After nearly a month experimenting with various applications, yours truly is now prepared to give his final verdict (paired with a couple of other opinions) on which are worth your time, and which shouldn’t be downloaded. Readers who have been following my progress will know that a handful of apps that I originally downloaded have already been deleted. The remaining apps shall now face their judgement, with those failing to uphold real or practical value facing deletion, and those who provide entertainment or at least a measly monetary benefit gaining the privilege of storage space on my phone, as well as, potentially, readers’ phones. Let us see what to keep, and what to cancel:

1Q: Keep! Although I’ve only made $1.75 in the time I’ve used the application, it is by far the most reliable in terms of getting money and getting it as soon as answer the incredibly short and sweet questions.

“I don’t even have the app, but from everything I hear, it seems simple and worth it to me. Pocket a couple quarters just for answering a question or two. Not much cost in terms of time spent, storage space, or even battery usage,” says Russell Egan, ‘18.

Google Opinion Rewards: Cancel. I have deleted Google Opinion Rewards from my phone simply because even the seemingly minute cost of the space it takes up in my phone is not worth waiting for a survey that gets me a few cents that I don’t even get to cash out until I’ve made $2 altogether– a sum I was not close to even weeks after downloading. Forget about it.

HQ: Keep! Do not expect to gain any money from HQ, but expect a lot of fun and entertainment out of it– for free! A live game show that we get to partake in and see how our friends do in real time has proven to be a great experience, and serves as a convenient conversation starter when with a group.

LifePoints: Keep! I recently saved up enough points within the app to earn $10 sent directly to my PayPal account, and after a few days (like the app said), it worked! It may be a pretty slow process and most may not have the patience to get screened out of surveys over and over again, but if you want free money, this definitely gets you more than the other apps will. In my opinion, it’s definitely worth it if you have long periods of time, especially commuting, with nothing else to do.

Sara Woods, ‘18, had this to say when I told her about what I had earned: “Okay, that’s actually a decent amount to make from a survey app. Especially if you’re just on the train or something answering questions? That’s appealing.”

Panel App: Cancel. The panel app will get you nothing for your time but a buck after weeks and weeks of usage, or an entry into a lottery that you have a very slim chance of winning, after answering similar questions over and over.

After nearly a month experimenting with various applications, yours truly is now prepared to give his final verdict (paired with a couple of other opinions) on which are worth your time, and which shouldn’t be downloaded. Readers who have been following my progress will know that a handful of apps that I originally downloaded have already been deleted. The remaining apps shall now face their judgement, with those failing to uphold real or practical value facing deletion, and those who provide entertainment or at least a measly monetary benefit gaining the privilege of storage space on my phone, as well as, potentially, readers’ phones. Let us see what to keep, and what to cancel:

1Q: Keep! Although I’ve only made $1.75 in the time I’ve used the application, it is by far the most reliable in terms of getting money and getting it as soon as answer the incredibly short and sweet questions.

“I don’t even have the app, but from everything I hear, it seems simple and worth it to me. Pocket a couple quarters just for answering a question or two. Not much cost in terms of time spent, storage space, or even battery usage,” says Russell Egan, ‘18.

Google Opinion Rewards: Cancel. I have deleted Google Opinion Rewards from my phone simply because even the seemingly minute cost of the space it takes up in my phone is not worth waiting for a survey that gets me a few cents that I don’t even get to cash out until I’ve made $2 altogether– a sum I was not close to even weeks after downloading. Forget about it.

HQ: Keep! Do not expect to gain any money from HQ, but expect a lot of fun and entertainment out of it– for free! A live game show that we get to partake in and see how our friends do in real time has proven to be a great experience, and serves as a convenient conversation starter when with a group.

LifePoints: Keep! I recently saved up enough points within the app to earn $10 sent directly to my PayPal account, and after a few days (like the app said), it worked! It may be a pretty slow process and most may not have the patience to get screened out of surveys over and over again, but if you want free money, this definitely gets you more than the other apps will. In my opinion, it’s definitely worth it if you have long periods of time, especially commuting, with nothing else to do.

Sara Woods, ‘18, had this to say when I told her about what I had earned: “Okay, that’s actually a decent amount to make from a survey app. Especially if you’re just on the train or something answering questions? That’s appealing.”

Panel App: Cancel. The panel app will get you nothing for your time but a buck after weeks and weeks of usage, or an entry into a lottery that you have a very slim chance of winning, after answering similar questions over and over.

There you have it, readers. Only three applications are worth a download, and even then, expect a measly reward for what you put in. But then again, while nothing in life is free, what you can expect to gain from these applications is the closest you can get to free– so don’t expect too much.

There you have it, readers. Only three applications are worth a download, and even then, expect a measly reward for what you put in. But then again, while nothing in life is free, what you can expect to gain from these applications is the closest you can get to free– so don’t expect too much.