TopCashback review
Sign up for free and get cashback on everything from clothes and electronics to travel, insurance, entertainment and more.

By
Melissa StewartUpdated
Make money as you spend money. Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not! By signing up to TopCashback you can earn cashback on thousands of different items. There really is no catch and the service is free. TopCashback makes its money through advertising and from retailers when it sends loads of shoppers their way.
TopCashback works with over 6,000 brands, including the big hitters like Amazon, Currys, ASOS, Argos, eBay and Asda. You can also claim cashback when you book travel through websites such as booking.com and hotels.com, as well as on services like insurance and utilities.
It depends on how much you spend with the brands that are signed up with TopCashback, but on average shoppers earn an awesome £345 each year. Not bad, eh?
TopCashback offers 2 types of accounts: a Classic free account and a Plus account (which is £5 per year). The Classic account offers 101% of the commission TopCashback receives and bonuses of up to 5% when you request a payout. The Plus account gives you greater benefits, including 105% of the commission TopCashback receives as cashback and bonuses of up to 10% on top of your payouts.
Note: you don’t pay upfront for a Plus account. TopCashback just retains the first £5 of your earnings each year. If you don’t earn that much, your account is free.
It depends on which cashback offer you use. Some are paid out instantly, while others you’ll need to wait up to 7 days. Your earnings should appear on the Earnings page of your account during that time but TopCashback needs to wait until the retailer’s returns period has ended before it receives the commission for your purchase. As soon as that’s available it’ll mark the cash “payable” on your account and you can withdraw and spend it.
"I’m new to using to cashback apps, but I’ve heard from friends how much they’ve been able to make, so I thought I’d give it a try. I opted for TopCashback as it had cashback offers with the retailers I use, like Costa and Tesco. It was really easy to set up and get started. I purchased a gift card and received £8 in cashback instantly.
If there’s one thing you’d tell a friend who’s thinking of using TopCashback, what would it be?
That while there is an app, you’ll often be taken through the website to complete a task. "
Yes, TopCashback has a solid reputation in the cashback sector, plus it’s one of only a few that pass on 100% of what it gets from the retailer to its customers. Disputes occassionally arise between retailers and cashback sites and when they do it means you might not always get your money. This is why it’s important to think of cashback as a bonus not a guarantee. Any money you do make on purchases is a perk, not a given.
Yep, it often offers some of the best cashback rates among its competitors, though it can vary by retailer and over time. Customers love it too: it has 4.6 stars out of 5 on TrustPilot based on 162,455 reviews (June 2026).
It varies. You’ll see your cashback earnings in your account usually within 7 days of your purchase, but the money will only be available to you once the retailer’s returns period has passed and it has paid TopCashback the commission for your purchase. You’ll know when your cashback is ready to draw when it’s marked as “payable” in your account.
Quidco is TopCashback’s biggest rival and the 2 often go head to head to offer the best deals for their customers. Currently, TopCashback is the better of the 2, offering a cashback rate of up to 165% compared to Quidco’s 160%. TopCashback also has deals with over 6,000 retailers, compared to Quidco’s 4,500, and allows you to split your payouts which Quidco currently doesn’t.
Yes, there are 2 ways you can do this. You can Snap & Save by retaining your in-store receipts and then uploading a pic of them to your TopCashback account (via the website or app) to claim your rewards. Or, you can link your bank card to your TopCashback account so that when you spend in-store the cashback offer will be automatically added to your account.
Yes, TopCashback allows its users to split the payout between various payment methods. This means you can use the cashback to purchase a gift card or top up your bank account and donate to your chosen charity at the same time.
TopCashback launched in 2005 and has had a meteoric rise. Today, there are more than 15 million TopCashback members worldwide.
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Melissa is a copywriter with over 15 years' experience writing content for a variety of different brands. She has written reviews and buying guides for a number of consumer websites, including Which? and GoCompare. She's passionate about helping people get a fair deal. When she's not working, she enjoys travelling, cooking, and surfing the beaches on the North Devon coast. See full bio
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