Spending reward credit well
Three sensible first uses of free credit, in order.
The short answer
Spend the first credit on a written rating from a judge, since it is the cheapest way to get a response to you in particular. Then try an AI judge clip, and only after that consider a small arena entry, because that is the one with a floor and a risk. Every price is shown before you pay, so check it against the credit you have.
First: a written rating from a judge
A human judge rates you in writing, audio, video or on a 15-minute live call, and each medium is priced separately. Not every judge prices every medium, so what is on her menu is what you can order. Compare two or three profiles before you choose, and check the written price against your balance.
Profiles show an intro clip, photos, a star average, a follower count and a bio, which is enough to judge fit before you spend anything.
A written verdict reads at your pace and can be kept. You attach up to three photos and an optional note, so say what you want back. What a rating from a real judge costs covers refunds and what happens if an order goes wrong.
Second: an AI judge clip
AI judges turn one photo into a custom vertical clip in a couple of minutes. Each template carries its own price in the corner of the card, so browse first, since browsing is free. A failed render is refunded automatically.
It makes a good second spend because the price is known before you start and the turnaround is minutes rather than waiting on a person. AI judge or human judge compares what each is good at, which helps you decide which to try first if both fit your balance.
Third: a small arena entry
The Arena stakes your Coin balance directly. Entry needs at least 10 CC, and each fight has a 1 CC floor. If you do enter, keep the first stakes small. Winner takes the pot, so a loss means the stake does not come back.
It is third for a reason: the first two buy something that cannot be lost, and this one can be. Credit is a good way to try it, since you are not reaching for a card, but the ceiling still has to be yours.
Whatever you pick first, order one thing, see how it lands, then decide on the next. Spreading a small balance across several purchases at once means you learn less from each.
How to choose when the balance is short
Make no assumption about value in money terms; Coins buy things inside the app and do not convert back. What is worth asking is whether you would want the thing if it cost you nothing, and whether the price is visible. Online shops are expected to make choices clear; the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s paper on online choice architecture is about how digital design can steer them, which is why prices shown first are worth noticing.
If your balance is short, the top-up window opens at the moment you buy. Special Offers is the page to check before that.