To earn money with smartphones all you have to do is put in some of our free time and download some apps. Here are the most profitable ones
If you can no longer make ends meet, take a look in your pockets, which will probably be a little empty, especially after the summer vacations. Yet if you rummage around, you’ll find an object that, if used correctly, will allow you to scrape together a few euros: your smartphone.
That’s right: you can earn money with your smartphone. We’re not suggesting that you put your inseparable mobile device up for sale. On the contrary, all you have to do is to be able to turn the cell phone into a source of income. And without any big sacrifice. It’s enough, for example, to take a few photos, deliver a pizza or drive a few miles. The possibility of being always connected allows anyone to perform small jobs and earn money with the cell phone. We talk in this case of gig economy. Deliveroo and Uber are the most evident examples of this phenomenon, linked above all to the diffusion of smartphones.
To earn money with smartphones, therefore, it is enough to make available a little of our free time. Sometimes even a few minutes a day are enough. If you want to round up your salary, here are the apps to earn money with your smartphone.
BeMyEye
This is an all-Italian service that allows companies to carry out market surveys and users to earn money with their smartphones. There are several tasks to perform, including, for example, entering a store and taking some photos or checking if there is a certain product on sale. The “missions”, as BeMyEye defines the jobs to be done, can ask users to answer surveys as well. In order to use BeMyEye’s service, all you have to do is download the app, which is available for both Android and iOS, turn on the GPS, locate one of the missions on the map of your city and book yourself in.
AppJobber
AppJobber’s operation is similar to BeMyEye and is based on crowdworking. The app allows users to earn money with their smartphones by doing micro jobs, tasks that take only a little time and allow you to put some money in your pocket with minimal effort. AppJobber is aimed primarily at companies, which need, for example, to know if a product has been put on sale in a particular store. The app, on the other hand, is for users, who by taking photos and sharing a few pieces of information can get extra money.
Pact
Pact is an app created to help people lose weight, but it can be counted among those useful for earning money with the smartphone. Subscribers agree to abide by a pact with community members, which includes performing periodic physical activities. If the agreement is not respected – the user, for example, does not go to the gym enough or does not go for a run – the subscriber will have to pay money, which will go into the pockets of the most “virtuous” users.
Foap
If you like to take photos,
Foap is the right solution to earn some money. The app works in a very simple way. You can sell your shots on the platform or “harness” the camera (in this case the smartphone) and perform photo shoots on behalf of one of the companies – some of them very well known – registered on the platform. In the latter case, all you have to do is take a look at the “work” proposals and get in touch with the client through Foap.
Ti Frutta
Ti Frutta is another app to earn money with your smartphone. The little program, which can be downloaded from both the Play Store and the App Store, allows you to put extra money in your pocket while shopping. Ti Frutta, in fact, reimburses a portion of the product purchased: simply view the list of products available in the application, buy them and take a photo of the receipt. Afterwards, users will receive the expected amount on their account.
How to earn with the gig economy
Young people are used to living with precarious and occasional jobs. In this context, the gig economy has developed, a system based exclusively on odd jobs where young people and precarious workers can earn something and round out their salary. The two most shining examples of the gig economy are Uber and Deliveroo that allow you to earn a few extra euros by simply using your smartphone app.