Ranges by offer type
| Type | Typical payout | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Survey | $0.10 – $1.50 | 3 – 15 min |
| App install | $0.50 – $4 | 5 – 20 min |
| Game quest | $2 – $25 | 30 min – several days |
| Sign-up | $0.50 – $5 | 2 – 10 min |
| Finance | $10 – $60+ | 15 – 60 min, plus verification |
Why your country matters more than your effort
Advertisers bid on users by market. The same app install can be worth $4 in one country and $0.30 in another, and some offers are not available to you at all. This is not the platform choosing favourites — it is the advertiser's budget. It does mean earnings comparisons between users in different countries are meaningless.
The only calculation that matters
Divide the payout by the honest time cost, including waiting for a game level. A $12 offer that takes 45 minutes is $16/hour. Twelve $1 installs at 8 minutes each is $7.50/hour. Sorting by payout size alone reliably picks the worse option.
Add the credit risk
An offer that pays $20 but credits half the time is worth $10. That is why we hide consistently poor performers for your segment rather than leaving them on the board to look impressive.
A realistic first week
- Day one: one small install offer, cash out $0.50 to Lightning to prove the payout works.
- Day two to three: clear the easy installs and sign-ups in your country.
- Day four onward: one finance or game offer per session — that is where most of the money is.
- Ongoing: streaks, weekly quests and referrals top it up without extra offer time.
A focused few evenings a week is realistically tens of dollars a month in a low-bid country and low hundreds in a high-bid one. Anyone quoting more is quoting their best day.