Crowdsource
★ 4.3What it actually doesCrowdsource is a Google app for completing microtasks of data labeling (photos, text, voice, translations) in exchange for badges and mentions, with no option to earn monetary rewards.
Actually does
- ✓Photo editor15% of reviews
- ✓Speech-to-text5% of reviews
- ✓Translation5% of reviews
- ✓OCR / Document scan5% of reviews
- ✓Text-to-speech3% of reviews
- ✓Выполнение микрозадач для разметки данных50% of reviews
- ✓Система значков, уровней и достижений40% of reviews
- ✓Camera10% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free(bonus)
- ✓Отсутствие денежных вознаграждений(bonus)60% of reviews
- ✓Ограниченная поддержка функций по языкам(bonus)15% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠AI assistant
Common complaints
- ✗No monetary rewards for work50% of mentions
«There's no payment system, because this is also work. It would be nice to at least get some small change...»
- ✗Inadequate rewards for work volume35% of mentions
«just a few pixels of achievements – and that's it»
- ✗Inaccurate object recognition by camera15% of mentions
«For an object of a specific category it writes something completely different—it writes sneakers instead of socks, a welder's mask instead of a drain tank»
- ✗Rating and points do not update properly8% of mentions
«I've been monitoring the player rating for a month. The rating doesn't change»
- ✗Not all features available for Russian language10% of mentions
«If you work specifically with the Russian language, you won't be able to try everything»
What people praise
- ★Simplicity and convenience of completing tasks
«I'm happy with everything and I enjoy doing the tasks!»
- ★Variety of microtask types
«You can help people sort through manuscripts, photographs, and much more here»
- ★Good badge and level system
«I have one more medal!»
- ★Sense of usefulness from helping Google and science
«Thank you! I really liked the app. It's a shame I ran out of phone memory and had to stop at level 14»
- ★Ability to complete tasks anytime during free time
«Complete tasks in your free time, for example at a bus stop»