Phone-in-a-drawer

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

Checked Oct 2026

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

Checked Oct 2026

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

Checked Oct 2026

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

Checked Oct 2026

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

Checked Oct 2026

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

Checked Oct 2026

A free raffle run by a German non-profit. Each time donations reach €9,600, a basic income worth €9,600 in total is raffled off, paid in cash with no strings attached. High-income countries such as Japan get €800 a month for 1 year, low-income countries €160 a month for 5 years. No referral bonus

To get itCreate a free account on the official site and register for each raffle (monthly donors from €1 are entered automatically). You must be 16 or older, and winners are verified with ID. Sign-up from Japan has not yet been tested by this site

Note: It’s a raffle, so the odds are low and depend on how many people take part. Raffles only happen when donations fill the €9,600 pot, so the timing is irregular. Unless you are a UBI Beaver, you have to register for each raffle. Residents of the previous winner’s country are excluded from the next draw. Payouts go to SEPA bank accounts; other methods have their fees taken from the prize. How the prize is taxed depends on your country

Checked Oct 2026

A currency that pays everyone a daily basic income just for being human. No app to install and nothing to pay. Unspent balances slowly “evaporate”, and that amount is redistributed as basic income. Refer a friend and you get one extra day of 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”

Checked Oct 2026

A US social experiment in a “basic income anyone can join”. Donations go into an invested fund, and each month 0.5% of it is split equally among all participants and paid via Venmo. Donating does not increase what you get. Founded by Ryan Frigo. No 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

Checked Oct 2026

A chat and calling app combined with a rewards system. Earn from a daily “UBI”, games, shopping cashback and more, then withdraw or donate to charities. When your network, such as friends you invited, is active, your rewards grow too

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 also come from the activity of people further down your invite chain: a multi-level system. Daily amounts are tiny and will not add up to real income. PayPal withdrawals reportedly have conditions such as a minimum. App Store rating in Japan is 3.2, with complaints about failed withdrawals

Checked Oct 2026

Link your email and it finds purchases at Amazon, Uber and other partner stores from receipt emails, earning up to 5% back. Rewards can be taken as gift cards or withdrawn as the crypto token MDT. Signing up with a referral code gives both sides a bonus. Published by Magic Crystal Limited in Hong Kong

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: It reads the commercial emails in your linked inbox, and its privacy policy says de-identified data is sold to or shared with companies. Gift card redemptions take 7–14 business days to approve. Balances may expire after 6 months of inactivity. Bonus amounts are not stated officially

Checked Oct 2026

Season 0 quests from Refrax, a project presenting itself as decentralized storage on Solana. Sign in with X and earn points by following, posting, inviting friends and checking in daily. The site says points are to be paid as $REFRAX to the Solana wallet you add, at launch

To get itOpen the referral link and sign in with X (very new X accounts can’t join). Add a Solana address to receive rewards, then do the quests and the daily check-in (sign-up from Japan confirmed in Oct 2026)

Note: Points are neither money nor tokens, and nothing is guaranteed. Only enter a receiving address, and never share your seed phrase. Fake claim sites are common around launches, so only use links from the official X account and refrax.xyz. Whoever invited you, including this site’s operator, earns points when you finish a quest

Checked Oct 2026