Survey Voices looks like a paid survey site, but it is not one. I signed up to test it myself and was surprised at what it turned out to be. Below is what you really get, what happened to my inbox, and which sites I would pick first.
Not a survey site, and you agree to calls and emails
You get a short list of survey sites. To join, you agree to calls and messages from its marketing partners.
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The short answer
Survey Voices is not a survey panel, and you cannot earn on it. It is a survey aggregator: after you sign up, you get a short list of survey sites. Most of them are legit, but you get no useful information about them.
To join, you give your phone number and agree to calls and messages from its marketing partners. After I signed up, I got a lot of spam emails. I would not call it a scam, but it is a complete waste of time in my opinion.
- Mostly lists legit survey sites
- Free to join
- A very short list of survey sites
- No valuable information about the sites
- You have to agree to receive phone calls and promotional emails to join
- Not clear what you get before joining
- No contact info for support
My experience with Survey Voices
I signed up for Survey Voices with my real email address. This is what I looked at, and what I did not test.
- First tested
- June 2018Review first published Jun 16, 2018
- Latest retest
- Checked: sign-up, list of sites, terms
- What I got
- A list of 6 survey sitesWith no useful information about them
- After signing up
- Many spam emails a dayIt took me several weeks to get my inbox back to normal
- The sign-up form and its terms
- The list of survey sites
- The “exclusive” offers during sign-up
- The FAQ and the support options
- Unsubscribing from the emails I got afterwards
- Earning on Survey Voices. There is nothing to earn on the site itself.
My Survey Voices test on video
I made a short video review of Survey Voices that shows what you get when you join.
Screenshots from Survey Voices
You do not need to sign up anywhere to see a list of good survey sites. See mine for free.
See the best sites in your countrySurvey Voices at a glance
| What it is | A survey aggregator that sends you to other survey sites. Not a survey panel. |
|---|---|
| Cost to join | Free |
| What you need to join | Your email and your phone number |
| What you get | A short list of survey sites, plus “exclusive” offers from partners during sign-up |
| Earning on the site | None. You earn only on the survey sites you join. |
| Payout methods | None. Its FAQ says it does not guarantee you will be paid for your answers. |
| Who can join | The FAQ says anyone, but the sign-up form only accepts US addresses |
| Support | No contact info, not even after you join |
Is Survey Voices legit and safe?
I would not call Survey Voices a scam. As far as I know, it does nothing illegal. But here is what you agree to when you join.
- You agree to calls and messages
Survey Voices asks for your phone number, which most survey sites do not. Its terms say you agree to calls and messages from its marketing partners. Read the small print before you join.
- A lot of spam emails
Right after I signed up, I started getting many spam emails a day, often with the Survey Voices logo. One said I had $519 waiting for me, although I had not taken any survey. Legit survey sites never sell your info, and you do not get more spam after joining them.
- Hard to stop the contact
There is no single place to stop the calls and emails. The FAQ says you have to contact each partner. It took me several weeks of unsubscribing every day to get my inbox back to normal.
- No support and no payment guarantee
There is no contact info for Survey Voices, only for the survey sites it lists. Its FAQ also says it does not guarantee you will be paid by the sites it recommends.
My takeI do not see any reason to join Survey Voices. You get no value out of it, but you will likely start receiving a lot of promotional calls and emails. If you do not mind that, you can sign up without any financial risk, as it costs nothing. I have tested many survey sites and survey aggregators, and this is one of the worst.
What you get from Survey Voices
There are 2 things you get. Neither of them pays you. Tap one to read more.
A short list of survey sitesNo earnings
I got a list of 6 survey sites. More or less all of them were legit, like Swagbucks, one of the best and most popular survey sites. But you get no useful information to help you decide which ones are best for you, and you still have to sign up on each site yourself.
It works a bit like PanelPlace and SurveyCompare, which also put you in contact with survey sites. Survey Voices takes the low quality to a new level, in my opinion.
“Exclusive” offersNo earnings
During sign-up, you can see more “exclusive” offers. They are not exclusive. They are mostly ads from Survey Voices’ partners. In my opinion, they are not worth taking.
What readers told me
This review has 10 comments since 2018: 5 from readers and 5 replies from me. These are the things readers write about most.
Readers want to know how to tell legit survey sites from scams.
Readers feel surveys pay too little or never paid them. The legit sites do pay, but as extra money on the side, not a full-time income.
A reader does not like that Survey Voices fills your inbox with promotional emails.
“I’m glad on one part that it offers legitimate survey sites — but I don’t like how they will spam your email box with promotional ads.”
Mikael: In my experiences it is a HUGE amount of spam you will get after signing up for Survey Voices – have not tried anything like it with all the survey sites I have used and tested.
“I really loathe survey sites because any effort that one puts in, even on the legit ones, is met with so little return.”
Mikael: I agree that Survey Voices is a waste of time, but there are luckily many survey sites that are worth it.
“could it be that these survey sites that give a very long survey to answer within 10 minutes or so could be a sign of scamming?”
Mikael: But that there is an estimate of around 10 minutes is not a sign it is a scam
Survey sites I recommend instead
| Site | Best for | Min. cashout | My rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Opinion | Surveys only, fast payouts | $5 or $10, by country | 4.6 / 5 |
| Survey Junkie | Easy-to-use survey site in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK | $5 | 4.4 / 5 |
| Swagbucks | Many daily ways to earn, one of the biggest GPT sites | About $5 PayPal; gift cards from 100 SB | 4.3 / 5 |
| Toluna Influencers | Surveys in more than 60 countries, in the local language | Usually around $7 to $10, by country | 4.2 / 5 |
See the best survey sites in your country or the best survey sites that pay through PayPal. You do not have to sign up for anything to see these lists.
How I scored Survey Voices
I use the same 100-point system for every platform. Platform Information.
Survey Voices scores 20 out of 100. Join real survey sites directly instead.
See the best sites in your countrySurvey Voices FAQ
Is Survey Voices a scam?
I would not call it a scam. As far as I know, it does nothing illegal. But it is not a survey site, you cannot earn on it, and you agree to calls and messages from its partners when you join.
Can I take surveys on Survey Voices?
No. You get a short list of survey sites, and you take surveys on those sites.
Will I get spam after joining Survey Voices?
Very likely. By joining, you agree to calls and messages from its marketing partners. I got many spam emails a day right after signing up.
How do I stop the calls and emails?
There is no single place to stop them. The FAQ says you have to contact each partner. It took me several weeks.
Who can join Survey Voices?
The FAQ says anyone, but the sign-up form only lets you pick a US address.
Where can I find good survey sites instead?
See the best survey sites in your country. You do not have to sign up to see them.
Who tested Survey Voices for this review
If you have any comments, questions, or experiences with Survey Voices, I would love to hear from you in a comment below.
HUGE THANK YOU!
I have been searching for legitimate online survey sites and/or games that pay. Seems like a never-ending pursuit with loads of scam operators and device infiltrator’s (phishing txt msgs; calls from strange numbers/strange names etc). I’m nearly so frustrated I want to give up. Yet I persist out of need. I simply just need to know how to identify these scam operators and avoid them like “Covid-19”! Thus, thank you for taking of your valuable lifetime to compile this data and share it + advisement and tips! Hopefully you provide a means to continue to follow your insightful warnings.
Glad my content has helped you.
I really loathe survey sites because any effort that one puts in, even on the legit ones, is met with so little return. Like maybe $1 for an hour or something crazy. No thanks. Has that been your experience? I feel like I would rather be flipping GMO hamburgers at MCDs than sell all my info on a soulless survey site for a buck or two an hour.
Hi,
Sorry you in general feel this way about survey sites. I very much disagree that it is such a waste of time, if you join the legit sites.
I agree that Survey Voices is a waste of time, but there are luckily many survey sites that are worth it. Many of them also pay decent. You will not get rich from taking surveys or make a full-time income, but you can make some nice extra money on the side.
Furthermore, survey sites is one of the only ways you can start making money online, where you will make a profit from day one, and where there is no risk involved at all, if you stay away from the scams. It is also a great way to have your opinion heard about important topics and be involved in the future development of products and services.
So I definitely think survey sites can be worth it in general (but Survey Voices is not) – it is a matter of the approach and expectations. If you are looking for a way to make a full-time income online, it is not a good solution, but if you would like some extra cash on the side, while sharing your opinion and with no risk involved, then it is the best option you can find online in my opinion.
All the best,
Mikael
I think this is an excellent report on survey voices. You see I have survey sites trying to urge me to take surveys every day, and I have taken a group of these. However, I have never ever completed one of these that has paid any money whatsoever.
Usually when I get towards what is supposed to be the end, I am offered what I would call a consolation prize that they want me to pay shipping and handling for, and then I am directed to a continuation of what seems to be the same survey all over again.
I think it’s great that you also include some legit sites which will pay real money for your participation, because as I’ve said I haven’t seen one yet.
Hi Robert,
Sorry to hear about your experience with paid surveys so far. There are definitely legit sites that pays in cash without any problems – and then there are unfortunately sites like Survey Voices and others that give paid surveys a bad reputation.
But if you find the legit sites, it is a great way to make some extra money on the side while at the same time have your opinion heard.
All the best,
Mikael
Thanks for this informative review about survey voices. I’m glad on one part that it offers legitimate survey sites — but I don’t like how they will spam your email box with promotional ads.
I would rather do my own research and join laid survey without having someone else tel me if they are good or not.
Hi Michael,
In my experiences it is a HUGE amount of spam you will get after signing up for Survey Voices – have not tried anything like it with all the survey sites I have used and tested. And when it at the same time do not really provide any valuable information, then it is in my opinion just a big waste of time – definitely makes since you prefer doing your own research instead of joining Survey Voices for advice.
All the best,
Mikael
As there are many paid survey sites so there are also many scam survey sites. I am always confused on the paid survey site I would join for fear of these scammers.
Now you have done a great review on this Survey voices, it is an eye opener on their practices.
What I don’t know is, could it be that these survey sites that give a very long survey to answer within 10 minutes or so could be a sign of scamming? because I could not believe that any one can answer that long questionnaire in that very short time.
Your site is great, and it will help people to make a right choice of paid survey site they could join.
Thanks for your post.
Thanks for your comment and feedback Matron.
Most survey sites do not as such give a time limit on how long you are allowed to spend on a survey. They usually give a time estimate before starting, so you know what to expect.
Sometimes it takes a bit longer and other times it does not take as long. As I am used to take surveys, I am mostly able to take the surveys faster than the time estimate. But that there is an estimate of around 10 minutes is not a sign it is a scam – some sites are however better at giving a correct time estimate than others:-)
On the scam survey sites there are usually no time estimate as you never even get to take a real survey.
All the best,
Mikael