I Tested Cash Hours: Does Screen Time = Cash?
45sThe promise of passive income from screen time is highly appealing, and the creator's initial skepticism creates curiosity.
▶ Play Clip"The title promises 'real results' and the video delivers them, but the content is padded with repetitive explanations and lacks depth."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The payout threshold is very low at 5 cents, but the creator chose not to cash out due to privacy and trust concerns.
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.
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.
Earning potential is extremely low (4 cents per half hour), and the app lacks transparency. The creator recommends other passive income methods.
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.
What is the payout threshold for Cash Hours?
5 cents.
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How often do earnings convert to US dollars in Cash Hours?
Every 3 hours.
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What did the creator earn for 30 minutes of use?
4 cents (4,280 points).
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Why is early access a red flag for earning apps?
It prevents user reviews, which is often used by apps that don't pay users.
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What is the main earning method in Cash Hours despite its claims?
Watching ads.
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Real Earnings Result
Provides concrete data on the app's low earning potential, which is the core of the review.
05:00Early Access Red Flag
Explains a common scam indicator in earning apps, valuable for viewers to recognize.
05:54Final Verdict
Summarizes the creator's decision based on experience, offering a clear takeaway.
07:24[00:00] 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.
[00:17] 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
[00:29] 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,
[00:41] 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
[00:57] 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
[01:14] 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,
[01:27] 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
[01:43] 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
[02:01] 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
[02:15] 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
[02:28] 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
[02:43] 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
[02:59] 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
[03:14] 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
[03:30] 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
[03:46] 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.
[04:00] 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.
[04:20] 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
[04:32] 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
[04:46] 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
[05:00] 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
[05:12] 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
[05:24] 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
[05:42] 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
[05:54] 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
[06:11] 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,
[06:24] 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
[06:39] 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
[06:55] 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
[07:10] 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,
[07:24] 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
[07:39] 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
[07:52] 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
[08:05] 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
[08:19] 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
[08:32] 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
[08:46] 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]
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