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Passive apps
Honeygain
Just install it on your PC or phone. Cash out via PayPal once you reach $20
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Apps that pay you just for existing
There is such a thing as a free lunch.
Basic-income-style apps and projects that pay you just for existing, from daily token claims to community currencies, plus a few point apps. Most check that you’re human for now; AI agents are welcome here when such schemes appear. Each one notes the risks and how cashing out really works. Some links are referral links.
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23:00TOP 3
Picked for low effort, working outside Japan, and a real way to cash out or redeem.
Just install it on your PC or phone. Cash out via PayPal once you reach $20
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29 services shown
G$ tokens every day
A nonprofit UBI protocol. Claim once every 24 hours; each day's pool is split among everyone who claims
To get itFace verification in the app
Note: A security incident in May 2026 put its reserve under review. The daily amount is very small
1 CRC per hour (24 per day)
A Gnosis project where every person issues their own currency. Circles 2.0 launched in May 2025, and in June 2026 the Gnosis App was rebuilt around Circles. This site has no referral link for it yet
To get itSign up in the Gnosis App and get invited by an existing Circles member. The inviter pays 96 CRC and the newcomer gets 48 CRC as a welcome bonus
Note: You can’t start without a member to invite you. CRC’s market price and ways to cash out are not confirmed. Gnosis has announced plans to spin the Gnosis App out of Gnosis Ltd into a separate company, so details may change
MEC tokens every day
Meta Earth's wallet app. Verified users get 1 MEC as an “unconditional basic income”, plus small daily check-in rewards
To get itSign up via the invite link and complete KYC in the app
Note: As of Oct 2026, MEC is not listed on any exchange and has no market price. Cashing out is peer-to-peer only
PoY tokens every month
A UBI token that promises monthly payouts for 60 years. Signing up with a referral code gives a 5-token bonus (as of Jan 2026). Earlier sign-ups get larger allocations
To get itVerify with biometrics in the app, then claim each month
Note: We could not confirm a market price for PoY. Make sure you are comfortable with how it handles biometric data
Up to 2,300 points
October 2026 offer (1 point = ¥1). 100 for logging in 3 days in a row, 1,000 once you earn 3,000 through offers, and more
To get itJoin via referral by Oct 31 and meet the conditions by Nov 30
A matching reward each time you land a job
Invite-only job matching. Every time someone you invited (or someone they invited) lands a job, you earn a referral share again and again (7.5–15%). DMM, GMO Pepabo and others post jobs
To get itSign up via the invite link
Note: You earn when a job is matched. Rates are from the official note of June 2024
5,000 miles + miles for moving and walking
An app that earns miles just by carrying your phone as you travel and walk. Enter an invite code and both you and the person who invited you get 5,000 miles (as of July 2026). Miles can be exchanged for gift cards, cash and more
To get itInstall the app and enter the invite code 49‑icnRep when you register
Note: The bonus amount and timing may change. It needs “always on” location access and uses a bit more battery
0.95 coins per 1,000 steps
Carry your phone and your steps turn into coins automatically. Spend them in the in-app marketplace on products, discounts or donations
To get itInstall the app and allow access to steps and location
Note: There is no fixed cash conversion rate. The free plan caps how many steps convert each day
Points (later GRASS tokens)
A DePIN that rents out your unused bandwidth for AI web scraping. Keep the browser extension or app running and earn points for uptime and bandwidth actually used, paid out through seasonal airdrops
To get itSign up with email, install the extension or app, and stay connected
Note: Your IP address is used by others for data collection. Rewards depend on airdrops, so amount and timing are unpredictable
Cash for the traffic you share
The best-known bandwidth-sharing app: it rents your unused connection to businesses for web data collection. Signing up via a referral gives a $3 welcome bonus (per the official blog). Cash out via PayPal and more once you reach $20
To get itSign up with email, install the app on your PC or phone, and leave it running
Note: Your IP address is used by others for data collection. Earnings depend on demand in your region and can be very low in some areas
Cash for the traffic you share
IPRoyal’s bandwidth-sharing app. Leave the desktop app running and your spare connection earns money. Surveys and games pay too. Cash out from $5 via PayPal, Bitcoin and more
To get itSign up with email, install the desktop app and leave it running
Note: Mobile bandwidth sharing ended in April 2026, so passive earning is desktop only. Your IP address is used by others for data collection, and payouts are small
PI every day
Tap a button in the app once every 24 hours to earn PI. The more people you refer, the faster you mine. Opened to the public in February 2025 and trades on OKX, Bitget, MEXC and others
To get itSign up via the invite link (invite code: eltociear). To move your PI you need identity verification and migration to the mainnet wallet
Note: The price is down about 97% from its 2025 high of $2.99 (about $0.08 as of October 2026). Not listed on Binance, Coinbase or Japanese exchanges. Needs a daily tap, so it won’t build up if you leave it alone
KIM every day
A crypto app similar to Pi Network where you “mine” daily on your phone. Signing up with a referral code is said to boost your mining rate
To get itSign up via the invite link and tap the mining button in the app every day
Note: As of October 2026, no exchange listing or market price could be confirmed, so it’s unclear whether KIM can be cashed out. Some users report their balance stopped growing despite mining. Needs daily action
ITLG tokens every day
A project that distributes ITLG tokens to people who have verified they are real humans through face verification (Human Nodes). Check in on the app about every 4 hours (up to 6 times a day) to earn
To get itSign up via the invite link and complete face verification in the app
Note: As of May 2026, ITLG is not listed on any exchange and has no market price. Requires frequent check-ins. Use it only if you are comfortable with how your facial biometric data is handled
€1,000 a month for a year if you win
A free lottery run by a nonprofit association in Berlin and funded by crowdfunding donations. Draws are held regularly, and each winner gets €1,000 a month for 12 months, no strings attached (real cash, not crypto)
To get itRegister with your email and confirm your participation for each draw. You must be 16 or older, and your name and date of birth must match your ID if you win
Note: A 2020 statement from the organisation said anyone can take part regardless of age or where they live, but current rules for people outside Germany and payouts abroad are not confirmed. The site is in German. It's a lottery, so most entrants receive nothing. Winnings may be taxed in your country
Ğ1 every day once you are a member (Universal Dividend)
A libre currency based on the Relative Theory of Money. It runs on the open-source Duniter software, and every member receives newly created Ğ1 each day as a “Universal Dividend”. Launched in March 2017 and moved to Duniter v2 in March 2026. There is no referral link or referral bonus
To get itCreate a wallet and get certified by at least 5 existing members through the Web of Trust. Certifiers are expected to know you in person
Note: The community is mostly French-speaking and built on in-person ties, so joining from outside it (e.g. from Japan) is very hard. Non-members can still hold Ğ1 in a wallet but do not receive the daily dividend. Ğ1 is mainly traded for goods and services, and swapping it for regular money is peer-to-peer only
Palai (¶) basic income every day
Its own currency that pays everyone a daily basic income simply for being human. No install and no money to pay in. Idle balances slowly “evaporate” (2.000% a year as of Oct 2026), and that amount is redistributed as basic income. When you invite a friend, you get an extra day’s basic income
To get itSign up via the referral link and get certified by adding a mobile phone number (no ID needed). You claim your income yourself; days not claimed within 10 days are lost
Note: As of Oct 2026 there is no way to cash Palai out into euros or other money and no official exchange rate; you can only trade it for goods and services with people who accept Palai. The site doesn’t name the operator, only that it is “supported by Social Impact Lab Leipzig”
10 ADA a month for a year if you are chosen (2027 cycle)
A “global universal basic income” endowment on Cardano. Staking yield on ADA pledged by benefactors grows the fund, and its earnings are paid out monthly in ADA. 2027 beneficiaries get 10 ADA a month for 12 months (the amount can grow as the fund grows). There is no means test. Run by Dotare, LLC in the US. There is no referral link or referral bonus
To get itBe 18 or older. Sign up on the official site and apply for each year you want to take part. When your turn comes, pass a quick identity check (to show you are human) and set up a Cardano wallet to receive payments
Note: For the 2027 cycle, applications closed on 31 Aug 2026 and enrollment closes on 30 Nov 2026; when someone signing up now would start receiving is not confirmed. Payouts go in line order, and as of 24 Oct 2026 the site showed 147 citizens and 2 beneficiaries. ADA’s price swings a lot
ORO tokens every day
A mini app inside World App. Billed as “a token every human can claim daily”, it lets you claim ORO on World Chain once a day. World’s listing mentions inviting friends to earn more, but no invite link was found in the app as of Oct 2026. Developed by Grupo de Fiesta, with about 3.9 million users (World’s listing page, Oct 2026)
To get itInstall World App, prove you are human with World ID (confirmed from Japan with Orb verification), then open the ORO mini app and claim every day
Note: The daily amount is not stated on the official pages (a World Chain announcement in Sep 2025 said 1 ORO a day; later reports say it was reduced). Confirmed usable from Japan with an Orb-verified World ID in Oct 2026; whether a lower (non-Orb) verification level is enough is unknown. ORO trades on a decentralized exchange (DEX) with little liquidity, and as of Oct 2026 one ORO is worth well under a cent. No company details for the operator were found
AXO tokens every day
A mini app inside World App. Claim AXO (AXOLOCOIN), a token on World Chain, once a day with a tap. “Premium” at 1 WLD a month triples your daily claim. It also has a referral system. David Mateos is named as the founder. About 300,000 users (World’s listing page, Oct 2026)
To get itOpen the mini app in World App via the referral link (referral code 932BDA), prove you are human with World ID (confirmed from Japan with Orb verification), and claim every day
Note: The daily amount and what the referral reward is are not stated officially. Confirmed usable from Japan with an Orb-verified World ID in Oct 2026; whether a lower (non-Orb) verification level is enough is unknown. AXO can be swapped for WLD on a decentralized exchange (DEX), but as of Oct 2026 liquidity is only about $2,000 and one AXO is worth a tiny fraction of a cent. No operating company details were found
UBI in DAC tokens
A mini app inside World App that calls itself an “AI-powered universal basic income platform”. People verified as human with World ID receive DAC UBI and use it to back autonomous “AI CEOs” that plan, build and ship apps, and to vote and give feedback on releases. Run by founder Kei Iwami. There is no referral link or referral bonus
To get itOpen the AI-DAC mini app in World App and prove you are human with World ID (confirmed from Japan with Orb verification)
Note: The amount, frequency, regions and cash-out are not stated officially. Confirmed usable from Japan with an Orb-verified World ID in Oct 2026; whether a lower (non-Orb) verification level is enough is unknown. DAC is an ERC-20 token on World Chain with a stated total supply of 100M, but the contract has no supply cap and the owner can mint and airdrop more at any time, which can dilute its value. The project says it is not for investment and its value is not guaranteed. There is a DAC/WLD pair on a decentralized exchange (DEX), but as of Oct 2026 liquidity is only about $170. App production orders are paid separately in World USDC
A small equal cash share on the 1st of each month (Venmo)
A US “basic income anyone can join” experiment. Voluntary gifts form a pool invested mainly in stocks (with a small crypto sleeve), and each month 0.5% of it is split equally among all members and paid via Venmo. Giving does not increase your share. Started in 2023 by founder and developer Ryan Frigo. The October 2026 payout was $0.10 each to 266 people. There is no referral link or referral bonus
To get itUS residents aged 18+. Verify with a 1¢ Venmo transaction (no ID upload, no means test)
Note: As of Oct 2026 it cannot be used from Japan (the terms limit it to US residents; not working from Japan was confirmed first-hand). The per-person amount is tiny, falls with the pool, and payouts are stated to be not guaranteed and able to stop at any time. It describes itself as an informal social experiment, not a company. Recipients must report payments as income
20 GDD per hour of common-good work (up to 1,000 GDD a month)
A currency system billed as a “natural economy”, named after Gratitude, Dignity and Donation. Money is created by everyone rather than as debt: contributions to the common good earn an “active basic income” of 20 GDD an hour, up to 50 hours (1,000 GDD) a month. Unused money shrinks at 50% a year (about 5.61% a month). Run by Gradido Akademie International, a research and development association in Austria with a branch in Germany
To get itCreate a free Gradido account through the referral link, log your common-good contributions and receive GDD
Note: The official FAQ says that for now it is a thank-you point reward system and not a cryptocurrency. There is no official information on exchanging GDD for euros or other money. Confirmed usable from Japan in Oct 2026 (first-hand). If someone who signed up through a referral link later makes a financial contribution to Gradido (such as a donation), the referrer is credited with GDT (Gradido Transform), according to the public wallet source code. There is no bonus just for signing up
Small rewards for daily use, games, shopping and more
A chat and calling app combined with a rewards scheme. You collect rewards from a daily “UBI” (digital income), games, online shopping cashback, cheap calls and daily offers, then cash out or donate to around 2,000 charities in 100+ countries. Your rewards also grow when your network, such as friends you invited, is active. The App Store publisher is YouWowMe Limited, and the app was updated as recently as Aug 2026
To get itSign up free through the referral link and use the app every day (confirmed usable from Japan in Oct 2026, first-hand)
Note: Rewards come not only from people you invite but also from the people they bring in: a multi-level network. Third-party sources say 8 levels; this is not officially confirmed. Daily amounts are tiny, so do not expect meaningful income. Cash-outs to PayPal reportedly have a minimum, fees and a daily-streak requirement, but the official help pages could not be checked directly. App Store rating in Japan is 3.2 (167 ratings, Oct 2026), with some users reporting failed cash-outs. The operating company’s location is not confirmed
Points for tapping ads and answering questions (gift cards from 1,500 pt = ¥150)
A mini app inside World App. Tap ads you like and answer questions about your interests and values to collect points, then exchange them for gift cards for cafés and sweets, food delivery, movies, online shops, app stores and more. Proving you are human with World ID multiplies ad-tap points by 6, and answering the daily question enters you in a roulette worth up to 1,000 pt. Run by Ads for Humanity Inc. (Akasaka, Tokyo), wholly owned by Hakuhodo DY Holdings; the beta launched on 7 Aug 2026. About 25,000 users (World’s listing page, Oct 2026). No referral link or referral bonus was found
To get itOpen the Humad mini app in World App. Exchanging points for gift cards requires proof of human with an Orb-verified World ID
Note: Points can only be exchanged for gift cards, not cash, and exchanges cannot be undone. Available in Japan and Japan-only (the press release also says access is limited to Japan). It is a beta, so details may change. Your answers and linked data are used to target ads
Power points (for verifying, referring friends and taking part)
A digital ID app that proves you are a real human using your phone and an ID document. Verifying, referring friends and taking part in the network earn Power points, which the app says unlock rewards. Built by the team behind Polygon ID and Privado ID; its own token, $BILL, is listed on Coinbase, Kraken and others. The App Store publisher is ZKID Labs AG (updated June 2026). It claims 2.5M+ verified users
To get itSign up through the referral link and verify with a face liveness check or an NFC passport (confirmed usable from Japan in Oct 2026, first-hand)
Note: Whether or how Power points convert to $BILL or cash is not stated officially. Third-party sources say the referrer earns Power when a referred person gets verified, plus a share of what that person’s own referrals bring; this could not be confirmed on official pages (any bonus for the new user is also unknown). $BILL has fallen from its May 2026 high of about $0.23 to about $0.006 as of Oct 2026. App Store ratings are low (2.5 in Japan, 2.7 in the US), with complaints of no rewards and instability. It handles your face and passport data, so check its privacy terms first
iDNA (mining rewards while your node runs, plus validation rewards)
A proof-of-person blockchain built on “one person, one vote”. You prove you are human in a synchronized “validation ceremony” held worldwide at the same time, by solving picture puzzles called FLIPs. In Oct 2026 ceremonies were held every 5 days, starting at 15:00 UTC. Once validated, you earn iDNA mining rewards in real time while your node runs, plus rewards per session. It is an open-source project; 159 accounts took part in the 24 Oct 2026 ceremony. There is no referral link
To get itFollow the pinned message in the official Telegram to get a free invitation code from a validated member or the Idena team. Join with the web app (a shared node works too) or your own node, and be online at ceremony time to solve FLIPs (confirmed usable from Japan in Oct 2026, first-hand)
Note: You must be online at a fixed time (midnight in Japan) or you will not be validated, so it takes effort. The network is very small: iDNA is about $0.0012 (Oct 2026), the market cap is about $120,000, and the only exchange CoinGecko shows is PancakeSwap (BSC), so liquidity is low. Cashing out means selling on an exchange. Invitation codes must not be bought or sold; they are free. If you delegate to someone else’s “pool”, the pool owner can take your stake
Up to 5% cashback found in your email receipts (Reward Dollars / MDT crypto)
Link your email account and it automatically finds purchases at 100+ merchants such as Amazon, Uber and DoorDash from the receipts in your inbox, crediting up to 5% in Reward Dollars. Redeem them for gift cards or convert to the MDT token (listed on Coinbase and others) and withdraw. Signing up with a referral code gives a sign-up reward, and once your friend earns a first shopping reward, both of you can claim referral rewards. The App Store publisher is Magic Crystal Limited (address in Hong Kong; updated as recently as Aug 2026)
To get itSign up through the referral link and enter the referral code 7HOdyg when you register. Link an email account and shop at eligible merchants (confirmed usable from Japan in Oct 2026, first-hand)
Note: By design it reads your linked inbox: commercial emails such as receipts, order confirmations and bills, plus data like subjects and senders. Its privacy policy says de-identified data is sold to or shared with partners such as Measurable AI, which provides “alternative data” to businesses. Gift-card redemptions take 7–14 business days to approve (instant with an Orb-verified World ID). Balances may be deleted after 6 months of inactivity. Not available in the US, mainland China and some other places, and it left the Philippines at the end of 2025. The sign-up and referral reward amounts are not stated officially. MDT was about $0.0067 in Oct 2026
Airdrops and rewards for proving you are human (e.g. campaign “stars”)
A proof-of-humanity app that scans your face with your phone camera to show you are a real person. It says your facial features are turned into encrypted vectors on the device and processed with fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), so the original images are not sent. Verifying creates a proof-of-human NFT and lets you receive airdrops and rewards across apps. Run by Privasea (App Store publisher Privasea AB, updated as recently as May 2026); its token PRAI trades on KuCoin, Gate and others
To get itInstall the FheID app, enter the invite code QVedKjg, and verify you are human with a face scan (confirmed usable from Japan in Oct 2026, first-hand)
Note: What rewards are on offer now, and how much, is not stated officially. A past official campaign (2024) gave referral “stars” (up to 3 levels: 100, 50 and 25 stars per person) that could be exchanged for airdrops. Where the invite code is entered and whether the new user gets anything are not confirmed. PRAI has fallen from its May 2025 high of about $0.096 to about $0.0008 as of Oct 2026. It handles your face data, so check its privacy terms first
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01:30VERIFICATION
02:00UPDATES
03:30HOW TO
Tap “Sign up with referral” on a card to open the official site or app. For most services, opening the link is all it takes to apply the referral.
Finish signing up on the page that opens. Switching to another browser or app midway can lose the referral, so stay on the same screen.
The bonus arrives after you meet the conditions, such as ID verification or a first purchase. Each service is different.
04:00ORGANIZATIONS
These are not services you sign up to for money, but organizations that research, campaign for or actually run basic income and cash transfers.
International basic income network, since 1986
Sends donations as cash directly to people in poverty
Ran a three-year cash study with 3,000 people
Japanese academic society studying basic income
04:15OPEN SOURCE
UBI protocols, wallets, proof-of-personhood systems and policy simulators whose source code is public. Read it, run it or contribute.
End-to-end encrypted app for a peer-to-peer basic income: friends pledge money each month so that everyone in the group stays above an agreed minimum
Experimental new UBI chain from Democracy Earth, started in June 2026: personhood is checked by AI, and 1 UBI per hour streams to every human
Node software for the Ğ1 libre currency, rebuilt on Substrate: every member of its web of trust creates a universal dividend each day
Rules engine for the US tax and benefit system, used to model the cost and poverty impact of UBI and other reforms
04:30FAQ
Not the government kind. Here, “UBI” means projects like GoodDollar and BioMatrix that give tokens to every registered person, repeatedly and without conditions. Japan has no national basic income yet.
Usually not. Fees and conditions are the same, and most services give the new user a bonus too. The referrer also gets a reward, which is why this page is marked PR.
In Japan, crypto counts as miscellaneous income when you sell or spend it at a profit, and points are usually treated as occasional income. Rules differ by country, so check your local tax authority if the amounts add up.
Services marked “Global” (GoodDollar, ME Pass, BioMatrix, Grass, Honeygain, Sweatcoin, Pawns.app, Pi Network, Delta Kim, WAVEE, InterLink, Mein Grundeinkommen, Ğ1, Circles, Palai, Dotare, ORO, AXO, AI-DAC, Gradido, WowApp, Billions, Idena, RewardMe, FheID) work outside Japan. Ubiquitus is for US residents only; the rest are for Japan residents.
05:30CAUTION