Trunow is an app similar to Upside Gas, the idea is that you get cash back on gas, grocery, restaurant & other purchases by taking a picture of your receipt. The main focus is around gas, the app will display prices of gas stations in your area and then you can get cash back from partnered gas stations.
Cashback
If a gas station is partnered with Trunow then you get 2% cash back after uploading the receipt. If the gas station is not partnered with Trunow then you get 1% cash back. I’m not 100% sure if that varies by area or not. Remember to get further savings by using a credit card that earns at a high rate on gas station purchases.
You can also get additional cash back by purchasing specific products at specific gas stations. Sometimes they also have general deals (e.g $0.25 back on any ice cream purchase).
You can also earn 1¢ for confirming a gas price and 5¢ for updating a gas price.
Cashout
You can cash out by using your rewards at a partnered gas station. You can also cash out via PayPal, but when you do so you’ll receive half the value of your rewards (e.g if you have $10 in rewards that will become $5 via PayPal). You need a minimum of $5 to use your rewards at a gas station.
Sign Up/Referral Bonus
Update: Bonus has been reduced to $0.5
If you use a referral code then you get a $2 bonus after scanning your first receipt. The person who refers you will also receive a $2 bonus. Do not share your referral codes in this post. Instead please use this dedicated post linked here.
Our Verdict
Personally I wouldn’t be trusting the pricing feature, especially if people receive more money for changing a price than they do for confirming it. Still an extra minimum of 1% back on gas purchases seems like a good deal to me and worth uploading receipts for, especially if you have a long daily commute or drive often.
Hat tip to reader JV
