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Unlock Surveys

2 Bloor Street East, Suite 1600 Toronto, Ontario  M4W 1A8 CA
Tel: 1 647 258 1416   Contact: [email protected]
Operated by: MARU Group Canada

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PAYMENTS OFFERED

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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REDEEMING REWARDS

$25 (25,000 points) minimum account balance required to request rewards.

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On February 22, 2024 Maru Springboard America rebranded itself as Unlock Surveys.

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Established in 2009 under the Springboard America name, Unlock Surveys is one of the leading survey panels within the United States. Panel members have the opportunity to influence global brands, products and services! Springboard America is part of MARU Group Canada.

Payment and Rewards

New Members Receive 200 Free Points

New members of Unlock Surveys automatically receive 200 free points deposited into their accounts just for joining.

Take Surveys for Cash

With Unlock Surveys, earn points for every successful survey you complete. Most surveys award between between 50-500 points for completion. Some surveys may also offer entries into sweepstakes on top of or in lieu of points.

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Survey Taking Experience

Take Interesting Surveys

Participate in interesting surveys on topics of interest to companies, as well as media and government bodies across the United States. Bear in mind that because this panel only accepts US members, many of the surveys will be of particular interest to Americans and are occasionally political in nature.

Survey Lengths and Frequency

Survey lengths are typically between 10-20 minutes and most members are contacted anywhere between 1-4 times a month to complete a study.

Mobile Surveys

For ultimate survey taking convenience, Unlock Surveys is fully accessible from tablet and mobile devices. There's no need to download an app! The best part about this feature is the smart technology, which allows you to start a survey on your desktop and continue it on your smartphone!

Requesting Rewards

Once you accumulate 25,000 points ($25) in your account, you can request a reward. Choose from one of many gift cards, prepaid VISA card, PayPal payments, and more. Once requested, your reward should arrive via email within a week. The types of rewards you can request include:

  • PayPal payment
  • Virtual or physical Visa card
  • Amazon gift e-card
  • iTunes credits
  • Google Play credits
  • Donation to a charity
  • Your choice of an alternative $50 gift card

Referring Friends

Periodically, Unlock Surveys offers refer-a-friend campaigns which offer incentives for referring friends and extended family members to the community

Eligibility: USA residents 18+


Joining Bonus! Unlock Surveys is currently offering a 200 point ($2) sign up bonus to new members. » Click here to claim your bonus!

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Do a Zillion Surveys Then Wait Forever for Payout

June 13, 2016 by Val from United States

If you having nothing but free-time, and a lot of patience, Springboard America is ok, but revoltingly slow to payout. After you do a couple months worth of surveys, you accumulate $50 in credit. If you redeem for a Amazon.com gift certificate, you wait another 4 to 6 weeks before you get that email. There is absolutely no excuse for such slow delivery.

bad survey company

March 22, 2016 by carol from United States

i have been a member of springboard america for many years. i haven't received any new survey from them and tried to access my account. i was unable and contacted them about 5 times before they replied saying they had cancelled my contract with them due to fraudulent surveys and they kept my money. i have never done any fraudulent surveys and tried to answer their questions to the best of my abilities. they never contacted me saying there was a problem. i feel they should send me the money due to me regardless since it took me almost a year to accumulated the survey dollars i had since i don't qualify for many of their surveys due to my age of 64. i would recommend staying far far away from a company that acts in this manner.

Legit- but.. the cash payment system is poor.

February 22, 2016 by Brooks from United States

I've been taking surveys with Springboard America for maybe two years now. It feels like there are a few more opportunities from them in my inbox in the last two months.
The surveys are well-designed and the rate of completion is high. Mos of their surveys take 5 to 15 minutes to complete, and they pay usually .75 cents to $1.75.
The main disadvantage is they pay through Paylution if you want to cash out in good old cash, and it's quite slow (over two months)- and more complicated than I think it should be.
The site would be so much better if they paid through PayPal.

Hard to earn $$

January 17, 2016 by Lisa from United States

I like this site's new website and I like the survey format BUT it is incredibly hard to earn much on this site. I had been on the site for most of 2 years before I was FINALLY able to cash out for my 1st $50. On most panels that I'm on, it would have taken 6 months AT MOST to get $50. They've done a little better after they sent out a "satisfaction" survey and I complained about how long it had taken me - only been 6 months and I'm past $25 already. You definitely won't get rich from Springboard but it's a good site if you just want a little extra.

Great survey company

December 14, 2015 by Megan from United States

You have to wait until you reach $50 to cash out, but I have done so twice. It does take a long time, but its worth it to get 50 bucks all at once.