App Attack: Meet people, chit chat, Make Money

Agentbong lists itself as a home based professional service that connects homeowners with helpers for a wide range of jobs. Some of the services you can request from the app include babysitting, elderly care, cooking and home cleaning. So if you’re good with kids, think you’re a great cook or perhaps just generally handy with household chores, you can earn some money through some freelance work by applying as a helper.

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Agentbong
iOS, Android
Free
Agentbong lists itself as a home based professional service that connects homeowners with helpers for a wide range of jobs. Some of the services you can request from the app include babysitting, elderly care, cooking and home cleaning. So if you’re good with kids, think you’re a great cook or perhaps just generally handy with household chores, you can earn some money through some freelance work by applying as a helper. 

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Pawshake
iOS, Android
Free
So maybe you’re not a real people person, but you’re great with pets. Pawshake lets you sign up as a pet sitter where you can spend time quality time taking care of other people’s furkids when they’re indisposed or on vacation. Services can range from dog walking and day care to boarding and house sitting. As a pet owner, you can browse through verified pet sitter profiles, community reviews, and get daily photo updates of how your pet is doing.

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Airfrov
iOS, Android
Free
Instead of blowing your bonus on an impulsive shopping spree on vacation, earn some pocket money shopping for other people instead. You can even treat it like an adventure where you’re a high-flying personal shopper, hunting for exclusive merchandise for your discerning clientele.  As a customer, you’re matched with travellers already going to the country your item is in, so they can shop for you without inconveniencing their holidays.

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HeyMeet
iOS, Android
Free
Forget hookup apps like Tinder or Paktor if you want to organize a power lunch and talk shop. Perhaps your calendar suddenly freed up or you were hoping to spark some fresh ideas with hipster-like pop-up networking events. If hanky panky is the furthest thing from your mind, HeyMeet is a new social app specifically designed for professionals to create spontaneous casual or business lunch events. 

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