{
  "id": 13591320,
  "title": "Touch Grass: An App That Pays You to Go Outside",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/touch-grass-an-app-that-pays-you-to-go-outside",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-11T00:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/cloudyyy/touch-grass-an-app-that-pays-you-to-go-outside-6on"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An app called Touch Grass lets you earn rewards by spending time outdoors. Created by someone frustrated with people spending too much time online, the game turns the joke \"touch grass\" into a challenge. Users complete small outdoor tasks, take photos to prove they did it, and receive points for their efforts. To try the app, visit touchdegrass.onrender.com. The entire app is contained within a single HTML file that loads and saves progress, but Claude's built-in features limit photo verification. The developer hopes to move the photo judge to a small backend that calls the Claude API in the future.",
  "summary": "Why I built it \"Touch grass\" is what the internet tells people who spend too much time online. I turned the joke into a game: finish small outdoor quests, prove it with a photo, and earn rewards. Try it live at https://touchdegrass.onrender.com The source is on GitHub https://github.com/maltheshhh/TouchdeGrass . How it plays A round takes four steps: Pick a quest, such as shoes off, tree hug or…",
  "key_points": [
    "Touch Grass app rewards users for outdoor activities",
    "Users complete tasks, take photos, earn points",
    "App hosted on single HTML file with limited features"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This app's creator is nudging people to adopt healthier online-offline habits by gamifying outdoor activities, treating the internet meme as a literal challenge with rewards.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}