The Sweatcoin app helps you earn ‘digital coins’ as you exercise
Heard this Every drop of sweat you shed is gonna earn you rich dividends. Intrigued Try the Sweatcoin app. The app is accessible for free from Apple app store in the UK. Every 1000 steps win the app users a digital coin, which can be exchanged for goodies ranging from Vivobarefoot running shoes, Kymira infra-red clothing and fitness classes from Wonderush or BOOMCycle in the in-app shop section on products and services.
How does the app count the footsteps Some science does wonders from behind and this is how it works. There are built-in sensors in the iPhone to track the person with certain complex software at play. Together, it manages to keep tabs on the defaulters. The phone’s accelerometers (the device to measure the acceleration of a moving body) and GPS location are utilised here. And the company prefers to remain hush-hush regarding the software.
The Company is trying to extend the app to Android platform so that it could spread wings to a wider region.
