WayBetter: Weight Loss Games
The fun way to lose weight
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Welcome to the WayBetter App, a different and fun way to lose weight.

Say good-bye to fad diet plans and quick fixes. You might lose weight fast, but it doesn’t last.

Our WayBetter Way of managing your weight is based on behavioral science and it works! It’s all about turning hard work into fun.

You’ll play in social games that last 2-6 weeks and motivate you to make small and sustainable changes, without turning your life upside down.

We offer dozens of group games starting every week, led by expert coaches.

WayBetter games support long-term weight management by:
Motivating you to build new healthy eating and exercise habits
Helping you stay accountable to sticking to your new habits
Providing you with a supportive community - our games are social!

When you join as a WayBetter Member we’ll set you up for success with:
A personalized weight-loss plan (“My Plan”)
Our science-backed “WayBetter Way” Motivation Boosters
Games starting every week in nutrition, fitness, and mindset
Coaches who share expert tips and motivation
A supportive community and “inspiration feed” to inspire you, featuring our members and coaches
Real accountability through our proprietary in-game verification methods
Heart rate and step-tracking integrations

WayBetter has partnered with scientists from universities to publish our results in peer-reviewed journals. We have also received a $1 million grant from the U.S National Institutes of Health to keep building on our unique system.

What really makes WayBetter special are our proprietary Motivation Boosters! Behavioral scientists call them “commitment contracts.” Decades of studies show they work!

When you join a game, you’ll have a choice of Motivation Boosters:

Financial Commitment
WayBetter’s original Motivation Booster! You’ll put a little of your own money into the game’s “pot” at the start. At the end, if you’ve completed all the game activities, you’re a winner! You get all your money back plus a small profit. The profit comes from the players who didn’t complete the game. Their money is split equally among all the winners. WayBetter doesn’t keep any of it!

Our data shows that players who put their money on the line are 5x more likely to succeed in achieving the game’s goal. Over a million people have already done it and to encourage you to try it, we’ll give you the money to cover your first game!

While there’s money on the line, it’s never about the money. It’s about getting you to invest in your health, build momentum and confidence, and stick to your commitments. For any lawyers reading, we’ll add that winning in our games involves no element of chance and nothing outside your direct control. Winning is a result of your hard work, not luck.

Accountability Partners
Prefer not to motivate yourself with money? No problem! You can invite friends and family to track your progress and cheer you on! It’s free and easy for them.

We’re working on adding even more Motivation Booster options!

We’re proud of our members and our system!
18 million pounds of weight lost by our members and counting
20+ games available weekly
Expert coaches who will help you along your journey
Over 1 million people have played our games!

Play in up to 10 games at once to create your custom weight-loss plan!
Current game offerings include (we’re always adding more!):

Nutrition:
Food tracking, healthy food swaps, mindful eating, staying hydrated, meal planning, and more!

Fitness:
Walking, running, cardio exercise, strength training and weight lifting, bodyweight exercises, yoga, stretching, and more!

Mindset:
Finding motivation, reading, sleep tracking, addressing negative self-talk and other weight-loss blockers, and more!

WayBetter’s unique weight management program has been featured in the New York Times, ABC News, People Magazine, and more.

Ready for a WayBetter Way to manage your weight?

Terms of use: https://waybetter.com/terms

This app integrates with Apple’s health app.
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WayBetter Yearly Membership
$264.99
WayBetter Monthly Membership
$12.99
WayBetter Bi-Annual Membership
$68.99
WayBetter Monthly Subscription
$22.99

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4.58 out of 5

2,821 ratings in United States

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I LOVE THIS APP!!!!

Beasmom123 on

I’m obsessed. This app is brilliant. You make your money back if you play enoug games, plus you’ve completed some wonderful tasks for yourself. These games have me doing squats push-ups lunges walking running drinking water and keeping my desk tidy. Don’t care what anyone says about being able to do them on your own without the app, the financial incentive is effective! So grateful for this app.

Motivating App

rbj1201 on

I’ve been a long time member of Waybetter. This app got me through some pretty dark times. It keeps me focused on three things: exercise, food intake and my mental well being. Highly recommend!

Fun and competitive progress

enigma10kc on

This app allows you to challenge yourself by competing in different categories: mindset, fitness, or nutrition. It takes the steps we take to improve ourselves and adds a competitive edge to them. Nothing better than choosing to improve you and then betting on it!

Life changing

Kahpriis on

I have to give it 5 stars because it’s literally changed my life. I’ve never been this consistent with any health habits and since I’ve started I’ve been working out for 8 weeks, meal tracking for 68 days straight, learning new things, drinking water, and the list goes on. I’ve been investing in myself and actually succeeding and reaping the benefits with the help of this app. SUGGESTIONS: I would love for the games to be rated and payed out a bit faster because it prevents me from consistently working through games that start on Mondays. They payout is Tuesday and I miss a day so it’s hard to fix my schedule especially for games that require 5/6 days of participation a week. Some of the games are exclusive and I don’t want to miss out on a game that I would enjoy. At the very least we should get our investment back and wait for the bonus so we can sign up for new games and keep the ball rolling!! Looking forward to more new games this month.

Economics of membership don’t make sense

llamalovins on

The idea is good, but not executed in a way that’s usable for me: - it became unlikely that I would break even after paying for a membership. the economics of this app don’t shake out for the games I’d have like to wagered on. - you can’t join any games/make wagers or cash out on your sign up incentive if you are not a member, so without paying to play, the app is basically a brick - I will not sync my fitness tracker with this app because the privacy policy allows the app to share information with third party researchers. I don’t want to opt such personal data into research without knowing what the research is - all of the running games require you to sync your fitness tracker. would consider participating in those if I could upload a screenshot of my stats instead to avoid syncing all my data Edited to add that the concerning paragraph in their privacy policy is paragraph 15, since they replied to (incorrectly) say they don’t share your app info w third parties: Use of User Submissions for Research and Development Purposes: WayBetter may use photos, videos, and other user submissions for research and development purposes, including to train artificial intelligence systems (our own or those of third parties).

$180/year is insanity

mrjdar on

Don't waste your money. On average you'll win maybe $1-2 per game (if that much). Vague membership terms and unclear details with an automated renewal.

Company uses deceptive practices

Super Nikki on

I took a way better quiz online and at the end it prompted for my email address ro get my results. this action enrolled me in a trial for which I was later charge. this is a deceptive practice as thy do not clearly disclose their intention. I have reached out to the company for a refund to the charge and have received no response.

Do not use this app if you workout or hike in nature.

KJ Design on

We went on a hike and camped by a waterfall and unfortunately did not have service. As soon as I got service back, I emailed pictures that were time stamped with gps coordinates to the support team. Stating that I did not have signal and asked if they could update Sunday as that would have been the 3rd day that week. I had already completed the hike down the mountain for Monday’s challenge. I was told first that they could not verify the location and date of the picture (to which I know they uploaded correctly) So I resent the photos and added a video that was time stamped. After I sent that 2nd email, I received one stating I was disqualified from the challenge because I didn’t complete the week. So I emailed again asking why I said that after resubmitting the information. I received another email from someone different that said a totally different excuse that they cannot reverse data entry if a phone is lost, stolen, or photos don’t load correctly, which none of those are what happened to me. But you can get vouchers to use if you don’t want to complete a day and just have to email support and they can log it in, but they cannot log in information if you actually did do the activity but did not have cell service. So I got charged on Monday the $70 for the app (every 6 months) and lost the $10 I paid for the game. You cannot complete the game in the 7 days which is how they try and get the $70 of trying the app for 7 days knowing none of the games are 7 days to complete. I have requested my money back!

Payout process is way too slow and tedious

No nickname2121 on

Such a frustrating experience trying to get payout and they only send to PayPal

FINALLY losing weight!

philigana on

Admittedly the $10 sign on credit essentially requires you to pay for a 6 month subscription since the free trial is only valid for a week and all of their games go on for two weeks. However, I’m less than 3 months in and I’ve already made back my subscription cost AND LOST 20 POUNDS! I’ve tried nutrisystem, etc and this is the first thing that’s finally worked for me! This is also the first review I’ve ever written for the App Store after downloading hundreds of apps and it’s just because I want to make sure this app continues to grow and improve my own sake. If you’re motivated by by daily tasks, reminders and competition this is the weight loss app for you.

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App Info

Publisher
WayBetter Inc.
Languages
English
Recent version
42.0.10 (9 months ago )
Released on
Apr 29, 2020 (4 years ago )
Last updated
2 weeks ago