Earny Review: Legit App to Get Automatic Refunds When Prices Drop?

Well, it is a legit company that’s pretty well-reviewed online. So it’s not one of those scam sites.

Here’s how Earny is rated online:

There were also a lot of first hand accounts and reviews of Earny on Reddit. Overall, users seem to like it.

So as you can see, it’s not one of those sites that’s poorly reviewed.

Let’s take a more in-depth look at what the site’s users have to say.

Positive reviews

I’ll begin with the positive reviews, of which there are many.

Here’s what the positive reviews have to say on the Chrome web store:

• “Love this, super easy to use and gets me a percentage of what I paid back. Also really in love with the “watch-list” feature where you can see the price history of an item you’re interested in and add it to the list so you can be notified when the price dropped! Awesome product.”
• “Been using Earny for the last 3 years or so and am extremely excited that they just launched a chrome extension. I love it and refer it to everyone. I would not shop without checking in with Earny first. Non-intrusive at all. You shop. They send you money. End of story. It’s that easy!”

The Earny app also has lots of positive reviews from users on the Google Play Store and the App Store. One user on the app store says:

• “Awesome app! I have only been using Earny for a few weeks and have received more than $15 in refunds. The process is seamless – you will receive a notification on your device and an email that a refund has been requested. No action on by the user once the credit card has been registered….update After three months the refunds keep coming in with about $100 in aggregate. Earny’s fees are reasonable. I will continue using the app….keeps generating refunds”

Negative reviews

While there are lots of positive reviews of Earny, there are some negative ones. I noticed a couple of common complaints popping up.

One common complaint I saw was that people weren’t getting refunds, despite paying for a membership, like this user on the Google Play store, who said:

• “This app charged me yearly fees, it’s been already a month. No penny refunded so far. The only way you get some cash is by referring your friend. I am not sure if this app even works.”

A few people on the Chrome store and Google Play store also complained that they struggled to link their Amazon account.

Earny FAQ

I’ve covered the features of the app above, but in case you have a few more questions about Earny, I’ve added an FAQ section to help you out.

Is Earny Free?

While it’s free to create an Earny account and download the app, the features you get access to with a free account are limited.

To get the full price tracking benefits that Earny offers, you will need to pay for a subscription.

You have the option to pay monthly or annually. Earny is not particularly forthcoming with how much its memberships cost. Even after digging through the site, I could not find a figure for the cost of the subscription.

You have to sign up if you want to view the cost of the membership. That’s not ideal for me, anyway. I like to know the cost of a service before I enter any of my personal details, like my name and email address.

I found that this was the cost of an Earny subscription:

• $7.99 a month for a monthly subscription
• $47.99 for an annual subscription

If you don’t sign up for a monthly or annual plan, Earny collects 25% of the refunds you get.

An Earny subscription covers:

• Retailer price protection.
• Amazon late shipping protection.
• Hotel price protection.
• Automatic cashback. According to Earny, you can get double cashback rates with a paid plan.

How much can I save with Earny?

It’s tough to give a definitive number here because each of us spends a different amount each month on shopping.

You may spend just $50 a month shopping and another person may spend $100s. Also, the fact that the price of products doesn’t always drop means that you may have purchased items that won’t get you a refund. This again makes it difficult to give you an exact saving figure.

When it comes to cashback, since you can earn up to 20% back on your purchases, you could save yourself $20 for every $100 you spend!

According to Earny, users save an average of $75 per reservation with its hotel price protection feature.

Does Earny work with Amazon?

Earny can get you refunds when your Amazon package arrives late. So if you often order from Amazon, Earny could be a good tool for you.

Is Earny safe?

Yes. It’s a legit app. According to its privacy policy, it doesn’t sell your personal information. It does however collect certain information on you, and it sometimes shares it, which isn’t uncommon with these types of companies.

Earny states that you can contact the company if you don’t want to share your personal information with third party advertising partners.

You can learn more about your privacy with Earny here.

How do I get rid of Earny?

If you decide you want to remove your Earny account, here’s how you can do it:

• On the website or app, click on Profile.
• Scroll to the bottom and choose “Remove Account”
• Now, all of your information will be removed, and your account will be permanently deleted.

What are my “pending” earnings?

Your pending balance in the Earnings section is the amount of money that you’ve earned but cannot withdraw yet.

This money is still within the pending window and the amount of time it stays pending varies from retailer to retailer.

If you want to view the pending window, just go to the “Special Conditions” section on the retailer page in the Earny app.

If you cancel an order or return the item when it’s still in your “Pending” balance, the amount will be reversed.

When your money is transferred from “Pending” to your “Current” balance, Earny, will send you a notification.

Can you still get Credit Card Price Protection?

Earny used to offer credit card price protection. Sadly, it no longer offers it. Earny claims this is due to recent changes made by credit card issuers and credit card companies. पण, it still offers protection at the retailers I mentioned above, and you can use any card you like because it’s covered through the retailer’s price protection policy.

Is Earny Worth It?

Okay, so now you know how Earny works, you’re probably wondering, is it worth it?

Here are my Earny pros and cons.

Pros

Let’s start with the pros:

• It covers more than 5,000 retailers.
• It gets you refunds automatically, so there’s no extra effort on your part.
• You can get late shipping refunds from Amazon.
• It regularly rolls out new features.
• The Chrome extension saves you money instantly.

Cons

Here are some of the downsides to Earny:

• It charges a membership fee that may not cover what you get back in refunds.
• Even if you don’t pay for a subscription plan, Earny takes a 25% cut of your refunds

Earny vs Paribus

Overall, I think that Earny is a good service. But the fact that you have to pay for a monthly or annual subscription in order to reap all of its benefits isn’t ideal.

If you pay $7.99 for a month and get no refunds, that’s not great. If you do a lot of shopping online though, it likely will get you refunds.

उदाहरणार्थ, I’ve had quite a few Amazon deliveries arrive late, so Earny would have been useful at getting money back for me.

Of course, you can go with the free membership, but as I said before, the features you have access too are limited, and Earny takes a 25% cut of the refunds it gets you, which I think is quite high.

That’s why I’d recommend Paribus if it’s just price drop refunds you’re looking for.

Paribus is free to use, and you get to keep 100% of your refunds. So I’d recommend that if Earny’s fees put you off.

It is a good app though that can save you money. So I’d consider it if you shop online a lot.

Hopefully, this Earny app review helped you to decide whether you want to use the service or not. Have you ever used Earny? If so, let us know about it in the comments section below.