A little over a year ago I heard on the Ellen Degeneres show about a new app called Viggle where you get rewarded for "checking in" while watching tv and listening to music. I decided to check it out and I have been Viggling ever since. Now while I won't say that I love the app, I do like it a lot and it is worth the time put into it. However I won't give a referral for this app because this is a strictly invite through facebook or email app to get credit or go right to the source in your app or play store.
So here's my review of this good, rewarding app:
PRO 1: Rewarded for watching tv or listening to music - Who doesn't watch tv? Who doesn't listen to music? Since you're already doing these things you might as well check in to the app and get credit for doing them!
PRO 2: Several rewards to choose from - Had I been doing these reviews when I first discovered this app a year ago I would not put this in the pros because a year ago there were mostly only Viggle merchendise and a few coupons available. Now there are several things to choose from in the rewards section, 1 of my favorites is the free redbox movie.
PRO 3: Free to download and use - As you probably have seen from my other reviews I'm a big fan of free to use sites so this app is right up my alley. I hate the idea of having to pay to get something that is supposed to be "free".
PRO 4: App for Android or Apple - This is a good pro because even though I'm a Mac person when it comes to computers. I'm an Android person when it comes to phones. So on my Android phone I can have my Viggle app and as well as my Apple iPad.
PRO 5: Bonuses for inviting friends - Viggle will give you a bonus if you invite your friends, but only if you invite them through facebook or directly through email.
Now on to the cons, because even the best sites have some cons:
CON 1: Takes a long time to get rewards - For checking into tv shows you get 1 point per minute watched plus a bonus if it happens to be a featured show. For music it is 25 points per song with a cap of 20 songs per day. Depending on the reward it can take a long time to get enough points to get to that goal. That is 1 reason I like the redbox movies, they start at 4,000 points so I can get 1 a week easily.
CON 2: Music matches are limited to 1 time only - This is a con as a radio listener because sometimes I hear the same song 2 or 3 times a day. With the music part of the app I can only get points from listening to the song the 1st time I check into the song. Never again. That is the 1st time ever, not just the 1st time today. Once I've checked into the song I can't get credit for listening to it again. So for a radio listener I have to flip the stations a lot sometimes to find a song that I haven't checked into before.
So there is my review of the Viggle app. I like the app a lot. I don't love it, but I like it. I hope you all download it and enjoy it!
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