How we check offers
Where our numbers come from, how we work them out, and what they can't tell you.
Where the numbers come from
We read public posts and comments from r/FreeCash, r/SwagBucks, r/beermoney. Right now that is 16,061 posts, from 2026-06-20 to 2026-10-17. We keep the 760 posts that talk about a game we track.
A computer program then pulls out the facts: the reward, the days it took, the money spent, and if the player got paid. For each fact, we save the player's own words and a link to the post. You can see all of them at the bottom of each game page.
We keep a number only if it is in the player's own words. A person checks the reports after the program does. Each report says if a person has checked it yet. So far, 60 of 60 are checked.
The numbers on each game page
- Days, money spent, reward: we line up every report that gives that number and show the one in the middle. Next to it, we show how many reports it comes from.
- Did not pay: out of the players who said if they got paid, how many said no. That means the reward never came, was held, or was taken back.
- Reward minus spend: the middle reward minus the middle amount spent.
- Fewer than 5 reports: we say so on the page. Treat the number as a few stories, not a pattern.
The score
A game gets a score from 0 to 10 only after at least 5 players tell us both the reward and the days it took. Here is the math:
score = 10 × (share that got paid) × (money per day ÷ $5, but no more than 1)
“Money per day” is the reward minus spend, split over the days it took. A score of 6 or more means “worth it.” From 3 to 6 means “only if you like the game.” Under 3 means “skip it.”
What can throw us off
- People post more when something goes wrong. So “did not pay” numbers can look worse than they are. Read them as warnings.
- People also post big wins. So rewards can look bigger than usual.
- Offers change with your account, phone, country and the date. Your own app is always right.
- We have not played every game. If we have, the page will say so.
What we never do
- Show a number without the reports behind it.
- Change a verdict because a site pays us.
- Let a computer make up a number. The program only copies numbers that players wrote.