If you have a smartphone, we have some great tips for you to take advantage of some of the best apps to make money in 2020 that can get you started! This list contains apps that pay you money, help you save, and even invest for you. The research has been done for you, the only thing left for you to do is decide which of the 16 choices will work. When you need a survey app, this is definitely the one to choose. It is from the Ipsos company, which does much of the polling during presidential races. If you have some free time, you can make money completing surveys. Or, you can collect points, and redeem them for gift cards from Amazon, iTunes, etc., or cash them in through Paypal. Win FREE MONEY in 3 seconds. The easiest way to win FREE MONEY online. We give away HALF of our income in prizes. Win FREE MONEY with MoneyCroc!
These moneymaking apps won't make you rich but can earn you some respectable extra pocket money with little effort.
Apps that can make you ? It sounds too good to be true, but moneymaking apps do actually exist. While these apps won’t make you rich, they can earn you some respectable pocket money or pay for your monthly mobile phone bill. From apps to apps to apps, you can download one or many of these moneymaking apps on your for you to engage with as you commute or have some downtime. After all, every dollar counts.
Something to keep in mind is that among research market moneymaking apps, be wary of potential scams that ask for a fee to register (stay away) or over-exaggerate the potential earnings. Look at the app ratings and read the user reviews. You can also check with the Better Business Bureau to see the business’s rating and any registered complaints.
Here are 10 ways to make money using apps.
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Money App
The Money App (available for iOS and Android) is a app that earns you rewards for completing tasks, which include offering opinions, playing games, checking store displays, mystery shopping, testing services and participating in free trials. You open an account on the Money App and start completing tasks to accumulate rewards, which you can, in turn, redeem for cash using a PayPal account. The beauty of this app is that you can get paid within two to three working days of redeeming rewards -- which is unusual in the world of market research that typically pay once a month or don’t offer cash rewards at all.
What’s more, the app scores highly (4.8 out of 5) on both Google Play and iTunes. One reviewer wrote: “I got my first 10 dollars within 5 days. That’s pretty good for not getting up off the couch.” Couch potatoes, rejoice; you now have options.
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iPoll
The iPoll app (available for iOS and Android) is a customized app that allows you to earn through taking market surveys, writing down diaries (of dairy consumption over three days, for example) and completing missions around retail (e.g. going to the grocery store).
You register and are asked some basic information, such as your preferences and consumer habits, to determine your fit for missions, and then you receive alerts when there are new missions available based on your preferences and location. The beauty of this particular market research app is that it’s customized, so you get alerts for tasks and missions that are suited to your interests and what you may actually enjoy.
Users like iPoll, too: It’s rated 4 out of 5 stars on iTunes -- and less glowing 3.1 out of 5 on Google Play. One reviewer wrote, “I like that there's usually not any technical difficulties or ‘glitches’..and that the selection of topics are interesting and fun. … Most of the time, surveys [are] easy to start and complete; also they're not exceedingly long!”
For each survey, mission or diary completed, you earn rewards that can be redeemed for gift cards, or you can cash out using PayPal. You need only have accrued $10 to do so. Another perk: You're automatically entered into a quarterly sweepstakes to win $10,000 in cash.
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Foap
Foap is a moneymaking app (available for iOS and Android) that allows both professional and amateur photographers to make extra selling photos taken on a . It’s pretty genius. Basically, it’s a crowdsourcing platform for brands and and agencies to find and purchase images from Foap’s registry of more than 2.5 million photographers around the world.
You register an account, upload your high-quality photos with clear tags, and the photos get rated by the registered community -- the higher the rating, the higher the photo’s visibility. For each sale, you earn $5, and you can earn up to $100 per sale. There are also 'missions,' where brands and agencies will make specific requests for images. And recently, those missions have expanded to include videos.
The app is well-rated on both iTunes (4.3 out of 5) and Google Play (3.8 out of 5). One reviewer wrote: “I love this app! It's entertaining, a new place to share my photos and I have the opportunity to earn money from them.”
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Fluid Market
Not everyone has a vehicle, and many of us own vehicles that sit idle for the majority of days. Good news: This app, Fluid Market (available for iOS and Android), allows you to rent out your cargo van, box truck, pickup truck, car and/or SUV by the hour, day or week.
According to the company’s website, you can make up to $24,000 per year by renting your truck on Fluid. You can also rent out your tools, such as drills, saws, hedge trimmers, as well as items that fall into the “Other” category, which have included miscellaneous things, such as platform shoes, a rowboat and a tandem two-person bike.
Users generally like the app. It’s rated 4.5 out of 5 on iTunes and 3.5 out of 5 on Google Play. One Fluid Market user said, “I love this app. I make letting my neighbors use items that just sit around my house. It’s so easy and I get peace of mind with the insurance.” The vehicle rental system is set up for convenience for both parties. You, the rentee, can set up a lockbox on your vehicle so you can rent out your car and not have to be present to hand over the keys.
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Swagbucks
You make as soon as you sign up for Swagbucks (available for iOS and Android) with a $10 sign-up bonus. The boilerplate app allows you to accrue points by taking surveys, shopping online or playing games, things you can do as you wait in line or have some downtime on your commute. You can also earn points watching videos. Swagbucks has been rated 4 out of 5 rating on both iTunes and Google Play.
Perks for this app? Unlike other market research that aggregate third-party surveys, Swagbucks offers numerous opportunities for surveys, which leads to more opportunities to make cash. Do keep in mind that even though there are many opportunities for surveys, you will be disqualified from doing some of them based on your demographics. Another perk is that you can redeem your points for gifts cards or cash back from PayPal (the cashing out threshold is 2,500 Swagbucks points, worth $25). Users, for the most part, like the app. One user wrote, “Great way to earn extra cash during breaks at work or waiting for an appointment. Who doesn't have time for that? I use the points for Amazon gift cards and have cashed out several times in the last year to spoil myself.”
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Slidejoy
Slidejoy (available for Google Play) pays users for their lock screens. Once it’s installed on your phone, you’ll start seeing various ads featuring news or advertisers on your lock screen. You can swipe left to learn more, swipe up for additional ads or swipe right for the home screen. The good news is you earn passive income regardless of whether or not you engage with the ads -- just think about how many times a day you have to unlock your phone. If you wanted to earn more, you could do other things in the app, such as surveys.
You can choose to be paid via Square Cash or PayPal (select “normal” mode), or you can donate your earnings to charity. The catch is that when you first sign up, you have to wait approximately three months before you can cash out. After that, it’s a monthly cash-out payment.
It’s rated a highly respectable 4.3 out of 5 stars on Google Play, and one reviewer wrote about her experience: “Who doesn't love free ?! Four Stars only because they changed the cash-out options.” One downside: Slidejoy has a rather steep 20 percent cash-out fee.
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Bookscouter
“Great way of getting rid of books,” wrote one user of the Bookscouter app (available for iOS and Android). “I got $170 from selling four books. The highest buyer is automatically put at the top so you can get the most for your books. I will definitely use again.”
The Bookscouter app allows you to earn by selling your new and old books. Once you download the app, it’s easy to register (using your email address or through Facebook or other social networks). Then, start scanning book barcodes (using your phone’s camera) and see an aggregation of buyback prices from book-buyers, with the highest buyer at the top. Shipping is free.
Reviewers have given Bookscouter their endorsements on iTunes (3.3 out of 5) and Google Play (3.9 out of 5). However, keep in mind, not all the books scanned will produce price codes and some of the offers to buy your books disappear when you follow up. However, as one reviewer said, “Getting paid even $15 for books I was going to give away seems worth it to me! Clear clutter AND get some cash.”
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Toluna
As a app, Toluna (available for iOS and Android) stands out in the crowd, because users can get paid in cash using PayPal, and also the app offers rewards for more than just taking surveys -- you can also create your own surveys (e.g. based on current events, shampoo habits or opinion on latest tech gadget) that can earn you bonus points.
Registration is simple, and to get a feel for how you can make the most out of Toluna, you can watch a webinar on ways you can milk the app. (Look for the next webinar in your notifications, on the upper-right-hand side of screen, which tells you about new surveys available.)
The app is rated 3.8 out of 5 stars on iTunes and 3.3 out of 5 stars on Google Play.
“Be patient and persevere! I've been here just a bit over a year and it's been wonderful. When you get enough points, go to the rewards center and choose what you like! If you go for cash, I like the PayPal advantage over waiting on a paper check,” wrote one user on the Toluna community blog.
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Userfeel
The Userfeel app (available for iOS and Android) allows you to participate in usability tests, meaning you get paid to visit and explore new websites, perform various simple tasks on the site and offer recorded feedback and critiques. (There is a helpful video on the website that provides a clear illustration of what is expected.)
Each test lasts 10 to 20 minutes, and you're paid $10 a test in cash via PayPal or Payoneer.
One of the standout features of this app is that you take an initial “qualifications test,” which records your voice and your screen as you walk through given tasks. This is a version of what you’ll be doing, but it’s unpaid and meant to not only test whether the app is working, but also to give you a rating by the UserFeel team. The better your rating, the more tests that will be assigned to you.
The app scored 3.2 out of 5 on Google Play. One UserFeel reviewer wrote, “I had few issues uploading my video, but their support team was able to help me recover it, and I got paid for my test. Very easy way to make some extra . I can’t wait to [do] another test.” Some of the reviews mentioned the app crashing as the user was trying to upload the test video, however the Userfeel support team was responsive in trying to resolve these issues.
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Musely
Musely (available for iOS and Android) is an online community and marketplace app for eco-friendly beauty and home products, as well as a social platform for women to share and receive healthy lifestyle advice and tips ranging from parenting to skincare to fitness. On Musely, you can shop for organic, up-and-coming brands and eco-friendly products, such as toxin-free nail polish or all-natural lipstick.
The way to earn on the app is to become a “Muse” (basically an influencer) on the site and create your own store to earn a 20 percent commission on the sales of the products you recommend. Musely automatically pays out the 1st and the 15th of each month.
The app is rated highly on both iTunes (4.7 out of 5) and Google Play (4.2 stars out of 5). One reviewer wrote, “Loads of DIY tips! It's a great app for health, beauty, crafts and much much more! I'm obsessed!”
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If you have read our article; 16 Best Smartphone Apps That Pay You money 2018/2019, you probably would have found fun and entertaining ways to earn money using your mobile phone.
Earn Money apps are now more popular than get paid to sites as you can earn money while on the go and not limited to using a desktop device. The best money making apps allow you to make some extra cash for beer money.
This post shows you the 17 best smartphone apps that pay you money 2020 and includes both the top Android and iOS apps. The countdown is based on app reliability, the ease of use and the money making potential.
17 Best Smartphone Apps That Pay You Money 2020
17) Cash For Apps
Cash For Apps is a good stable app that pays you to install apps. When you install apps advertised on Cash For Apps offerwalls you can then delete them once you are credited points.
300 points on this app are worth $1 and points can be exchanged for gift cards for stores including Amazon, CVS, eBay, Target, Starbucks, Google Play and many more.
You can earn bonus points by referring friends, however as it is only limited to app downloads, the earnings potential will not be as good as other apps in our list.
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The app is available from the iOS app store and Google Play store. If you have one account on either and have a device from both, they will be synched.
16) Ebates
The Ebates app is a good earning app for anyone loves to shop online. Ebates is one of the best cashback.
Ebates will give you $5 to sign up so that is a great reason for you to download this app on to your smartphone.
You can get paid for shopping at any of the 750+ approved shops including Microsoft, Sephora and Etsy.
You can also earn money by referring your friends to use this free earn money app.
15) cashKarma Rewards & Gift Cards
cashKarma is a popular app that will pay you for downloading apps, signing up for free trials and watching videos. For paid video views you get 1 point per video view and you can watch 50 per day.
You can redeem points for PayPal cash, Amazon gift cards of $5 and $10 amounts.
With cashKarma, you get rewarded to check in to the app daily and there are other bonuses when you achieve milestones.
There is a referral system to help you earn more points by having your friends sign up.
14) App Bounty
App Bounty has over 5,000,000 installs and over 100,000 5 star ratings on the Play Store. The way the app works is mainly by downloading and installing other apps. There are also offerwall offers for you to earn credits which you can exchange for gift vouchers.
The app is international in its reach so if you are from outside of the US, you can also benefit from downloading the app.
Overall the app is good and the payments are reliable. On the downside it can seem like forever to build your credits up.
You can swap credits for gift cards from iTunes, Amazon, Steam and more. This is one of the best apps that pay you money.
13) Make Money And Free Gift Cards
The Make Money And Free Gift Cards app makes our list for the first time! Over 30,000 reviews and most of them positive.
Over the past year a lot of apps have been removed from the Google Play Store for being scams and the fact that advertisers are no longer paying good money. As a result the quality of the apps are now better and actually pay you.
Make Money And Free Gift Cards say that you could reach your first cashout within 2 days!
12) Tapporo
Tapporo remains one of the elite rewards and money making apps. Consistently in our top 5 list, Tapporo is one of the oldest and reliable apps that you can find on the Google Play Store. This app was even listed in our 2015 list of best money making apps.
Based on the web version, Tapporo.com, they offer some of the best referral rates of $0.60 per sign up. If you have 100 friends, there is $60 free cash for you!
The high referral reward rate is one of the reasons we love this app. It can be a little difficult to earn money other than that however, it is easily one of the best apps that you can download that will earn you cash.
Rewards include PayPal cash, Amazon vouchers, mobile accessories and more!
11) Storm Play – Earn Free Bitcoin, Ethereum & Storm (Was Bitmaker)
Do you want free Bitcoin or Ethereum? Bitmaker Free Bitcoin, now renamed Storm Play can help you get free cryptocurrency. The app was built initially by cakecodes but has since been sold. This app pays you blocks which can then be exchanged for Bitcoin (This was satoshi before an update in March 2017). You must do a number of different tasks like answer surveys, install games and more to earn blocks.
The payout is low so you get paid on Fridays when you reach the threshold (this keeps changing depending on cryptocurrency trading prices. Remember to receive Bitcoin, you must have a Bitcoin wallet and a separate wallet if you want to receive Ethereum. You can find Bitcoin wallets online and easily sign up to them.
Recent updates have made this app worse. We had at number 2 on the best apps that pay you, but no longer!
10) Survey Mini
Survey Mini features in our run down for a second year. It is a survey app, however it is best if you are living in the United States. The app is available to both iOS and Android users.
How you get paid is by visiting local places where you have been to and you will receive surveys based on your experiences at those locations.
If you love going to restaurants, shops or visiting local attractions then you could benefit from using this app
You can receive rewards from Survey Mini for free food, discounts and points for gift cards for the stores that you visit.
9) Ibotta
Ibotta is one of the oldest apps on the Google Play and Apple App Stores.
The way that Ibotta works is that you get cashback based on purchases that you have previously made. Overall it is a reliable app and is used by millions to earn cashback on purchases that they make online.
US users can enjoy taking advantage of free coupons for top online stores.
8) Make Money Earn Free Cash
We said in 2016 & 2017 that Make Money Earn Free Cash had a lot of potential and it still has. Now with over 1 Million installs it is one of the most popular get paid to apps on the market. Last year the app was rated on the Play Store at 4.6 and in 2020, it remains the same.
There are numerous ways to earn however it can be slow and tedious. The rewards are earned by watching videos, filling in surveys and taking advantage of free trials.
PayPal is the only option to cash out your rewards, which for most is a good thing.
7) App Karma
App Karma makes it debut on our top paying apps list. With App Karma you can earn daily rewards easy by using your smartphone. With over 1 million installs, it is easily the most popular app that you can download for free from the Google Play Store. There is also an iOS version of the app also available for you to download for free.
Gift cards are available worldwide and not just for the US making this app appeal to a global audience. When you redeem your rewards, App Karma give you 5% of the points back to you!
Rewards include Amazon gift cards, PayPal cash, Starbucks vouchers and Google Play gift cards.
6) Earny
Earny is a free app that pays you when price drop on purchases with a price guarantee.
Earny works to claim money back on purchases made on:
- Online shopping
- Travel bookings
- Credit card purchases
Instead of having to make claims on previous purchases, Earny scans best prices based on receipts that you have scanned.
5) CashPirate
Cashpirate is one of our favourite apps. It has been consistently in the top 5 in past years, however, the app and its payouts remain reliable. At the start of 2016 we were earning $15-50 per month and this still remains the case. We have never had any problems with payments ever! We are not affiliated with this app and just telling the truth!
With this app, you can earn PayPal cash, Bitcoins and Amazon Vouchers. The minimum payout is $2.50 PayPal cash.
Points are earned in this app by downloading new apps and completing offers.
You earn by watching videos but the number of videos available for you to watch is now limited. The referral program is probably the best of all apps as you get 10% of your referrals earnings and 5% of the referrals referrals earnings.
The interface of this app is extremely dated when compared to others.
The reason it is remains on our top 10 list is the fact that Cash Pirate does pay on time when you request. We have never had any bother regarding payments from CashPirate.
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4) GiftPanda – Cashback Shopping
GiftPanda is an earning app where you get paid to:
- Play games
- Download apps
- Get paid to Shop online
- Refer friends
The app is moving towards becoming a cashback app for those who shop online often.
GiftPanda is an app created by the team at Aye-T Studios who have also created CashPirate.
3) Swagbucks
Swagbucks is one of the best apps that you can install to make money. This is one of the best apps that actually pays you. You can sign up to their website and earn money by going surveys, playing games, shopping online and more.
The rewards range from gift cards and much more. If you want to get paid by Paypal, this is also an option available to you.
2) American Consumer Opinion
American Consumer Opinion, also known as ACOP, is the best iOS app that pays you, however, it is only available on Apple devices unfortunately. How to play roulette and win.
Should the developers extend to Android, which it is likely that it will eventually, it will certainly be a contender to be the best paying app of all.
ACOP are a leading survey panel and are known as one of the best paying survey sites for people in the US, UK and Canada.
The app has a decent interface and is straight forward to use. You will get alerts when you get an invitation to participate in a survey.
American Consumer Opinion are quick to pay when you get to the payout threshold. You can choose a variety of rewards upon payout, however PayPal is the best choice as it is cash in your pocket.
We did a review of the survey panel, see this post for details of ACOP that pays you cash.
1) PanelPlace
PanelPlace was the number 1 app in our countdown last year and remains the best paying this year. The app is 100% survey based and you get surveys from the popular survey sites including Toluna.
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The survey app has a pleasant interface and is really simple to use. With this app you will never miss a survey as you get notifications of new panels.
Surveys are generally simple to answer and offer the highest payouts in the survey panel market.
To get started it is best to sign up via the website and sign in on your smartphone once you have registered.
That is the run down of the 17 Best Money Making Apps 2020. We recommend that you download most of the apps in the list above to maximize your chances of earning cash with payouts on a weekly and monthly basis.
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