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John Biggs

Jaywalk - Walk, get money

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Jaywalk is a new app that lets you earn discounts in your neighborhood just for walking or running. We built it because walking is the easiest way to stay healthy and walking for a coffee, sandwich, or even a drink is a great goal. This is the second version of the app and we're proud to share it with ProductHunt.

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Joseph Holguin
Looks like a great product and concept. Does this work in all cities or are you rolling out to specific cities?
Richard Svinkin
Maker
@josephholguin works everywhere and adds credits for inviting friends and merchants
John Biggs
Maker
@josephholguin we need you guys to be our street team! invite your favorite merchants and we'll do the rest!
Devon Campbell
I love this idea. One quick suggestion: let me start earning coins and see which merchants are on the platform before I sign up. This way, I'll be invested and already see the benefit for me before you ask me to sign up. Hit me up to create an account when I want to redeem instead of before I get to see the carrot.
Jill Barletti
@raddevon - To me it seems like a lot to ask to begin earning coins prior to signing up, but I def agree that it would be great to see which merchants have signed up before I create my account -- I might want to ask those merchants to join before signing up because I'd end up deleting the app if none of my favorite merchants sign up :/
Gabe O'Leary
Let me know when there's an Android version! Reminds me of sweatcoin which I use but hopefully this will have more useful rewards.
Adrian Chenault

You get rewarded throughout the day for your steps in Jaycoins, which can be redeemed for dollars in a local establishment that accepts them. The catch? They expire at midnight. So go for a long walk and then get some free drinks, coffee, or snacks! What's not to like?

Pros:

I love that it rewards me for the walking and fitness activities I already do, and it inspires me to do more! It is surprisingly motivating!

Cons:

Waiting for them to get into more places. Business owners! This app will make me come check out your establishment. Get on there!

Emme SINGER
Love this idea. Now add making them redeemable in euros and get the Italian and Spanish coffee shops to join in šŸ˜‰
Ksenia Kerbel
Jaywalk is truly a great and promising idea. Looking forward to use it in my town :)
Eric GarcĆ­a
Great product! Congrats!
Faradjine A.
Great idea, Jaywalk! Congrats!
Ouriel Ohayon
nice one
Jonas Almut
From a philosophical point of view its a shame humanity has come to this. But I support healthy living so thumbs up.
James Sung
Just what I was looking for!
Jose Aguirre
Nice app !! :O
Jonathan Brier

I recommend reading on how technology design influences society and even in the selection of a name can shift thinking of what is ok and not ok. Read: https://link.springer.com/articl...

Pros:

Good concept.

Cons:

Terrible name, it desensitizes & normalizes an illegal activity in many areas. Social ramifications of choices are important to consider.

Stephen Robinson
"normalizes an illegal activity in many areas" The app itself isn't about jaywalking, and to think this will increase jaywalking is so ridiculous.
Donatas Ranonis
Love the idea! Another example how technology can be used for good.
Heidi Helen Pilypas

I downloaded this to try with the idea it would be similar to Sweatcoin where I get sweatcoins for walking which can be redeemed on real-life rewards. In Jaywalk, you earn jaycoin but they expire in 24 hours (however after using it for a few days, my jaycoin still seem to be there so now I am wondering).

There are currently no offers to use in Australia, so everything I earn canā€™t be spent on anything and will disappear before any local merchants join. I have invited some friends and merchants I found emails for but so far but I haven't had many sign up yet. I got a notification a friend joined but I wasn't able to find a way to follow him. I It would be cool if you could connect your Twitter and see if any of your followers are already on there.

At the moment, everything on my feed is over 14,000 km away but I am trying to change that by posting some of my own material.

I think this app would be better if your jaycoins didnā€™t expire, there were a lot more places to get rewards, and it was easier to connect to friends on there.

Pros:

Beautiful user interface. Can invite friends and merchants.

Cons:

No offers in Australia. Jaycoins expire in 1 day. Canā€™t change miles to kilometres.

Valerio Neri
Great great great idea!
Brian Rabben | Mr. @WolfOfGrowth šŸŗ

Nothing not-RAD!

Pros:

RAD!

Cons:

None

Sumant Subrahmanya
Is there some sort of difficulty level? Because I can see a lot of athletes always getting the maximum discount.
John Biggs
Maker
@ussumant merchants can set a max for themselves.
Teguh Ryansyaputra
This good idea
Tech KT

The app is a great idea to make the lazy and sedentry people leave the room and instead of ordering food to their desk go out for a walk and make some bucks as an extra source of mini pocket money.

You can also partner with merchants to add extra points when a user buys food from counter instead of delivery.

All the very best.

Pros:

Concept, vision and the the motive

Cons:

Reach

Serhii Myrko
This is cool, interesting alternative to cash-back