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Passive income apps like Honeygain in 8 slides

Earn from unused bandwidth and computing power — small but truly passive.

5live passive income apps
2open almost worldwide
How it works2 / 8

Earning on passive income apps

How the money is made: renting out assets

  1. List your space or item
  2. Guests book it
  3. Hand it over
  4. Paid after it starts

Against all 53 platform types

Skills needed
  1. None12 types
  2. Some34 types
  3. Specialist7 types
Startup cost
  1. None23 types
  2. Low14 types
  3. Medium10 types
  4. High6 types
First payout
  1. Days12 types
  2. Weeks14 types
  3. Months23 types
Typical earnings

Honeygain average payout is about $27, with a $20 minimum to cash out via PayPal.

Source: honeygain.com ↗

Best for: Anyone with spare devices and unlimited internet who wants small hands-off earnings

The leaders3 / 8

The best-known passive income apps

Best documented first: researched listings, then those with a Wikipedia article, then web traffic. Open one to take its tour.

Against other types4 / 8

How passive income apps stack up

49largest of 53 platform types we list

Live platforms by type

Marketplaces75Remote job boards68Freelance sites58Payment receiving…53Delivery platforms41Tutoring platforms39Task platforms3849. Passive income…5
ItemLive platforms
Marketplaces75
Remote job boards68
Freelance sites58
Payment receiving platforms53
Delivery platforms41
Tutoring platforms39
Task platforms38
Passive income apps5
The seven largest types, and passive income apps at number 49.
Countries covered5 / 8

Where you can join

3with verified country rules
2open almost worldwide
1limited to some countries

How many of them accept each country

Up to a quarterUp to halfUp to three quartersMoreNone

189 countries and territories are accepted by all 3.

Hardest places to join from

Getting paid6 / 8

How passive income apps pay out

The withdrawal methods listed by the 5 passive income apps whose payout options we have verified. PayPal is offered by 4 of them.

5platforms
  • PayPal444%
  • Crypto333%
  • Gift cards111%
  • Amazon gift cards111%
Most platforms offer more than one method, so slices are shares of all the methods listed; the numbers are how many platforms offer each.
Best first platform7 / 8

Where to start

Our pick to start withHoneygainThe highest rated of the 4 passive income apps that are free to join.4.1/ 5
  • Verified earnings
  • Open worldwide
  • Free to join
  • Clear fees
  • Low cut
  • Top 10K website
  • Fully documented

Top rated of the 4 free to join

Honeygain4.1EarnApp3.9PacketStream3.5Grass3.0
ItemRating
Honeygain4.1
EarnApp3.9
PacketStream3.5
Grass3.0

Picked by formula from verified facts, not paid placement. How the rating works

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