Passive Income Apps
Install these apps on your devices, and start earning money! Check out the get paid to receive SMS apps below, highly recommended.
Take note, most of them are only available on Android.
👑 = Recommended
LAST UPDATED OCTOBER 2020
Type
Get paid to receive SMS
Device(s)
Android
Earning Rate
€0.02 per SMS
Minimum Cashout
€2 (2 Euros)
Payment
Bitcoin, Paypal, Webmoney
Instructions
Download the APK and install the app on your phone.
To receive SMS, your phone must be connected to the Internet.
Use referral code DFF9C0664 during registration for extra €0.25.
Type
Get paid to receive SMS
Device(s)
Android
Earning Rate
$0.02 per SMS
Minimum Cashout
$2 or $10
Payment
Paypal ($2), Bitcoin ($10)
Instructions
Download the APK and install the app on your phone.
To receive SMS, your phone must be connected to the Internet.
Start with $0.50 after verifying your phone number.
Register up to 2 numbers to double your earnings.
Type
Get paid to receive SMS
Device(s)
Android
Earning Rate
Depends on country
Minimum Cashout
$2
Payment
Paypal
Instructions
Download the APK and install the app on your phone.
To receive SMS, your phone must be connected to the Internet.
Earn a small bonus after verifying your phone number.
Multiple devices allowed.
Use referral code 0SF1BW7Z during registration for free bonus.
Type
Get paid to receive SMS
Device(s)
Android
Earning Rate
• $0.12 for first 50 SMS
• $0.06 for 51st – 100th SMS
• $0.02 thereafter
Minimum Cashout
None (pays on the first week of the month)
Payment
Paypal, phone credit
Instructions
Download the APK and install the app on your phone.
To receive SMS, your phone must be connected to the Internet.
Type
Get paid to share Internet/ mobile data
Device(s)
Android, MacOS, Windows
Earning Rate
Up to $300/ month
Minimum Cashout
$20
Payment
PayPal
Instructions
Download and install the app on your device(s).
Your device must be connected to the Internet.
Honeygain will never utilize more than 10% of your available Internet bandwidth.
Multiple devices allowed.
Register using the referral link below to get free $5.
Type
Earn BAT cryptocurrency using Chromium browser
Device(s)
Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux
Earning Rate
Up to 5 ads per hour
Minimum Cashout
5 BAT. BAT payouts on the 6th of every month.
Payment
Convert BAT to fiat or cryptocurrency on the Uphold or Coinbase platform. Have to connect with Brave wallet first.
Instructions
Basically, Brave is Chrome browser + adblocker and you get paid in its own cryptocurrency.
Download and install Brave and start browsing the Internet as usual.
To opt in to Brave Ads, follow the tutorial here. You get paid in Brave Attention Tokens (BAT) by clicking on a maximum of five (5) Brave ads each hour.
Redeem up to $7.50 in BAT when downloading through the referral link below.
Type
Get paid to mine cryptocurrency
Device(s)
Windows/ Linux (Nicehash OS)/ Depends on supported CPUs and GPUs
Earning Rate
Depends on CPU and/ or GPU hashrate
Minimum Cashout
0.001 BTC/ 100,000 SatoshiÂ
Payment
Bitcoin
Type
Get paid to share CPU power
Device(s)
Windows
Earning Rate
Depends on CPU load settings
Minimum Cashout
$1
Payment
PayPal
Instructions
Download and install the app on your Windows device.
To start earning, run LoadTeam in the background.
Increase your earnings by increasing the CPU load on both active and idle sliders.
Register using the referral link below, or use code NKNX573KLP during registration to get free $0.20.
Type
Get paid to share Internet/ mobile data
Device(s)
Windows, Mac, Linux
Earning Rate
$0.10/ GB
Minimum Cashout
$5
Payment
PayPal
Instructions
Download and install the app on your device(s).
Your PC/ laptop must be connected to the Internet.
Multiple devices on the same network allowed.
Type
Get paid to unlock your mobile phone screen
Device(s)
Android
Earning Rate
Depends/ Minimum 100 bills a day
Minimum Cashout
$0.50 (8,000 Bills)
Payment
Paypal/ Gift Cards/ Zap Surveys
Instructions
Download the APK and install the app on your phone.
Keep the app installed to earn daily. As a lockscreen app, you can choose to interact with the news or simply unlock your device.
OPTIONAL: Watch videos and take surveys for extra points.
Type
Get paid to keep application installed on your phone
Device(s)
Android
Earning Rate
$0.10/ day
Minimum Cashout
$1
Payment
Paypal/ Gift Cards
Instructions
Download on the Play Store and install the app on your phone.
Keep the app installed to earn daily.
OPTIONAL: Watch videos and take surveys for extra points.
Type
Get paid to unlock your mobile phone screen
Device(s)
Android
Earning Rate
200 – 300 points/ day
Minimum Cashout
$1.25 (1,500 points)
Payment
PayPal/ Gift Cards
Instructions
Download the APK and install the app on your phone.
Unlock your phone to engage with ads and earn points.
Receive a bonus after registering.
Type
Get paid to keep application installed on your phone
Device(s)
Android
Earning Rate
$5 per device/ week
Minimum Cashout
$5 (depends on country)
Payment
Gift Cards/ Prizes
Instructions
Register and check if your device/ country qualifies.
Download the app and let it run on your phone to collect points.
OPTIONAL: Complete surveys for extra points.
Type
Get paid to mine cryptocurrency
Device(s)
Windows, Mac, Ubuntu
Earning Rate
Depends on CPU and/ or GPU hashrate
Minimum Cashout
Depends on cryptocurrency
Payment
Supported cryptocurrency (e.g. XMR)
Type
Get paid to keep application installed on your phone
Device(s)
Android, iOS
Earning Rate
$5 per device/ month
Minimum Cashout
$5Â
Payment
Gift Cards
Instructions
Register and check if your device/ country qualifies.
Download the app and let it run on your phone to collect points.
OPTIONAL: Complete surveys for extra points.
