An app that lets you earn money by taking selfies

[ishanijerin1]

They are trying to monetize in two ways. I was surprised at how tricky this idea was.

<Added 2017.08.24>
It has been announced that the service will resume as of 2017.08.24.

With the resumption of service, it appears that a cash limit will be set and the remaining balance up to the limit will be displayed.

In addition, the cancellation fee, which was mom database initially set at 15%, has been waived and the shipping deadline has been changed to within two weeks.

In addition, a user rating system has been introduced.



2. "S-chop" -


Operated by Scoop Inc., this is a customer-side app that enables advertisers to realize viral marketing.

You can earn rewards by completing various selfie situations called missions.

So far, there have been a wide variety of missions ranging from small to large amounts, such as "Selfie with a Pokemon stuffed toy (100 yen)," "Selfie with Takafumi Horie's book '99% of Companies Are Unnecessary' (200 yen)," and "Take a friendly photo with Pepper (2,000 yen)."

Rewards can be withdrawn either via bank transfer or donation to a charity (a unique option, but perhaps a way to avoid controversy), and withdrawals are possible once you have accumulated over 2,000 yen.



Although it is clearly stated that the goal is to earn cash, rather than virtual currency or points, the app uses a softer expression, calling it "found money," which appears to be a consideration to avoid the risk of a backlash.

According to the company, there have been no scandals or complaints since the game's release on August 23, 2016.