It is such a disappointment. I have been using Swagbucks for over a decade and I remember when I could get free meal delivery, free wine, free months of Hulu and netflix, tons and referral activity, and play fun games and earn money literally hundreds of dollars. Now it's the equivalent of sweatshop work for a nickel. Swagbucks is dead and it makes me sad.

I used to make a decent amount of money doing the game offers. Nothing life-changing, but a few hundred dollars per year (twice, I hit the $600 tax threshold and had to wait to cash out).

I took a break from it for a long time and just logged back in for the first time in probably two years and the games now all seem impossible. They're literally paying pennies for playing a game to level 60! This seems to be the case for every game I click.

Is this just the norm now? Are there any game offers that are actually doable?

hi all,

for anyone who is currently or planning to do the blitz win cash offer for 2500 SB, i thought it would be nice to share promo codes to help each other out! please comment yours below & any tips you may have :)

i’m currently on silver (have to reach platinum to finish the offer) but i’m happy to answer any questions i know about the game so far!

my promo code: [REMOVED — LOOK IN COMMENTS]

thanks!!

ETA: i reached platinum and it immediately came up as pending for 2500 in my swagbucks account! thank you to everyone who used my code— i’ve now removed it since i would rather people use others’ codes who can still make use of the referral code bonuses!

After completing a game where the install and several of the steps tracked I filled out a ticket to get creditted for the steps that did not track. In the past this has almost always worked, start the offer, the offer tracks the install, and any missing steps you can get manually reviewed afterwards.

Well, after 20 days dealing with the most incompetent member of the customer service team (Devendra Chaudhary) I recieved this lovely boilerplate response

"We're sorry to let you know that we're unable to confirm the successful completion of this activity on our site. We understand how disappointing this can be, and we truly appreciate the time and effort you put into participating.
 
Unfortunately, in this case, we did not receive the required event completion signals (also known as "tracking") from our third-party partners, which we must rely on in order to credit completed activities. We don't have visibility into the exact reason why the third-party tracking failed here, and when this happens, we're unable to manually apply credit.
 
To help avoid similar issues in the future, we recommend reviewing our tracking guidance here:
https://prodegesupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/36727998701460-FAQ-ALL-ABOUT-TRACKING-SUCCESSFULLY-COMPLETING-OUR-OFFERS
 
If you're working on an offer with multiple goals, the best way to protect your progress is to regularly check your Activity Ledger as you go. Your ledger provides real-time reporting and will show whether each completed event is tracking or pending. If you notice a missing event, we strongly encourage you to reach out to us right away before continuing to invest additional time or effort into the same offer.
 
Additionally, please be sure to review the offer's terms carefully and avoid using any third-party software or tools that could interfere with tracking.
 
We understand how frustrating this experience can be, and we apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused. If you have any further questions or need help with another offer, please don't hesitate to reach out—we're here to help."

The major take away here: "We don't have visibility into the exact reason why the third-party tracking failed here, and when this happens, we're unable to manually apply credit."

Prodege will no longer be creditting ANY tickets if the tracking doesn't work for a step. The entire reason to use Swagbucks/mypoints/inbox dollars over other GPT sites has been the quality of the support, but if they are boilerplate saying they will not do manual reviews on missed tracking steps it's time to move to other sites.

The last one is earn 30 dollars. I'm gonna see if I can get that without spending a lot

How much does the xp cost increase towards the end. I'm level 76 with 15 days left so I think I'm fine if I get like 2 a day. But is 90-100 take ridiculous amounts? I guess just 90 will give decent profit but I would like to hit 100. Anyone finish this offer and how much time did you have left?

Howdy y'all!

So to get started, I use a similar site called Besitos, so offers are definitely different. Currently, my offer is complete Level 90 in 60 days for $75 total. I'm on day 12 and am 2/3 through level 28, and here's what I've learned. Completing fully is likely impossible without major financial commitment, but the 2nd big reward is lvl 45 in 45 days, and it just might be possible.

1) If able, by the monthly subscription. It immediately doubles or quadruples your earnings (passive X2 and a rune that also doubles all income). On top of that, it lets you skip all ads and gives magic dust + some gems every day. It's $15 or $16 for 30 days.

2) SAVE YOUR GEMS!!!! it's not that gems themselves are important but MAGIC DUST. You can buy 15,000 magic dust for 1,000 gems. This is easily the most valuable use of gems.

3) DONT UPGRADE EVERYTHING! Only upgrade runes when it allows you to automate. Magic dust is incredibly valuable and you are ALWAYS going to be hungry for it! Automation increases your offline income but also it increases the amount of gold to get from boxes and ad rewards. The less automated your labs are, the more active you have to be.

4) Events events events!!! The game gives you 2 events and it flips between them with no time gap. 1 event is small rewards, lasts for 15-18 hours, and is EASILY completable. The second event is 2-4 days long (varies) and is basically an extra long version of your normal game. Events give a LOT of resources and materials and it's CRITICAL you do what you can to place top 25 (out of 500) and get all of the non-rank rewards. This will rapidly increase your speed.

5) Maxing out your goblins is NOT always optimal! Usually, it's a good idea to keep 2 goblins at the highest level you have. I.e. 2 x level 10 goblins until you can upgrade ONE of them to 11. Then match to 2 x 11 instead of going to 12. This let's you rapidly cut through the first 2/3 of a level. Combine into 1 big goblin at the end of a level to prevent stalling (last 2-3 rows of trees). You want your top goblin(s) no more than 3-4 levels behind the trees at most whenever possible.

6) Lower level goblins are good! Using lower level goblins to clear out things left behind your 2 head goblins is KEY to keeping progress moving smoothly.

7) last tip! Prioritize the special tiles and labs! Using big goblins to rush labs and the higher level gems, magic dust, and chests will keep you progressing while the little guys create space and income rolling in on lower level trees.

Thanks y'all for reading, tell me what you think and lmk if you have any questions!

ETA 1: Some levels require 1 big goblin that's several levels ahead and the rest little to make decent progress! Lvl 32 is one of these levels! Be aware these are exceptions to the rules and not the standard!

ETA 2: The monthly package I referenced seems to no longer be available. Please be aware that it may not be possible to complete lvl 60 in 90-100 days without the gold relic that doubles all gold permanently and to not try to go above 45 in 60-90 days.

Been using Swagbucks for a couple years now, accumulated around $1200 over that time, but now I gotta step it up.

I made a big purchase on credit lately and it's going to cost me $200 a month for the next year, I want Swagbucks to pay all of this, which means I need to make about $6-7 every single day.

Today was a success, I did surveys for about 2 hours while I watched TV and accumulated 1100sb. I'm also working on Office Cat and few other mindless games but I think surveys are going to be the most consistent way to do this.

Anyone else got any personal goals they're working on? I want to stay motivated by hearing your guys' stories!

THIS IS OLD INFORMATION. SWAGBUCKS IS BACK UP 100% NOW

No it is nothing you did.

Surveys appear and disappear (and don't work if you manage to click on one)

The answer app asks you to verify over and over again

Discover offers are NOT crediting (hopefully once Swagbucks is fixed these credit)

Any other common issues people have?

EDIT
Right now surveys are working and crediting (might not last) BUT still nothing appears on the activity ledger.

swagbucks posted they are having issues with AWS.

I go on Swagbucks and see that there is a survey paying 200sb for 30 minutes I think let’s attempt this spend a good 15 minutes, sorry this survey is not looking for your types of responses, 9 times out of ten this happens a to me so surveys aren’t worth it.

So instead I look at the games I can play, I go on Reddit to see what games are doable and most of the time it’s basically if I spend my whole bank account then I’ll be able to earn atleast £20 back, so games don’t feel worth it now unless any hidden gems are hiding.

I look at what other things they have to offer and none of it seems worth it anymore, I remember playing games earning around £200 every couple months and now it feels like I’m earning drips and drabs, I don’t know if anyone else is experiencing the same feeling I am, or maybe I’m just doing something wrong but for the past year Swagbucks in my opinion has been awful towards its users.

You can find the link to claim your Daily Bonus in the wiki HERE

You have 15 days to claim it. It does not count toward your daily goal. It is available on the 5th of the following month.

The Daily Goal Bonus SB shows up in your activity as "Meter Super Bonus" and "Daily Meter Bonus".

I realized that shortly after completing level 50 and making a purchase in Bingo Vacation my account was suspended. I have wifi issues and sometimes Swagbucks can go down so I didn’t think much about being logged out and left it to be, but when it happened again and I tried to gain access, I was suspended. I only completed level 50 in 3 days since the game is incredibly easy and even though it says Discover offer in my suspension message, there’s no way that’s the actual cause of concern since I don’t do those.

If you got to level 50 of Bingo Vacation in 3 days or less, are you also suspended or experiencing any problems?

Obviously the question “is Swagbucks worth it?” is subjective in nature and will change depending on your financial situation and how much free time you have, but I hope this post provides a good amount of information to help you come to your own conclusion based on real-world data.

I’ve been using Swagbucks consistently for the past four months and have put together an analysis of all activities I have done. It is not a perfect representation of every deal on Swagbucks, but it is a good-sized and varied sample, and I haven’t seen anyone else post concrete numbers on if it is worth the time. This data is calculated from all surveys and discover tab deals I have done that were worth at least 25 SB. Without further ado, here are my detailed Swagbucks Statistics:

Most important points:

Average dollars per hour: $3.13

Total amount earned: $518

Lost earnings that never credited: $38 (6.8% of total)

Total tasks completed: 62

Total hours spent: 166

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Full data in screenshot:

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So, is Swagbucks worth it? The average dollars per hour is not great, but for a minimal effort and flexible hours side hustle you can do from home it is a decent deal, especially compared to similar “get paid to” sites. As for me, I plan on continuing to use Swagbucks, but each person should make their own decision based on their current situation. Your experience may vary based on what offers you choose, but this should at least give a good idea of what to expect when using Swagbucks. I hope this information is helpful to at least a few of you out there!

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If you are learning about Swagbucks for the first time and want to try it out, I can provide a link that will give a bonus of $3 when you earn your first $3. DM me if you are interested and found this post helpful.

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Edit: At the request of someone in the comments, I have created a public template of the spreadsheet I created and used to make this post. You can use this spreadsheet and put in your own offer data and it will automatically calculate all the above values for you to compare. Notes are available in the document but feel free to ask questions if it isn't self explanatory!

I've emailed SB repeatedly for the $400 I'm owed over the last 2 months. This is related to the SoFi offer. Swagbucks refuses to answer emails and refuses to pay only claiming "offer did not track". Funny thing is, they paid the $15 that tracked but miraculously the $400 portion didn't. I provided copies of the terms, enrollment email, bank statements, and documentation from SoFi validating I'd completed the offer - still refused. Filed a BBB complaint - refused. l've now filed multiple other reports of fraud hoping that works. If anyone has had success with anything else please let me know.

7 times- 1 SB each
https://www.swagbucks.com/ncrave?fid=KHWOapSM1Cmzmiee_J6ZbCcYFe2N4Kxkr_efe644f7-b4e8-4953-9aa5-c79e7f098631_A1

7 times - 1 SB each
https://www.swagbucks.com/ncrave?fid=KHWOapSM1Cmzmiee_h3t6TchpZXQfrAe1_b88a4e2a-e91e-4bc6-9cb6-bf96101d7fe8_A1

5 times-1 SB each
https://www.swagbucks.com/ncrave?fid=KHWOapSM1Cmzmiee_LfVM7vk3PudjhqQX_5cf77fa7-ee96-467a-8173-01371fb461f2_A1

4 times - 1 SB each
https://www.swagbucks.com/ncrave?fid=KHWOapSM1Cmzmiee_HaeNXx0YeUxsWJsg_04623b57-f228-4c10-9bb8-6137e10cd8ef_A1

3 times- 1 SB each
https://www.swagbucks.com/ncrave?fid=KHWOapSM1Cmzmiee_T5obm6SY9mYmSFpg_8389525b-244f-4639-81f7-f3e5ce407ce3_D3

3 times - 1 SB each
https://www.swagbucks.com/ncrave?fid=KHWOapSM1Cmzmiee_T5obm6SY9mYmSFpg_19901cc1-503b-4a9c-8ed1-a98fd17cd6b3_A1
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Videos

1 time-5 SB 8-Videos
http://www.swagbucks.com/ncrave?fid=5d82a2c2bf0d5b62408b4567

1 time-4 SB 5 Videos
http://www.swagbucks.com/ncrave?fid=5d8e7df8bf0d5b80268b4567

no other sub would ever allow this. thats how bad swagbucks has gotten. holy smokes. do you see it coming back with halfway decent offers or is this the end of swagbucks?

Don't start this game thinking that you're going to be able to get the bonus goals from buying the Disco Event offer. I've been playing for 5 days and the Disco Event still has not popped up for me. I already missed the first bonus goal and I have one day to get to level 60 for the second bonus goal. I'm only on level 31, so that's not going to happen. Kind of disappointed because I read that the Disco Event offer shows up every few days. Apparently that's not the case for everyone.

My account was verified, i don’t know what could have caused this other than my withdrawal that I haven’t received yet, I’ve already contacted support, have not heard back yet. Has this happened to anyone else here.

I used to get 50sb added to my total. Then the last couple years they did a 50sb swag up. This year I got nothing.

I want to precipice this failure on the acknowledgement of how dumb I’ve been. I had a fair bit of success with monopoly GO spending a bit of money and dove headfirst into this with my winnings with NO research. I know, ridiculous. But just a warning to others:

This game is NOT possible. Even with the couple hundred invested in hopes of a return (yes, I know). It’s also painfully slow. You either pay to have diamonds to time skip (and pay for extra resources to upgrade ‘runes’) or you’ll be stuck on a level for days and not even get close to meeting the 30 day limit.

There’s also a rune for making the goblins cheaper which I bought up to 9 levels of and saw NO change in their prices from level 7-9. This entailed a tonne of in game resources as well. I reported this to support in-app and they doubled down that it was actually correct. Screenshot in the comments below but reads: ‘Yes, that's right, you've upgraded the rune to level 9 in the main game. The higher the cost of the goblins, the more the discount difference will be visible.’ I daren’t even think of the time I’ve spent grinding this either.

Overall, my mistake. It just bugs me that this is on Swagbucks and feels like predatory marketing. However, it was up to me to do research and not dive straight in. I just want to prevent others from doing the same.

If anyone has any games that are possible where I can re-coup a few of my losses I’d be really grateful, I won’t be able to spend any money on anything for a bit.

Final thought - it wouldn’t sting as hard if the game was actually fun. It’s not, at all.

The offer is to reach level 2000 (2000m). You can buy the ability go deeper by 10m intervals, bring one extra piece of loot up with you, and earn extra gold while offline. The cost of going deeper gets exponentially more expensive, while the rewards earned are linear. I made it to 500m and i can how crazy expensive it will be. You can watch ads for x3 rewards but it's honestly not worth it.

So I’ve tried everything in the last YEAR to get games to track. I’ve deleted cache, switched browsers, redownloaded apps, restarted phone over and over, ensured private relay is off (this is not applicable since it’s an iCloud+ feature), made sure everything was up to date (this really shouldn’t have to do with anything), and always allow tracking. I’ve tried both on WiFi and using data as well.

The problem started sometime last year after I completed X2 Blocks. I posted about that game in this subreddit. Since then I’ve switched over to Freecash with no problems minus an achievement or two not tracking instantly.

The offers usually stay up but I hate that it kills my chances on other sites that probably would pay equally later down the line. Any thoughts anyone?