In 2014, it finally beat the App Store for most apps and downloads.
As more people are switching over to Android devices, it’s no wonder the demand for Google Play credits is on the rise!
Let’s delve into how you can get some of these coveted credits. Forget about getting them for cheap – you can get them for free!
Google Play credits are like virtual currency for the Google Play store.
When you want to purchase a song, app, book, or anything else on Google Play, you usually use an account, like a bank account or PayPal, to complete the purchase.
You can also use Google Play credits, if you have them, in lieu of using money from your account.
Basically, Google Play credits are like gift cards.
However much you have in credit is what will be applied to your purchase first, if you choose to use them.
The best part is they’ll never expire, so as long as you want them to sit in your account, they’ll be there!
How Do You Redeem Them?
You can purchase (or receive as a gift) a Google Play gift card, which is available in several stores, in-store and online.
I’ll also discuss the many FREE ways you can earn them in this post!
You can add Google Play credits to your account by linking a Google Play gift card or code to your account
First, find your account in the app.Click ‘Redeem’ and enter the promotional code or gift card code.
Press Redeem, and it will instantly be applied to your account!
When you go to purchase anything from Google Play, you’ll be asked how you want to pay.
You can then choose to use your credits balance or save it for another time and use your linked account instead.
Swagbucks
Swagbucks is my favorite rewards app for so many reasons!
It’s super easy to earn rewards in so many different ways through Swagbucks that it never gets boring. And, rewards add up quickly!
I’ve cashed out gift cards every couple of weeks when I use it frequently, and it couldn’t be easier.
You can take surveys, play games, shop online for cash back, watch sponsored videos, refer your friends, learn about new products and companies, and more.
And, if you meet your daily Swagbucks goal, you earn free Swagbucks, just to give you a little more motivation to earn.
Don’t forget to check your Swagbucks Inbox every day too. This has tons of great ways to earn small to large amounts of Swagbucks!
Once you reach 1,000 Swagbucks (which isn’t difficult to do!) you can cash out for $10 in Google Play credits.
There’s another gift card amounts available too, and Swagbucks often has promotions where it discounts the number of Swagbucks needed to redeem a prize!
AppNana is a rewards app for both iOS and Android that earns you credit toward your system’s app store.
You will earn ‘Nanas’ every time you download and play apps that you find through AppNana. When you earn enough Nanas, you redeem them for free Google Play credits!
Become a Costco Member
If you don’t already have a Costco membership, you may want to grab one.
Apparently, the wholesale store sometimes puts its gift cards on sale for lower prices than their worth – and that includes Google Play gift cards!
Earlier this year, Costco ran a promotion where its members could score $50 and $100 Google Play gift cards for less.
The store already marks down its Google Play gift cards frequently when you buy e-codes, but its occasional promotions can save you even more.
During this particular promotion, the price for a $100 Google Play e-code was only $82.99! So, that’s $17.01 in Google Play credits for free.
The membership will cost about $50 a year, which is worth it if you plan to purchase Google Play codes frequently.
If you don’t already have a Costco membership, you may want to grab one.
Apparently, the wholesale store sometimes puts its gift cards on sale for lower prices than their worth – and that includes Google Play gift cards!
Earlier this year, Costco ran a promotion where its members could score $50 and $100 Google Play gift cards for less.
The store already marks down its Google Play gift cards frequently when you buy e-codes, but its occasional promotions can save you even more.
During this particular promotion, the price for a $100 Google Play e-code was only $82.99! So, that’s $17.01 in Google Play credits for free.
The membership will cost about $50 a year, which is worth it if you plan to purchase Google Play codes frequently.
This one is a bit of a roundabout way to get Google Play credits for free, but it works!
Sign up for Bing Rewards, which is a rewards system from Microsoft that lets you earn rewards from using the Bing search engine.
One of the most popular rewards you can redeem is an Amazon gift card.
And guess what Amazon sells? Gift cards to other places, including Google Play.
And, most sellers sell the gift cards for LESS than they’re worth, so you’re saving money this way!
You just need to be at least 13 years old and you can become a member of Bing Rewards.
Boom Gift is an app for iOS and Android devices that pays you to download and try out other apps.
Basically, Boom Gift advertises the apps on its app, so you get credit for trying out its partner’s apps, which are usually games.
You won’t get paid a lot here, but you can earn some money toward Google Play credits, which is one of the things you can redeem your earnings for.
The app also has a referral program where you can earn a percentage of your friends’ earnings who sign up below you.
Cubic Reward
Cubic Reward is a rewards app that pays you in Google Play credits.
You can earn rewards by downloading apps and playing games, or by referring your friends to the app.
There are also daily events to join that give you an opportunity to win bonus points.
FeaturePoints is another rewards app that lets you try out apps for free.
App developers often partner with these types of apps to get exposure to their new apps and help work out the kinks.
You can also refer friends for more points, which you can redeem for several different prizes, including Google Play gift cards.
FreeMyApps
FreeMyApps is very similar to FeaturePoints, rewarding you for downloading and using new apps and games.
There are tons of gift cards to choose from for rewards, like Amazon, CVS, or even Minecraft currency, but Google Play credit is among the most popular.
Gameflip sells gift cards for discounted prices.
One of the cards it sells is Google Play gift cards.
Yes, you’ll need to spend some money to get Google Play credits here, but you’ll essentially get some credits for free because you’ll get the card at a discount.
If all other methods fail you, then, this could be a good backup!
Gift Box
Gift Box is a rewards app with Google Play gift cards as redeemable prizes.
You can earn points just by visiting the app daily, playing Spin the Wheel games, downloading apps, watching videos, and referring your friends.
Gift Card Granny is one of my go-to places for all things gift cards.
It’s great for finding discount gift cards, special promotions, selling your own gift cards, and staying on top of all gift card news.
But, you can also sign up for a Gift Card Granny account, which will let you earn your own free gift cards, including Google Play!
You’ll get access to giveaways and contests to win gift cards.
But you can also earn them by sharing gift card promotions you find, purchasing gift cards through a Gift Card Granny partner, and even just for signing up for an account.
Refer your friends and get an easy 1,000 points for each one!
Gift Wallet is another popular rewards app that mostly focuses on redeeming offers. Some will cost some money (and earn more points), but some are free.
You can also earn points by sharing the app with your friends on social media, and even more if you get them to join too!
Your gift card gets delivered via e-mail, so make sure it’s an address you check often.
Google Opinion Rewards is my absolute favorite way to earn Google Play credits.
It really couldn’t be easier.
Since I first got my Android device about a year ago, I’ve earned over $40 in Google Play credits just by taking simple 1 – 3 question surveys.
And I haven’t even done it consistently (silly me, right?).
Google Opinion Rewards can be downloaded from Google Play if your device doesn’t already come with it.
The app will notify you when there’s a new survey available.
They’re super quick surveys, usually no more than three questions, and they pay, on average, about $0.25 each!
I’ve gotten anywhere from $0.10 to $1 per survey, for about 10 seconds of my time.
Your earnings automatically get applied to your Google Play account, so you won’t even have to redeem any codes.
And, they show up immediately after taking a survey!
InstaGC is an easy way to earn some Google Play credit (and other gift cards!) just by doing what you normally do on the web.
The website offers rewards for watching videos, taking surveys, conducting web searches, shopping, and more.
To date, over 915,000 gift cards have been claimed!
JunoWallet
JunoWallet is almost like InstaGC in app form.
You can earn JunoCredits by completing small tasks, like watching short videos and advertisements, taking surveys, and even making phone calls.
Google Play gift cards is an option for rewards.
If you have Google Chromecast, you might be in luck.
If you don’t have one and are considering purchasing one, you might be able to get free Google Play credits when you do!
The media streaming device lets you play your favorite TV shows, games, music, and more on your TV.
You can download and install Google Home on your Android device to check what offers are available for registering your Chromecast through the app.
They change from time to time, but I’ve seen reports of customers getting anywhere from $6 to $25 in Google Play credit just for registering their Chromecast through the app!
Points2Shop is a GPT site that offers a variety of ways for you to earn points that you can redeem for gift cards. Google Play credits are one of the prizes!
You’ll receive an e-code when you redeem your points for a Google Play gift card.
This site mostly focuses on earning points with surveys, but you can also complete offers, shop, watch videos, play games, and more.
There are even games and contests in which you can compete to earn lots of points!
If you have a Samsung tablet or smartphone, register it with Samsung.
These promotions also change from time to time, but there are sometimes offers for $25 in Google Play credit just for registering!
Just remember to fully set up and activate your account to be eligible.
Use an e-mail account you check often so Samsung can send you offers of new promotions.
Slidejoy is a mobile app on Google Play that basically pays you to view ads on your phone via your lockscreen.
The best part is that the app starts to learn your preferences, depending on what you do with them, to provide more relevant ads for your interests.
You can swipe on ads any time you want to show you’re not interested in them. You can also click on them when you do have an interest to be taken to a landing page for the advertiser.
Either way, the app will learn what you like and don’t like so that it can find more relevant ads for you.
Even if you never interact with the ads, you can still earn cash just for having it on your phone!
You can choose to redeem your saved up cash with PayPal, or with one of several gift cards.
One of the options, of course, is Google Play credits!
As with earning other gift cards, survey sites can be the ideal way to go.
They may not be the most fun way to earn cash and prizes, but they work!
PrizeRebel is one that offers Google Play gift cards as rewards for taking surveys.
Since 2007, it’s paid over $11 million in rewards.
QuickThoughts is a mobile survey app that lets you earn Amazon gift cards in exchange for surveys, which you can then turn into Google Play gift cards!
Tap Cash Rewards is similar to other rewards apps that give you rewards for downloading and playing other apps.
You can connect your Facebook account to open up other offers and earn more rewards.
The app offers several rewards for redemption, including Google Play gift cards.
Whaff Rewards
Whaff Rewards is yet another app-downloading rewards app.
This one, however, will give you Google Play credit just by connecting your Facebook account and entering the code that pops up on your screen.
To get more, you can download other apps, with each one paying between 10 to 70 cents.
The longer you keep apps on your device without deleting them, the more you can earn to redeem for Google Play credits.
As with most gift card hunts, you’re bound to run into some scams along the way.
With Google Play credits, there seems to be an abundance of them.
Google Play Credit Generators are all over the web, claiming to generate you a code that you can use to redeem free credits.
They claim to have found some loophole that hacks the Google Play server to deliver you free gift card codes at no cost to them.
Unfortunately, all they’ll do is cause harm to your computer or steal your information.
Some have been known to be very aggressive viruses or malware that can compromise your safety and identity online.
So, I suggest staying away from any of these “generator” websites.
Quite simply, they absolutely will not do what they promise and can cause serious damage to your information instead.
If you think you found, or have fallen victim to, one of these scams, feel free to report it to the Federal Trade Commission or Internet Crime Complaint Center.
The two agencies can investigate possible scams and get them removed from the internet for good.
