This Five Surveys review looks at one of the simplest offers in the survey world: complete five surveys, get $5. The promise is easy to understand. What it costs you in time depends on details the company doesn’t publish, so we’ve set out what’s confirmed, what isn’t, and how to judge it for yourself.

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📌 Quick answer: Five Surveys is a legitimate app run by Five Survey AB, part of the Prime Insights group. It pays $5 for every five completed surveys and advertises no minimum payout and instant withdrawals. The catch is the word “completed”. The company doesn’t say screen-outs count or pay, so your real hourly rate depends on how often you qualify.

Five Surveys review: the facts at a glance

All details in this Five Surveys review were checked on 21 October 2026. Survey apps change their rules often, so check the current terms before you join.

How the five-survey model works

Most survey apps pay in points, and each survey is worth a different amount. Five Surveys skips that. The website says “5 completed surveys means $5 on your balance”, and the app’s listing says “Make $5 for every 5 surveys”.

That makes the reward easy to track. It also means a short survey and a long one appear to count the same, so shorter surveys are better value.

What the company doesn’t spell out, at least on the pages we could access for this Five Surveys review:

• whether a screen-out counts towards your five, or pays anything at all;
• whether your balance rises $1 at a time or only when you reach five;
• the minimum age to join.

Its replies to members on Trustpilot add one clue. When people complain about screen-outs, the company explains that “participants may be screened out if the required profile has already been filled”. None of those replies mention compensation, so it’s safest to assume a screen-out earns nothing.

💡 If screen-outs feel personal, they aren’t. Our guide to why you get disqualified from paid surveys explains how quotas work.

Five Surveys review: what $5 for five surveys means per hour

Because only completed surveys appear to count, your earnings depend on two things the company doesn’t publish: how long surveys take and how often you’re screened out. The table below shows how much that changes the result.

These are worked examples, not test results. The survey lengths and screen-out counts are assumptions chosen to show the range.

The main lesson of this Five Surveys review is that screen-outs, not survey length, decide whether the app is worth your time. Your first $5 tells you which scenario you’re in, so treat it as a test before you commit more hours.

For a wider look at what surveys pay per hour, see our guide to realistic survey earnings.

Who runs Five Surveys?

Ownership is worth a look in any Five Surveys review, because the app is one of several from the same group. The App Store lists Five Survey AB as the developer. Prime Insights, a market research company, names Five Surveys as one of its survey platforms, alongside Prime Opinion, HeyCash, TopSurveys, EarnStar and Prime Earn.

Prime Insights says it has a panel of over 20 million members in 60 countries, and that Five Surveys delivered 17% of its panel’s completed surveys in 2025. Those are the company’s own figures.

Because these apps belong to one group, joining two of them may not double the number of surveys you see. Our guide to survey app owners maps which apps share an operator.

Is Five Surveys legit?

Yes. Five Surveys is a real app from a named company within a sizeable research group, and many members report receiving their payouts. The website claims more than $20 million paid out, which we can’t verify independently.

Legit doesn’t mean problem-free. Five Surveys reviews from members are more mixed than NiceSurveys’, for example, with frequent complaints about screen-outs and held cash-outs. We cover those below.

If you’re unsure about any survey site, our checklist in are paid online surveys legit? helps you check before you sign up.

Five Surveys payout: methods, minimum and speed

Methods

Five Surveys payout options start with PayPal cash or “hundreds of different gift cards”, and the website lists 318+ rewards. Its homepage also shows logos for Revolut, bank transfer and Stake, but doesn’t explain how they work as cash-out options. Check the cash-out screen in your account to see what’s offered where you live.

Minimum and fees

The website says there’s no minimum payout. Because the reward is described as $5 for five completes, expect your first cash-out after your fifth completed survey.

One detail doesn’t quite match. In replies to members, the company lists “minimum payout requirements” among the reasons a cash-out may not be available. One member also reported a PayPal fee. Neither point appears on the website, so check the cash-out screen before you choose a method.

Speed and holds

Five Surveys advertises instant withdrawals. Its replies to members describe exceptions: a cash-out can be delayed for account verification or “a temporary technical review to help keep rewards secure”. PayPal redemptions can also be delayed if your PayPal details aren’t correct and fully verified.

For how points, gift cards and cash compare in general, see our guide to paid survey payments.

What members say in Five Surveys reviews

On Trustpilot, Five Surveys had a Trust Score of 3.2 from 9,860 reviews when we checked. About 54% were five-star and 19% were one-star. Unlike some apps, the company replies to almost all negative reviews, usually within a week.

The iPhone app scores higher on the US App Store, at 4.6 from about 120,000 ratings.

Individual Five Surveys reviews are self-selected, so these themes aren’t a measured rate. Still, the gap between the App Store rating and Trustpilot is worth noticing. One possible reason: app ratings are often prompted inside the app, while people with a cash-out problem may be more likely to go to Trustpilot.

Five Surveys review verdict: pros and cons

Who Five Surveys suits (and who it doesn’t)

Here’s who it suits, based on the findings of this Five Surveys review.

Good fit: people who like a clear, fixed target, qualify for surveys fairly often, and want to cash out in small amounts.

Poor fit: anyone who gets screened out a lot, needs predictable income, or uses a VPN.

Five Surveys vs NiceSurveys

We’ve also reviewed NiceSurveys, and the two are often compared because both are survey-focused apps with low cash-out thresholds.

Ratings checked on 21 October 2026 for Five Surveys and 18 October 2026 for NiceSurveys. Read our full NiceSurveys review for details.

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The bottom line

This Five Surveys review found a legitimate app with the simplest reward in our directory: $5 for five completed surveys. Whether it’s worth your time comes down to how often you qualify. Earn your first $5, note how many attempts it took, and decide from there.

Where this information comes from (checked 21 October 2026)

• Five Surveys website
• Five Surveys country and language versions
• Five Surveys on the App Store (US)
• Five Surveys on Trustpilot
• Prime Insights