Instawork in 9 slides
The biggest flexible-shift app - over 8 million workers pick up hospitality, warehouse, and event shifts with ratings unlocking better gigs.
- Shift work app
- Shift work apps
- Based in San Francisco, United States
What you do on Instawork
How the money is made: local tasks and shifts
- Pass the checks
- Pick jobs near you
- Do the job
- Paid after it is done
The biggest flexible-shift app - over 8 million workers pick up hospitality, warehouse, and event shifts with ratings unlocking better gigs.
Founded 2015 · next to 14 other shift work apps
Work and topics
Good for
What Instawork takes
Hourly rate shown per shift (avg $20+/hr)
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign upFree
- Quick profile or ID review
- Do the work
- Earnings clearWeekly (W-2 by Wednesday, 1099 by Friday) or Instapay within 1 hour of clock-out…
- First payoutWeekly or Instapay within 1 hour on eligible shifts
Time to your first payout
2 ways to withdraw
- Bank transfer
- Instant pay
Can you join?
Yes.
You need a background check and a bank account. Your profile is reviewed before you start. First payout: weekly or Instapay within 1 hour on eligible shifts.
What you need
- A background check
- A bank account
- Free to joinSign-up cost
- Quick profile or ID reviewHow sign-up works
What people actually earn
Instawork says it has more than 7 million hourly workers in its network across North America (signed-up workers, not all active).
Source: instawork.com ↗Instawork says average pay across all its US markets and position types is over $20 per hour, with rates varying by market and role.
Source: instawork.com ↗How it scores
Strong on proof of earnings. Weaker on getting paid.
- FeesNot enough facts
- Getting paid2.3
- Access3.3
- Track record3.5
- Proof of earnings5.0
- Verified earnings
- Free to join
- 10 years running
How much we know
We have 9 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Minimum payout
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Wikipedia or reference page
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts