Survey Junkie Reviews and Features

Survey Junkie

800 N. Brand Blvd, Floor 21 Glendale, CA  91203 US
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Operated by: Disqo

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> How Survey Junkie works
> Cash and gift card rewards
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> Is Survey Junkie legit?

Survey Junkie is an online platform that connects its 20 million members to research studies in the form of online surveys from big brands and market research companies. Members can earn their choice of cash or gift cards in exchange for their participation.

It is available to residents of the USA, UK, Canada and Australia.

Earn up to $40 Per Month

With Survey Junkie, you can participate in online surveys on your computer or using the app in order to earn rewards including cash paid to your PayPal account (or gift cards and bank transfers in the USA). For prospective members wondering how much they can make from Survey Junkie, the site advertises that members who complete three surveys daily and can earn as much as $40 monthly. Creating an account is free and can be done via your Facebook or Google account.

New Member Sign Up Bonuses

New members of SurveyJunkie receive 25 free points immediately after signing up and an additional 25 points for confirming their e-mail address. Fill out the profilers to earn 10-50 points per profiler. Joining, clicking the confirmation link in your e-mail and filling out the general profiler is worth 100 points in total ($1.00). With a minimum cash out of $5.00, this is 20% of the way to an initial reward!

Survey Lengths

The average length of time it takes to complete a survey with Survey Junkie is 15 minutes. The estimated time for completions is stated on survey invitations (or in the app). New surveys are available daily.

Short Point Approval Times

Once you take a survey, it may take up to 24 hours to approve your points. Points do not expire as long as you are an active member. In order to be considered 'active', simply log in to your Survey Junkie account and complete a survey within a 12 month period.

Earn Cash for Completing Surveys

With just $5 worth of survey earnings (500 points), you can 'cash out' your points balance for two cash options:

• PayPal - receive an instant PayPal payment by selecting this rewards option. Note that you must redeem your full points balance when selecting PayPal for reward payments.
• Bank transfer (USA only) - If you live in the USA, you can choose to receive a bank transfer payment. Bank transfers are handled by a third-party partner and take 3-4 business days to complete and are a safe way to receive your money.

Choose a Gift Card Instead

If you live in the USA, you can also choose to redeem your points for e-gift cards. e-gift cards are available in denominations of $5, $10, $15, $20, $25 and $50. You can choose from major retailers including Amazon, Target, Walmart, Sephora, Groupon, Apple and Starbucks. You can also select a pre-paid Visa card.

Earn Points for Disqualifications

If you attempt to complete a survey but get disqualified before you're able to finish it, Survey Junkie will still credit your account with 2-3 points. Payouts for surveys themselves vary and will depend on the length of the survey, how difficult it is to qualify, as well as other criteria.

To increase your chances of qualifying for a survey, look for surveys that have green diamonds. These indicate surveys that you are most likely to be able to successfully complete. Red diamonds on the other hand, may carry higher payouts, but will have the lowest chance of being able to complete.

Complete Profile Surveys to Earn Points and Get Better Matched

Survey Junkie has numerous profile surveys available to members in their account dashboards. Complete these profilers to earn 10-50 points for each completion, and benefit from being better matched to future surveys.

Survey Junkie Awards

Unlock badges by reaching key milestones such as completing profiles, tutorials, taking your first survey, reaching your first 300 points, etc. Each badge completion awards anywhere from 5-10 points and can be found under the 'Awards' link located at the top of your account dashboard.

Survey Junkie App

Survey Junkie has a mobile app available on Google Play, for Android phone users and in the Apple store for iOS users. The app functions similarly to the website in that you can take surveys, check your available points balance, and redeem rewards. The Survey Junkie app will notify you when new surveys become available, which can be helpful in reducing the chances of being disqualified from a survey if you are one of the first respondents to complete a survey.

BBB Accreditation

Survey Junkie is a member of the Better Business Bureau of Glendale, California and maintains a solid BBB rating. They have hundreds of reviews posted on the BBB's website, most of which are positive and amount to a star rating that's between 4-5 stars.

Survey Junkie Pulse

Survey Junkie Pulse is a browser extension (you can install it via the mobile app, too) US residents can install in order to receive exclusive surveys that are based on your browsing activity. You'll receive a notification of new surveys directly in your browser, as soon a survey becomes available. SJ Pulse is designed to connect you with surveys based on your browsing interests and does not collect personal information such as passwords, emails, credit card information, etc.

Keep the extension enabled for 30 days on your desktop computer, and receive bonus points credited to your Survey Junkie account! As an added bonus, SJ Pulse users may also receive access to exclusive surveys that SJ Opinion users may not receive.

Is Survey Junkie Legit

Survey Junkie is not a scam and is considered to be a safe and legitimate survey panel. It is a real website which you can use to earn gift vouchers and cash in exchange for participating in online surveys. They are a member of the BBB and have a good reputation there.

Although everyone's experience with the website may be different in terms of whether it's worth the time and how much you can ultimately earn, with over 20 million survey takers registered on their site, Survey Junkie is legit.

Eligibility: Residents of USA, UK*, Canada, Australia, 16+ only.
*Survey Junkie opened up their panel to UK residents in late 2022.

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Survey Junkie Reviews (294)

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April 7, 2020 by Colleen from United States

Most of the surveys are fun and straightforward. And you receive a decent number of points for completion. My frustration is with the companies that Survey Junkie does business with. Those are the surveys that you are almost to completion and you are suddenly tossed out for not qualifying. Seriously you get to the end before they know? It happens far too often. You do get a couple points but does not make up for the long time spent on the survey you were kicked out of.

May 8, 2023 by Cheryl from United States

Very hard to build any real rewards. Barely $5 a month now.

Survey Junkie says my account needs verified, but they didn't accept the code they sent. Then, it wants me to join the queue to be called, but I can't join because the activate button isn't working. I have now called a number I found, but no answer. SJ is great, but this is ridiculous.

8/27 Update: Verified my account by phone call. Cashed out. But, now there are never any surveys on my page to do. None even to attempt. ☹

August 18, 2022 by Mira from United States

I enjoy the app, I just feel like they should tell me whether or not I qualify for the survey after submitting so much information.

September 8, 2021 by Jacquie from Canada

I used Survey Junkie for several months. I liked them. They paid out very fast, within minutes. I made about $25 Cdn a month with them.

They pay out in U.S. dollars. They payout once you reach $5 but you don't have to cash out then.

But, a cautionary tale. I'll give you the condensed version.

Make sure to cash out on Google Chrome over Firefox. I can't speak on the other web browsers but I had my account suspended permanently because they assumed I was trying to scam the system and get paid twice.

I can't stand Google Chrome so I use Firefox. But when cashing out, I would need to use Chrome as this worked better. But, I would still have the Survey Junkie site open in Firefox, not knowing this was going to be a problem.

Instead of emailing me to ask me about this, they assumed I was trying to cash out twice!? Crazy.

Anyhow, they are not transparent because it took a week of emails before they even told me why they closed my account so they had no interest in finding out what actually happened. This is very unprofessional but unfortunately, I am seeing this, a lot more lately.

So, Survey Junkie IS a good survey site. The only issue I had was payout so if you make sure to only have 1 browser open at a time, it should be okay.

They had lots of surveys. It would slow down on weekends but during the week, so many surveys. Like I said, I averaged $13 U.S. + a month so after converting, it was a nice chunk of change.

August 24, 2021 by David from United States

*PLEASE keep in mind that their is no such thing as "the prefect" survey site. ALL OF THEM, have some pretty goofy flaws and oddball quirks. That being said, Survey Junkie is the very best of the lot in my book. For one thing, S.J.'s IT servers seem to work much faster then other sites, This means to you that you can bullet thru on Survey Junkie and complete more surveys a lot faster then you can on other sites. Bottom line? MORE DOLLARS to you! However, be aware that S.J. seems to suddenly "shut down" IF they don't have enough surveys that come close to your specific demographic. This can be annoying at times. But, they also pay very fast, directly to your bank account. IF you have an issue, just go and send a message to their Customer Support. They will usually resolve your issue. All in all, I highly recommend Survey Junkie