Frequently Asked Questions

Weight Wagers is a fitness accountability platform where you bet on yourself to hit weight and step goals. You commit to a challenge, pay an entry fee as your stake, and if you hit your verified goal you share a prize pool funded by Weight Wagers with everyone else who hits theirs. Miss your goal and you forfeit your entry fee. It’s a proven way to stay motivated, build consistency, and reach your fitness goals faster.

• Join a Challenge – Choose a challenge based on your goal: weight loss, weight gain, maintenance, or step count.
• Commit with an Entry Fee – Your entry fee is your stake. It is charged when you join, and you forfeit it if you miss your goal. Prizes are funded by Weight Wagers, not by other participants' entry fees.
• Hit Your Goal – Track your progress using Apple Health or weigh-ins.
• Get Rewarded – Meet your verified goal and you share that challenge's prize pool with everyone else who meets theirs. The prize pool for each challenge is shown in the app\!

• Anyone who struggles with motivation to stay active or lose weight.
• Those who want an extra layer of accountability for their fitness journey.
• People looking for a fun, community-driven way to stay on track.
• Fitness enthusiasts who want to earn rewards for hitting their goals.

We offer two types of challenges with potentially two additional coming out:

• Step Challenges – Average a daily step goal (e.g., 8K or 10K steps per day) over the challenge. Your average daily steps over the challenge, divided by the goal, is your score; at or above 100% you share the prize pool.
• Weight Loss Challenges – Lose a set amount of weight over a timeframe you choose.
• Weight Gain Challenges – TBA
• Weight Maintenance Challenges – TBA

You can participate in:

• Bi-weekly Challenges – Great for quick wins and building daily habits.
• Monthly Challenges – Keep up momentum and see steady progress.
• Quarterly Challenges – Bigger payouts for longer-term results.
• Semi-Annual & Annual Challenges – TBA

• If you want to build a daily habit, go for a bi-weekly or monthly challenge.
• If you're focused on weight loss or muscle gain, choose a longer challenge for the best results.
• If you want to maintain progress, try a maintenance challenge to stay on track.

For weight challenges, registration closes when the challenge's baseline check-in window ends. For steps challenges, it closes 14 days after the start date. After that, new entries are not accepted.

Yes\! However:

• You can only join one weight category at a time (weight loss, weight gain, or maintenance).
• You can join up to two challenges within the same category at once.
• You can always participate in a step challenge alongside a weight-related challenge.

Weight Wagers syncs with Apple Health to automatically track your weight and step data. You just need to have your fitness devices or scale sync to apple health. Then you just focus on hitting your goal and we’ll handle the tracking\! For longer term weight challenges, anything greater than 1+ month will require video verification.

To ensure your data updates correctly, we recommend: Opening the app regularly so it pulls the latest info. Ensuring Apple Health is enabled for data sharing. Manually refreshing the app if needed.

No. Your weight comes only from a scale synced to Apple Health. Weights typed by hand, in the app or in the Health app, do not count toward any challenge. This keeps every challenge fair and verifiable for everyone taking part.

For weight-based challenges, you must log at least three weigh-ins per week for your progress to count. Rolling challenges also need a recent scale weigh-in (within the last 3 days) in Apple Health as your baseline when you join. We recommend weighing in daily on a scale that syncs to Apple Health; we send reminders and accountability nudges based on where you are in your journey.

• You pay an entry fee to join a paid challenge. It is charged when you join and is your stake in your own goal.
• If you meet your verified goal, you share a prize pool funded by Weight Wagers with everyone else who meets theirs. The prize pool for each challenge is shown in the app once Weight Wagers sets it, no later than the start date.
• If you miss your goal, you forfeit your entry fee.
• Prizes are never paid out of other participants' entry fees.

The entry fee is what makes the commitment real: it is your stake, and you forfeit it if you miss your goal. Forfeited entry fees are how Weight Wagers earns revenue and pays for running the platform, including hosting, payment processing, payouts, verification and support. We cover the payment processing and payout fees ourselves. Prizes work differently: Weight Wagers funds each paid challenge's prize pool by its start date, and everyone who hits the goal splits it. The pool is not a share of other participants' entry fees, and nothing is deducted from it.

Your share of the prize pool. Weight Wagers funds each paid challenge's pool by its start date, and everyone who hits the goal splits it, so what you receive depends on the size of the pool and on how many participants succeed. The pool is shown in the app once it is set. Because the pool is funded by Weight Wagers rather than by other participants' entry fees, your entry fee is never used to pay another participant.

A partner such as a gym may add its own prize, for example a membership, for the participant with the most total steps in the final standings. Partner prizes are funded and fulfilled by the partner, are separate from the Weight Wagers cash prize pool, and are described on the partner's poster. If participants tie for the most total steps, they split the partner prize, or the partner decides, as stated on the poster.

We batch payouts after a challenge is completed. Usually funds are sent out the week following the end of the challenge.

Weight Wagers collects step count, weight data, and other fitness metrics from Apple Health to verify challenge participation. We may also collect basic account details like email and payment information for processing transactions.

Your data is used solely to:

• Verify challenge completion (e.g., confirming weight loss or step goals).
• Ensure fair play in competitions.
• Improve the app experience by providing insights and recommendations.

No. We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing or advertising purposes.

Yes\! We use encryption and security best practices to protect your information. Your data is only accessible to you and used for challenge verification.

Absolutely\! You can:

• Disconnect Apple Health at any time.
• Request data deletion by contacting support.
• Withdraw from challenges if you no longer wish to participate. However, we will not provide refunds without necessary medical documentation.

Yes, we strongly recommend opening the app regularly to ensure your data syncs properly, especially before a challenge ends.

Refunds are not guaranteed but may be considered in cases of medical emergencies with proof. All refund requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. We truly believe in the accountability aspect of this platform and would not like users to quit half way through. Leaving a challenge early also affects the other participants. Therefore we highly recommend you are sure you can participate in the full challenge before joining.

No, once a challenge starts, you cannot cancel or switch challenges. This ensures fairness for all participants.

No, Weight Wagers is not gambling. Success is 100% based on effort, not chance. Unlike gambling, where results are random, your ability to win is entirely in your control. “Bet on Yourself” refers to a commitment to personal accountability and goal-setting. By participating in challenges on the Weight Wagers platform, users are making a personal commitment to achieving their goals. This is not intended to imply gambling, nor are any monetary wagers made with the intent of achieving a financial gain at the expense of others. Prizes come from a prize pool funded by Weight Wagers and are never paid out of other participants' entry fees; your entry fee is a stake in your own goal, in the spirit of motivation and accountability, and the goal is to encourage users to stay committed to their personal health and fitness journey. The challenges are skill based and do not involve any element of luck or chance. The results depend solely based on each individual's performance.

Weight Wagers operates as a skill-based platform. However, participants are responsible for understanding local laws before joining.

Yes, you must be 18 or older to participate. You are responsible for providing accurate information about your age when using Weight Wagers.

No, you do not need any special license or approval to join Weight Wagers.

If you earn more than $600 in a year, our payment processor may issue you a 1099-K form for tax reporting. You are responsible for reporting your earnings.

If you experience any problems, contact us through the Help section in the app or email **us at admin@weightwagersapp.comadmin@weightwagersapp.commailto:admin@weightwagersapp.com.** Please allow 24-72 hours for a response as we are a very small team\!

For weight-related challenges, if you have fewer than three weigh-ins in a week, that week's progress may not count toward your challenge. Step on your scale and Apple Health does the rest.

Proven Motivation – Studies show financial incentives help people reach fitness goals. Built-In Accountability – Real stakes mean you’re less likely to quit. Flexible Challenges – Choose short-term consistency or long-term big payouts. Real Rewards for Real Effort – The more committed you are, the more you can earn.