Bitcoin mining faucets on Android: types, features, review of popular faucets

Smartphones are smart portable devices, without which it is impossible to imagine the life of a modern person. Application creators are those people who played a significant role in the popularization of mobile gadgets. They keep up with the spirit of the times, creating programs that can make everyday life easier and bring the “future” closer. All this, to some extent, applies to cryptocurrencies, which literally took over the world not so long ago.

In just 3 years, many solutions for working with Bitcoin and other digital currencies have appeared on the mobile application market. For example, some utilities allow you to track the current rate, buy or sell tokens. There are even solutions to help you become a mobile miner - using your phone as a farm.

A mobile gadget allows you to make money on cryptocurrency, and “faucets” are considered one of the ways to make a profit.

What is a Bitcoin faucet?

If you are a little familiar with the main ways to make money online, you have probably heard about “bux-boxes”. These are sites that pay users a certain amount of money for simple actions:

• viewing advertising links;
• transitions to partner sites;
• captcha decryption;
• participation in surveys;
• joining groups and communities, etc.

The payment for each action is a few kopecks or cents (depending on the “nationality” of the site). The main income of users here comes from referral programs, and directly from clicks you can earn 10 rubles a day, and only if you stay on the resource constantly.

Bitcoin faucets work in approximately the same way, only on them users receive payment for actions in cryptocurrency. Payment for one action is usually several satoshi (0.00000001 BTC). To generate income, you can either use the resources of the service itself (tasks, lotteries, etc.) or attract referrals to receive a percentage of their income. Some faucets award referrals up to 80% of the profits from the users they invite.

Why does the crane need all this? As a rule, to boost user traffic. Such sites receive income from advertisers, and the number of visitors for them is an important argument for attracting new customers. Thus, a faucet is not a scam, not a financial pyramid, but simply a mutually beneficial cooperation between two parties - the site owner and its users.

BitMaker Free Bitcoin

One of the faucets that allows users to quickly and easily earn cryptocurrency. The service is concerned about the protection of personal information, so the application works with a 2-step access system. First, you need to log into your account by entering your email address or log in through your Facebook profile. Next - indicate your mobile number, wait for the code in the SMS and enter it into the column. After registration, blocks will be transferred to the user’s personal account every 30 minutes - a platform version of Satoshi. You will have to perform tasks between counter update intervals.

The creators of the project openly state that their affiliate network, for the most part, employs foreign advertisers, which is why tasks are not updated as often as they would like. All platforms make money by posting ads. If you look from a different perspective, cooperation with foreign companies can be considered profitable, because their pay is higher. Example task: you need to download the game Final Fantasy XV to your smartphone and upgrade your profile to level six. For actions of this kind, the user will receive a reward of 490,000 blocks.

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Less labor-intensive tasks are also available, for example, download and run a beta version of the utility, watch a commercial, solve a captcha, solve a problem, etc. The amount of reward is directly proportional to the complexity of the action. A separate page contains top clients who received the reward more than others (the amounts in their account exceed 230 million blocks).

The application has not yet been translated into Russian, but its simple and convenient design allows even inexperienced users without knowledge of English to work.

Features of Bitcoin faucets

There are also a number of other differences between cranes and axle boxes that are familiar to many.

1. The tasks on the faucets are usually simple - start roulette or follow a link. Some sites pay users simply for visiting.
2. Payment of rewards is limited in time by the site itself. The payout period usually ranges from 10 minutes to 1 hour.
3. Some resources have additional ways to earn money - lotteries, casino analogues, etc.
4. Faucets can be supplemented with functionality for mining (although mining bitcoins on Android can hardly be called a profitable activity).

In addition, there are services that automatically award users rewards. Not only do they not require regular visits, but they can work even when the gadget is turned off.

And one more “bun” from some cryptocurrency faucets - if the client maintains a certain minimum balance on his internal account, the faucet begins to accrue interest on it for storage . As a rule, the balance amount is measured in thousands of Satoshi (0.0001 BTC); each site sets the specific value independently. Naturally, such a move is intended only to keep the user from prematurely withdrawing earned funds to an external account. But why not use it if spending bitcoins right now is not in your plans.

Important! To withdraw earned funds, you need to accumulate a certain amount in your account (the limit is set by a specific faucet). Some services charge users a commission for transferring earned funds.

Next, we will consider the most popular applications for earning bitcoins on Android OS today. We will describe only the general characteristics of the programs and the principles of working with them. We will not indicate the technical requirements of the applications, since they may change with the release of new versions. Before installing the selected software, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with its minimum requirements for the OS version and hardware in Play.Market.

Important! Before installing applications, we recommend that you create a Bitcoin wallet. Many faucets ask for his number directly during registration.

How to earn Bitcoins on iPhone

The methods discussed above are more suitable for Android smartphones. This is due to the fact that Google Play does not have such strict content control, and there are many more options to choose from. The App Store contains a minimum of software that allows you to receive Bitcoin on your phone. The largest projects include Free Bitcoin, which was already mentioned above, as well as Bitcoin Alliance.

The last resource is very popular in terms of rewards and has an original plot. Here you need to enter the captcha and eliminate the alien invaders. The service has been operating since 2014, and at first it was possible to receive up to 3,000 satoshi every three minutes. Now the remuneration is significantly lower and you will have to work to get at least one dollar per month.

Fun for Coin app

This application is interesting because it gives the user access to three cryptocurrency faucets at once. One of them pays out Satoshi only once a day, but the other two are available every hour. Thus, by installing this software, you can increase your earnings without overloading your smartphone with additional programs.

Key Features of Fun for Coin:

• payment for one action – from 10 to 10,000 satoshi;
• The minimum amount for withdrawal is 200,000 satoshi.

To register in the application, you will have to enter your login and password (arbitrary combinations of characters convenient for you), as well as your email address and cryptocurrency wallet number when you first launch it. Even if you want to maintain anonymity, your e-mail must be kept current. You will receive a link to confirm your registration. Only by clicking on it from your mailbox will you have access to all the functions of the program.

The application interface is quite simple. Your internal account balance will be displayed at the top of the screen. Below it are icons of available ways to earn money. To receive a reward you will need to click on one of them.

Possible ways to get satoshi:

1. Satoshi Slot Machine is a slot machine emulator with free and paid access. Once a day you can activate it for free. For each subsequent launch within 24 hours you will need to pay 0.0001 BTC. Payment is taken from your internal account.
2. Faucet is a regular cryptocurrency faucet that pays rewards for visiting. Available once an hour, earnings can vary from 20 to 500 satoshi.
3. Scratch me is a lottery emulator. The user is asked to open several pictures, and depending on the number of matching images, winnings are paid. You can play no more than once a day.
4. Wheel of Fortune is another similarity to the slot machine - Wheel of Fortune. Access is provided once a day.
5. Special Offer – additional tasks from application partners. You can receive bonuses for clicking on links, installing software, etc. Access is regulated by partners. New tasks can appear every few minutes or once a day.

Important! Judging by user reviews on Play.Market, since the beginning of 2018, the application began having problems with withdrawing earned funds. You have to wait more than a month for transfers. Before installation, we advise you to clarify this issue on specialized forums or in the program support service.

Bitcoin Crane App

This is the most popular faucet for smartphones today. It pays rewards for simply visiting the application. Payments are made in the internal currency of the CraneCoin program (rate to Satoshi is 1:0.55). Main characteristics of the program:

• access to rewards – every 11 minutes;
• one-time earnings – from 10 to 350 satoshi;
• The minimum amount for withdrawal is 400,000 satoshi.

Like many Bitcoin faucets on Android, this application is complemented by a referral program. For each invited user, the referrer receives 3 additional satoshis for each click on the faucet. A referral can receive a good bonus during registration by entering the code provided to him by his referrer.

Important! Recently, the application administration has limited the maximum number of referrals. Now you can earn income from a maximum of 180 invited friends.

When registering, you only need to enter your login and password. The application does not require any confirmation. The wallet number will only need to be entered when creating an application to receive earned funds.

The earning mechanism itself is quite simple - once every 11 minutes you need to go into the application and click the “Get CraneCoins” button. The service will ask you to solve a small captcha, after which it will credit your winnings to your internal account. Once enrolled, you will be asked to watch a short video. For viewing it, bonuses are also given (usually no more than 36 units of local currency). The application has a section with paid tasks, but it is updated extremely rarely and, as a rule, requires installing additional software on the gadget for a small bonus.

Important! If you delete the app from your smartphone, the cryptocurrency you have earned will be lost.

Before withdrawing the minimum amount, the Bitcoin Crane service checks the user's integrity. If violations are detected (mining bitcoins on a machine through a program, cheating referrals using automatic tools, reducing the payment period by changing the time on a smartphone), the application will be canceled and the account will be blocked. If the verification is successful, processing the withdrawal transaction will take about a week.

Terms of use

Now a few words about things that are strictly prohibited when using the program.

1. Considering that Satoshi is credited after a certain time, it is prohibited to change the system time to receive currency several times.
2. Cheating referrals and introducing bots is prohibited.
3. Application automation is prohibited.
4. You cannot exploit system vulnerabilities.
5. Payment of Satoshi using prohibited rules is canceled by the developers, and your account is blocked.

FreeBitcoin app

This program was created by the developers of the popular network faucet FreeBitcoin. The way it works is the same as the web version: every hour you will need to enter a captcha, start the roulette and find out about the winning amount. As a rule, a one-time payment does not exceed the minimum established by the program of 47 satoshi. But sometimes the randomizer can work in the player's favor.

Entering captcha

Time for next input

Main characteristics of the application:

• access to the game - once per hour;
• the minimum amount for withdrawal is 30,000 satoshi;
• the ability to set a sound alert about the availability of a crane.

This program also has an interesting feature: if the user is not satisfied with the winnings he received, he can watch the commercial offered by the faucet and then try again. The number of ad views is not limited by anything other than the Internet traffic package on your phone.

Other application features

It may take several months to earn the minimum amount, even if you use the application regularly. This is usually indicated by users as a minus of the program. But there are also advantages:

• high reliability of the application;
• fast processing of withdrawal requests;
• relatively small commission.

The main thing when using this faucet is not to get too carried away with trying to beat the roulette results. Otherwise, you will spend more on mobile Internet than you ultimately earn.