What we can verify
These facts come from Appen's own pages, checked on 20 October 2026. Each one links to where Appen says it. We can't vouch for any platform, and this isn't a review: it's what is published, so you can judge.
- Run by
- Appen AI Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries, which operate CrowdGen; the terms are governed by the laws of Washington State, USA Source: crowdgen.com
- Official sites
- appen.com, crowdgen.com, app.crowdgen.com, help.crowdgen.com, jobs.lever.co
- How it pays
- Monthly, through Dots: credited by the 14th of each month for the previous month's earnings, through Local bank transfer, PayPal, Payoneer, Airtm Source: crowdgen.com
- Your status
- Independent party; the terms say contributors are not Appen's agents or employees Source: crowdgen.com
- ID check
- Required in most projects: government ID (front and back) plus a selfie, through Onfido Source: crowdgen.com
Appen's own warning: Appen says it will never ask you to send money to apply or start a job, all official emails come from @appen.com addresses, and it never asks for personal information outside its official channels.
Check an offer is really from Appen
- Check the website or email address belongs to one of Appen's own domains: appen.com, crowdgen.com, app.crowdgen.com, help.crowdgen.com, jobs.lever.co. Paste an address into our checker.
- Be wary of anyone who contacts you first on WhatsApp, Telegram or text message offering Appen work.
- Don't pay anything to start, "unlock" tasks or withdraw earnings. Don't send your bank PIN, passwords or card details.
- Look the role up on Appen's own job board, or on its page here. If you can't find it there, treat the offer as fake.
More in our guide to spotting a fake AI training job.
Appen on this site
We read Appen's own public job board every hour. Right now it lists 60 open roles, and every one links to Appen's own posting.