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Most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many consumers found the overall process to be seamless and professional, with some highlighting the politeness and friendliness of the staff. People generally appreciate the clear communication throughout the process and the responsiveness of the support team when issues arise. Several customers also noted receiving their payments as promised, sometimes even ahead of schedule. However, some people were dissatisfied with the payment process, experiencing significant delays that often extended beyond the stated timeframes. A number of customers also reported difficulties in contacting customer support, with unanswered emails and phone calls, leading to frustration and a lack of resolution for their payment issues.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Edit 27/8/25 - Had my voucher through after leaving a negative review and going back and forth with their email support. They claim it was due to a technical issue. Updating review to 3 stars.... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I received an invite to participate in a RONIN-led study through LinkedIn. The study itself was straightforward with no overwhelming time commitment. My one quibble with the process was receiving paym... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good experience with Ronin survey Get contacted to complete survey couple of times. Payment once claimed, takes a while to process and be sent out if a gift card is claimed and have to chase up. On... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very polite and friendly onboarding staff. They explain from the beginning that payment can be anywhere from 4 - 6 wks - can be a bit of a long time waiting, but they answer and reassure very well.... See more


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RONIN conducts market research and data collection services to address the needs of large corporations as well as research agencies in the B2B, healthcare and technology sectors. We have offices in the UK (London and Lancaster), USA, Germany, Hong Kong, and recently Portugal. In 2023, we conducted over 400 international B2B market research projects annually across multiple countries in more than 80 markets and over 40 languages. RONIN excels in recruiting and interviewing elusive target audiences for both quantitative and qualitative research. With multilingual capabilities, our research is conducted via telephone and online from our data collection centre. We specialise in a range of services such as CATI, digital & desk recruitment in North America, Europe, Central and South America, EMEA, and Asia. We leverage online and phone-based (CATI) methodologies to unlock valuable insights.


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3.4

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

251 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb Experience

The surveys by RONIN are not just interesting, but they are extremely insightful and make you put on your thinking caps. It has been a great experience with RONIN and I look forward to being part of their studies in the future. Btw, I am passionate about Market Research and Ronin gives me that opportunity to connect with the field I have always loved.

September 3, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ronin is a wonderful platform to work…

Ronin is a wonderful platform to work with — a truly unique data research and data analysis company. From 2021 to 2025, my experience with them has been consistently positive. The people are great, the platform is excellent, and working with Ronin has been both rewarding and enriching

September 1, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam and never give payment

Very bad research web. Don't waste your time guys, ronin not paid anyone who completed the survey. I had an email showing that i got the rewards 35$, but until now the rewards hasn't come yet. Very bad website. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME.

July 23, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never Gives Payments

I completed a survey on 19 May 2025 but I received a reward email from Ronin on 23 July, but my reward was not processed when I contacted the Ronin Studies support team. They are saying 'you don't pass quality control'. If I haven't passed quality control, then why do I receive rewards email? If I received a reward email, then why haven't I received payments? Also, when I click on the rewards link it shows rewards already redeemed. TOTALLY WASTE OF TIME AND EFFORT

September 1, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

REWARD NOT PAID

I completed a survey and redeemed my reward since July 23, and it's over a month without payment I'm really disappointed. This company are not keeping their promise, I read all the reviews and I'm not the only one whose payment has be held.

July 23, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ronin Studies is a scam- stay away…

Ronin Studies is a scam- stay away from them. They have you respond to their surveys/studies with a promise of an incentive but you may NEVER see that incentive actually getting paid to you. I have been waiting on one since May, logged a complaint more than a month ago, was told my payment will be processed within a month but still nothing! Totally dishonest company- I would not work with them ever again. Stay away!

May 8, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The most disappointing experience ever

If I could give this a 0 rating I would. Completed a survey more than 3 months ago and still not been paid. Finally saw a redemption link come through and when I logged into my account, it said its no longer available. Sent multiple messages and emails to the customer support and inquiry and no response. Totally disappointing and horrible experience

August 26, 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Still unsure if this is a scam, be warned

Edit 27/8/25 - Had my voucher through after leaving a negative review and going back and forth with their email support. They claim it was due to a technical issue. Updating review to 3 stars.

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Had an email through after a couple of months of completing the research. Clicking the 'redeem' link in the email results in a pop up showing that the reward has 'already been redeemed' which it has not.

Tried to contact support multilple times with no reply and no one answers their main telephone line.

Don't waste your time with any market research 'opportunities'.

August 20, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam

After completing survey i was told to wait for 6-8 weeks to receive the reward . 8 weeks passed they said study is still open
After another 2 weeks they sent one email to thank you for the contribution and provided me with reward .
I added the reward to ronin account and told to wait for another one month to complete the process to send the reward to my paypal account.
Today I received one email said my payment is declined and i will not receive the reward for the survey I have done.

Customer support is non existent.
To all those who are participating in Ronin study please don't waste your time and effort.
They are scamming .

They don't want to pay .
They sent the reward just to make sure I am busy waiting after one month they declined.

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August 19, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid! No payment after 7 months

I took part of one of the studies as a respondent in February. They committed to payment in maxiumm 8 weeks, yet we are in August and I'm still waiting to be paid.

August 19, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never pay them in advance

Placed order with advance payment, it's been 10 days they havent delivered it and I call them daily, they say we will deliver it tomorrow, never pay them advance, they hold your money and don't deliver the product. The product is good but customer service is beyond pathetic

August 18, 2025
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Reply from RONIN

We believe this review may have been posted in error, as it does not relate to RONIN Studies. We are a UK-based market research company and do not sell products or request advance payments.

If you intended to leave feedback for a different organisation, we kindly suggest checking the company details again.

Best regards,
RONIN Studies Team

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unpaid Since May and Ignored

I completed two surveys, one of them back in May, but I have still not received payment for either. I emailed at the end of July and was told I would be paid within the following week, but the payment never arrived. I followed up again on 10th August and have had no reply since.

On top of this, the second survey I completed isn’t even showing on your portal, which adds to my concern.
I regularly take part in surveys for other companies, and payments are always timely — some are even instant (e.g., NewtonX).

The lack of communication and repeated delays here are unusual and disappointing, and I am starting to lose confidence in the legitimacy of this company.

August 17, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Completed a survey almost 4 months ago

Completed a survey almost 4 months ago. No incentive as promised and have been given the run-around through “Customer Care” for weeks and still no payment. Robin has been reported to Linked In but Linked In does nothing to protect its community from scammers.

July 23, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I completed the survey 2month ago and…

I completed the survey 2month ago and received reward redemption link but due to error I was not able to open the link on and confirm my paypal that was the only option for redemption at the time of survey they offer multiple options as reward that's not all I tried to redeem it but by mistake different id was connected and now I am trying to connect them multiple times but no response really horrible experience nobody responded only automated email received every request your query resolved they are just wasting time atleast give right answer and solve my issue

June 16, 2025
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Slow to respond

Slow to respond. Slow to pay. Alot of back and forth and no prompts for the assignments that align most with skills. For a short survey it takes them months to compensate.

June 19, 2025
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Reply from RONIN

Hi there,
We apologise for the delay you've experienced in receiving your incentive for survey completion. If you still require help with this please contact our incentives team at rewards@help.roninstudies.com who will be able to look into this for you.
Best regards,
RONIN

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