How to use the virtual currency calculator
Enter your conversion rate, the number of your currency units that equal $1 of your earnings, and your user split, the share of those earnings you pass on. Add the payout of an offer and the calculator shows the exact reward your user will see next to it, what that reward is worth in dollars, and what you keep. The table below the results shows the same settings across a range of offers, from a few cents to $20.
The math matches how the Sharklio offerwall calculates rewards, including the rounding rule, so what you see here is what your users would see.
The formula
Reward = offer payout x conversion rate x user split, rounded
You keep = offer payout x (1 - user split)With a rate of 1,000 and an 80% split, an offer that pays you $0.37 shows 296 coins, and you keep $0.074 of it. With whole-number rounding, an offer worth less than half a unit after the split rounds to 0 and is not shown, which is why very low rates hide small offers.
How to choose a rate and a split
- Pick a rate that makes small offers visible. At 100 coins per $1, a $0.004 click offer rounds to 0. At 1,000 or more, it shows as a small but real reward. That is one reason rates of 1,000 units per $1 or more are popular.
- Pick a split you can sustain. A higher split makes every offer look more generous and usually lifts completions. A lower split keeps more for you to cover hosting, support, fraud losses, and payouts that are reversed later.
- Price your items against real money. If 500 gems cost $4.99 in your shop, check how many offers a user needs to earn them. It should take real effort, but not feel impossible.
The full reasoning, with examples for games and rewards sites, is in How to set your virtual currency exchange rate. For the wall itself, see How the Sharklio offerwall works.
Frequently asked questions
How many coins should $1 be worth?
Enough that your smallest offers still show a reward after rounding. 1,000 coins per $1 is a common choice for points and coins, and a rate of 1 with three decimals works when your users hold a dollar balance.
What user split should I choose?
It depends on your costs and how competitive your niche is. Start with a split you can keep for months, because lowering it later feels like a pay cut to your users.
Why does an offer show 0 or disappear?
Its reward rounds to 0 at your current rate and rounding rule. Raise the rate or switch to decimals, and small offers appear again.
Can I change my rate later?
Yes. On Sharklio a new rate applies to offers completed after the change, so results that are already pending keep the reward they were started with.