Comparison

Amazon Shopper Panel vs HomeRules

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Amazon Shopper Panel

Earn rewards by sharing purchase receipts or completing surveys. Opt-in to an invitation-only program to get monthly rewards for your opinions and shopping habits. Participate to help brands improve products and make ads more relevant.

Highlights
  • Earn rewards by sharing receipts
  • Complete surveys for rewards
  • Opt-in invitation-only program
  • Ad verification for more surveys
  • Rewards for Amazon Balance or donation
Features
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The Amazon Shopper Panel is an opt-in, invitation-only program where participants can earn monthly rewards by sharing receipts from purchases made outside of Amazon or completing short surveys about your opinion on brands or products that may be of interest to you. Earning rewards is easy. Simply upload eligible receipts by using the Amazon Shopper Panel app to take pictures of paper receipts or by forwarding email receipts to receipts@panel.amazon.com and you’ll earn up to $10 per month towards either an Amazon Balance or a charitable donation. You’ll earn rewards each month for every survey you complete and if you turn on ad verification on your mobile device you'll receive more, relevant surveys each month based on the ads you see from Amazon. Ads from Amazon can include Amazon’s own advertising or third-party businesses that advertise through Amazon Ads. Space is limited and you may only be eligible to participate in certain parts of the program. You can check if you are eligible by tapping on the Receipts or Surveys tabs, or by visiting Ad verification in the panel app's settings. Your participation will help brands offer better products and make Amazon ads more relevant. Participation in the Amazon Shopper Panel is voluntary and panelists can stop using the app, sharing receipts, answering survey questions, or enabling ad verification at any time. The Amazon Shopper Panel is available to a limited number of Amazon customers who are 18 years of age or over and in the US. If you received an invitation, download the app now. Interested customers who did not receive an invitation can download the app to join the waitlist and will be notified via email if space becomes available. Learn more: http://panel.amazon.com By using this app, you agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use (www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse) and the Amazon Shopper Panel T&Cs (available in the app). Please also see our Privacy Notice (www.amazon.com/privacynotice).

About

HomeRules

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A deal is a deal. HomeRules puts your house rules on your child's iPhone. Bedtime, school, homework and dinner: the apps you pick lock by themselves, even when HomeRules is closed. When your child asks "Can I have a bit longer?", you give extra time with a code from your own phone. It even works without internet. HOW IT WORKS • On your child's iPhone you pick which apps lock. Pick a category, such as Social or Games, and new apps are included too. • You switch on your house rules: Bedtime, School, Homework, Dinner or your own rule, on the days that suit your family. • One more minute? On your own phone, tap +15 min, +30 min, +1 hour or +2 hours. You get an eight digit code. Your child types it in and the apps open right away. When the extra time is up, they lock again by themselves. NO SURPRISES Five minutes before a rule starts, your child gets a heads-up. The Lock Screen and the top of the screen show until when it lasts. The lock screen always says which rule applies and when the app is back. NO SPYING HomeRules doesn't read messages, doesn't track location and sends nothing to us. No account, no server. The link between your phone and your child's stays on the two phones. WITH FAMILY SHARING If your child is in your Family Sharing, you sign in once with your Apple Account on your child's phone. After that your child can't remove or switch off HomeRules. Without Family Sharing, HomeRules runs in light mode. Your child can switch it off then, and we say so plainly. A PIN AS BACKUP Phone not at hand? Your own PIN opens the settings or gives extra time on your child's phone itself. AN HONEST ANSWER HomeRules makes your agreements easier to keep, but it isn't a vault. Wiping a phone completely removes HomeRules too. Talk about it together: they're your rules. FREE, EVERYTHING INCLUDED HomeRules is free. Nothing to buy in the app or anywhere else. Codes for extra time are free too: you make them in HomeRules on your own phone. No subscription, no account, no ads.

Screenshots

Amazon Shopper Panel4 screens
HomeRules4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Amazon Shopper Panel at 14 against HomeRules's 16.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Amazon Shopper Panel versus HomeRules: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmazon Shopper PanelHomeRules
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (180K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings180K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB40 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAMZN Mobile LLCBartMolk

Bugs and requests

Amazon Shopper Panel

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Receipts not uploading properly
  • App crashing when accessing certain features
  • Inconsistent categorization of eligible receipts
  • Rewards not being credited as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More frequent and higher-paying surveys
  • Ability to submit more receipts per month
  • Better notification system for new surveys
  • Option to delete failed receipt submissions

HomeRules

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Amazon Shopper Panel

No in-app purchases

None

HomeRules

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Amazon Shopper Panel free?
Amazon Shopper Panel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HomeRules free?
HomeRules is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Amazon Shopper Panel or HomeRules have ads?
Neither Amazon Shopper Panel nor HomeRules shows ads.

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