Freelance marketplace simulator
Smartcat work simulator
Play a few minutes as a new Smartcat worker. Every fee, payout delay and sign-up rule comes from Smartcat’s real data where we have it, and everything else is labelled.
- No cut
- Paid after 5 d
- 3–6 minutes
How this simulation works
Each game is one of ten templates for a kind of work, filled with this platform’s real data where we have it. Anything we don’t know is either the typical value for its platform type or a plain assumption, and is labelled so below. Demand, job volume and luck are simulated.
| What | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Platform cutNo cut is taken from your earnings. | 0% | Platform data |
| Days before money can be withdrawnPublished: "Automatic once threshold is met, funds arrive within 5 business days (0.5 percent fee on most methods)" | 5 d | Platform data |
| Minimum payoutPublished: "Set your own threshold, each method has its own minimum (shown in My Payouts)" | Not stated | Assumed |
| Paid bids per proposalNo paid bids in our data for this platform, so applying is free and costs only your time. | 0 | Assumed |
| Price of one bid | $0 | Assumed |
| Typical client budget per hour of work | $25 | Assumed |
| Chance a quick proposal wins (no reviews yet)A tailored proposal roughly doubles it; each 5-star review raises it. | 10% | Assumed |
| New matching posts each day | 3 | Assumed |
| Chance an unverified client never paysNo payment protection on record. | 12% | Assumed |
| Real-world benchmark (for comparison only)Rev pays transcriptionists $0.40-1.10 per audio minute and subtitle translators $1.70-4.00+ | — | Typical for type |
A simplified simulation based on Smartcat’s published rules, for learning only. It is not an earnings promise: real results depend on your skills, location, demand and Smartcat’s current rules.