The internet has always provided means and possibilities to earn money from home, generally by placing advertisements on your website or blog or by uploading videos on Youtube. Only recently some applications have come out , for Android and iPhone smartphones, which allow you to earn real money in various ways, sometimes simple, sometimes more complicated.
These are certainly not applications that will make you rich, on the contrary, most of the time you only earn a few bits that do not repay the time spent.
However, there are apps that you can try, which are not scams and do not ruin the performance of the phone, which actually, without too much effort, make us earn some money.
In this list, unfortunately short, we see the best apps to make some money from the smartphone, avoiding to mention those that can give problems, which fill the mobile phone with advertisements or who would like to fill in long surveys.
1) Google Opinion Rewards, already described in another article and only for Android, is the app to earn credit to spend on the Google Play store to buy applications or music. This app is simple and reliable, with very short surveys to answer to get credit for the store in exchange. Being so light and not very invasive, I recommend everyone to use it also because the time to devote is so small that it really feels as if those little money earned are truly given away.
2) FitGain is a Fitness application, for iPhone and Android one of those that track running and physical activities, which can be used to earn discount coupons and win real prizes. Basically, the more you run, the more you earn, both in health and in bonuses and vouchers.
3) Ti Frutta is an application for iPhone and Android that makes money while shopping, refunding part of selected products when they are purchased. To collect the money you have to take a photo of the product in the shop window, buy it and also photograph the receipt.
4) BeMyEye was born as a very intelligent idea, as an app for Android and iPhone to do marketing research where those who participate are paid. To earn money you have to do some simple "jobs" indicated by the application, such as entering the shops and taking pictures of the shop windows or checking if a product is on sale in a certain place.
5) AppJobber works in a similar way, making users earn after doing some chores like checking for a product in a shop or taking photos or sharing reviews.
6) Sweatcoin, for Android and for iPhone, is the app that conquered the stores in 2018, which pays if you walk or run. It is therefore a pedometer that gives money, in the form of a Sweat Coin currency, when moving. SweatCoin is a digital currency that can be used to buy a whole range of products, including an iPhone.
7) SlideJoy (Android only) is a really good and simple app, which I recommend everyone to try. With Slidejoy you will certainly not get rich, but it requires so little effort that even a profit of a couple of Euros can satisfy. The app does nothing but place advertisements and news on the lock screen. The virtual money that you earn, called Carat, you can then exchange the dollars and cashed in your Paypal account. The exchange ratio is around one dollar per 100 carat. The number of Carats you can earn every day can vary a lot therefore it will take a long time before receiving a substantial amount, but the advertisements are absolutely bearable, they do not bother and do not require to be clicked necessarily if they are not of interest.
8) Foap is an app for iPhone and Android that allows you to earn money by publishing photos. All you have to do is upload the photos and try to sell them in the Foap market. Each photo has a fixed price of $ 10. What makes Foap interesting is its simplicity and the ability to upload photos directly from your phone or other photography applications such as Instagram and Flickr. Of course selling and making money won't be easy.
9) CashApp, only Android, is similar to CashPirate, but more reliable, which makes money by installing sponsored apps. Again the earnings are very small and it also takes some patience before seeing a couple of Euros. Payments are made through vouchers for stores such as Google Play, Apple, Amazon or others.
10) App Trailers for Android, allows you to earn money by watching advertising trailers of apps, games or movies.
11) CashPirate is a pretty popular Android app that makes real money by trying out sponsored apps and games. Personally I do not recommend using this app because the apps to try are not guaranteed and you risk pulling in some malware that compromises the security of your phone's data.
12) Toluna, for Android and for iPhone, is a survey application, where by participating and answering questions you earn points which can then be converted into Paypal credit or vouchers for Amazon or Zalando or other online stores.
The app works very well and is reliable.
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