GigSpot vs TryitFree
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GigSpot
Discover and apply for mystery shopping and market research opportunities. Companies compete for your service, offering numerous job openings. You choose the jobs, locations, and times that suit you best, with payment details clearly listed.
- Access thousands of job opportunities
- Companies compete for your service
- Choose jobs by location and time
- View compensation and reimbursement details
- Receive push notifications for new jobs
- Complete certifications on mobile
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What is GigSpot? GigSpot connects you with mystery shopping and market research companies. GigSpot is the place where these companies compete for your service, offering you tens of thousands of job opportunities. You decide which jobs you want, where, and when. Get Paid to Shop and Eat? Really? Yes, each listed job is a paying opportunity. Payment is handled by the mystery shopping or market research company posting the job. GigSpot lists the information you need to take or apply for the opportunity, including: * Compensation and Reimbursement * Start and End Date * Distance Already a Mystery Shopper? You should sign up with GigSpot! * One simple signup gives you access to thousands of mystery shopping jobs from dozens of mystery shopping provider companies * Manage one profile across all companies * Easily get more jobs than ever * Receive push notifications for new jobs - fewer emails! * Complete certifications directly on your mobile device - Disclaimer: This application will work best on the iPhone and iPad family of devices. iPod Touch users may experience slowdowns or random crashes.
TryitFree
Discover local businesses and services in your area without cost. Explore new dining, entertainment, and learning opportunities. Try out various establishments and lessons for free.
- Discover local businesses
- Try services for free
- Find entertainment options
- Locate lessons and tutors
- Explore new places
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TRY OUT LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR FREE! A fun, great and free way to discover new places near you. This app will be your way of deciding where to eat, where to go for entertainment, where to find a math tutor or find gymnastics lessons. Try out local businesses for free! You’ll discover places to eat, things to do, services, and lessons you didn’t even know existed in your area and the best part is you can try them out for free. The app is free. The offers are free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TryitFree at 82% against GigSpot's 22%. TryitFree also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). GigSpot's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 16). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TryitFree holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GigSpot has 1.4K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of GigSpot's written reviews are positive against 82% of TryitFree's.
GigSpot ships an update every 3 months, TryitFree every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GigSpot | TryitFree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.4K ratings) | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Research Metrics LLC | Bluestone Apps, LLC Mobile |
Customer experience
GigSpot
TryitFree
Bugs and requests
GigSpot
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues and invalid credentials
- Disappearing job assignments
- Inability to submit completed reports
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view job history and status
- Improved search and filtering options
- Sync issues between app and website resolved
- Faster and more reliable performance
TryitFree
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GigSpot
No in-app purchases
TryitFree
No in-app purchases
