I haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been testing out some new apps! I already use Cashwalk, WeWard, and Evidation, but I wanted to branch out a little and see if any other walking/step counting apps are decent side-earners. I started this new batch on August 13th, 2025. Spoiler: some of these are worth keeping, and some… not so much.
Cash Steps
This one was a flop. You “earn” by hitting a certain step count each day for a chance at $1 (odds go up the more you walk). You can also watch ads to boost your odds.
After a whole month, the only dollar I earned was the sign-up bonus. That’s it.
Verdict: Not worth your time.
PaidtoGo
A little better, but still underwhelming. You earn coins based on your daily steps, and you need 1,000 coins to cash out. After a month, I earned 160 coins, which works out to maybe $20/year at my pace.
There’s a subscription option to earn more coins, but since I’m trying to save money, I’m not paying to make money. On the plus side, you don’t have to log in every day and there aren’t many ads.
Verdict: Better than Cash Steps, but still not impressive.
Winwalk
Now we’re getting somewhere. Winwalk gives you coins for your steps, with the option to watch one ad per day to collect all your coins at once. There are also missions and achievements for bonus coins.
In my first month, I earned 2,151 coins (and I didn’t even log in every day). Payout is $10 for 16,000 coins, which means I’d get about a cashout and a half per year at my current pace. Lots of gift card options too, which I like.
Verdict: Worth keeping and testing longer. I’ll hang on to it at least until I cash out once.
Referral link (we both get 300 coins): Winwalk
Steps Money
This one is very ad-heavy, but the payout is faster than most. You earn straight cash: $10 once you hit 1 million steps. (Still not sure if it goes to PayPal or bank, I’ll update once I find out!)
By default, you get 5,000 steps a day, but you can watch ads every 1,000 steps up to 10,000. There are also extra ads for +5,500 steps daily and sometimes +750 steps on login.
In one month, I logged 285,444 steps, which works out to about 4–5 months for a $10 cashout. Not amazing, but better than the others this round.
Verdict: Decent, as long as you don’t mind the ads.
Charity Miles
Charity Miles doesn’t pay you — it raises money for charities through sponsors. When you sign up, you choose a sponsor category and a charity. Mine are Ucan (a fitness brand I’d never heard of) and World Central Kitchen.
The app tracks your steps, walks/runs, and bike rides, then allocates donations from a fixed sponsor pool. It doesn’t show you the dollar amount raised, which I wish it did, but I like the idea. It’s like doing a mini charity walk every day.
Verdict: Great if you want to give back, but not for personal earnings.
Ranking These Apps (Worst to Best for Personal Earnings)
- Cash Steps – Worst: Don’t waste your time.
- PaidtoGo: Slightly better, but too slow.
- Winwalk: Steady earning, gift cards, worth keeping.
- Steps Money – Best: Most promising payout speed, even with heavy ads.
Compared to My Regulars
- Cashwalk – Still my #1. Reliable, steady payouts, and easy to use. (My code is US5WP if you want 500 coins to get started.)
- WeWard – Slow but fun. I like the extras (like trading cards) even if it takes a while to cash out.
- Evidation – The OG. I keep it around for the health info and surveys. The payout is tiny, but it’s low-maintenance.
Compared to these, I’ll probably keep Steps Money and Winwalk running in the background, but drop Cash Steps and PaidtoGo.
Walking apps won’t pay my debt off anytime soon, but they’re a fun little way to squeeze extra dollars (or donations). I walk a lot at work already, right? If you’ve tried any of these, or know of one I haven’t covered yet, I’d love to hear about it!
– Laurel 🍂
Earned While Busy 
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