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15 Free Mobile Apps That Actually Pay You to Use Them



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15 Free Mobile Apps That Actually Pay You to Use Them

So, you've got a mobile smartphone. And you use it for doing things like, checking social media, checking emails, that kind of thing. Right? But did you know that you can put your mobile to much more use than that and actually get paid for using it? Right now, mobile app companies are practically screaming out for people to use their apps. This is because they are paid by certain companies and businesses to get things like product reviews, criticisms, testimonials and things on their products. And they then pay you for doing that for them. So, since you're all probably looking for a little extra pocket money, here's 15 Free Mobile Apps That Actually Pay You to Use Them! 15 Free Mobile Apps That Actually Pay You to Use Them

1. Surveys On The Go
This is an app that has been put together by Fortune500 companies, news companies and even political campaigns and jury trials that make headlines everyday. And those companies need your opinion on these headlines. So they will pay you for participating in those posts through your comments, reviews and opinions. They pay from $2.25 to $50.00 cash for your opinions but it's usually about $5 a pop!

2. Gigwalk
Gigwalk is an app that connects local businesses with people. These local businesses need things done for them like small contractual work. T hat could be something as simple as taking a photo of a shop display to testing mobile apps, delivery services to mystery shopping and more. They pay you from $11 to $570 depending on the work and location involved.

3. Ibotta
Ibotta is an app that pays you when you shop for your regular products and brands to earn cash with. They pay real cash to you when you buy through them from one of your favorite and preferred shopping stores and retailers like Walmart, Target, Safeway, Kroger etc. They pay you $50 just for trying Ibotta (for a limited time only). And more can be earned the more you shop through them.

4. Shopkick
Shopkick is similar to Ibotta in the way it works in that they pay you an incentive to check out certain stores and purchase certain eligible items from them. You can make even more money by making purchases of their recommended products and earn "kickbucks" by visiting and buying from stores through them, making purchases and scanning products etc. They pay you in gift cards once you've earned enough points.

5. Checkpoint
With Checkpoint you can make money by scanning barcodes and by watching videos. You can earn points for doing these things which you can then redeem for gift cards at Amazon, Walmart etc etc. 

6. App Trailers
Talking of watching videos, App Trailers is an app that pays you for watching high quality streaming videos of different Apps in the Apple App Store. It's the only app and place that will pay you for just that. You will earn points for doing so which you can then redeem for PayPal cash or points at Amazon.

7. IconZoomer
IconZoomer will pay you for doing things like taking photos of things and uploading them. As well as sharing your points of view, criticisms or reviews of certain products. IconZoomer pay you 25 euro cents per each thing done which can then be paid by PayPal.

8. GymImpact
You will have to be a bit of a get fit freak to make good use and earn from GymImpact. You will have to make a week long pact to use GymPact while you work out. You'll get paid for every day you go to the gym and use the app. But you'll pay a penalty for each day you miss out though too! They pay you from $2.50 to $2.75 for every workout you do which isn't much but they only need to last a minium of 30 minutes and it all adds up!

9. ESPN Streak For The Cash
To earn from $FC by ESPN you'll need to predict the result for each and every game they display and try to be the one with the longest winning streak for the month. If you get them right and have the longest winning streak, you'll win a monthly grand prize of $500,000. Not bad for something that doesn't cost anything to do!

10. PhewTick
With PhewTick you can earn points for doing things like recording meetings with friends or colleagues. You need a QR code which you can scan using the app or have friends scan yours. Once you've earned enough points you can then redeem them for cash.

11. NPolls
Do you like giving your opinion on things? Do you like taking polls? Then NPolls is what you need! They'll pay you for doing things like taht such as giving your opinion or taking polls of all kinds from sport polls, news and lifestyle, big brands and more. You'll get $2.20 for each poll or survey done and can withdraw it by PayPal.

12. Mobile Rewards
A very simple and straightforward rewards app that pays you for taking part in surveys, completing offers and doing things like watching videos. You earn credits for it which can then be redeemed as cash through/with PayPal.

13. Field Agent
Find jobs that are close to you from a map and accept it. That could be doing something like price checking something to completing a full survey within the allotted time frame. Then just submit your work to be verified and get paid for it. They pay you from $5 to $52 per task/survey/job successfully completed.

14. Locket
With Locket you don't really need to do anything other than just install the app and let it take over your phone. It wont take over completely, rather what it does is show ads on your lock screen.  Even if you don't click on that ad and open it you'll still get paid for having it show on your phone. With Locket you can earn up to a maximum of $410 per month but you'll need to lock/unlock your phone at least 3 times in a 24 hour period. NOTE: Only currently available for Android users.

15. Easy Shift
With EasyShift all you need to do is complete simple tasks and assignments like taking photos or even recording the price of something or leaving your opinion on something. They make payments within 48 hours of you completing the task/assignment by PayPal.

And that's 15 Free Mobile Apps That Actually Pay You to Use Them!

Do you use any of these apps? Do you have any feedback about any of them?

What other free mobile apps are there you know of that pay you to use them? 15 Free Mobile Apps That Actually Pay You to Use Them

Thanks and enjoy!

Mike.

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Tronia
Oh damn, nice list. I only know the Survey on the Go and that one is legit. I have made a bit of side money using it, the rest I didn't know existed. You have plenty of this kind of apps all over the internet. I know a few pay quite a lot for testing their app and how it works on particular phones. Just be careful how much trust you put in some - always do a background check and how their reviews are on the internet. I've had a bad experience once where they didn't pay me, they just banned my account when I reached the cashout limit.

If I can recommend one that is extremely good - it is called Swagbucks, it is legit and they have various payout options which is important for me.



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Makefort
Sadly, I am not sure if I will give any of them a try. I have been checking such apps for a long time, and lots of them claimed to be worldwide available. True, they were available to download and use, but they usually never had any offers to give, at least to me, in Croatia. Losing my hope and trust in apps like these.



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Corzhens
If you say Survey on the Go is a good one then I can probably try it. To be frank, I was discouraged when I tried some apps that pay because they did not pay me. I remember one site called Cash Pirate that you earn when you download the apps in their list. But before my earnings could reach the minimum amount for withdrawal, there were no more apps to be downloaded and I was left empty-handed.



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centurion
Hello
Have a wonderful day.

This 15 app information will help me a huge. Some times my small brothers or friends ask me about to earn by online by mobile apps. I have seen huge apps and has been tried some apps. But I didn't felt happy. Now I will try again with my friends of these 15 apps.

Thanks
Centurion



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VickyBurg
Great I'm currently using Field Agent and have been for years, it's really a great app to make some extra cash with. The other apps you mentioned I haven't really tried although I did use the Surveys on the go when I was still using an android smartphone but I just can't seem to find on the App store on IOS because I would really love to use it again.



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wallet
I have tried Field Agent last year, but It didn't work well for me because I got no assignment from them. Maybe it was a problem when I made my account on that site, I don't know but I didn't earn a penny from that app.



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AlexHarris
Are all of these apps in the google play store? I was looking around for NPoll and Locket, but I couldn't seem to find anything fitting the description. If anyone knows where in the Play store it is could you possibly link it here. Thank you in advanced.



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wikifarmer
That's a great list, I had already been using few of there apps before and they are really cool and pay you real money, the best among these and the one I personally recommend is Ibotta, In addition to these , there is one more cool app that pays you for uploading your selfies and other routine images, The app is called "payyouselfie", I suggest you guys give it a try.



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wallet
Hi, you posted an interesting information here, about that app called "payyouselfie" they pay you to upload your selfie. Can you provide more information about this? I mean what are the minimum payout and their currency, the payment processor, and their pay rate.
Thank you!



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astroroid10293
Great post! I currently use App Trailers and Checkpoint, since they're so simple and useful. I'll definitely take a look at some of these applications to make some extra money. That GymImpact application really does sound amazing to me, since I'm going to need to hit the gym often. That'll give me some motivation to get a good workout in. Thanks for the post!



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RedVelvetJuliet
I am familiar with some of these mobile apps. My best experience so far has been with Spare5. It is like the last mobile app you listed where you paid for various tasks. You can use it in your free time. I might consider the Surveys On The Go, NPolls, Easy Shift, IconZoomer, and GigWalk apps. Some of these apps/websites haven't worked for me though. I'm trying out EngageMe and it didn't work either, but I'm curious about these.



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amitkokiladitya
I never knew that simple apps can bring so many earning opportunities. To me the most appealing is The Locket. If anyone gets paid only for displaying some ads on the phone screen then I cannot figure out any harm in doing so and something as easy as this.

Can you please also highlight that whether these apps are available world wide or are country specific?

Previously I have tried my hands on App downloading sites but they lead me nowhere except for a bad virus that corrupted my phone.

So my greatest doubt is are these really safe to be installed in the phone?



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overcast
I have used Perk. It is one of the good apps out there. And best part it pays for many small things. I am sure there are people who have used it and earned even just from watching the videos. It can be said that some of the apps from the marketplace of Perk can pay really good.



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hermessantos
Very good list! It can help a lot of people make extra income. I'm going to test all 15 applications on my smartphone myself. Thank you for sharing this information with us.



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simplymh
I heard of a couple listed like Ibotta, Shopkick and Gigwalk. I personally have tried Ibotta and Shopkick but not a fan. For Ibotta, I do not shop at those stores or purchase those items often. Shopkick was a hassle to load when I walked to the door, it is always slow and lagging.

Right now I am using SurveyMini (occasionally gets points depending where you go) - on the go surveys and you can redeem for gift cards. I am also a member of Receipt Hog. Upload receipts, earn points and cash out for PayPal or Amazon. I always select the Amazon option.



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Robbie626
I am really shocked with the amount of applications that pay consumers. The only application that Knew and tried was Ibotta. I did not really bothered using it because I am always on a budget and did not want to earn money for items that Ibotta wants you to buy for something you did not intent to buy (which will waste money). This was a wonderful list and it is always good to know some different applications.



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arachnophobik
I believe there's a lot more out there too, but some of them might not be for everyone as I've heard that some of them are only available in the US. I've heard they had great payrates at Swagbucks, Perk, and InstaGC. They take quite a while to get you a dollar or so though, because usually you earn only fractions of a dollar unless you get accepted into surveys.



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keen2write
Great list there mike , I like using Points2shop app that as been around since 2006 and it is awesome, Can earn cash inviting people and also earn points which can get anything free on amazon. Also appnana is a good app surveys do tend to bore the heck out of me lol but its cash at the end of the day and worth it for a few minutes to 10 minutes.
Great post mike enjoyed the read 15 Free Mobile Apps That Actually Pay You to Use Them



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milan009
These are list of legit apps that pay you. I haven't tried all of them but I tried "surveys on the go" app. They pay from $2.25 to $10.00 cash for our opinions.



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overcast
I knew that perk used to pay around 0.25 based on the task. And they had view for videos set to the 2 cents. So it was all going good. And theses days more such websites are popping out. So I think depending on how you choose to use the beer money apps, the return may vary. I think there are not many apps out there with active pay.



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rhombus
Thank you for the extensive list.

The issue I have found is that most are country specific, and they only let you know on the very last step. I am still receiving emails from apps I would never be able to use.

Giving complete access to any app to my phone (considering I use it on occasion to do banking), seems risky.

I would be interested to know what permissions would be reasonable (and safe) to accept.

Thanks again for a great article, it has been exteremely helpful.



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olalove
wao.. what a great post to open up the mind, I really would love to try this mobile apps especially the mobile reward and field agent. imagine u just get busy enjoying your phone yet making your money at thesame process. thanks for the information.



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Moazebrahim
Awesome list! Thank you for posting this, This helped me a lot..I'll try them all! Thank you once again.



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thart
Thank you for this list, but it's not a worldwide work. It's only for a few countries...



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wallet
Hi Ideal, thank you for sharing your list with us. I may try some of your paid app in the future, I am really interested to download it on my phone, but I must check all to see wich of them will accept international members, and who pays better. I have used WINR paid app, but it was not that good for me. you can add it to your list if you wish but their payment is low and pays in Canadian dollars!



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Okav1ator
Sucks that I don't live in the United States. Apps like Gigwalk are restricted to The States which is quite annoying. We need more apps like Gigwalk for Canada.



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joegirl
Interesting! Thanks for posting. Never heard of some of these sites before. I will be sure to have a look. But as always, before investing your time and money in any online or mobile opportunity, research and research well. Some have been known to fold up when you have just reached your cashout limit.



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chumzy
I have tried some of these apps but some of them are not widely reached, just present in some countries. And when one reaches the payment threshold no payment, but not withstanding some are good and pays too.



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Joteque
There's another app which is called Qriket which seems to be gaining a lot of momentum. It involves installing an app which is evidently a spinning wheel. Afterwards just touch the wheel to activate the spin and each shade the spin lands on contains a dollar value. This dollar value is yours to collect and that's it, just spin and keep collecting. Some folks have won 100$ with a single spin. Unfortunately looks like it's only available in the US.



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chumzy
Oh, just US, that is what I have noticed about some of this apps, some good ones are restricted to some countries.



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rosethornes
Awsome! I didn't know this kind of mobile app exist. I better try this one and how it works. This would be fun. My only concern if this would be available in my country.



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JoeMilford
Thanks for this list, and I will most likely try out a few of these. This has really piqued my curiousity, and even if I only made enough with my phone apps to pay my phone bill every month, this would be a huge budgeting perk for me. Once again, thanks for this list--as long as these apps are safe, this should be just fine.



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limberg
This is a great list of apps to make money. Although some of them are not applicable in my country. Aside from those on the list, I'd like to add the following apps in which I also make money through PayPal:

1. Whaff - an app where you download and play games and test apps to make money.

2. Uento - similar earning scheme like Whaff.

3. Peraswipe (Philippines only) - you earn points every time you unlock your phone. These points coins be used to redeem prepaid load or gift certificates.



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Pixie06
This is something I have been researching for some time. I currently have two survey apps installed on my phone and I even earned many times by taking surveys. I have come to know about more apps from your post and will definitely try to use some of them.



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Corzhens
Thank you for sharing the list of apps that can make us earn money for using. My attention was caught by Mobile Rewards which looks good. However, it reminded me of an app some years back that I’ve tried and failed to cash in because of lack of work. After earning an amount that is near the minimum withdrawal limit, there was no more work to do so my account had stagnated and I was not able to cash in. It was a survey app. And since then, I stopped believing in surveys.



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cmoneyspinner
RE: Number 6 ~ If you don't have a mobile device I think I have seen the App Trailers on another site that pays you to watch videos. The site is called Cointiply and you receive payment in bitcoins.



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duongger
Thank you for sharing these mobile apps. As a direct result of COVID-19, there was an enormous spike in download numbers for mobile apps and games. game testing company in USA have a lot of work to do in 2020. I spend a lot of time on my phone.



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