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Practice simulations

Try the whole job before you sign up

Each simulation is a small mock app you click through, from creating an account to withdrawing your first pay: profile, ID check, approval, finding work, doing it, reviews, fees, the payout hold and the minimum payout. Each run is about a real platform, using its published fees, payout rules and approval process. A coach explains every step and can do it for you. It's a taste of the effort, with the real-life time shown at every step.

Completely safe: these are practice simulations by FreelanceSites, not the platforms' real apps. You never enter a username, email or password, no account is created and nothing leaves your device.

12practice apps
12steps in each journey
866platforms' real rules to load

Practise with a real platform's rules

Pick a platform and the practice run uses its published fees, minimum payout, payout speed and approval process, in our own simplified design.

Or pick a type of app

Each one plays out the workflow that kind of platform really uses. Progress and best times are saved in this browser only.

Freelance marketplace Build a profile, send a proposal, win a fixed-price project and deliver it to a client. ~9 min12 stepsWeb app Practise on Upwork, Textbroker and Gengo · 122 platforms Delivery app Sign up as a courier, pass a background check, go online, accept an offer and run the route. ~7 min12 stepsPhone app Practise on DoorDash, Roadie and Baemin · 59 platforms Rideshare app Upload your licence and vehicle papers, clear a background check, then accept and complete a trip. ~7 min12 stepsPhone app Practise on Uber, inDrive and Bolt · 33 platforms Tutoring platform Write a teacher profile, set your availability, get booked by a student and teach the lesson. ~8 min12 stepsWeb app Practise on Preply, BetterHelp and MentorCruise · 57 platforms Online shop seller Open a shop, create your first listing, wait for an order, pack and ship it, then get paid. ~8 min12 stepsWeb app Practise on Etsy, Shutterstock and Redbubble · 251 platforms Surveys and micro-tasks Answer profile questions, sit in a waitlist, pass a screener, complete a study and cash out. ~6 min12 stepsPhone app Practise on Prolific, Field Agent and UserTesting · 50 platforms Short-term rental host Verify your identity, list a room, accept a booking request, host the stay and receive the payout. ~8 min12 stepsWeb app Practise on Airbnb, GetYourGuide and SnappCar · 35 platforms Remote job board Write a CV headline, apply to a remote role, go through interviews and get your first paycheck from the employer. ~7 min12 stepsWeb app Practise on FlexJobs, Otta and 1111 Job Bank · 68 platforms Creator platform Make videos, posts or a membership page, grow an audience, qualify for payouts and cash out. ~7 min12 stepsPhone app Practise on YouTube, GitHub Sponsors and Amazon Associates · 72 platforms Contests and bug bounties Join a data-science competition or a bug bounty program, submit your entry or report and see how prizes are decided. ~7 min12 stepsWeb app Practise on HackerOne, Kaggle and Cobalt · 21 platforms Passive income app Install an app that shares spare bandwidth or computing power, let it run and see how slowly a payout threshold fills. ~5 min12 stepsPhone app Practise on Honeygain, Vast.ai and PacketStream · 22 platforms Other gig app The common path every earning app shares: sign up, get checked, take a job, finish it and cash out. ~6 min12 stepsPhone app Practise on TaskRabbit, Booksy and Instawork · 76 platforms

How the practice runs work

A coach at every step

Plain words on what the step is and why it matters, plus the real rule it's based on, with a link to the source.

Helpers when you want them

“Do this step for me” fills in and finishes a step. “Auto-play” runs the whole journey at the speed you choose.

An honest effort meter

Every step shows how long it takes in real life, from a profile review to the payout hold, so a 7-minute practice run shows the weeks it really takes.

Nothing real, ever

A demo identity with nothing to type, a drawn sample ID and fake bank details. Only ever enter your real password on the platform's own site.

Which simulation fits which platform type

Every type of platform in the directory plays out as one of these journeys.