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Kris+ cuts check-in bonus miles by 50%

Check-ins on the Kris+ app will only reward you with 75 KrisPay miles from this week onwards, down from 150 previously.

Back in February this year, Kris+ launched a check-in function- basically a little incentive for users to visit the app on a regular basis. Kris+ members who checked in three times a week would receive 150 KrisPay miles, the equivalent of S$1. It wasnโ€™t a lot, but hey, it was free. 

S$5 for new Kris+ Users
Get S$5 (in the form of 750 KrisPay miles) when you sign-up with code W644363 and make your first transaction

Unfortunately, Kris+ has just halved check-in reward to a measly 75 miles, which I suppose is still better than nothing, but not by much.

Kris+ check-in feature

Kris+ users who visit the Challenges section of the app and check-in three times a week (a week runs from Monday 12 a.m till Sunday 11.59 p.m) have received free KrisPay miles.

A few points to note:

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  • Check-ins can be done any day of the week and need not be consecutive
  • Youโ€™ll need to wait 24 hours between check-ins
  • KrisPay miles are credited to your account instantly, and must be spent through the Kris+ app
  • KrisPay miles earned via check-in cannot be transferred to a KrisFlyer account. 
  • KrisPay miles have a six-month validity

Unfortunately, Week 38 was the last week that 150 KrisPay miles (S$1) were awarded as the check-in prize; from Week 39 onwards, the reward is 75 KrisPay miles (S$0.50).

Only you can decide whether thatโ€™s worth your time to earn, but if this task was previously worth 10 seconds of your life, itโ€™s now worth only 5. 

Despite the small number of miles on offer, Kris+ check-in would be useful but for two things:

  1. KrisPay miles earned through Kris+ check-in cannot be transferred to KrisFlyer
  2. KrisFlyer has a fixed expiry of three years (heads up: miles will start expiring again from 31 January 2023) instead of an activity-based expiry policy, which means earning miles does not extend the life of your balance

In a way, this reminds me of the check-in feature on the now-dead Mileslife app. But that was arguably much more useful because Mileslife partnered with a wide range of frequent flyer programmes, including some with activity-based expiry policies. Earning any number of miles, no matter how small, would reset the expiry of your entire balance, and Mileslife check-in was a free way of doing that. 

Kris+ 40% milesback offer

As a reminder, Kris+ is currently running a 40% milesback offer for all transactions made through the Kris+ app. This is valid till 27 November 2022, and a decent way of cashing out KrisPay miles you earned through referrals or KrisPay miles that got stuck in the app after you forgot to transfer them out (it happens).

Iโ€™d recommend checking out the Flash Deals section of the app, where you can buy cash vouchers at discounts to their face value. I just bought one for Amo last night, paying S$85 for S$100. With 40% milesback, my total outlay was 7,650 miles, which meant a value of 1.31 cents apiece. 

For the full details, refer to the post below.

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Conclusion

The Kris+ check-in feature has been nerfed from this week onwards, cutting the reward from 150 KrisPay miles to 75. 

Itโ€™s still free miles, in the cold light of day, but you might want to navigate the app twice as fast so you donโ€™t lose out!

(HT: Briyani)

Aaron Wong
Aaron Wong
Aaron founded The Milelion to help people travel better for less and impress chiobu. He was 50% successful.

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Ross Hetherington

I noticed this morning!

WanderLust

lol

Avery

I just managed to get my friend on board Kris+ this week, sharing about getting $1 every week with the check-in. And the cut to 50c in effect this week. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Yiwei

No more check in already?