Weekly Drops to the Best Spots

Claim pays you to discover new brands around your city with friends
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It starts with a drop
It starts with a Drop
It starts with the Drop

Every Thursday, brands Drop rewards for stuff you’ll love.

What's the catch?
Unwrap your Drop
Unwrap your Drop

Match with three brands you'll love each week. Pick one and get paid to discover your new favorite things.

Get excited
Make your Choice

Choose your reward for the week and then close the app.
The rest happens IRL 🎉

Get paid
Get paid

After you check out, cash out – we'll Venmo you, automatically.

Swap Claims with friends
Trade Claims with friends

Know what you want?
Trade for it.

See what your friends are claiming

Here’s how the magic happens

Your card is your key

Connected to Claim, your card becomes a way to earn rewards and unlock all the best food, shopping and things to do in your area. If an app could want things for you, this one would want you to get out and explore the world.

We match you with new brands you’ll love

Claim's algorithm matches you with brands based on places you already shop and sends you rewards to try new things IRL in places like Austin, Boston, New York, and maybe your town!

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PlaidÂź keeps your data safe

We never sell your data and use industry-leading security to keep it safe. Seriously, we hate when companies do shady stuff to us, too.

Marketers, give the people what they want.
Claim breaks digital advertising by directly connecting brands with their new favorite customers.
No ads required.
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Loved by our users

One of the BEST apps out there!
I usually don’t write reviews, but Claim really is such a great app for college students. I’ve saved over $100 trying new places with my friends every week since downloading the app a few months ago. Not only is the app easy to use, but it actually helps students save money and stress.

I also really love Claim’s features, like Drop Buddies and the trading option. Drop Buddies helps me coordinate my Drops with my friends so we can go redeem them together, and I can trade my Claims with someone else at my school/location to get something new! I love that the team thought about this and implemented it for students to use.

I don’t know what I’d do without Claim, it has saved me SO much money and time and it’s the BEST during midterms and finals season when I’m basically scrambling to stay sane 😭 You won’t regret downloading it!!
Must-have for foodies and students (or both!!)
Claim has been my go-to app for free food ever since I entered college!! What’s so unique about the app is that it tailors its rewards towards restaurants, chains, and stores that are around your college campus. I’ve been able to discover new places around campus and eat at both new and familiar restaurants without spending a dollar.
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I also love how using Claim feels like an experience, compared to other apps that just hand out discount codes. You can trade rewards with other users, and the app also has a “Drop buddy” system where you and a friend can get the same reward so that you can enjoy them together! The whole concept is so user-friendly and fun, I definitely recommend!!
So happy I gave this a try
I love this app. I was very hesitant at first because of providing bank info and I didn’t understand how you could possibly get so many free meals it seemed too good to be true. This app is designed to expose you to new places by providing you a certain amount to go spend at a new place each week in hopes you will go back again. They give you weekly drops and you have a week to use them. I always look forward to what I will get. The team is very nice and is always thankful for suggestions or ways for improvement. I got to speak with my campus ambassador Jared and he does a great job of explaining the app and answering any questions. Definitely try this app if you haven’t already!
Awesome app for food around campus!
I am a huge fan of Claim! This app gives me coupons for free food around my university — I love the food, and it’s great to try new places. Plus, as a grad student with tight funds, Claim allows me to eat out a lot more than I otherwise could! I enjoy trading rewards through the app and always look forward to the weekly Claim reward drops. The Claim team is always helpful if I run into an occasional issue.
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My only feedback is that this year Claim didn’t give out food rewards during the summer (instead it was online merch credits). However, grad students (and some undergrads) are on campus all year round! I’d love to continue getting food rewards in the summer, not just during the academic year :)
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Thank you for an amazing app!!!

Top questions

Which schools have Claim?
Why do you need my credit card?
What’s your privacy promise?
What is Plaid and how does Claim use it?
What if I make a return?
How does Claim make money?
Claim is available at 70+ colleges campuses across the US.
Check here to see if your school is eligible (and cast your vote if not!)
We use your credit card to do three things:
Allow you to redeem Claim rewards seamlessly
When you’re at the checkout, you just pay with your linked card. No QR codes to scan, no codes to type in, and no need to explain anything at the register. You just swipe your card and we’ll pay you back.
Detect when you buy something at a specific brand
We’re only able to pay you back once you’ve securely shared your card information with us via Plaid. When you use your card to redeem a Claim, our system gets a notification with the transaction, then you get a Venmo — like magic.
Understand your favorite brands
Our goal is to help you and your friends find your new favorite things and explore the world around you. We reach out to brands our users frequent with aggregated data to persuade them to find their next best customers through Claim. By understanding your favorite brands, we can better pair you with you cash back rewards you actually want and match you with new spots you’ll love.
Here’s one thing we don’t use your card for: We’ll never sell your personal information.
We use industry-leading security software like  to make sure your information stays safe and anonymous, and we do not let anyone see where you personally shopped.
Here's Our Data Promise, and to learn more about Claim and our mission, check out our blog.
Sam and Tap, Claim's co-founders, built Claim to upend traditional advertising.
Why? To give the power back to you as a consumer. They started Claim as roommates at HBS, and they're now working with some of the world's leading brands and investors to solve this problem.
On a personal note, we wanted to tell you that we will never sell your personal data.
We wouldn’t want anyone selling ours, so we wouldn’t build a company to sell yours.
We take your trust seriously and only need your credit card to find what new places you’d like to try and to verify you went.
Thanks, and welcome to Claim.
P.S. If you have any questions or concerns, text Sam's personal number (617) 420-5228 — I try to respond within 24 hours.
Plaid is a $13 billion company built to securely connect bank accounts to applications like Claim.
We use Plaid to securely link to your bank. In fact, Claim never sees your login information or your credit card number.
Remember when you first signed up for Venmo? We don't either, but you used Plaid to connect your bank account to Venmo.Plaid is the (often invisible) backbone of many companies, including Tesla, Brex, US Bank, SoFi, Acorns, Chime, Mint.com, and Betterment. Plaid is the official connection partner of Chase, Amex, Wells Fargo, and other banks.
Plaid follows strict security protocols to ensure sensitive data stays out of the hands of fraudsters. On top of that, for consumers, Plaid allows you to view and control exactly what data they've shared.
In short, it's a safe and secure way to link your financial accounts.
Read more about Plaid's safety and security here.
We get it — sometimes the shoe doesn't fit.
Here's what do to when that happens:
If you've received a Venmo from Claim for the returned purchase, send a Venmo back to @claimco.
A hold may be placed on your account, and sending a Venmo will bring you back into good standing.
Claim makes money when you try a brand for the first time.
Brands pay for your rewards on Claim, just like they’d pay for an ad, except that ad budget goes back into your pocket.
We partner with brands to send Claims to you if you’re likely to love them based on where you shop.
If you use that Claim, we’ll charge the brand for two things:
The amount we Venmo to you
A small fee for Claim. This is usually a few dollars at a time, which is how we make money.
This way, a brand can get a great new customer and you can get a valuable discount you actually want.This way, a brand can get a great new customer and you can get a valuable discount you actually want.
It’s like a virtual free sample.
Our goal is to build a better form of advertising by creating a win-win system. Today, most brands will pay Facebook and Google money to track you and send you ads hoping you’ll make a purchase. These platforms then track things like your location, searches and other factors to guess when you’ve made a purchase. That freaks us out, so we’re trying to build a better way.
With Claim, it’s simpler and better for all parties. You get free stuff, and brands get great new customers.
It’s a win-win (well, except for Facebook and Google) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Here's a 60 second video on how Claim works with brand partners.
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We use your credit card to do three things:
Allow you to redeem Claim rewards seamlessly
When you’re at the checkout, you just pay with your linked card. No QR codes to scan, no codes to type in, and no need to explain anything at the register. You just swipe your card and we’ll pay you back.
Detect when you buy something at a specific brand
We’re only able to pay you back once you’ve securely shared your card information with us via Plaid. When you use your card to redeem a Claim, our system gets a notification with the transaction, then you get a Venmo — like magic.
Understand your favorite brands
Our goal is to help you and your friends find your new favorite things and explore the world around you. We reach out to brands our users frequent with aggregated data to persuade them to find their next best customers through Claim. By understanding your favorite brands, we can better pair you with you cash back rewards you actually want and match you with new spots you’ll love.
Here’s one thing we don’t use your card for: We’ll never sell your personal information.
We use industry-leading security software like Plaid to make sure your information stays safe and anonymous, and we do not let anyone see where you personally shopped.
Here's Our Data Promise, and to learn more about Claim and our mission, check out our blog.
Sam and Tap, Claim's co-founders, built Claim to upend traditional advertising.
Why? To give the power back to you as a consumer. They started Claim as roommates at HBS, and they're now working with some of the world's leading brands and investors to solve this problem.
On a personal note, we wanted to tell you that we will never sell your personal data.
We wouldn’t want anyone selling ours, so we wouldn’t build a company to sell yours.
We take your trust seriously and only need your credit card to find what new places you’d like to try and to verify you went.
Thanks, and welcome to Claim.
P.S. If you have any questions or concerns, text Sam's personal number (617) 420-5228 — I try to respond within 24 hours.
Plaid is a $13 billion company built to securely connect bank accounts to applications like Claim.
We use Plaid to securely link to your bank. In fact, Claim never sees your login information or your credit card number.
Remember when you first signed up for Venmo? We don't either, but you used Plaid to connect your bank account to Venmo.Plaid is the (often invisible) backbone of many companies, including Tesla, Brex, US Bank, SoFi, Acorns, Chime, Mint.com, and Betterment. Plaid is the official connection partner of Chase, Amex, Wells Fargo, and other banks.
Plaid follows strict security protocols to ensure sensitive data stays out of the hands of fraudsters. On top of that, for consumers, Plaid allows you to view and control exactly what data they've shared.
In short, it's a safe and secure way to link your financial accounts.
Read more about Plaid's safety and security here.
We get it — sometimes the shoe doesn't fit.
Here's what do to when that happens:
If you've received a Venmo from Claim for the returned purchase, send a Venmo back to @claimco.
A hold may be placed on your account, and sending a Venmo will bring you back into good standing.
Claim makes money when you try a brand for the first time.
Brands pay for your rewards on Claim, just like they’d pay for an ad, except that ad budget goes back into your pocket.
We partner with brands to send Claims to you if you’re likely to love them based on where you shop.
If you use that Claim, we’ll charge the brand for two things:
The amount we Venmo to you
A small fee for Claim. This is usually a few dollars at a time, which is how we make money.
This way, a brand can get a great new customer and you can get a valuable discount you actually want.This way, a brand can get a great new customer and you can get a valuable discount you actually want.
It’s like a virtual free sample.
Our goal is to build a better form of advertising by creating a win-win system. Today, most brands will pay Facebook and Google money to track you and send you ads hoping you’ll make a purchase. These platforms then track things like your location, searches and other factors to guess when you’ve made a purchase. That freaks us out, so we’re trying to build a better way.
With Claim, it’s simpler and better for all parties. You get free stuff, and brands get great new customers.
It’s a win-win (well, except for Facebook and Google) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Here's a 60 second video on how Claim works with brand partners.