Claru reviews · researched 1 Nov 2026
Is Claru legit?
Mostly. Claru, the data business of Reka AI, Inc., a real NVIDIA-backed AI lab, pays approved work weekly through Trolley. But its worker program is new, it cut recording pay in September and October 2026, and recorders report unpaid work. You are paid only for approved footage, under rules Claru can change: it cut the base recording rate to $3 an hour in October 2026, recorders report approved videos sent back to review, and a Minute app ban leaves pending videos unreviewed.
- App Store (US)4.4/528 ratings
- App Store (Brazil)3.8/5308 ratings
- Read 1 Nov 2026
The Claru review
Researched Nov 2026 · 19 sourcesIt pays $3-$15/hr video capture; $15-$100/hr gaming and expert evaluation (platform-stated).
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Claru is the training-data business of Reka AI, Inc., an AI lab founded in 2022 and led by CEO Dani Yogatama. Reka raised $110 million at about a $1 billion valuation in July 2025, backed by NVIDIA and Snowflake, and joined forces with video-AI startup Moonvalley in June 2026. Claru's general manager told The Globe and Mail it grew out of Moonvalley's data operations. Claru says 10,000+ contributors in 100+ countries have joined.
Claru pays only approved work, every Tuesday, by bank transfer through Trolley to an account in your own name, once your balance reaches $50; money arrives 1-5 business days later. PayPal, Payoneer and Airtm are not supported, and a returned payment may cost a $10 fee. Its contract allows up to 60 days to pay.
App Store (US) 4.4/5 (28 ratings) · App Store (Brazil) 3.8/5 (308 ratings). Read November 2026.
Remote. Anyone 18+ can create a profile (its terms); each project sets its own countries. On 1 Nov 2026 video capture covered the US, Canada, six Latin American countries (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru) and four in Asia (India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam), gaming roles the US or the US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, and the expert evaluation roles named no country; the Residential Egocentric project no longer takes Venezuela (its help center).
No Claru-specific impersonation cases turned up. Claru's real sites are claru.ai and app.claru.ai, and its free app is sold by Reka AI, Inc.; Claru pays you for approved work. ScamAdviser's automated caution score rests on signals like the young domain and hidden WHOIS owner. Job offers by text or WhatsApp that ask you to pay are scams.
What people praise
- Claru documents its pay rules in public (the Tuesday pay day, the $50 minimum, what counts as approved work, failed payments) and says each project's pay is stated before you start.
- Where a project needs a qualification, it is a quiz of about 10 minutes, scored at once, with free and unlimited retakes.
- Some App Store reviewers say they were paid on the right date, and one in Brazil wrote in October 2026 that videos stuck in review were released and the payment came quickly.
What people complain about
- Reviewers on Brazil's App Store say pay is late or never comes; one wrote in September 2026, after recording for two weeks and setting up a payout account, that no payment had arrived.
- One reviewer warns that if your account is blocked before your balance reaches the $50 payout minimum, that work is never paid.
- Claru says Minute app bans are decided by the Minute team; it cannot see the reason or reverse them, and videos pending review at that point will not be reviewed.
- Reviewers say the rules keep changing: bonuses removed, rates that change from week to week, and referral earnings zeroed.
What has gone wrong
- October 2026. From October 18 to 30, 2026, over 20 reviewers on Brazil's App Store said approved videos went back to review, often near the $50 minimum or payday, emptying their balance, and many were then rejected. Claru's help center says reviews run past 3 to 5 business days and, since October 28, that some older recordings may stay pending for further review or reconciliation.
- October 2026. Claru cut the Residential Egocentric base rate to $3.00 an hour for uploads from October 27, 2026, 4:36 PM Eastern; earlier uploads keep their rate. Boosted tasks pay extra, at rates shown only in the Claru web dashboard.
- September 2026. On September 9, 2026 Claru changed pay on its Residential Egocentric recording project, ended milestone bonuses (including for hours already recorded) and closed the project in Venezuela. App Store reviewers said the rate fell from $6 to $3.50 an hour.
Best for: People in an eligible country with an approved phone who want flexible pay for first-person video of everyday tasks, and experts open to project-based AI evaluation work. Not for: Anyone who needs steady pay or PayPal, or who is uneasy granting a permanent license to footage of their home, body and voice and getting consent from everyone on camera.
Honest catches
- Pay here is platform-stated, not measured live from a job feed, so treat it as a benchmark rather than a guaranteed rate.
Sources for this review
- Claru: Terms of Service (Reka AI, Inc. dba Claru AI)
- Claru: Annotator Master Services Agreement
- Claru: Content Submission, Likeness Release, and Indemnity Terms
- Claru: Get paid to collect real-world data (For Annotators; 10,000+ contributors in 100+ countries, read 1 Nov 2026)
- SiliconANGLE: Multimodal AI startup Reka AI raises $110M at $1B valuation (Jul 22, 2025)
- Reka: Reka and Moonvalley join forces to advance models and infrastructure for physical AI (Jun 2026)
- The Globe and Mail: Startups are hiring low-paid gig workers to train robots on manual labour (Oct 9, 2026)
- Claru Help Center: Payments & Rewards (read 1 Nov 2026)
- Claru Help Center: Payment FAQs (read 1 Nov 2026)
- Claru Help Center: Passing a qualification assessment
- Claru Help Center: What happens if you lose access to the Minute app
- Claru Help Center: Project pay & boosted tasks, September 2026 updates ($3.00/hr base rate from Oct 27, 2026; read 1 Nov 2026)
- Claru Help Center: Video reviews (Project Update of Oct 21, 2026, edited Oct 28; read 1 Nov 2026)
- Claru Help Center: Minute app (recording app) sign-in
- Apple App Store (US): Claru AI app, sold by Reka AI, Inc. (4.4/5 from 28 ratings, read 1 Nov 2026)
- Apple App Store (Brazil): Claru AI ratings and reviews (3.8/5 from 308 ratings, read 1 Nov 2026)
- Apple App Store (Brazil): Claru AI customer reviews feed (50 reviews, 19 Sep to 30 Oct 2026, read 1 Nov 2026)
- ScamAdviser: claru.ai automated check (read 1 Nov 2026)
- FTC Consumer Alert: That job offer text is probably a scam (Apr 30, 2026)
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What Claru's job board shows
Read from its public job board every hour: how much it lists, how often it states pay, who may apply and how fast roles come down, against every other platform this site reads.
No listings by Claru were read from 14 Oct 2026 to 10 Nov 2026; the other platforms had 0 open roles on 10 Nov 2026.
Claru against the other platforms
How does Claru compare with the rest of the market on size, pay, reach and turnover?
| Measure | Claru | Other platforms | Its rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open roles on 10 Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Share of all open roles | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| New listings in the window | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Kinds of work listed | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Open roles stating an hourly rateSmall sample | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Median advertised paySmall sample | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Open roles accepting any countrySmall sample | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Median days listed, removed rolesSmall sample | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Claru reviews: questions
Is Claru legit?
Mostly. Claru, the data business of Reka AI, Inc., a real NVIDIA-backed AI lab, pays approved work weekly through Trolley. But its worker program is new, it cut recording pay in September and October 2026, and recorders report unpaid work. You are paid only for approved footage, under rules Claru can change: it cut the base recording rate to $3 an hour in October 2026, recorders report approved videos sent back to review, and a Minute app ban leaves pending videos unreviewed.
Is Claru a scam?
No. Claru is a real company. No Claru-specific impersonation cases turned up. Claru's real sites are claru.ai and app.claru.ai, and its free app is sold by Reka AI, Inc.; Claru pays you for approved work. ScamAdviser's automated caution score rests on signals like the young domain and hidden WHOIS owner. Job offers by text or WhatsApp that ask you to pay are scams.
Does Claru pay?
Yes. The data business of Reka AI, Inc., a real AI lab ($110M raised in 2025, merged with Moonvalley in June 2026). Its worker program is new: app reviewers report rate cuts in September and October 2026 (the Residential Egocentric base rate fell to $3/hr on 27 Oct) and, in Brazil from 18 to 30 Oct, approved videos sent back to review near payday and then rejected (App Store reviews, read 1 Nov 2026), so its payment record is still forming. Payouts: Every Tuesday, automatically, for approved work only, by bank transfer through Trolley to an account in your own name that accepts international payments, once approved earnings reach $50 (a smaller balance rolls over); money usually arrives 1 to 5 business days later, and a returned payment may cost a $10 reprocessing fee. PayPal and Payoneer are not supported (its help center's payment articles, read 1 Nov 2026). Its annotator agreement allows up to 60 days from acceptance. Claru pays only approved work, every Tuesday, by bank transfer through Trolley to an account in your own name, once your balance reaches $50; money arrives 1-5 business days later. PayPal, Payoneer and Airtm are not supported, and a returned payment may cost a $10 fee. Its contract allows up to 60 days to pay.
What do workers say about Claru?
App Store (US) 4.4/5 (28 ratings) · App Store (Brazil) 3.8/5 (308 ratings), read November 2026. Praise: Claru documents its pay rules in public (the Tuesday pay day, the $50 minimum, what counts as approved work, failed payments) and says each project's pay is stated before you start. Complaints: Reviewers on Brazil's App Store say pay is late or never comes; one wrote in September 2026, after recording for two weeks and setting up a payout account, that no payment had arrived.
Has anything gone wrong at Claru?
October 2026: From October 18 to 30, 2026, over 20 reviewers on Brazil's App Store said approved videos went back to review, often near the $50 minimum or payday, emptying their balance, and many were then rejected. Claru's help center says reviews run past 3 to 5 business days and, since October 28, that some older recordings may stay pending for further review or reconciliation. October 2026: Claru cut the Residential Egocentric base rate to $3.00 an hour for uploads from October 27, 2026, 4:36 PM Eastern; earlier uploads keep their rate. Boosted tasks pay extra, at rates shown only in the Claru web dashboard. September 2026: On September 9, 2026 Claru changed pay on its Residential Egocentric recording project, ended milestone bonuses (including for hours already recorded) and closed the project in Venezuela. App Store reviewers said the rate fell from $6 to $3.50 an hour.
How do I spot a fake Claru recruiter?
No Claru-specific impersonation cases turned up. Claru's real sites are claru.ai and app.claru.ai, and its free app is sold by Reka AI, Inc.; Claru pays you for approved work. ScamAdviser's automated caution score rests on signals like the young domain and hidden WHOIS owner. Job offers by text or WhatsApp that ask you to pay are scams.
Who is Claru for?
Best for: People in an eligible country with an approved phone who want flexible pay for first-person video of everyday tasks, and experts open to project-based AI evaluation work. Not for: Anyone who needs steady pay or PayPal, or who is uneasy granting a permanent license to footage of their home, body and voice and getting consent from everyone on camera.