Short answer: Yes, Swagbucks is legit. It’s run by Prodege in El Segundo, California, and pays SB points (100 SB = $1) for surveys, shopping, games and offers. The $10 welcome bonus is real, but it needs a $25 purchase.
What is Swagbucks?
A rewards site and app where you earn SB for surveys, cash back shopping, games, offers, searches and receipt scanning. Cash out to PayPal or gift cards.
Who’s behind Swagbucks?
Prodege, the same company behind InboxDollars, based in El Segundo, California. Swagbucks says over 15 million members have cashed out.
What we see on r/EarnExtraIncome
Swagbucks is an old name, but we don’t see many independent threads about it in r/EarnExtraIncome right now. Most talk in the sub is about game apps. If you use it, share what works.
Swagbucks pros and cons
Pros
- Lots of ways to earn, including cash back
- Big, established company
- PayPal or gift cards
- App Store 4.4 from 147,776 ratings
Cons
- $10 bonus needs a $25+ purchase
- Shopping SB can take 32 to 75 days to award
- PayPal details must match exactly
- Monthly redemption limits can apply
How much can you make on Swagbucks?
1,000 SB is $10, so 100 SB is $1. Surveys and offers each list what they pay.
If you shop online anyway, cash back is the easy part. Referrals pay 10% of what your friends earn, with no cap.
Who Swagbucks is for (and who should skip it)
For people who shop online and want surveys to fill spare minutes.
Skip the bonus if you don’t shop. Without the $25 purchase it’s just a regular sign up.
How Swagbucks scored
3.6/5- Payout speed 20%3.5
- Minimum cash out 15%2.5
- Earning potential 20%3.0
- Cash out options 15%4.0
- Availability 10%5.0
- Tracking and support 10%4.2
- Transparency 10%4.0
Scored from what Swagbucks publishes on its own site, terms and app store listings. How we rate apps
Final verdict: is Swagbucks legit?
Final verdict
3.6/5How we rate
Legit, best if you shop online
Big company and lots of options. Slower than the game apps for most people.
For faster money, look at Freecash or Bigcash. For surveys paid in dollars, InboxDollars is from the same company.
Sign up for SwagbucksFree to join
Swagbucks FAQ
Swagbucks is legit. It’s run by Prodege and says over 15 million members have cashed out.
Activate it in Swag Ups, then spend at least $25 at a store in Swagbucks Shop and earn at least 25 SB on that purchase within 30 days.
Digital gift cards take minutes to 5 business days, and PayPal takes 2 to 5 business days.
1,000 SB is $10.
Shopping SB shows as pending within 30 minutes to 7 business days, and can take 32 to 75 days from the purchase date to be awarded.
Yes. Its help center lists the UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, France, Germany, New Zealand, India, Spain and Portugal too.
InboxDollars pays in dollars, and Freecash is better for games.
Other apps to try
Bigcash★ 4.0Best for: short offers you can finish fast
Read review →Sign up
Testerup★ 3.7Best for: bigger payouts for game goals
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Freecash★ 4.2Best for: the most ways to earn in one app
Read review →Sign up
Branded★ 3.8Best for: game and app offers for points
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Nielsen Pulse★ 2.2Best for: passive points for your phone and streaming data
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Prograd★ 3.6Best for: big game offers in the UK and US
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