Phone apps are becoming an increasingly popular way of making a little bit of extra money whether you happen to be at home in bed, having your lunch at work, or you're on your commute. One that I have particularly enjoyed using in recent months is called OnePulse, and it's available to download for free from the App Store on Apple devices, and on the Google Play Store if you have an Android device.
So, what is OnePulse? Well, it's a survey app for your phone that sends short three-question surveys, or 'pulses', for you to answer throughout the day that are usually on topical subjects. In return for completing these, you either get money or what they call XPs (which stands for 'experience points').
The more XPs you build up, the more money you get for the paid pulses that you complete. When you first install the app you, naturally enough, start at level one, and at this point you get 25 cents per paid pulse. You gradually work your way up to the top level, which is seventeen, where you get paid 41 cents per paid pulse.
They used to tell you your reward in pounds and pence, but they have expanded to the American market in recent times, so have switched currency, which means you need to check the exchange rate to get an idea of how much you've earned if you live in the United Kingdom.
You usually get one or two paid surveys every day, and three or four surveys per day that just reward you with XPs. I check the app once or twice a day for surveys, but the app will send you a little notification when a paid one becomes available. I tend to try to respond to these as soon as I can because it seems that they expire relatively quickly. When you reach $5.00 in rewards, you can cash out and it pays into your PayPal account, which apparently takes 24 hours, though I haven't attempted to do this as yet.
Personally I really enjoy using this app. You are never going to make massive amounts through using it, and even when you reach the highest level you're only likely to make about £15-20 per month, but it's simple to use and because the surveys are so short, you never get screened out. There are occasional competitions - or 'XPeditions' - that give you the chance to win extra points and possibly an Amazon voucher if you're particularly lucky.
Depending on how you answer, a survey might only be one question long, but you still get rewarded with points that will take you closer towards the next level and a slightly higher cash reward for the next paid 'pulse'. When you first start using it, the number of points required to proceed through the levels is relatively small, and increases quite a bit by the time you're at around level eight or nine, but that's perhaps to be expected.
On the whole, OnePulse is an non-intrusive and easy-to-use app that isn't going to take much time out of your day but rewards you fairly for the amount of effort it requires.
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