CaptchaToGo vs Appen Task
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CaptchaToGo
Solve captchas on your smartphone to facilitate file downloads. This app leverages a community-based system where solving captchas for others earns you credits to have your own solved. It's ideal for users who frequently encounter captcha requirements for file hosting services.
- Solve captchas on mobile
- Community-based solving system
- Facilitates file downloads
- Utilizes 9kw.eu plugin
- Mutual credit system
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Many JDownloader and Fritzbox users might know the captcha plugin from 9kw.eu. If you want to download a lot of files with a free account, many filehosters require you to enter captcha codes. You are annoyed of entering captchas on your PC? Then CaptchaToGo is the right app for you. You can now enter captchas on the train, bus - anywhere with your Smartphone. The app uses the 9kw.eu plugin to solve the captchas in a large community. It's based on a mutual system. If you solved a captcha, you get a captcha solved for you and your download can begin. To get started: go to 9kw.eu and create an account, if you don't already have one. Download the App CaptchaToGo and start to trade!
Appen Task
Earn extra income by completing flexible tasks, such as collecting and labeling data, through this app. Users can browse available projects, apply to join, and submit completed work for approval and payment via WeChat.
- Flexible task opportunities
- Data collection (pictures, audio, video)
- Data labeling
- Project application and review
- WeChat payment integration
- Real-name authentication
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Appen Task provide flexible opportunity earning extra money from China region. You can easily apply for a project that suites you through the app and work on task by collecting picture, audio , video or labeling data. 【Instructions for use】 1. You need to register and log in when you use it for the first time 2. After logging in, you can view the recruitment form of the crowdsourcing personnel being recruited 3. Choose the recruitment form that suits you and apply to join the project 4. After the review is passed, check the tasks assigned to me in the task interface 5. Perform tasks, submit tasks 6. Complete real-name authentication and bind WeChat 7. After the task result is approved by the project manager, the payment will be sent to your WeChat account
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Appen Task at none against CaptchaToGo's 1. Appen Task also leads on rating (2.8 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (12 vs 3). CaptchaToGo's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 17%). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. CaptchaToGo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Appen Task asks for nothing beyond the download.
Appen Task holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of CaptchaToGo's written reviews are positive against 17% of Appen Task's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CaptchaToGo ships an update every 5 weeks, Appen Task every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CaptchaToGo | Appen Task |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 2.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Rakowski | Appen Data Technology Shanghai Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
CaptchaToGo
Appen Task
In-app purchases
CaptchaToGo
- Remove Ads$0.99
Appen Task
No in-app purchases
