The Best Paid Survey Sites and Apps in 2026

You already rate your driver, review your takeout, and tell the group chat what you think of every new phone, all for nothing. These 8 sites and apps pay for those same opinions, and I cashed out on every one so you know which are worth your time.

Qmee

Qmee is where I'd start. It's a survey app that pulls in surveys from several outside providers and puts them all on one Surveys tab, so you're never waiting on a single company for new ones. The app is on iPhone and Android.

When I first started on Qmee, I got my first survey within a few minutes. Used my email, and answered a few profile questions which helped me match with the right survey types. In the first week, I got around $0.05 to $3.00 per survey and completed about 5 or 6 surveys without being disqualified. 

Doing surveys daily is the real trick on Qmee; make it a daily habit, and you'll get extra rewards for completing surveys. This was a lifesaver when fewer surveys were available for a few days. 

Once you're ready to cash out, you can withdraw any balance to PayPal or Venmo, and Qmee says the money appears within a few minutes. Your PayPal does need to be fully verified (as of October 2026).

If you want small balances out fast and you already have a verified PayPal, Qmee is the one to start with.

Survey Junkie

Survey Junkie is a survey site owned by DISQO, a consumer insights company, and surveys are most of what you'll do there. You can take surveys on the website or in its iPhone and Android app.

Anyone over 18 in the US, Canada, Australia or the UK can join. I signed up with my email, age, and a short general profile, which it uses to match me to surveys.

Most of my surveys paid under a dollar and took about 15 minutes. I settled into about 3 a day, the same pace Survey Junkie uses when it says three surveys a day comes to about $40 a month (in USD; it may differ in other currencies).

What surprised me was getting disqualified halfway through surveys, mostly the longer ones. Luckily, they added a few points towards my rewards to redeem, usually around 2-3, so I stuck to surveys under 20 minutes.

Cashing out starts at $5, or 500 points (in USD; it may differ in other currencies), and you can take it as PayPal, a bank transfer, or a gift card.

Before my first cashout, I had to verify my identity with a photo ID, which took me about five minutes. It's a common step: Prolific checks ID too, and Branded Surveys sends a text code with every payout.

After that, my PayPal transfer came through within a few hours, in line with Survey Junkie's own estimate (as of October 2026).

If you want a surveys-only site that shows what each survey pays per minute, I'd sign up for Survey Junkie.

Branded Surveys

Branded Surveys runs its own survey panel, owned by Dynata, so the surveys come from its own partners rather than a mix of outside apps. It's only open in the US, Canada and the UK. It works on the web, and there's an iPhone and Android app too.

I had surveys on my dashboard the same day I signed up, and new ones showed up a few times a day. Most took me 5 to 20 minutes and paid around 50 cents to $1.50. By the end of my first week I'd finished 12 surveys, which is also where its weekly bonus kicks in.

The frustrating part was the high-point surveys. They fill up fast, and a couple disqualified me five or ten minutes in. Branded usually dropped 1 to 3 points in for trying, so the time wasn't a total loss.

Those points all count toward the $5 cashout (in USD; it may differ in other currencies), and every payout asks for a 4-digit text code, so I'd add your phone number early. My payouts took 1 to 2 business days to approve, and nothing goes out at weekends (as of October 2026).

If you want every payout protected by a text code sent to your phone, I'd go with Branded Surveys.

AttaPoll

AttaPoll is a phone-first survey app built on Cint's survey feed. It's open in about 70 countries, with surveys in the one language it supports for your country. You can get it on iPhone and Android.

I had my first survey within minutes of installing it, and each one shows its reward plus a star rating for your odds of finishing.

In my first week most paid around 20 cents to $1.00, with the odd long one going up to $10 (in USD; it may differ in other currencies). On weekdays I could usually finish 2 or 3 a day, but weekends were much quieter.

Sticking to the surveys with the most stars worked best for me, because getting disqualified on AttaPoll earns nothing. It also asked me to verify my phone number early on, and failing that check stops further surveys, so use a number you're happy to keep on the account.

Once you're verified, PayPal cashouts start at $3 in the US, and my app showed some gift cards from about $2.50. Elsewhere, the minimum varies by country and payment method.

My first one landed in PayPal within minutes, though some take up to 72 hours. Keep the account active, because six months with no activity forfeits your balance (as of October 2026).

If you live outside the US, UK and Canada, AttaPoll is the one I'd try first.

Freecash

Freecash is a rewards app on iPhone, Android and the web, built mostly around games and offers, and its surveys come from partner networks. The only thing is you won't get surveys immediately after onboarding. You will be guided to start playing games for rewards, and you'll need to complete some tasks before you get access to surveys. 

I got through about two game offers before I finally unlocked surveys. Once unlocked, I had plenty to go through. Each survey shows its reward before you start; as you respond, you also start to see more relevant surveys based on how you answered others. So eventually the list gets slightly thinner, but chances of being screened out are much lower. 

I write for Freecash, but from my experience of using the app daily, I would highly recommend using this platform only if you're okay with surveys not being your main source of rewards. There are other ways here that pay more, and surveys are just a small fraction of the potential. 

The first minimum cashout would be difficult to reach with only surveys, too, at $25. It took me about a week to reach it by completing other offers; however, with only surveys, it would take much longer. 

I'd use it if you want surveys as one option among games and offers in a single app.

Swagbucks

Swagbucks is a rewards site run by Prodege, where surveys sit next to shopping, games and receipt offers. It says brands give it thousands of new surveys a week, and my survey list definitely supported that. You can use it on the web or in its iPhone and Android app.

Each survey carried a match label whether I was a good match for the survey or not, to avoid possible disqualifications,  which I used to skip potentially wasted time. Swagbucks pays 25 to 500 SB per survey, but most of mine paid 25 to 100 SB, or 25 cents to $1.00. I could fit in a few a day without trying. So around an average of $3.00 a day my first couple weeks. (as of October 2026)

When a survey disqualified me, I usually got just 1 SB back. Swagbucks says you earn SB even if you disqualify, but it doesn't say how much, so there could be potential to earn more or less. 

When I cashed out, PayPal cost a few more SB than a gift card for the same amount(as of September 6, 2026). My first withdraw took about a week, and later ones came through faster.

I'd use it if you'll top up surveys with its shopping and receipt offers.

Prolific

To my surprise, Prolific is a research platform, not a survey app. It's also web-only, with no app, so it's a bit different from the rest on this list. Studies come from academics, AI researchers and product teams, so they can ask more of you than a survey, from longer, multi-part studies to needing a microphone or webcam.

In return, studies pay by the hour. Every study has to pay at least $8 an hour, measured by how long people actually take, and Prolific recommends $12 an hour (in USD; it may differ in other currencies).

Getting in is the hard part. You sign up, and that puts you into a waitlist. I had to join a waitlist where I got in after about a week, but some wait months or longer, and it isn't first come, first served. 

After that, I realized there aren't as many surveys or research opportunities as I expected, especially on weekends (as of October 2026).

Most of the studies I did took 10 to 15 minutes for $2.00 to $3.00, and I'd get 2 or 3 on a good weekday. Prolific spreads studies out evenly, so after a busy week I'd see fewer invitations for a while.

PayPal cashouts start at $6 (in USD; it may differ in other currencies), and PayPal is the only way to cash out. Your earnings stay pending until the researcher approves them, which can take up to 22 days (as of October 2026).

If you care most about the reward per hour and can wait to get in, Prolific is the one I'd join.

InboxDollars

InboxDollars is run by Prodege, the company behind Swagbucks, and it shows your balance in dollars rather than points. It's limited to US members, and new members get a $5 welcome bonus. (as of October 2026) It works on the web and in its iPhone and Android app.

Once my profile was filled in, I could pick surveys by length, topic and reward. InboxDollars puts most of its surveys at $0.25 to $5, and mine sat near the bottom of that, mostly under a dollar. I finished 4 or 5 in my first week.

With InboxDollars I would really emphasize on completing your entire profile. This is how they determine your demographic, so you are handed relevant surveys. Otherwise, you will end up losing a lot of surveys, which happened to me, and I got no partial credit. 

A first cashout also needs $15, then from $10 after that. Payments go out every Wednesday, and my PayPal payment took over a week to land (as of October 2026).

I'd use it if you're in the US, you're okay with not having a survey sometimes, and are open to completing your entire profile.