Discussion: What Are Perk Tokens?

Attribution: Perk, Inc. and RhythmOne 

If you’re a frequent user of any of the Perk apps, such as Perk TV, Perk TV Live and Perk Scratch & Win, you may have seen an accumulation of Perk Tokens on your Perk ledger, in addition to Perk Points. But what are Tokens and are they worth anything? Short answer: they’re not worth much, unless you get really lucky.

What Are Perk Tokens?

Perk Tokens are a virtual “currency” and are represented by cold coins with a star in the middle (see the above picture). Contrast this with Perk Points, which are represented by green coins with a star in the middle.

What Can You Use Perk Tokens For?

Perk Tokens can then be redeemed for entries into Perk sweepstakes for prizes, such as gift cards. A sweepstakes entry will typically cost anywhere from 1,500 to 4,000 Tokens per entry. One strategy is to save up for millions of tokens, then redeem them all at once by buying as many entries as possible in one sweepstakes.

How Do You Get Perk Tokens?

Users collect the coins from engaging in certain activities with Perk apps, such as watching videos (and rating them, although I haven’t seen this option in a while), playing games and unlocking their mobile device. If you’re a heavy Perk user, you can collect several million Tokens over the course of a year.

You can also “buy” Perk Tokens with Perk Points, but considering how Points can be redeemed for gift cards and Tokens are only good for the “chance” to win a prize, this is not a wise exchange.

Conclusion

Perk Points are what you want, not Perk Tokens. But because Tokens are typically accumulated with little to no effort while trying to get Points, it’s not like you need to avoid the Tokens. And maybe you’ll get lucky one day and win a gift card when you convert your Tokens into one or more sweepstakes entries.