Swagbucks Reviews and Features

Swagbucks

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Swagbucks is a website where you can earn rewards by doing activities you normally do, such as shopping, searching the web, watching videos, playing games, printing coupons, and taking surveys.

Every time you complete one of these activities, you can earn points called SBs, which are redeemable for cash and gift cards.

Becoming a member of Swagbucks is very simple. Start by joining their website or downloading their mobile app (available on both Android and iOS). You can then collect points (known as SB's) by participating in a variety of different activates including taking surveys, shopping online, watching videos, and more. You can then exchange your SB's for gift cards or PayPal cash.

Joining is free (and new members even get the $5 joining bonus!), and is available to residents of the USA, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, India, Australia, and Ireland.

After logging in to their website (or in the app), you will see links to Shop, Search, Watch, Play, Answer, Discover.

• Online Shopping

  Receive “cashback” for making purchases from major online stores through Swagbucks. These include Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and more. Simply log in to the Swagbucks shopping page and click on the online retailer you wish to make a purchase from. Swagbucks earns a commission from your purchases, but will return a portion of it back to you in the form of SBs which will be earned for every dollar spent.

• Searching

  Swagbucks has a search engine called 'Swagbucks Search'. You can use it just like a regular search engine to earn bucks. If you conduct a lot of internet searches in any given day, this can be a great way to easily earn SB's. You can install the Swagbucks browser extension for Chrome which can make it easier to get into the habit of using the Swagbucks Search over Google, Bing, etc.

• Watching Videos

  Using Swagbucks watch, you can watch videos about music, news, entertainment, pets, travel, and more, to earn credits to your account. The earning potential for this is on the low side, but it's still a method of collecting SBs if you're looking for some entertainment.

• Answering Surveys

  Access Swagbucks Answer to take surveys and earn points. Swagbucks lists a ton of different online surveys that can be answered for rewards. Each survey will list the estimated time it'll take to complete, the topic of the study, as well as the number of SBs you will earn. Product testing opportunities occasionally become available. Expect to earn approximately 40 - 200 SB points per survey (100 SB = $1), with earning potential up to $50 (5000 SB) for longer and hard to qualify for surveys.

• Discovering

  The Swagbucks 'Discover' section is one of the fastest ways of earning SB points. You can earn a significant number of points for signing up for product and service trials (things like TIDAL music streaming, audiobook trials, gambling website trials, etc.) or for opening new credit card accounts or bank accounts. If you're currently looking to switch credit cards, banks, or try a new financial product (such as a new type of investment account), log in to your Swagbucks account before signing up! You might be able to earn thousands of SBs just for clicking through to the service provider via your Swagbucks account.

• Printing Grocery Coupons

  Under the 'Shop' section of Swagbucks (depending on your country of residence), you can find printable coupons for things like cleaning products, diapers, toothpaste, candy, etc. Each time you print a coupon, you will earn 1 SB. It will take a few weeks after the redemption for the SB to show in your account, however without the added bonus of receiving SB points, the printable coupons offered on this part of the website are generally for products that you probably already purchase and from big brands such as Swiffer, Mr. Clean, Febreze, Pampers, Crest, Becel, etc.

• Referring Friends

  If you have friends who would be good candidates for Swagbucks, make sure you refer them so that you can earn 10% of what they earn (as they remain active). For instance, if your referral earns 5,000 SB ($50) in their first month, you will receive a $5 bonus (500 SB) credited to your account. Simply log in to your Swagbucks account to get your unique sign up link which you can then share with friends, extended family, on your blog, etc.

• Entering Swag Codes

  Swag Codes are promotional codes that can be entered into the Swagbucks website which give you free SBs (Swagbucks). Find out where to find swag codes that can help boost your earnings.

Millions in Rewards Awarded

You can redeem your SB's for two main reward options: cash, or e-gift cards. One SB is worth approximately 1 cent, so 2500 SBs = $25.00. To date, Swagbucks has awarded over 800 million dollars to their members!

PayPal Payments

If you're a fan of cold, hard cash, you can exchange your SBs for money by requesting a PayPal payment to your PayPal account. Payments take approximately 10-14 days to process and are issued in US dollars, regardless of where you live. If you are outside of the USA, PayPal can automatically convert these USD into your local currency, or you can keep a separate USD balance in your account if you wish. You can request a PayPal payment in the following denominations: $25, $50, $100, and $250.

Tons of e-Gift Card Options

If you choose to redeem your SBs for a gift card versus a PayPal payment, you'll find that you can receive it with a lower balance. Denominations for gift cards vary and depending on the retailer, but they can be as low as $1 and as high as $100. E-gift cards are issued within 10 days of request are available to a wide variety or retailers including Amazon, Home Depot, Starbucks, Facebook, iTunes, a huge variety of restaurants, hotels, and more. Denominations of as low as $1 - $100 are available.

You may also donate your SB's to charities such as Unicef, Doctors Without Borders, Red Cross, etc. Donation amounts start at only 5 SB’s ($0.05).

Bonuses

Swagbucks offers daily goal points where you can receive bonus SB's if you reach the daily goal by the end of the day. Simply log in to your account to see what that day's daily goal is. Receive another bonus when you reach the daily goal 7 days in a row. Bonuses are paid on or around the first day of the following month.

Swagbucks is Immensely Popular and Offers a Huge Community

Swagbucks has been around since 2005 (the same year SurveyPolice was created!) and has over 13 million members and over 2.4 million Facebook fans. Incredibly, they have awarded over 800 million dollars in rewards to their members making them by far, the internet's largest GPT website! Every day, they award 7,000 gift cards to their members.

Eligibility: Swagbucks is open to residents 13 years of age and older who reside in the USA, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, India, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, and Ireland

If you're already a member of Swagbucks and are looking for something different to join to make extra income, there are literally hundreds of alternatives out there. Here are a few of our suggestions. TGM panel is popular survey platform with tons of survey inventory. Branded Surveys offers online surveys, a low $5 cash out minimum and a $1 joining bonus! Tellwut is a fun community where you can take surveys, create surveys and answer daily polls for gift cards.

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January 12, 2025 by Ton from United States

A Long Review but will have all the info you need to know on what is wrong with swagbucks and why to Avoid It. My brother and I used swagbucks in 2015 and 2016 for 2 full years. We never had to confirm with a phone number to receive are reward points. Customer service was not good but back then it was human beings not all AI Bots with robotic answers that CANT help you with simple issues! Customer service then if a survey ripped you off sometimes they would credit you (1 day to answer you) some times they wouldn't. All depends on who answered. We were on it daily for many hours using swagbucks everyday. We put endless hours. Tho swagbucks was okay then it is horrible now for customer service!!! Also Surveys ripping you off! I read endless reviews how horrible SB had became over the last few years. Again I stopped doing surveys from 2017 until near end of 2024 for reasons in this review. Its limited out there for survey sites that dont require u to prove your identity with a government issued ID. So My brother and I tried swagbucks again as we could just sign up through an existing gmail account. At first it wasn't hard to earn $25 in 4-5 days. Then came time to cash out. They wanted a phone number. Having only a tracfone or prepaid phone. They wont accept! or a VOIP number. You HAVE to have a contract type number like at@t, tmobile, sprint or verizon. So I have $25 in my account and $7 in my brothers after working hard to earn that, I cant cash it out They do not do verification by email anymore or by pin number via mail like they use to. I wouldnt have signed up if I knew all these factors. I dont have anyones contract phone I can borrow. Number to use. I tried endless sites and non working SB as all voip and SB doesnt accept VOIP numbers. So I paid $3 paypal for a non voip site to get a number. So first number they gave me I never got the code and number expires in 15 min. So no code before phone number expired as only 15 min temp number. SB decided to link that phone to my account. So I couldnt just buy another number and try another code or I would have. I have emailed 20 times over the last week in all ways possible trying to get a human being in customer service if there are any, to delete the number linked to my account so that i can add a new number, get a code, Cash the $25 out. Every time I message i get only AI Bots that say oh you need to verify your account with A government issued ID! NO WAY! not my license or passport. Besides I heard ppl saying they wont accept a license. or it will take 10 times over submitting for it to work. I already know SB and the survey companys they work for sell your info! Whether they pay u for doing survey or not! Can u image the price SB gets for your passport info or drivers license! Survey tho they rip u off at times isnt the reason im closing SB forever! It is 1 Customer service is just AI Bots That are worthless!! 2 No reason u shouldnt be able to change your account info like email or phone having to ask customer service to do it and then being told to submit gov Issue ID!! If i didnt need this i would change the number myself and continue on SB. 3rd reason is Its bs you can use a tracphone or prepaid number to confirm and need an over priced contract phone number like att verizon etc! If i could afford that i wouldnt be doing surveys for pennies and hour! 4th reason why im closing is because you need to get a code to purchase the reward points, then again when it comes it for u to use. 2 times per gc is insane! I am on Prime Opinion site now tho it has its issues I dont need to to put my number in to cash out! and it is instant and so easy unlike sb needing pin numbers and waiting 4-7 days for the reward points to come in!! Also I hard other reviewers saying SB closed their account when they saved up their reward points to cash out all once. like $100-200 in their SB account. I dont even trust sb to keep $1 in my account without them finding a reason to lock it and keep the money. Anyways Long story short to conclude. Endless issues with Swagbucks and why NOT to waste your time and use it! I even told them i would leave bad reviews if someone didnt delete phone number off my account so i could add a new one to cash out. 20 emails over a week time not one reply with any help nothing but AI Bot Replies!
Also to add I never did the games or other offers. This review is strictly about their worthless customer support and their surveys.

Yes also even if you have a contract phone number. if it gets changed for any reason. Your old number is linked to SB account. You wont be able to cash out anymore or add the new number unless you submit the government issue ID like license or passport. Keep that in mind. I wouldnt give my personal info to SB or the survey companies that pay them. The little you earn to have all your info sold and known by so many others.

I hope this Review helps and also answers questions. Take Care.

January 1, 2025 by Steve from United Kingdom

I joined Swagbucks in 2015 and it was great for earning cash from surveys and the many other opportunities on the website. But it started going downhill for me a couple of years ago, with fewer surveys and more screenings out than before. In 2020, I now take at least 3 months to earn what I was making in one month in 2015. This could be due to my profile changing, but I think it's more likely that Swagbucks and their survey partners have just got meaner in recent years.

I've also had several issues with getting Swagbucks to pay up SBs for offers and purchases. In the worst case, they owed me $50 and I had to complain to the Better Business Bureau before they would pay up.

I still persist with Swagbucks, but don't see it as my main earning website nowadays - hence the reduction from 5 stars to 3 stars since my first review was published 5 years ago.

Update Jan 2025: I've now closed my Swagbucks account, partly due to the lack of realistic earning opportunities, but mainly because they are now insisting on id verification via the withpersona.com company. This is very OTT for a GPT website (or even survey panel) as it's normally only required when applying for government docs like passports or driving licences, or opening a bank account. I don't trust withpersona.com and have told Swagbucks that they can close my account.

December 17, 2024 by Brian from United States

Quite possibly the most fun interactive survey sites I've ever been on it's intellectually challenging and just playing fun.

December 8, 2024 by Sarah from United States

I have been using this site since May 2024 and I have earned over $600. Although not a lot, it is a nice amount of money that is welcomed in today's economy!

August 19, 2024 by Andrew from United States

Cash out often, they are ban happy. Fair warning....