Payout Calculator

i Fee and payout mechanics current as of August 16, 2026. The formulas below are the ones the app uses — nothing rounded in our favor.

Every payout on RunMatch is arithmetic you can check: runners × stake = pot, winner takes it all, and the only fee is 3% when you withdraw. Set your numbers and see exactly what you'd walk away with — and exactly what you'd lose, because that half of the math matters just as much.

Run your numbers ↓ See the fee, compared

The only fee — on what you withdraw

Taken from the pot — it pays out whole

3–7 days

Withdrawals via Stripe Connect

~15%

What StepBet takes from the gross pot, for contrast

Your stake $20

$5$500

Runners in the race 4

220

Total pot

$80

Winner takes home

$77.60

after the 3% withdrawal fee

Winner's profit

+$57.60

take-home minus own stake

If you lose: −$20 — your stake goes to the winner, a friend you invited. Not to RunMatch.

RunMatch's only fee is 3% when you withdraw — nothing is taken from the pot. For contrast: StepBet takes roughly 15% of the gross pot before finishers split it, per their published rules and reviews.

Mechanics

How the payouts work

Racing friends

Racing friends: everyone stakes the same amount, so the pot is simply runners × stake. Win, and the whole pot is yours — five friends at $20 each is a $100 pot, and withdrawing it nets $97 after the 3% fee, a $77 profit on your own $20. Lose, and your stake goes to whoever won. There's no house cut of the pot at any point.

$97

withdrawn from a $100 pot — a $77 profit on a $20 stake

Solo goals

Solo goals: you stake your own money on your own commitment. Hit it and the stake stays yours (withdrawing nets 97 cents on the dollar). Miss it and the stake transfers to a designated recipient you picked before starting — a friend, your sister, anyone — less any applicable fees. RunMatch never keeps a missed stake; the full mechanics are on our "is this legit" page.

97¢

on the dollar when you withdraw a kept stake

All runs are GPS-verified through Strava, payments run on Stripe, and withdrawals go out via Stripe Connect in roughly 3–7 business days.

Fees · Side by side

The fee, next to the category

App	What's taken	What that means for you
RunMatch (ours)	3% of the amount you withdraw. The pot itself is untouched.	Win a $160 pot (four friends at $40), withdraw $155.20.
StepBet (WayBetter)	~15% of the gross pot before finishers split it, per their published rules and reviews.	Average profit runs $5–$10 on a ~$40 stake per 6-week game.

📊 That's the honest comparison on fees. If you want the payout reality for the whole "get paid to run" category — Sweatcoin, Runtopia, Charity Miles included — we did that math in the full comparison.

FAQ

Common questions

Does RunMatch take a cut of the pot?

No. The pot pays out whole. The only platform fee is 3% of whatever you withdraw to your bank.

Where does my stake go if I lose?

In a friend race: to the winner — someone you invited. On a solo goal: to the recipient you designated before starting, less any applicable fees. In neither case does RunMatch keep it.

How fast can I get my winnings out?

Withdrawals go through Stripe Connect and take roughly 3–7 business days, with identity verification the first time.

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