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Get cash back every time you shop. Ibotta pays you real money on your everyday purchases. Download the free app to receive offers and earn real cash back in-store and online.


ibotta.com
Founded in 2011
Denver, CO
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Ibotta Reviews Summary

The company enjoys a generally positive reputation among users who appreciate its ease of use and significant savings potential. Many customers commend the prompt and effective customer service, highlighting the team's responsiveness in resolving issues related to cash back discrepancies. However, recurring concerns include frustrations over payout limits, inaccuracies in rebate credits, and a perceived lack of variety in eligible products, particularly for budget-conscious shoppers. Overall, while the app is valued for its savings, improvements in product offerings and payout reliability could enhance customer satisfaction further.

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Alabama
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Same old things
February 4, 2019

Ibotta offers the same old items week after week. For those that shop at Sams, you can hang up getting a rebate. They don't offer anything Sams carry, yet they're apart of Ibotta.

Date of experience: February 2, 2019
Florida
3 reviews
26 helpful votes
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Rip off and a scam
February 2, 2019

At first they send you tons of free coupons and you think wow this is so neat. After a bit it dwindles to only a few items, then the rip off part, they quit paying you when you scan your coupons! All I can think is they make money from the manufacturer's off your purchases and have no problem keeping your earnings by not paying you... STAY AWAY

Date of experience: February 2, 2019
Michigan
1 review
4 helpful votes
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This app is horrible. A complete waste of time. Most credits and bonuses don't go through. I've contacted customer service 5 times and never got a reply. No customer service phone number either.

Date of experience: January 30, 2019
Washington
1 review
2 helpful votes
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What is going on!?
January 30, 2019

Can someone from Ibotta please explain to your clients what the malfunction is here? I have to say this WAS my go to app for the past several Months. Butit this app is completely frustratig to say the least as it's not working. I transferred funds to my acct that still have yet to show up. You can't even send ibotra a message to reach out to someone. It's a joke. Come on Ibotta we are making you money therefore one would think you would fix the problem here because you are clearly loosing business just Google your company and pay attention to what users are saying. I had no idea there were so many complaints. You might want to figure it oit. I personally won't keep waisting my time If it's not fixed here real quick.

Date of experience: January 30, 2019
Tennessee
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Very disappointed
January 29, 2019

Very disappointed I downloaded the Ibotta app in December and at the time it was good as I made my purchases The exact product when I try to download it into Ibotta Once I downloaded my receipt and the barcode from the product it would always come back saying that this product is not eligible when is in the Ibotta app This app is very deceptive so how are you going to offer a product and then you can't get any credit for it

Date of experience: January 29, 2019
District of Columbia
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Not worth your time. Initially, I enjoyed using Ibotta and found it relatively easy and worthwhile. However, over time, the changes they have made to both the website and the app have made it totally impossible for me to access. You can no longer see either offers or your balance on the website, and they apparently have no plans to go back.

On my older iphone, I'm space-limited and am unable to download the latest version of the app (earlier versions are unavailable). I would only be able to download the app IF I changed the operating system on my phone - which I not only can't do due to space, but don't want to do just so I can use their app. Even though I explained my situation to Ibotta (I asked them to send my funds along to my PayPal since I no longer had any way to access their program), their only responses were: to ignore the circumstances, delay their response so as to deduct their non-use fees, tell me to download the app, tell me to change my operating system.

Any decent, consumer-friendly company would have a functioning website, make it possible for users to access the service via older versions of the app, be willing to understand how they have diminished access, understand the value of satisfied users, apologized and sent my credits along to PayPal. Instead, Ibotta insists on being consumer unfriendly, intransigent and seemingly more interested in imposing fees.

Stay away from Ibotta. Far away.

Date of experience: January 28, 2019
Virginia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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With the Ibotta app, it was fun to see the savings grow! I did not withdraw any savings for a while and then I claimed a $20 gift card as a birthday present for a friend. I was supposed to get an e-mail with a link on how to obtain the actual card and I didn't get it. I asked for help in the app and hit the "resend" button. Didn't get any response either. Finally, I contacted customer service and after a few days I got the link and it worked (my friend had a belated birthday gift). I thought Ibotta was still sorting out how things worked with the app and that was the reason for the delay. Fast forward six plus months and I decide to withdraw two $20 gift cards from two different retailers. Same story: I got no e-mail with the link to retrieve the cards. After ten days of zero, zippo, nada, I e-mailed Ibotta again and this time they answered they had "manually" sent the link to my e-mail. I've been carefully checking the junk mail and inbox and have yet to see why their magic fingers didn't work on that manual task. I will e-mail them until I get my response. Nope, I'm not forgetting my hard-earned rewards! I haven't had any problems redeeming the offers and increasing my savings, but cashing in those savings has certainly been problematic.

Date of experience: January 24, 2019
California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Scam, fraud, thieves
January 24, 2019

I opened my account just a few months ago managed to get 25$ from purchases I really didn't want but I'd aim for the bigger ticket numbers. Well at one point i had to email them because they weren't honoring some of my purchase that were clearly there checked and purchased. They respond that they are adding those funds. So when I attempt to cash out send to PayPal it says everything is fine but when I attempt to go to PayPal no $$ so I wait 24hrs NO $$ go to the app cant sign in locked out.!
Bottom line I spent money just to have rainy day cash that they STOLE
Who Runs Ibotta TRUMP?

Date of experience: January 24, 2019
North Carolina
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Terrible
January 24, 2019

Downloaded Ibotta. Bought all this unnecessary crap to get the new account bonuses they were offering. Went to cash out and it says my account is locked from withdrawing money. Scam and a waste of my time.

Date of experience: January 24, 2019
Idaho
1 review
1 helpful vote
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So-So
January 23, 2019

I wasnt credited a good size dollar amount and emailed them... went through the steps of what I did... which is exactly what they said on website to do. But apparently lost connection when signing in to my account on the actual shopping shopping sight. They basically said tough luck. You didnt do what you were supposed to.So I let them know I make others aware.

Date of experience: January 23, 2019
Germany
1 review
4 helpful votes
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This is an absolutely terrible app to use. It's nothing but running to different stores trying to find different items that those stores don't even sell just to get a quarterback or a dollar back on something you have to pick a certain store with a certain item to buy you're wasting your money your time it's been nothing but a joke. I this is an absolutely terrible app to use. It's nothing but running to different stores trying to find different items that those stores don't even sell just to get a quarterback or a dollar back on something you have to pick a certain store with a certain item to buy your wasting your time & money! My Account has been locked for 14 days for absolutely no reason, I don't have access to my money I've wasted numerous hours contacting PayPal no problems with Paypal, I reset my password & I reset my emails I've rearranged everything with my email screwed up all my business emails now trying to fix their email with the locked account. They have terrible customer service & never get back to you but with an automated messasage Saying somebody will contact you within seven days they are very busy at this time. It's been two weeks and nobody has gotten back to me but another automated message saying I'll get back to me within seven days! This is a total disappointment I would not recommend this app at all. The other three apps I use are much much better than this one with larger money back and the apps are actually fun and not confusing. See this app is so terrible that I just was trying to provide proof of how terrible this app was with the photo and won't even let me add the photo. You have to have a JPEG. This app is a joke

Date of experience: January 22, 2019
Oklahoma
1 review
6 helpful votes
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False Advertising
January 20, 2019

They will tell you it will take up to 75 days after completing trip and once the 75 days are up, they say oh we meant 100 days. Not sure I will ever see my cash back at this point.

Date of experience: January 20, 2019
New York
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Worst app
January 20, 2019

Ibotta is getting rich off people You fulfill all these offers and bonuses and when you get to cash out to paypal once you get $20 your account gets locked AND they have a $3.99 fee for account inactivity So that $20 you just earned for yourself Ibotta basically steals it by freezing your account and then uses it for the $3.99 inactivity fee because your account is frozen so of course there is gonna be no activity A REAL SCAM

Date of experience: January 20, 2019
South Carolina
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Crooks.
January 20, 2019

Never fall for this scam, run, run the hell away from, they say they will charge you a 399 fee if you don't use them in 6 months, well i got news for them, i will take them to the bbb and charge it back to them on any account they may use; dam shame they let the crooks stay in business,

Date of experience: January 20, 2019
Rhode Island
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Waste of time
January 19, 2019

These people will say after making 20$ you can take it but they will never give that, they will say you did not buy those things... those receipts are fake promoting these type of Applications is waste never trust these Apps

Date of experience: January 19, 2019
Florida
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Ugh
January 19, 2019

Received email ataint that they were charging me a maintenance fee of $3.99 for not using app. I tried to close acccount and I can't. Don't sign up if you're not gonna use it

Date of experience: January 19, 2019
Georgia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Complete disappointment
January 18, 2019

I was diagnosed with epilepsy within the past few months and had to cut back on my work hours and job I do at work. Stressing whether I will still remain employed. Due to cutting back on work hours I started using Ibotta to save money and help towards electric bill, car insurance, etc. Needed the extra money for an insurance bill and went and used Ibotta to stock up on items we needed and that were on sale. Total bust. Submitted receipts 10 days ago. Nothing. Customer care keeps flagging my issues as solved. Can't withdraw money so wasted my time and energy attempting to save money and make money. Be a responsible adult. Handle my business. Second time issue came up in a month. Sad situation

Date of experience: January 18, 2019
Georgia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Ibotta is a fraud.
January 17, 2019

I've made $68.50 back on the app. I cannot collect the money because ibotta has locked me out of their system. I've sent 5 help messages with no response. I'm being to think ibotta is a scam.

Date of experience: January 17, 2019
Illinois
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Scam, locked my account then deactivated it, I did file a lawsuit on top class action file yours if they stole money from you

Date of experience: January 16, 2019
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Horrible
January 16, 2019

Earned $20. I could not redeem. Asked help desk, sent emails and nothing. Decided to give it one more try. Accumulated $25 (which is not easy) tried to cash in for Target and received error saying I already redeemed. After several days I was able to redeem Wal-Mart card. Took my balance down to $1.00 and never got my card. Put in a help request, email, and nothing. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. THEY NOW OWE ME ALMOST $50 AND I WILL PROBABLY NEVER GET!

Date of experience: January 16, 2019