Earn on gift cards

Purchase a gift card through Ibotta and get cash back instantly!

Get gift cards from top retailers

When you buy an available gift card with Ibotta, you get instant cash added to your Ibotta earnings!

Walmart

Starbucks

Lowe's

Kohl's

How to earn cash back on gift cards

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    Start with Ibotta

    Go to Gift cards on the app home screen and search or browse retailers to find the one you want. (Note: some gift cards have minimum amount requirements.)

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    Add amount and purchase

    After choosing your gift card, enter the amount and buy your gift card with a payment method, or apply your Ibotta earnings. It’s easy!

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    Send as a gift

    Keep it for yourself, or toggle This is a gift to send the card to someone else through text, email, or social.

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    Instant cash back

    Woo! You’ll get cash back instantly for buying a gift card with Ibotta!

Start with Ibotta

Go to Gift cards on the app home screen and search or browse retailers to find the one you want. (Note: some gift cards have minimum amount requirements.)

Add amount and purchase

After choosing your gift card, enter the amount and buy your gift card with a payment method, or apply your Ibotta earnings. It’s easy!

Send as a gift

Keep it for yourself, or toggle This is a gift to send the card to someone else through text, email, or social.

Instant cash back

Woo! You’ll get cash back instantly for buying a gift card with Ibotta!

Want to share the fun?

When you choose to send the gift card to someone else, you can send it through text, email, or social. They don’t need Ibotta to use the gift card.

The smartest way to buy gift cards

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Easily buy and manage in a wallet

Buy gift cards in a few clicks and see your list of spent, unspent, and gifted cards.

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Use gift cards in-store or online

Buy gift cards in a few clicks and see your list of spent, unspent, and gifted cards.

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Send gifts to friends and family

Easily click-to-send cards via text, email, or social messaging.

Withdraw earnings to gift cards

Ready to withdraw your Ibotta earnings? Cash out to gift cards! It’s like free money!

Don't just take our word for it

Hear from our Savers

"Recently I purchased airbnb gift cards and got back $22.50 just by taking the time to purchase a gift card first. That’s a free dinner on my trip!"

— Matt F.

"I liked to use my Walmart gift card to pay for my groceries and also count it as an offer."

— Amanda G.

"I like being able to treat myself to Starbucks with the savings I earned on Ibotta."

— Danna B.

"I like that I can use my earnings to buy gift cards, and still earn a small percentage back on the purchase."

— Peter W.

Gift card FAQs

Your recipient will receive the gift card through their email address or a text message, it’s OK if they don’t have the app yet.
You can email, text, or print and hand your gift card gift to others!
Use saved debit cards or your Ibotta earnings to buy gift cards.
Digital gift cards can be found in your saved Ibotta gift cards, or in your email where the gift card was sent.
Gift card balances can’t be checked through Ibotta. Visit the retailer’s gift card balance page to check the balance on your gift card.