Instacart Shopper: Earn money

4.2
175K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Earn money by grocery shopping and help those who need it most by becoming an Instacart shopper. As a shopper, you go to the grocery store like normal, except you get paid to shop for others in your local community.

What it’s like being an Instacart shopper:

— Work whenever & wherever you want —
With no set schedule or region, you can make extra cash when it fits your life—whether that’s close to home or miles away.

— Pick the orders you want —
Use the app to see nearby orders and choose the ones that work best for you. Then get paid just for grocery shopping!

— Get paid fast —
Keep 100% of customer tips and cash out in as little as 2 hours after making a delivery.

— Make someone’s day —
From helping seniors to small businesses to busy families, shoppers keep their communities running.

Instacart partners with over 80,000 stores in 14,000+ cities and towns in the U.S and Canada. Download the app and sign up today to start earning!
Updated on
Mar 19, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info, and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 7 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.2
173K reviews
shannon friley
March 7, 2026
I loved shopping for instacart. the extra money coming in. it's nice until you really need it and they deactivate your account for no reason after years of loyal shopping. no explanation, no email, and no way to contact them to even ask why once they cut you off from using the app. I shopped for them for years then one day poof and it was gone. that really hurt. you can be a loyal shopper with pretty much all on time deliveries and decent ratings then suddenly your app tells you deactivated
6 people found this review helpful
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Slade
December 30, 2025
In a massive safety blunder, the app gives you no ability to put it into dark mode, and cannot be put into dark mode, if your phone is set to that globally. On a night with rain and fog, resulting in very low visibility, I chose not to work, as the app blinded me when I opened it. I promise this is not an exaggeration. I wonder sometimes if devs consider real world application of their apps. Edit: Also, they couldn't help in chat, in-app, and there is no technical support number.
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Jessica Maldonado
February 4, 2026
I have been doing instacart on n off for years. when I first signed up, it wouldnt show me certain orders until after I activated my card. if they knew my card was expired, they should do the same thing- not show orders where a physical card is needed. because I did not know, I had to miss out on the payment and affect my cancellation rate. instacart you need to fix this!!!!!!
22 people found this review helpful
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Instacart
February 4, 2026
Thanks for the feedback. We're always looking for ways to improve the shopper experience.

What’s new

Bug fixes and performance improvements.