Instacart Shopper alternatives

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1. [R13] Instacart Shopper 1/5 · US Terrible service: Way to long to speak with a customer representative way to long! So it’s definitely you all fault for the customers ice to be melted, also gas prices has skyrocketed and you all still paying pennies! No way I have a 50 item order and you all paying. $7 that’s highway robbery!
2. [R41] Instacart Shopper 1/5 · US High miles, LOW pay: I started shopping with Instacart as a way to make some money between Dashes. First order, 40 minutes of driving. Less than 20 bucks. Second order, half the cart wasn’t even legal to sell in that city. My last order? A little under 19 bucks to drive FORTY MILES for an hour after a 25 minute store visit. This is not an app to make money with, it’s the most effective way to burn
3. [R44] Instacart Shopper 4/5 · US Need to increase pay: Gas prices are outrageous for the low offers for the mileage
4. [R105] Uber 1/5 · US Trash: I’ve been on this app for seven hours and 45 minutes I’ve only made $21 I wasn’t accepting every order because I was seeing things like 30 min 12.5 miles only for $5.65 not worth your time if you’re able to do anything else not to mention, gas prices are still through the roof two thumbs down for this app
5. [R3] Instacart Shopper 3/5 · US Face scanner is awful!: Face verification scan barely works. It’s incredibly frustrating. If you let people have multiple accounts and have these massive shopping rings anyways and not do anything when they’re reported why have this face scanner that doesn’t work??
6. [R4] Instacart Shopper 1/5 · US 🤔: Tengo un problema grave con el sistema automático de la app. Está rechazando repetidamente mis documentos válidos de COBRA para el estipendio médico de California, a pesar de que el trimestre pasado me lo aprobaron sin problemas. Soporte técnico no me da soluciones y el bot me rechaza de mil formas. Necesito que un agente humano revise mi caso de inmediato y apruebe mi subsidio."
7. [R7] Instacart Shopper 1/5 · US Verification Fails: Instant used to be much better but the reoccurring “verification” issue is draining. every time the app prompts for photo verification, i get a pop up that says i need to finish my verification call first. never received a call, no option to reset, just an endless loop preventing me from going online. i just want to make my extra cash like everybody else, why must it be so diff
8. [R9] Instacart Shopper 3/5 · US Issues and bugs: The opportunity to make good money out of shopping from Instacart is amazing and thanks for that. Why the shopper service is so bad? They literally never know how to solve a situation apart from communication being difficult with them. Also the app has been having issues since 6 days ago. Hello? Can we fixed?
9. [R1] Instacart Shopper 1/5 · US Bad company: So I have a digital card because my other card just expired waiting for it in the mail so I go to a merchant store called total wine and they only accept the physical card so I waste my time when I call Instacart for help. They tell me that I get a negative remark on my file and no pay. Thanks for wasting my time.
10. [R5] Instacart Shopper 4/5 · US Almost a 5: Overall, a good app however it doesn’t tell you where things are inside the store which makes it more time-consuming and it doesn’t have as many jobs as you would like. There’s a lot of downtime in between when the JOBS show up even when you’re close to a prime location that would give you a lot of JOBS.
11. [R12] Instacart Shopper 3/5 · US Más Pedidos: Tienen que mejorar los lotes y enviar más ya que se demoran en enviar y cuando lo hacen son pocos y cada vez que hacen actualización se pone mal
12. [R16] Instacart Shopper 1/5 · US Cannot Get Job-NO SPOTS available??!: Just joined was put on waitlist. No full time shoppers available?? Why is there no room for me to see potential gigs?
13. [R19] Instacart Shopper 1/5 · US Shopping: I’ve been a shopper since the beginning (march) of the 2020 pandemic. It used to be fun to do with lots of orders!! And you used to have to be put on a wait list (i was for over a YEAR) to become a shopper! Now when i do decide to get out and do a few scarce orders (they are LITERALLY FEW & FAR BETWEEN) i see new shoppers all the time, even when i’m just out doing my normal shopping i se
14. [R6] Instacart Shopper 3/5 · US Troll.. Bad Fait Reviewers.. Serial Complainers are detrimental for this app!: I gave 3 stars for this app, and there’s valid reasons why. I make money on this app but it comes with having to do orders for terrible customers! These customers are the ones that give 1 star ratings for no reason, even though I go above and beyond. These same customers are the ones that don’t tip but get merged with
15. [R46] Instacart Shopper 5/5 · US Ratings: Customer gave 3 star rating for asking if the customer is over 21 per the law. 3 star rating for out of stock items also. Has to be a better way with the rating system
16. [R47] Instacart Shopper 1/5 · US Customers Lie!!!: the first order i did LIED about the order drop off. they never even tipped me either so i was making 4 bucks for this hour long drive in NO AC. i verify the address AND the photo. i knocked and then walked 30 feet back to my car where i could still see the order.. my phone was about to die and i could not go home yet because the screen goes dark. so i had to sit the order down t
17. [R10] Instacart Shopper 1/5 · US Horrible: Horrible app, horrible company, always has issues, and when you make diamond you won’t see good orders like they claim you will, it’s all a scam!!
18. [R27] Instacart Shopper 1/5 · US Bots & Scripts: Impossible to compete. You can sit outside stores all day and take $6 no tip orders nobody wants, but if you see anything upwards of $20, don’t be surprised if it’s 40+ miles or when it gets claimed in less than a second by someone running scripts and/or spoofing their location. Orders will be taken faster than a human being is physically able to. Bottom line, there is nothing you
19. [R31] Instacart Shopper 1/5 · US Fake reviews for this trash app: All the reviews are paid for except for the people who leave a review the first week they use the app and then never change the review cause they just don’t care. This app was good now it’s pure trash
20. [R55] Uber Eats 5/5 · US Love it!: Easy to navigate and order! Makes it so easy when you're in a hurry!
21. [R58] Uber Eats 5/5 · US Uber Eats: It’s very simple and they give free money, cause they’re goated!!
22. [R59] Uber Eats 3/5 · US Need better promotions: I’ve been using your absence you guys hit the market and in the beginning first two years it was always good lately for the last year or two. It’s gotten very expensive and I don’t get any promotions and when I do there for things that I don’t use which I find that weird if you guys see that someone’s always ordering food, you should throw out more food promos
23. [R61] Uber Eats 5/5 · US Company and Drivers: Great company and efficient drivers
24. [R65] Instacart 1/5 · US Not worth your time: I’ve used Instacart monthly for three years (2023, 2026) because of disability and my experience has steadily gotten worse. I repeatedly received incorrect or missing items, and whenever I requested refunds for mistakes that weren’t my fault, I was met with email warnings that my account will be “reviewed” and deactivated in the future because of my “refund history.” Of course
25. [R66] Instacart 5/5 · US Review: So quick nd easy
26. [R72] Instacart 5/5 · US Great shopper: Great shopping. All items right.
27. [R74] Instacart 1/5 · US Worst app ever: The customer service on this app is non existent. No one helps you even if something is done wrong on THEIR end. They just leave you high and dry and do not care about their customers or our hard earned money. No one wants to help. Will be deleting this app
28. [R80] DoorDash 5/5 · US Helpful customer service: I was having issues with multiple things. I was helped by friendly people who helped me solve all my issues. Thank you Jesus!!
29. [R81] DoorDash 3/5 · US A driver: Idk what the matter is but I was almost getting to many over and now suddenly I’m getting zero offers idk what’s going on but I need my job :( someone help please It was working beautifully and since the parade downtown Portland I’ve gotten nothing and I happen to live in a populated red zone. I’m at a loss.
30. [R83] DoorDash 5/5 · US It’s fun: Fun
31. [R90] DoorDash 1/5 · US App glitches issues: At first, this app had good orders, but later they slowly stopped. After working 10-12 hours a day, I only make $70 to $80. This is a total waste of time. Please don't download it.
32. [R94] Uber 4/5 · US Great most of the time: It’s frustrating when you can’t connect while doing shopping orders. Literally gotta go outside sometimes. Got the best internet , best service and the best phone…. So it’s def the app.
33. [R98] Uber 3/5 · US Trips: Uber was good to me for some time. BUT I don’t feel like I get any orders for the past months expect MAY. Other months I don’t get enough trips or no trips at all idk if it’s the app or my account or my luck in general. Because I know people who are getting orders like it’s nothing and for me to wait about 45 mins to get 1 is not good. I reached out to uber personally and said my acc is goo
34. [R103] Uber 5/5 · US The BEST gig app: I’ve had a great experience driving with Uber. The app is easy to use, navigation is straightforward, and it’s been a reliable way to earn income on my own schedule. I appreciate being able to work when I want and take breaks whenever I need. The flexibility has been one of the biggest benefits for me. The app continues to improve, and I like the features that help manage delive
35. [R107] Make Money 5/5 · US Money: Fast and easy way do hassle
36. [R108] Make Money 5/5 · US Great app: Great app user friendly
37. [R116] Make Money 5/5 · US Great way to make money: It’s easy it’s fast it real and I can’t think of a better way to make money fast
38. [R117] Make Money 5/5 · US perfect app: app is perfect for making fast money without having to do too much or unnecessary tasks!