# Gains App
> “Gains App turns fitness into competition. People compete live for a performance-based payout. The person who creates a challenge judges that challenge and earns from the event. Users set and break records on a public feed. Gyms, teams, companies, universities, and cities compete as one side. Available on iOS and Android.”

- Canonical entity: https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/gains-app-q139659002
- Website listed in the source snapshot: https://www.mygainsapp.com/
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- Machine record: https://directory.readyscan.ai/discovery/entities/gains-app-q139659002.json
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- Published: 2026-10-22
- Modified: 2026-10-22

## Questions & answers
### [What is Gains App?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/gains-app-q139659002#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e478b391122b8456-a-11726de3c8a40237ddb0)
“Gains App is the first fitness platform where competition is a service you can summon. Creators host and judge fitness challenges to earn.”
Sources: https://www.mygainsapp.com/faqs.html

### [Who founded Gains App?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/gains-app-q139659002#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e478b391122b8456-a-21ac73af37908d56b1ab)
“Gains App was founded by Hayes Kanyike, a refugee from Kampala, Uganda who immigrated to the United States at age 11. He spent the 2010s building boutique fitness studios in New York, both of which closed during COVID-19.”
Sources: https://www.mygainsapp.com/faqs.html

### [When did Gains App launch?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/gains-app-q139659002#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e478b391122b8456-a-85f46a6b0a79bb20cd3e)
“Gains App launched on iOS and Android on April 28, 2026 under the tagline Bank on Fitness.”
Sources: https://www.mygainsapp.com/faqs.html

### [Is Gains App free?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/gains-app-q139659002#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e478b391122b8456-a-9583a601184ba119b5d6)
“Gains App is free to download on the App Store and Google Play. Athletes pay a self stake to compete in challenges set by the host creator.”
Sources: https://www.mygainsapp.com/faqs.html

### [How does Gains App pay creators and athletes?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/gains-app-q139659002#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e478b391122b8456-a-80ea46f4ce136b265a33)
“Performance based payouts are processed in real time via Stripe Connect and directly into your Gains App user wallet.”
Sources: https://www.mygainsapp.com/faqs.html

### [Where is Gains App headquartered?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/gains-app-q139659002#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e478b391122b8456-a-0168aee0de51fa3b50b7)
“Gains App Inc. is headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States. The company was incorporated on November 18, 2020.”
Sources: https://www.mygainsapp.com/faqs.html

### [How long can a competition be?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/gains-app-q139659002#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e478b391122b8456-a-2f001ae0d6aaec7c2ac2)
“Competitions on Gains App run 1 to 10 minutes.”
Sources: https://www.mygainsapp.com/faqs.html

### [Who sets the self stake for a challenge?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/gains-app-q139659002#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e478b391122b8456-a-779aa3d839806194b93a)
“The creator of the event sets the self stake.”
Sources: https://www.mygainsapp.com/faqs.html

### [Q. When did Gains App launch?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/gains-app-q139659002#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e478b391122b8456-a-9f52da0402c7486df63c)
“Gains App launched on iOS and Android on April 28, 2026 under the tagline Bank on Fitness.”
Sources: https://www.mygainsapp.com/faqs.html

## Company sources
- [Gains App website](https://www.mygainsapp.com/) — mygainsapp.com · [Related Ready Scan knowledge](https://readyscan.ai/sources/source-e478b391122b8456)
- [mygainsapp.com/faqs.html](https://www.mygainsapp.com/faqs.html) — mygainsapp.com · [Related Ready Scan knowledge](https://readyscan.ai/sources/source-15e0ba0b2372c3fe)

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