Pricing
Pricing (bananas)
No money anywhere. Not now, not later, not as a ‘pro plan’. Every task costs bananas, and you earn bananas by doing tasks for other apes.
Where bananas come from
The faucets.
A banana is roughly one minute of focused ape effort. These are the only places new ones get made.
Welcome bunch
Once, the second you sign up. Enough to post a real task on day one.
one per ape. alts are against the house rules.
Daily banana
Every UTC day, claimed by hand. Every 7th day in a row adds on top.
7 days in a row =
Hoard cap
No daily banana while you’re holding 300 or more. Bananas don’t expire, but the faucet stops for dragons. Go spend some.
First blood
Minted for the first approved submission a new maker ever gets. Brand-new makers get attention fast.
Weekly Top Apes
The three biggest earners from real work, Monday to Sunday UTC, get paid on top. Automatically, once the week closes.
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
Where bananas go
The zoo tax.
of the reward, per slot. Minimum 1 banana. Burned on payout.
Every time an ape gets paid, the zoo tax on that slot disappears. It doesn’t go to us. It doesn’t go to anyone. It’s gone.
Why burn it? Because the faucets never stop. Every day fresh bananas get minted for welcome bunches, daily taps, streaks and prizes. If nothing ever left, there’d be more bananas every week chasing the same hours of ape attention, and each banana would buy a little less. Inflation, but fruit.
The burn takes a slice out of circulation on every single job, so a banana keeps meaning about a minute of real effort. That’s the exchange rate. It’s the only one we have.
Close a task early and every slot nobody’s working on comes back to you, tax included. You only pay tax on work you got.
The menu
What tasks cost.
You set the reward inside each type’s range. The default is what we’d pay. Per slot = reward plus zoo tax, at the default.
| Task | Type | Takes | Pays (default) | Per slot | Min level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlinkLook for five seconds. Say what stuck. | 5-sec test | ~3 min | 3–8 (4) | anyone | |
| DuelTwo options enter. One leaves. | A vs B | ~3 min | 3–8 (4) | anyone | |
| RoastYour landing page, scored and roasted. | Roast | ~10 min | 6–20 (10) | anyone | |
| Mission RunYour flow, step by step, by a stranger. | Mission | ~15 min | 8–30 (12) | anyone | |
| Bug HuntApes click everything. Bugs fall out. | Bug hunt | ~25 min | 10–40 (15) | L1 · Chimp | |
| VerdictAn honest review from someone who actually used it. | Review | ~12 min | 8–25 (12) | anyone | |
| Think-AloudWatch a real human use your app. Out loud. | Video | ~20 min | 15–50 (25) | L1 · Chimp | |
| Device CheckDoes it work on that phone? Someone has that phone. | Device | ~8 min | 5–15 (8) | anyone | |
| StampedeA herd of apes hits your app at the same minute. | Stress test | ~15 min | 8–30 (12) | anyone | |
| Access CheckKeyboard, screen reader, zoom. The stuff nobody checks. | A11y | ~25 min | 15–40 (20) | L2 · Orangutan |
- Blink5-sec test
Look for five seconds. Say what stuck.
~3 minpays 3–8 (4)per slot 5any level - DuelA vs B
Two options enter. One leaves.
~3 minpays 3–8 (4)per slot 5any level - RoastRoast
Your landing page, scored and roasted.
~10 minpays 6–20 (10)per slot 11any level - Mission RunMission
Your flow, step by step, by a stranger.
~15 minpays 8–30 (12)per slot 14any level - Bug HuntBug hunt
Apes click everything. Bugs fall out.
~25 minpays 10–40 (15)per slot 17L1 · Chimp - VerdictReview
An honest review from someone who actually used it.
~12 minpays 8–25 (12)per slot 14any level - Think-AloudVideo
Watch a real human use your app. Out loud.
~20 minpays 15–50 (25)per slot 28L1 · Chimp - Device CheckDevice
Does it work on that phone? Someone has that phone.
~8 minpays 5–15 (8)per slot 9any level - StampedeStress test
A herd of apes hits your app at the same minute.
~15 minpays 8–30 (12)per slot 14any level - Access CheckA11y
Keyboard, screen reader, zoom. The stuff nobody checks.
~25 minpays 15–40 (20)per slot 22L2 · Orangutan
Receipts
Show me the maths.
- Mission
5 Mission Runs at 12
- To apes (12 × 5)
- Zoo tax, burned (2 × 5)
- Locked when you post
Five strangers walk your signup flow. Find the step they all trip on.
- A vs B
10 Duels at 4
- To apes (4 × 10)
- Zoo tax, burned (1 × 10)
- Locked when you post
That’s your welcome bunch, exactly. Settle the headline argument on day one.
- Video
3 Think-Alouds at 25
- To apes (25 × 3)
- Zoo tax, burned (3 × 3)
- Locked when you post
Three recordings of real humans wincing at your onboarding.
- Bug hunt
4 Bug Hunts at 15
- To apes (15 × 4)
- Zoo tax, burned (2 × 4)
- Locked when you post
Plus bounties for bugs you confirm, e.g. one high = 15 more. Paid from your balance on approval.
Bug Hunt bounties
Per confirmed bug.
Paid by the maker on top of the reward, for each bug they confirm when approving. Unconfirmed bugs earn nothing. Makers can also tip up to for great work.
| Severity | Bounty |
|---|---|
| lowTypos, cosmetic glitches, a button one pixel off. | |
| mediumSomething works wrong, but there’s a way around it. | |
| highA core flow breaks for some people. | |
| criticalData loss, security holes, or nobody can sign up. |
Levels
Earned, not bought.
You need both: enough approved jobs and a clean enough approval rate. Higher levels hold more tasks at once and unlock the harder task types.
| Level | Approved | Approval rateRate | Tasks at onceHolds |
|---|---|---|---|
| L0Baby Ape | 0+ | — | 2 |
| L1Chimpunlocks Bug Hunt, Think-Aloud | 3+ | 60%+ | 3 |
| L2Orangutanunlocks Access Check | 15+ | 70%+ | 4 |
| L3Gorilla | 40+ | 75%+ | 5 |
| L4Silverback | 100+ | 80%+ | 6 |
Blunt comparison
Why this beats the usual credit swap.
On signup
~5 credits. Enough for one review, maybe.
50 bananas. Enough for a real task on day one.
Allowance
None. No credits until you’ve reviewed someone.
5 a day, +20 every 7-day streak.
Task format
One free-text box and a prayer.
10 structured task types with real answer forms.
Rejections
Reject for any reason. Keep the feedback anyway.
Listed reasons only, with a note. Apes can contest within 7 days.
Ghosting
Maker never reviews. You wait forever.
Auto-approved after 72h. Bananas were in escrow all along.
Quality
Whatever people feel like typing.
Proof-of-use questions and a live Slop-o-meter.
Stats
Vanity numbers nobody can check.
Real counts only, and every maker’s fairness score is public.