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Extra Income From Home: Get Paid for Your Honest Opinion on Websites and Apps

A simple method for a second income from home: companies pay everyday people to try their websites and apps and say what they think. Our editorial desk answers the questions readers ask first.

By the True Review editorial desk · Updated 7 October 2026

In this article
  1. What is this new way to earn extra income from home?
  2. What does it pay, and how does the money arrive?
  3. Who suits this side income?
  4. How does it work, step by step?
  5. What are the catches?
  6. So, is it worth a look?
Illustrative scene: talking through a website out loud, the way a remote test works.

Readers ask us for a new way to earn extra from home that does not begin with a course to buy. Paid website and app testing is one answer. We went through what Respondent publishes and answered the usual questions below, starting with the basics.

Question 1 · The basics

What is this new way to earn extra income from home?

Companies that build websites and apps want to know what confuses real people, so they pay everyday people to try them and say what they think out loud. In practice that means short recorded tests, surveys or live video conversations, on a computer or phone. Testing platforms recruit and pay the testers.

Respondent is one of those platforms. It pays people for research studies, surveys and focus groups, remote and in person, and says it has more than 4.3 million verified participants.

Question 2 · Pay and payouts

What does it pay, and how does the money arrive?

Respondent says most sessions pay about $50 to $250, and that most studies fall between $50 and $400+ depending on type and length.

Pay is sent through Tremendous once the session is verified, usually within a few days. Respondent says participants are never asked to pay to take part. You are paid per completed test as an independent contributor, so this is not a job.

Want to know if studies like these are open to you? Studies are matched to your profile, so checking is the quickest way to find out.

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A hand holding a smartphone that shows a colourful home-management screen of app icons.
Illustrative image: an app home screen, the kind of product a company might want feedback on.

Question 3 · Who it suits

Who suits this side income, and is any training required?

People who are online anyway and are comfortable giving an honest opinion out loud. No design or technical background is needed, and there is no training required before you create a profile.

Respondent says many studies are open to everyday consumers, while others ask for a specific job. Most can be done from home. It is a simple method, though not an effortless one: you still need to be specific and speak clearly.

Two women sitting close together on a sofa, looking at a smartphone.
Illustrative image: looking at an app together on a phone.
Close-up of a hand tapping a smartphone screen outdoors on a bright day.
Illustrative image: using an app on the move.

Question 4 · Step by step

How does it work? The new income method in four steps

If you are weighing up this new income method, this is how it works.

  1. Create a participant profile on Respondent's own site. Respondent says signing up is free and does not ask for a card, and that your identity is verified once and reused.
  2. Fill in your work, tools and topics. Respondent invites people only when a study fits, and says most participants hear about 1 to 3 studies a month.
  3. Answer the screener for each study. An invitation only follows a match.
  4. Take part, then wait for the session to be verified and paid. Study types include focus groups, one-on-one interviews, surveys, diary studies and unmoderated tests; remote ones need an internet connection.
Two hands holding a smartphone with a plain screen and a small green logo in a warm, dimly lit room.
Illustrative image: opening an app on a phone at home.

Question 5 · The catches

What are the catches?

Fair question. Here is the honest picture.

  • Applicants complete a short practice test first, and approval is not guaranteed.
  • Tests go to people whose screener answers match what a company needs, and availability changes daily.
  • Each test pays a set amount shown in advance; there is no fixed income.
  • A working microphone and a device that meets the minimum requirements are needed.
  • Each project sets its own countries, so some studies will not be open to you.
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Illustrative image: an app opening on a phone.

Question 6 · Next step

So, is it worth a look?

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If you want extra income from home that starts with a profile rather than a purchase, and you are happy to say what you honestly think, it is worth checking whether you qualify. Registration happens on Respondent's own site, so that is the next step.

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