42 Best Companies that Give Free Gift Cards

Survey Junkie

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Survey Junkie is the biggest survey website with over 10 million users. They accept members from the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Most surveys on the platform pay between $0.50 to $3 and take around 15 minutes to complete. However, you may also occasionally encounter longer and more comprehensive surveys. These surveys can take up to an hour to complete but can pay up to $10.

Once you reach $5, you can cash out via PayPal or get a free gift card.

Swagbucks

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Swagbucks has plenty of surveys to choose from. The reward comes in their local currency called Swagbucks points (SB).

Once you acquire 100 SB you can can trade them for a $1 Amazon gift card.

Make sure your answers are genuine and consistent, otherwise you will not qualify for many surveys.

Swagbucks not only pays for surveys. Here are another 18 ways to earn money with Swagbucks.

InboxDollars

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InboxDollars is a cash rewards site where you can get paid to complete surveys, watch videos, clip coupons, play games, or shop online.

The site also allows you to earn rewards for participating in its paid email service or browsing the Internet through its rewards search engine.

With InboxDollars, you can expect to get paid between $0.01 to $2.50 per survey, depending on how long it takes you to complete it. Other activities on the site will earn you a few cents each.

Once you’ve accumulated $10 in your account, you can cash out your rewards through PayPal, Amazon gift card, Tango ePayment, or as a check. They even offer a $5 sign-up bonus just for making an account.

MyPoints

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MyPoints is your one-stop-shop for earning cash rewards and gift cards online. On the site, you can take surveys, watch videos, play games, clip coupons, and shop online.

When you use MyPoints, you earn “points” for every purchase you make through the online shopping portal. These points can later be redeemed for gift cards or PayPal cash.

The value of MyPoints varies depending on what you’re looking to claim as your reward. Typically, most surveys on MyPoints give you between 40 to 340 points and take between 5 and 30 minutes. The cash value of these points is between $0.27 and $2.13, and most users receive up to 60 surveys per month.

PrizeRebel

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PrizeRebel is an online survey site that helps you make some easy money on the side. In addition to surveys, you can earn money by watching videos, searching the Internet, or completing small tasks.

What sets PrizeRebel apart from other survey sites, though, is their excellent referral program. When you invite a friend to the website, you will get at least 15% of all their earnings on the platform.

Each PrizeRebel point is worth $0.01, and once you accrue $2 in your account, you can redeem them for gift cards, PayPal, or direct deposit.

Watch Videos

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Yes, you can earn money by simply watching videos. InboxDollars pays you up to $0.03 per view with a video length of 1 to 5 minutes.

Of course, that’s not a lot of money, but if you already watch Netflix on Saturday night for 5 hours, make an effort to click a mouse every few minutes on InboxDollars, and get rewarded for it.

And at the end of the month, you may even score your first free gift card!

Shopkick

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As one of the leading shopping rewards apps, Shopkick lets you earn gift cards from popular retailers like Target, Walmart, Starbucks, JCPenney, and more.

What’s good about Shopkick is that it allows you to redeem the gift cards as soon as you collect $2 worth of points.

Tasks you can compete to earn Shopkick points:

• Watch videos 
• Enter stores
• Scan items in stores
• Submit receipts of online or in-store purchases
• Shop online or in-store
• Refer friends

BeFrugal

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BeFrugal is an online shopping site that offers cashback, coupons, and deals at over 5,000 retailers.

The easiest way to use BeFrugal is to download their browser extension. Then, when you’re shopping at a participating store, the extension will automatically apply coupons and process any cashback rewards.

They also offer an app, where you can scan for coupons when shopping-in store.

With BeFrugal, you can claim your cashback earnings through PayPal, check, direct deposit, or gift card as soon as you accrue $25 in your account.

Rakuten

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I’m pretty sure you will find your favorite brands at Rakuten, because they have them all!

Rakuten makes it extremely easy to learn what percentage of cashback is available online through various retailers. Simply install their browser extension to see the current cashback offers available on your chosen website.

What’s more, you can get in-store cashback when you link your Rakuten cashback Visa card with your accounts at popular retailers. If you like to travel and vacation, you can earn cashback for hotels, flights, and car rentals.

Sign up via DollarBreak unique link to get $10 for free after you make your first purchase.

Ibotta

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Ibotta is an app where you can earn cashback whenever you shop, either online or in-store.

At major retailers, like Walmart and Sam’s Club, you can even pay directly through the app. After paying, you simply upload your receipt and you’ll have up to 5% cashback in your account within 24 hours.

A unique part of Ibotta is that you can connect the app to your loyalty accounts at many stores. When you do this, you then have access to cashback at these retailers without having to upload a receipt.

Ibotta also allows you to save money when shopping online at sites like Grubhub. Then, when you accumulate at least $20 in rewards, you can claim your gift card or transfer your funds to PayPal.

TopCashback

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TopCashback is a cashback rewards program that allows consumers to easily save money on their online purchases.

With TopCashback, you can shop at over 4,000 retailers in the US, India, Canada, Japan, and Germany. These retailers offer products in various markets, including electronics, fashion, health, and travel.

To use TopCashback, be sure to click on the links in their site or app when you’re online shopping to claim your cashback reward.

You can also download their browser extension, which will notify you if items in your shopping cart are eligible for rewards.

These rewards vary from retailer, but can be upwards of 20% of the purchase price. Your rewards are then paid out through direct deposit, gift cards, Amazon credit, or PayPal.

EvoShare

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EvoShare turns your daily purchases into a new source of funds. They have an innovative twist to their process, too. Users can send their earnings towards a 401(k) retirement plan, student loan, or college savings fund.

They offer services to employers which help employees meet their savings goals by shopping online and locally at 10,000 stores, cafes, and restaurants.

The program works by linking your company VISA or Mastercard to your EvoShare account.

Check out the EvoShare website and suggest a partnership to your employer before you ask for your next raise!

Mr. Rebates

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Mr. Rebates is another cashback website, and it has been on the market since 2002.

It works the same way as Rakuten, but some cashback offers are formatted slightly differently. Once you earn $10, you can request it via PayPal or get a free gift card.

Sign up today and get $5 free with your first purchase.

Related: 34 Cashback Sites

Valued Opinions

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Valued Opinions offers free gift cards for participating in online surveys, diary studies, or product testing opportunities. 

You’ll need to earn at least $10 to exchange your credits for gift cards. Considering that each survey pays up to $5, you can redeem your first gift card after completing 2 to 20 surveys.

Here’s the list of the gift cards Valued Opinions offers:

Amazon	Restaurant.com	Cosmopolitan subscription
Target	Domino’s Pizza	Elle Decor subscription
Macy’s	Chili’s 3-Choice	Food Network magazine subscription
Nike	The Home Depot	Midwest magazine subscription
CVS/pharmacy	FragranceNet.com	Women’s Health magazine subscription
Apple	Southwest Rapid Rewards	Park & Go

Airbnb

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Do you know anyone who usually stays in the hotels during the holidays?

Invite them to give Airbnb a try.

Airbnb is an online marketplace that matches hosts with guests, primarily for home-stays.

If you recommend your friends try Airbnb, you’ll receive $20 for each friend who registers through your unique link.

Plus, your friend will get $55 off their first stay.

HealthyWage

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HealthyWage pays you to lose weight! Yes, you heard that right.

Make your personal weight loss bet, then compete in the challenges to win cash prizes of up to $10,000.

You can join team challenges with up to five people. So, find a few friends who may need to lose weight, invite them all to the program, and get $20 for each person referred. .

Drop

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Drop is an online shopping and cash rewards site. You can directly purchase flights, food deliveries, or daily essentials through the Drop app and earn points along the way.

The app also offers a great referral program. With Drop, you can earn $5 for every friend you invite to the app, without having to spend a single dime.

As soon as you earn $25 worth of points by shopping through Drop, you can claim a prize through their rewards center.

Rocket Money

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Rocket Money is a financial app that helps you control your spending and reach your savings goals.

When you download the Rocket Money app, it provides you with a complete snapshot of your financial life and shows you how you can save money.

Rocket Money makes it easy to reduce your monthly spending by helping you cancel recurring subscriptions that you don’t use.

They also offer a bill negotiation service to try to reduce your expenses. If they’re successful, they’ll take 40% of your savings, while the remaining 60% goes back into your bank account.

Trim

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When we sign up for subscription services and leave them to auto-renew each year, we’re leaving money on the table for companies to collect, even if we no longer use the service.

Trim is a platform that helps users save money. It analyzes your accounts to find recurring subscriptions. With your permission, Trim cancels subscriptions, finds you better car insurance, negotiates your Comcast bill, and more.

Trim is free to use, but they charge 30% of your total annual savings for their bill negotiation service.

Seated

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Seated is an app that provides you with rewards, just for dining out. With the app, you can make reservations at local restaurants using the “Explore” function. This allows you to filter based on seating availability, price, and location.

As soon as you make a reservation, you are told how much you need to spend on your meal and what your cash reward will be.

After your scrumptious meal, you upload a copy of your receipt to the app and then you’ll receive up to 30% cashback through a gift card of your choice.

Seated often offers you sign up bonuses just for making an account. The amount varies month-to-month, but you can normally expect to have $15 in your account as soon as you finish the sign-up process.

Earny

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The Earny refund app costs $4.99 per month or $39.96 for an annual subscription.

Is it worth it?

Yes, if you travel a lot. They have a unique feature that tracks your hotel reservations.

After you book your hotel stay, Earny will monitor any price drops and, if found, you will be notified of how to rebook at a lower rate.

A helpful tip is to try booking hotels which include free cancellations.

Sift

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Sift was chosen as one of the best Google Play apps of 2018.

Sift is similar to the other 2 apps in this category, but it has a few extra “hidden benefits.”

• Sift monitors the warranties on your purchases.
• It automatically tracks your credit card benefits.
• If you have several credit cards, Sift advises you on which to use to maximize your cashback benefits.

The app, however, is not free. They take a 25% service fee for any refund you receive.

It seems like a fair share for the hard work they do.

UserTesting

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The most popular company in this category is probably User Testing.

Testers on their platform have earned over $3 million from tests on products furnished by companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and eBay.

UserTesting requires you to record your review, and for every 20-minute video you complete, you get $10 paid to your PayPal account.

You can participate in just 3 easy steps:

• Visit a website or use an app.
• Complete a set of tasks, speaking your thoughts out loud as you go.
• Get paid.

For each review, you will need to take a qualification test, and you will not qualify for every project. Despite the higher hurdle to participate, the pay rate is good when you complete reviews, so expect to get a few free gift cards each month.

Beta Testing

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Another online feedback company is Beta Testing.

Fill out the profile questionnaire and request to join focus groups available on Beta Testing.

If approved, you will receive invitations to participate in user tests that last from 30 minutes to a couple of weeks.

Complete reviews and provide feedback & bug reports to earn $10-$20 for most tests.

Product Testing USA

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Product Testing USA gives your free products in exchange for the feedback you provide.

Here’s how Product Testing USA works:

• Select the products you want to test.
• Complete the questionnaire.
• If approved, receive products, test them, review the item, and keep your product for free.
• Reviews may include: 500+ word written statements, video feedback, and product photos.

And, there are some amazing products to test out there:

• iPhone 11
• iPad
• LG Thin TV
• Samsung Galaxy Tab

If you don’t like the product you received, simply sell it after the review, and get yourself some gift cards.

Check out these latest reviews and consider becoming a product tester.

Market Force

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Market Force is a mystery shopping company. This means that you shop at banks, stores, or restaurants (in secret) and describe your shopping experience.

In exchange for your opinion, you’ll receive a free product, cash, or a gift card.

For example: MacDonald’s, through Market Force, may ask you to complete an order while monitoring the time it takes to complete with a stopwatch. And, what do you get for that?

FREE LUNCH!

At the end of your lunch, you will be asked to submit a questionnaire and evaluate your overall experience.

Market Force jobs can take anywhere from 10 minutes to 1 hour to complete, and you can expect a payout of between $5 to $20 per project.

TestingTime

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If you’re interested in getting paid to test out free products and services, Testing Time is a solid bet.

The site has over 450,000 members who get paid up to $55 an hour to help companies with product development.

To sign up, new members create a profile to help match them with paid opportunities. Then, they will receive email invitations to apply for a study and to set up a testing time.

Once the test is complete, members get paid through PayPal or direct deposit within 10 business days.

Respondent

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Respondent is a website that facilitates paid product and service testing opportunities where you can earn up to $140 an hour. The site specializes in one-on-one consumer research but they also offer in-person and online focus groups.

When you sign up for a Respondent account, you answer a few questions about your background and then you’ll have access to a portal where you can search for opportunities that interest you.

If your application for a testing position is successful, you’ll get an offer from the company to set up a time to complete the job. Then, once you’re done, you’ll get payment in your PayPal account within 10 business days.

TestIO

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TestIO is a platform that pays individuals to test out computer systems to find bugs and broken links.

The website invites people to join their team as testers in just a few minutes. With TestIO, you get paid $15-$50 for every problem you find with a website, app, or software product. You can even maximize your earnings by providing more comprehensive feedback about the bugs you discover.

TestIO process all of their rewards payments once a month as direct deposit, PayPal, Payoneer, or Skrill.

Related: 26 Sites to Find Product Testing Programs

Coupons.com

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Coupons.com offers printable coupons that can be used at any retailer that accepts them. You can also download a mobile app to keep all the free, paperless grocery coupons in your pocket.

Coupons are organized into categories: foods, personal care, household, beverages, healthcare, and baby & toddler.

Subscribe to the email alerts to get notified every time there is a new coupon in your chosen category.

A few examples of how much can you save are:

• “Spend $30 and save $5 off any Kellogg’s products.”
• “Save $5 when you spend $25 on Magnum’s ice cream products.”

Savings.com

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Savings.com offers top coupons in every category, from baby gear and designer clothes to gourmet food and big-screen TVs.

In addition, they have grocery printable coupons and a “local deals” category.

And those deals are often good ones, too! For example:

• “$15 Off First Time Direct to Home or Club Pick-Up Orders Over $50” – at Sam’s club
• “$25 Gift Certificate, Your Price $10” – at Offside Tavern (New York)
• “Up to $500 Off Galaxy S10 with Eligible Trade-In” – at Samsung

Subscribe to the Savings.com newsletter to get hand-picked deals delivered directly to your inbox.

DontPayFull

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DontPayFull – has such a cool name for coupon website. To give you an idea of how this platform operates, here are some numbers that will give you the rundown.:

• 120,000+ stores available
• 10+ million offers
• 1+ million monthly visitors
• Discounts of up to 75% off

They have deals in every possible category with offers such as:

• “40% Off Every Order” – at GAP
• “30% Off Women’s Clothing” – at Forever 21
• “Up to 75% Off Clearance” – at Old Navy

It’s never been easier to find the best deals. Definitely use one of these coupon websites as part of your saving strategy.

*The offers referenced were available at the time of this review to give you an indication of possible deals, therefore a direct link was not provided as the promotion could have expired.

Nielsen Mobile App

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Nielsen Mobile is probably the oldest company in the market research space, with over 90 years of experience. They aim to record your behavioral patterns on the internet, apps, and multimedia applications such as video and music players.

This data allows Nielsen to help its clients identify which demographics could signal potential customers for various products and services.

Before you start earning gift cards with the Nielsen Mobile app, you will need to provide your contact details and register your devices through a questionnaire.

If you actively use each device you have, you will be rewarded with monthly and quarterly initiatives worth up to $60 per year.

Perform Micro-Jobs

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Take advantage of Clickworker. They provide digital tasks for anyone who enjoys writing, researching, translating, or data processing.

Here is an example of a task you might find through Clickworker:

• “Find 100 top personal finance blogs online – $5”

In essence, the tasks are similar to virtual assistant jobs.

Clickworker claims that you can earn around $9 per hour, but from comments around the web, $2 per hour is a more realistic number.

If you have spare time and nothing better to do, it’s worth giving these micro-tasks a shit to start earning gift cards with Clickworker.

Listen to Music

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What’s the catch? There’s no catch. Think of it as music advertising.

Bands are looking to expand their listener bases and connect with new fans.

MusicXray is a platform that allows them to do just that.

Once you sign up, fill in your music preferences, and you will get new songs delivered to your inbox. Play each song for at least 30 seconds, and you will get $0.10.

You won’t get thousands of new songs every day, but once in awhile, you may discover your new favorite band and be compensated for it at the same time.

Deliver food

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I’m sure you’ve heard of Uber Eats, maybe you’ve even tried it before.

You can be the same guy or girl that shows up on your doorstep to deliver food and make a decent amount of money doing it.

The working schedule for Uber Eats is flexible. Work for an hour or only during the weekends and you can deliver food by foot, bike, scooter, or car.

Get on the road and earn up to $12 per hour.

And try not to spend all your hard-earned money on food, it’s gonna be tempting.

Related: 15 Food Delivery Service to Work For

Walk dogs

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Do you love dogs, cats, or both?

Rover connects you with people who have pets, but sometimes don’t have time to take care of them.

Sign up with rover and walk pets or board them overnight.

Some users earn over $100k a year for doing this simple activity.

If you ask me, that’s a lot of gift cards…

Don’t wait! Take action and start earning today.

Sell your books

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Amazon should be your first choice when it comes to selling books.

List your titles on Amazon and wait for your buyer to place an order or trade your books in and get up to 80% of your book’s value directly from Amazon.

Sell your clothes

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Poshmark is the largest social media marketplace for fashion.

Simply take a photo of the clothing you’d like to sell, share it with the network through the Poshmark app, and earn cash.

Poshmark takes 20% commission for each sale over $15 and a flat rate of $2.95 if you sell items for under $15.

The current categories to list your fashion products include:

• Men’s, Women’s, and Kids clothing
• Home
• Handbags
• Shoes
• Makeup
• Dresses
• Jewelry and accessories

Sell your electronics

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Giveaway Monkey

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Giveaway Monkey, founded in 2012, is one of the largest sources of giveaways, freebies, competitions, and sweepstakes online. You can filter them by your preferences: beauty & hair, cash & gift cards, fashion, gadgets, travel, and more.

You can even filter by entry method: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, comment entry, or email subscription.

Users can also filter by location: worldwide, the USA, Canada, or the UK.

On average, Giveaway Monkey posts 15-21 new Giveaways every other day, so you have many chances to win.

Some current prizes include:

• Xbox One X Giveaway
• $3,500 Ultimate Wedding giveaway
• $300 in Target gift cards

Not bad, huh?

PrizeGrab

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PrizeGrab was created by a group of prize fanatics to make online Sweepstakes more fun.

To be honest, I was surprised at how easy is to enter these giveaways. You simply click or tap on the desired giveaway, and you’re in!

You can also earn points for returning to PrizeGrab on consecutive days, entering prizes, reaching streaks (10 entries = 1 streak), and more! Points don’t have any specific monetary value, and according to PrizeGrab, you may be rewarded with unspecified bonus prizes.

$10 Amazon and $10 Swagbucks gift cards are the most common prizes for 5000+ winners on site.

Good luck!

Reddit

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Reddit has a thread called “Sweepstakes”. Here, you can expect around 50 new giveaways to be posted every 24 hours.

The thread has rules some of which are:

• All links must be direct to Sweepstakes.
• Posts with the same links will be deleted.
• All contests must have a “no purchase necessary” method to enter
• Contests can only be posted by someone eligible to win

Rules ensure that you are not getting spammy or invalid links. This makes Reddit a valuable resource for giveaways.

What about prizes?

The posted giveaways boast a huge variety of potential prizes. Entrants can win gift cards, tickets to movies, gadgets, phones, music instruments, game cards & points, experiences, and more.

Earn Free Gift Cards and Money!

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There are so many opportunities to earn free gift cards in your spare time.

Just don’t be lazy!

Pick one of the methods from this list that interests you and give it a try. In no time, you will be racking up a decent side income, and you’ll feel great about taking charge of your financial health.

Let me know in the comments below which you tried and how it went for you!