This was great at the start and I accumulated over £20 in credit. I've gradually got less and less surveys though. I think i've had about 2 this year so they're either cutting back or i'm no longer the target demographic.
PhilK
23 Feb 17#2
Yeah it's good. Only slightly irritated by the occasional one which gives you nothing ! Telling you not all will pay - if we knew beforehand we wouldn't DO it in the first place ! British Gas being one of them
MyNameSucksBad
23 Feb 17#3
im getting approximately 2 a week. had this a few years now and have accrued almost £20
LeftResponse
23 Feb 17#4
I used to get that on an older android phone. Have you flashed a ROM onto your phone, or do you have an old version of Android?
woldranger
23 Feb 17#5
Getting close to uninstalling as I've not had a survey in about 6 months. I set this up for my Mother and she was getting bombarded with surveys (I guess they're are much fewer people in her demographic using it) but that all but dried up over the last few months. Last year, for me, this was a great deal. Now, it's dead in the water.
takkischitt
23 Feb 17#6
I laugh in the face of my own privacy.
LeftResponse
23 Feb 17#7
Maybe try reinstalling, and removing all the cache to see if you become apart of the target audience again. Reading the comments, a couple of people have said that but for me its really active at the moment but I've only had a it a few months.
Exinferis
23 Feb 17#8
How is one supposed to search for something when one doesn't know it exists? (_;)
Thanks OP, this is new to me. Will give it a go, but not expecting many surveys living in a rural location as I do.
Daftfool666
23 Feb 17#9
Ahh the weekly post for this... shame the HUKD doesn't have a search facility..
LeftResponse
23 Feb 17#10
Good luck dude. It could go either way to be honest. You may get nothing or alternatively, because nobody in your area it won't be saturated with reviews/surveys so you'll receive more questions. Hopefully the latter!
gizmo2501
23 Feb 17#11
Haven't had any surveys in at least a year :disappointed: .
Nexusfifth
23 Feb 17#12
It is also good to declare yourself a female when you first install the app, I know it is anecdotal, but many times me and my girlfriend went somewhere together and she gets a survey and I don't (she got almost 3 times as much credit as I did in the last year or so). I am not sure if this would actually work, or if google already has this information but, maybe worth keeping in mind.
The reason for it, I am guessing, is that they have much fewer female users and for various statistics purposes they would need a balanced amount to get a representative sample.
ssc1
23 Feb 17#13
if only the credit could be used to top up.
morbid_theory
23 Feb 17#14
I have received £31.20 so far since using the reward scheme.
I think it's fab!
I think I get a fair bit because the app asks me questions after I've been traveling with work somewhere.
mp4567
23 Feb 17#15
The location history will have something to do with as a lot of questions are to do with where you visited recently.
I've been using this for a few months now and have just under £8. Its a nice little fund to my cheap apps with or rent movies from the Google Play Store.
soltakr
23 Feb 17#16
Hi Been using for years, last year paid for my Lastpass. Only have 15quid now, can this be used to pay for my Google storage? Thanks
bengalknights
23 Feb 17#17
im currently averaging a £1 a week, definitely helps if location services is enabled and mobile data to.
apjashley1
23 Feb 17#18
Got over £40 from this in the last year or so, but recently the surveys have stopped completely!
woldranger
23 Feb 17#19
I changed phones so everything is new with the app and still nothing since Sept - I had a quick look at my history on there.
Bully
23 Feb 17#20
Not had a survey in about 7 weeks.
LeftResponse
23 Feb 17#21
If thats the case I'm going to milk this while I can! Sorry to hear that dude.
BigDaddy13
23 Feb 17#22
Never knew it existed. Just signed up.Let the money roll in.......:D
bfam
23 Feb 17#23
They say the credit expires if you don't use it within a year. Hopefully this is not true as I'm saving up for a more expensive app.
LeftResponse
23 Feb 17#24
Answer the questions honestly, especially at first. The first questions you receive will seem so stupid, but its just testing if you are human. Yes I know. :wink:
crispymorgan
23 Feb 17#25
Huge decline in number of surveys for me :disappointed:
Stubee
23 Feb 17#26
You get more surveys if you have Gps on as they will asl questions about places you visited.
williamw11
23 Feb 17#27
Earned £42.62 so far. Usually get a few each month. More if on holiday or just back from holiday
McNeillR
23 Feb 17#28
I changed jobs in January so travelling much more than the same route every day- I find it tapers off a bit with the location side of things if you're going to the same places frequently (i.e I go past a Superdrug most days) rather than asking you every week, although I'd have no issues with that!
Frustrating that you have to guess which is the most lucrative answer too - the "Homeowner" question recently I answered honestly as "no" without much thought and got 8p and no more questions, for example.
mrew42
23 Feb 17#29
That's why I said it was a good heads up. Pay attention now
mrew42
23 Feb 17#30
Make sure you enable location!! it will spring back to life.
terriclarkfan
23 Feb 17#31
I've earned over £40 in three years but never seen to bother buying any apps with the credit. Worth installing the app, YMMV.
LeftResponse
23 Feb 17#32
I mentioned the search results before posting in the OP. :wink:
ratsdomino
23 Feb 17#33
Im at £14 and have spent a bit of films and music and apps and i have never put in any of my own money, so well worth doing
LeftResponse
23 Feb 17#34
Reading all the comments it's good to hear how many people have had a great experience over the couple of years. Definitely an app I'm going to keep on my phone, a little gutted I was so late to the party. The location services doesn't bother me, it doesn't drain your battery as much as GPS. Most people will have location services on by default (without realising), so having this app installed won't affect anything for those I would imagine.
I understand privacy concerns (for some), but if you're a cautious person you be careful what you tell them. Google knows where I work, and occasionally where I eat/visit and my experience. This is no more informative than what I post on my social media anyway.
frizzyhead
23 Feb 17#35
In 3 years I've earned £61.10. I have it on my tablet so don't use location services, sometimes can go a few weeks without any then get a load at once. I use the credit for music and movies mostly but have treated my nephews to a few games. It's definitely worth having and has helped me to buy things I wouldn't normally be able to justify paying for.
djbenny1
23 Feb 17#36
I genuinely do as every paid app I've bought since installing this app has been paid for by Google.
£32 total in rewards in 18 months, still got £10 on my account.
LEXIE55
23 Feb 17#37
I buy books from the playstore with my credits.
ahmed_1
23 Feb 17#38
I get surveys every now and then. Currently got £5 and need to use by the end of the year :smile:
moosery2
23 Feb 17#39
Just over £52 here since 2015, you lot are amateurs :stuck_out_tongue: but it's been almost nothing for the last few months. For a while I'd get two a day! I guess it comes down to whether you visited somewhere they want to know about.
neal
23 Feb 17#40
love this app :smile:
takkischitt
23 Feb 17#41
I've been using this pretty much since it came out and have got £54 odd from it, so far.
Answer honestly. Google will know if you're spoofing due to location services on your phone and your other online activities. If you lie, Google simply won't give you many surveys as they'll know you're not a trustworthy contributor.
Evidence of my rewards:
buffylass
23 Feb 17#42
i done this for 2years now had £24 paid for books with it I save till I get to around £15/20 then spend it, all for 0p so use it if u get the chance I don't mind doin them it still pays for a few apps.
LeftResponse
23 Feb 17#43
WOAH, that and Neals list aswell....
Take me Google.
eset12345
23 Feb 17#44
Of course it has.
Surveys are based on where you've been, what shops you visit etc
woldranger
23 Feb 17#45
It's been on all the time
eset12345
23 Feb 17#46
Not as much as some, but not bad for free.
But that's almost 3 years worth.
It's paid for the few apps I actually buy and subscriptions to sea angler magazine for 3 years - where if you subscribe at the right time then cancel you get 2 digital issues for £2.49
lrbaumard
23 Feb 17#47
Have had this for a while, fantastic to have, earned quite a bit. Not had any surveys in a few months though which is worrying, anyone know why this might be? p.s. earned 35£ over 2 years
LeftResponse
23 Feb 17#48
I'm not too sure, other than double check your location services is turned on. If you have any apps that could affect location services, maybe try uninstalling those if you don't use them. You could try installing it on another device (such as a tablet), and see if you get anything through that maybe?
mtbgus
23 Feb 17#49
Been on it for 2+ years, no new surveys in about 9 months.
HoDee
23 Feb 17#50
"This app is incompatible with your device"
Very strange...
Edged
24 Feb 17#51
£46 in 14 months it's not to bad.
jordanc93
24 Feb 17#52
The app is more or less based around your location history hence why it's best turned on it's one of the things it uses to check if your telling the truth when it gives you a list of shops you might have been to. Just in case you do want to switch location history back on you can fully manage your history here: google.com/map…ine google allow you to delete your location history both by individual day or all the location history they have on you by selecting the settings icon in the bottom right side and then pressing delete all location history.
Nobbins
24 Feb 17#53
Go to a shopping centre/Park and stroll past as many shops as you can, you don't even have to go in, the location tracker on your phone will fool the survey into asking you questions. I've had this app for 2 years and had over £20 in credit and told my wife about it. All the money earned goes on the kids to keep them happy
McNeillR
24 Feb 17#54
Just checked (after my first survey in a week) but over £10 since I reset my phone in August.
I mainly use it to pay for Google Drive which is £2 a month, so bang on. Like a co-operative with Google!
takkischitt
24 Feb 17#55
ohh, I didn't know you could pay for Google Drive with it.
2minutenoodles
24 Feb 17#56
Great app, I have earned about £15 so far. You get more surveys if you travel and have location on but rarely will get a random survey on wifi. As said, answer honestly. There are many trick questions like 'have you visited ------ recently?' And then multiple choice of destinations, some of which do not even exist. Paired with location data they have a good idea if you have been near to your answer.
soulreaverbny
25 Feb 17#57
Started this on 4/4/2014 and have received £33.59 so far. Go to reward history to see yours.
Also download appsales so you can spend the credit on 10p and 80% reduced apps
Joe.Dante
25 Feb 17#58
installed in August 2016, last survey was September 2016. I checked until December and every time all I got was "No survey at this time". Amassed the huge amount of £1.48.
Forgot about it until this post, tried again and surprise, surprise No survey.
May be good for some people but in my experience a complete waste of time
greenandwhite
25 Feb 17#59
The only way I'd leave it on even for a few minutes is if I was running a fake GPS app and answering surveys based on the fake locations I chose but that's too much bother and battery juice for a few quid's worth of free credit. Google's main line of business is in advertising, not anything like IT such as the Android OS, Pixel phones or Chromebooks or whatever else they put their name to. The vast majority of their revenue comes from advertising, analytics, etc.
Even though you can delete location history in Google settings, to have noticed an increase in the frequency of surveys that pay out you'd need to leave it on for weeks. I'm not fussed about Google knowing my business (I'm posting from a Chromebook, all phones are Androids, I use Google search engine so they already know everything they want to about me) but in the space of weeks that personal info only you and Google know will be passed onto thousands of 3rd party companies, and those 3rd party companies will sell on the info they they bought to thousands of other 3rd party companies. In a couple of weeks of location history being left on what info was once only known by you and Google is now known by millions including spammers, Nigerian princes, hackers, Canadian pharmacies based in Panama etc etc, as well as genuine advertisers. That's why I don't have location history on at any time. Not in a futile attempt to hide online activity from Google but the fallout of them having my permission to pass on what they know to any Tom, Dick or Harry who'll pay them for my personal info and online habits.
adambanana403
25 Feb 17#60
I used to get at least 1-2 surveys a week, mainly based on locations I had been, but the last one I ever got was in July :(. At least it was good while it lasted and got me £10 in credit
monteiro
25 Feb 17#61
You need location history and services turned on :smile:
adambanana403
25 Feb 17#62
Thanks, but I'm pretty sure it is on - it shows up on the timeline. Maybe it's because the account is used on multiple phones so the location history is very active (_;)
JakeSmith14
25 Feb 17#63
had app for over 2 months-didnt get any surveys. was always honest with my surveys. didn't get any money. waste of app space
alexjake
26 Feb 17#64
heat added, great app, i've earned over £1, it's might not be much but i ain't complaining, it's free :smile:
patti
26 Feb 17#65
My location service is off but I get a lot of questions about American brands or shops. I have received over £4 in rewards in the last week. I find if you buy Apps with the credit you then get more surveys. So those not having any surveys for weeks or months buy some Apps. I only buy the 10p apps but have then paid extra to get the pro version.
jennyscott88
26 Feb 17#66
I get a survey every day, normally based on my location whereabouts, last 6 months ive £33 ;-) Keep going by a McDonalds and you'll always get one!
LeftResponse
27 Feb 17#67
Great advice. :smile:
McNeillR
27 Feb 17#68
They rejigged things last month, it used to come off in USD and cost me more in fees than for what I paid them - I had questioned about the Google Play balance a while back but got a generic "we're working on something" reply.
FYI if you get to Level 3 or 4 of Google Guides (just uploading photos you've taken that are Geo'd to the place) you get it free for a year.
patti
27 Feb 17#69
Just had another survey about Asda so another 26p added to my balance.
Eatn
27 Feb 17#70
I had it over a year and got nothing
ibblackberry1
27 Feb 17#71
Why wouldn't u answer them honestly?
ibblackberry1
27 Feb 17#72
Oh and I think about £21 but as I use a kindle for reading and kodi addons for media I'm struggling to spend any
skisdaddle
1 Mar 17#73
Used this from January last year and up until January this year I had earned about £40 which I've spent with no hassle or bother. It's worth having a go!
hugekebab
4 Mar 17#74
It is your location history...they track where you shop. turn it on, go to your city centre and I bet youll have a survey in a day or three.
kautya
14 Mar 17#75
Have been using this for the last year or so and accumulated about 20 odd quid which was used for varios cheap apps. The surveys are not long winded and usually consist of 3-5 questions which does not take much time. So far all of the questions have been multi choice and not open ended like other surveys.
zorba_g
23 Mar 17#76
Remember to tell your phone to not kill the app in the background
gap30
4 Apr 17#77
I paid for chrome and google maps
crazygoldfish
4 Apr 17#78
Not a deal. Should be in freebies
leejbarker82
5 Apr 17#79
£47 in 3 years!
Ed.Winchester
5 Apr 17#80
Have you been to Starbucks recently
No
Fine, here's 13 pence.
natalieee
5 Apr 17#81
same here. Haven't got any survey for moths. I have 27p after almost a year. Thanks for reminding though. Forgot to uninstall this/
gump1031
5 Apr 17#82
Been using since May 2014, accumulated over £40 since then. Helps pay for some DLC and the odd film rental.
thecarpetman
5 Apr 17#83
had this app for about 18 months. received about £25+ in total so used it buy the kids some tv shows. so 100% worth it
lynchnigel
16 Apr 17#84
I use it as well, I've accumulated quite a bit over the past two years £56.79, it seems more fruitful than some I've started looking into, where you get question after question for less than Google. Now a days GPS is so accurate, i've noticed on my history they can tell down to which shop I was in. So I always use genuine answers.
Picard123
13 May 17#85
But how many hours of your life have you wasted answering stupid surveys?
nishikant945
16 May 17#86
I have been using this app since 2015 and so far have received £20+ in total.
ayjay123
29 Jul 17#87
£51.56 since May 2014
ripbox
29 Jul 17#88
You wont make your millions from this app however it can save you on in game purchases games apps books music ect Been using this since 2014 and so far in total have been awarded £77.32 in award credit. Turn on high accuracy locations and be honest with your answers as it can detect false answers and will reduce or suspend surveys. Supermarkets are a common place to earn survey as well as fast food chains retail parks and major high street shopping centers. Random surveys tend to be aimed at the female market so prefer Not to say if it asks your gender if you initially selected male in your setup survey as ansering female or male may result in less or suspended surveys if you try to falsify your answers. Usually payments are: 6p for none of or prefer not to say 12p for visited morrisons tue 2nd ect 50/60p Occasional independent surveys ect But prices are not set in stone
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I've gradually got less and less surveys though.
I think i've had about 2 this year so they're either cutting back or i'm no longer the target demographic.
Last year, for me, this was a great deal. Now, it's dead in the water.
Thanks OP, this is new to me. Will give it a go, but not expecting many surveys living in a rural location as I do.
The reason for it, I am guessing, is that they have much fewer female users and for various statistics purposes they would need a balanced amount to get a representative sample.
I think it's fab!
I think I get a fair bit because the app asks me questions after I've been traveling with work somewhere.
I've been using this for a few months now and have just under £8. Its a nice little fund to my cheap apps with or rent movies from the Google Play Store.
Been using for years, last year paid for my Lastpass. Only have 15quid now, can this be used to pay for my Google storage?
Thanks
Yes I know. :wink:
Frustrating that you have to guess which is the most lucrative answer too - the "Homeowner" question recently I answered honestly as "no" without much thought and got 8p and no more questions, for example.
I understand privacy concerns (for some), but if you're a cautious person you be careful what you tell them. Google knows where I work, and occasionally where I eat/visit and my experience. This is no more informative than what I post on my social media anyway.
£32 total in rewards in 18 months, still got £10 on my account.
I guess it comes down to whether you visited somewhere they want to know about.
Answer honestly. Google will know if you're spoofing due to location services on your phone and your other online activities. If you lie, Google simply won't give you many surveys as they'll know you're not a trustworthy contributor.
Evidence of my rewards:
Take me Google.
Surveys are based on where you've been, what shops you visit etc
But that's almost 3 years worth.
It's paid for the few apps I actually buy and subscriptions to sea angler magazine for 3 years - where if you subscribe at the right time then cancel you get 2 digital issues for £2.49
Not had any surveys in a few months though which is worrying, anyone know why this might be?
p.s. earned 35£ over 2 years
Very strange...
I mainly use it to pay for Google Drive which is £2 a month, so bang on. Like a co-operative with Google!
Also download appsales so you can spend the credit on 10p and 80% reduced apps
Forgot about it until this post, tried again and surprise, surprise No survey.
May be good for some people but in my experience a complete waste of time
The only way I'd leave it on even for a few minutes is if I was running a fake GPS app and answering surveys based on the fake locations I chose but that's too much bother and battery juice for a few quid's worth of free credit. Google's main line of business is in advertising, not anything like IT such as the Android OS, Pixel phones or Chromebooks or whatever else they put their name to. The vast majority of their revenue comes from advertising, analytics, etc.
Even though you can delete location history in Google settings, to have noticed an increase in the frequency of surveys that pay out you'd need to leave it on for weeks. I'm not fussed about Google knowing my business (I'm posting from a Chromebook, all phones are Androids, I use Google search engine so they already know everything they want to about me) but in the space of weeks that personal info only you and Google know will be passed onto thousands of 3rd party companies, and those 3rd party companies will sell on the info they they bought to thousands of other 3rd party companies. In a couple of weeks of location history being left on what info was once only known by you and Google is now known by millions including spammers, Nigerian princes, hackers, Canadian pharmacies based in Panama etc etc, as well as genuine advertisers. That's why I don't have location history on at any time. Not in a futile attempt to hide online activity from Google but the fallout of them having my permission to pass on what they know to any Tom, Dick or Harry who'll pay them for my personal info and online habits.
Great advice. :smile:
FYI if you get to Level 3 or 4 of Google Guides (just uploading photos you've taken that are Geo'd to the place) you get it free for a year.
No
Fine, here's 13 pence.
Now a days GPS is so accurate, i've noticed on my history they can tell down to which shop I was in. So I always use genuine answers.
Been using this since 2014 and so far in total have been awarded £77.32 in award credit.
Turn on high accuracy locations and be honest with your answers as it can detect false answers and will reduce or suspend surveys.
Supermarkets are a common place to earn survey as well as fast food chains retail parks and major high street shopping centers.
Random surveys tend to be aimed at the female market so prefer Not to say if it asks your gender if you initially selected male in your setup survey as ansering female or male may result in less or suspended surveys if you try to falsify your answers.
Usually payments are:
6p for none of or prefer not to say
12p for visited morrisons tue 2nd ect
50/60p Occasional independent surveys ect
But prices are not set in stone