Comparison

Field Agent vs Yayday!

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

Head to head
About

Field Agent

Earn real cash by completing simple tasks like gathering information, taking photos, and sharing your opinions. Discover opportunities to try new products, provide feedback on stores, and influence how companies serve shoppers. Get paid directly to your account for your contributions.

Highlights
  • Earn real cash
  • Gather information
  • Take photos
  • Share opinions
  • Try new products
  • Provide feedback on stores
  • Mystery shopping
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Make Money While You Shop with Field Agent We are focused on finding opportunities for everyday people to make money. We’re the app that pays you real cash. We send our agents all over the United States to gather information, take photos, and share their opinions. Join over one-million shoppers who have already joined! We’ve already paid out over $20 million to Agents just like you! When you join Field Agent, you have the opportunity to: - try new products (for free!) - give feedback on products and stores - express your opinions - influence how companies serve shoppers like you Here’s How It Works: 1. Find a Job - Check often to find the right job for you; we offer audits, research, mystery shopping, product trials and more. 2. Complete It - Once you’ve reserved a job, complete it within the time frame and make sure to follow instructions carefully. 3. Get Paid - Once approved, your money is ready for you to deposit into your account. Save it or spend it! Our Agents have bought puppies, vacations, dance lessons and more with their earnings. What will you buy? Things To Know: - Location Jobs generally pay between $3-$20 - Complete "ticket jobs" to qualify for paying jobs, and automatically enter a drawing to win a cash prize - Submissions must comply with all instructions to receive the cash payout - Field Agent does not receive payment for submissions it denies - Field Agent does not use information from submissions it denies - Jobs are usually “first come, first serve”. The more often you check the app, the better your chances of making money! Love Field Agent? Rate our app and share your feedback with us!

About

Yayday!

Discover local birthday deals, happy hours, and daily specials. Save your favorites and get birthday reminders. Share moments with friends in a social feed.

Highlights
  • Birthday deals nationwide
  • Happy hour finder
  • Special deal aggregation
  • General discounts
  • Birthday reminders
  • Wishlists
  • Social feed
Features
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We’re America’s best deal-finding app! Find tons of birthday deals, happy hours, specials, and discounts available near you. Search in your city or one you’re visiting soon. Be sure to save your faves! Birthday Deals: We have over 200,000 nationwide birthday deals. Most are good the entire month of your birthday. Happy Hours: Find happy hours near you without having to scout around town to find them. Specials: Whether it's Taco Tuesday or National Ice Cream Day, we're putting all of those special deals in one place. Discounts: From restaurant discounts to store sales or military discounts, it’s all easy to find in the palm of your hand. We also offer: Birthday Reminders: So you never forget another important birthday. Wishlists: So you no longer have to play the gift-guessing game. Moments: A social feed of what’s happening between you and friends. Like, comment and share. Seize the Yay!

Screenshots

Field Agent4 screens
Yayday!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Field Agent at none against Yayday!'s shown. Field Agent also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (12K vs 36). Yayday!'s advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 59%). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Field Agent against 4.5 for Yayday!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Field Agent has 12K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Field Agent's written reviews are positive against 80% of Yayday!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Field Agent ships an update every 2 weeks, Yayday! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Field Agent versus Yayday!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterField AgentYayday!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12K ratings) — better4.5 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews59.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better36
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB82 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperField AgentFree Birthday Fun, LLC

Customer experience

Field Agent

All ratings12,050 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews893 reviews
Positive59.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative36.3%

Yayday!

All ratings34 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Field Agent

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • GPS issues causing job rejections
  • Photo upload failures
  • Incorrect job details and UPC codes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More job opportunities in local areas
  • Clearer instructions and guidelines
  • Faster payout processing
  • Better communication from support
  • Ability to dispute rejected jobs

Yayday!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Field Agent

No in-app purchases

None

Yayday!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Field Agent free?
Field Agent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yayday! free?
Yayday! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Field Agent or Yayday!?
Field Agent is rated higher. Field Agent averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Yayday! averages 4.5 from 36 ratings.
Do Field Agent or Yayday! have ads?
Yayday! shows ads; Field Agent does not.
Which is updated more often, Field Agent or Yayday!?
Field Agent ships an update every 2 weeks, and Yayday! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Field Agent was updated on November 7, 2026 and Yayday! on November 3, 2026.

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