ValueMe

ValueMe

About this app

Earn gift cards of your favorite brands by sharing your location or activity and through surveys and challenges.

We are a research platform that empowers consumers with transparency and simplicity. We want to be part of the "democratization of data" movement, giving transparency as to how data is being used and being fair with those who share it with us.

Users can opt in to share their app and web data from their phone and geolocation activity and start earning points right away. Also, they can boost points through surveys and challenges. All the points earned can be redeemed in gift cards of multiple brands as well as charities.

THIS APP USES ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES
This app uses Accessibility services. ValueMe uses this permission with active consent of the end-user. The Accessibility permissions are used for analyzing the application and web usage on this device as part of an opt-in market research panel.

Specifically the Accessibility services are used to share app and web usage data with ValueMe. In return the user receives daily rewards and mobile surveys that are related to the users app and web usage.

Example: When a user opens the app of a large online retailer, ValueMe can offer a survey that is related to the recent experience with the retailer's app. The user gets rewarded for completing the survey with ValueMe.

Using Accessibility Services allows ValueMe to get information about website visits, searches, app usage and shopping activity. These activities help research companies and brands to better understand your behavior. ValueMe rewards you for sharing this.

Ratings and reviews

Cool little app. Easy way to earn a few extra dollars with very minimal effort. Pretty much just let it run. Hasn't interfered with my phone at all. Definitely will keep. EDIT* Well, it WAS a great app. They updated the app and the rewards. It was a bit glitchy at first but still worked. Now, I'm not earning any points and getting no help. May 1st was the last time I earned any. All permissions were given and toggles on; everything has been checked multiple times, and still nothing. Disappointed

The move to a tier system for points earning is a cover for giving as few points as possible. I've shared data for over 30 days and am still on the basic tier, earning 1 point ($0.01) per day. Contacting support is a waste of time, it's the same automated response about toggling on accessibility settings to get surveys, which are rarely given and almost always guaranteed to not work (once you click it, even if the survey never loads, the link to the survey is gone, so bye-bye potential points.)

App still have some issues there is a problem with enabling the location I have to turn it off/on numerous times throughout the day. I have tried Turning on/off airplane mode that doesn't do anything. My other issue is updating your phone number or any basic information to your profile. There is no update/save button to make changes to your profile only to your email. I use to love this app but now I feel like it isn't like how it was before all these updates.