Last updated on November 26th, 2024 at 05:27 pm
Fast Facts About Fetch App
What is Fetch?
Fetch (formerly Fetch Rewards) is a free mobile shopping app that allows you to earn gift cards by submitting your grocery, shopping and restaurant receipts. As of May 2024, it has more than 17 million active monthly users, who submit approximately 11 million receipts per day.
How Does Fetch Work?
Upload photos of your receipts through the Fetch app and receive points that can be redeemed for gift cards.
Is Fetch a Legitimate App?
Yes. Fetch is a legitimate shopping app that rewards users with free gift cards for uploading physical and electronic receipts. As of May 2024, Fetch has a 4.8 out of 5 star rating in Apple’s App store and a 4.6 out of 5 rating in the Google Play Store.
What Stores Does Fetch Work With?
- Fetch accepts paper receipts from almost any store, including:
- Grocery stores like Publix and Kroger
- Big box stores like WalMart and Target
- Club stores like Sam’s Club and Costco
- Drug stores like CVS and Walgreens
- Home improvement stores
- Hardware stores
- Pet stores
- Liquor stores
- Convenience stores
You can also earn rewards for online grocery purchases by connecting your email account or accounts with select online retailers, including Amazon and WalMart.
How Many Receipts Can You Submit?
You can submit up to 35 receipts in any 7-day rolling period. Receipts that are older than 14 days cannot be submitted for points.
Earning Potential with Fetch
In theory, it’s possible to earn as much as $40 or $50 with a single receipt, if you’re taking advantage of all the Special Offers. In practice, most Fetch users probably earn approximately $10-$15 per month.
What Receipts Are Not Eligible for Credit
According to the FAQs at Fetch.com, receipts that are not eligible for credit include:
- Airline tickets
- ATM and wire transfer receipts
- Movie tickets
- Concert tickets
- Return receipts
- Prescription receipts
- Medical bills
- Utility bills
How Does Fetch Make Money?
Fetch is free to users. Fetch earns revenue from partner brands that pay to be featured in the app.
What Does Fetch Do With Your Receipts and Data?
According to Fetch, “the data you give Fetch will never be tied to your name; it will be aggregated, along with millions of other Fetch users, to observe long-term trends in shopper behavior. We use that anonymized data to improve your Fetch experience and to help our partners better understand their customers.”
How to Get Started with Fetch
To get started, download the Fetch app in the App store or in the Google Play Store.
(If you forget or neglect to enter a referral code at signup you can enter a referral code later by tapping on the ‘Me’ tab and selecting ‘Refer a Friend.’ However, you must enter the referral code before you snap your first receipt or it will not work.)
After you’ve downloaded the app and signed up for an account using an email address, Facebook account or Google account, simply use your smartphone camera to take pictures of your receipts in the app and submit them to Fetch. It typically takes less than 10 seconds to submit a receipt. All receipts are worth a minimum of 25 points.
But if you purchase any of the hundreds of products and brands featured under the Fetch app’s Discover tab, you earn bonus points — hundreds or even thousands of bonus points — based on the cost of those products.
In addition, there are always Special Offers available, which give you the opportunity to earn bonus points on top of the regular points you earn from purchasing participating brands. New offers are being added all the time, and some offers only apply to certain stores. If you have elected to share your location with Fetch, you may see additional offers that are location specific.
The best thing about Fetch is you DO NOT need to pre-select or know about any of the brands or special offers; Fetch awards you the points automatically.
Submitting a Physical Receipt to Fetch
To take a photo of a paper receipt, simply press the large orange button at the bottom center of the screen. Then press “Snap,” which brings up your smartphone camera. Line up the boundaries of the receipt and take a picture. Then swipe up to submit the receipt.
When you submit the photo, the app automatically tabulates your points for the receipt and adds those points to your account.
Submitting an E-Receipt to Fetch
In addition, you can link your email or online account with select retailers like Amazon and WalMart, and the app will automatically review your order history for qualifying purchases.
Alternatively, to submit an e-receipt, press the large orange button at the bottom center of the screen. Then press the blue “eReceipt” button, and Fetch will scan your account(s) for digital receipts.
Redeeming Fetch Rewards Points
Every 1,000 points you accumulate is typically worth one dollar and points can be redeemed for electronic gift cards, donated to charity, or used to enter giveaways.
The minimum number of points needed to redeem a gift card ranges from 3,000 – 25,000 points, but most of the brands require a minimum of 5,000 points.
How Are Fetch Gift Cards Delivered?
The overwhelming majority of gift cards are delivered in electronic form and rewards are typically received with a few minutes after redemption. However, Fetch says that it can take up to 72 hours to receive your gift card.
How to Redeem a Reward with Fetch
Simply click ‘Rewards’ at the bottom right of the screen, then review the list of brands in the available categories (retail, restaurants, entertainment, cash cards, health & beauty, home & office, fashion, travel, pets, recreation, specialty.) Then select a gift card and reward amount from the menu and click ‘submit.’
Do Fetch Points Expire?
Yes, according to the Help Center, if your account is inactive for 90 days, the points earned expire. Fetch notifies users via email and by text message before points expire.
Top Tip for Using Fetch
Peruse the Brands list and Special Offers list before you go shopping or while you’re in the store. The available rewards might inspire you to choose a brand on the list over your regular brand, or it might prompt you to try a new product you would not have otherwise tried.
3 Other Ways to Earn Fetch Rewards Points
1. Use the GoodRx coupon available within the app to earn points and save on prescriptions. As of 5/1/24 the GoodRx coupon allows you to earn 10,000 points on first use and 1,500 points each time after that.
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2. Earn points for downloading and playing games on Fetch Play, which was introduced during the first quarter of 2024. Simply hit the ‘Play’ button at the top center of the app to go to Fetch Play. Then hit the ‘Play Now’ button to view the selection of games. As of 5/1/24, game options include:
- Coin Master
- Travel Town
- Match Masters
- Dice Dreams
Points are awarded when you download a game and “reach a milestone.”
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3. Refer friends to Fetch (using your unique referral code)
The latest version of Fetch also includes a “social feature” that gives you the chance to connect with friends and family who also use the app. As noted in the Fetch Help Center, “When you are connected with someone, you can see their point-earning activity, and they can see yours, creating a social and competitive environment!” Instructions on how to add and remove friends can be found in the app’s Help Center.
If You Like Fetch, You Might Also Like:
CheckPoints, Tada, ReceiptPal and Receipt Jar.
Fetch Stats
Number of Users: 17 Million Monthly Users
Founder & CEO: Wes Schroll
Founded: Madison, WI
Payout Options: Gift Cards
Minimum Payment Amount: $3 (3,000 points)
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Earning Cash Back with Checkout 51.
The process of earning cash back with Checkout 51 is simple:
- Browse offers on the app’s home page.
- Select the product(s) you plan to purchase before you buy them.
- After you have made your purchase(s), click the “redeem” button to upload your receipt using the app’s built-in camera.
- After your receipt is approved, you are credited the prescribed amount of cash back.
Select offers are labeled as “barcode offers” and require scanning the barcode on the product to verify that the correct product was purchased. Barcode offers can only be redeemed on the Checkout 51 mobile app using the in-app scanner.
Adding a Loyalty Card to Your Checkout 51 Account.
Cash back offers from Checkout 51 may be credited automatically, if:
- You shop at select retailers that have partnered with the app, and
- You add a loyalty card from that retailer to your Checkout 51 account.
To add a loyalty card to your account, go to the Account page in the app and tap “your loyalty cards,” then “add card.” To redeem offers with your loyalty card, use the app to “add” offers and then use your loyalty card when you purchase the items. Checkout 51 will add the Cash Back to your account automatically.
This page has the current list of Checkout 51 partners.
Note: This feature is not available in Canada, and only in select U.S. states with certain retailers.
Can You Submit a WalMart Pickup Order?
Yes, but those can only be submitted via the Checkout 51 Web site via desktop or laptop computer. WalMart orders must be made and picked up or delivered before the Wednesday 11:59 pm deadline or they are not eligible for cash back.
How to claim WalMart pickup offers with Checkout 51.
- Take a screenshot of your e-commerce receipt.
- Login to the Checkout 51 Web site and click the “upload receipt” button at the top right of the site.
- “Select image file” to select the jpg, gif or png you’ll be uploading.
- Click the blue “I’m done. Next Step!” button.
- Select the offer(s) you’re claiming, then scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and click on the green “Finish” button.
- It can take up to five days before WalMart e-commerce receipts are processed.
Can You Combine Other Offers with Checkout 51 Offers?
Yes, you can earn cash back with Checkout 51 in combination with other apps and coupons, unless otherwise stated.
Checkout 51 Surveys.
Checkout 51 partners with research companies to provide “personalized surveys.” Checkout 51 surveys are only available on the mobile app. They are found in the “Extras” section along the bottom bar.
From our experience, Checkout 51 surveys offer precious little in the way of earning potential. Surveys can take between 15 and 45 minutes and pay between 20 and 45 cents.
Note: Checkout 51 advises that if the answers that you provide are not consistent with the type of person the research company is looking for, the survey will end and partial credit will be awarded. According to Checkout 51, “Some surveys may ask the same questions twice, to make sure that you are paying attention. Conflicting answers will result in disqualification.”
Checkout 51’s Gasoline Offers.
Checkout 51 offers cash back on gasoline purchases, in much the same fashion as the Upside app.
To take advantage of a Checkout 51 cash back gas offer, open the “Gas” tab located under the “Extras” tab at the bottom of your screen. When you click on this tab, a map will open, at which point you can see which area stations are currently offering Cash Back rewards.
Simply select an offer and click on the bar at the bottom of the screen, which will bring up the offer details.
After you have claimed an offer, buy gas at the station you chose within four hours. Then you have a 20-hour window to photograph and upload your receipt. You should receive a “receipt uploaded” confirmation email to the address associated with your Checkout 51 account. Within 10 days, you should receive another email letting you know if it was accepted or rejected.
Checkout 51’s Online Shopping Portal.
You can earn cash back when shopping online via the “Shop” links under the “Online” tab in the Checkout 51 app. However, it’s a very limited list of online retailers.
When Can a Checkout 51 User Cash Out?
App users can cash out via PayPal as soon as they have earned at least $20.00 in cash back. When you cash out your entire balance gets cashed out.
Checkout 51 Has an “Inactive Management Charge”
According to Checkout 51’s Terms of Service, a user’s account becomes inactive if there are no Claimed Offers during any consecutive period of 180 days. In that case, Checkout 51 “may apply an Inactive Account Management charge of $3.99 worth of Cash Back Credits per month up to a maximum of the total amount of your Cash Back Credits balance during that period in which your account is inactive.”
How Does Checkout 51 Make Money?
According to Checkout 51’s FAQs, the app “partner(s) with brands to bring our members offers. They pay us to find new people … to try their products.”
If you like Checkout 51, you might also like Upside, Checkpoints, Shopmium, Tada and Pogo.
