Ever since I made it a point to keep track of my spending, my wallet had always had a receipt or two in it so I could note down my expenses at the end of the day. Now, those receipts have another purpose before getting thrown out in the trash - I snap a photo of them for cash rewards.
Allow me to introduce you to Snapcart!
What Is It?
It's a mobile app where you can snap receipts - any kind of receipt - and be rewarded with coins. The coins can in turn be used to earn cashbacks and vouchers.
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How Does It Work?
It's simple really. When you have a receipt, just open the app and take a photo from there to upload it. You'll get your coins reward instantly which as mentioned can be turned into vouchers or cash.
When you reach Php220.00, you can withdraw the money to your bank account.
Snapcart has had some updates over the past years. Some good. Some enough to turn you off and uninstall the app altogether. You see, it used to be that once you snap a receipt, you're instantly rewarded cashback and the higher your level is, the bigger the amount you'll get. There used to be a bronze, silver, gold, platinum level. The more you snapped, the higher your level will be. Now, any receipt you snap, you'll get coins reward.
This part is where you'll see your coin rewards. To get cash rewards, press Play Now to try your luck at Spin the Wheel. I say luck because it's not guaranteed that when you spin, you'll get cashback. You might earn coins at time.
Cashbacks are not really big. Just centavos! However, if you're lucky, you might win Php20. Sometimes you may be able to earn additional coin rewards if there are activities available like shoot, video or survey. Coins can be used to also avail coupons though I have not experienced this ever.
Is it Worth It?
If you're after easy money, Snapcart is not for you. If you feel like the app is getting data from you and cents for return is too small, then this is not worth downloading. I personally know some friends whom I was able to convince to try out Snapcart before when it was still instantly rewarding users with cash and quit using the app when that changed.
I'm still using the app though because honestly, I don't feel like I'm losing anything providing them my purchase behavior. I'm getting the receipts anyway. I'm just not too crazy about how hard it is these days to achieve Php220 specially since I'm not as out and about as I used to be considering there's a pandemic.
So if you guys share the same mindset as I, then go on and download Snapcart on your smartphones and start snapping those receipts for rewards!
Update as of March 2021
So unfortunately Snapcart raised the minimum cashout amount again! It's harder to cash out now. The minimum amount went from Php220 to Php2, 220! I think it's gonna take years to reach that amount now. Still, if you always have receipts lying around and you're not in a hurry, I suggest you just snap away anyway. I know I am.
