Here are some apps that you can use to get free Amazon gift cards.
1. FeaturePoints (Full Review Here)
With the FeaturePoints app, you can earn free Amazon gift cards by:
- Downloading and trying out free apps.
- Watching videos.
- Taking surveys.
- Shopping online and earning cash back.
They also have a great referral program where you can earn 50% of whatever your referrals earn for life.
So, if you just refer a few power users to FeaturePoints, you can be raking in passive income for a long time without doing much.
Plus, FeaturePoints pays you very quickly when you request a payment. Usually they'll pay you within a few hours.
There are also other options for cashing out other than Amazon gift cards as well.
You can choose to get paid via Bitcoin, gift cards, Google Play credit, PayPal, etc.
To get 50 free points when you sign up for FeaturePoints, use this code: E7KRRE
Get FeaturePoints for your iOS or Android device here.
2. Swagbucks
With Swagbucks, you can get paid via Amazon gift cards to do lots of things:
- Watch videos
- Take surveys
- Refer friends
- Shop online
- Search the internet
- Play games
- Complete offers
You'll just need $25 in your account to cash out and you can do so via PayPal or other gift cards besides Amazon, if you wish.
Plus, you can earn $10 just for signing up and trying it out.
3. Receipt Hog
Receipt Hog is an app that pays you cash back to shop at grocery stores and other retailers.
All you do is use the app on your smartphone to take pictures of you receipts for retail stores, restaurants and other places.
The app will then scan for the items that have promotions which give you cash back and gives you credit for them.
And for additional earnings, they also have slot games that pay you extra as well.
Receipt Hog also has monthly sweepstakes, surveys, and other bonus rewards to take advantage of.
You can cash out via Amazon gift cards or PayPal.
Get it for iOS here or Android here.
4. AppTrailers
Update: AppTrailers is no longer working and should not be used to try and make money online anymore.
If you like watching movie trailers and other videos while getting paid, try out App Trailers.
You simply get paid to watch short videos as well as play little trivia games.
You can get paid via PayPal or gift cards for Amazon, Target, Starbucks, Groupon, etc.
5. Panel App
With the Panel App, you can earn money in the form of sweepstakes and prizes by keeping the app installed on your phone.
They tend to care more about tracking your location than your activity on websites or apps though.
You can also make money by taking location-based surveys, as well as referring new users.
As far as payment, you can earn gift cards from Amazon, Starbucks, Google Play and more.
Plus, you can enter for a chance to win prizes like an Xbox One or PS4 gaming console.
Get the Panel App for Android or iOS here.
6. Surveys on the Go
Surveys On The Go is an app that is pretty straight forward.
You take surveys where you answer questions about entertainment, news, sports, technology and politics.
Many surveys will pay $1-$5 and some surveys pay $10 or even more.
Once you've earned at least $10, you can cash out via PayPal or gift cards from Amazon, Starbucks or Visa.
Get Surveys On The Go for iOS here or Android here.
7. Ibotta
With Ibotta, you can get paid to scan your receipts or put your grocery store card on file. You can also get paid to shop at places like CVS or Hotels.com.
It takes $20 to cash out and you can get paid via PayPal, Amazon gift cards, etc.
Just remember that you can't pile up receipts and scan them later. You have to scan them within a week of purchase.
Ibotta also has a referral program that lets you earn extra money off people who sign up with your link.
When people sign up through your referral link, they get a $10 bonus after scanning their first receipt and you get a $5 bonus.
They also do occasional promotions that pay more for referrals.
Get Ibotta for iOS or Android here.
8. Drop
Another app you can use to earn free Amazon gift cards is Drop.
With Drop, you just sign up, link your credit/debit card and start earning points for shopping, playing games, and taking surveys within the app.
Then, you can redeem the points you earn for Amazon or other gift cards.
9. Zap Surveys
With Zap Surveys, you can get guaranteed surveys every day that tell you the exact dollar amount you are going to earn instead of using a point system.
And, not only can you make money from surveys, but you can also donate to help stop child starvation.
What's also nice is you don't have to choose one or the other.
You can take a survey for money and for charity all in one.
Here are a few other tasks you can get paid for using Zap Surveys:
- Up to 40% cash back for shopping with over 50 major brands
- Scanning receipts and retail items in stores (no purchase required)
- You can also get paid to play games with their “Gamified Paid Cash Surveys”
As far as how you cash out, you can collect your earnings via Amazon Gift Cards, PayPal, Visa eGift Card Rewards, Starbucks Gift Cards, and more.
Get Zap Surveys on Android here.
Or, get Zap Surveys on iOS here.
10. Fetch Rewards
Fetch Rewards is another app where you can get paid to scan receipts from grocery, retail stores, and restaurants.
Here are some other places you can get cash back from:
- Liquor stores
- Convenience stores
- Gas Stations
- Drugstores
- Big Box and Club Membership stores
- Pet stores
- Hardware stores
- Retail, Clothes & Fashion
What's also nice about Fetch Rewards is you can start cashing out with as little as $3 earned.
And of course, you can redeem points for Amazon and hundreds of other gift cards.
Get Fetch Rewards for Android here.
Or, get Fetch Rewards for iOS here.
11. Slidejoy
With Slidejoy, you can get paid passive income just by allowing the app to put ads on your Android phone's lockscreen.
You might only make $5-$10 per month at the most, but that can at least buy you a few meals a year that you may not have gotten otherwise.
And unlike many apps on this list, it doesn't really take any extra time out of your day to make money from it, because it just puts ads on your lockscreen and you just swipe to unlock your phone as normal.
There is also a referral program you can take advantage of that pays you 20% of your friends' earnings for the first month.
Make sure you cash out at least once per month or so, because your earnings can expire.
You'll only need a minimum of $1 to collect your money and you can cash out via PayPal or gift cards at places like Amazon.
Also, Slidejoy can be combined with other Lockscreen apps like it to increase your earnings.
Get Slidejoy for Android here.
12. ReceiptPal
With ReceiptPal, you can earn money by scanning your receipts for grocery stores and other retailers.
Not only do you get paid for that, but you can also earn money from sweepstakes where 3 winners are picked every week.
You can redeem your rewards in the form of Amazon, Visa and other gift cards.
Get ReceiptPal for Android here.
Or, get Receipt Pal for iOS here.