Scrambly: The Egg App
This app is the first I’d like to talk about, namely because it is currently my favorite and most successful, as well as the reason I want to start this blog. Scrambly is a phone app, unfortunately exclusive to the Google Play Store (sorry Apple users) that pays it’s users to download and play not just games, but other popular phone apps such as TikTok, Chime, and… DoorDash driver? Yup, it’s got a bit of an eclectic choice of options to let you earn, but, in my case, I tend to stick exclusively to the actual game options.
Like most apps of this genre, Scrambly has you download a game to immediately start earning with the catch of having a limited number of days to reach the maximum amount of money they are offering. Goals are set for you to earn a set amount once hit that becomes progressively harder to reach over time, both because of a games inherent difficult curve and the amount of time and commitment needed to actually play the game. For example, you may download a game where Scrambly has given you 45 days to reach level 60 for a total prize pool of $200. The $200 is spread across 20 goals for you to hit the first being level 2 and pays out $0.10, if you get to level 5 maybe you’ll get $0.20, and so on and so forth. This is pretty common from what I’ve seen of other money-making apps and, while 45 days seems like plenty of time, if you have other life obligations that don’t accommodate for being on your phone all day, you’re very unlikely to hit those final goals.
Before you’re able to withdrawal, which can be as little as $1 by the way, Scrambly ask you to take a picture of your photo ID and your face to verify said ID. Some may find this sketchy or a reason to never touch the app, but this is actually common practice for these apps, especially since it allows you to do direct deposit to your personal bank. This is great since as far as gift card offerings go, Scrambly doesn’t have many available unless you really like Burger King or Dominoes. Speaking of limited, Scrambly actually doesn’t have too many options to earn, with about 50 games in the gaming category, 20 in finance/banking, 4 in entertainment, and 3 in services it may look like you will quickly hit a wall were you can no longer earn anymore. Luckily, Scrambly replaces old games with new ones on a regular basis, so that’s actually very unlikely to happen, but that does still limit you to a small pool to chose from.
So far I personally have only gotten to the end goal of one game and that’s only because I had found a way to…well not cheat per say, but let’s say I did find a work-around. Otherwise, I’ve found the best way to earn is download a few that you think you’d enjoy play them each and stick with the one you enjoy most. It’s also better to temper you’re expectations, because you’re probably not gonna hit those end goals, and once you’ve earned a good amount it’s okay to drop the game so you can spend more time on another. But, like I mentioned you can run into a work-around especially with the puzzle game genre where someone on the internet may have dropped a few, or rather all, of the answers you need. I wasn’t able to track exactly how much I made month to month, but over the course of two months I’ve made $264 or, for simplicity sake, $132 a month. That’s not bad in my book and definitely cover’s most if not all of my grocery spending. My overall rating of Scrambly is a 4/5 due to their limited gift card options and limited game options, but it’s otherwise a great app to make some side cash on.
Thank you for reading, I hope you’ve found this review helpful! If you want to support me and what I do using my affiliate link to try out the app is a great way to do it!
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