InboxPounds
InboxPounds Review
InboxPounds is the UK version of the (in)famous American rewards site InboxDollars. The site is operated by market research provider Prodedge, which is specialized in harvesting respondents for the market research industry through rewards-driven communities.
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A mishmash of paid assignments
InboxPounds offer a mishmash of low-paid online earning opportunities, from answering surveys to signing up for offers such as online casinos and downloading games and apps. As you can see from our examples below, some tasks are much better paid than others.
Examples of offers on InboxPounds:
- Casino games
- Mobile app games
- Crypto sites
- VPN services
- Insurance
- Survey Apps
Examples of brands and businesses present on InboxPounds:
- Coinbase
- TikTok
- Bitget
- BingX
- Crypto.com
- Fiverr
- ExpressVPN
- FarmVille
- Sainsbury’s
- Nielsen
As you can see, these are all well-known businesses promoting their products and services on InboxPounds. Every time someone signs up for an offer, InboxPounds will earn a fee which eventually will be shared with the user if certain conditions are met.
Is InboxPounds legit?
Yes, this is a legit site run by the market research provider Prodege. Prodege feeds many of the largest and most recognized market research companies in the world through programmatic marketplaces driven by AI. By signing up to InboxPounds you can be reached by companies like Ipsos, Nielsen and Kantar when they are looking for respondents doing research on consumer topics. While your survey answers will be shared with 3rd party companies, your personal details such as email address and telephone number will remain confidential.
What’s the concept?
The concept is very simple: InboxPounds earns a commission each time you complete a task, and some of that money is shared with you in the form of transfers to PayPal or electronic gift cards. This is the same way cash-back companies operate; the only difference is that InboxPounds has a stronger focus on surveys.
What’s the catch?
Until you reach £20 in earnings, you can’t access any of your earnings. This is quite high compared to how much you get paid for each task, so many people give up before they reach the payment threshold. What does this mean for you? You should only bother to sign up if you are confident that you have the time and will to complete a considerable amount of tasks. If you give up before reaching £20, you don’t get paid.
How much can I make?
Paid surveys examples:
- 15 min survey: £0.19
- 5 min survey: £0.28
- 13 min survey: £0.38
On average you’ll get paid around £0.25 for a 10-minutes survey.
Paid offers examples:
- Complete Club Vegas Slots Level 100: £30
- Reach Level 50 – World Series of Poker: £40
- Reach Solitaire Cruise World 15: £30
- ClockMaker Stage 15: £20
On average you’ll get paid around £30 per game-testing offer.
As you can see from the examples above, you can get as much as 10X more from offers compared to surveys. So if you’re into playing online games and don’t mind testing out online casinos, you could earn a lot more than if you’re just focused on taking paid surveys. Having said that, completing multiple levels of an online game app can take several weeks to accomplish in comparison to surveys which can be completed in a matter of minutes. The total amount you can make comes down to how much time you are willing to spend on the platform. As an example, let’s take the game “Coin Master”.
Criteria to earn £30 playing “Coin Master”
- The minimum OS requirement to install is OS14 (iOS) and OS 11 (Android)
- Complete Village 20 within 7 days and make an in-app purchase.
- The reward will pend for 14 days from completion.
Completing level 20 within 7 days seems like a challenge for some. Here is a user commenting on Reddit:
While for some experienced gamers, completing the offers can be done on time it can be harder for novice players to meet the strict requirements. 14 days is also a very long time to have your payment pending.
Our take on InboxPounds
If you’re determined to test out a rewards site like this, InboxPounds is not the worst site you can opt for. A professional organization runs it, and you’ll get your money according to their terms. So if you’re prepared to take a lot of surveys and sign up for a bunch of offers, InboxPounds could be a nice little side gig. However, if you don’t reach the payment threshold all your time spent on the platform will be a waste of time with nothing paid out.
What can prevent me from getting paid?
When you sign up for InboxPounds, make sure to use your real name and credentials such as date of birth, address and country. Many people (me included) will sometimes create a fake account when checking out a site for the first time. If you’re caught providing false information, either as part of your profile or survey answers your account might get suspended, which means you’ll not get paid anything.
Top Rated Panels
- Transparent payment system
- Low redemption level
- High incentives compared to regular consumer survey sites
- Good selection of payment options
- Interesting survey opportunities
- High qualification rate
- Simple user interface
- Surveys are not always mobile-friendly
- Complex questions which can take a lot of concentration and time to fill out
- Consistent survey quality
- Good survey experience
- Rewards are in line with survey length and efforts
- Surveys on topics that you are familiar with
- Low redemption level
- Not a big earning possibility (usually less than $10 per month)
- Limited reward options
- Expiration of unused credit after 1 year
- Free to join
- Earn referral commissions
- Fair incentive level
- Good survey experience
- Professional MR company
- There is no signup bonus
- The minimum payout threshold is high
- PayPal and bank redemptions can take up to 30 working days to process
- Owned by one of the largest market research companies
- Above average payout per survey
- A low threshold to redeem rewards
- Easy to qualify for surveys
- Low volume of survey opportunities
- Technical glitches using the Pinecone Research app
- It is a free platform
- No payout threshold
- Gives loyalty credit if you do not qualify for a survey
- Complete confidentiality in your responses
- Above average incentive levels
- Limited earning opportunities
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