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The Benjamin app used to be fun. They did an update in Dec. and it's been all downhill from there. Fewer available games to play while waiting for more/ newer games to be added. I check in every so often. I left money in my account so I could play when a new game came out. Now my money is gone. I wrote support, and they say I forfeited my money because I didn't have a qualifying activity in 90 days. Buried very deep in their terms of service it says, " If your Account shows no Qualifying Activities for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days, we will send you a notification reminding you that your Account will be deactivated in thirty (30) days unless you take action." Who would know this? Unless they sent a notification reminding you that your Account will be deactivated in thirty (30) days unless you take action, like they claim in their terms of service. But they don’t, or at least they didn’t send one to me. This is a scummy way to take people’s money and try and make it look legal. You claim your terms of service allow you to do this, but your terms of service also require a notice to be sent 30 days before you take the money. Since that didn’t happen, please reinstate my account money.
I used to really love this app. It was a great way to earn a little extra money. Cashing out easily was a great experience. However - in my own attempt to save up a little for the holidays - I saved up almost $500 that I was planning on cashing out. Then (you guessed it) their new payment system hit. It will be three full months on March 9 that I started my first $50 withdrawal. Will I ever see any of that? Maybe in time for the next holiday season.
Ownership changed hands fall of last year. New folks are unscrupulous scam artists who grow shadier by the day. The froze withdrawals for weeks. Then when they turned them back on they had removed bank deposit options, instated higher minimums, lower maximums, limits to withdrawal requests per day and charge a mandatory fees for every request. But none of that actually matters because they never pay you, anyway. I have had $250 "queued for processing" since December 17th. I know multiple other people who have been waiting as long or longer for their payments. Communication with customer service results in literally identical canned responses over and over and over. They deleted their FB so people couldn't reach out to customer service that way. Their social media sites have gone inactive and they do not respond their either. Meanwhile, despite droves of customers waiting for months on end for payments they earned close to a year ago, they continue to roll out more ways for users to "earn". In other words they are pushing users to keep playing and engaging -- to keep bringing in revenue from ad partners for the owners. With seemingly zero intent of ever giving users their promised cut of earnings.
I have used the Benjamin app and earned real money through it, but getting that money has become an ordeal I can only describe as predatory.
In October 2025, the app froze all withdrawals until December 3rd. All completed tasks, regardless of the amount, even a penny, were placed in a 60-day pending period before becoming eligible for withdrawal. When December 3rd arrived, withdrawals didn't work, with the app citing "too much activity." New restrictions appeared with no prior notice: a $50 daily withdrawal maximum in addition to their normal $25 minimum, bank transfers removed entirely, and a $1 fee per transaction for "instant processing" through Venmo or PayPal only. My first successful withdrawal didn't go through until December 10th, after trying every single day. Each withdrawal was added to a withdrawal queue that initially said would be processed in "3+ days" but now just says that it's in the queue, with no time estimation at all. I currently have $317.79 sitting in that withdrawal queue. It has been nearly three months since that first withdrawal was submitted. So much for "instant".
Support has been useless. My first ticket received an instant auto-response. When I replied, I waited a full month to hear back — only to receive a variation of the same canned message. A second ticket filed a week ago has followed the same pattern.
During the freeze, Co-founder Erno Tauriainen, had the nerve to announce record profits for Benjamin for 2025. I guess if you stop paying your users it does result in some extra revenue. He's since made his LinkedIn private, and the company FB page has been closed. The company has been sued by the SEC in the past, which makes me wonder how Benjamin used their last round of seeding funds and if the SEC should look into their recent activity. It looks like Benjamin may already attract their attention again though, since a lawsuit was filed against Benjamin just last month for investment fraud and breach of contract. Benjamin users like myself are not surprised.
What makes this especially painful is that I genuinely needed this money. I have surgery scheduled this month, will be on unpaid leave for nearly a month while I recover, and am already behind on bills due to medical expenses. Knowing that hundreds of dollars I legitimately earned are being withheld by this company while I've been struggling has been infuriating.
I've already left reviews on Google Play and the App Store, but another user pointed out that I should be reporting the app to Google and Apple as well, so I'll be doing that. Since I'll have nothing but time after my procedure next week, I'll also be filing complaints with the FTC, the CFPB, my state's attorney general, and the New York attorney general's office (where Benjamin's headquartered). To start. I'm posting this review across multiple platforms so that others can make an informed decision before investing their time and money into this app.
Using Benjamin during 2025, I had no issues. Games were fun and payouts occurred within 2-3 seconds to my account. Then, Benjamin needed 30 days to "upgrade" so withdrawals were not allowed during that 30 days. Now, I have withdrawn over $200 in rewards that are in a "que" somewhere. Benjamin's records reflect that I requested a withdrawal, and show that they have been "qued" but they have not made it to my account. Benjamin has had over 2 months to transfer these funds but has failed to do so. Repeated attempts to reach them results in an automated, canned response. NO live interaction at all. Also, now that they have upgraded their system, I have to pay to withdraw my funds and there is a $50 per day cap on withdrawals. I am beyond frustrated!!!
I have used Benjamin since 2024. They were great with quick withdrawal that transferred to my bank without any issues. Although $100 might not seem like a lot of money to Benjamin, it’s the principle and integrity of the company. I have had $25 in queue since Jan 9. Another $75 since Feb. I have emailed support multiple times and receive the same generic message that my withdrawal is in queue and my patience is appreciated. Wonder how the people that work for Benjamin would feel if they had to wait on their paycheck endlessly. Very disappointed! I loved this app and used it daily. I truly hope Benjamin returns to the honorable company/app they once were. I still login daily with hopes their issues turn around. After I’ve read other reviews with the same issue, I’m not hopeful.
I was so excited to use this app but it has been a nightmare. I have $150 over 3 separate cash outs I requested in early December that still haven’t been processed. All I get in a generic response about the new system put in place but no real answer or timeline. After almost 3 months of waiting I deserve a real answer.
I have been trying to get my money for over a week it’s still saying processing in queue and when I reached out to ask how long get a generic response but under helpful info is says about 5 hours so I have been trying to get a answer about how long it really takes and still no answer I wish I would had known all this was happening before wasting my time in this app I have used many of these type of apps and never had this much problem getting my money or even a real response.
I have waited over a month and half to cash out. I have messaged customer service, but they still choose not to answer me and feel like they are avoiding me at all costs. This is ridiculous, and I will NEVER use Benjamin again.
The I requested two withdrawals on 12/9/2025 and 12/10/2925. I'm still waiting. They still show pending in the app. I have contacted customer service several times and am told they gave a large volume at this time. The last email I sent about a week ago is still unanswered. This is not good business practice.and now I'm seeing more and more negative reviews.
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