Pact: Earn Cash for Exercise and Healthy Living App Reviews

I used to love this app until it stopped tracking my activity, and my veggies werent being logged for some reason, even though I would submit them. I gave them months to figure out the issue, but the final straw was when my bank account was accidentally charged, leading to an overdraft fee. While Pact promptly reimbursed me, my bank wouldnt. Bummer.

Very disappointed...in myself for not researching this app better! I deleted my account minutes after signing up after realizing how it tracks workouts but your account doesnt actually cancel until the week ends. Now Im facing a $20 charge if I dont find a way to modify my workouts so that they register on the app. The only way for your workout to count is by your step counter on your phone or gps. (If you have Fitbit and trust it then go for it) I take spin classes and my phone does not track steps or distance on a stationary bike or any gym equipment besides the treadmill and only if Im holding my phone. Also they require a debit card but only after signing up was I told you need PayPal to receive any rewards. Received no confirmation after deleting my account so I now have to go to my bank to make sure they dont charge me after this week. Dont trust an app that isnt upfront about everything before signing up with your credit card.

Love the app and love the idea, I am just tired of having to delete and redownload the app and contact support all the time. The Veggie pact is always messed up. I love it, it just needs to be fixed.

Look there is no perfect app but I think that Pact has a great thing going here. Im fairly new to this only having started 3 months ago but Im pleased. Yes there has been a few bugs but customer support has always responded promptly. I cant say that for other apps. I changed my lifestyle in March 2015 & this is just another tool in keeping me accountable for my actions. Im glad someone told me about it & I love seeing the dollars add up just for keeping my body healthy. I highly recommend it if youre serious and dedicated to staying fit.

This app is a great motivator! You choose the days and amount youre willing to risk if you dont complete your pact. Customer service is the best! Ive had a couple issues regarding being out of service and missing a work out and customer service promptly handled the situation and fixed everything. Great for people needing an extra nudge to work out.

After paying $40 this week because the app repeatedly crashed and the workout tracking feature refused to start, I will no longer be using this app. In theory this is a great idea, but Im not going to continue to pay for the app to not work.

Wont let me log into the actual website to be able to delete my account. Had to get refunds for various weeks because of this!! Delete my account!

So many hitches every day and with trying to log ever meal, however I deal with it as I enjoy making an extra dollar. The gym trying to locate it half the time is off so I often find myself using the motion tracker which is everything but accurate but I have the FitBit as well in which I use a lot too. Over all the app is okay.m, however not user friendly it took me forever to get used to it.

At the beginning (about 2 years ago), I was completing only the gym and veggie pacts. It was great and worked well. I only earned less than $1 each week, but it helped keep me accountable. When I had a problem, I received prompt reply from support. Then I started having problems uploading veggie pictures, so I had to stop the veggie pact after many attempts to complete it. I was charged only once for that bug in the app, and support refunded it to me after I contacted them. I still havent had any luck with veggies but the gym pact has held up. This week I lost a workout and has to contact support, and there was an automated message approving my workout. It happened about two seconds after I first submitted my email. Overall, this is not an app to make money. It keeps you accountable for a healthy lifestyle, and it does that, except I havent gotten the veggie pact to properly upload my pics. 4/5.

So many glitches - very slow, very poor app performance.

I used pact for a month before placing my account on hold. I started with gym pact and veggie pact. Veggie pact did not work as photos that I uploaded were not seen by the community. Apparently is was a known bug with my phone OS and support put my veggie pact on permanent hold. I never received a notification if the issue was resolved. Recently I attempted to delete my account immediately after receiving a notification that my break was about to end. I was thankful for the notification but something has gone amuck and Ive been charged for my last week of break or the week that started right after my account deletion. Support, while responsive, is saying that I did not cancel I time and will not refund my money. This app requires too much hands on management to be worth the returns. I do not recommend it.

They havent given out rewards despite meeting pact for a while now. Also: It hardly can register motion, or even the passage of time. You can do a 30 minute aerobic workout, check it, and itll say only five minutes have passed. It no longer will submit automatically when you leave the gym, so if you are forgetful it will throw out all your activities.

Horrible glitches with checking in and out of gym locations. If you leave your gym before checking out, your workout wont count. Its so easy to forget to check out! Also when you do try to claim your pennies earned, the app freezes and you wont be redirected to PayPal.

Ive only been using this since October and have already earned just about $30! I eat plenty of veggies so I dont have any trouble meeting my chosen 10 per week. it also works perfectly with my Fitbit, giving me credit after 10,000 steps per day - I know better than to "bet" my money for more veggies, exercise or food logging than I know I can complete, so I have not yet had to pay out any money. I am also linked to my fitness pal app, which has really helped me to understand exactly how many calories are in what and makes me think twice before having that second cookie. oh, by the way, I dont think onion rings count as a vegetable. awesome app, I love it!!

Ive linked up my PayPal account in order to earn weekly rewards but when Im trying to cash out my rewards the app refuses to connect to my PayPal account! Ive contacted Pact support twice within the past week and have not heard back from them!

I was charged over $105 dollars after deleting the app because I felt like I was doing just fine managing my food/exercise. I brought this up to the customer service and they said that its not their fault and that I should have known that I have to delete it off my account with them too. Not just deleting and not participating is going to make them stop charging you. Be careful.

Before giving your credit card, this is one Terms of Service you should read in its entirety. The simple interface of the app doesnt explain the finer details, the company keeps 30% of everything collected (now 40%!) and may take collection activity against you if unable to charge your credit card. You are risking at least $5 per workout to gain at most $0.50. If that motivates you, great, but its a poor deal with a lot of fine print. In addition: -May impose 18% annualized interest on funds not received. -Binding arbitration -Only way to discover "the house always wins" is to wade through the TOS - you also have to click on "Rewards Terms" to find this information. It isnt disclosed anywhere else on the site, just that you get a portion of those who didnt make their goal - NOT that the company keeps 40% of that first. -You can be liable for collection costs and Attorneys fees. Those important points aside, this would be a great app by a non profit institution like a wellness society (AHA, ACS, hospital, health plan, etc) but your deposits are added to an individual account, and either repaid to you or donated to the charity if you fail. Yes, it could be considered win win but the current system youre essentially donating to a for profit organization - is that motivating? Even better, what if the funds for not meeting your goal go to an organization you DESPISE - Ill let you use your imagination here. In short, this app could be useful but this company is shady in so many ways. Beware.

It the best app... I like so much...

Its current version has a lot of flaws. Since August 2016 there has been a bug gone unfixed where you can spend up to 5 minutes attempting to submit a single fruit pact. Until this issue is resolved I suggest not to commit to fruit pacts. Also Ive been having trouble with the gym pact where it loads it and erases it the next day. When trying to submit the issue the app will crash.

To keep this brief, here is the rundown. Reward/week: 2 dollars Penalty/day: 5 dollars That is a risk to reward ratio of too many to 1! And believe me, the app will sometime miss your check-in and there goes your $5 at minimum. You will have to be perfect for the next 3 weeks just to break even. This almost seems like a scam. Sooner or later, the app will miss counting one of your check-in! For the rest of the review, the title sums it all up!