# CARROT: Step Tracker & Rewards — Get paid for walking.

> Get paid for walking and achieving fitness goals with gamified rewards. (iPhone/iPad app by Marvel Apps, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carrot-step-tracker-and-rewards/id885399146 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Marvel Apps, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/287513275)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.43/5 from 2,343 App Store ratings · 150 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 24 MB
- Languages: English, Spanish
- Released: 2014-12-04
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carrot-step-tracker-and-rewards/id885399146/reviews.md

## What is CARROT?

CARROT is the only walking app that adapts to you.

Every other app gives everyone the same goal — usually 10,000 steps. 
CARROT looks at how many steps you actually walk today and sets your 
goal just above that. Then it slowly increases it over time. You build 
a real walking habit without ever feeling overwhelmed.

"I'm diabetic so it's helping me with my diabetes. It really gives us 
the incentive to get our steps each day." — Sister Darlene Marie Schoenhorr

Hit your goal → earn CARROT coins → redeem for real gift cards 
(Starbucks, Amazon, and more). No fake points. Real rewards.

CARROT SURVIVOR — Our most popular challenge. The most sedentary person 
and the marathon runner compete in the same challenge — privately, 
against their own personal goal. Nobody is embarrassed. Everyone can win.

Oakland University reduced healthcare costs by 2% in 2019 using CARROT 
— while peer organizations saw increases. (Ron Watson, AVP)

Free to download. Start where you are.

## Key features

- Earn financial rewards for walking
- Personalized daily activity goals
- Virtual currency for games and auctions
- Live, real-time reward auctions
- Gamified health and wellness competitions
- Bonus points via iBeacon technology
- Support for manual wheelchair users

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CARROT Wellness Premium | $2.99 | per month |
| CARROT Pro (Monthly) | $24.99 | per month |
| CARROT Premium Family(Monthly) | $14.99 | per month |
| CARROT Premium Family (Annual) | $119.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carrot Coin 10 Pack | $29.99 | one-time |
| 30 in 30 Survivor Challenge | $29.99 | one-time |
| 21 in 21 Challenge | $20.99 | one-time |
| Challenge – 25 Users | $162.99 | one-time |
| Challenge – 50 Users | $314.99 | one-time |
| Challenge – 100 Users | $599.99 | one-time |
| Challenge – 200 Users | $999.99 | one-time |
| Add 10 additional Participants | $59.99 | one-time |
| Add 100 Participants | $499.99 | one-time |
| Add 50 Participants | $249.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of CARROT?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Motivating
- 👍 Fun challenges
- 💡 Innovative concept

**Cons**

- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🔒 Poor customer support
- 💰 Unrealistic rewards
- 🚫 Useless for non-premium users
- 🇨🇦 Not suitable for Canadians

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Steps not tracking accurately
- Rewards not being delivered
- Connectivity issues

**Most requested features**

- More attainable rewards
- Better syncing with fitness trackers
- Improved communication with users

## Recent user reviews (10 of 150)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carrot-step-tracker-and-rewards/id885399146/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Carrot 2.0 is a bust on so many levels

*2026-05-26, version 3.6.3*

I’ve been with Carrot since the beginning. Carrot 2.0 is terrible. Sure, you get points for walking, but you can’t redeem them for anything unless you buy the subscription. Even after that it’s only for auction bids. Bids, not wins. 

The competitions don’t work properly either. You pay to compete and even when the app says you met your goal, you don’t get credits for doing so. 

I’ve reached out to customer service about these and a few other issues but never heard back. Dev response was that it wasn’t syncing properly, but that ain’t it. I’ve got a ton of coins so the sync is working, they just won’t let me redeem for anything until I pay for permission. Terrible. 

An all-around mess of an app. Shame.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work

*2026-04-08, version 3.6.1*

I downloaded this on an iPhone and the app doesn’t connect to Apple Health. Second, when you watch the ads they say that you also earn 1,000 reward points, but you won’t receive anything. The app needs several things to be fixed in order to work on iPhones.

### 1/5 — Jay

*2026-03-18, version 3.6.1*

Worst app ever as they took all of my points away after
4 years !

### 1/5 — Lost rewards

*2025-11-07, version 3.4.1*

I’ve been using this app for a few years and this year they took all my rewards !!!
Scam app!!!!!

### 2/5 — Not what they promised

*2025-09-24, version 3.3.0*

I downloaded this app because of an early promise that after hitting 10 million steps I would receive a $150 gift card; I think from Amazon?) But somewhere after 5 or 6 million steps (not sure) that offer along with others pretty nice $ offersthat I can’t recall just disappeared.  Also the counter for receiving one coin for each day I met my step goal stopped at 1,150 and hasn’t added any coins since. Still walking and still using the app to motivate me but I am a little disappointed. 

Update September 2025: not much has changed for the better; seems worse to me.  It looks like the software is updated a little bit and no longer shows my past steps that I have done for the last week.  And the coin counter reset to zero. I never did use the paid part of the app, so not too much to complain about. I’ll probably delete it one of these days soon as I’m using another walking app.

### 1/5 — Waste of space

*2025-03-15, version 3.2.4*

This app is waste of space. You can’t access anything until you apply for premium subscription. Then too you will have to bid in auctions just to get a $5 gift card. Kindly don’t download this app.

### 1/5 — Terrible:(

*2025-03-11, version 3.2.4*

Cancelled my subscription after two months use! Despite paying, I never had access to the premium auctions. When I questioned customer service, I never heard back. Would also like bigger dominations of gift cards to win!!

### 1/5 — Unimpressed

*2025-02-20, version 3.2.4*

There are several other apps that actually pay you nor give you gift cards for your efforts. The bidding, and hiding behind a pay wall is lame

### 2/5 — Not what they promised

*2025-01-10, version 3.2.4*

I downloaded this app because of an early promise that after hitting 10 million steps I would receive a $150 gift card; I think from Amazon?) But somewhere after 5 or 6 million steps (not sure) that offer along with others pretty nice $ offersthat I can’t recall just disappeared.  Also the counter for receiving one coin for each day I met my step goal stopped at 1,150 and hasn’t added any coins since. Still walking and still using the app to motivate me but I am a little disappointed.

### 1/5 — App is DEAD

*2024-08-20, version 3.2.4*

Have not received my gift cards in almost 8 months; received no replies to 4 emails and 1 voicemail

## Frequently asked questions about CARROT

### What does CARROT Wellness do?

CARROT Wellness is a free app that rewards users financially for walking and achieving personalized activity goals. It gamifies health and wellness by allowing users to earn virtual currencies. These currencies can be used to play games, compete in challenges, and bid on rewards such as digital gift cards available directly within the app.

### How do I earn rewards with CARROT Wellness?

You earn rewards by walking and meeting your individualized activity goals. For every step you take, you earn one Reward Point. Premium Members can also earn CARROTcoins for achieving personalized activity goals. Bonus Reward Points can be earned through iBeacon technology for activities like visiting participating businesses or community health programs.

### Is CARROT Wellness free to use?

The CARROT Wellness app is free to download and use. It offers a free tier where users can earn rewards for their activity. There is also an option for a Premium Membership, which can be obtained with a one-month subscription via an in-app purchase, offering additional benefits.

### What devices are compatible with CARROT Wellness?

CARROT Wellness is available for iPhone users and utilizes Apple HealthKit and Apple Watch app for activity tracking. It can also accept data from most popular wearable trackers. For manual wheelchair users, an Apple Watch is required to accurately collect push data.

### What are some of the unique features of CARROT Wellness?

CARROT Wellness features 'CARROT Survivor,' a last-person-standing competition, and 'Versus' contests like weekly fantasy football. It also has 'Unlockables' that grant access to special prizes upon achieving goal streaks. The app uses iBeacon technology for bonus points and supports manual wheelchair users by rewarding 'pushes'.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.6.4 — 2026-06-06

30 in 30 Survivor Challenge is here. Hit your locked step goal every day for 30 days — miss once and you're out. Survivors split the prize pool. Plus confetti when you crush your daily goal.

### 3.6.3 — 2026-05-13

Added 21 and 21 days challenge. 
Fixed initial steps for new day
Fixed on boarding into wellness organization

### 3.6.2 — 2026-04-29

Bug fixes

### 3.6.1 — 2026-02-14

Auction UI update based on reddit feedback

### 3.6.0 — 2026-02-10

CARROT Auctions is Back!  Apple Watch Face!

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