5 apps that are almost guaranteed to make you richer | The Gentleman's Journal | The latest in style and grooming, food and drink, business, lifestyle, culture, sports, restaurants, nightlife, travel and power. | Gentleman's Journal (2024)

Apps do so much more than alleviate boredom or tell you when your train’s going to arrive. Today’s apps can make you (or save you) money, and help you become richer as a result.

FOAP – iOS, ANDROID

If you’re a bit of a happy snapper you should think about using Foap, the popular photo app making waves in the app marketplaces. You simply take photographs of anything – from landmarks to living rooms, unload them to Foap and these photos can then be sold to companies from around the world, for $5 dollars a photo.

UBER – iOS, ANDROID

If you haven’t yet got into the Uber revolution, you should. The ridesharing service has gone from strength to strength and is saving regular cab customers hundreds of pounds a year. The app is easy to use, efficient and eliminates the time consuming phone call to a taxi company to provide your name, location etc.

PACT – iOS, ANDROID

Pact is a fascinating app that gets you to sign a health ‘pact’ to ensure that you keep to your dietary/exercise regimes. You simply pledge to follow certain health regimes and keep track of your goals. If you meet your targets you are rewarded with money from users who failed to keep to theirs – if you don’t meet your targets you pay a penalty to those that did.

FIELD AGENT – iOS, ANDROID

Field Agent assigns you small tasks to perform within your area, such as photographing a shop window, or measuring a walking distance between two points. You are paid a small sun for every task that you complete and, although it’s not going to make you a millionaire – it’s fun, addictive and a good way to earn a bit of extra cash.

APPTRAILERS – iOS, ANDROID

For those that love being up to speed with the latest apps, AppTrailers is the perfect app. You can earn reward points for watching app trailers, or keeping up to date with certain entertainment sites. These points can be redeemed for gift vouchers and cash – paid into your account with PayPal.