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# Ringtone-Replacing App Payouts
The PayTunes App Replaces Ringtones With Advertisements

By Mishal Omar | Published 2017-05-03 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paytunes
References: [paytunes.in](https://www.paytunes.in/paytunes/front) & [play.google](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paytunes&hl=en)

PayTunes is an app that smartphone users can download in order to get money each time they receive a call throughout the day.

The app is simple to use and does not affect people's day-to-day cellphone usage like other [payout apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inapp-rewards) might. Instead, it simply requires that the app is downloaded and that it replaces the user's ringtone with advertisements each time they receive a call. For each call the user receives, they earn a [small amount of points](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/incentivized-budgeting) that eventually build up and translate to dollars that the user can take advantage of to pay off their data, or [pay other bills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paywint) using MobiKwik.

The PayTunes app is able to provide an incentive for people to use it, since it requires very little effort on their part and offers moderate, long-term benefits.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.3/10
- Popularity: 13% | Activity: 17% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What Makes This Trend Stand Out

- **Incentivized Advertisements:** This trend presents disruptive innovation opportunities by providing users with monetary incentives for watching targeted ads.
- **Micro-earning Apps:** This trend opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation by allowing users to earn small amounts of money through everyday activities like receiving phone calls.
- **Monetization of Smartphone Usage:** This trend creates disruptive innovation opportunities by finding new ways to generate revenue from smartphone usage, such as replacing ringtones with ads.

### Sectors Adopting This

- **Mobile Advertising:** This industry can leverage the trend of incentivized advertisements to engage users with targeted ads and generate revenue.
- **Financial Technology (fintech):** This industry can explore the trend of micro-earning apps to provide innovative financial solutions that help users earn money through everyday activities.
- **Mobile App Development:** This industry can tap into the trend of monetizing smartphone usage by creating innovative apps that offer users monetary benefits for engaging with ads.

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