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title: 'Earn Passively from Your Screen Time? Cash Hours: Track Screen Time Review (Real Results)'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zb1JQZC5QXA'
video_id: 'Zb1JQZC5QXA'
date: 2026-08-17
duration_sec: 547
channel: 'PaidFromSurveys'
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# Earn Passively from Your Screen Time? Cash Hours: Track Screen Time Review (Real Results)

> Source: [Earn Passively from Your Screen Time? Cash Hours: Track Screen Time Review (Real Results)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zb1JQZC5QXA)

## Summary

Cash Hours is an Android app that claims to convert daily screen time into withdrawable cash. The creator tested it to see if it actually works, finding that it primarily relies on watching ads rather than passive tracking. The verdict is that the earning potential is extremely low, and the app's early access status raises red flags.

### Key Points

- **App Overview** [00:00] — Cash Hours: Track Screen Time is an Android-only app that claims to turn screen time into real money, with cashouts every 3 hours. It is available in most countries.
- **No Account Needed** [01:14] — The app does not require account creation, which is unusual and means progress is lost if the app is deleted or moved to another phone.
- **Earning Mechanism** [01:43] — Earnings come from tracking screen time, but the main method is watching ads. The app pushes ads through games and bubbles, contradicting its 'no gimmicks' claim.
- **Conversion and Payout** [04:20] — Earnings convert to US dollars every 3 hours, but there is no exact conversion ratio. The creator earned 4,280 points in 30 minutes, which converted to only 4 cents.
- **Low Payout Threshold** [05:24] — The payout threshold is very low at 5 cents, but the creator chose not to cash out due to privacy and trust concerns.
- **Early Access Red Flag** [05:42] — The app is in early access on Google Play, which prevents user reviews. The creator notes this is a common tactic among apps that don't pay users.
- **Privacy Concerns** [07:10] — The creator avoided connecting PayPal and tracking other apps, installing it on a spare phone instead, due to lack of trust in early access apps.
- **Final Verdict** [07:24] — Earning potential is extremely low (4 cents per half hour), and the app lacks transparency. The creator recommends other passive income methods.

### Conclusion

Cash Hours is not worth your time due to negligible earnings and transparency issues. The creator advises focusing on more reliable passive income apps instead.

## Transcript

Cash Hours is an app that claims it can turn your  daily screen time into real money. So, the idea is   simple. You just keep the app running. It tracks  your time and you earn passively. They even say   that you can cash out every 3 hours. I decided  to try it myself and see how it actually works.  
And in this video, I'll show you exactly what I  found, what my results look like, and whether it   is worth your time or not. So, let's jump straight  into it and start by going over who can join. And  
Cash Hours track screen time is the full name. It  is an Android app, so it's only available if you   have an Android phone. From what I can see,  it is available in basically all countries,  
but please before you download it, then listen to  everything I have to say here so you know exactly   what to expect. What I found interesting about it  when I first came across it is that it says that   you can turn your phone screen time into real  withdrawable cash and it is 100% free. No in-app  
purchases, no gimmicks. But I have tested earning  methods for more than 10 years. So I also know   that you shouldn't always just believe what an  app or website says itself. So I decided to test   it. So let me now log in and then we'll take a  closer look at what it really offers. So I am  
now logged in and the first thing I noticed when  I first joined is that I didn't actually have to   create an account to start using it and start  earning. So that's always a little bit strange   and that also means that if you accidentally  delete it, want to use it on another phone,  
you can't really use the same account. So that's  just something to keep in mind. But also what I   noticed is that there are many ads. It claims is  that you can track the screen time and that's how   you earn. And you can see there is a counter here.  So that's how you earn if you let it just be open  
here or you can allow it to track other apps. I  will explain later why I have chosen not to allow   it to track any other apps. But that's how you  can earn by tracking your screen time and that's   then when you see this will just be convertible  and it will go up to value in US dollars up here  
every 3 hours. We'll talk about the whole  conversion system and that a little bit later. But   in addition to that, there are other ways to earn.  But all of them is actually just about getting you   to watch ads. Sometimes also randomly, you know,  it pops up here. You can also see there's these  
bubbles here. They want you to watch an ad and  then you can earn extra. So it doesn't really   matter which one I show. All of them I kind of  just gimmicks. They say on the page I showed you   no gimmicks. In my opinion, it is a gimmick here  because for example, this game here is not as  
a game. It's it's all about getting you to watch  ads. You know, it's fair enough. They need to make   money. That's how they can afford to potentially  pay us. So, you know, that's fine. But, you know,   just say it as it is. But here you can see then  I can claim 100% here and then I have to watch  
an ad or you say I can just claim 60%. So, I  just claimed 60% but as you can see I sometimes   still have to watch an ad. Not always when you  choose this only 60% but sometimes. So, for me   that's just lack of transparency. If you say that  okay you have to watch an ad to get 100% but then  
you click 60% then I still have to watch an ad.  You know that's lack of transparency something I   really dislike. But anyways that's how it works as  mentioned. Not always you have to when you click   this 60% but in general they really push these  ads onto you. So that's just how it is. Now it  
is done. I can close it. You can see the earnings  are added there. I can continue. I can play   again if I want to. And when I first joined I  got a little bit more. It felt like now I get   less value. Then now again I can claim only 60%.  This time here you can see I didn't get an ad. If  
I chose 100% I would have gotten an ad but then  I would also got more earnings but still don't   really know the points are added here and you need  to collect these points here also so they go up   there. You can see up here the points are added  whenever I earn there and then this bar here fills  
very slowly, in my opinion especially  after you've used it for some time. But all of   these other method no need to really show them  because the games are not really games. It's just   something that scrolls around, gives you a random  number of points, and then wants you to watch ads.  
So, that's basically how you earn here. I wouldn't  say so much. It's about tracking your screen time,   as they claim. It's basically get you to watch  ads. That's mainly what it's about. But that   can of course also be fine if it just pays well.  So, let's talk a little bit more about that.  
So I have now jumped to the cash out section  and it converts the earnings. Let's just go   over that first here. Every 3 hours whatever you  have earned up here it converts into US dollars  
and that's what you can then see in your account  and that's what you can cash out. But there is   no exact conversion ratio and I really dislike  when an app is not transparent about that because   I can see like okay now I earn like 100 points or  150 points or 70 points whatever it is but I have  
no idea what the value will be. I I never like  think that is actually fair, but what I can say   is that for example, I earned 4,280 points before  it converted the first time. I spent around 30  
minutes doing that and I watched a lot of ads. I  even tried to click in here on the email there to   contact the support and even their ads popped up.  I watched a lot of ads there and then it converted  
after 3 hours and it was 4 cents. So it took me  half an hour to earn 4 cents. So that's just to   give you a little bit of an idea of my results. It  might be different for you, but in all cases not  
be great earnings as you can hear, but it does  have a low payout threshold. You can see here   you can cash out. You just need to earn 5 cents.  So definitely a low payout threshold. But there   is a reason that I have decided not to even try  to reach that 5 cents and cash out. So, let me  
just jump to the main Google Play page there and  then we'll talk a little bit more about that.   So, you can't see it here on a computer, but if  you go to the Google Play Store and find it on  
your phone, it will say it is in early access. For  me, it's always a huge red flag when an earning   app is in early access because when it's in early  access, people cannot leave reviews. And I have   tested hundreds of apps and websites and basically  all apps that are earning apps that I have come  
across that are in early access have actually  done it because they are not paying people   and they don't want people to leave negative  review. But that's for me is a huge red flag   when it's in early access. There's no need to  be in early access as an earning app. However,  
I would say that very low rewards and the  earning methods are realistic. So that's   what's a little bit confusing here because that it  is an early access. That's a classic red flag. But   the low rewards, usually an app that are not  intended to pay, you will actually just promise  
for the same work that I did here that I would  have earned a few hundred. Uh then you just   clearly know it's a scam here. It's actually  realistic rewards, realistic earning methods.   But the thing is just I am just not going to  connect my PayPal because then you would have to  
log in with your PayPal usually through an app  like this and and share all these different   things. I'm not going to do that with an app that  is in early access and I'm not going to allow it   to track what else I do on my phone. For example,  how I use other apps on my phone. In fact, I have  
installed it on a spare phone I have. I didn't  want to have it on my main phone also because I   just don't trust an app that is in early  access. So, I'm not saying that you cannot   get paid. I'm just saying based on my years of  experience and having tested it. First of all,  
extremely low earning potential. I earned around  4 cents for half an hour. Definitely not worth   it. There are many other free ways to make money  online where you can earn a lot more. And at the   same time also I don't like that there's some lack  of transparency with some of the things. I don't  
like that you can't see an exact conversion ratio  so you know exactly what you earn. An earning app   and website should always be transparent about  that. If not, I don't want to support. I don't   want to use it. And then when you add to that that  it's an early access for me. That just means that  
that's just one way. I'm not going to connect my  PayPal. I'm not going to use it. It's not one that   to hear your experiences also. This is just my  opinion and why I'm not using it because people  
have asked about it. So, based on my testing,  these are my decisions, but you are free to make   your own, of course, but now I'm just sharing you  my experiences based on years of testing different   ways and then you can make your own decision. I  would love to hear your opinion and experiences  
in the comments below. Overall, personally, I will  just focus on other methods instead. For example,   I do have a list if you're interested in this  whole passive income because it is actually   where it says that you can track screen time  and just let it run. So, I do have a list of my  
top recommended passive income apps on my  website. I'll leave a link to that below. Also,   if you like playing games because there also some  games kind of things you can do here. I do have a   list of the best websites and apps that pay you to  play games. I'll leave a link to that below. Those  
are my preferred alternatives instead. So, you're  welcome to check that out. But no matter what,   to subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the  notification bell so you won't miss out next time   I release a video with tips and tricks about  different ways to make money online. [music]