Valmiki vs ResearchXP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Valmiki
Test your business acumen by predicting hypothetical scenarios and earn money based on your accuracy. Receive notifications for new surveys and get paid for your insights.
- Predict hypothetical business scenarios
- Earn money based on prediction accuracy
- Receive survey notifications
- Get paid for insights
- Test business acumen against users
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Valmiki is an app that let's you test your metal against other users by answering hypothetical business questions - oh and you get paid for doing so! The closer your responses align with others the more you get paid. This app will notify you when you have been selected to take a survey and answer the questions. The better you are at predicting other responses, the more you will be compensated.
ResearchXP
Earn real rewards by participating in market research. Answer surveys and complete fun quests to earn XP redeemable for gift cards. You control the data you share, ensuring your privacy and ownership.
- Answer surveys and quests
- Earn XP for rewards
- Redeem for gift cards
- Control data sharing
- View shared data in Data Vault
- Game-like quest design
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Earn real rewards. Influence real products. ResearchXP is a market-research panel app for everyday people. Answer short surveys and fun quests, share only the data you choose, and earn XP you can redeem for real gift cards. You’re the partner — not the product. Brands pay for what you tell them directly. You stay in control. HOW IT WORKS • Sign up in seconds — no long forms, no waiting • Complete surveys and quests • Earn XP for studies and for profile data you choose to share • Redeem gift cards from $10 FAIR, TRANSPARENT PAY See time, reward, and rate before you start. Studies below our pay floor are never published. No mystery points that expire into nothing. YOUR DATA, YOUR CALL Open the Data Vault anytime to see what you’ve shared, flip attributes on or off, and keep ownership of your information. Built with privacy in mind (GDPR & CCPA ready). QUESTS THAT DON’T FEEL LIKE HOMEWORK Swipe This-or-That, react in seconds, pick brands you love, build your profile, and keep a daily streak — game-like by design, never a boring form dump. BUILT FOR REAL PEOPLE Light verification keeps the panel clean and protects your rewards. Notifications tip you when new paid studies are ready. Join ResearchXP and start earning in under a minute. ResearchXP is intended for users 18 and older.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Valmiki at 4.5 against ResearchXP's 1.0. Valmiki also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Valmiki holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Valmiki has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Valmiki ships an update every 3 weeks, ResearchXP monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Valmiki | ResearchXP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ZealStrat LLC | Exact Insight |
Customer experience
Valmiki
ResearchXP
In-app purchases
Valmiki
No in-app purchases
ResearchXP
No in-app purchases









