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Short answer: There are serious doubts about IntelliPay Research. It promises to pay members for reviewing video ads, but you must pay $19 before you can start, and its own small print says the rates and balances shown are only examples, with no guarantee you will earn anything at all. That pay-first, maybe-earn-later setup has the hallmarks of a task scam.
IntelliPay Research describes itself as a market research panel. Members watch short video advertisements, say what they honestly think of them, and are paid a set rate for every review that is accepted. The site says there are no set hours, each campaign shows its rate before you start, and your balance, history and payouts sit in your own member account.
It sounds like flexible side income. But the details on the site, including its disclaimers, tell a different story.
Before you can review a single ad, IntelliPay Research asks for money. Its pricing section lists "Panel access" at $19, one time, which it says opens your reviewer account and the member area and is not a subscription. Payment and refunds are handled by Explodely, an online checkout and affiliate platform, and the site offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Legitimate market research panels work the other way round. Established survey and product-testing companies are free to join because members are the product they sell to advertisers. A research panel that charges its own participants to sign up is a major red flag.
The site also hedges heavily. Its footer and "What We Sell" page say that any rates, balances and totals shown are only examples, are not a promise of what you will be paid, and that there is no guarantee you will be paid anything at all. It adds that some material on the site is dramatised and may use actors, synthetic voices or synthetic imagery.
Getting paid well just to watch videos simply does not add up. Advertisers do pay for audience feedback, but genuine ad-testing panels usually pay small amounts, often a few cents to a few dollars per task, and they choose participants based on their demographics. They do not need thousands of people paying to join, and they do not offer unlimited earning potential.
IntelliPay Research's structure also mirrors task scams. A standard account is capped at three reviews a day. Members are given a dashboard showing "pending" balances and a payouts section explaining why money may sit as pending, what to do if a release is late, and a payout record sheet to log what they have been paid. In other words, the product leans heavily on balances and waiting periods, rather than clear evidence that money reaches members.
Task scams commonly follow this pattern: a small entry fee, a visible balance that grows, limits that can be lifted with more money, and payouts that never quite arrive.
The $19 is only the start. IntelliPay Research's own "What We Sell" page lists five optional upgrades that are offered, one after another, straight after you pay:
Taken together, that is $479 in upgrades on top of the $19 entry fee, or nearly $500 in total. Each is a one-click charge to the card you already entered, and the site itself says none of them guarantees that you will earn anything.
That is the key point. The business appears to make its money from members' purchases, not from advertisers paying for reviews. The site does say each upgrade can be declined and that all purchases come with a 30-day refund through Explodely, which is worth knowing if you have already paid.
The ScamAdviser report for intellipayresearch.com gives the site a TrustScore of 56 and a "Caution Recommended" label, describing the score as rather low and noting that the site may be a scam.
The biggest concern is age. The domain was registered on October 14, 2026, only about a week ago, the same date the site's "What We Sell" page says it was last updated. The owner's identity is hidden on WHOIS, and the site gets very little traffic. On the positive side, it has a valid SSL certificate and a safe rating from DNSFilter. The site also lists a second domain, research.devsmb.com, alongside intellipayresearch.com.
A research panel claiming to connect members with paying advertisers, yet launched just days ago with a hidden owner, gives buyers very little track record to judge.
If you want to earn from giving feedback, stick with established survey and product-testing panels that are free to join and have years of independent reviews. Never pay to unlock work, earnings, withdrawals or "higher limits."
If you have already paid IntelliPay Research, request a refund within 30 days through Explodely's support page or your card issuer, and ask for every upgrade you accepted to be refunded too. Keep screenshots of your purchases and any balance shown in your account. Before signing up for any similar opportunity, run the site through a website checker, and if you lose money, Report a Scam to help warn others.
There are serious doubts. IntelliPay Research charges you to join, follows up with nearly $500 in optional upgrades, admits there is no guarantee you will earn anything, and launched only a week ago. The money in this setup appears to flow from members to the site, not the other way round.
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Adam Collins is a cybersecurity researcher at ScamAdviser who operates under a pseudonym for privacy and security. With over four years on the digital frontlines, he specialises in translating complex threats into actionable advice. His mission: exposing red flags so you can navigate the web with confidence.
