These Free Apps Give Users Cryptocurrency Rewards
Downloadable apps built on blockchains offer ways to earn cryptocurrency for performing free and simple tasks.
Many of these apps perform the same functions as traditional (Web2) ones, but they reward users with crypto for engaging them or even simply running them in the background.
Below we’ll review some of the best apps for earning crypto. All these apps are free, and let users claim rewards in a straightforward way that doesn’t require any specialized hardware or skill–just a smartphone or personal computer as well as an internet connection.
To start, here is a breakdown of which crypto rewards you can earn on which app we will discuss, and how:
Nodle
The Nodle Cash mobile app pays users NODL tokens for running a program on their phone which helps provide connectivity for bluetooth devices.
How? Phones running the app devote a small amount of processing power to transferring data over bluetooth networks. This lets bluetooth devices relay information to their users and communicate with other bluetooth users/devices.
To start earning NODL, you simply download the app and enable location sharing for it, so your phone can join Nodle’s decentralized bluetooth network. For Nodle on iPhone, it’s a good idea to set the app’s location sharing as on ‘always’, so it continues earning rewards in the background.
The more time the app stays online and the more data it helps transfer, the more rewards you get. It also provides a wallet which automatically stores your NODL as it accumulates.
There aren’t any limits to how much NODL you can earn with the app–you can keep it running anytime, for however long you want; and as long as it has an internet connection, it will earn you tokens. To save data, you can set the app to only use WiFi.
NODL can be converted to fiat or other cryptocurrencies on these exchanges:
MetaBlox
This mobile app rewards you for connecting to WiFi at a participating MetaBlox OpenRoaming hotspot.
After initial setup, the app lets you connect automatically at all these locations while collecting rewards in the process. To being earning, users download a special Decentralized Identity (or DID) web credential from the app.
After that, earning rewards is as simple as finding a hotspot on the WiFi map, going to that location (where your phone will connect automatically), and tapping ‘Check In’:
This action gets you mPoints, which will become available to stake for MetaBlox tokens after they launch in 2024. Since, thanks to OpenRoaming, no manual WiFi login is required before checking in to a MetaBlox network, this experience is very easy and hassle-free.
You can track your mPoint earnings on the app, which also features a crypto wallet, as well as convenient email and social media login options.
While incentivizing people to use its networks, MetaBlox’s WiFi check-in process also helps maintain these networks, since MetaBlox’s WiFi routers, which also mine mPoints, are configured as blockchain nodes that transfer and verify (WiFi connection) data, instead of a central server doing so. As a result, every check-in helps validate these miner/routers.
Brave Browser
Brave Browser lets users earn crypto for looking at ads.
Brave is a blockchain-built, privacy-focused web browser which blocks trackers, malware, and cookies. Its UX is close to what’s offered by ordinary Web2 browsers like Chrome and Safari, but its blockchain foundation allows users to collect crypto rewards:
After opting into the Brave Ads Program, users can earn Basic Attention Tokens (or BAT) by simply looking at ads on the browser. The more you view, the more BAT you get.
And thanks to a recent update, Brave users can now earn another cryptocurrency on the browser: ‘BAttention’, or the Brave Attention token. This token is used to reward participants in marketing studies carried out by Brave, as the platform’s developers study various possible blockchain-based digital advertising solutions.
You can earn crypto on both Brave’s desktop and mobile versions.
BAT and BAttention can be converted on most major exchanges including Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Huobi, and Gemini.
Sweatcoin
The Sweatcoin mobile app gives users crypto in proportion to the amount of steps they take, encouraging them to get out and exercise. It functions by connecting (easily) to your Google Fit, Apple Fit, or other similar fitness device/app.
One thousand steps earns you one Sweat Economy Token (SWEAT), and for twenty minutes every day you can double this rate (so a thousand steps gets two SWEAT, etc.). The app works whether you’re running outside or on a treadmill, and SWEAT can also be staked for yields of up to 15 percent a year.
The app lets you track your earnings as well as carry out actions like staking SWEAT or entering into prize draws. Rewards for these community giveaways have included Disneyland tickets, PlayStation 5s, and iPhones- and you don’t need to deposit or hold any SWEAT to participate.
Moreover, the app has a built-in rewards marketplace where users can redeem their SWEAT for many popular products and services without having to convert to fiat.
Available items include electronics, beauty products, subscription boxes, food delivery services, and even educational courses. You can also redeem SWEAT for gift cards and coupons for top products and retailers.
To add even more excitement to Sweatcoin’s rewards opportunities, the platform also hosts auctions for big items, where bids are placed in SWEAT. Users can bid for items like gift cards worth hundreds of dollars, game consoles, and smartwatches.
And indeed SWEAT can be converted to USD as well as other crypto or fiat currencies — on Gate.io or MoonPay.
THETA Apps
THETA network provides two applications — THETA.tv and THETA node software, which earn users/hosts cryptocurrency.
THETA.tv
Theta gives you crypto for watching live video streams.
This app, which is available for both desktop and mobile, is a decentralized competitor to streaming websites such as YouTube, and is built on THETA (blockchain) network, which supports various streaming apps.
The platform’s blockchain underpinnings let THETA.tv viewers earn TFUEL crypto in proportion to how long they watch a stream.
THETA.tv focuses on esports and gaming content, and already has over 123,000 users.
You can also earn crypto on the platform by participating in THETA.tv’s streaming chat rooms, while content creators webcasting on it can accept TFUEL tips.
Another crypto token — THETA XP — can be earned on THETA.tv for social actions on the app, like chatting and making predictions about a stream’s outcome.
THETA Node Software
You can also earn THETA, the native cryptocurrency of THETA blockchain, by simply running a program on your computer.
THETA’s node application turns your computer into an edge computing node for THETA network. Consequently, your computer devotes a portion of its processing power to relaying video over THETA blockchain, which generates cryptocurrency rewards.
Thanks to the support of devices running this node software, the data processing and computations executed on THETA apps happen close to their data sources (e.g users’ devices) rather than at centralized data centres. This keeps data more secure while enhancing network speeds.
Below is a full breakdown of how to earn which type of cryptocurrency with THETA network, between the two applications discussed above:
All these cryptocurrencies/tokens can be converted on major exchanges including, Coinbase and Binance.
In Conclusion
The five apps discussed above all bring unique and valuable benefits to the Web3 space while making it easier than ever to earn crypto for performing simple tasks–or even for simply running an app in the background. With blockchain-based applications becoming more valuable due to their increasing popularity, expect the reward opportunities to only increase proportionately. At the same time, expect competition from other earners to grow as Web3 expands, so now is the best time to jump into the action!
Check out MetaBlox’s social media and communities channels for updates on how to earn crypto while building Web3’s WiFi network.
