Monetization

Onchain payments are available to anyone, anywhere, with no gates. This means it's easy to monetize an app without worrying about Apple or Google's weird policies.

Here are some examples of apps that take advantage of onchain monetization.

NOTE

The following apps use ERC-20 tokens that may not be as trusted as other cryptocurrencies.

Many cryptocurrency users (especially those that push Bitcoin, Monero, or other single-coin chains) denounce the ability to create tokens because it allows for spam, sometimes spam that is promoted (see the Base App and Zora). You may view a different page if you are opposed to the idea of non-native tokens.

Cody

Cody (https://codygame.com) is a game available on Farcaster, the Base App, and the World App where the objective is to deduce a 6-emoji code from a picture using a set of emojis in a 5x4 matrix. There are two brackets: Grand Slam and Open.

In the Grand Slam bracket you're playing with real money. Each play costs 1 USDC and you're competing for a prize pool of at least 200 USDC. Only the top 20 scorers get a payout. This seems to be the most heated bracket of the two.

In the Open bracket, you're playing using Cody's native token ($CODY). You get 2 or 5 free plays (you have to have a Coinbase account to have 5 plays), after that each play costs 20,000 $CODY (about 20 cents at time of writing). This time the top 80 scorers get paid out from a prize pool of 5 million $CODY. You can keep the Cody tokens to use in future plays, sell them, or share them with others.

Follow Cody: Twitter | Base App

Cat Town

Cat Town (https://cat.town) is another onchain game available on Farcaster and the Base App. It also has its own currency, $KIBBLE.

Cat Town's main attraction is fishing, where you catch fish and then use $KIBBLE to reveal the size and type of the fish you caught.

You can also go to the in-game bank to stake $KIBBLE and earn rewards.

If you want to learn more about Cat Town, follow its creator Tara on Twitter, the Base App, or Farcaster.