Scrambly Review: Earn Cash Rewards Using Games and Apps

What is Scrambly?

Scrambly is a free mobile app and online platform that lets you earn gift cards or even real money for playing games, testing other apps, using products and services, and taking online surveys.

Scrambly provides a streamlined sign-up and testing process. The platform offers plenty of apps to test and performs a quick identity verification before the first withdrawal, which took me only two minutes to complete.

How does Scrambly work?

Signing up for Scrambly

Signing up for Scrambly is quick and easy — I was able to create and verify my profile in less than a minute (and earn 500 bonus coins in the process).

While Scrambly has a web version that you can access on various devices, the Scrambly mobile app is only available for Android devices via Google Play.

Since I don’t have an Android device, I signed up on my computer’s web browser. I saw several iOS apps available to test on the web platform. To test each of them, Scrambly provided me with a QR code that I simply scanned with my iPhone.

If you’re an iOS user and would rather find a platform you can use on your phone, consider some of our other favorite iPhone cash game apps.

Making money with Scrambly

Once you’re signed up for Scrambly, you can earn points by completing certain actions. The apps you can use or test fall into the categories of gaming, finance, entertainment, shopping, services, and deals. You can toggle between the different categories and filter based on the type of device you’re using.

Some of the categories make it easy to earn the maximum bonus. For example, you can earn 6,000 coins just by using the Capital One Shopping mobile extension. But others take a bit longer.

For example, using Solitaire Smash: Real Cash, you’ll only get 10 coins for playing the game. To earn any significant number of points, you’ll have to deposit money into the game and reach certain levels. However, the maximum reward is over 113,000 coins, which comes to more than $100.

Overall, Scrambly estimates you can make anywhere from $100 to more than $1,000 per month on their platform, depending on how much time you put in. Based on my experience testing it out, those numbers do actually seem reasonable.

Other ways to make money on Scrambly include downloading and using personal finance apps (Stash, Chime, and Acorns are a couple of examples), signing up for a USA Today subscription, completing surveys on Survey Junkie, and more. For example, you could earn coins on Scrambly by setting up your Acorns account, setting up a recurring contribution, etc.

Getting paid with Scrambly

You can cash out once you hit 1,000 coins (equal to $1) in your Scrambly account. This is a relatively low payout threshold.

However, you'll need to quickly verify your identity before you can make your first payout. This is a pretty easy process that took me only about two minutes using my phone.

When it comes to payout options, Scrambly gives you some good choices:

• Bank transfer
• PayPal withdrawal
• Gift cards for Amazon, Visa, Google Play, Apple, Spotify, and Walmart

I tried out both the PayPal and Amazon gift card withdrawal methods, and they were both quick.

For PayPal, I just entered my PayPal email, and the money arrived in my PayPal balance instantly. With Amazon, I quickly received a gift card code that I applied to my Amazon account!

Scrambly affiliate and referral program

You can make even more money from Scrambly by recommending it to others. You can earn 10,000 coins when someone you refer makes their first withdrawal. You’ll also earn a 10% lifetime bonus on their earnings. The friend who signs up from your link will get 5,000 free coins after they earn their first 5,000 coins.

Scrambly usability

The Scrambly app and online platforms work as launching pads for finding apps to test, games to play, or surveys to complete. Scrambly is among the most straightforward product testing and online survey platforms I have reviewed. This compares to some other platforms that glitch or have complicated processes for validating testing activity.

I had a smooth experience using Scrambly. Everything from tracking my app usage to making withdrawals to getting paid for online surveys went off without a hitch. The platform's solid ratings of 4.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot and 4.5 out of 5 on Google Play reflect this hassle-free experience.

Tips for boosting your Scrambly earnings

• Look for big payouts: Look at the payout amounts listed on each app offer and knock out the bigger paying ones first to maximize your earnings.
• Review the requirements: For example, one payout required that I complete 1,800 levels of a game to receive 25,000 coins ($25). This requirement is so high it isn’t worth my time.
• Find apps you’re likely to use: See if Scrambly has any offers for apps you already planned on signing up for. The platform offers various apps, including some personal finance apps.
• Play fun games you’re interested in: If you're going to be playing games for weeks to complete all the achievements, pick the ones you enjoy.
• Become an affiliate or refer your friends: You can earn cash rewards for referring other people to the platform, including bonus coins when they make their first withdrawal and a lifetime bonus on their earnings.
• Play in your free time: Take advantage of your free time by starting a quick game session. The games I tested were easy to play and didn’t take up much effort.

What users are saying

While testing and reviewing an app, I typically check out what other people who used it have to say. Scrambly receives a lot of positive reviews online; its current ratings are 4.5 out of 5 on Trustpilot and 4.5 out of 5 on Google Play.

Here’s what users say about Scrambly:

Trustpilot: 4.5 out of 5 rating	Google Play: 4.5 out of 5 rating
5 out of 5 “Easy interface, no hoops to jump through. Lots of cash out options, cash out was fast.” - Ashley Baldwin	5 out of 5 “Almost instant payout, low pay threshold, and you can cash out as little as $2, $3, $5 on PayPal and you can even cash out more than once a day. They have something like 4 other payout options, including Visa.” - Samantha
5 out of 5 “Really like how quickly I was able to get my first payout. It is fun and easy to do! Some of the games are a little laggy but nothing to bad. I'm really liking this app so far.” - Christine Beider	5 out of 5 “Plenty of games, easily navigable and after I verified it now takes me literally less than 10 mins for the cash to hit my PayPal.” - Klayton Dodds
4 out of 5 “Scrambly is at best better than some of its competitors at easily earning cash rewards as well as gift cards. Anyone looking for fun new games to try out I applaud you to try out Scrambly.” - Customer Debby	3 out of 5 “I have a lot of similar apps I play on and this was becoming my favorite until the system refused to verify me. I tried for over 2 hours straight then again today. It keeps telling me my phone won't record video.” - Mah

Alternatives to Scrambly

If Scrambly doesn’t offer the type of testing you enjoy or if you prefer to play a specific game instead of switching between different apps and games, consider other legit game apps such as Solitaire Cash and Cash Giraffe.

	Scrambly	Solitaire Cash	Cash Giraffe	Freecash
Type of app	App testing and online survey platform	Competitive Solitaire	App testing platform	App testing and online survey platform
Description	Earn money or gift cards for playing games, using apps, and taking online surveys	Earn money for winning Solitaire matches against other players	Earn money or gift cards for playing games	Earn money or gift cards for playing games, using apps, and taking online surveys
Pays real money?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
System compatibility	Web browser, iOS (through web browser QR codes), Android (Google Play)	iOS, Android (Galaxy Store)	Android (Google Play)	Web browser, Android (Google Play)
Ratings	Google Play: 4.5 out of 5	App Store: 4.6 out of 5 Galaxy Store: 4.5 out of 5	Google Play: 4.3 out of 5	Google Play: 4.2 out of 5
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Solitaire Cash

Solitaire Cash is a fast-paced and fun mobile app that turns classic Solitaire into an immersive and competitive experience. If you’re good at card games, Solitaire Cash could help you win real cash prizes. Keep in mind that Solitaire is just one platform you can earn money on. Unlike Scrambly, it doesn’t pay you to use other platforms, which can be limiting. But if you genuinely enjoy Solitaire, it might be a better use of your time.

Download Solitaire Cash or learn more in our Solitaire Cash review.

Cash Giraffe

Cash Giraffe is similar to Scrambly in that you can test and play other apps to earn money and gift cards. Cash Giraffe is a highly-rated Android app, with a 4.3 out of 5 rating and over 250,000 reviews on Google Play. However, there’s no desktop version, so you can’t use it if you don’t have an Android.

Download Cash Giraffe or learn more in our Cash Giraffe review.

Freecash

Freecash is another platform where you can get paid to play games, test out apps, and take surveys. According to its website, you can earn between $0.50 and $120 per game, $1 and $75 per app, and $1 per survey. While Freecash used to be available for iOS, it now is also only available on Android, but you can also use it in a web browser.

Download Freecash or learn more in our Freecash review.

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Bottom line

Scrambly offers an excellent app and web platform that can help you earn a bit of extra cash in your spare time. Its key perks include an easy-to-use platform, many different ways to earn money, and great payout options, including PayPal and bank transfer.

If you like to have various ways to earn money in your free time, there aren’t many platforms as good as Scrambly. Granted, you likely won’t earn enough with Scrambly to make it a full-time job, though.

For more side hustle ideas beyond Scrambly, be sure to check out our list of the best side hustles you can do in your spare time.