The Update
Many of us were shocked and dismayed when the Prodege company who owns MyPoints, Swagbucks, InboxDollars, Upromise, and many other rewards sites announced they were canceling “Watch.” However, there are still ways to earn cash for watching ads. For me, someone who works close to 50 – 60 hours a week most of the year, I need passive income. I don’t have time to take surveys, click on ads, and play games for several hours a day. Thus, losing Watch means losing a good chunk of my rewards earnings. However, I will not give up.
I’ve been using these types of sites since 2004, so I will find ways to maximize using other sites that have passive types of earning, and change my routine so that I might be able to make up some of my Watch earnings through quick and easy active routines. For my favorite rewards apps and earning routines, click here. This post, here, also shares some of my new strategies for earning with little effort. Read below for the apps where you can still earn a little extra cash by watching videos.
How to Earn Cash for Watching Ads
True-X Ads on Swagbucks
Go to Swagbucks Discover Home and you will see the True X ads under Offers from Our Trusted Partners. At the beginning of the month, you can usually click on this offer multiple times, let a 30-second ad play, and click on it one more time to earn 2 Swagbucks. This offer isn’t a true replacement for Watch, but it’s an easy way to earn. I haven’t seen this offer on the other Prodege sites, but I will keep everyone updated on that status.
Update! True X ads are now available on MyPoints under Deals and Trusted Partners.
ShopKick
ShopKick has multiple ways to earn. I play ads while I’m making breakfast every morning. You can also earn with click-through shopping, scanning bar codes in grocery stores, or scanning receipts for promoted items.
To earn using ShopKick, click here. Check out my YouTube tutorial for how to earn by watching ads on Shopkick.
HideoutTV
I discovered HideoutTV during the pandemic when my other apps were running low on ads. You can redeem points through HideoutTV or a partner like Instagc or LootUp. I play these videos while I’m working or doing other things, so the earning is completely passive.
Warning: HideoutTV banned my husband’s account for no apparent reason. After multiple emails, they did reinstate his account, but we are both proceeding with caution.
I’m going to continue to use HideoutTV with caution and cash out often. I’m warning you to do the same. I promise to only share vetted and honest rewards sites, so I’m letting you know that while HideoutTV isn’t a scam, they are very unreliable. I may decide to remove them from my blog, but for now I’m going to try to keep them for supplemental income.
Update: My husband and I are still successfully using HideoutTV, but we never play our accounts at the same time, and we only play videos for 2 – 3 hours a day maximum. We also plan to start splitting up the earnings across multiple platforms so that no single app earns too many rewards in one day.
To earn using HideoutTV, click here.
Dabbl
Dabbl has multiple ways to earn. Dabbl is a little more active than the above apps. I usually play ads while I’m eating breakfast or watching TV. I also occasionally earn by taking surveys.
Warning: Dabbl has been very slow to payout, and a couple weeks ago, their app was definitely down. Many of us Dabble users could not get the app to open, and their customer service never responded to an e-mail from me. Dabble may be on their way out, so proceed with caution and cash out often.
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