How much can you earn with reward apps? Real numbers and how to earn more

Reward apps pay real money for things you already do on your phone: answering questions, playing games, trying new apps. In our worked example, a few evenings a week add up to around $70 a month, and the quickest offers land in your balance within minutes. Here is where that number comes from, and how to push it higher.

Surveys

$0.50–$5

Games

$10–$45

Sign-ups

Up to $45

Cash out from

$5

Paid surveys: quick money, any time

A survey on TresorCash typically pays from about $0.50 to $5 for ten to twenty minutes, which works out to roughly $2 to $15 an hour on paper. Some surveys end early when the researcher already has enough people like you, so your real rate depends on how often you qualify (see the tips below).

Their big advantage is speed. Surveys credit within minutes, so they are the fastest way to see money in your balance, and there is almost always one available. More in how paid surveys work.

Game offers: the biggest rewards

Game offers pay you to install a new game and reach milestones, such as a level or a building. They pay the most, about $10 to $45 each, and longer ones pay in stages so money arrives at every milestone.

If you already play mobile games, this is the best deal on the wall: you are paid for time you would spend anyway. See how game offers work.

App and sign-up offers: a fast start

These pay you to install an app, open an account, start a free trial or make a first order. Installs take minutes. Sign-ups with banks and subscription services pay up to about $45, because the company gains a customer.

Each pays once per person, which makes them the perfect way to reach your first cash-out quickly. See app and sign-up rewards.

An example month, worked out

Here is an example for someone who spends a few evenings a week on it. The amounts are illustrative, not guaranteed.

• Surveys: three completed a week at about $1.75 each, roughly $22 a month.
• One game offer: $28, finished over two weeks of casual play.
• Two sign-up offers: $12 each, $24 in total.

That is about $74 for perhaps 12 to 15 hours, or $5 to $6 an hour for time that would otherwise go to scrolling. Sign-ups are one-offs, so later months lean more on surveys and games.

Five ways to earn more

1. Start with a sign-up or two. They pay the most for the least time and get you to your first cash-out fast.
2. Fill dead time with surveys. The commute, a queue, an ad break: ten minutes is enough for one.
3. Pick one game you actually enjoy and play it through every milestone. Finished offers pay in full.
4. Check the wall daily. New offers appear all the time, and the best-paying surveys fill quickly.
5. Compare pay to time. Every offer on TresorCash shows what it pays and when it credits before you start. Do the best value first.

Who it is for

Reward apps will not replace a salary, and anyone promising that is not being straight with you. But for turning spare minutes into money for a takeaway, a subscription or a weekend out, they are one of the easiest options there is.

You can cash out from $5 with no withdrawal fee. And if you are comparing sites, read how to tell if an earning app is legit first.