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Cash back on gas, groceries and restaurants in the US, earned through card-linked offers in the app.

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Counts, not a score. 9 of 10 things we look for are published by Upside, 1 are not. A ratio would need a denominator from outside this site. A count does not.

Can you even be here

Where you can sign upIs my country on the list at all?Upside is only available in the United States. Offers vary by location.United StatesWhere Upside is available 路 source 路 checked 2026-09-11 路 different for you?
Where you can be paidTwo lists, and they are not always the same one.Upside does not publish thisNot published as its own list. The app is United States only, and a cash-out goes to a bank account or an approved third-party method such as PayPal.Distribution request 路 source 路 checked 2026-09-11 路 different for you?
Minimum ageHow old do I have to be, and is it higher for some offers?16, and under 18 only with the approval of a parent or legal guardianRegistration age 路 source 路 checked 2026-09-11 路 different for you?

Getting the money out

What you are paid inCash, or something that is only spendable in one place?Cash: you withdraw your earnings to a bank account, or take a digital gift card insteadHow to cash out 路 source 路 checked 2026-09-11 路 different for you?
Ways to get paidIf the one method fails, is there a second one?Bank transfer (originated by Upside's provider Dwolla) or a digital gift card; the terms also allow an approved third-party method such as PayPalWithdrawal methods 路 source 路 checked 2026-09-11 路 different for you?
Minimum payoutHow much must pile up before they let go of it?At least $1.01 for a bank transfer; gift cards mostly need $10, and a couple need $15How much can I cash out? 路 source 路 checked 2026-09-11 路 different for you?
Fee taken out of the payoutWhat is deducted that the payout page does not mention?$1 on bank cash-outs under $10, waived at $10 and above; gift cards cost $0 but most brands need a $10 minimumCash out fees 路 source 路 checked 2026-09-11 路 different for you?
Time from earning to money in handThe whole chain, not the speed they advertise for the last step.Most cash-out requests are processed within 48 hours, but bank transfers tend to take 5-7 business days, and the request must first be confirmed from an email link that expires after 24 hoursCash-out processing 路 source 路 checked 2026-09-11 路 different for you?

Keeping what you earned

How a balance can be lostDoes it expire, get charged rent, or vanish if I go quiet?Cash back rewards expire if the account is inactive for six consecutive months, meaning no rewards earned or redeemed; closing the account, by you or by Upside, forfeits the balanceExpiration of Cash Back Rewards 路 source 路 checked 2026-09-11 路 different for you?

Who is on the hook

Who is legally on the hookWhich company, and does it publish anything about whether it can pay?Upside Services, Inc., 455 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001; bank transfers are originated by its payment provider Dwolla, Inc.Terms of Service 路 source 路 checked 2026-09-11 路 different for you?

Put Upside next to something else

No article here covers Upside alongside another platform yet, so there is nothing to suggest. Pick your own pairing and the same questions get asked of each.

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How to read this page

The ten things above are not our idea of what matters. They are what the checklists in twenty hand-written articles on this site already asked, counted up: country and eligibility came first in nineteen of them, waiting time and what you are paid in came next. The payout minimum, the number most people search for, barely appeared. It is one row here, not the headline.

A row marked not publishedmeans we opened the company's own pages looking for it and it was not there. That is a finding, and it is dated. A row marked not checked yet means we have not done the work. Those two are kept apart on purpose: an empty box because we were slow should never look like an empty box because they were quiet.

Found something that has moved? Tell us. It gets checked against the source and the change is dated on the corrections page.

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