Upside
Upside: Gas & Food Cash Back
Publisher DNA
What defines Upside?
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Portfolio
What does Upside ship?
Apps
1 app analysed
Stack Upside with your current credit & debit rewards for even more cash back!
No-minimum cash out removes redemption friction
- Passive income generation from everyday gas and grocery purchases provides tangible financial relief for users
- Transaction verification failures and missing rewards lead users to suspect the platform is withholding earned funds
Single-market publisher, every app ships only to United States.
Based on 1 of 1 app with localized market data · last scanned .
Americas (1)
- United States1 / 1
Core markets (1/1 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
1
Positive apps
0
Neutral / mixed
0
Negative apps
65/100
Avg sentiment score
Rivals
Who does Upside compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
Both platforms target budget-conscious consumers seeking cash back on daily essentials, forcing a choice between Upside's passive card-linking and Ibotta's high-value manufacturer rebates.
Contenders(5)
Both apps target budget-conscious consumers seeking cash back on daily spending, though Upside focuses on physical card-linked local transactions while BeFrugal centers on online retail and travel.
Both platforms target budget-conscious consumers seeking cash back on daily fuel and grocery purchases, creating direct competition for the same household spending.
Both apps target budget-conscious consumers seeking financial relief, with Klarna's cashback rewards directly competing for the same daily spending wallet as Upside.
Both apps target budget-conscious consumers seeking cash back on daily essentials, creating direct competition for wallet share in the grocery and retail category.
Both platforms target budget-conscious consumers seeking cash back on daily essentials, creating direct competition for user attention in the personal finance and rewards category.
Same space(20)
Freecash competes for the same user's spare time by offering rewards for gaming and surveys, acting as a parallel monetization path for budget-conscious users.
7-Eleven competes for the same commuter segment by integrating fuel savings and on-demand delivery into a single convenience platform.
Deliveroo competes for the same urban consumer's dining budget, using subscription-led lock-in to capture high-frequency food spending.
DoorDash competes for the same consumer's food and grocery budget, using a massive merchant network and subscription model to capture high-frequency orders.
Fuel Rewards® program competes for the same commuter segment by offering fuel discounts based on everyday spending at retail and travel partners.
Exxon Mobil Rewards+ competes for the same fuel-purchasing audience by offering loyalty points and contactless payment at the pump.
Fetch competes for the same value-conscious audience by turning receipt scanning into a high-frequency habit, overlapping with Upside's grocery and retail rewards.
Flipp aggregates weekly grocery circulars, providing a digital alternative for the same budget-conscious shoppers who use Upside for grocery cash back.
GasBuddy competes for the same fuel-seeking drivers by providing a crowdsourced price network that serves as a primary utility for saving on gas.
Users report: Receipt Hog monetizes purchase data through receipt submission, competing for the same user behavior of tracking everyday spending for rewards.
Frisbee competes for the same budget-conscious shoppers by converting receipt data into rewards, utilizing a similar sweepstakes-driven engagement loop.
Lidl Plus serves as a direct retail loyalty app that captures grocery spending, overlapping with the category-specific rewards Upside provides.
Fuel Forward competes for the same fuel-purchasing audience by providing a centralized mobile wallet and loyalty tool for specific gas station brands.
Playful Rewards competes for the same budget-conscious audience by offering cash-out incentives for completing mobile tasks and surveys.
Rakuten competes for the same value-conscious shoppers by offering cash back at 3,500+ stores, providing a broader affiliate-based alternative to Upside.
Red Lobster Dining Rewards App competes for the same dining budget by gamifying spend through a loyalty program.
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Shell: Fuel, Charge & More
Shell competes directly for the fuel-purchasing segment by incentivizing repeat fill-ups through a tiered loyalty program.
Shop acts as a centralized commerce utility for Shopify-powered merchants, competing for the same budget-conscious user base through automated tracking and Shop Cash rewards.
Users report: SIMON serves as a shopping mall directory that captures in-store spending data, overlapping with the physical retail rewards Upside targets.
UNiDAYS targets the student demographic with exclusive discounts, capturing a specific segment of the retail and dining market Upside also serves.
