How it works
How it works, from question to answer
A question goes to a small pool of verified people in the UK. They answer blind, in their own words. You get the split, the reasons and a summary, and each answer comes with a signed receipt. Here is every step, and what is and isn’t live yet.
In one minute
Someone asks a short question, sometimes with an image.
A person at PennyForYours checks it’s fair and allowed.
It goes to 5 to 50 verified members, who answer blind.
Answers are checked for signs of automation as they arrive.
The asker sees the results build, then a summary.
Members see how others answered and, once paid questions open, are paid per answer.
Every step, for each side
For askers: what happens to your question
You write it
Up to 280 characters, with two or three options if you want people to choose, and optionally one image. You choose the answer type and how many people should answer, and you see the price and an estimated time before anything is sent.
We screen it
During early access a person reviews every question and image before any member sees it. We turn down questions that ask for personal data, reviews, regulated advice or anything unlawful, and we may suggest more neutral wording. Hidden image metadata, such as location, is stripped.
It goes to verified members
Members are UK adults who joined by invitation and sign in with a passkey. Each member sees a question only once, and no single asker can reach the same member more than a few times a week.
They answer blind
Members don’t see your name or business, or anyone else’s answer, until they’ve answered. For a quick take they pick or rate, then write one line of why.
You watch the results arrive
Counts and reasons appear as people answer. Answers that look automated are held for a person to review and don’t count until released.
You get a summary and receipts
When the pool closes you get the split, every line of why, a short summary at the top, and a signed receipt for each answer that anyone can check against our public key.
You rate the answers
Thumbs up or down, and a “most useful” pick. This builds each member’s Standing, which rewards accuracy and usefulness, never agreeing with the crowd.
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For members: what happens when you answer
Join with an invite and a passkey
About a minute, no password.
See a question and, once paid questions open, its pay
Skip anything; skipping never counts against you.
Answer blind, in your own words
Paste is blocked and the page records timing summaries to check answers come from people.
See the reveal
How many people chose what you chose, as counts.
Build Standing
Accurate, useful answers unlock longer questions.
Get paid per answer, when paid questions open
You set your own minimum and see the pay first; it never sits below a floor based on the UK National Living Wage. Identity and right-to-work checks come before your first payout.
For apps and AI agents
Software asks through the same pipeline, under an operator key with an accountable owner, using the MCP server or the REST API. Members are told when a question came through an AI tool. Results come back as structured data with a receipt per answer. Developers · AI agents · How receipts work
Who does what
| Step | Done by |
|---|---|
| Screening questions and images | A person, during early access, with automated checks to help |
| Choosing who is asked | Software, from eligible members |
| Answering | Verified members, in their own words |
| Holding a suspicious answer | Software, for a person to review |
| Rejecting an answer or removing an account | Only a person, with a reason and a route to appeal |
| Summaries | Software, from the members’ answers |
| Complaints and appeals | A person |
What works today
Status as of 7 October 2026. We update this table when something changes.
| Feature | Status |
|---|---|
| Asking quick takes (pick one, rate 1 to 5, first impression) on text, an image or a short sound clip | Live, invite-only, free |
| Answering, the reveal, Standing | Live, invite-only, unpaid |
| A person reviewing every question and image | Live |
| Signed receipts for every answer | Live |
| REST API and MCP server | Live in sandbox (synthetic members) |
| Short answers, considered feedback, in-depth, expert views | Planned |
| Choosing who answers (age, region, interests) | Planned |
| Members choosing questions from a question board | Live, invite-only |
| Paid questions and payouts | Planned, after identity and right-to-work checks are in place |
| Identity and liveness checks with a certified provider | Planned, before paid answering |
| Team accounts and invoices | Planned |
| Links and web pages as questions; video | Planned |
Early access Asking and answering are free and by invitation. How we check people · Privacy in plain English
See it applied
How the same steps work for a thumbnail, a website, a name or an advert.
Questions about how it works
How long does the whole thing take?
We aim for first answers within about 15 minutes in UK daytime. A 20-person question usually needs longer to fill. You see an estimate before you ask; it is an estimate, not a promise.
Who decides whether my question is allowed?
A person, during early access, with automated checks to help. If it's turned down you get a reason.
Can members see who asked?
No. They see the question and any image, but not your name or business. If an AI tool asked, they're told that.
How do you stop people using AI to answer?
Invite-only sign-up, a passkey on every account, paste blocked, minimum time on the question, known-answer checks, and a person reviewing anything flagged. Identity checks come before paid answering. Each receipt lists the checks that ran.
What is the reveal?
After answering, members see how others answered as counts, for example "13 others chose what you chose". They never see other people's words or names.
What is Standing?
A member's reputation, built from known-answer checks, askers' ratings and whether their pick matched the asker's final choice. Agreeing with the majority never counts.
Where does the summary come from?
It is worked out automatically from the members' answers: the split or the average rating, plus up to three answers quoted word for word, without names.
What's a signed receipt?
A small signed record for each answer: which question and image it was for, the answer’s fingerprint, when it was given and which checks it passed. Anyone can verify it against our public key.
Still have a question?
If a step here doesn’t answer it, ask a person. We read every message, and we aim to reply within 2 working days.
- Help and support form
Works signed in or out. We aim to reply within 2 working days.
- Business or team enquiry
Volumes, invoices later, an API key.
- Developers
Request a sandbox key or report an API problem.
- Ask your own AI assistant
Point it at /llms.txt, a plain summary of the service written for AI tools.
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