HeyCash alternatives: 6 apps like HeyCash, compared on what they pay

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On our map, the apps closest to HeyCash are Freecash and Swagbucks, which pay for games, surveys and offers, Mistplay and Cash Giraffe, which pay for mobile games, and AttaPoll, which takes members from 13.

We read every app's own pages on October 23, 2026, and HeyCash's store listings again on October 24, 2026. We haven't used any of them ourselves.

Why do people leave HeyCash?

Its own pages give two answers on the floor. The FAQ on its home page says "there is no minimum amount required to withdraw." Its payout guide of August 25, 2026 says "The cash-out minimum is $5", or 5,000 points.

They give two answers on speed, too. The FAQ says "Withdrawals are instant." The guide says "Payouts aren't instant", and that "a first cash-out can wait on our review first." After that, PayPal takes about 1 business day, and up to 3, to reach a bank.

Before a PayPal cash-out, HeyCash checks your PayPal email and "flags a sign-in from a new IP address." Its support guide says a payout "can still pause while a verification or validation check clears."

Support runs through a contact form. "HeyCash has no live chat and no customer service phone line," that guide says, while the FAQ says the team is "available 24/7."

You'll need to be 18 or older. We couldn't find its iPhone app either: Apple returned nothing for the listing that search results show, in five of its stores, on October 24, 2026. Its payout guide still says "The app is also highly rated on the App Store."

Its Android app had 4.5 stars from 257K reviews on Google Play that day. Hey Cash AB in Stockholm runs it.

What are the best apps like HeyCash?

Five apps on our map, then ours. Every fact is the app's own, read on October 23, 2026, unless a date says otherwise.

Freecash

Freecash pays for games, offers and surveys, and Almedia GmbH in Berlin runs it, by its terms. It takes members from 16. Its own list of PayPal countries has 124, Nigeria, India and the Philippines among them.

Your first cash-out needs $5 to $20, depending on your region, and an ID check with a selfie. PayPal, Venmo, Visa and bank transfers carry a 5% fee, plus $1 on small PayPal cash-outs, and gift cards don't carry one.

What it does better than HeyCash: an iPhone app in the US, with 4.7 stars from 160,495 ratings in Apple's store. We didn't find a HeyCash app there.

Our review: Freecash review

Swagbucks

Swagbucks pays SB points for surveys, offers, shopping, receipts, games and searches, and Prodege runs it. It takes members from 13, and says it's live in most countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

When we priced its US catalog on September 22, 2026, a $5 gift card cost 500 SB and $5 through PayPal cost 530 SB. PayPal cash takes 2 to 5 business days.

What it does better than HeyCash: more ways to earn. Besides surveys, offers and games, it pays for shopping, receipts and searches.

Our review: Swagbucks review

Mistplay

Mistplay pays for time spent playing mobile games you find through it, and Mistplay Inc. runs it. You'll need to be 18 or older. Its Android app is for "gamers around the world", and its iPhone app is for the US and Canada.

Rewards are gift cards from brands such as Amazon, Visa and PayPal. Its terms cap rewards at $550 a year. Gift cards need an ID check with a selfie, for every player.

What it does better than HeyCash: a stated speed. "Most rewards are processed within an hour," its gift cards page says, and its help center allows up to 48 hours.

Our review: Mistplay review

Cash Giraffe

Cash Giraffe pays gems for play time, game milestones and surveys, and justDice GmbH runs it, by its terms. You'll need to be over 18.

You can cash out "from as little as $0.20 to PayPal", or take gift cards from brands such as Amazon and Starbucks. Its help center says PayPal can take up to 5 business days and gift cards up to 7. Before any payout, you'll take a selfie, which it deletes 4 weeks after the payout.

What it does better than HeyCash: a lower floor, $0.20 to PayPal, against $5 in HeyCash's payout guide.

Our review: Cash Giraffe review

AttaPoll

AttaPoll pays for surveys, games and other tasks, and AttaPoll Ltd in London runs it. You can join at 13, with a parent's consent if you're under 18.

Its App Store listing says cash-outs start at $3, to PayPal, a bank, Revolut or gift cards. Its terms, in an archive copy of August 29, 2026, say the threshold varies by country and payment method. Six months without a completed activity forfeits your balance.

What it does better than HeyCash: younger members. It takes them from 13 with a parent's consent, where HeyCash asks for 18. Google suggests "attapoll vs heycash".

Our review: AttaPoll review

PaysFair

PaysFair is ours. It pays for surveys, games and campaigns. In a campaign, you post clips and content on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and X. The smallest cash-out is $1.00, paid as a gift card by email. We check the first cash-out by hand.

It's for people 16 or older, and what there is to do depends on your country. It runs on the web and in an Android app on Google Play. Obsidian UG in Germany runs it.

What it does better than HeyCash: campaigns. You can get paid for posting clips, which HeyCash's pages don't offer.

We build it, so we don't review it.

Which one has the smallest cash-out?

HeyCash says it doesn't add a cost of its own to a cash-out. Freecash takes 5% of its cash methods.

Is HeyCash the same as Freecash?

No. Hey Cash AB in Stockholm runs HeyCash, by its Google Play listing, and Almedia GmbH in Berlin runs Freecash, by its terms. Google suggests "is heycash the same as freecash" and "is heycash better than freecash".

Freecash takes members from 16, and HeyCash from 18. Freecash's first cash-out needs an ID check with a selfie, and HeyCash's support guide says a payout can pause for a verification check.

Does HeyCash work in Nigeria?

Yes. Its countries page lists 71 countries and territories, Nigeria, Kenya, India and the Philippines among them. Google suggests "does heycash work in nigeria".

Of the apps above, Freecash's PayPal list includes Nigeria. Cash Giraffe names South Africa and the Philippines among its countries.

Who can join, and from where?

Our HeyCash review covers its own rules in more detail.

How we picked these apps

Our map of the market holds more than 1,100 earning apps, sorted into lanes by what they pay for. HeyCash sits in the offer-sites lane. We took Freecash and Swagbucks from that lane, Mistplay and Cash Giraffe from the game-rewards lane, since games come first on HeyCash's home page, and AttaPoll for members under 18.

We read the apps' sites on October 23, 2026, from a server in the US, and Apple's store directly. HeyCash's Google Play listing came from that server on October 24, 2026. AttaPoll's terms came from an Internet Archive copy of August 29, 2026.