Pocket Points: Student Rewards Software
Company Name: Pocket Points, Inc.
About: Pocket Points gives students rewards for not using their phone during class.
Headquarters: Chico, California, United States.
Pocket Points Overview
What is Pocket Points? Pocket Points is an app that incentivizes students to stay focused on their studies by offering coupons and discounts at local merchants and big online brands. The app rewards students for putting their phones away and staying focused on their school work. Students can earn points by using the app's timer to track how long they are not using their phone. These points can then be spent on student discounts and coupons for food, apparel, accessories, and more. The app also features leaderboards and achievements to create a competitive atmosphere in class.
Features
- Timer: Students can use the app's timer to track how long they are not using their phone and earn points for every minute.
- Marketplace: Students can spend their points on student coupons and rewards for food, apparel, accessories, and more.
- Leaderboard: Students can see where they rank on the leaderboard compared to other students at their school and across the nation.
- Achievements: Students can earn achievements for hitting goals and staying focused on their studies.
- Coupons and discounts: The app offers coupons and discounts at local merchants and big online brands such as Lulus, Chick-fil-a, Papa John’s, Dutch Brothers, Chegg, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and more.
- Updates: Students receive updates on new coupons and deals.
- Suggestions: Students can suggest deals they want to see in their college town.
- Support: Students can contact the app's support team for suggestions or support.
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Product Details and Description of
Are you in college, broke, and addicted to your phone? Pocket Points incentivizes you to put your phone away and stay focused with coupons at local merchants and big online brands. Get your school work done, pay attention in class, and be rewarded for it. Earn points! Use our timer to track how long you’re not using your phone. For every minute you’re not using your phone, you’ll earn points. Get the most points you can and spend them on awesome student discounts. We’ll help you put your focus on your studies so you can be more productive and feel more accomplished. Now take those points and shop on our marketplace of gifts and treat yourself to student coupons and discounts for food, apparel, accessories, and much more. Students get updates on new coupons. Never miss a good deal, because every penny counts. Students spend more money on food than anything else, so check out our food deals or suggest deals you want to see in your college town. Save money at Lulus, Chick-fil-a, Papa John’s, Dutch Brothers, Chegg, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and more. Some deals might not be available in your location. The leaderboards and achievements for students who stay focused the most create a competitive atmosphere in class. Are you staying focused more? Find out how you rank against other students at your school and students across the nation. Save money, stay focused with Pocket Points. Features > Timer: Stay focused and earn points > Marketplace: Spend points on student coupons and rewards > Leaderboard: See where you stack up on the leaderboard > Achievements: Get achievements for hitting goals Tweet us @this app or email us at team@this app.com for suggestions or support. Disclaimer: continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Top Reviews
By K Co.
I love this app but, there is a glitch.
I absolutely LOVE pocket points! I recommend it to all my peers. Multiple professors requested that we use it in their class at the start of the semester. I thought, “If the professors are requesting it then it has to be good.” It is. You earn points towards coupons for purchases such as restaurants or website purchases. I used this app almost every day up until these past few days where it automatically shuts off as soon as I open the app. Hopefully the developers will fix this glitch soon so I can used my earned points. Thank you for the great app.
By 98Ruth
Not Getting Points
I was loving this app and would have given it a 4-5 star rating if you would have asked me about it a few days ago. However, all of the sudden the app is no longer rewarding me points for the longer periods of time that I am off my phone. For example, yesterday I was off my phone for about 5 hours in total: 1 early in the day during a class, 2 at work, and another 2 in the evening. During all of those times when I locked me phone I had the notification that I was earning points. When I unlocked my phone, it was to my surprise that I actually had earned no points, though I had been off of my phone. I even tried setting a goal later in the evening and I got the notification on my screen that I finished my goal, but when I unlocked my phone there were no points. Very frustrated at this app. Great in concept, and it was great for a while, but very lacking in delivery. I’m tempted to give it a 2 star rating, but because I had a good experience at first I’m giving it a 3 star rating.
By Disappointed NG Leader
It used to work great
I don’t think I have earned points since any of the new updates (since the app started creating goals and adding ads at the beginning). I set a goal and when I pick up my phone after the allotted time it tells me I failed. Alternatively, when I’m on campus, open and lock the app, I have yet to see any points even after keeping it locked through an entire class period. I keep the app only because I got a lot of points at the beginning so it’s worth my while to use the points but when they are gone they app serves no purpose. It’s a great app for local businesses; I’ve returned to a number of restaurants I discovered only through pocket points. I tried the JcPenny deal and nothing in my cart was eligible for the discount and it doesn’t tell you what is eligible. The Target points were practically useless as well
