Pond Bounties let you pay real target users to complete specific actions inside your product—and collect structured feedback along the way.

1. You define the task and feedback form.

2. We recruit the right users using eligibility criteria.

3. Users complete the task and submit proof of completion.

4. You review submissions and only pay for approved responses.

Real usage and insights, not vanity downloads.

Pond is designed to protect contributors from bad actors.

When a bounty is funded, payout funds are held with Pond and can’t be withdrawn or refunded without review. If we detect malicious behavior (like consistently rejecting valid submissions or attempting to avoid payment), we can step in and force payouts for qualified submissions.

Pond is built for consumer apps, where the target audience is broad and speed matters. We source users from a large, global pool (50,000+ monthly active users), with especially strong reach among college students.

Before your bounty goes live, we’ll align on who you want to reach and confirm we can support that audience quickly. If we can’t confidently source your ICP, we’ll tell you up front.

As we scale, we’re continuously expanding our eligibility and targeting options—so you can get closer and closer to your exact ICP over time.

You’ll start seeing submissions within days (rolling delivery), and you can review them as they come in.

For your first run, we recommend a 3–4 week window to collect enough high-quality usage + feedback. Our goal is to get that down to 1–2 weeks as we continue improving speed + matching.