9 Moneymaking Apps

If you're looking to make a bit of extra money to put toward bills or shopping expenses, use your phone to your advantage. There are several moneymaking apps based on services like delivery and survey participation. Here are nine ways to use your free time and your phone to improve your personal finances.

1. Amazon Flex

If you have a mid-sized sedan and a smartphone, you can earn at least $18 per hour delivering packages for Amazon. All you need to do is download the app to your phone and reserve a block of time, and you'll be on your way to being a delivery person. Amazon claims that you can make up to $25 per hour with Amazon Flex. Since you can set your own schedule, you'll work only when you want to. This is a great side hustle to earn some spare shopping money, or you can make the job something you do more regularly.

2. ipsos i-Say

Join the millions of people who get paid to take surveys. You can even earn money on the go when you have a few minutes here and there to give your opinions. Every time you complete a survey, ipsos I-Say awards you points. Users then have a wide variety of choices to spend their points, including gift cards from Amazon, iTunes and a number of retailers. You can even redeem your points for PayPal cash. i-Say Mobile gives you a significant amount of points for a completed survey, allowing you to turn your phone into a moneymaking device.

3. Receipt Hog

Having a phone allows you to get paid for countless tasks that you would do anyway. One of these is shopping. Receipt Hog literally pays you to shop by giving you money for each receipt. Any purchase at any store qualifies for points from Receipt Hog. It may not seem like a lot of money at first, but it can add up quickly if you shop often. Getting paid for shopping can lead to even more shopping because you can redeem Receipt Hog points for Amazon gift cards or convert them to PayPal cash.

4. Branded Surveys

5. InboxDollars

You start earning with InboxDollars the moment that you sign up with them. Just for starting your account, they'll give you $5. It's easy to earn money after that as they pay you for watching brand-sponsored videos and taking surveys. InboxDollars will even pay you for visiting certain websites or playing video games. With a phone in your hand, you can make money for your everyday online activities. InboxDollars has paid nearly $60 million to date in cash rewards, and you can claim yours by downloading the app and signing up for an account.

6. Swagbucks

This is one of the most well-known apps out there in the survey and online shopping space. The free gift cards that you can get from Amazon and Walmart could go a long way toward covering shopping expenses. Plus, you get free points when you shop at thousands of online retailers. You can even earn points for using Swagbucks to surf the web. Swagbucks has so many ways to make money that your smartphone could work for you the entire day.

7. Branded Offers

Branded Offers provides third-party opportunities to earn points by participating in product and service offers. Opportunities include actions like signing up for services, purchasing products, or participating in games.

8. Mobee

You need to shop in your area anyway, so you may as well get paid to do it. Mobee pays you to become a mystery shopper. All you need to do is go to the store and answer a brief survey afterward about your experience. Mobee will send you on missions based on your location. You can go on the app and select from one of a number of available trips. Mobee gives you points that you can trade in for cash, prizes or gift cards. If you like to shop, Mobee is a fun way to make money.

9. Ibotta

This free app makes it easy to save big on groceries and everyday items from hundreds of brands at your favorite retailers. Get exclusive cash back offers across the web from your favorite marketplaces and brands. Install the extension to find cash back offers, compare prices, and set price drop alerts all from one helpful tool. You can earn cash back on purchases when you visit online retailers through Ibotta including HomeDepot.com, Ebay.com, Macys.com, Groupon.com, Walmart.com, Booking.com, Kohls.com and many more. Simply follow the link between Ibotta and the online retailer. Ibotta will calculate your cash back and add it to your Ibotta earnings within your account.

Put your free time to good use, even if it is just a few minutes at a time. These apps can help you earn a little more on your own time frame.