What is Welba?
Welba is a free iOS and Android app that allows users to set personal or team challenges across a range of activities spanning physical, well-being, environmental and community. Challenges can either be for fun (for the challenge) or for charity. Welba records the impact challenge participants make by connecting to Apple Health and Google Fit.
Who is Welba for?
Welba is for anyone to join.
Individuals use Welba to set personal or team challenges to boost well-being or contribution towards positive environmental change. Individuals also use Welba as a fundraising platform that tracks fundraise progress and that of the activity (eg. distance covered and time spent taking part in a challenge).
Companies join Welba as part of their workplace wellness, CSR or employee-led fundraising initiatives (eg. inviting their employees to contribute towards a team goal of walking 40,000km, to spend a day volunteering or going plastic free for a day).
Charities use Welba as a virtual fundraising platform to engage wider audiences and collect anonymised data on supporter participation. We have zero transaction fees so that 100% of a donation through Welba goes to the charity.
Schools use Welba as a way to encourage pupils to engage in well-being activities over the weekend driving youngsters to spend more time outdoors, exercising and working towards a team goal.
How do I record my activity?
Recording your progress and contribution to a challenge varies depending on which activity you’re taking part in.
Walking, Running, Cycling or Wheeling
Firstly, allow Welba to access your health data from the Health App or Google Fit. You can record your activity from your challenge profile by clicking Record Activity. Press start and the time and distance you cover will be captured. At the end of you walk, run or cycle don’t forget to go back to your challenge profile to Finish. Your time and distance covered will then be added to your challenge and personal profiles.
If you have an Apple Watch, set a Workout and after your activity go to your challenge profile and Import your workout. The time and distance covered will be added to your challenge and personal profiles.
Swimming, HIIT, Strength Conditioning, Rowing, Indoor Cycling, Yoga and Pilates
Firstly, allow Welba to access your health data from the Health App or Google Fit. You can record your activity from your challenge profile by clicking Record Activity. Press start and the time you spend will be captured. At the end of you activity don’t forget to go back to your challenge profile to Stop and Finish the timer. Your time spent will then be added to your challenge and personal profiles.
If you have an Apple Watch, set a Workout and after your activity go to your challenge profile and Import your workout. The time spent will be added to your challenge and personal profiles.
Meditation, Yoga, Pilates, Gardening, Reading
Welba can record the time you spend taking part in these activities. Before you start, go to the challenge profile and click Record Activity. At the end of you activity don’t forget to go back to your challenge profile to Stop and Finish the timer. Your time spent will then be added to your challenge and personal profiles.
Go Plastic Free, Go Petrol Free, Give Something Up, Serve the Community
These challenges are measured in Days. For every day you are successful, go to your challenge profile and click Record Activity. You will then be able to manually enter the new days that you have successfully completed a challenge.
Plant Trees
This activity is measured by the number of trees that you personally plant. On your challenge profile click Record Activity and manually enter the number of trees you’ve planted.
How much does Welba cost?
Zero. Welba is a free app. So free that we don’t even charge transaction fees on donations made to a challenge. We want 100% of donations to go to the beneficiary. In future releases we will be introducing premium features that users will be able to opt in to.
How do I invite people to my challenge?
On your challenge profile there are two ways of inviting people to your challenge.
- You can invite Welba Users by searching for their name.
- You can share an Invite Link. Invited users will need to download Welba and then click on the link to view and accept the invitation to join your challenge.
Can anyone make a donation?
Yes, anyone can make a donation, Welba user or not. We use a payment system provided by Charities Trust who also handle the distribution of donations to charities. Welba covers the cost of transaction fees ensuring that 100% of your donation goes to charity (125% if Gift Aid is applied).
How do I access my personal profile?
You can access your personal profile by going to My Challenges and clicking on the profile icon in the top right. From here you can update your profile picture, edit your profile or log out.
How do I hide my visibility on the Leaderboard?
Go to your Personal Profile (top right of My Challenges) and click Edit Profile. Scroll to the bottom and you will see an option to keep your profile private. Select this and click Next and your name will be removed from the Leaderboard (launching soon).
Where are my challenges saved?
Your challenges are displayed on the My Challenges tab.
Where are my challenges saved?
Your challenges are displayed on the My Challenges tab.