Cheelee: What’s Up With the Withdrawal Issues?

I love social media platforms like TikTok — those short videos are way too addictive. I also have a habit of checking out apps that promise to help you make money. Remember сrypto games where you could earn cash just by playing? Well, recently, I stumbled across a YouTube review of an app called Cheelee. It claims to pay you for watching videos and boasts over 10 million users worldwide. Sounds pretty wild, right?

Naturally, it grabbed my attention. I mean, earning money for literally doing nothing? Tempting, especially with such a big audience behind it. But then I saw claims about making up to $500 a month, and that’s when my inner skeptic woke up. As I dug deeper, I found out you have to buy some “assets” in the app to really start earning. And to top it off, there were tons of comments about how hard it is to actually withdraw your money.

So, I decided to test it out myself. Is the Cheelee app a scam, or can you genuinely make money here? Let’s break it down — withdrawals and all.

Getting Started

After installing Cheelee, I went through the usual sign-up and onboarding process. Here’s the gist: you earn money by watching videos while wearing glasses (yep, virtual ones). These glasses come in different rarities, and they let you open boxes with LEE coins while watching. The coins have real value and can be withdrawn. Plus, there are other ways to earn, but I’ll get to that later. It’s complicated enough.

I decided to keep it simple and test the basics first. The app gave me Starting glasses after I registered, which gave me three days to try out the mechanics and make my first bucks — up to $10, apparently.

So, I dove into the feed. The content was decent, not bad at all. By the end of my three-day trial, I earned $9. Not groundbreaking, but hey, free money. Then came the catch: the Starting glasses broke, and I couldn’t withdraw my earnings. To cash out, Chelee users need to buy other glasses. Does it look like a scam? I tried to figure it out.

Risks Evaluation

Before dropping cash on glasses, I wanted to figure out why the Cheelee app charges you to earn. Obviously, the app needs to make money somehow, but here’s their claim: 70% of ad revenue is shared with users, which helps stabilize the app’s economy and keeps it from turning into a scam. On paper, this sounds promising — but what about in practice?

According to Cheelee, free-to-use apps often attract bots, scammers, and liquidity theft. The glasses act as a paywall to ensure only real users can earn. They’ve also built a solid anti-fraud system to back this up. It’s a reasonable argument, even if it feels like a hurdle for new users.

To get more clarity, I checked out their FAQ (props for how detailed it is) and found an article explaining how the glasses work. Here’s the kicker: even the most expensive glasses supposedly pay for themselves within four weeks, and if they don’t, Cheelee app promises to refund double their cost. That’s a bold guarantee — and a reassuring one.

Key Earning Details

One thing I missed at first: the more expensive the glasses, the higher your potential earnings. Cheelee lets you decide how much you want to earn by choosing glasses with different prices and income ranges. For example, Element glasses cost around $6 and can bring in $8 to $20 per month, and rarer glasses bring times higher profits.

Here’s how it works: the rarity of the glasses determines your paid viewing minutes — the time you spend watching videos and opening boxes with LEE tokens every two minutes. For instance, Element glasses give you 10 paid minutes per day. Minutes regenerate for all users on the same schedule, with a full recovery cycle taking 24 hours.

Oh, and a pro tip I picked up: make sure to watch videos for at least 4 seconds each — otherwise, they don’t count. Shoutout to the FAQ for clearing up these mechanics! While it’s a pretty standard setup, I felt they could’ve added some extra gamified touches to make the experience more engaging.

My Experience: Lite glasses and the First Withdrawal

Once I got a handle on the mechanics and decided paying for glasses made sense, I bought Lite glasses for $30. These glasses offer 20 paid minutes per day and can earn between $40 and $100 per month. I chose the Lucky Strategy, which claims to maximize profits. By the second week of testing, I had already earned $30 and decided it was time to withdraw. Here’s how it went down!

The guide explained that since Cheelee’s tokens are cryptocurrency, I’d need to create a special wallet to get my funds to an exchange. I went to the "Market" section in the app, clicked the "Wallet" button in the top-right corner, and set up the wallet.

Next, I had to buy BNB — this is a special currency needed to power the network. This money doesnt go to the Cheelee app. However, it took a 30% commission from the sum I was withdrawing. I paid it, brought my LEE to the exchange, and, finally, got money to my card.

Was it difficult? Not at all, but I’m already familiar with crypto. For beginners, it might be a bit overwhelming, so I understand their frustration with the withdrawal process.

Interestingly, the Cheelee app does allow direct withdrawals to bank cards, but this feature is currently limited to certain countries, as mentioned in the FAQ. Supported regions include Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Thailand, the Philippines, India, and several West African countries using XOF (Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Mali, Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso).

It’s clear that this functionality hasn’t reached everyone yet, but I’d like to believe that the Cheelee team listens to feedback and is working on expanding these options.

What Was Next?

I decided to keep earning and got tempted to explore additional ways to earn with Cheelee, they included: donations for content-creators, Social Boost bonuses for Twitter users (100+ followers are a must), a Referral Program (up to $45 per invite), an Ambassador Program for additional income from referrals, Swipe-to-Earn for earning EASY tokens (sth like Tap-to-Earn), a Task Center for daily missions, and lootboxes for random token rewards based on rarity.

I was not ready for such experiments, however I found out Cheelee also offers Risk Glasses, which, unlike regular glasses, allow users to earn their full potential profit from a single box, after which the glasses break. Upon purchase, they are automatically equipped and provide 3 paid minutes for rewards. It sounded easy!

I tried the Thrilling Glasses, which cost $15, and managed to earn $27 from a single box — a satisfying outcome. However, luck plays a significant role here, as hinted by the "risky" nature of this category. Not everyone gets such favorable results — even me — I purchased another pair of Risk glasses — Trump Glasses, a mid-tier rarity priced at $20, with the potential to earn up to $60 from a single box. However, they only brought me an additional $5 in profit.

Second Withdrawal and Final thoughts

After that, I stopped checking the balance and continued watching videos. By the time my Lite glasses broke, my wallet balance had grown to $100. That was a pleasant outcome. I withdrew the money to my card, covering the necessary fees and purchasing BNB, which, fortunately, was a straightforward process.

It’s time to draw some conclusions. Cheelee isn’t a scam — the earning mechanics are legitimate and even enjoyable. However, the withdrawal process can be challenging for those unfamiliar with crypto. That said, the reasoning behind it is clear: the app aims to operate on an international scale, and cryptocurrency provides a universal solution for cross-border transactions.

Given the growing global trend toward crypto adoption, this could also be seen as an educational experience, helping users become more familiar with the process. While not perfect, Cheelee offers an intriguing model for earning!