, worth keeping as a free motivator to walk more, and not an income.
These are independent reviews, not company figures. Sweatcoin’s help pages could not be read when we checked, and Visu runs a rival rewards product.
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Sources
- Visu: is Sweatcoin worth it? (Visu runs a rival rewards product), checked 5 Nov 2026
- The Budget Diet: is Sweatcoin legit?, checked 5 Nov 2026