Terakoya: Learn Bitcoin, earn sats

How learn-to-earn works

These apps pay you small amounts of sats (tiny pieces of a bitcoin) for finishing lessons, quizzes and daily streaks. Treat the sats as a thank-you for learning, not an income: rewards are small, they can change with the Bitcoin price, and most apps hold new sats for a while before you can withdraw.

Every app here has a free way in. Paid plans are optional and only worth it if you'd pay for the lessons anyway. To withdraw you need a Lightning wallet; see the Storehouse.

My head teacher: SatsMan

I've done SatsMan's missions 169 days in a row. Each day brings three short Bitcoin lessons with a question at the end, and it has grown into a full Bitcoin school:

• SBI courses: the Satsman Bureau of Intelligence, structured Bitcoin lessons with assessments and certificates you can share.
• BTC Basics: plain-English pages on satoshis, halvings, supply and the Lightning Network.
• Bitcoin business map: over 27,000 places worldwide that accept Bitcoin, free to browse without an account.
• Puzzles: SatsCipher (a daily word puzzle) and SatsStack (a tile puzzle) on the paid plans.

Free plan: 3 missions a day, 21 sats for a completed day, a 700-sat bonus at 7 days in a row, and withdrawals within 48 hours. Since Nov 3, 2026, the longer streak bonuses need a paid plan.

Does it pay? Yes. My first withdrawal, 38,936 sats over Lightning to Strike on 7 Sep 2026, arrived in full. See the screenshots.

Get the SatsMan app

SatsMan is a web app you install from your browser: open it on your phone, then choose Add to Home Screen (iPhone: Share button; Android: browser menu). It then opens like any other app.

Start SatsMan with my link → Read my SatsMan review

Testing now in the Lantern Lab

New learn-to-earn apps I've just started. Each one moves up to the main list once its first withdrawal lands in my wallet.

BTCBitByBit 🏮 Lighting up · since Nov 6, 2026

A Bitcoin learning app built for families. Short lessons and quizzes pay sats into a self-custody Lightning wallet inside the app, and parents get kids' wallets, chores and allowances.

Cost

Free plan with beginner courses. Paid plans £2, £10 and £20 a month

Cash out

Self-custody Lightning wallet in the app: your keys, withdraw anytime

Apps

iPhone, Android and web

Invite

Code REF-ZOXIAL. The 21,000-sat bonus for each of us needs both of us on a paid plan

👀 New on Nov 6. I'm testing the free lessons first. The £10 and £20 plans give half their price back in sats each month, so they still cost money overall.

Referral codeREF-ZOXIALCopy code

Enter it on the sign-up screen in the app. Get the app: iPhone · Android. On the web, my link adds the code for you.

Try BTCBitByBit with my link → See it in the Lantern Lab

Questions

Can you really earn Bitcoin by learning?

Yes, but only small amounts. Apps like SatsMan pay a few sats for each finished lesson or daily streak, as a reward for learning. Treat it as pocket change, not income.

Do learn-to-earn apps actually pay out?

SatsMan has: my first withdrawal, 38,936 sats over Lightning to Strike on 7 Sep 2026, arrived in full. The other apps on this page are still in testing and move to the main list only after their first withdrawal lands.

Do I need to pay to start?

No. Every app here has a free way in. SatsMan's paid plans (Pro and Pro Max) pay more per day and unlock longer streak bonuses, but they're optional. I'm on Pro Max, which is disclosed above.

What wallet do I need to withdraw sats?

A Lightning wallet. I use Strike, which gives you a free Lightning address to paste into the app. See the Storehouse page for other wallets.

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