Frequently Asked Questions

Weight Wagers is an innovative fitness accountability platform where users bet on themselves to hit weight and step goals. You commit to a challenge, put in a buy-in, and if you succeed, you split the prizes. 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 a Buy-In – Your "buy in" contributes to the challenge prizes, along with other participants' contributions.
• Hit Your Goal – Track your progress using Apple Health or weigh-ins.
• Get Rewarded – If you meet your goal, you share the prizes with other successful participants\!

• 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 – Hit a specific daily step goal (e.g., 10K or 15K steps per day).
• 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.

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.

Yes, but for 1-month and longer challenges, manual weigh-ins require verification.

For weight-based challenges, you must log at least three weigh-ins per week for your progress to count. For challenges requiring manual entries, one entry is required \+/- three days before or after the start of the challenge and one entry is required \+/- three days before or after the end of the challenge. We recommend you still weigh in weekly with a scale that syncs to apple health as we will provide reminders and accountability based on where you are at in your journey.

• You pay a buy-in to enter a challenge.
• If you meet your goal, you split the prize with other winners.
• Weight Wagers takes a small fee to keep the platform running.

In order for us to operate the app and website, we need to cover all operational costs. These include database maintenance, hosting the servers, marketing, salaries for employees, and more. We also cover all processing fees and payout fees so our users can maximize their prizes. Our platform fees are higher for shorter term challenges as it typically costs us more to run these challenges. We also believe users should be rewarded larger prizes for longer commitments so we reduce our platform fee for longer term challenges.

Yes, **winners always make more than their buy-inbuy-inhttp://buy-in.In**. In rare situations where all users win, they receive back their initial buy-in back.

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. This would also impact the prizes for other users. 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.

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.

“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. All funds are pooled (after platform fee) 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.

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 fail to log at least three weigh-ins per week, your progress may not count toward your challenge.

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.