Get paid to test websites, apps, and games — the highest-paying beginner-friendly task type, with per-test rates and requirements verified for every platform.
Editor's pick · refreshed September 2026
Hand-picked on pay, transparency, and reliability — never paid placements.
For exploratory testing — billed per task, paid via PayPal and Bank transfer. Available: widely available.
68 platforms listed, including 13 that cover websites, games & app testing as a secondary category.
Paid online research marketplace where researchers publish studies — surveys, usability tests, polls and multi-day diaries — completed in…
Sample studies: $1.75 (~4-min poll) to $22.00 (5-day diary)
per study or session · min payout $10 (USDT TRC20 or Litecoin; 5% platform fee)
Ubisoft's User Research Lab program recruiting volunteers to playtest unreleased games at its studios (in-person playtests at 15 Ubisoft…
Rate not published — see the full review
per study or session
Japanese UI/UX research service run by ProjectCompany, Inc.
Not published — reward is set per job; third-party reviews cite ~¥300-500 for questionnaire tasks and ~¥2,000-4,000 for video usability tests
per task · min payout Not published on official pages; older reviews cite a ¥2,000 point minimum
UNGUESS (App Quality srl, founded 2015 out of the Politecnico di Milano Mobile Lab, Cremona, Italy; CEO Luca Manara; €10M Series B Jan…
Simple campaigns typically pay EUR 5-10 with more complex campaigns paying more; third-party reviews (Swift Salary
per task · min payout EUR 5.00 minimum payout per Swift Salary's tester review (the public site…
Dutch UX and market-research company (User Sense B.V., Amsterdam, KvK 80657109, founded 2019) that recruits testers for moderated and…
€15-€100 per session; questionnaires €5-€50; on-site €75+
per test or session · min payout None — paid per session via bank transfer within 2 business days
Tester panel of UXArmy Pte Ltd, a Singapore user-research company (site copyright 2012-2026, 'Built By UXArmy').
$5-$100 per study — tests run 15-20 minutes and user interviews carry the highest incentives; exact incentives shown per study
per study or session · min payout Not published — paid after the researcher accepts the study
Paid research panel run by Lyssna (formerly UsabilityHub): tests and interviews are created by designers and researchers on the Lyssna UX…
Approximately $0.20 USD per minute of test length; most tests pay $0.20-$1.00 USD
per task · min payout $10.00 USD minimum balance to request a payout
Userfeel (operating since 2010) is a usability testing platform paying testers worldwide to review websites, apps, and prototypes while…
$3 per 5-minute test, $10 per 20-minute test, $20 per 40-minute test, and $30 per 60-minute test
per test or session · min payout No minimum payout is stated on the official site
UserInput.io is a done-with-you customer research service for ecommerce brands operated by The Good Ventures, LLC (Beaverton, OR, USA).
Rate not published — see the full review
per task
Userlytics (founded 2009, San Francisco) is a UX research platform with a tester panel of 2+ million members who get paid to test websites…
Official site advertises $10-$50 per study, with the reward shown before you begin each test.
per test or session · min payout No minimum threshold is published — approved tests are paid automatically to…
UserQ, launched December 2022 by Digital of Things DMCC (a Dubai UX agency with an in-person research lab in Jumeirah Lakes Towers), bills…
$0.5-$3 per test; tests average 1-10 minutes and pay is shown before you start
per test or session · min payout $30 USD wallet balance; payouts via Tremendous digital gift cards or virtual…
UserTesting pays participants to test websites, apps, prototypes, and other experiences by completing tasks, speaking their thoughts…
$10 per 20-minute test; interviews pay more
per test or session · min payout None — paid after each test
UTest is Applause's global crowdtesting community spanning 200+ countries and territories, where freelance testers get paid to test apps…
Rate not published — see the full review
per task
VGM (formerly VGMarket) is a full-service video game market and user research firm operating since 2007, with labs in South San Francisco…
Not published — "get paid for your time and opinions"; incentive amounts are set per study and communicated at invitation
per study or session · min payout Not published
UK user research, usability testing and accessibility agency (Studio 1, Glove Factory Studios, Holt, Wiltshire) that regularly recruits…
£50-£60 for an hour-long session (typically £50), paid via PayPal within three working days.
per study or session · min payout None — the incentive is paid per session (typically £50 for one hour) via…
Both pay per test via PayPal; UserTesting has steadier test flow, Trymata accepts multilingual testers.
Read full comparison →Usability testing pays real people to use websites, apps, prototypes, and games while narrating the experience. A standard 20-minute test pays around $10 — among the best rates in entry-level online work — and moderated interviews pay $30–90 or more. The trade-offs: tests are irregular, screening is demographic, and you need a microphone and the discipline to think aloud.
Every testing platform here comes with its per-test pay, equipment requirements (webcam, mic, specific OS), payment methods, and how it qualifies testers spelled out. Game-testing platforms are included, with their distinct playtest model documented separately.
Most platforms qualify you with a sample test during signup — that sample is the highest-stakes 15 minutes you will spend on the platform. Our how-to-join sections walk through exactly what each platform expects.
Unmoderated tests typically pay $5–$10 per 20-minute test; live moderated sessions pay $30–$90+. Bug-bounty testing platforms pay per accepted bug, with payouts scaling by severity.
A computer or phone with a microphone is the baseline; some platforms require a webcam, and a few specify operating systems or mobile devices. Equipment requirements are listed per platform.
Almost always the think-aloud protocol: silent testers fail. Narrate constantly — expectations, confusions, opinions. Our think-aloud guide covers the exact pattern testers are graded on.
Yes — dedicated playtest platforms pay for scheduled play sessions with feedback, distinct from bug-bounty programs. Both are included in this category, with their different pay models documented.
Before you go
246 of 420 verified platforms pay via PayPal — this month’s stat, computed from our own tracked set. The full list, dead-platform warnings and the next stat land in your inbox at least three times a week.
No spam, no list sharing — unsubscribe anytime.
