MobileXpression: My Review of this Money-Making Research App

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A few months ago I came across a smartphone app called MobileXpression. It offered the opportunity to generate a sideline income by sharing some details of your mobile phone usage.

The company behind MobileXpression conducts research on mobile internet use. On their website they say:

The goal of MobileXpression is to develop a better understanding of the trends and patterns affecting the mobile Internet. Just as television uses ratings to determine which programs are the highest rated and most watched, MobileXpression uses the knowledge of its members’ mobile Internet habits to determine the popularity and importance of various mobile web sites and applications. Companies can then use this market research to make informed decisions regarding their mobile marketing strategies.

In exchange for letting MobileXpression access your mobile phone data, the company offers incentives. In the US these include a range of vouchers, but as a UK user the only one I have ever been offered is for Amazon UK. Amazon gift vouchers are almost as good as cash, of course, so I am perfectly happy with this 🙂

UK users of MobileXpression receive a £5 Amazon voucher by email after using the app for just one week. After that you are allocated 2 ‘credits’ every week you remain a member. Once you have 20 you can exchange them for a £20 Amazon voucher.

This has been working well for me, and I have now accrued over £100 worth of Amazon vouchers for very little effort. The only problem occurred on one occasion when there was a delay in issuing my voucher. I raised a support ticket about this via the app, and the voucher duly arrived a few days later.

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Pros and Cons

Based on my experience using the app, here’s my list of pros and cons for MobileXpression.

PROS

  • Rewards arrive reliably.
  • Anyone can join (you don’t have to be a heavy mobile internet user).
  • Once the app is set up, there is little else to do (just log in occasionally to claim your credits).
  • Amazon vouchers are a good reward and can be used to fund a huge range of purchases

CONS

  • You need to have a qualifying smartphone (you can check on the MobileXpression website if yours is suitable).
  • MobileXpression will have access to data about your smartphone usage, although they say they don’t monitor your calls.
  • Some people have reported that the app slows down their phone, although I haven’t noticed this myself.

Summing Up

Overall, I have been very happy with MobileXpression. Clearly nobody is going to get rich from it, but based on my experience it can provide a regular source of hassle-free, passive income in the form of Amazon vouchers.

If you have a suitable phone and aren’t too concerned about the privacy aspect of having your usage monitored, I therefore recommend giving it a go. The app is available for both Android (in Google’s Play Store) and iOS for iPhone.

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