In the UK, and globally, there are loads of websites and apps that pay free cashback on everyday online and in-store shopping.

In this blog post, you'll find a list of the best cashback sites in the UK. Plus, many signup bonuses, referral codes and promo codes so you can get even more free cash.

First, you should always check for cashback

Before buying anything online or booking a service, you should always check for cashback. It's easy to do, since many of the main cashback websites have browser extensions, so you know instantly whether the site you're shopping on has a cashback offer. This means you'll never miss out on getting free money back for your purchases.

If you're wondering whether cashback is worth it, let me tell you it definitely is. With just one of these cashback websites, we've made over £7,000 between us since signing up, on things we were already buying and booking anyway.

These sites don't even include cashback offers you may already have through your bank cards. Some accounts offer cashback incentives for certain retailers, and you can often use those cards to shop via the links below too, stacking both rewards at once.

For example, I regularly shop on eBay via TopCashback. To pay, I use a Tesco Bank credit card, which I pay back in full every month. This means I get cashback from TopCashback, plus Tesco Clubcard points for using my Tesco credit card. Two ways to save on one purchase.

List of the Best UK Cashback Sites

Here are the UK cashback sites I actually use myself, along with the current signup bonuses and referral codes to get you started.

TopCashback (£10 cash bonus if you sign up with my link)

This is by far my favourite cashback website, and between us we've made over £7,000 since we signed up.

The bigger amounts tend to come from things like car insurance (around £45 cashback) or booking a holiday (around £60) or a ferry crossing (around £40), while everyday online grocery shops usually bring in a couple of pounds each time. So you can see how it all starts adding up.

We use it for online shopping, booking travel, booking car MOTs and services, insurance, savings products and more.

Click here to sign up for TopCashback

Read my full TopCashback review for more detail.

Quidco (£10 cash bonus once you earn £5 in cashback)

Some people prefer TopCashback, and some prefer Quidco. Sometimes they have different offers, so if one doesn't offer cashback where you're shopping, the other might.

It's free to open accounts at all these websites, so you may as well sign up to them all and start maximising your online savings.

Click here to sign up to Quidco

(This bonus changes fairly often, it's been £5, £15 and £20 in the past, so check the current offer when you sign up.)

Read my full Quidco review for more detail.

JamDoughnut (free cash bonus if you sign up with my referral code)

A great app that gives you cashback when you buy gift vouchers for stores, including supermarkets. Great for weekly food shops.

You can get a free cash bonus by signing up with my referral code, though the amount changes fairly often.

How to get free cash with the JamDoughnut cashback app:

• Get the JamDoughnut cashback app on the App Store or Google Play
• Register on the app and enter JamDoughnut referral code 2XYM
• Make your first purchase or cashout and receive a free cash bonus added to your balance

Tip: buy supermarket vouchers for your next food shop to reach the cashout threshold quickly.

JamDoughnut referral code: 2XYM

Read my full JamDoughnut review for more detail.

Swagbucks (£10 bonus if you sign up with my link)

This site is more than just cashback. They also have lots of ways to make money, including cashback on many popular websites.

You earn "Swagbucks" or "SB" points, which convert to gift vouchers or PayPal cash once you have enough. Get a 1000 SB bonus, worth £10, if you spend at least £25 at a store featured in Swagbucks.com/Shop within your first 30 days.

Click here to sign up for Swagbucks

Airtime Rewards (£2 bonus if you sign up with my link)

Now branded simply as Airtime, this is one of the easiest ways to earn free cashback without changing how or where you shop. Get the app and link up to 10 of your credit and debit cards, then earn cashback automatically when you shop at one of their partnered retailers.

This cashback can go towards your monthly mobile phone bill, or top up pay-as-you-go credit, cutting your phone costs.

Enter Airtime Rewards promo code FTT7WY7W for a £2 free cash bonus, added once you spend £5 or more at a partner retailer within 7 days.

Click here to sign up to Airtime Rewards

Airtime Rewards promo code: FTT7WY7W

Read my full Airtime Rewards review for more detail.

Qmee (50p bonus if you sign up with my link)

There are lots of ways to make extra cash with Qmee, from completing surveys, searching the web and even cashback. There's no minimum cashout either.

Get 50p free once you've cashed out to your PayPal for the first time by signing up with my referral link.

Click here to sign up to Qmee today

Read my full Qmee review for more detail.

Budgey (£5 free cash if you sign up with my link)

Join the Budgey cashback site for discount codes and cashback on your online shopping in the UK.

Sign up for free using my link to get a £5 welcome bonus.

Click here to sign up for Budgey

Read my full Budgey review for more detail.

Sprive screenshot from the app

Sprive (welcome bonus and Sprive Plus if you use my referral code)

Do you have the free mortgage app called Sprive? If so, they offer cashback which you can withdraw to your bank account or send as an overpayment to your mortgage with one click.

At the bottom of the app, tap the Rewards tab, buy a gift voucher from one of the listed retailers next time you need to shop there, and the cashback amount gets added to your Sprive balance, usually instantly. When I've done this, it's typically landed within 10 minutes or so.

If you have a UK mortgage, you can sign up for free today with my Sprive referral code 3OVDPUBK for a welcome bonus, including Sprive Plus access, depending on the current sign-up offer.

Click here to download Sprive

Sprive referral code: 3OVDPUBK

Read my full Sprive review for more detail.

Cheddar (£5 bonus if you sign up with my referral code)

Want to save money easily when you shop? Join Cheddar and earn automatic cashback shopping at brands such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, M&S, Asda, Costa and Uber.

Buy prepaid gift cards for instant cashback, and link your cards for more cashback across 200+ brands.

Use my Cheddar referral code PTXKBZZ and you'll get a £5 bonus once you've earned £5 in cashback.

Sign up for Cheddar by clicking here

Cheddar referral code: PTXKBZZ

 

Everup screenshot from the app

EverUp (bonus if you sign up with my referral code)

EverUp is a free app that pays instant cashback, up to 20%, on gift cards for over 330 brands. Buy a gift card for somewhere you already shop, and the cashback lands straight in your account.

Use my referral code and you'll unlock 10 million coins the first time you redeem £10 or more in cashback, which you can use for free instant-win spins and scratchcards.

Read my full EverUp review for more detail.

Click here to download the EverUp app and enter referral code RVIC312154ATMWQZ.

Cashback really adds up, putting potentially hundreds of pounds back in your pocket each year for things you were buying anyway.

Other ways to get cashback

Cashback sites aren't the only way to earn money back on your spending. A few other methods we use ourselves too:

Tesco Credit Card - we use this for our everyday spending, all budgeted from our monthly budget and paid back in full each month. We usually swap the points for restaurant vouchers, though they can also be used at Tesco for money off shopping.

Amazon Barclaycard - this gave us £50 of Amazon vouchers just for signing up, and now earns 1% cashback on all Amazon purchases. The balance can be converted into Amazon vouchers whenever you like.

A quick note on credit cards: I'd only recommend using one if you're confident you can pay the balance back in full each month. We treat ours as a tool for buying things we were already going to buy and earning cashback along the way, never as a way to borrow. If you carry a balance, the interest will cost you far more than any cashback is worth.

Loyalty cards - not technically cashback in the traditional sense, but they create real money off your shopping over time, for zero extra effort. Our favourites are Nectar, Tesco Clubcard, Holland & Barrett Rewards, the Boots card, and Costa.

 

Cashback really adds up, putting potentially hundreds of pounds back in your pocket each year for things you were buying anyway!

Which are my favourite cashback websites and apps in the UK?

I genuinely use all of these, but two are my absolute favourites. TopCashback is my favourite cashback site, and Sprive is my favourite cashback app for gift card purchases.

Start saving today

There are a lot of cashback sites out there. One thing's for sure: you're losing out on a lot of cash each year if you're not using cashback sites for your online shopping.

Since we started using cashback websites and apps, we've saved an average of £400-£500 a year for things we were already buying and booking anyway.

Get cashback for your receipts and in-store shopping too

Next, I recommend reading my list of apps that turn UK receipts into cash to save even more on your shopping and maximise your cashback.

You can genuinely get money back for snapping in-store receipts, sending e-receipts, and sometimes for buying certain items and proving the purchase.

Looking for more ways to save money?

Check out more deals on my 100 best ways to save money in the UK page, or find more ways to get free cash in the UK on my free money page.