Pureprofile claims to be an easy way to answer questions, have your opinion heard, and earn at the same time.
But is Pureprofile legit and safe, or is it one of the survey scams?
I have joined and tested hundreds of online survey sites, and Pureprofile is a site I have tested for several years now.
In this Pureprofile review, you will get an inside look and get all the details, so you know exactly what it offers and if it will be worth your time or not.
What is Pureprofile, and what does it offer?
Pureprofile is a survey site that has been around for quite a few years, and according to itself, it has more than 1.1 million members and has paid out more than $1.5 million in rewards.
I have been a member of it for a few years myself – but let me just reveal right away that it is not a site I have been very active on for various reasons I will explain in this review.
But it is a legit site, and it gives you some real ways to earn. However, this does not mean it will necessarily be worth it.
To find out if it is, you, first of all, need to know what kind of earning opportunities it offers. So let's go over these below.
I have made a video that gives you an inside look and shows exactly how Pureprofile works. You can also read all the details below the video:
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Option 1 – Pureprofile surveys
Pureprofile is, first of all, a paid survey site, and the main way to earn here is by taking surveys. The site has what it calls campaigns, and there are two different kinds: profile update surveys and paid surveys.
Paid surveys are, as the name suggests, how you earn money.
The profile update campaigns are small questions about you that will keep your profile updated. Pureprofile claims that the more info you give, the easier it will be to match you with surveys, and therefore you will be offered more surveys and other offers if you keep your profile updated.
You can also connect your social media accounts (Google, Twitter, or Facebook), to your profile, and thereby some of your basic information, like age, country, etc., will automatically be filled out. But if you do not like to connect your social media accounts, you can also just fill out this information manually.
Just be aware that you will not get paid to answer the profile questions. It is only the actual paid surveys you will get paid to take. Compared to some other survey sites, this is a bit cheap if you ask me.
But it does not take that long to fill them out, and if you want the best possible chances to earn on Pureprofile, it is a good idea to take the time to fill out your profile.
you will have to fill out some of it in the sign-up process, and the rest is something you can do once you are inside the member area.
I will be honest with you and say that I have not been impressed by the amount of paid surveys I have seen on Pureprofile. But this really depends on the country you live in though (more about which countries you can join from later).
But do not be surprised if you regularly see a screen saying there are no options.
This is the main reason it is not a site I have used a lot. I have actually been a member for quite a few years just to check it out once in a while and see if everything changes, as it is quite easy to use.
But I have not received many options there at all.
It is, however, important to say that this will vary depending on the country you live in. But in my opinion, you should not expect too many survey opportunities on Pureprofile compared to the top paying survey sites.
But there are definitely paid surveys there.
The only thing is that it is not easy to see exactly what you get per survey. In the image above, you can see that it says you will get between $0.10-$8.20.
And the survey will take between 6-40 minutes. So it is not easy to know exactly what you can expect before starting a survey. Luckily some of the Pureprofile surveys are more precise in the estimation.
And as you can see, some surveys pay quite well for the time spent if you live in a country where you regularly get surveys.
Option 2 – Paid content
When you log in to Pureprofile, you will see your dashboard and your feed, where you can see the available surveys.
Here you can also find a tab called “content”.
This can be all kinds of different options you can get paid to take. On most other similar sites, this is what is called paid offers, but Pureprofile calls it content.
It can, for example, be links to visit a website that will pay you a small amount, small videos to watch, or other similar kinds of offers.
Again, this will vary from country to country, and even though it definitely is a way to earn, the top GPT (get-paid-to) sites have way better options in this area if you like earning online by doing small micro-tasks.
In this area on Pureprofile, you can also sometimes find contests you can participate in for free. And it is also here you will see if there are any of your profile data you need to update. So not all the options in the “content” section are paid.
But overall, there are a few different ways to earn on Pureprofile, but it is not the site with the most opportunities.
How do you get paid?
One thing is to know what earning opportunities a survey site offers, but to find out if it is a site you want to join or not, it is very important to also know how you will get paid.
On Pureprofile, you will earn dollars or pounds depending on the country you live in. You can then choose to have it paid out in a few different ways.
Before you do a survey or take any kind of offer, you will be able to see what the reward will be.
If you want your rewards in cash, you can choose to have it paid out through bank transfer or PayPal. And there is also the option to use the reward for different vouchers. The exact rewards that are available depend on the country you live in.
Before you can get your reward paid out to your bank account, you have to verify your Pureprofile account. You do this through SMS after you are logged in to your profile.
The payout threshold depends on the country you live in. To get paid, you, for example, have to earn $20 in Australia or New Zealand, $10 in Singapore or the US, and £10 in the UK.
In some countries, it is a fairly high threshold compared to the fastest paying survey sites, and I prefer when it is quite a bit lower – especially when it is a site like Pureprofile where you cannot always find ways to earn so it can take some patience to reach that threshold.
Pureprofile used to have a limited, so you could maximum get $70 / £70 out every 60 days, so if you made more than this, you had to wait to get it paid.
For me, that seemed like a very strange rule, and luckily, they have changed this, so now you can get paid as many times as you want, as long as you have reached the minimum payout threshold.
Once you request a payout, Pureprofile says that it takes up to 30 working days to process. This is very slow compared to how quickly you get your earnings on many other sites, so it takes some patience to get your earnings.
However, I have been in contact with them about this, and they say they strive to process all payments within an average of 14 days, so that is a bit better, but still a bit slow, in my opinion.
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How much money can you make?
Exactly how much each survey or offer on Pureprofile will make you vary from offer to offer. But as you can probably hear from the above, Pureprofile is not a place where you will make quick money.
In some countries, you will find it very hard to reach the payout threshold.
This does, however, not mean that you won’t be able to make money on the site. You might live in a country where there are more offers available.
But it is important to remember that even if you find better paying survey sites to join, doing online surveys cannot make you rich. If you want to make a full-time income online, you have to look for other options.
Can you use it on mobile?
In my opinion, it is important to be able to use a survey site on mobile as it then makes it easy to earn a bit whenever it fits into your schedule without having to start your computer.
In this area, Pureprofile has a very good option, as you can download the Pureprofile app from Google Play Store or the App Store.
This is a very good option and one of the positive sides of Pureprofile. So if you like to take surveys on the go, this is definitely possible with Pureprofile.
Who can join Pureprofile?
You used to be able to join Pureprofile from all countries. Then they changed it, so it was only available in a few countries.
But now they have opened up again, so you can join it from more or less all countries.
However, during the sign-up process, you are still asked to choose your country and only have 5 options, at the time of updating this review.
Also, the number of offers that are available will, however, vary greatly depending on your country.
Anyone who is 15 years or older can join Pureprofile.
But be aware that if you do not live in the UK, US, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Netherlands, Belgium, or Germany, it does not make much sense to join as you will not find many options.
Can you get support?
Being able to get support on a survey site is important as you might sometimes run into technical problems.
On Pureprofile, you can submit a contact form and ask for help. Or you can write them through their Facebook page. By taking a look at their Facebook page, it looks like the support is pretty responsive there.
Whenever a person asks a question, there is a quite quick answer. This is definitely a positive sign and a sign that you can expect help if you should need it.
You can even find a phone number on their Facebook page so you can give them a call, or you can submit a form on the website.
So overall, Pureprofile has good options to get support if you should need it.
Final verdict
Pureprofile is definitely a legit online survey site, and it is a site where you can actually earn a bit of extra cash.
This does, however, not mean it will be the best option for you. Let's, therefore, finish this review by summing up the pros and cons so you can get a better overview before deciding to join or not.
Pros:
- Good payout methods
- User-friendly app
- Support seems to be responsive
Cons:
- Limited earning opportunities
- Fairly high payout threshold
- You do not get paid for profile surveys
If you are looking to join as many survey sites as possible, then Pureprofile might be a good extra site to check out.
But to be clear, I have had a lot more success with many other survey sites than I have had with Pureprofile. And the number of opportunities you will get will depend a lot on the country you live in.
But no matter which country you live in, there are survey sites that offer better opportunities, better rewards in relation to time, and better payment conditions, in my opinion.
There is, however, one very positive aspect of Pureprofile, and that is that its platform is very user-friendly and easy to navigate. So if you decide to join, it is fairly easy to figure out how to use the site. But as mentioned, in some countries, your time is better spent on other survey sites.
If you have any comments, questions, or have any experiences with Pureprofile yourself, I would love to hear from you in a comment below.
Thank you for the review on pure profile. I was considering supplementing my income by doing online surveys and it is counterproductive to spin your wheels on something that may not deliver. You really cleared up a few things for me and helped give me some direction on this endeavor.
Take Care,
Heather
Glad that you found my review useful Heather. Surveys can definitely be a good way to make a bit extra, but you just need to find the right sites with the best options. So glad if I could clarify something for you and help you in the right direction.
Mikael
its a good site but many surveys are a complete rip off! They steal ur answers and dont pay up!
Last year everything was perfect! 3-4 days wait for rewards. This year it seems they have got more slack. This is the 11th day since I redeemed my points for my PayPal reward. I have been told it now takes 10 days. Obviously this is not true. Their replies have also been extremely snarky and utterly rude.
Thanks for sharing your experience Aaron.
Sorry to hear about you having problems getting your money. Hope you will soon get your money. Personally, Pureprofile is a site I am no longer using as I think there are so many other better sites.
Mikael
Hi Mikael what are some of the better sites as pureprofile seems to have no more surveys or they blacklisted me for speaking the truth.
You can check out some great alternatives here.
For me, Pureprofile has been as productive as looking for a unicorn. I have done many surveys for this company and I have amassed the grand total of £3.05p. Only one survey has gone the distance and for the ones where I have been kicked out (all but the one), I am compensated by a generous amount of five whole pennies. Then they have the sheer gall to ask if I want to donate the princely sum to charity. I doubt if any charity would be over the moon with such a pittance !
Once I get sufficient funds in my account (sometime in 2038 by my reckoning), that`s it. Finito Pureprofile.
Thanks for sharing your experiences about this.
They suspended my account with no clear explanation after 2 months of working on their site when I finally hit the minimum threshhold of $10 and tried to cash out. After searching around it seems they have quite a reputation for being unethical at best and an outright scam at worst.
Sorry to hear this but thanks for sharing your experiences.
Pureprofile is a total scam. tried to redeem a reward. Three weeks and I still haven’t received the reward even though the money has been deducted from my total in the app. I have contacted them multiple times, once I got told they had no record of me redeeming a reward, I sent them a screenshot of the transactions and got no reply. The second time they said they had manually refunded my account – they hadn’t. Since then they’ve just not responded.
Very sorry to hear this but thanks for sharing your experiences.
Sharing is good, but practical action is better.
What action do you suggest I take?
I was referring to action on the part of Pureprofile Kirstie. “Sorry to hear this but thanks for sharing”, is no help. You don`t want sympathy, you want an efficient solution to your problem. All you can do is make an utter nuisance of yourself (but you risk having your account suspended by Pureprofile if you do this), or go to a website such as Survey Police and have a darn good rant about the survey company. Good luck Kirstie !
@James: There is not really much I can do other than thanking for sharing so others can see. I have this website to also allow others to share their experiences but it sounds like you are expecting me to be able to fix all issues which is of course not realistic even though I often go out of my way to contact survey panels and try to find solutions if there is a chance I can help. As for Pureprofile, I am not impressed by it myself as you can also see in the review above, and I do not have contact with them, and I have heard many people having issues with it so just great people are sharing and I am happy to provide a space for that.
And what she is doing is exactly what you suggest – She comes here and shares her experiences on a review site where a lot of people can see it so others can see and take that into consideration before joining.