App that gives SCENE points for walking !!!

morning_green
morning_green Posts: 11 Member
edited November 19 in Fitness and Exercise
Any fellow Canadians out there !? My aunt just showed me an app that tracks how much you walk (by your phone) and rewards you for walking by giving you scene points ( for non Canadians those are points for a free movie !). My auntie has been getting 1 free movie every 2 months only from the points earned on the app ! Just thought I'd let you guys know !

Also I need some more friends here so please add me !!

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  • morning_green
    morning_green Posts: 11 Member
    edited June 2017
    Sorry! The app is called Carrots !
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    It'd be cool if it gave you points towards doing something active...I hate the movies
  • morning_green
    morning_green Posts: 11 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    It'd be cool if it gave you points towards doing something active...I hate the movies
    you can also get save on more points, petro points, or aeroplan points
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    morning_green wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    It'd be cool if it gave you points towards doing something active...I hate the movies
    you can also get save on more points, petro points, or aeroplan points

    Nice
  • silversnake84
    silversnake84 Posts: 17 Member
    Thanks for the heads up but not available in Québec yet. Hopefully soon
  • morning_green
    morning_green Posts: 11 Member
    silversnake84 wrote: »
    Thanks for the heads up but not available in Québec yet. Hopefully soon

    Oh no!! I hope so !!
  • MsHarryWinston
    MsHarryWinston Posts: 1,027 Member
    Oooo going to look for it!
  • Dani9585
    Dani9585 Posts: 215 Member
    Cool, thanks for sharing this. I'll have to check it out!
  • bikecheryl
    bikecheryl Posts: 1,432 Member
    Not available in Manitoba yet either!!
  • sarahleslie1983
    sarahleslie1983 Posts: 3 Member
    Not in Alberta yet either :) Looks like just BC and NFLD
  • jillymurdoch
    jillymurdoch Posts: 42 Member
    Add me! jilliany3737
  • jillymurdoch
    jillymurdoch Posts: 42 Member
    jillymurdoch wrote: »
    Add me! jilliany3737

    I meant to type “add me to Carrot”. I have no friends on it either!
  • MHarper522
    MHarper522 Posts: 108 Member
    Wish I still lived in Canada!
  • diddlywiddly
    diddlywiddly Posts: 26 Member
    tashas5387

    Add away!
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    So, now to figure out how to connect my Garmin to it. I don't track steps on my phone.
  • kiela64
    kiela64 Posts: 1,447 Member
    Ya my coworker just told me about this! Unfortunately I can't have my phone on me at work and my activity tracker isn't a fitbit so it doesn't sync, but I'm getting all my non-work walking on it.
  • bikecheryl
    bikecheryl Posts: 1,432 Member
    MHarper522 wrote: »
    Wish I still lived in Canada!

    It's not available in Manitoba yet. :(
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    kiela64 wrote: »
    Ya my coworker just told me about this! Unfortunately I can't have my phone on me at work and my activity tracker isn't a fitbit so it doesn't sync, but I'm getting all my non-work walking on it.

    Here's what I'm trying (and I don't really have it working yet, so consider that).

    Garmin watch and android phone.
    Downloaded an app called FitnessSyncer
    Downloaded Google Fit
    Downloaded Carrot

    So, in theory, Fitness Syncer should take my steps from Garmin and push them to Google Fit, from there they get pushed to Carrot.

    It's not working. Google Fit only gets steps I take with my phone. I don't run with my phone. Google Fit does show the workouts etc. but does not sync steps.

    So, if I can't figure this out I've got a bunch of apps to delete.
  • kiela64
    kiela64 Posts: 1,447 Member
    Tacklewasher wrote: »
    kiela64 wrote: »
    Ya my coworker just told me about this! Unfortunately I can't have my phone on me at work and my activity tracker isn't a fitbit so it doesn't sync, but I'm getting all my non-work walking on it.

    Here's what I'm trying (and I don't really have it working yet, so consider that).

    Garmin watch and android phone.
    Downloaded an app called FitnessSyncer
    Downloaded Google Fit
    Downloaded Carrot

    So, in theory, Fitness Syncer should take my steps from Garmin and push them to Google Fit, from there they get pushed to Carrot.

    It's not working. Google Fit only gets steps I take with my phone. I don't run with my phone. Google Fit does show the workouts etc. but does not sync steps.

    So, if I can't figure this out I've got a bunch of apps to delete.

    Thanks! Update us here if you do get it to work, I'm sure lots of ppl have trackers that aren't fitbit and would like to use this.
  • yukfoo
    yukfoo Posts: 871 Member
    Interesting article on carrots app. https://www.bestvpn.com/privacy-news/carrot-rewards-privacy-concerns/
  • kiela64
    kiela64 Posts: 1,447 Member
    edited August 2018
    yukfoo wrote: »
    Interesting article on carrots app. https://www.bestvpn.com/privacy-news/carrot-rewards-privacy-concerns/

    Okay, Carrot Rewards is NOT comparable to that Chinese app where people compare each other and have a credit score. That's creepy. This doesn't even seem to have a social media function at all, from what I've seen. (could be wrong)

    And I think we're all aware that merely having a fitness tracker, even a phone pedometer, gives some GPS information and data for companies to sell.

    The article seems super duper freaked out that the company is the government, but tbh Facebook (non-governmental company) has so many more privacy issues and creepiness surrounding it than something like this.

    If you aren't comfortable with data about you existing for profit, don't use free things like MFP - how else do they make their money? - and don't use fitness trackers. There is always the back side of the data collection (if something is free you are the product, etc). I'm not defending it, just explaining it's.....basically pervasive at this point and you'd be hard pressed to avoid it. And this is a very fear-mongering article [re: "nanny state" ?? :no_mouth: ].
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