# Monetary Payment Goal Apps 'ShowUpToIt' Has Users Create Goals and Complete Them or Pay By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2017-01-16 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/create-goals References: [betalist](https://betalist.com/startups/showuptoit) & [showuptoit](http://showuptoit.com) It can be difficult to create goals and stick to them, so 'ShowUpToIt' is a web app that enables users to have a bit more encouragement to get things completed. 'ShowUpToIt' enables users to [set goals for themselves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heyzeke) that they want to complete that, if they are not completed, will result in a [monetary payment being made](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/incentivized-budgeting). 'ShowUpToIt' uses [GPS technology in your smartphone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bucket-list-manager) to know whether or not you are completing your goals and will automatically cash in the stake you have set if you don't keep it. This acts as a great way to get motivated based on the fact that not completing goals will result in losing a certain amount of money. This makes it possible to create goals that you'll actually complete rather than being all talk and no action. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.2/10 - Popularity: 16% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Goal Achievement Motivation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop apps that use monetary stakes to incentivize users to achieve their goals. - **Gamification of Goal Setting:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce game-like elements, such as GPS tracking, to make goal setting and achievement more engaging and rewarding. - **Financial Accountability:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create platforms that hold users accountable to their goals by implementing automatic monetary penalties for non-completion. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Personal Development Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build apps that incorporate monetary stakes to help users stay motivated and achieve personal goals. - **Health and Fitness Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop apps that utilize GPS tracking to encourage users to meet their exercise and wellness targets. - **Productivity and Task Management Tools:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design tools that enforce financial consequences for incomplete tasks, pushing users to be more productive and efficient. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Goal Commitment Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lock-in-win.md) - [Goal Tracker Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/5goals.md) - [Goal Visualization Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moneyvision-app.md) - [Insightful Actionable Goal Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goal-and-habit-tracker.md) - [Motivational Goal-Tracking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/disciplined.md) - [Kid-Friendly Financial Support Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/financial-lessons-for-kids.md) - [Personal Goal-Setting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goalsetting-app1.md) - [Habit-Tracking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dallies.md) - [Adorable Goal-Setting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cangoal.md)