Toluna has a rating of 1.5 stars from 134 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Toluna most frequently mention gift card, enough points, and customer service problems. Toluna ranks 445th among Forum sites.
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I was doing survey for around 10 mos and was happy able to earn some awards. However, 3 days ago I could not log in with the error "authentication failed. Please try again. After a number of tries decided to contact Toluna. They replied and requested that I reset my password to a link they provided which I already did. But until now I am still waiting for an email that will allow me to reset my password.
Spent 2.5 hours answering every question in 14 of their surveys. Nothing was recorded in the end and I did not receive the points. Trying to get help Toluna was futile. What an absolute waste of time!
This site sucks. I have been using it for a few months with no issues, I redeemed a 10$ Amazon gift card the other night and then the next morning I couldn't login. Just happened to have my account suspended right afterwards. Ridiculous that they don't even give an explanation until you hound them about it. Pretty frustrated with this site as they take everything earned as well so much time was wasted and I don't even know exactly why or what to do to fix it. I don't change my answers on purpose.
Tip for consumers:
Use other sites
I finally "earn" a gift card... then they can't get the points correct... now, after all these surveys I've done they are trying to say I didn't answer honestly... so if that's the case why would they still be sending me surveys 10 times a day and give me back my points. This company is definitely not worth the time it takes do do their surveys!
Tip for consumers:
DON'T BOTHER...JUST A WASTE OF YOUR TIME
Products used:
NONE
Dear Susan,
I am truly sorry to hear about this disheartening occurrence that made you feel like we engage in unscrupulous activities.
To ensure a high quality level of the data we gather & provide to our clients we have numerous checks set in place and the system flags accounts based on suspicious activity. Please be assured that it is not a deliberate effort to prevent you from spending your hard earned points.
I would be delighted to further assist you with this - could you kindly submit a ticket at https://toluna.com/contactus with the subject “sitejabber review - follow-up”? Alternatively, you can also choose to share your username and some additional details in a private message and I will personally follow up on your case.
Hoping to hear from you soon!
Mary
You guys have a long history of deleting people accounts for no reason and not allowing them to redeem their points that's all your reviews say online and I have spent a good majority of
My time completing surveys only for the same thing to happen to me. I've tried to reset my password and they never send the email. This is truly unacceptable you give the survey community a very bad name.
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, B D.! I'm truly sorry to hear that you're dissatisfied with our services :( and I would love to have the opportunity to change that.
To uphold a high standard of quality on our panel, we run regular quality checks. It seems that your account might have been caught in one of these checks and was subsequently suspended.
Nevertheless, I would be delighted to further discuss the reasons behind this so that I may provide specific advice and hopefully, satisfactory resolutions. Could you kindly submit a ticket at https://toluna.com/contactus with the subject “sitejabber review - follow-up”?
Hoping to hear from you soon!
Mary
Toluna team
Weeks ago I submitted a request to get a gift card for points I had accumulated. I was sent an email with a link for the Starbucks gift but haven't been able to open it. It keeps saying try again in 15 minutes & if you can't access it after 24 hours, let us know. I have let them know multiple times. Still unable to access my reward! I am not happy and considering not wasting my valuable time again doing their surveys unless I can get my measly $10 reward
Really sorry to hear about this, Anna!
Please submit a ticket at https://toluna.com/contactus with the subject “sitejabber review - follow-up”, and share more details about this occurrence. We will reply as soon as possible
Kind regards,
Mary
I've been a loyal Toluna participant for over 10 years. Suddenly I am not able to complete surveys. When I query this I receive an email from John Oliver indicating that some settings on my device/browser flagged for being inconsistent with your country of residence. This is total nonsense. I do not use a VPN and only access surveys from home. Further, my IP is not blacklisted anywhere. I can only assume that Toluna purges participants after a few years based on erroneous and inconsistent algorithms that are discriminatory and not factual.
Hello Douglas,
We are sorry to hear about your difficulties attempting our surveys recently.
This type of rejected survey attempts are caused exclusively by the internet connection details & IP addresses of certain respondents at the moment of the attempted participation.
In order for us to take a closer look at this situation and provide some clarity, kindly email us via support@tolunahelpdesk.zendesk.com using 'Sitejabber review follow-up' as the subject.
Wishing you well,
Mary
Haven't been getting any surveys for over a month from Toluna and when I contacted them, they tell me that some settings on my device/browser has been flagged for being inconsistent with my country of residence! I have checked the all my settings and everything seems to be fine! Also, this is the same wifi (IP address) that I had been using since the very beginning I signed up with Toluna. I have been with them for over a year now and their system never had any issues with my IP except recently! Seriously disappointed! Anyone ever faced any such thing? Pls help
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, Anupa! Our influencers' experience & satisfaction are our top priorities and we are truly sorry to see that this unfortunate circumstances created a negative experience for you.
In order for us to take a closer look at this situation and provide some clarity, kindly email us via support@tolunahelpdesk.zendesk.com using 'Sitejabber review follow-up' as subject.
We value your participation in our panel and remain committed to delivering a smooth and rewarding experience for all our panelists!
Kind regards,
Mary
I have been on this site for almost two years and it was great until now that not all surveys u completed will award your points.
Last week I redeemed via PayPal and the points were credited back into my account, now I can't even login again maybe my account was suspended for no reason and I have contacted support several times hoping i will get a feedback but no response.
Thank you for taking your time to share your feedback, Aliu! Really sorry to hear about your recent negative experience on our platform.
Rest assured that we've identified the support case you opened and we will get back to you via email as soon as possible.
Keep in touch,
Mary
Toluna team
Toluna owes me outstanding vouchers in the amount of R600. I last received payment in February. The site promises payment within 2 - 8 weeks but payments have been outstanding since 7/03/18 with no explanation or action to remedy this situation.
Do NOT trust this company! This is the second time that they have been unable to process payments. This is a widespread problem that applies to many users, none of whom are being helped or told when they can expect payment. They had the same problem in November 2017.
See photo of all my outstanding vouchers that have not been processed.
So I have recently joined a few survey sites. Most are legitimate and offer points in return for surveys. It's definitely not a fast way to make money, but it is a decent way to make a few extra bucks on the side in your spare time. However, I spent over an hour doing a survey, and they haven't recorded my points. In fact, I looked at my profile, and they haven't rewarded me any points for any of the surveys that I've done. I should have close to 20,000 points now, but instead have 500 because of the welcome points they gave me. Terrible site, would not recommend and will be closing my account.
We're sorry to hear about your experience, Allyn!
If you have participated in a survey, regardless of your participation status, you will be able to see it displayed in your "Points" section. There are 3 ways in which surveys can be displayed in your points history section:
- "Survey Incentive - Survey number - -"refers to surveys which are not successfully completed;
- "Survey Incentive - Survey Number - Pending" means that you successfully completed a survey and that it will be paid soon. Due to the complexities of different surveys and their lifespan (how long a survey stays active) there can be a large swath of wait times until you are awarded your points. Sometimes the delay is very short, within a few hours or days, other times this can take more than a few weeks;
- "Survey Incentive - Survey Number - amount of points" means that you successfully completed a survey and the payment has already been transferred to your account.
In order for us to take a closer look at this situation and provide some clarity, kindly email us via support@tolunahelpdesk.zendesk.com using "Sitejabber review follow-up" as subject.
Hoping to hear from you soon,
Mary
I have been a member for like 3 years and then for some unknown reason they just locked my account! Of course I have ******* points that I was going to use for a big bag of cat food as im very low income and I just don't understand how they can do this for no reason! Turns out this site sucks! Beware you'll never know when it will happen!
I regret hearing about this upsetting experience, Nancy!
Rest assured that I've identified the support case you opened and I will get back to you via email with additional details.
Keep in touch,
Mary
This website starts off well, although the survey points that are on offer are a lot less than advised, as soon as you get close to any decent reward you will be offered a longer survey for many many more points than the last 10 you have completed and then they will not award you any points at all! Don't waste your time. In addition their support and services team do not respond for weeks on end and they will fill your inbox with spam, total hours spent 8 hours total reward $10.00
Products used:
This is a paid survey service
Hello Kylee,
The only reason you do not receive the points for a survey is if you don't qualify due to you being screened out or if your participation status is incomplete. If you believe that you have successfully completed a survey but were not rewarded, this is something that needs to be reported to our team.
In order for us to take a closer look at this situation and provide some clarity, kindly email us via support@tolunahelpdesk.zendesk.com using 'Sitejabber review follow-up' as subject.
Hoping to hear from you soon,
Mary
Toluna Team
The time it takes to reach collection points is way too long but once you're there the money made it into my account earlier than their payment prediction. You get tons of survey opportunities but qualify and complete is tougher than hell... ok to use but I suggest only as a side thing that once a year you collect
Having been a Toluna subscriber for a few years,my initial experience with them was overall satisfactory.
It seems that now (2023) Toluna has gone downhill. Log in problems,Rewards not being processed at all, ie
You make a claim for a Toluna Reward,your points are deducted from your account,Toluna send an email indicating/ confirming the reward is being processed, then a couple of days later you receive another Toluna email saying that 'the reward couldn't be processed and your points are reinstated to your account'.This has been happening to me at least a dozen consecutive times despite contacting Toluna asking for an explanation.Better off finding a more reliable and honest online survey operator rather than wasting your time with Toluna as they currently operate.
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, Toby! We're truly sorry to hear that you're dissatisfied with our services :( and we would love to have the opportunity to change that.
In order for us to take a closer look at this situation and provide some clarity, kindly email us via support@tolunahelpdesk.zendesk.com using 'Sitejabber review follow-up' as subject.
Kind regards,
Mary
Toluna team
Toluna has greatly improved their payment timetable recently. Gotta give credit where it's due since it's the best site to accumulate rewards.
Thank you for your wonderful review of Toluna, Saundra! Our Influencers' experience and satisfaction are our top priorities and we cannot express how much we appreciate the love and support we are receiving!
For additional details, we remain available at any time at https://www.toluna.com/contact-us. We'd very much appreciate if you have any recommendations/suggestions for us to get 5-star rating.
Best regards,
Mary
I cash out my points in Paypal on the 25th of September, It's been three weeks now and i'm not receiving any payout. I sent an email but the reply from them was out of the topic and they consider it as solved.
(As of October 17) Regarding my concern i received an email from Toluna, there are temporary delays in processing all pending PayPal rewards and they are working on it. Thank you Toluna for your prompt response much appreciated.
We're sorry to hear about this, LaurenceS!
We are aware that this is over the suggested processing time and we sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused. Please rest assured that this matter is being looked into with utmost priority.
We've identified the support case you opened and we will provide you with additional details via email.
Kind regards,
Mary
Been taking surveys on toluna for quite a while now. I've always got rewarded after the 6 months it takes to get enough points for a reward. I've also taken surveys that I've spent 20 or 25 minutes on then tells me the survey is full or can't find the web address. It's ok if you have the time to waste on it,.
I have answered surveys for a few weeks now and accumulated 88,000 points. Suddenly, I was unable to log in to my account. When I contacted Toluna about this, they sent me instructions but I was still unable to log in. Then, I received an email that my account had been deactivated permanently because they conducted a quality review and apparently I didn't meet with their standards - which is patently false. They will not respond to me about my request to redeem the points that I earned by spending hours answering their surveys. From what I am seeing, many other people are having the same issues with this company. I have several emails that show how Toluna representatives responded to me.
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, Linda! Our influencers' experience & satisfaction are our top priorities and we are truly sorry to see that this unfortunate circumstances created a negative experience for you.
In order for us to take a closer look at this situation and provide some clarity, kindly email us via support@tolunahelpdesk.zendesk.com using 'Sitejabber review follow-up' as subject.
We value your participation in our panel and remain committed to delivering a smooth and rewarding experience for all our panelists!
Kind regards,
Mary
I am another example of how they just suddenly suspend my account and forfeit my points. Questioning them does nothing. I suspect that they are trying to lower their costs by cancelling people's points. Stay away from them.
I regret hearing about this upsetting experience, Mary-Ellen!
We employ numerous automated checks to make sure that we are continuously achieving this high standard of quality. Unfortunately, it sounds like your account was caught in one of these recent checks.
If you wish to discuss this situation further, kindly submit a ticket at https://toluna.com/contactus with the subject “Sitejabber review - follow-up”.
Kind regards,
Mary
Toluna team
This is a consolidator survey platform with the lowest points and often terrible templated questionnaires enormous technical errors.
They are screening out in view of technical errors.Rewards used to be redeemed at time of submission but now they take up to 2 months! And reminders are not answered.
Being a consolidator means that the quota of responses is reached by other companies for the same surveys consequently you will be screened out. Some of their surveys had phishing capabilities that could affect your IP address that hinders risks violating privacy
We're sorry to hear about your experience, J L!
We aim for a seamless survey experience for all our influencers, but unfortunately, errors may happen on any digital platform and we can’t control the surveys hosted on our clients’ platforms either. A major factor in technical issues is that survey respondents are using a wide variety of operating systems or Internet connections, etc., and not all of these are necessarily compatible with the technology of a particular survey. For this reason, we always encourage our influencers to report in detail any technical issues they might encounter and we will do our best to resolve it.
Regarding the rewards' processing time, our e-vouchers are delivered via email within approx. 1-7 business days, while the delivery for PayPal payments might take between 1-3 weeks from the request date.
If you wish to report an issue or simply check your participation status in a survey, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at https://www.toluna.com/contact-us provide as many relevant details as possible (for example a screenshot and the survey number) and we will gladly assist you.
Kind regards,
Mary
My account was mysteriously suspended after I requested a payout through PayPal. They informed me my account was flagged as fraudulent, but wouldn't tell me why. I certainly understand the need to deliver accurate data to their clients, but I was answering questions honestly. I don't really think they have room to be particular about how people answer these when they're giving so little in return.
Furthermore, many of their surveys seem redundant and some take forever to complete because they ask the same questions over and over again. You waste a lot of your valuable time completing these for little compensation. I will not get the points I earned back.
We're deeply sorry to hear about your experience, Emilie, and we would like to assure you that we do not engage in such disparaging activities, as keeping the rewards away from our members. There is absolutely no reason for us to ever engage in such lowly tactics and ruin your Toluna experience.
Unfortunately, it seems that your account was caught in one of our quality checks and was subsequently suspended.
Nonetheless, we've identified the support case you opened and we will get back to you via email shortly.
Thank you for your understanding,
Mary
Toluna team
Ordered an Amazon voucher on 20 October and still no sign of it. Web page is appalling to negotiate aorund. Don't use Toluna if you want any rewards for answering surveys.Toluna say it would be in my spam/junk folder - it's not there! I work in IT - I'm not stupid enough to ignore my spam/junk folder.
Truly sorry to hear about your recent experience, Wendy!
Following the website update, the Rewards history section is no longer available on Toluna (as the e-vouchers will now be delivered via email & PayPal payments are delivered as usual directly to our influencers' PayPal accounts). Most likely, your voucher has already been processed and sent to you, but it was caught in your spam/junk filter.
Nonetheless, we would like to further assist you- could you kindly send us an email at support@tolunahelpdesk.zendesk.com with the title "Sitejabber review – Follow-up"?
We're hoping to hear from you soon,
Mary
Toluna team
Had been a member for quite awhile with no issues; takes lots of time to earn enough points for redemption. Finally got enough for a reward and was waiting for gift card when I discovered I could no longer log in. Contacted company and apparently my account had been deactivated due to "non compliance with terms of service." No notice, or warning or proper reason. Found it interesting that this happened as soon as I was going to get a reward. There are many other better panels out there; don't waste your time with Toluna.
Hello Jen,
I am deeply sorry to hear about your disheartening experience and I would like to reassure you that we do not engage in such derogatory practices as intentionally denying our members their rewards by deactivating their accounts. The sole reason behind the accounts' suspension is indeed breaching of the site's terms of use and membership to which all panelists agree to upon registration on the Toluna panel.
I'd be delighted to personally follow up on your case and provide some additional details if you could kindly share your ticket number or username with me here; alternatively, you can also choose to send me an email at support@tolunahelpdesk.zendesk.com with the subject 'Sitejabber review - Follow up'.
Hoping to hear from you soon!
Mary
They have blocked me with no reason and looks like have done same with my husband and friends that i referred to use it.
They didn't even send the gift card link that my hubby redeemed with earned points.
I keep emailing them and they send some automated default replies. Looks like they don't even read the emails sent to them.
They make people spend time on filling the surveys and the moment they see they have too many point to redeem they just block you.
The worst site the worst customer service i have ever seen.
I will be reporting to DPA because they are taking advantage of us and misusing our data.
Thank you for taking the time to review our platform, Egla! I am sorry to hear about your experience!
For some common types of issues, our system will send automatic replies in order to provide an instant solution to our members and make our helpdesk as efficient as possible. Your query would be related to 'Login problems', so if you selected this type & subtype of issue you received an automatic first reply containing general instructions on how the common login issues can be resolved. We understand these automatic responses might not apply to everyone, so simply replying to the automated notification as advised/or reopening the ticket, instead of submitting a new ticket, will ensure a support representative will look into your request as soon as possible.
Rest assured that we've identified your Toluna account and the support case you opened, and we will get back to you shortly.
Kind regards,
Mary
Toluna team
I've been with this site for years and only have gotten like 2 rewards. Now I know why! I just found out today that it said points expired and when I checked it again they took away more then 5,000 pts. So called support says they feel for you but they really don't because you don't get your points back! I know this has happened more then once, I always wondered why it seemed my points kept getting lower. This is a jerk move on their part considering you waste that time on work you have worked for and you need more then a damn year to save your points to TRY to cash out with their rewards that are at a VERY high level. But impossible to work to that when your points have a limited time then they take em away! Only site ever that is this shady! For me it's very hard to qualify with surveys that just kick me off so the long $#*! ones I completed were for NOTHING. Agree with other posters do NOT join. Shoulda known since reviews are bad for Toluna across the board.
Being a retired female over 65 automatically means I get screened out of most surveys, so when I find one that wants my input, I'm thrilled. So, imagine just how frustrating it is to spend 20 or 30 minutes completing a survey and hitting the submit button, you get a "system error". This is quote:
We are sorry, an error has occurred with your request. It's not you, it's us!
Click here to return to our homepage.
Thank you.
First off, you don't get taken to the homepage. It just sits there. Second, this happens ALL of the time. If I get one or two completed surveys in a month, there will have been at least 10 surveys that I've been dumped from. I spend my time and get no rewards. Is your system that bad?
The only reason you get a 2 rating is because I have been able to redeem enough points for a couple of rewards, but it takes many, many months to accrue when most of the surveys get dumped. Not a happy camper.
Tip for consumers:
Check out I-Say or Lifepoints. They don't seem to have so many "system errors"
Products used:
This review is not for a product unless you count answering surveys as a product.
Hello Christine and thank you very much for sharing your feedback!
The inconveniences you repeatedly encountered sound like routing errors. Please be assured that these errors, while we can understand they are unnerving, should not be affecting your participation status; to put it in other words, you receive this error because you are simply not being correctly redirected back to the Toluna website after completing a survey (successfully or not); nevertheless, we/our client will have still received your survey results.
If you wish to discuss this situation further, I'll be more than happy to provide specific details about your recent survey activity. Should this be the case, I kindly invite you to submit a new ticket at https://toluna.com/contactus with the subject 'Sitejabber review - Follow up' so that I may personally assist you.
Thank you for your understanding,
Mary
Toluna, the easiest way to ask and answer questions and get rewarded for sharing your opinions.
I sincerely regret this situation, Courtney, and I would like to reassure you that this occurrence is not a deliberate effort to prevent you from spending your hard earned points. Our clients rely on the data submitted by our Influencers to make business decisions and, to ensure they only receive the best quality, there are checks regularly performed on our panel and the system flags accounts based on suspicious activity detected within a certain period of time.
I've identified your support case and I will personally follow up and provide additional details as soon as possible.
Keep in touch,
Mary