I Tested 6 Free Apps That Claim to Pay You For Listening to Music

I found over 5+ free apps that claim to pay you just for listening to music. Since many readers have been asking about these apps, I decided to test them out for myself to see if they actually work. In this article, I'm going to break down for you what my results were and whether you can actually make any money from any of these apps. So let's get into it.

1. Razune: The Instant Bonus Trap?

Let's start with a website called Razune. This is a platform that literally claims to pay you to listen to music. I created an account and tried it out for myself. There are a couple of things I want to show you about this website. First of all, what's rather cool is that they'll put $5 into your account right away just for signing up; you don't have to do anything else. Once you do that, you can come in and navigate to the 'songs and radio' section to choose different tracks to listen to.

You'll notice that, for instance, a particular song might pay you 66 cents. However, for your first two songs, it seems they give you a bit of a bonus, because I definitely earned more than a dollar for each of the songs I listened to, even though the stated payout was less. My total earnings to date reached $9.33, so it is pretty cool that they pay you that right away when you sign up.

Once you actually earn enough, you can navigate to the 'my wallet' section, which shows all the different ways you can get paid out. You can see options for: - PayPal - Payeer - Tether - Mastercard

So there are lots of good choices. The major downside of this website, though, is that you can't withdraw anything until you've earned a total of $90. This is quite high, especially when you consider that each song you listen to only pays around 66 cents. So yes, I've been able to rack up about $9.33 already, but going forward, each song is only going to pay less than a dollar.

The process itself is pretty easy; you just click and listen. However, a frustrating pop-up kept appearing, which wouldn't even let me click on the song. It was a little bit easier previously; I would just listen to these songs for less than a minute, and the entire amount would qualify for my account. But the other frustrating thing about this website, besides all the random pop-ups, is that they only give you a couple of songs every single day. For example, today I only have one song. So, $9.33 plus 66 cents brings me to about $10, and now I can't make any more for the rest of the day. It's a little bit frustrating, but if you create an account and log in every day to listen to the few songs that are available, it's really fast and not that hard. Eventually, you will rack up enough to be able to withdraw.

2. Slice the Pie: Paid for Your Opinion?

This next site works a little differently. Instead of getting paid just to listen to music, you actually get paid to review music on a site called Slice the Pie. Slice the Pie works with a lot of different things; you can get paid to take surveys, play games, and complete tasks, but we're just going to focus on the music part.

In the 'rate and review music' section, you can play the song. One catch is that you have to listen to these songs for at least 70 seconds, and if you click away to another browser tab, it stops playing and doesn't count. You really have to be focused on the song and paying attention to it. Then, you can write the entire review.

One thing I read about this is that you want to make sure your review is honest and very thorough, because if it's not, there's a smaller chance that you'll be allowed to make more reviews, and you won't get paid out as much for them in the future. So, I really made sure that I listened to the song closely, gave a nice, thorough, honest review, and really thought about all of my answers. However, as soon as I submitted my review, I got a notification telling me that I wrote it too quickly and that it didn't qualify. This was kind of suspicious because I didn't go through it quickly; I actually listened for the full 70 seconds and took my time. Now, I am not allowed to review any more songs and I didn't earn anything for that review either. That's very frustrating, and if it happened to me, it could happen to you as well. For me, this one gets a big thumbs down because it just doesn't work.

3. PrizeRebel: A Maze of Surveys

The next one is called PrizeRebel. This isn't exclusively an app that pays you to listen to music, but they have numerous surveys, and some of them are about music. I created an account and saw they have all these different surveys available. Some are for listening to music, which I'll discuss in a second.

First, I wanted to show you how you get paid out. You can get paid via PayPal, and to get a $10 PayPal credit, you need 1,000 points, so just keep that in mind. I started clicking on all these surveys, trying to find ones that would actually pay out for listening to music. They also have an 'offer wall,' but I was never really able to find them. It seems like it's almost hidden; you don't know what the surveys are about until you start taking them. So, I wasn't able to find any that were specifically about music.

Part of the reason for that is because for many of these surveys, once I opened them and started, I got halfway through before finding out that I didn't qualify. It kicked me out and didn't pay me anything for that survey, which is extremely frustrating. What was really frustrating was answering the same questions over and over again and never getting paid out, so it got very tiresome.

If you're luckier than I am and are able to complete the surveys and get paid, the payout amount is displayed right before you take the survey. For example, one might offer 16 points for 5 minutes, while another is 131 points for 9 minutes. On average, from what I can see, you're earning about five points per minute. This means that to get $10 from PayPal, you need at least 200 minutes. But honestly, it's a lot more than that because if you're not qualifying for all the surveys, it's going to take you a lot longer—probably like 300 minutes. This means you're earning about $2 an hour doing this. In my opinion, it's just not worth it.

4. Cash for Minutes: Earning Pennies Over the Phone

This next website is very different from the others, and I was very excited when I found it. This one, called Cash for Minutes, actually pays you to make phone calls, and on the calls, you're supposed to listen to music. I was very excited about this because this is finally one that's dedicated just to getting paid for listening to music.

I created an account, and one of the first things I noticed was that they don't really tell you how the website works, but I was able to figure it out. You first have to link up a phone number. Basically, you just put in your phone number so that when you call from that number, they know it's you and you get the credits. The first day I signed up, it didn't work because when you go to the access numbers, they're supposed to give you numbers to call to listen to music, and there was nothing there. But then, a couple of days later, numbers did appear.

If you navigate to 'view our numbers' and search for your region, like the United States, you can see all of the numbers. You can call any of these numbers, and for every minute that you stay on the phone, you earn a certain amount. But as you'll see, it is extremely low. The rate is a fraction of a cent. If we do the math on that, let's say you listen for an hour, that's going to pay you less than 5 cents per hour. So yes, not worth it in my opinion, especially if you're paying for minutes on your phone or there's a risk that you could go over a set amount of minutes. I just really don't think it's worth it.

5. Radio Earn: Sketchy Site, Low Payouts

This next website is another one devoted just to paying you for listening to music, and this time you can do it through your browser. This one is called Radio Earn. The first warning I want to give you about this website is that it is very sketchy. There are a lot of pop-ups, and anytime you try to click on anything like 'log in' or 'sign up,' you end up clicking one of these ads, and it opens up a new tab. It's just a little bit sketchy like that.

But once you finally create an account, you can click on 'start earning' and listen to the radio. This does work; when you listen, you will be able to hear the music on your browser, and honestly, it's not bad music. I actually enjoy listening to it. But this is another one where it doesn't matter how long you listen; it just doesn't pay you much at all. I have not been able to make enough to even be able to withdraw anything from this website, even though I've been testing it out for a couple of days now.

6. Givy: An App That Actually Works (with a Catch)

Bear with me, because this next app is one that actually does work. This is an app called Givy, and it's only available on Android. I don't have an Android phone, but I do have an e-reader that runs Android, so I can give you an idea of how it works. It uses the same Android operating system that's on a phone, so it's the same app.

This is the app, and as you can see, it shows you all the different stations you can listen to. I've been listening to one called 'Belgium Dance Radio,' and honestly, it's really not that bad; I actually enjoy the music. It also shows you your earnings. You will earn 1 cent for every 1,000 points you accumulate, and from my experience, I didn't have to listen that long just to earn 1,000 points.

The bad news about this is that I can't play it in the background and earn any points, unfortunately. You do actually have to have it open on your device and be listening to it actively to be able to earn. The other good news about this app, though, is that the payout threshold to actually withdraw is extremely low. For example: - PayPal: You only have to earn $1.04 to withdraw. - Binance: Just 35 cents. - Payeer: Also 35 cents.

So, as long as you're earning something, you're going to be able to withdraw it, even if the amount you earned is extremely low. Of all the apps I've tried, this one is definitely one of the better ones.

The Verdict: Is It Worth Your Time?

I know these results were pretty disappointing. The purpose of this whole test was to see if these apps worked as advertised, and in my opinion, based on my experience, they are not worth doing at all. While you might earn a few cents here and there, the time investment is significant for a negligible return. You'd be much better off spending your time on other ventures.