Product: Gift Hulk 
Overall Ranking: 20 out of 100 or 1.0/5 stars
Price: Free to join
Owner: Unknown
Website: http://www.gifthulk.com/
Gift Hulk (GH) is a “get paid to” site that has been online since 2011. Similar to other rewards sites like Swagbucks or Quick Rewards Network, these sites are generally considered legitimate. Even though there are a few complaints to be found about this site.
It’s not made clear who is really behind GiftHulk, on their about page all they say is they are a group of young and innovative entrepreneurs.
The company was created to reward people for the time they spend surfing the internet. They tell us time is wasted and nothing is earned when we surf on the internet.
However, I feel they are encouraging people to spend even more time online and earn very little. To me, this isn’t much better. Anway, I signed up to see what it was all about.
In this review, you will see if GiftHulk is something you should consider for making money online.
What is GiftHulk
This is a “get paid to” rewards site, where you are paid in Hulk Coins (HCs) for tasks such as completing surveys, watching videos or carrying out web searches using the GH search engine.
Who is this for?
This is for you if you enjoy doing surveys, completing tasks, watching videos, etc to earn a few Hulk Coins. The Hulk Coins are worth about a 10th of a cent or 5000 HCs for $5.
You must be over 13 years old and live in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, France or Germany to become a member of the site.
Sites like this aren’t something I appreciate, you have to work far too long to earn a decent amount of money. Consequently, your hourly wage is very little.
These reward sites seem to have many members who are happy spending a lot of time online and earning relatively little. Thus, GiftHulk says they have paid out more than $1 million to their members. When compared to Swagbucks who have paid out nearly $100 million, you can see they are relatively small.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Free to join
- Possible to earn a few HCs for searching the internet which you do already
- Various ways of earning HCs – surveys, games, tasks, search and watching videos
- Different ways to be paid – cash, gift cards or some physical goods.
- Earn Hulk Coins from your referrals
Cons
- You have to work many hours to have a modest amount of HCs
- Only available in a few countries
- To complete offers you may have to give your credit card information
- You must unsubscribe from offers directly with the advertisers
- GiftHulk search may install malware
How to earn with GiftHulk
There are a variety of ways to earn Hulk Coins and the minimum payout with the different gift cards or PayPal is $5 or 5000 HCs.
Offer Walls
Here you get paid for completing different offers like watching videos, completing surveys, trying new products or signing up to play an online game. When I tried the different offers that were listed on different days none were available.
EZ Coins
With Ez Coins you have the choice of:
- Free offers that only require your contact info and these won’t cost you anything. For example, getting an insurance quote for your car, or signing up for an online game
- Trial offers where you have to order the trial of a product and you may have to give your credit card info. Always be careful to cancel any subscription directly with the advertiser, not GiftHulk.
- Daily offers are for surveys only 1 in 24 hours
For example register for a game, confirm your email and then play for 30 minutes to earn 300 HCs. Perhaps this is alright for people who love online games, although when you look at the hourly rate you will be “working” for just 60 cents per hour.
For another offer on a casino site, you could win 35200 points which equates to $35, although to do this you had to deposit and use $20.
Complete Surveys
Completing surveys from market research firms as on many other sites to earn HCs. One thing I did like with GiftHulk is that you are credited with 20 Hulk Coins even if you are disqualified from the survey. This may not be much but is better than nothing.
Also, you get a small reward for filling out your survey profiles. The reward comes in the form of Guess the Card game chips. Which means you will have more chance of winning the card game.
The problem with GH surveys is the same as with other survey sites, they don’t seem to have many surveys, at least for my demographic. I tried 2 but was disqualified from both and that was it for my first day.
Apps
You can earn HCs for installing free apps on your mobile devices. Easy to do, download the apps then open and use for 30 seconds, you can earn 50 – 500 HCs for doing this.
Tasks
Complete CrowdFlower tasks and earn HCs. The tasks are usually: answering questions, reviewing some content or searching the internet.
There are also some special tasks from GiftHulk which pay more Hulk Coins. For example:
- Write a blog post of at least 250 words about GH. The reward for this 1000 HCs
- Create a video again about GH and upload to YouTube. The reward is also 1000 HCs
- Start a thread on a forum about GiftHub. The reward for this is 250 HCs
The rewards may sound good in Hulk Coins, however, in real money, 1000 HCs is just $1. This is a lot of work just to earn $1.
Search
Use the GiftHulk search as your regular search engine and earn HCs for the first search every hour. They say to use it as any other search engine, I did and I got sandboxed for 3 hours because the search terms I was using were very close.
The search results are from Bing and Yahoo, so overall for me, who prefers Google, this wasn’t a very good experience.
GHulk TV
Get paid to watch videos. Watch 5 videos and you are paid 25 HCs. If you cannot watch all the videos the same day your progress is saved. Very easy to do, you can let the videos run while you do something else.
Shopping
GiftHulk seems to be in the process of adding this. This isn’t available yet, however, I have never liked the idea of earning a very small bonus by buying something. If it’s something you really need this is okay, but otherwise keep your real cash.
Invite your friends
There is a referral program at GiftHulk. If someone joins after following your unique referral link or if a new user enters your invite code after they have registered they will be your referral.
You receive just 100 HCs when they first register and a further 500 HCs when your referral has earned 1000 HCs.
Win Hulk Coins
Sweepstakes
There is a sweepstake, you can buy entries with your HCs which are deducted from your balance. The prizes are usually gift cards from Amazon, Wallmart or other online stores, PayPal cash, or Facebook credits.
Fountain of Youth
With Fountain of Youth codes, you can earn HC’s when you enter the codes on the GiftHulk site. To find the codes you need to visit the GiftHulk Facebook or Twitter pages also in the newsletter.
The codes will have different values (10 to 40 HCs) and can only be used once. It is possible to share the codes with your friends. You can also win Foutain of Youth codes in the Guess the Card game.
To redeem your codes you just enter the code in the box on the Foutain of Youth page.
Guess the Card
A card game where you are given a certain number of chances (chips) depending on your level. You can try to pick the card, the number or the suit. You win up to 50 HCs if you guess the card.
The Store
In the store, you can recuperate gift cards or physical goods against your HCs.
Different Levels
There are 5 different user levels ranging from Bronze to Diamond. The higher your level the more chips you receive for the Guess the Card game and there are also some rebates when you purchase your prizes in the store.
When I went to the GiftHulk site for the first time I received a warning saying Java needed to be updated. Okay, could be possible, so I clicked on OK. Then I noticed a strange address in my browser, not Java or Oracle as I would have expected, so I didn’t go any further with the update.
However, when I went to my browser, Firefox, my search engine had been changed from Google to Yahoo and my home page had been modified, it was the same in Google Chrome. I don’t know exactly where this came from or what else this malware can do but be very wary. I removed the malware with Malwarebytes.
A while ago GH did have a browser extension, the GiftHulk toolbar, that used to take control of the search function and change the home page. That no longer seems to be available, thankfully, but is it a coincidence that my search engine and homepage were changed, as with the toolbar?
Support
You can submit a support ticket or check the FAQ and that’s about it.
What their members are saying
GiftHulk doesn’t say how many members they have, it must be many thousands and there are only a few complaints I found online.
This means most people are happy.You should remember, people are much more likely to post a complaint if they had a negative experience, than to boast about a positive experience.
Update: Since writing this review there are now quite a few complaints to be found online. Lots of problems with payments and customer support.
The BBB (Better Business Bureau) rate GiftHulk with an F (on a scale of A+ to F) They receive an F because the BBB has received 13 complaints which have not been settled (as below).
The BBB also has an alert concerning GH, because correspondence sent to the address given on the site was returned as undeliverable. Strange for a genuine site!
Final opinion
I think GiftHulk is a legitimate site, even though there are a few things that could be considered worrying, notably the complaints, the BBB rating, the address and the malware. If there were really big problems with the site you would find many more complaints on the internet.
Update 29/09/2015
For a few weeks, GiftHulk seems to have stopped paying and replying to support tickets, check out their Facebook page for more info. I would say you should now avoid GiftHulk. (see the comments below)
Of course, the worst point with the rewards sites like this is the amount of time you need to spend to earn a few dollars. For me “get paid to” sites are a waste of time and consequently, I can’t endorse using your time to earn so little.
Verdict: Not Recommended
If you really want to earn some money online, I would avoid the reward and survey sites. My choice would be to try affiliate marketing and for that, I always think it is a good idea to obtain an education.
One of the great advantages of affiliate marketing is that it costs very little to start. The main ingredients are hard work and persistence.
Many people try affiliate marketing and don’t succeed. Why? Because they haven’t followed some good up to date training and they haven’t been given any support. You will receive both of these with the best online internet marketing training program and they will teach you how to start earning an honest online income.
Below is a table comparing Wealthy Affiliate, my preferred online training platform, and GiftHulk.
If you are or have been a member of GiftHulk and have had either a positive or negative experience, I would love to hear from you. Please leave your feedback and any questions below.
Hey. I put on the conclusion 16-07-2017 – Not Delivered.
Please send my $ 25 Paypal prize. Thank you
Hey Matthew,
This is just a review about GiftHulk. If you are having a problem getting paid contact them directly.
I joined Gifthulk a week ago but they blocked me. Now, I’m contacting support but no reply. Worst support service ever.
Yes, since I wrote my review the site seems to have gone downhill. I would now advise people to avoid this site due to problems with payments and the very poor support.
Great review Peter,
You are too kind to give it 2.5 out of 5 stars, with that number of complaints, I would have given it a zero. If I were to work that hard just to see that my credits go to waste without getting anything in return, I would flip out too. Thanks for sharing such a detailed review, survey sites such as this are definitely a no-no if anyone wants to earn full-time income.
Hi Riaz,
You are probably right, taking into account the latest comments I have received from a GiftHulk user, my rating of 2.5 stars is too high. Not getting paid after putting in many hours of hard work would make anyone angry and in addition they haven’t even been replying to support tickets. GH seemed to be a legit site up to now, I wonder what has changed. Using these rewards sites isn’t something I enjoy or recommend, so my advice is always to give them a wide berth.
Thanks for your visit,
Peter
Hey, Peter!
I have bumped into Gifthulk on several occasions when searching for reward sites through Google. Would you say that this is very similar to Swagbucks too?
At first, I was very excited to see the ways to generate rewards with Gifthulk, until read about your malware warning because it’s so annoying when our settings change thanks to malware. This would be enough in itself to put me off Gifthulk.
As for the member complaint, it’s pretty bad that the program couldn’t even send a simple “$10” gift card, so I would hate to imagine putting all of that hard work in to this, to receive nothing back! It’s wrong on many levels!
WOW! Compared to Wealthy Affiliate, Gifthulk has hardly anything worth signing up for!
Cheers!
Neil
Hi Neil,
Yes, GiftHulk is similar to Swagbucks, you earn rewards in the same sort of ways. The malware is definitely a big negative point, like you I hate it when my settings are changed.
In the last few weeks, members of GiftHulk have reported having problems getting paid, they have even removed comments from their Facebook page and banned people from commenting. So, what I thought was a legitimate program seems to have turned into a complete waste of time, putting it politely.
Instead of trying these reward sites, I think it’s a much better idea to spend your time building your own online business. To learn the different steps, the best training program I have found is Wealthy Affiliate. It offers everything you need to get started, even a free trial!
Thanks for your visit Neil,
Peter
I would be more inclined to say “used” to be a legitimate site. I was a member for over a year with no problems but about a month and a half ago they had an outage and since then many people are having serious problems.
This can clearly be witnessed by visiting their facebook page.
Lots of open support tickets going completely unanswered and many redemptions/rewards/orders pending with no payouts.
As I mentioned, everything worked fine for me for over a year but I currently have 4 open support tickets unanswered and 5 verified/approved paypal orders pending but none of which have been paid out.
Not sure what happened to them but I would steer people clear of them until things get sorted, if ever. People would be able to see my screen shots on their facebook page of both the open tickets and non paid orders for verification if they were so inclined.
I’ll have to check out the rest of your site.
Thanks
Hi John,
Thanks for your feedback and sorry to hear about the problems you’re having. Just had a look at the GiftHulk Facebook page and I did see quite a few complaints from people waiting for payments. Like you, I wonder what has happened to make them stop paying? I will update my review to warn people.
Thanks again and feel free to keep me updated.
Peter
Not a good update Peter. Unfortunately more of the same. I now have 6 unpaid paypal payouts and 5 unanswered support tickets and 5 unanswered direct emails to contactus@gifthulk.com.
I guess the worst of this update is I have noticed GIftHulk Facebook admins selectively removing complaints and poor comments from their Facebook page in a manner of cleansing their image and blocking further posts from those trying to provide transparency to their legitimacy questions. Most specifically those that posted screen shots of visual proof.
All of my posts for example were removed and I was blocked. Others as well I noticed.
I have simply stopped using GiftHulk at this point.
Keep up the good work spreading the word. Thanks.
Hi again John,
Shame they haven’t sorted things out and it seems to be getting even worse. Just had a look at their Facebook page and there seems to be nearly no comments from people asking when they are going to be paid, they have been removed. Your screenshots have certainly disappeared aswell and being blocked is a nasty tactic.
In my opinion, you are right, there is no point in wasting your time with GiftHulk at the moment and anyone thinking of joining shouldn’t bother.
Thanks for your update,
Peter
Hey Peter,
Excellent review of GiftHulk and you nailed it down in your first couple of paragraphs. GiftHulk is almost identical to Swagbucks.
Sure, another legit site, but what a waste of time when it really comes down to it. I also didn’t like hearing about the malware incident that you experienced.
I really think that if people want to make a little extra money from home, this is not the way to do it. I would much rather create a nice niche site, spend 3-4 months developing it, have it rank for keyword phrases and then use affiliate links to drive sales.
Even if after you have put in 3-4 months and your site is only making $500 to $700 dollars, that’s a heck of a lot better than you’ll ever make from these online task sites, plus once you put in the effort, you’ll keep making that money and you always have the opportunity to continue to add and build your site to make more money.
You’re also making your own business. So to me, you’d have to raise the pay levels for me to spend my time with online tasks, it’s kind of a joke when you put it into perspective.
Imagine an extra $500 – $700/mo, that’s a second mortgage payment, car payment, or a 401K payment with leftover cash to go take a weekend get-a-way trip.
That’s my thoughts on these sites like GiftHulk and Swagbucks.
Great review as always Peter,
Todd
That’s it Todd, a legitimate site, but largely a waste of time. You can earn some money with these sites, but when you work it out you will be working, at best, for a few dollars per hour. Perhaps the best way to earn with these reward sites is to get many active referrals.
I much prefer the way you describe of making money online. Building your own business from affiliate marketing is a good solid business that, should only grow the longer your site is online. I know you won’t see any immediate rewards, but the figures you give as an indication should encourage people to try this. Even if it takes longer than 4 months to start earning, with time you have the possibility of replacing your full time job. Something you could never do with GiftHulk or Swagbucks.
Thanks again for your comments Todd,
Peter
Peter,
Thanks for this informative read. I had never heard of this particular outfit Gift Hulk and by the time I got to the end, I was very glad about that.
I read where you mentioned malware a few times and that alone would be enough to send me the other way.
Quite some time ago I got involved with some different survey type opportunities and for me they all were a waste of my time, efforts and in some cases money too.
While I am not a big fan of the BBB to see GH with an “F” rating is also not very encouraging.
Thanks for the straight story,
CannaGary
Hi Gary,
In my opinion you haven’t missed much, but then again, I’m not a fan of rewards sites. What you say about survey sites, that they are for the most part a waste of time, goes for the “get paid to” sites.
The malware was a little strange, I haven’t seen any other mention of this in other reviews of GiftHulk, although there are quite a few articles on how to get rid of the GiftHulk toolbar which is considered to be a malware.
Like you I find the BBB rating a little troubling, but overall GH seems to pay and there are not many complaints. Suggesting that it is a legitimate program, if used wisely for a bit of fun.
Thanks for your feedback,
Peter
Awesome site Pete! I like how to thoroughly examine each and every program and service to see if they are legit or not.
And you do it in such a clean and organized fashion. I can read through your article with ease and comfort.
I would definitely recommend this site to others. Keep it up!
Hi Ariel, thanks for your kind remarks. I always try to give an honest opinion about a program. For that you have to be rigorous and carry out some in depth research.
Cheers,
Peter
I couldn’t agree with you more. I think gifthulk is ridiculous. You are so clear in presenting your content which was nice and very easy to read. Excellent comparison between gifthulk and wealthy affiliate. You gave details as to why gifthulk is not recommended. Very professional and you are welcoming and trustworthy, great job!
Thanks for your kind remarks, Tera. Yes, I think it’s best to stay away from GH, reward sites aren’t something I appreciate, you pass too much time working for very little reward. If someone is serious about earning money online, in my opinion, they should try building their own home-based business. To be honest, it’s not that complicated, but you must be dedicated, ready to work hard, and determined. Getting an education is definitely a good idea, that’s where Wealthy Affiliate comes in. Their step by step training will help anyone get started and the free trial is certainly worth a look. Much more useful than spending your time on GiftHulk!
Thanks for your visit,
Peter
Hi Peter,
I’m not a fan of Swagbucks so GiftHulk wouldn’t be on my “to try” list. Thank you for your thorough walk-through of Gift-Hulk. It gave me a clear picture of what to expect. And, it’s not for me. It is surprising with the number of complaints it hasn’t been shut down — maybe only a matter of time.
Good review, Peter,
Sharon
Hi Sharon,
I agree, rewards sites aren’t a good way of earning money. Although this isn’t a scam there are several negatives to this program: the complaints, etc… but even with Swagbucks there are many complaints and it is still considered legit. For me these sites are a waste of time, working for a few cents an hour isn’t for me. I would much rather build my own business, where the potential is much greater.
Thanks for your visit,
Peter