Squid Squad: the squid clicker

A squid clicker on Telegram sounds frivolous until you notice more than 130 thousand players have gathered around it. Squid Squad asks you to collect in-game currency by finishing tasks and inviting friends. 🦑

The authors call it an educational and entertainment game: besides taps, it promises to teach you something about crypto. The tagline says it is not only play to earn, but also learn to earn more.

How a session goes

The core is familiar from the tap-to-earn genre. You tap the squid and your balance grows. Boosts and tasks open up after that.

• Taps. The basic way to gather in-game coins.
• Tasks. Extra rewards for various actions inside the project.
• Invites. The more friends join through your link, the higher your income.
• Boosts. Upgrades that increase the gain from each action.

The interface is available in English and Russian and the controls are simple. The /profile and /link commands open your profile and referral link.

What "learn to earn" means here

The idea is to mix play with short blockchain material. It is a useful format for a beginner: you may at least understand how a wallet differs from an exchange and what a token is. 📚

Still, do not mistake lessons for a guarantee of income. Knowing a term is not the same as making a profit.

Tokens and airdrops, honestly

App directories note that a Squid Squad token launch is not confirmed, and the project says most of the tokens are meant for players. While no token trades on the market, the in-game balance is only a game score.

Tap games share a common fate: many promise an airdrop, and not all of them deliver. Play as if the reward may never arrive. 💭

Referral links: the catch

Invites give bonuses, which is a normal growth mechanism. The risk is that you start pestering everyone you know for a number on a screen.

1. Invite only people who might truly enjoy the game.
2. Do not promise friends income that nobody can guarantee.
3. Pay nobody for "spots", "faster listing" or a "guaranteed airdrop".
4. Do not connect a wallet unless you understand why. Never enter a seed phrase.

Do not mix it up with another game

A similarly named squid game exists, but it is a different project with different mechanics. Make sure you open Squid Squad itself and not a look-alike link from a chat. 🔎

A few minutes a day is enough. If rewards are only expected in the future, do not sacrifice study or work time for it.