These Apps Pay You to Do (Almost) Nothing

Getting paid to do almost nothing is a beautiful thing.

Yep, you read that right. With Lucktastic, you can get paid to do almost nothing. After you install the app of course.

Lucktastic gives you a chance to win both cash AND free groceries just by using your finger.

Play daily scratch-off cards for free on your phone, each ranging in cash prizes of $1 – $10,000. Plus get free daily entries into the groceries drawing to win $500!

Lucktastic Couple

Lucktastic keeps things free by showing short ads. My favorite time to play is when I’m watching Netflix since it doesn’t take much brainpower use this app. Get Lucktastic!


Play Games & Get Paid

Playing Games on Phone in Kitchen

I like playing games on my phone. If you do too, this is the perfect app for you.

Applike introduces you to free mobile games. When you download and play them, you get paid! Most of the time 10-20 minutes will suffice.

Redeem for:

  • Paypal Cash
  • Amazon
  • CVS
  • Walmart
  • and more!

And if you have friends that like to get paid to play games, refer them and you’ll get 25% of whatever they earn! In return, your friends will ALSO get 25% of what you earn so it’s a win-win situation for everyone.


Scan Receipts to Get Cash Back

Grocery Shopping

You have to buy groceries anyway, so scanning the receipts for them is practically doing nothing!

Ibotta is a super easy-to-use cash back app with 100+ retailers, both in-store and online. Anywhere you do shopping, most likely you’ll find a cash back opportunity!

So before you head to the store, check the app for items already on your shopping list. Bananas? Hit that + sign in the app. Orange juice? Tap that + sign again.

Go shop.

At home, take a photo of your receipt and scan the barcodes of items.

Now you got yourself some cash back!

Here are some cash-back opportunities we’ve seen:

  • 50 cents back for any item
  • 25 cents back on bananas
  • 25 cents back on bread
  • $1 back on milk
  • $3 back on a 6-pack of Shock Top beer

These are offers that aren’t tied to a particular brand so shop for your basics to get cash back too!

Ibotta is 100% free to download and you’ll get a $10 sign-up bonus after uploading your first receipt. On average, Ibotta users save $20 a month on groceries so start saving now:


Watch Videos & Get Paid

Getting Paid to Watch Videos

InboxDollars is an online rewards club that’s free to join and pays you when you participate in the following:

  • Surveys
  • Play online games
  • Search the internet
  • Watch short TV shows (each mostly under 2 mins)

I spend about a 1/2 hour every other day checking through for activities I can join. Some will gather your opinions and some are activities that you’d normally do anyway, like watching short entertaining video clips.

Here, you can see I’ve earned $26.06 so far after a few weeks of on/off activities

In my first 10 minutes, I had earned $6 by just filling out my profile, answering a short survey about myself, and watching 2 short videos.

InboxDollars is reputable as they’ve been around for 18 long years and have maintained a 4/5 positive rating on TrustPilot. Right now, you can get a $5 sign up bonus when you join for free!