MoneyWalk is one of the largest walking-reward apps people rarely mention in the same breath as Sweatcoin or WeWard. It has millions of installs, gives points for steps and health habits, and offers gift cards at relatively low thresholds. It also contains plenty of adverts and a growing trail of redemption complaints. Here is the useful version of the review.
The verdict
MoneyWalk is a genuine rewards app, but we would treat every reward as a bonus until it lands. The app really tracks movement and awards points, its gift shop is real, and some users report successful redemptions. The concern is consistency: recent store reviews also describe gift cards failing to arrive, redemptions producing errors and support being slow. Try it without spending money, confirm your local reward catalogue first, and never value unredeemed points like cash.
How MoneyWalk works
MoneyWalk reads steps from your phone or connected health platform. Its current store description says users can claim points in 100-step increments up to 5,000 steps, then collect extra bonuses at each additional 1,000-step milestone up to 10,000. The company advertises as many as 200 points for reaching 5,000 steps, although the exact total depends on bonuses and the version shown in your region.
Walking is only one layer. MoneyWalk also offers points for logging food and water, recording sleep, completing health surveys, tending a virtual tree, watching adverts and entering short step battles. Those extras make it more varied than a plain pedometer, but they also explain the business model: meaningful progress usually comes from repeated app engagement, not passive steps alone.
Claims and features can vary by country. The safest source for your actual earning rate is the counter and Gift Shop displayed in your account, not a conversion quoted by someone using a different regional version.
How much does MoneyWalk pay?
There is no universal point-to-cash rate. MoneyWalk generally offers retail gift cards, and both the brands and point requirements vary by market. Some current users report low-value gift cards beginning around the equivalent of $1, while other regions show materially higher thresholds. That makes any single “one point equals” calculation unreliable.
One month-long user test reported earning roughly enough for a $5 retail gift card after combining walking with the app's extra tasks. That is more useful than pretending steps alone created $5: adverts, logs, games and bonuses contributed too. A passive walker should expect less.
Realistic expectation: small gift cards, slowly. MoneyWalk is motivation with a rebate attached, not a side income. If payout size matters most, compare it with our ranking of the highest-paying walking apps.
Does MoneyWalk actually pay?
There is evidence of successful gift-card redemptions, so describing MoneyWalk as automatically fake would be inaccurate. There is also a meaningful pattern in recent Google Play reviews: users mention redemption errors, rewards not arriving and customer-service delays. MoneyWalk's support responses say it continues awarding points and asks users to report problems through its in-app consultation channel.
Both facts can coexist. A rewards app can have paid many users and still become unreliable for some accounts, countries or reward batches. Screenshot your balance and redemption confirmation, avoid buying anything merely to unlock points, and stop if the reward catalogue no longer justifies the time.
What is good and what is not
Good:
- Available on iPhone and Android with a large existing user base.
- Rewards more than steps, including sleep and simple health habits.
- Low-value gift cards can be more attainable than giant headline prizes.
- Step battles and virtual-growing features add genuine motivation.
Not good:
- Point values and rewards vary, so earnings are difficult to predict.
- Daily claiming and bonus tasks stop it being fully passive.
- Advertisements become a significant part of faster earning.
- Recent redemption and support complaints deserve caution.
Who should use it?
MoneyWalk suits someone who already walks, enjoys light gamification and will use whichever retail gift cards appear locally. It is less suitable if you need PayPal cash, dislike adverts, want rewards to accumulate without opening the app, or need predictable value.
For established alternatives, read our CashWalk review, WeWard review and guide to step-counter apps that pay. If you want gym sessions, runs and other workouts to count alongside walking, Fitcoin uses compatible Apple Health and Health Connect activity to build a broader daily FitScore.
Frequently asked questions
Is MoneyWalk legit?
It is a real, actively maintained rewards app. Recent payout complaints mean users should still approach redemptions cautiously.
Does MoneyWalk pay cash?
Its main rewards are retail gift cards. Options differ by country, and PayPal is not consistently available.
Is MoneyWalk free?
Yes. The trade-off is advertising and time spent claiming points or completing optional earning tasks.
Method: This independent review uses MoneyWalk's current app-store descriptions, observed regional reward information and recent user reports. Reward catalogues and thresholds change; verify the terms shown in your account. Fitcoin has no commercial relationship with MoneyWalk.
About the author: Harris Khan is the co-founder and CTO of Fitcoin, a UK fitness-rewards app.