# Makeena: Healthy Savings — Earn Cash, Rewards for Good

> Earn cash and rewards for buying healthy, eco-friendly products and submitting receipts. (iPhone/iPad app by makeena llc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/makeena-healthy-savings/id942307278 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [makeena llc](https://appshunter.io/developer/942307277)
- Category: Shopping, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.80/5 from 238 App Store ratings · 100 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 13.5 · 61 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2015-02-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-11
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/makeena-healthy-savings/id942307278/reviews.md

## What is Makeena?

Earn cash back and rewards after you buy healthy and eco-friendly products anywhere you like to shop, even online. And, turn your grocery-related receipts into cash and points, and then get rewarded for being loyal to your favorite brands or by simply sharing those brands with your friends.

Makeena helps you discover good for you and the planet items — organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, plant-based, eco-friendly, BPA-free, cruelty-free, you name it.

Makeena is super easy to use:

- Browse offers, brands, and products before shopping
- Save them to your shopping list
- Scan barcodes of purchased products to begin redeeming
- Take a photo of your receipt, and then submit it through the app
- Cash out through PayPal or Venmo after you accumulate $20 in your Account 

Found your perfect beauty product, supplement, or granola? After every time you buy, you can earn points for extra cash back, samples, T-shirts, and more!

Didn't find anything you like yet? No worries - any grocery-related receipt turns into bonus points that can be converted into cash when you've earned enough points.

Makeena works at any retail store, in-store or online. Join Makeena and start making better for you, your family, and the planet choices today!

For additional help with using Makeena, please go to https://makeena.com/faqs/ or email support@makeena.com.

## Key features

- Earn cash back on healthy products
- Get rewards for eco-friendly purchases
- Turn grocery receipts into cash and points
- Discover good-for-you and planet items
- Scan barcodes to redeem offers
- Submit photos of receipts
- Cash out via PayPal or Venmo

## What do users think of Makeena?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 💰 Earn cash back on purchases
- 🌱 Rewards for buying organic/healthy products
- 📈 Accumulate points/rewards over time
- 👍 User-friendly app interface
- 🤝 Helpful customer service

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy app with frequent errors
- ⏱️ Slow processing of receipts/claims
- 💳 Difficult to cash out earnings
- 📋 Overly complicated app structure
- 🔍 Limited product selection

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes or won't open
- Receipt scanning issues
- Delayed or denied cash out requests
- Disappearing offers and rewards

**Most requested features**

- Improve app stability and reduce errors
- Streamline receipt submission and claim processing
- Lower cash out threshold
- Simplify app navigation and organization
- Expand product selection and brand partnerships

## Recent user reviews (10 of 100)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/makeena-healthy-savings/id942307278/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Won’t open

*2026-03-28, version 5.4.5*

The app won’t open.

### 1/5 — No longer a good app

*2026-02-11, version 5.4.5*

I have used this before and no problems. I cashed out in November 2025 and it’s February 2026. I still haven’t got my payment that was supposed to take 10 days to process. Repeatedly emailed them with no response.

### 1/5 — So slow

*2025-11-25, version 5.4.5*

I feel like I am back to dial up internet.  I have no other issues with my other apps, but the delays and waits are so odd!!!!

### 1/5 — They wont cash you out

*2025-08-10, version 5.4.5*

I used this app for several years to get enough to meet the $20 threshold. Now that I’ve met it & requested the cash, the app suddenly has error message. I emailed support, they said they were working on jt. That was 2 months ago, still nothing. It’s a waste of time.

### 1/5 — I think this app closed up shop

*2025-08-05, version 5.4.5*

Still cant get into my account yet it lets me make a new account…. My points are on the one they wont let me into

### 2/5 — App will not open

*2025-07-30, version 5.4.5*

Cannot sign in. Keep getting connection errors.

### 1/5 — No longer works

*2025-07-27, version 5.4.5*

The app is no longer working.

### 1/5 — I think this app closed up shop

*2025-07-27, version 5.4.5*

Not working for a long time and no signs it ever will

### 1/5 — It’s a slog (and feels like a social experiment)

*2025-07-22, version 5.4.5*

Ugh, even before the app suddenly stopped working, I always dreaded having to log my purchases on this app.  Other rebate apps are able to figure out which items were purchased by using OCR on the receipt text itself. But makeena requires you to physically scan the barcode from each and every single item you purchased.  I ended up only ever launching this app to scan the more valuable offers, and left any other items I may have purchased that would have qualified unscanned. It just wasn’t worth it. I mean, I get the concept, loyalty rewards etc, but it’s extremely user unfriendly with the slog of having to scan everything individually.  And then they have 2 categories of scanability and sometimes it’ll say you don’t have to scan this item. UGH!!!  On top of that, offers are often limited to certain varieties of products, so you have to remember which ones will qualify, and THEN they’ll only allow one item variety per receipt to qualify for an offer. No buying multiples! A rebate app shouldn’t require this much brainpower.

The $20 minimum for cashing out is also unkind.  It encouraged me to not cash out once I got past $20, because it would have been another uphill struggle to collect another $20.  (And now see where this got me.  Their app has gone the way of the dodo, and all my frustrating labor has been wasted.). I do seriously think it was a social experiment.  How long would it take people to stop using the app if we make it a huge chore?

### 1/5 — False info

*2025-07-21, version 5.4.5*

On July 13 I submitted a complaint to Makeena about the app not working correctly. Sometime in the past week there was a response posted dated 5 YEARS AGO! Since I just posted it, the response can’t be from 5 years ago. I noticed the same thing on other peoples complaints. The response was so generic too. I think the app has gone belly up.

## Frequently asked questions about Makeena

### What does Makeena do?

Makeena allows you to earn cash back and rewards for purchasing healthy and eco-friendly products from any retailer, whether in-store or online. You can also convert your grocery receipts into points that can be redeemed for cash.

### How can I earn rewards with Makeena?

You can earn rewards by browsing and saving offers before shopping, then scanning product barcodes or submitting photos of your receipts after purchase. Loyalty to favorite brands or sharing them with friends also earns you points.

### Is Makeena free to use?

Yes, Makeena is free to download and use. The app generates revenue through partnerships with brands, allowing users to earn rewards without upfront costs.

### What kind of products can I get rewards for?

You can earn rewards for a wide range of healthy and eco-friendly products, including organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, plant-based, eco-friendly, BPA-free, and cruelty-free items. Any grocery-related receipt can also earn bonus points.

### How do I get paid?

Once you accumulate $20 in your account, you can cash out your earnings through PayPal or Venmo. This makes it easy to receive your rewards directly.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.4.5 — 2023-03-05

Bug fixes and improvements

### 5.4.4 — 2023-02-28

Bug fixes and improvements

### 5.3.11 — 2022-09-16

Messenger bug fix

### 5.3.10 — 2022-09-14

Updated account management features

New user verification bug fix

Updated messaging capabilities

Updated App metrics

Fixed verification code issue

### 5.3.9 — 2022-08-10

Updated Facebook SDK

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