According to Crowdville, it is a site where you can become a Crowder and contribute to the creation and improvement of digital products and services by giving feedback – and you can supposedly earn at the same time.
But is Crowdville legit, and how exactly do you earn on the site?
You, of course, need to know this before joining.
I have been a member for quite a while myself, and let me just reveal right away it has some good sides, but it also has its downsides.
This in-depth Crowdville review will show you all the details so you will know exactly what it offers and how to use it, so you can easily see if it will be worth it for you or not.
What is Crowdville, and what does the site offer?
Crowdville was started in Italy in 2014 but has since expanded to more countries and now has over 40,000 members.
It is still a small site compared to other survey opportunities online, but big does not always make it better.
But what exactly does Crowdville then offer?
I must admit that when I first heard of it and joined, I was a little confused about how exactly it works. I, however, managed to figure it out by looking around, testing, and by asking questions to the support.
Below, I will, therefore, explain it so it will be easy for you to see right away what you can expect and if it is a site for you.
Option 1 – Participate in Missions (Surveys + Bug Finding)
When you sign up for Crowdville, you become what is called a Crowder. This means you can participate in their missions, which is the main way to earn on the site.
It is quite different from other survey sites and is as much a product testing site, but also not like most other product testing sites.
I, honestly, quite like the different approach and the potential of the site, but more about that later. Let's, for now, just focus on what it offers so you can see and judge for yourself.
As a member, you can see the available missions.
You need to first complete your profile to be able to apply to participate in a mission. It takes less than 5 minutes to complete your profile.
Missions are usually in the tech industry, and you have to test apps and give feedback about them to earn. Often, apps that have not been released yet, as the creators want them tested properly before releasing them.
This makes it a pretty cool opportunity to get to test new apps before anyone else.
It can be a range of different apps from big brands in telecoms, the media, banking, and more.
A mission usually consists of different parts – mostly a survey part where you give feedback about your experience with the app and an option to participate in bug finding in the app.
Both of these options pay quite well in relation to time spent compared to many other survey sites IF you manage to qualify for one.
Whenever you join a mission, you will see a description of what you need to do step-by-step.
The survey is something you usually have to do after you have tested the app to get paid. This is how the creators get feedback and can improve their services.
Reporting a bug is not something you have to do. But what it means is that if you, while testing an app, notice something is not working, you can report the bug.
The creators of these apps are, of course, interested in finding as many bugs as possible before releasing the app. So if you participate in the bug finding, you will get extra rewards for this.
Usually, there will also be a bug-finding competition as a part of a mission. If you are the one who finds the most bugs, you win an extra reward in addition to the rewards you have already earned by answering the survey and reporting the bugs.
Overall, it is a great idea. The main problem is just that you cannot find a lot of opportunities there so you will not be able to participate in Crowdville missions very often.
Option 2 – Invite Friends to Join
You can earn a bit extra by inviting your friends to join Crowdville.
If a friend joins, you will get 5% in commission when they earn. This does, of course, not mean they will earn less. They will earn the same no matter what – the commission is paid by Crowdville to you as thanks for telling other people about it.
In general, before inviting any friends to a survey opportunity, I, however, also encourage you to first of all check it out yourself and make sure it is something you want to recommend to a friend.
But if you know people who might be interested in joining, it can be a way to earn a little extra, even though it will not be much. The referral program is, however, quite poor compared to a site like, for example, PrizeRebel, where you can get up to 30% commission.
And with the limited earning opportunities there are on Crowdville, it will not be a way to earn a lot.
Option 3 – Participate in the Community
There is a whole section on Crowdville called community.
The design and navigation of it are not yet great, and it has not improved in the 3 years I have been a member, but if you can live with this, it is important to know about the community aspect.
It is not a way to earn, but you can find some important info here.
You can, for example, see blogs for your specific country where a lot of news and tutorials are posted. Also, when you participate in a mission, there will be a group for that mission where you can ask questions if you have any.
In addition to this, you can also use the Crowdville community as a kind of social media to share your thoughts and posts.
You can also add friends and send messages.
Personally, I spend enough time on social media as it is:-) So, I am not using the social media aspect – both because I already am a member of the social media channels I want to be and because the Crowdville community platform just is not very user-friendly.
But if you are patient enough to learn how to use it, the community section can be a good place to go to find more info about how Crowdville works and to keep an eye on the news on the platform.
How to use Crowdville?
I have created a video tutorial that gives you an inside look so you can see exactly how it works. You can also read more details below the video:
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How do you get paid?
Now you know how you can earn on Crowdville and what else you can do on the platform.
It is, of course, also very important to know how you can then get paid. Like with most other things on Crowdville, it is difficult to find information about this. But I managed to find out.
You earn cash every time you participate in a mission and do surveys + bug finding. You can then get this cash-out either through bank transfer or PayPal.
So great ways to get paid, in my opinion. And there is no payout threshold, so you can take your earnings out when you want to, which is also great.
If you participate in bug finding and win a competition, the prize for this will, however, usually not be in cash but an Amazon gift card. But since you can get basically anything on Amazon, it is as good as cash.
How much money can you make?
The big question for any survey and product testing site is then, of course, how much money you can make.
The rewards for participating in missions on Crowdville are quite good.
In the UK, they pay up to £15 for each survey completed and up to £14 for each bug submitted (if the bug is accepted by their bug team).
In addition to this, winners of the bug competitions can win somewhere between £45-£90 as a gift card.
It is important to mention that these are examples for members in the UK. The rewards will vary from country to country and depending on the mission.
So some nice rewards you can earn. But you also have to be aware that it has very limited opportunities. In some of the countries where it is available, it is still just in the pilot phase, and you might, therefore, find few opportunities.
In Italy, where it was started, it regularly has missions. But even here, it will be difficult for you to find very many missions. In the UK, you have been active for quite a while now, but there are VERY few missions.
So overall, the earning opportunities on Crowdville are very limited.
Can you use it on mobile?
Yes, you can use Crowdville on mobile. You can use it on any device.
Since most of the missions are about testing an app, you will mostly need a smartphone to participate in the testing.
Many of the other things, like answering the surveys, reporting bugs, etc., can be done on any device.
Who can join Crowdville?
Crowdville is still a fairly new platform – especially in most parts of the world.
It started in Italy, and this is also where you will find the most opportunities. It has, however, expanded to the UK, Spain, and Portugal.
I have been told that they are also planning to expand to other countries in the future. But at the moment of updating this review, this has still not happened even though it has been around 3 years ago, I was told.
So, it will only be relevant to join if you live in the UK, Italy, or Portugal.
However, you can join from anywhere, and there might occasionally be missions you can participate in from anywhere in the world.
But if you are not from one of the countries above, it will require a lot of patience (and it also will in the countries where it is available), and then you are better off joining sites in your country instead.
Can you get support?
Being able to get support is important on any survey site. It tells a lot about the company behind it and what you can expect.
On Crowdville, the main way to find support is, first of all, to go to the community section on the website. Here, you can find support for your missions in the groups, and there is also a blog where a lot of frequently asked questions are answered.
Crowdville also has a Facebook page for each country it is mainly available in. You can also send them a message here. The Facebook pages are, however, not very active, in my experience.
I have written to Crowdville several times myself, as I had several questions about the platform. But I must say that the support has been up and down. At times I have received quick and helpful answers.
But I have also had some issues I have tried to get solved that took quite a long time.
This can be frustrating, and it is, in my opinion, a major issue about a site that has some great ideas. But it could benefit from more consistent support, in my opinion.
And after having experienced this myself, I also found that others seem to have the same problem.
The image above shows just one of the other Crowdville complaints I found.
I want to make it clear that I have also seen a lot of positive feedback, and overall I think the idea of the platform is great. But it seems like you might need a lot of patience if you should run into issues.
Final verdict
Crowdville is a legit site and a legit opportunity to earn some extra cash online.
This does not mean it will necessarily be the right option for you. So, let's sum up the pros and the cons of the platform so you can get a better overview before deciding to join or not.
Pros:
- Free to join
- High rewards
- Way to get to test interesting apps before anyone else
- Good payout methods
Cons:
- Very limited earning opportunities
- The platform could be more user-friendly
- The support can sometimes be slow
Overall, I think the idea behind Crowdville is great. You just have to be aware that it has a very limited number of available missions – even in the countries where it has the most. Hopefully, this will change as the platform grows.
But the few missions it has are interesting and give good rewards. The support can just be slow, which is not ideal if you should run into issues.
For this reason and because of the limited earning opportunities, I recommend you also check out the top survey and Get-Paid-To sites in your country, as they all have more opportunities and are more user-friendly, in my opinion.
I hope this review has given you a good overview of what Crowdville has to offer and who it is for.
If you have any comments, questions, or experiences with Crowdville, I would love to hear from you in a comment below.