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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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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March 7, 2023 by James from United States

4 days now, no matter what I try to do, am unable to enter my user name or address and change my password to enter the site. Any telephone number to call as I get the run around from an answering robot. Please help. Member over 5 years never this problem

January 17, 2023 by Cheryl from United States

I had been a member of SurveyJunkie for several years. In the past couple years, I've been repeatedly disqualified and accused of cheating (rushing through surveys, not giving thoughtful answers, using bots- whatever those are, etc.) I have never done any of these things. Don't waste your time on SurveyJunkie.

December 4, 2022 by Eva from United States

Truly, your time is better spent just watching TV. I earned more points by finishing my profile than from surveys - over a dozen that I attempted failed after a few questions or immediately, and reward 0-2 cents. Finally one survey worked but took at least a half hour and rewarded 35 cents. I can't even scrape up the minimum $5 for redemption, and still it gets worse: PayPal redemption requires verification that may be impossible to complete, and for a measly $5.

August 26, 2022 by Kara from United States

Getting worse, qualify for nothing and I'm tired of spending 15 minutes on a 20 minute survey only to get 2 cents and they act is if I should be grateful. So basically Im doing 15 minute surveys for 2-3 cents. Waited 18 days for them to give me earned 65 cents. Refused to respond to my tickets as they stated until they found out what happened? What takes 3 weeks??? So disrespectful I'm done here.

August 22, 2022 by Nancy from United States

Survey Junkie has become little more than a black hole.

I have been a member for 6 or so months and find their support non-existent. Many times in the last month I am lured into spending 20+ minutes completing a survey that has indicated it will pay 50 points (which is worth 50 cents so that isn't bad), but when I am done I am redirected back to the survey offer page . . . no points paid out, not even 2 or 3 disqualification points.

After 2 or 3 times of this occurring on the Research Insights (Qualtrics) surveys I started bailing out as quickly as I could while still getting a couple of DQ points. If you answer their little math question wrong, you'll usually get a couple of points. It is much better than spending 15-20 mins finishing a survey for nothing.

When you take a screen shot and try to send a request for the points they will tell you that having the number is the only way for them to look at it. But the SJ platform disappears the survey ID numbers immediately upon clicking on it so the only way to keep the numbers would be to write them down. What a waste of time! And of course there is the passive aggressive "We understand this can be frustrating, however disqualification and termination decisions are made by third party survey providers.third-party,"

So, new folks . . . be advised. SJ is only good for what I call survey surfing, which is clicking and attempting surveys just for DQ points while you are watching tv or otherwise engaged.