Is Claru AI legit? What it pays, where it hires and what users report

Is Claru AI legit or a scam?

Claru is a real business, not a fake app. Its terms of service are an agreement with Reka AI, Inc., doing business as Claru AI, and its contributor page calls it a Reka AI company backed by NVIDIA. It posts its hourly rates openly on each job page, which many recording apps do not.

Legit does not mean steady income. Claru says a profile does not guarantee a match, a start date, any amount of work or payment, and only footage that passes review is paid. Some App Store users say they waited weeks without a single task.

Our view: Claru is a real, paying programme with low rates outside the US and uneven work. It is worth trying if you live in one of its regions, as long as you treat it as side income. Note that Claru is not linked to the Atlas Capture app; that link was reported for Mecka AI in our Atlas Capture review.

How does Claru work?

You create a contributor profile with your location, phone and experience. If a project fits, Claru shows the brief first: the task, the setup, the acceptance rules, any consent you need and the pay. You then record first-person video, usually with your phone on a head mount, and submit it for review. Accepted work is paid at that project's rate.

Projects include walking routes, washing dishes, folding laundry, mopping, lawn work, small assembly, sewing and moving through grocery aisles. Claru says it was founded in 2024 and has more than 34,000 contributors in over 70 countries, figures we could not check.

Source: Claru: get paid to collect real-world data

How much does Claru pay?

Claru posts a flat hourly rate in US dollars on each job page. These were the rates on the postings we read.

Which countries can join Claru?

Anyone can create a profile, but each project is limited to a region. The postings we read covered the United States, Canada, Latin America, and India, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam in Asia, the same four regions RobotTraining.jobs found in October 2026. If you live elsewhere, such as Nigeria or Kenya, you can still make a profile, but expect to wait for a matching project.

If you are in the Philippines or India, the posted rate is $5 an hour of accepted video. Compare it with other apps in apps that pay you to record chores before you buy a head mount.

How do you get paid by Claru?

US contributors are paid by direct deposit (ACH) every two weeks, and Claru says the first paid batch usually comes 7 to 10 days after approval. In Asia, pay goes by Wise, Payoneer or a local equivalent, also every two weeks.

RobotTraining.jobs, a jobs site that tracks these apps, reports that Claru's contract gives it 30 days to review work and 60 more days to pay, so early payments can take a while. Fees for Wise or Payoneer are not stated by Claru.

What do Claru reviews and complaints say?

On 11 Nov 2026 the Claru AI iPhone app showed 4.2 out of 5 from 40 ratings. Recent reviews are split: some praise the app, while one user wrote on 3 November 2026 that they had no tasks after a month and were deleting it.

RobotTraining.jobs, a jobs site that tracks these apps, reports that a contributor on the Latin America project said in July 2026 they had been paid more than $300 in two weeks, and that in September 2026 another contributor said her pay had shown as pending for months. It could not verify that claim, and neither can we.

It also reports a June 2026 Reddit post in the Philippines offering $1.80 an hour for head-mounted videos through a Gmail address, using Claru's name. That is not Claru's posted rate. Apply only through claru.ai or the official app, and never pay anyone to get work.

What happens to your videos?

Claru sells footage to AI labs. RobotTraining.jobs, a jobs site that tracks these apps, reports that its upload terms give Claru and its buyers permanent, irrevocable rights to sell your footage and the likeness of anyone in it, with no duty to delete it. Read the rights section of each project brief before you record, and keep other people, children and documents out of frame.

What we checked (11 November 2026)

We read these pages on 11 Nov 2026. We have not used the app ourselves, and pay, ratings and rules change, so check the app before you record.

• Claru's terms, contributor page and site summary: who runs it, how projects and pay work (terms, contributors, site facts).
• Three job postings for rates, regions and payment method: US, Asia, Latin America.
• The US App Store listing for ratings and recent reviews.
• RobotTraining.jobs Claru review for contract terms and user reports, quoted as its reporting.
• Claru's business partner page.

What are some apps like Claru?

These programmes also pay people to record everyday tasks for AI and robot training. Pay is what each one states, for approved footage only, and changes often. For the full list, see apps that pay you to record chores, and our reviews of Atlas Capture, Shift and Amelia Chores.

Do you run a crew or own a business?

Claru also pays businesses: it licenses footage a business already has, or sends cameras and pays for new capture. Its online estimator is directional only; Claru says actual rates depend on quality, spec match and exclusivity. Some programmes pay the business itself for approved video of work the team already does, and the owner decides how to share it. See programs that pay businesses compared, try the earnings calculator, or check whether your business qualifies.

Origin Data Partners is an independent data partner. One of those programmes, Amelia Robotics, may pay Origin when a business it introduces is paid, so weigh our comparison with that in mind. If your company also keeps records such as job files or work orders, see what your company records are worth.

Next step

Compare Claru with the other apps that pay you to record chores. If you run a crew, read programs that pay businesses compared first.