Best apps/rewards

[Bellefan76]

What are the current best apps to use as far as receipts, points, etc that reward in ways you can use at disney?

 

[Eeyoreparks]

I use shopkick & ibotta.

 

[happiestpoe]

I use them all...

With Shopkick you can earn 'kicks' directly to a DGC (or a number of different GCs) in 25$ or 50$ denomination. You can scan receipts for 'kicks', and you can also scan items in-store. So if you're mooching through Target, open up the app and see which items give kicks just for scanning-- no purchase required. Some stores have a 'walk in' bonus. So if you find yourself frequently walking by CVSes and/or Targets, you can earn points by opening the app in the store front. What I particularly like is that you set a goal in the app-- for me it's 6250 kicks for a 25$ DGC-- and with every scan, it shows me how close I am to that goal (see image). They also have a tab called 'Discover' where you can earn 1-3 kicks for watching short adverts. You don't have to actually watch-- just hit play and in 30 seconds it'll be over.

Ibotta gives cash back for grocery purchases. Most stores you'll be able to scan receipts; some will insist that you add your loyalty card. You can also get cash back on online purchases à la Rakuten. With Ibotta you need to add the items to your 'list' before scanning the receipt, or else they won't count (or shopping in-store). You can cash out when you reach 20$ balance. They'll Paypal you money, or you can get a GC.

Fetch is a sort of counterpart to Ibotta, in that you don't have to add items to a list before scanning the receipt-- the app will read your receipt and reward you with points. You can use the points on gift cards (no DGC though). Most GCs there start at 5000 points (5$ value) though some are 3000 points (3$ value). It can be easy to rack up points there if you frequently buy their partner brands. There are also bonuses periodically.

Rakuten gives you cash back on online purchases. I have a browser extension (on Chrome) and I can just click to add the cash back before I make the transaction. You can also go to Rakuten's website and navigate to the merchant from there. They've also got an e-gift card shop (again, no DGC). If we feel like takeout, I'll usually check there first to buy a gift card, and then we'll order. There is also the possibility of in-store cash back with Rakuten if you register your credit card on the site, and add the in-store offers. So when you make a purchase with that registered card in the store, you'll get credit. They pay out quarterly, though, so plan for that. Their default is to post a check, but you can get the money via Paypal too.

Receipt Hog probably isn't worth it, tbh. You scan receipts for 'coins' which can be redeemed for cash (via Paypal) or Amazon vouchers or a VGC. 1000 coins will earn you 5$ in the denomination of choice. There are no specific partner brands, so you earn slowly. Also they push for you to register your email so they can credit you for online purchases. But that means the app gets to read your emails, which makes me uncomfortable but to each their own.

If you buy a lot of Blu-rays, or see Disney films in cinemas often, Disney Movie Insiders is a decent bet. 1000 points will get you a 10$ DGC; 2250 will get you a 25$ DGC. But it's also fairly slow going. A cinema ticket will earn you 100-150 points; purchasing a film on Disney+ premier access is 300 points. There's also a thread elsewhere on the Budget Board which posts bonus codes which adds 10-25 points per code. You can link Regal and Fandango accounts to DMI, so if you make purchases there, you'll get the credit in DMI without having to do anything. Like I say, if you purchase every new Disney release, definitely get it. If not, you can give it a miss.

 

[Joyful2018]

I mostly use drop (no disney, I just get amazon) & shopkick. I use ibotta, Rakuten & fetch but they don't seems to add up as quick for me as drop & shopkick

 

[Bellefan76]

Thank you! I do ibotta already. Will check out shopkick

 

[Kitkatkatie]

Shopkicks is one of my favorite.
Dabbl also offers direct Disney gift cards.

swagbucks take a lot of trial an error to become established my friends who just started couldn’t really get going. I go back and forth on my involvement

 

[travelbug]

Shopkick is my favorite. I cash it out to PayPal, which I then transfer over to my vacation account.
I also use Ibotta and Fetch, but they are slower earners for me.
Swagbucks can be very frustrating, because a number of things don't work or don't credit. But I've found enough things that do work for me, so I continue to use it.

 

[Forevermarypoppins]

Shopkicks for me and I get a 25 to 50 GC about 3 to 4 times a year,
BUT, if I were to rate them, It would be a low score.

Their "servers" are always down, for YEARS now, no walk in kicks at Marshalls, TJ Maxx or Oshkosh/Carters-EVER!! I live near one larger mall, a discount mall and then separate stores too. I think Shopkicks knows the area and simply will not give out the kicks because they are too available.

 

[Joyful2018]

Shopkicks for me and I get a 25 to 50 GC about 3 to 4 times a year,
BUT, if I were to rate them, It would be a low score.

Their "servers" are always down, for YEARS now, no walk in kicks at Marshalls, TJ Maxx or Oshkosh/Carters-EVER!! I live near one larger mall, a discount mall and then separate stores too. I think Shopkicks knows the area and simply will not give out the kicks because they are too available.

This is true, i never get kicks at tj Maxx or Marshall's. My cvs's haven't been working recently either

 

[Kauai4life]

These are all great suggestions another one is coinout and inboxdollars. With coinout every single receipt no matter what it is you get something. With inboxdollars you cannot scan for swagbucks too it is one or the other. with swagbucks be sure to check out the magic receipts.

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

Rakuten is great. My next refund check is $152.00. You get refund checks 4 times a yea. You register your CC with them and each time you shop in a store or online you get whatever the % cash back is. Such as 8% back at Sams Club. At CHristmas times a ton of store double the % cash back. Since it almost that time, its a great time to start using them I get $50 -$60 back for my Christmas shopping.

 

[lockets]

In order from most money made to least money made:
Rakuten
TopCashback
Slide
AMEX Credit Card offers
Chase Credit Card offers
iBotta
Bumped
Dosh

Reference web sites:
Maxivu App - Recommends which credit card to use at a specific merchant to maximize rewards
Maxivu App - Merchant lookup tool for how a charge will code when it "hits" your card
AwardWallet - "
EVReward - Summarizes a lot of cash back deals
CashbackMonitor "

Thanks all for the mentions above to sites I've never used. Will look into them!