# Cash-Earning Exercise Apps The Pact App Pays People to Lead Healthier Lifestyles By Meghan Young | Published 2015-02-11 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pact-app References: [techcrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/01/pact/) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pact-earn-cash-for-exercise/id456068701?mt=8) The Pact app takes the [gamified craze](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthgame) to the next level by actually dishing out money to users. It has a solid reward platform that earns people cold hard cash the more they work out and [eat healthy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/capy-diet). Essentially making a pact to lead healthier lifestyles, the Pact app works both ways. As soon as a person activates the app, they're asked to choose the amount they would want deducted from their own account if they don't stick to their plan. In order to earn money, the Pact app pays as little as 30 cents to as much as $5 per week. [TechCrunch](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rocket-launches) reports, "That payout comes out of the pool of money from people who didn’t make their pact." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 24% | Activity: 23% | 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) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Gamified Fitness Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating fitness apps that reward users with monetary incentives for healthy behavior. - **Financial Incentive Platforms:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing platforms that leverage financial rewards to motivate individuals to achieve personal goals. - **Behavioral Economics in Health Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating principles of behavioral economics into health apps to drive positive lifestyle changes through financial incentives. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Mobile App Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Building mobile apps that combine gamification, fitness tracking, and monetary rewards to encourage healthy behaviors. - **Health and Wellness:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating financial incentives into health and wellness programs to motivate individuals to lead healthier lifestyles. - **Fintech:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating financial technology solutions that facilitate the implementation and management of financial reward platforms for behavior change. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Elevated Health Rewards Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/massmutual-1.md) - [Motivational Push-Up Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pushup-quest.md) - [Goal Commitment Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lock-in-win.md) - [Mindful Finance Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paktol-app.md) - [Productivity-Focused Exercise Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steppin.md) - [Incentive-Based Athletic Challenges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gains-app.md) - [Entertaining Micro Workout Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartphone-workout-game.md) - [Extreme No-Excuse Fitness Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/workout-nightmare.md) - [Financial Health-Focused Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cash-flow-and-capital.md)