Temperatures have dropped and Christmas is just around the corner. While most people associate the festive season with fun, laughter and a time to relax, for many it can be a stressful period. From buying gifts, to ensuring that all plans are in order. This festive season will be particularly stressful for many, as the roaring pandemic has put a halt to many festivities.
For this reason, we have scoured the web to find the 5 best apps to help you beat any potential Christmas stress this year, and to help you win money while you’re at it! While many claim love to be the greatest gift of all, sometimes cold hard cash is just the ticket!
No need for you to trawl through thousands of apps when we have done the work for you – listed below is our selection of fun apps to keep you entertained and help get your hands on some extra cash to help with this year’s Christmas shopping!
Does £1,000, for free, in five minutes, take your fancy? Look no further than Roshambo Live! A brand new, exclusive to the UK knock-out game of Rock Paper Scissors with free money for every winner.
The live, digital tournaments are held three times a week, the app is free to download and anyone can play, from your grandma to your best friend! The winner of each tournament gets £1,000 and 24 runners-up get £10 each.
You don’t have to put down any money to play or download the game, and it takes just 5 minutes. It’s fun, adrenaline filled and, for an extra benefit, allows you to connect with friends and family in different households whilst we are all socially distancing.
There is absolutely no catch here, you can play all three games each week, you can win all three games each week and the money is sent to your PayPal account within 24 hours.
The more people that join to play, the bigger and better prizes will get, with extra special giveaways including a brand new Macbook Air and a helicopter tour already scooped up by lucky winners!
Roshambo Live is a brilliant way to bring the family together digitally for a fun, simple game where you might even win enough money to pay for your whole Christmas (presents included!)
Download Roshambo Live at the app store or google play store now and create an account to play Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 8pm!
2. Sweatcoin
Lockdown 2.0 and gyms closing again have some people dreading day after day trapped at home, making time outside even more valuable. The Sweatcoin app makes you money as you walk; two birds with one stone if you ask us!
Keep the app running in the background of your phone constantly and the app tracks your steps: 1000 steps earns you 0.95 sweatcoins. Whilst not redeemable as cash, you can exchange these coins for products or services, mostly in the fitness and health range.
New gym clothes, audio books, earphones, yoga courses and health apps have all been featured on Sweatcoins, with over 300 brand partnerships. Promoting a healthy lifestyle, especially during lockdown, is even more important in the winter months and sweatcoin encourages you to stay active by rewarding you as you move!
Download Sweatcoin at the app store or google play store now!
3. Swagbucks
Swagbucks is well known as a money making app: a survey and shopping site with its own search engine. Earning cash on Swagbucks can be done in a few different ways: using their search engine for your own searches, watching videos on the app, playing games and shopping.
The best way to earn ‘Swag Bucks’ is by filling out Swagbucks surveys and completing tasks, much like Make Money mentioned above. You can then choose to convert your bucks into real cash paid into your PayPal account or turned into gift vouchers. A small caveat is you can only earn 150 SB per day, with 600 SB getting you a £5 Amazon voucher.
Download Swagbucks on the app store or google play store now to start earning!
4. Foap
Foap is an international photography marketplace open for photographers across all levels to upload and sell their photos. If you fancy putting your creativity to the test and spending your lockdown snapping memories, why not see if you can earn some money too and create a portfolio on Foap.
You can even get feedback from other photographers in the community and sell your photos to brands such as Nivea and Pepsi! Foap is free, but they will take 50% of your commission; however if you’re a budding photographer this could be a great way to dip your toes into the creative industry and keep yourself busy during lockdown!
Download Foap on the app store or google play store now!
5. Receipt Hog
Beyond simple to use and requiring very little extra effort from you, Receipt Hog earns you money by uploading photos of your receipts from various retail outlets, including supermarkets, corner shops, pharmacists and pound shops.
The app has different places to upload receipts for different retail outlets, and you can even make the most of your clothing receipts or book shop buys!
The receipts must be uploaded no later than 14 days after you receive it, and the size of the purchase will affect how many coins you earn; with a maximum earning of 100 coins a week. When you reach 1000 coins you can exchange them for a £3 Amazon voucher.
Download Receipt Hog on the app store or google play store now!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
