InboxDollars review: how it works and who can join
PocketsFull is a competitor of InboxDollars. This page is written by PocketsFull and is not connected to InboxDollars.
InboxDollars is a US rewards site and app where members earn cash, shown in dollars and cents, for taking surveys, reading paid emails, completing offers, playing games and shopping online.
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In short
- What to expect
- InboxDollars and PocketsFull both pay small rewards for surveys and offers, not a salary, and neither is an employer, so expect pocket money for time spent rather than steady income.
- What it is
- US rewards site and app paying cash for surveys, paid emails, offers, games and shopping
- How PocketsFull pays
- Gift cards
- PayPal
- Litecoin
- Start earning
- Create an account
- Check today's surveys and offers
- Try a game or app offer
- Redeem your rewards
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This InboxDollars review covers how it works, who runs it, who can join and how payment works, based on InboxDollars' own published pages.
It also shows PocketsFull as another rewards option, so you can compare the two before deciding where to spend your time.
What InboxDollars is
InboxDollars is a rewards site and app that pays members in cash rather than points for a range of online activities. Earnings can later be requested as gift cards or a PayPal payment once the account reaches the required threshold.
The app is run by Prodege: Google Play lists Prodege as the developer and the App Store lists Prodege LLC as the seller, while InboxDollars' own Payment Terms refer to 'our company, InboxDollars, Inc.'. InboxDollars says it has been operating since 2000 and describes itself as Minnesota-based on its App Store listing.
InboxDollars at a glance
The key facts about InboxDollars, taken from its own pages.
| What it is | US rewards site and app paying cash for surveys, paid emails, offers, games and shopping |
|---|---|
| Run by | Prodege (App Store seller: Prodege LLC); InboxDollars' own terms refer to InboxDollars, Inc. |
| How members earn | Paid surveys, PaidEmails, cash and app offers, games, cash back shopping, grocery receipt scanning, referrals |
| Where available | United States only, 50 states; no opportunities stated for people outside the US |
| Platforms | Web, Android on Google Play, iOS on the App Store |
| Payout methods | Virtual gift cards, PayPal, prepaid Visa where available, donations |
| Minimum payout | Not published consistently: help center states $15 for a first request, Payment Terms state $30 |
| Sign-up requirements | US resident, 18 or older, activated email, one account per person or household, free to join |
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How members earn on InboxDollars
InboxDollars offers several ways to add to a balance.
- Paid surveys.
- Reading PaidEmails, which are promotional emails that pay once confirmed.
- Cash offers and app offers, such as signing up for or trying products, services and apps.
- Games, including InboxDollars' own free games and Playtime Rewards for installing and playing game apps on Android.
- Cash back on online shopping at partner retailers.
- Grocery cash back and receipt scanning through Magic Receipts.
- Referring friends and family through a referral programme described in InboxDollars' help center, with terms that InboxDollars says can change.
InboxDollars also advertises a reward for new members on its home page and App Store listing, though it states the amount can change at any time. Not all activities are available to every member: what is offered depends on demographics, location and participation level.
Who can join, and how InboxDollars pays
InboxDollars restricts membership to people living in the 50 US states; it states there are currently no earning opportunities for people outside the US, and members must also be in the US while using the account, with VPNs and proxies not permitted. Joining requires being 18 or older, having an activated email address, and is free. Only one account is allowed per person, household, mailing address, device or IP address.
Payout methods listed by InboxDollars include virtual gift cards, PayPal (with the account name and email matching exactly, and the PayPal account bank-verified), a prepaid Visa option where available, and donations. The Google Play description still mentions a check or gift card, though InboxDollars' help center lists gift card, PayPal and Visa as the payment request options; whether paper checks are still offered is not published clearly across its pages.
InboxDollars' own pages give two different figures for the minimum payout: the help center lists $15 for a first payment request, with later requests possible at $10 or more, while the Payment Terms state a $30 minimum payment amount. Because the brand's own pages do not agree, neither figure can be stated here as the confirmed minimum.
InboxDollars' pages also mention third-party paid-entry games and tournaments operated by a separate company, where players spend their own money. That feature is separate from InboxDollars' earning activities and is not covered further here.
InboxDollars compared with PocketsFull
A side-by-side look at how the two sites are set up.
| What's compared | PocketsFull | InboxDollars |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Online rewards site for paid surveys, offers and redeemable rewards | US rewards site and app paying cash for surveys, emails, offers, games and shopping |
| How you earn | Paid surveys and offers, including game and app offers, plus a referral program | Surveys, paid emails, cash and app offers, games, cash back shopping, receipt scanning, referrals |
| Where it's available | Availability depends on the member's country | United States only |
| Payout options | Local gift cards, PayPal, Litecoin | Virtual gift cards, PayPal, prepaid Visa where available, donations |
| App | Android app, website also works in a phone browser | Android and iOS apps |
| Minimum age | 13, with parental or guardian consent under 18 | 18 or older |
How PocketsFull differs
PocketsFull is also a rewards site: members take paid surveys, complete offers, including many game and app offers, and collect rewards that can be redeemed. Joining and using PocketsFull is free, and there is no deposit of any kind: rewards are earned by completing surveys and offers, never bought.
Not every survey fits every person, so being screened out partway through happens to everyone from time to time on any survey platform. Keeping a profile complete and accurate helps a member get matched with more surveys on PocketsFull. Some offers take between 7 and 30 days to confirm, and each offer lists its own confirmation time and reward.
PocketsFull has an Android app on Google Play, and the website also works in a phone browser. It also has a separate page of free browser games with no download and no sign-up, though those are for fun and do not pay rewards. The minimum age to join is 13, with parental or guardian consent required under 18.
How PocketsFull pays
PocketsFull redeems rewards for gift cards, and the gift card catalogue depends on the member's country, so members see local brands rather than a single worldwide list.
PayPal and Litecoin are also listed on the redeem screen. A redeemed gift card is sent to the member's registered email address.
PocketsFull does not offer a prepaid Visa card or donations as payout options; these are not listed on its redeem screen.
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- Venmo
- Virtual Mastercard
- Visa eReward
- Virtual Visa
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PayPal
Litecoin
PocketsFull does not pay into these wallets: Cash App, Zelle, Chime
How to get started on PocketsFull
Create an account
Sign up for free and fill in your profile, since a complete profile helps match you with more surveys.
Check today's surveys and offers
Open the earn page to see which paid surveys and offers are currently available in your country.
Try a game or app offer
Game offers list the steps you need to reach, such as installing or opening the game and playing to a certain point.
Redeem your rewards
Once you have a balance, redeem it for a gift card, PayPal or Litecoin from the options shown for your country.
Frequently asked questions
Is InboxDollars legit?
InboxDollars is a real rewards site run by Prodege, with members earning cash for surveys, paid emails, offers, games and shopping. Whether it suits you depends on whether you live in the US, since membership is restricted to the 50 states, and on whether the activities on offer match your situation.
How does InboxDollars work?
Members complete paid surveys, read PaidEmails, try cash and app offers, play games, shop through partner retailers for cash back, and scan grocery receipts through Magic Receipts, with earnings shown as dollars and cents rather than points.
Is InboxDollars safe?
InboxDollars publishes Payment Terms and a help center describing how the account, payments and inactivity rules work, and it states that one account is allowed per person, household, device or IP address.
Does InboxDollars pay?
InboxDollars describes a payment process through gift cards, PayPal, and where available a prepaid Visa, once an account reaches its payment threshold; its own pages give two different figures for that minimum, $15 for a first request and $30 in its Payment Terms, so the exact threshold is not consistent across its own materials.
What are some sites and apps like InboxDollars?
Other rewards sites that pay for surveys and offers work in a similar way to InboxDollars, each with its own rules on countries and payout methods, alongside PocketsFull.
Can someone in Nigeria use InboxDollars?
InboxDollars states that membership is restricted to people living in the 50 US states and that there are currently no earning opportunities for people outside the US, which rules out membership from Nigeria.
Does PocketsFull pay through PayPal?
PayPal is listed on the PocketsFull redeem screen alongside Litecoin and local gift cards, with the exact options shown depending on the member's country.
