Bingo Tour App Review [2024]: Can You Win Real Money?

What I learned from playing:

• Bingo Tour is a game app you can play on an iOS or Samsung device. The game itself looks and acts very similar to other bingo gaming apps out there. You match the numbers on your board with the numbers on the balls that come down and win by scoring more points than others playing the same game board.

• Bingo Tour is easier to learn than other bingo apps, with fewer complicated boosters and a simple interface. However, the graphics aren't that nice to look at, and you may run into problems with cashing out your money (according to some users).
• You can withdraw your earnings when you've earned at least $5 for a $1 processing fee.

Is Bingo Tour legit?

Bingo Tour is a legit game app with cash tournaments available in most states. I successfully downloaded, played, and cashed out some money from this game, so it’s not a scam.

The game app scores 4.8 stars in the Apple App Store with 194,000+ ratings. In the Samsung Galaxy Store, Bingo Tour has 5 stars and 25,000+ ratings. You can download Bingo Tour for iOS in the App Store or through the Samsung Galaxy Store. The app isn’t currently available in the Google Play store, so you won't be able to play if you have an Android that isn't a Samsung.

Bingo Tour basics

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Developer	Avia (Pocket7Games)
Compatible systems	iOS (App Store), Samsung (Galaxy Store)
Minimum entry fee (for cash tournaments)	$1
Minimum cash deposit	$5
Minimum withdrawal amount	$2 in game app, $5 listed in terms of service. User experience may vary
Withdrawal processing fee	$1
Withdrawal methods	PayPal (or as a refund to your original payment method)
States that prohibit cash tournaments	Arkansas, Delaware, Louisiana, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, and U.S. territories
Game modes	Free-with-ad tournaments Cash tournaments Gem tournaments
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How the game works

Tapping a number is called a “daub.” To score a bingo, you need to daub five squares, either in a straight or diagonal line across the board. (The free space in the middle counts as one of the five.) You can also score a bingo by daubing the numbers in each of the four corners of the board.

Each time you score a bingo, you need to press the Bingo button at the bottom of the screen in order to score points. At the end of the game, the player with the most points wins first place (and potentially a cash prize).

My gameplay experience with Bingo Tour

I started out playing free gem tournaments on Bingo Tour to get used to the gameplay. After I felt confident with the controls, I played 17 cash tournaments over the course of an hour.

This game is fun and fast-paced. It’s not as relaxed as a game like Bubble Cash. You have to pay close attention and daub numbers as quickly as possible if you want a chance at winning first or second place.

The Bingo Tour app itself is similar to other Avia games, such as Solitaire Clash. Its graphics and music are a bit cheesy, but you can turn off the music in settings (which is what I did). For example, Bingo Tour’s opening graphic of a cartoon dog, cat, and hamster in a car feels childish for a game you have to be 18 or older to play.

Graphics aside, the Bingo Tour app worked well for me. And I found Bingo Tour to have a lower learning curve than Bingo Cash, which is a similar gaming app. That’s because Bingo Tour has fewer boosters, which are buttons you can use to strategize your gameplay and maximize your earnings. However, we still recommend Bingo Cash because its developer is Papaya Gaming, not Avia.

Boosters in Bingo Tour

Bingo Tour has three different power-up or booster buttons:

1. Gimme More: Lets you choose a bingo ball from four options (all of which are on your current board)
2. Daub It (diamond): Lets you daub any square you want
3. Earn Double (x2): Doubles the number of points you earn for the next 10 seconds.

You get boosters by daubing numbers quickly. Every time you daub a number in the first few seconds after it drops, you fill 50% of your booster bar at the bottom. So if you move fast, then you can get a booster every two turns.

The Bingo Tour game doesn’t give you the Earn Double booster as an option until you’ve played several games. I liked this because it made Bingo Tour easier to learn and play than if I’d had to remember and use more than two boosters (Gimme More and Daub It) from the start.

True bingo devotees might want as many boosters as possible, but for casual game players like me, the more boosters there are, the more intense the game feels. Bingo is already a fast-moving game that requires multitasking, so I liked that Bingo Tour felt a little bit easier than some other bingo cash apps.

Tips for scoring more points

For any bingo app, including Bingo Tour, the easiest way to score more points is to daub faster. The faster you move, the more boosters you get, and the more bingos you can score.

To move faster, I recommend checking the color/letter on the ball as it drops before you try to find the number on your board. If you know which column to look in, you only have to look through five numbers. That will help you move faster than scanning your entire board for the right square.

Once you’ve got speed down, you can move on to other strategies to score more points.

Five ways to maximize your earnings in Bingo Tour:

• Keep a booster slot open: You can only hold two booster buttons at once, which prevents you from getting more boosters until you’ve used at least one. I try to always keep at least one slot open, even if it means I can’t be as strategic with how I use one of my current boosters.
• Don’t forget the bingo button: Bingo Tour doesn’t award you points for a bingo until you hit the Bingo button at the bottom. Don’t forget to do this because the time can run out without you getting points for a bingo you had.
• Time your Earn Double booster carefully: The Double Up booster lets you score double points for 10 seconds. Wait to deploy this booster until you know you’re about to daub a square or score a bingo.
• Avoid penalties: Daubing the wrong square or hitting the bingo button without a bingo incurs penalties, which make you lose points. Be careful where you tap!
• Fill the whole board: Bingo Tour gives you a bonus for getting a “full house” (where you’ve daubed every square on your board). Use boosters to help you fill in squares you couldn’t select otherwise so that you can get a full house.

You also get more points for scoring multi-bingos, which are bingos that cross the same square.

Best-score tracking in Bingo Tour

One feature I really liked in Bingo Tour was that it makes it easy to track your best scores over time and compare them to the game you just finished.

Every time you finish a game in Bingo Tour, it shows you a score summary. That’s not unique, other bingo apps do the same thing. But not all bingo apps show you your “Best Today” and “Best All-Time” scores on every score card.

I loved this score breakdown because it showed me how much I was improving.

How much money can you make?

Player experience will vary, but you really can make money off of Bingo Tour. 

How much I spent and won: 

I deposited $5 to play cash tournaments, and I made a total of $10.54 after just one hour of playing this game, which is quite good for a cash gaming app. I stuck to Pro-League tournaments, which have low $1 entry fees and $5 prize pools, to reduce the amount of money I’d lose if I didn’t win.

The cash tournaments I played awarded $3 to the first-place winner. I had to be in first or second place (out of seven players) to win more money than I had spent on the $1 entry fee.

Out of 17 cash tournaments, I scored first or second place in 10 of them. So I was winning a net profit 59% of the time. Not too shabby.

Bonus cash

The grand total of my winnings doesn’t account for bonus cash, which can be confusing for some players. Bonus cash is one form of in-game currency in Bingo Tour. (The other form is gems.) The app gives you bonus cash for free for logging in or for participating in daily mini games. You can also get bonus cash as part of a promotion when you deposit real money.

You can use bonus cash to pay entry fees, but since it’s not real money, you can’t withdraw it. I've found this to be the case for most cash game apps.

Of the $10.54 I won in Bingo Tour, $1.74 was bonus cash. That means my real-cash amount was $8.80. That’s still pretty good by gaming app standards. When I subtracted my initial $5 deposit and the $1 withdrawal fee, I made a net profit of $2.80 in one hour (and I had fun doing it).

How to withdraw cash

If you win money in Bingo Tour, you can cash it out via PayPal. The other cash-out method is as a refund to your original payment method. For example, if you deposit $5 and then later you cash out $10, Bingo Tour will issue $5 as a refund to the credit card (or Apple Pay/PayPal/Venmo account) you originally paid with, and the other $5 will go to your PayPal account as a deposit. 

I both deposited money and cashed out my winnings via PayPal, and I successfully received my withdrawal in about 24 hours. 

Bingo Tour reviews and complaints

I didn’t experience any app glitches or slowness issues when I played Bingo Tour, and it sounds like other users have had similarly positive interactions. Bingo Tour generally gets good ratings and reviews from both the App Store and the Samsung Galaxy Store.

Despite positive reviews, there are some players who are frustrated that they can't withdraw bonus cash and with how long it takes to receive funds when they do withdraw funds. App Store reviewer Ny-Nys said, "... 'Bonus Cash' [sic] is cash you can only use to keep playing, not money you can get back or use other than on the app. The price of what they make 'bonus cash' changes. So when you get little cash rewards in the app it’s not actual cash. It’s the app's little version of money." Samsung Galaxy Store user bras* said, “Ridiculous wait time for money.” Many others also report feeling misled by the game.

Bingo Tour’s terms of service state that it can take up to 15 days to process a withdrawal request (let alone for the money to hit your account), which is pretty long compared to other apps.

Alternatives to Bingo Tour

If Bingo Tour isn’t the right app for you, check out more ways to make extra money on our list of the best side hustles. You can also try out other games, such as Bingo Cash and Solitaire Cash gaming apps. Or, for a more reliable way to earn, you can try a task app, like InboxDollars.

Bingo Cash

I'd recommend Bingo Cash over Bingo Tour if you like to play bingo but want to avoid Avia, with the class-action lawsuit being a good reason to steer clear. Bingo Cash is a highly rated game also available for iOS and Samsung devices that plays similarly to Bingo Tour, with gem and cash tournaments and strategic boosters. It can be a little trickier to get the hang of, but it's a lot of fun if you like fast multitasking.

Download Bingo Cash or read our full Bingo Cash review.

Solitaire Cash

If you like game apps but don’t want to play bingo, Solitaire Cash is a good option. It has all the fun of the classic Klondike Solitaire game, plus opportunities to win cash prizes. This game lets you earn money by competing in pay-to-play tournaments, and the potential hourly earnings aren't bad if you're good at stacking cards and quick with it. You can also play with gems if you don't want to spend money. It's available in the Apple App Store and Samsung Galaxy Store, but not Google Play.

Download Solitaire Cash or read our full Solitaire Cash review.

InboxDollars

If you want a simpler and more reliable side hustle, then InboxDollars lets you earn money for doing tasks like taking surveys and trying new apps. You can also play games, but they’re not the sole focus. InboxDollars offers a $5 bonus for signing up, which sounds pretty good. Just know that there’s a $15 minimum withdrawal threshold before you can cash out. Unlike the others, InboxDollars is available on Google Play, as well as the App Store.

Download InboxDollars or read our full InboxDollars review.

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Bottom line

Bingo Tour is fast-paced, fun to play, and relatively easy to win compared to other gaming apps. I liked that this game felt easier to learn and play than some other bingo apps. I also made more money than I spent on it and was able to cash out my winnings via PayPal.

If gaming apps aren’t your thing, then explore other ways to make extra money online.