StepBet and the Apple Watch...

So, I heard that DietBet had a sister programme called StepBet that allows you to "bet" on whether or not you'll make a target number of steps. In order to sign up, you have to download the app and let it load for a little while to calculate what level of activity would be appropriate for you.

... And the problem starts when it starts trying to depend on my Apple Watch's data. I have (or rather, had) one of the first generation Apple Watches and I loved using it. It made it easy to keep a more accurate count of your steps when you go somewhere without your phone. However, there is one problem: it's really not water-proof. I figured this out when I accidentally fell into a lake and shorted out the watch.

This isn't saying that the Health app isn't recording step data (it is) or that StepBet doesn't allow you to use the step count from the Health app (they do). It is saying, however, that if you had an Apple Watch and no longer have it for whatever reason, StepBet won't let you register.