This list of free stuff for college students gives each item its test (school email, age, enrollment), the way you prove you\u2019re a student, and what it costs when a free period ends. Student discounts and the freebies that turned out not to be free get tables of their own.<\/p>\n
Key takeaways<\/p>\n
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- 8 of the 23 need only a school email or proof you\u2019re enrolled:<\/strong> Autodesk\u2019s free year covers AutoCAD, which costs $2,095 a year.<\/li>\n
- 5 AI and streaming plans are free for 1 to 12 months, then bill you:<\/strong> Google AI Pro is free for a year, then $19.99 a month.<\/li>\n
- The government gives the most:<\/strong> a Pell Grant of up to $7,395 for 2026-27, and a tax credit of up to $2,500 a year, $1,000 of it refundable.<\/li>\n
- Discounts, not freebies:<\/strong> 9 student deals that other lists call free cost money; Walmart+ Student is $49 a year, and Canva Pro is free only through a college that licenses it.<\/li>\n
- Proving you\u2019re a student is the usual snag:<\/strong> 30 of the 40 newest Trustpilot reviews of UNiDAYS were about a check or code that failed.<\/li>\n
- Free money on top:<\/strong> sell last term\u2019s textbooks, take paid surveys (Survey Junkie pays $0.50 to $5 for most), or deliver for DoorDash from age 18.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Every freebie at a glance<\/h2>\n
\n 8 tools free with a school email or student proof<\/h2>\n
Microsoft Office 365 A1<\/h3>\n
Microsoft Office 365 A1<\/a><\/strong> gives students Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook in a web browser, free. Microsoft says anyone \u201cwith an eligible education email address can get Office 365 A1 for free,\u201d but A1 has only the web versions. The desktop apps come with paid plans your school may or may not buy.<\/p>\n
You keep it while you\u2019re enrolled, and Microsoft can re-check your status \u201cat any time.\u201d The same page advertises 12 months of Microsoft 365 Premium free with a college email \u201cfor a limited time,\u201d with terms it doesn\u2019t print there. Microsoft 365 Personal for students is a 50% discount<\/a> that needs a card and returns to full price once you can\u2019t verify.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes, start here: type your school email on Microsoft\u2019s page and you\u2019ll know in a minute whether your school is eligible.<\/p>\n
GitHub Student Developer Pack<\/h3>\n
The GitHub Student Developer Pack<\/a><\/strong> bundles free developer tools, and the two biggest are GitHub\u2019s own. Verified students get Copilot Student<\/a>, an AI coding assistant with a monthly allowance of AI credits, and up to 180 core hours a month of Codespaces. Copilot Student\u2019s allowance is smaller than Copilot Pro\u2019s, which costs $10 a month.<\/p>\n
You must be at least 13<\/a>, in a degree- or diploma-granting program, and able to prove it with a dated school ID, class schedule, transcript or enrollment letter. If students from your school have verified with an academic email, you must use one too. GitHub re-checks eligibility every month.<\/p>\n
Getting approved is the catch. On October 15, 2026, 12 of the 22 threads with the latest activity in GitHub\u2019s Education forum<\/a> were about an application rejected, unverified or stuck in review.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes, if you write code: apply with your school email and a document that shows this term\u2019s date.<\/p>\n
JetBrains Student Pack<\/h3>\n
JetBrains<\/a><\/strong> gives students its Student Pack free: IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, ReSharper and its other coding tools. The license lasts a year and renews free<\/a> while you\u2019re in a full-time program, from a link JetBrains emails two weeks before it expires.<\/p>\n
Educational licenses \u201ccan\u2019t be used for commercial work.\u201d After you graduate, JetBrains gives you 40% off a personal subscription for two years.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes, if your classes use its tools; paid client work needs a paid license.<\/p>\n
Autodesk Education<\/h3>\n
Autodesk Education<\/a><\/strong> gives eligible students \u201cfree, one-year, single-user access\u201d to its education software, AutoCAD included. Access renews every year while you qualify, and you can start the renewal 30 days before it runs out. Autodesk checks that you\u2019re a student.<\/p>\n
Education licenses \u201cshall not be used for commercial, professional or any other for-profit purposes.\u201d The value is large: an AutoCAD<\/a> subscription costs $2,095 a year, or $260 a month on monthly billing (October 2026).<\/p>\n
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List prices read October 15, 2026 on Autodesk<\/a> (the yearly plan), Figma<\/a>, GitHub Docs<\/a> (12 months at $10) and YNAB<\/a>; Azure\u2019s figure is the student credit on Microsoft\u2019s page<\/a>. Students get each free; Copilot Student has a smaller allowance than Copilot Pro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Worth it?<\/strong> Yes, for design, engineering and architecture students; keep it off paid work.<\/p>\n
Figma Education<\/h3>\n
Figma<\/a><\/strong> gives students over 13 \u201cfree access to the Figma Professional tier.\u201d You sign up with your student email, verify that you\u2019re a student, then create an Education team. Without it, a Professional full seat costs $16 a month<\/a> billed yearly, or $192 a year.<\/p>\n
Figma takes students in \u201ca structured classroom.\u201d That includes universities, colleges and trade schools, but also online courses, bootcamps and design academies.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes, if you design anything, from slides to apps.<\/p>\n
Notion Education Plan<\/h3>\n
Notion<\/a><\/strong> gives students its Plus plan, limited to one member, free. You need to attend an accredited college or university and have a school email, and Notion says \u201cWe don\u2019t accept student IDs or other documentation.\u201d The school email must be the main email on your account.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no end date: you re-verify once a year with your school email, as often as you like. Each school email claims the offer once, and K-12 students don\u2019t qualify.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes; claim it before you build a workspace on a personal email you\u2019d have to move.<\/p>\n
Azure for Students<\/h3>\n
Azure for Students<\/a><\/strong> gives full-time university students a $100 credit for most of Microsoft\u2019s cloud services, to use within 12 months, with no credit card. You sign up with your school email and renew each year while you\u2019re a student. When the credit runs out, Microsoft emails you; if you don\u2019t move to pay-as-you-go, your subscription is disabled rather than billed.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes, for computer science and data students: it\u2019s cloud credit with no card attached.<\/p>\n
YNAB<\/h3>\n
YNAB<\/a><\/strong> (You Need a Budget) gives college students a free year. You prove enrollment with a university document that shows your name, the school and a date, such as a student ID, transcript or tuition statement, then get an invite to redeem. Graduate, international and part-time students qualify.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no second free year, even if you\u2019re still in school. After it, YNAB costs $109 a year or $14.99 a month<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes, if you\u2019ll keep a budget; set a reminder before the year ends.<\/p>\n
5 AI and streaming plans free for months, then billed<\/h2>\n
Each of these bills you when the free months end, unless you cancel first. Here is how long each stays free and what it costs after (October 2026).<\/p>\n
Each company\u2019s own offer page, read October 15, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Google AI Pro<\/h3>\n
Google AI Pro<\/a><\/strong> is free for a year to \u201celigible U.S. college students ages 18+,\u201d including students whose 2025 trial has run out. It brings higher Gemini limits and 5 TB of storage. You verify every year to keep it.<\/p>\n
You must redeem it by December 31, 2026 and add \u201ca valid form of payment\u201d at sign-up. Unless you cancel, it \u201cwill automatically charge $19.99\/month after the trial ends,\u201d which is $239.88 a year.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes, if you\u2019ll use it; put the cancel date in your calendar the day you sign up.<\/p>\n
ChatGPT Plus<\/h3>\n
OpenAI\u2019s 2026 Back to School offer<\/a> gives students four free monthly billing periods of ChatGPT Plus<\/strong>. It covers full- and part-time college and graduate students at eligible US degree-granting schools, checked by SheerID; you don\u2019t need a school email. You must claim it by October 31, 2026, and only once.<\/p>\n
A payment method is required, and after four months Plus renews at $20 a month. Cancel early and \u201cany remaining promotional months are forfeited.\u201d Subscriptions billed through Apple\u2019s App Store or Google Play can\u2019t use it.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Only if you claim it by October 31, 2026 and are ready to cancel in month four.<\/p>\n
Prime for Young Adults<\/h3>\n
Amazon\u2019s old Prime Student is now Prime for Young Adults<\/a><\/strong>, for anyone 18 to 24 or a student. It starts with a six-month trial, then costs $7.49 a month, half of regular Prime\u2019s $14.99. It includes free Grubhub+ with $0 delivery fees, but not household sharing.<\/p>\n
Amazon says paid members who haven\u2019t used their benefits can get \u201cup to a full refund\u201d of the current period. The FTC sued Amazon in 2023 over how Prime signed up and canceled members, and Amazon settled in September 2025<\/a>, agreeing to a $1 billion civil penalty and $1.5 billion in refunds. The complaint showed the button choice below, from standard Prime\u2019s checkout.<\/p>\n
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Amazon\u2019s standard Prime checkout choice as the FTC reproduced it in its September 2023 amended complaint<\/a>, page 11, which calls it \u201ca prominent button to enroll in Prime and a comparatively inconspicuous link to decline.\u201d The complaint does not mention the student or young-adult plan. Amazon settled in September 2025<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Worth it?<\/strong> Yes for six months; decide before month seven whether $7.49 a month earns its place.<\/p>\n
Spotify Premium Student<\/h3>\n
Spotify Premium Student<\/a><\/strong> is free for one month, then $6.99 a month, and includes Hulu (With Ads). Spotify says the two would normally cost $12.99 and $12.49 a month. You must be over 18 at a US Title IV accredited college, checked by SheerID.<\/p>\n
The free month is only for people who haven\u2019t tried Premium before. You re-verify every 12 months, up to three more times, so the student price lasts four years at most. Reward-app gift cards can cover the bill: see our list of sites for free Spotify gift cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes, as a discount: it\u2019s the cheapest way to get both Spotify and Hulu.<\/p>\n
Apple Music Student<\/h3>\n
Apple Music<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s student plan costs $6.99 a month after a free first month for new subscribers, and comes with Apple TV at no extra cost. Apple keeps the student price for up to four years while you stay a student. After that you pay the individual price, $11.99 a month.<\/p>\n
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Counted from the day you sign up, from Spotify<\/a>, Apple<\/a>, OpenAI<\/a>, Amazon<\/a> and Google<\/a>, read October 15, 2026. Each bills you when the free period ends unless you cancel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Worth it?<\/strong> Pick Apple Music or Spotify, not both: students pay the same $6.99 for either.<\/p>\n
4 kinds of free help from the government<\/h2>\n
FAFSA and the Pell Grant<\/h3>\n
The FAFSA<\/a><\/strong> is the form that opens federal grants, and \u201cThere is no fee to fill out a FAFSA form.\u201d The 2027-28 form is open on studentaid.gov. A site that charges you to file it is not the government.<\/p>\n
A Pell Grant<\/a><\/strong> is the money it can unlock: up to $7,395 for 2026-27, for undergraduates who \u201cdisplay exceptional financial need\u201d and have no bachelor\u2019s degree. Unlike a loan, it \u201cdoes not have to be repaid,\u201d except in certain cases, and you can get it for up to 12 terms. College Board counts 7.3 million recipients in 2024-25, at $5,320 each on average. The maximum rose from $6,195 in 2019-20 to $7,395 in 2023-24 and has stayed there since.<\/p>\n
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The maximum award set each year: 2019-20 to 2024-25 from CRS report R45418<\/a>, Table B-1; 2025-26 and 2026-27 from the Education Department\u2019s 2025<\/a> and 2026<\/a> letters. Not adjusted for inflation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The Education Department\u2019s January 2026 letter<\/a> warns the 2026-27 amount \u201ccould change at any time pending further action by Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes: the FAFSA costs nothing, and a Pell Grant is the largest free money on this list.<\/p>\n
American Opportunity Tax Credit<\/h3>\n
The American Opportunity Tax Credit<\/a><\/strong> is worth up to $2,500 per student a year, for the first four years of college, if the student is enrolled at least half-time. Up to 40% of it is refundable, and the IRS\u2019s own example tells someone not required to file a return that they \u201cshould file to get a refund of your $1,000 refundable credit.\u201d You claim it on Form 8863, and you generally need the Form 1098-T your college sends.<\/p>\n
Two rules decide who gets it. If someone claims you as a dependent, only they can claim the credit; if not, only you can. If you were under 24 at the end of the year and meet conditions in the instructions, you can\u2019t get the refundable part (line 7, ringed below).<\/p>\n
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Part I of the IRS\u2019s Form 8863 for 2025<\/a>, the form that claims the American Opportunity credit; the conditions behind line 7 are in its instructions<\/a>. A US government form, public domain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The credit shrinks as modified adjusted gross income rises from $80,000 to $90,000 ($160,000 to $180,000 on a joint return), and stops there.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes: it\u2019s up to $2,500 a year, and filing a return is the only step.<\/p>\n
Free tax filing<\/h3>\n
IRS Free File<\/a><\/strong> gives guided tax software at no cost if your adjusted gross income is $89,000 or less. Free File Fillable Forms is free at any income. Each partner sets its own rules, and a state return may cost extra.<\/p>\n
VITA<\/a><\/strong> volunteer sites prepare returns free, generally for people who make about $70,244 or less, and each site can set its own limit. Filing matters even when you owe nothing: the refundable part of the credit above reaches you only through a return.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes; start at IRS.gov\/freefile rather than a search ad.<\/p>\n
SNAP food benefits<\/h3>\n
SNAP<\/a><\/strong> has a rule for students. USDA says students enrolled more than half-time in college \u201care only eligible for SNAP if they meet an exemption,\u201d on top of SNAP\u2019s other rules. If you get most of your meals through a meal plan, you\u2019re not eligible.<\/p>\n
From USDA\u2019s SNAP students page<\/a> (updated November 6, 2025), shortened; it also covers a child aged 6 to 11 without child care.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Many students who could get it don\u2019t. GAO estimated<\/a> that 23% of college students, 3.8 million, were food insecure in 2020. Of the food-insecure students who were potentially eligible for SNAP, 59% did not report getting it.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes, if you work 20 hours a week or have work-study: apply through your state and say you\u2019re a student.<\/p>\n
6 more free things on campus, nearby and by mail<\/h2>\n
Free textbooks<\/h3>\n
OpenStax<\/a><\/strong>, a nonprofit at Rice University, publishes free, peer-reviewed textbooks you can read online. It says 49 million students have used them, saving $3.8 billion, and that 71% of US colleges and universities use them each year. Ask whether your course has an OpenStax book, or a copy on library reserve, before you buy.<\/p>\n
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OpenStax\u2019s own figures from its impact page<\/a> (read October 15, 2026, not audited); the budget is College Board\u2019s 2025-26 allowance<\/a> for books and supplies at a public four-year college, not what students spend.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Books are a real line in the budget. College Board<\/a> allows $1,330 a year for books and supplies at a public four-year college in 2025-26, though it says that\u2019s an allowance, not what students actually spend.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes; check your syllabus against OpenStax\u2019s catalog every term.<\/p>\n
Campus food pantry<\/h3>\n
Many colleges run a campus food pantry<\/strong> where students take food free. Where use is counted, it\u2019s climbing: the University of Arizona\u2019s pantry logged more than 50,000 visits in 2025-26, about 1,650 a week, KGUN 9 reported<\/a> in September 2026. UW-Madison\u2019s Open Seat had over 2,500 visits in September 2025, against 550 two years earlier, The Daily Cardinal reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Search your school\u2019s site for \u201cfood pantry\u201d or ask the dean of students. Swipe Out Hunger<\/a>, a nonprofit that works with colleges on student hunger, counts 891 campus partners.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes, whenever money runs short before the next paycheck.<\/p>\n
Career closet and counseling<\/h3>\n
Student fees pay for services many students never use. At Ohio State, the Reid Family Career Closet<\/a> gives students professional clothes \u201cat no cost,\u201d up to 10 items a visit, \u201cyours to keep.\u201d UT Austin offers TimelyCare<\/a>, \u201ca free 3rd party virtual mental health and well-being platform\u201d with phone or video visits around the clock.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s free varies by school, so read your own student life and health center pages.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes; look before you buy an interview suit.<\/p>\n
Newspapers through your school<\/h3>\n
The New York Times<\/strong> gives Academic Passes<\/a> through schools that buy them. You sign up with the school\u2019s email, can\u2019t already be a digital subscriber, and \u201cThe school must have passes available.\u201d Passes leave out Games, Cooking and The Athletic.<\/p>\n
The Wall Street Journal<\/strong> sells a discounted student subscription<\/a> to verified US college students. It\u2019s free only through a school\u2019s WSJ University Membership, and its student packages take a card and renew automatically.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes; check your library\u2019s site before you pay for any news subscription.<\/p>\n
Free museum entry<\/h3>\n
Museums for All<\/a><\/strong> gives SNAP recipients free or reduced entry to more than 1,600 US museums with an EBT card and photo ID. Bank of America\u2019s Museums on Us<\/a><\/strong> gives its card holders one free general admission on the first full weekend of every month. Some museums let local students in free, such as MoMA<\/a> for full-time students of listed New York schools.<\/p>\n
From each program\u2019s own page, read October 15, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Worth it?<\/strong> Yes, and pair it with SNAP: the same EBT card opens Museums for All.<\/p>\n
UNiDAYS Student Sample Society<\/h3>\n
UNiDAYS Student Sample Society<\/a><\/strong> mails free samples, and sometimes full-size products, to verified UNiDAYS members. UNiDAYS calls it \u201ccompletely free\u201d with \u201cno obligation,\u201d though a few offers carry a small delivery charge shown up front. You get an email when a sample drops, then confirm it and your address, one of each per person.<\/p>\n
Samples come only when brands run campaigns, and reviewing them makes you \u201cmore likely\u201d to get some. A company called SoPost ships them and receives your details. We found no brand that mails free care packages to college students; for more by-mail offers, see our list of websites to get free stuff<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes, if you already use UNiDAYS; it costs one sign-up.<\/p>\n
Called free, but you pay: student discounts<\/h2>\n
Other lists call these student deals free. They\u2019re discounts: worth having, but each costs money (prices read October 15, 2026, from each company\u2019s page).<\/p>\n
\n Restaurant deals work the same way: they\u2019re app sign-up rewards and birthday offers, not student perks. See our lists of free food apps<\/a>, places that give a free meal<\/a> and ways to get free coffee<\/a>.<\/p>\n
What other lists call free, and what companies publish<\/h2>\n
\n Bottom line:<\/strong> when a list says free, look for the month it ends and the price after it.<\/p>\n
How you prove you\u2019re a student, and why brands pay for it<\/h2>\n
Most offers here check you through one of three services. SheerID<\/a><\/strong> does it for Spotify, YouTube, Walmart+, Headspace, Hulu and OpenAI, and sells to brands, saying it is \u201cTrusted by hundreds of the world\u2019s most admired brands.\u201d UNiDAYS<\/a><\/strong> and Student Beans<\/a><\/strong> are free student apps that list brands\u2019 discounts.<\/p>\n
Brands pay because they want students as customers early. SheerID\u2019s own case study says YNAB \u201cwon 68% more students\u201d with it. UNiDAYS tells brands that one in three students are members in seven countries, the US among them.<\/p>\n
Keep a document ready for when the instant check fails. Headspace\u2019s SheerID form asks for one with your first and last name, the school and a date within the current term or the last three months: an enrollment letter, class schedule, tuition receipt or transcript.<\/p>\n
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Ratings read the same day from the US App Store and Trustpilot (UNiDAYS<\/a>, Student Beans<\/a>). Trustpilot\u2019s reviews are worldwide and self-selected.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n UNiDAYS rates 4.85 on the App Store but 3.3 on Trustpilot; Student Beans rates 4.88 and 4.1. The complaints are about verification: of UNiDAYS\u2019 40 newest English Trustpilot reviews<\/a> on October 15, 2026, 30 were about a rejected or stuck check or a code that didn\u2019t work, though about 10 came from teachers or nurses. For Student Beans<\/a>, 5 of the 40 newest were.<\/p>\n
Bottom line:<\/strong> try your school email first; if a check stalls, upload a dated document rather than retrying.<\/p>\n
Free money on top: ways to earn while you study<\/h2>\n
Free stuff saves money; these put some back. Each pays for your time or your old things, so none is free in the sense above. For more, see our side hustle ideas<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Sell last term\u2019s textbooks<\/h3>\n
BookScouter<\/a><\/strong> takes a book\u2019s ISBN and shows buyback offers from many vendor sites, so you can pick the best. Its app rates 4.54 on the App Store from 1,709 ratings. Decluttr<\/a><\/strong> buys books along with phones, games, CDs, DVDs and LEGO, ships free and pays the next business day after your items pass its check (our Decluttr review<\/a>).<\/p>\n
Worth it?<\/strong> Yes; sell before the next edition comes out.<\/p>\n
Take paid surveys between classes<\/h3>\n
Survey Junkie<\/a><\/strong> pays $0.50 to $5 for most surveys and cashes out from $5 by PayPal, bank transfer or gift card; you must be 18. Swagbucks<\/a><\/strong> pays for surveys, games and shopping, takes members from 13 with a parent\u2019s permission under 18, and redeems from $3. Freecash<\/a><\/strong> pays for games and offers, but its first cash-out needs an ID check with a selfie.<\/p>\n
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\nSurvey Junkie Summary<\/p>\n
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- $0.50-$5 for most standard surveys<\/li>\n
- Extra points if you screened out of survey<\/li>\n
- Additional ways to earn up to $150<\/li>\n
- Install Survey Junkie extension for bonus<\/li>\n
- Low payout threshold of $5<\/li>\n
- Variety of surveys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
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\nSwagbucks Summary<\/p>\n
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- Many ways to earn money and e-gift cards<\/li>\n
- $10 welcome bonus after a $25 shop purchase<\/li>\n
- Up to 10% cashback when shopping online<\/li>\n
- $3 minimum e-gift card withdrawal<\/li>\n
- Play games and enter tournaments for SB<\/li>\n
- Legit platform run by Prodege<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Our guide to surveys for college students<\/a> compares more of them.<\/p>\n
Get cash back on what you buy anyway<\/h3>\n
Rakuten<\/a><\/strong> pays cash back at more than 3,500 stores, by PayPal or check every quarter. Its welcome bonus needs a $25 purchase within 90 days, not just a sign-up. Capital One Shopping<\/a><\/strong> is free, needs no Capital One account, adds coupon codes at checkout and pays its rewards as gift cards.<\/p>\n
On the App Store, Capital One Shopping rates 4.87 and Rakuten 4.82. Freecash rates 4.73, DoorDash\u2019s driver app 4.68, Survey Junkie 4.55 and Swagbucks 4.39 (October 15, 2026).<\/p>\n
- 5 AI and streaming plans are free for 1 to 12 months, then bill you:<\/strong> Google AI Pro is free for a year, then $19.99 a month.<\/li>\n