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Unlock Surveys

2 Bloor Street East, Suite 1600 Toronto, Ontario  M4W 1A8 CA
Tel: 1 647 258 1416   Contact: [email protected]
Operated by: MARU Group Canada

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PAYMENTS OFFERED

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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REDEEMING REWARDS

$25 (25,000 points) minimum account balance required to request rewards.

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On February 22, 2024 Maru Springboard America rebranded itself as Unlock Surveys.

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Established in 2009 under the Springboard America name, Unlock Surveys is one of the leading survey panels within the United States. Panel members have the opportunity to influence global brands, products and services! Springboard America is part of MARU Group Canada.

Payment and Rewards

New Members Receive 200 Free Points

New members of Unlock Surveys automatically receive 200 free points deposited into their accounts just for joining.

Take Surveys for Cash

With Unlock Surveys, earn points for every successful survey you complete. Most surveys award between between 50-500 points for completion. Some surveys may also offer entries into sweepstakes on top of or in lieu of points.

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Survey Taking Experience

Take Interesting Surveys

Participate in interesting surveys on topics of interest to companies, as well as media and government bodies across the United States. Bear in mind that because this panel only accepts US members, many of the surveys will be of particular interest to Americans and are occasionally political in nature.

Survey Lengths and Frequency

Survey lengths are typically between 10-20 minutes and most members are contacted anywhere between 1-4 times a month to complete a study.

Mobile Surveys

For ultimate survey taking convenience, Unlock Surveys is fully accessible from tablet and mobile devices. There's no need to download an app! The best part about this feature is the smart technology, which allows you to start a survey on your desktop and continue it on your smartphone!

Requesting Rewards

Once you accumulate 25,000 points ($25) in your account, you can request a reward. Choose from one of many gift cards, prepaid VISA card, PayPal payments, and more. Once requested, your reward should arrive via email within a week. The types of rewards you can request include:

  • PayPal payment
  • Virtual or physical Visa card
  • Amazon gift e-card
  • iTunes credits
  • Google Play credits
  • Donation to a charity
  • Your choice of an alternative $50 gift card

Referring Friends

Periodically, Unlock Surveys offers refer-a-friend campaigns which offer incentives for referring friends and extended family members to the community

Eligibility: USA residents 18+


Joining Bonus! Unlock Surveys is currently offering a 200 point ($2) sign up bonus to new members. » Click here to claim your bonus!

Unlock Surveys Reviews (84)

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2 Star Reviews (10) 11.9
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1 Star Reviews (34) 40.5
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One of the Best in my opinion

January 17, 2017 by michael from United States

They have higher rewards $$ than most sites, and relatively short surveys. They pre screen, so most of the surveys you are sent you will be able to complete. It takes a few months to reach the $50 pay out, but they are dropping the reward threshold to $25 soon. Never a hassle, and the product tests are great. I have a new water delivery item in my bathroom that may or may not be on the market that is phenomenal.. One that gave me the money to purchase the main ingredient for a dinner, the product of theirs and then a $50 reward for preparing it and consuming. I truly can not count the number of cool and useful products I have tried months ahead of others. If you are looking for a new site, give them a good look. I am probably shooting myself in the foot if to many people read and pay attention to this, but hey, share the wealth.

My favorite Site

June 9, 2015 by Husam from United States

It's just made for me. I like the surveys, the layout, the payout, and everything. Sometimes you get one survey a week or less, other times you get 2 or 3 a day. The pay is good most of the times. It takes long to get to $50 to cashout, but I got bank deposits couple of times so far.

A changed site

May 4, 2020 by Ed from United States

I've had this site for about 5 years or so. In the beginning it was a site that I truly liked and took surveys on it everyday or whenever I could. Then it tailed off and almost shut down for me. I was stuck on less than a thousand points for a long time.It has a new name now called MARU and it completely has turned around for the better. Surveys are coming in my e-mail more than ever and I qualify for 95% of them. With those two factors in my favor this site is now one of the best I'm on. A complete turn around for the better in a drastic way. I highly recommend them

Great Survey Website!

August 8, 2017 by Lubna from United States

I'm sorry, but I really do not understand all the negative reviews about Springboard America down below. Someone said it takes '~2 years' to get a $50 cashout? It took me a year to get $150, and I did a couple of surveys every week. The only reason it should take that long is if you're doing LESS than 1 survey a month, which will not work if you actually want to make money. The website has a clean layout, and the support staff respond quickly if you email them. The surveys themselves have no ads, and have taken me (at the most) 5 minutes - even when the survey said 10-15 minutes. The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is because I wish there weren't a minimum of $50 because it takes me two or 3 months to get that amount, but it's free money so I'm not too mad about it. As long as you allocate 5 minutes every day to doing one survey, you should have a $50 giftcard before 3 months are up. I've redeemed the Visa prepaid option as well as the Amazon giftcards, and both are legit - I personally used mine on music and books, haha. All in all, this is a much better website than MySurvey or the other websites that email you 10 times a day - Springboard America emails me no more than that in a week.

Great survey company

December 14, 2015 by Megan from United States

You have to wait until you reach $50 to cash out, but I have done so twice. It does take a long time, but its worth it to get 50 bucks all at once.