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Getting paid to unlock your phone has to be one of the easiest ways to earn extra cash. And those lock screen apps have to be the best kind of passive income apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n Chances are, you unlock your phone several times a day without even noticing you\u2019re doing it. I know I do, and I only just started keeping track of just how often I have to wake my little glass brick up.<\/p>\n According to statistics<\/a>, people unlock their phones anywhere from 18 to 79 times per day. Now imagine if you could monetize all that phone work!<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a list of apps that offer the opportunity to get paid to unlock your phone:<\/p>\n In addition to giving you points for unlocking your phone, Mint Screen offers a scrolling feed of news and trends on your lock screen, as well as neat new wallpapers you can use. The app uses Artificial Intelligence to analyze the things you enjoy and then cater the ads you receive to those interests.<\/p>\n Registering with Slidejoy is an easy way to earn money without any hassle. Use their proprietary lock screen and every time you\u2019ll be greeted with an ad, from which you can swipe right to get back to doing whatever you were doing beforehand.<\/p>\n Some features of the app are:<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the most well-known lock screen apps, S\u2019more (review<\/a>) is a simple way to earn points toward rewards by opting to put ads and other content on your lock screen. S\u2019more also offers more opportunities to earn points toward gift cards by completing surveys and completing offers to try other apps.<\/p>\n Sometimes they even reward you for watching videos<\/a>!<\/p>\n Some of the gift cards you can get are:<\/strong><\/p>\n ScreenLift is a lightweight alternative to other lock screen apps. Offering cash payments through PayPal<\/a> within one to three business days of cashing out with no need to click on links or sign up for additional services, this one\u2019s worth a try.<\/p>\n They also have a pretty cool referral program that most apps of these types don\u2019t think to include.<\/p>\n \u201cSave. Doing nothing,\u201d is their slogan, and that\u2019s sure an attractive offer, isn\u2019t it? With the ability to list your interests so you get ads for things you\u2019d actually like, MYTOZ is a neat way to passively earn points toward fun prizes. You basically get paid to watch ads<\/a>. Even if you don\u2019t click the ad or look at it for long, you\u2019ll still get points passively.<\/p>\n Already have AppKarma, the popular rewards app? Now you can earn bonus points with its sister app, ScreenKarma, which adds points to your account for showing ads on your lock screen. The payout on this isn\u2019t as high as other sites, but it can nicely cushion your appKarma account with more points if you already are an active member there.<\/p>\n With Snore, you can download their app to either earn points toward an Amazon gift card or toward charities like the Red Cross, Unicef, or Worldvision! You can earn bonus points by referring friends or by choosing websites to follow, which will show up on your lock screen\u2019s feed.<\/p>\n Once you earn 20,000 coins you can start redeeming those towards gift cards. 10,000 coins are equivalent to $1 in their system.<\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: It seems like they are having some issues where the link for the Android app sometimes doesn\u2019t work. If that happens, check out their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n While researching for this post, I noticed a lot of lock screen apps being mentioned most of which are no longer around. These are:<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ll update this post if any of them make a comeback or new players enter the market.<\/p>\n I think one of the major downsides to these types of apps is that you can\u2019t use more than one at a time. One of my favorite things to do, especially with receipt scanning apps (like these<\/a>), is to stack rewards from multiple apps to maximize my profit. In this case, you can\u2019t do that. You can only pick one app to use at a time. This might be something you want to keep in mind as you figure out which of these apps are going to work best for you.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, there are currently no lock screen apps available for iOS, as it\u2019s not built for that kind of functionality (but there are a lot of other iPhone apps that make you money<\/a>).\u00a0Perhaps in the future Apple will allow this kind of app. For now, if you are an Android user only you get to enjoy the ability to get paid by unlocking your phone.<\/p>\n The pay will never be enough to make a living off of, obviously, but I\u2019m a strong believer that every little bit of extra money can really help you out in the long run. You just have to have patience and keep using one of these apps for a few months before you see any real rewards off it.<\/p>\n If you know of any other app or way to get paid for unlocking your phone, please let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n1. Mint Screen (Previously Fronto)<\/h3>\n
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2. Slidejoy<\/h3>\n
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3. S\u2019more<\/h3>\n
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4. ScreenLift<\/h3>\n
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5. MYTOZ<\/h3>\n
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6. ScreenKarma<\/h3>\n
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7. Snore<\/h3>\n
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Apps that No Longer Work<\/h2>\n
Many of them are out of business (I think mainly because of the low profit margin for the owners. It\u2019s great for use, users, but not so much for the app owners!). So I thought I\u2019d add those apps here in case you were wondering what happened to the X app.<\/p>\n\n
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