McMoney is an SMS tool that lets you earn a bit of cash just by receiving text messages. The goal of the company behind McMoney is to test and improve worldwide communication. To do so, they need various people ready to get the test SMS so they can get results on how well the sending process well for the mobile networks they’re testing. As such, they’ve offered McMoney to entice people to help, legitimately paying them for their time and availability as testers.

Relax With Your Money

McMoney is pretty easy to use. Simply download and install the app, register with your phone number, and then start receiving text messages from them once in a while. This seems to be a pretty chill way to earn some money—and you don’t even have to lift a finger much after you get your phone number verified by them. You can then get your earnings through PayPal by requesting a payout once you have earned a minimum of $1.

A Jar of Cents

Despite the ease of this app, there are some serious drawbacks to using it. First, if you’re expecting to rake in some big bucks with McMoney, you have to forget about that now. McMoney isn’t generous with its “salary”—not only will you receive mostly one text in a month from them, but the cash you get for every text is about $0.02-$0.06 per SMS. This will then depend on the country you live in. They say you can earn around $5 per month, but there’s no guarantee you can get that much.

Can’t Pass It

Another drawback is that McMoney’s operation can be disrupted by certain messaging apps that you’re using. To fix this, you have to use the default messaging app but these apps weren’t named and you might not want to give up these apps just for McMoney’s measly payout. Not only that but it’s recommended you use McMoney on Android devices because certain devices like Huawei block McMoney’s service, rendering you unable to receive the messages.

Need Some Patience

If you’re pretty basic with your app list and wouldn’t mind using an app to passively but slowly earn a little bit of money every month, McMoney is a legitimate app that works well enough. However, this app isn’t recommended for those whose apps or phones will interfere with McMoney’s work. It’s great that they’ve made such a passive job available to people everywhere, though—but it is a bit of a hassle to update it through the app’s website and not Google Play Store.