ShortBucks App Test: Does It Pay? Full Breakdown & Transcript

[00:01] In this video, I'm going to talk about Shorty Bucks earning real cash. This app has been advertised as a way to make real money just by watching short videos on your phone. But is it legit or fake? Guys, this is the first time I'm

[00:17] launching this app and I'm going to test with you in real time and I'll give you my honest opinion if it's legit or fake. If it's legit, I'll try to cash out. Let's see if they will transfer the money. On the Play Store, you don't see

[00:31] how many installations. You don't see reviews. You don't see anything apart from the install button. All right. In the logo, it says cash out every 3

[00:44] hours. This reminds me of many other apps that I have revealed that convert points to cash every 3 hours. You can with the draw via PayPal. Usually, you receive the money. However, some clever developers

[00:59] they are using this to mislead people to make people believe that they are also using these type of apps when in fact their apps are fake. As soon as you

[01:11] launch the app, you receive these points. Right at the top, you can see points. Right at the top, you can see the balance. It starts with 14,000 points. Let's call it points, which equals $46.

[01:27] This is not good news, guys. No reward app will give you a welcome bonus of $4. Well, there can be, but it's very rare. Let alone these apps that are funded

[01:41] entirely by advertisement because even $4, you'd have to watch so because even $4, you'd have to watch so many ads to generate enough revenue to many ads to generate enough revenue to receive $4. It's insane. And so it's a

[01:56] big red flag for me right off the bat. Before I continue exposing this app, I'm going to tell you if it's legit or fake. But if you would like to make real money by playing games, I have selected three legit and the best options available on

[02:10] the Play Store. You can skip it if you want. You can click the link in the description and you can go straight to those that actually pay. There are lots of opportunities of gaming offers in these apps. You can select, you can

[02:25] select any game you want, reach specific milestones, and once you reach $5 in these apps, you can cash out via PayPal, gift cards, and crypto. Always keep in mind, there is never guarantees of earnings. You should not expect to make

[02:40] a lot of money. This is just a little extra cash. All right. Okay. As soon as you launch this app, you get 14,000 points. You need to tap a claim reward. points. You need to tap a claim reward. There's a countdown, but then the $4

[02:55] disappear and then you have zero. They want to access the device location. I want to access the device location. I don't want to share my location. Uh why why it keeps asking to share my location? So they don't want to

[03:08] continue. You see guys, what's misleading here? They claim that you earn $4 in the beginning. Location access is disabled. Please enable in settings to continue adventure. What if I don't want sir? Yes, an

[03:23] advertisement. That's the first video ad. Yes, you get bombarded with it. You know, whenever you watch these video ads, they get paid from advertisers. That's the whole business. But is this legit? Is it actually possible to

[03:39] withdraw, guys? Well, I see here a very similar reward system uh compared to other apps that I review. Okay, they have the countdown, have the countdown, so they are very likely to reward

[03:54] players. In the beginning, I thought this was fake because of the unrealistic this was fake because of the unrealistic bonus of $4, but then they simply bonus of $4, but then they simply disappear and start at zero. It was

[04:08] fake. It was a fake bonus. And this is very uh misleading, guys, and very uh misleading, guys, and frustrating. They show this 14,000 frustrating. They show this 14,000 points as bonus equivalent to $4 when in

[04:21] fact it's nothing like this. All right. And also they make you believe that just because 14,000 points equal for a dollar. You think that 500 points will

[04:34] dollar. You think that 500 points will convert to um well a decent amount, but it's actually much less. You keep scrolling and from time to time it will scrolling and from time to time it will display a video ad. Yes, because they

[04:48] want to earn revenue. They want to maximize the profits. I'm going to collect more points, try to reach the minimum cash out requirement, which is usually 5 cents. And after 3 hours, I'm going to try to cash out. Let's hope

[05:03] they transfer the money. Guys, if they transfer, well, at least they are giving away a small percentage of adi revenue. All right, despite the misleading introduction, if they pay, that's what really matters for us. Okay, if I tap

[05:19] play and earn, they don't say what's the minimum requirement. Unfortunately, many of these apps don't say. There is a progress bar around the treasure chest

[05:31] on the right hand side. Once it gives a full circle, you receive the points. Congratulations, you get 915 points. Claim now and watch drums. Tap the

[05:43] Claim now and watch drums. Tap the button and you watch a video ad. Claim 2x reward. Tap the button. Watch another video ad. Okay, so I collected 5,782.

[05:55] Let's see how much money it will convert after 2 hours and a half. All right, guys. So, I'm recording this video on the following day, and that 5,000 points

[06:07] the following day, and that 5,000 points converted to 17 cent of the dollar, which I'm now ready to cash out. So, there you go. Now, I can tap cash out. there you go. Now, I can tap cash out. The minimum withdraw is 30 cents. This

[06:20] is very annoying. This is the second time I see this minimum, guys, with another reward app. The same thing, they are increasing the cash out are increasing the cash out requirements. before used to be 1 cent

[06:32] then 5 cents. 17 cent of the dollar didn't take a long time. So I just need to maybe watch a few more ads and hopefully after 2 hours I'll be able to

[06:46] re hopefully reach 30 cents. Well guys, bad news here. Okay, it was not enough to reach 30 cents. I collected an extra 5,000 points and this time it only

[06:58] 5,000 points and this time it only converted to 5 cents. So now in total I have a 22 cent of the dollar. I'll have to collect an extra 8 cents to reach 30 to collect an extra 8 cents to reach 30 cents. That means I'll have to watch a

[07:13] lot more ads. 22 cents. I have 1 hour and a half to go. Maybe this time I'll have to collect more than 10,000 points. So yes. Uh, apparently

[07:25] earnings are decreasing over time. The first conversion was pretty decent. The second one was not as good. Let's see the third time. It may even worse. It

[07:38] doesn't matter how many points you have to be honest. If the exchange rate drops, the money that you receive will be less despite having the same number of points. All right, guys. So now I have 31 cents. I can finally cash out.

[07:55] have 31 cents. I can finally cash out. Let's tap cash out. Tap submit. Let's tap cash out. Tap submit. I need to enter the amount. Okay. So 031 withdraw successful. It's processing. All you have to do now is wait. Once it

[08:10] All you have to do now is wait. Once it says paid, check your PayPal account and says paid, check your PayPal account and see if the money is there. And surprise, see if the money is there. And surprise, another 15 cent of the dollar. It's a

[08:23] bonus for completing a withdrawal. And now I need to collect another 15 cent to cash out another 30 cent. I'm not going to reach 30 cent again because I have a

[08:36] lot of more applications and games to review in this channel. But it's good to know that they're giving a bonus. This is the second time I see this type of apps giving a nice bonus. Yeah, it's not much, you know, and you earn very little

[08:51] much, you know, and you earn very little cash rewards, but if you are okay with that over time, it adds up if you use these apps consistently. If you like you're watching these videos, why not? But but you have to endure lots of

[09:06] advertisements in the process. So now guys, 2 minutes later, redemption successful. I'm going to check in my PayPal account. Hopefully the money is right there. I did receive the money from Aqua Genie Network Limited. This is

[09:24] a screenshot, so it's proof for you. It doesn't mean rewards are guaranteed. I know that it can be frustrating if for some reason you don't receive the money. You can try contacting the company. But the reality is most of the time I

[09:40] receive the money from these apps that pay every 3 hours. Well, that's it for this video. I hope it was helpful. I hope you like it. If you do, please give a thumbs up. This really helps support my channel so I can keep testing and

[09:54] my channel so I can keep testing and showing you more legit options and also warning you about fake applications out there. All the best, guys. Have a great there. All the best, guys. Have a great day.