The short answer
- Who runs it: founder Cameron Lockrey. The company behind GigNGo is Kickback LLC, a Michigan company formed in 2023 and based in Grand Rapids.
- How long: GigNGo launched in December 2025. It grew out of Kickback, a snow-shoveling app Cameron built at Calvin University.
- Where to find it: the App Store, Google Play and gigngo.org.
- What people say: read our reviews on Trustpilot and in the app stores. Cameron answers them himself.
- How to reach a person: email [email protected]. It goes to Cameron.
GigNGo is not GigNow
If you searched for reviews, you may have seen “Gig Now” or “GigNow”. That is a different company with a different app, and we have nothing to do with it. GigNGo is said “gig and go”, and our only website is gigngo.org.
How GigNGo makes money
Homeowners never pay us. Posting a job and hiring are free, and you pay the local directly. Locals can make a profile and post videos free, and pay one flat monthly membership to offer on jobs near them. We don't sell your request to a list of companies, and we don't take a cut of any job. The details are on pricing.
GigNGo will never ask you to pay by gift card, wire transfer or crypto, and will never ask you to pay a fee to see who answered your post.
What we check, and what we don't
We'd rather tell you plainly.
| Does GigNGo check it? | The answer |
|---|---|
| Phone number | ✓ Yes, when they sign up |
| Background check | ✗ No. A “background checked” badge on a profile is the local's own claim. |
| License | ✗ No. Where your state requires one, ask to see it. |
| Insurance | ✗ No. Insurance badges are self-reported too. |
| Their work | You can watch it. When our check confirms a clip shows the job, the card says so. |
What we ask for instead is effort. To get work here, a local films the jobs they do and puts their name and their town on it, week after week. Somebody with something to hide is less likely to do that. It isn't a background check, and we won't call it one: a determined person can still film a job. More in what “background checked” actually means.
What we do about scams
- New job posts get a scam check before they go up. Posts that look wrong wait for a person to look at them.
- In messages, you get a warning when someone uses a known scam script, like asking you to move to WhatsApp right away or to buy something up front.
- Anyone can report a post or a person. Accounts we find running scams are banned, along with the phone numbers behind them.
None of that catches everything. If something feels off, it probably is. Report it in the app or write to [email protected].
Staying safe when you hire anyone
These hold on GigNGo and everywhere else.
- Watch their work and message them before you share your address.
- Agree on the price and what “done” means before the work starts.
- Don't pay the whole amount up front for a small job.
- Never send gift cards, and never cash a check someone sends you to “buy supplies”.
- Keep the chat on GigNGo. Once you move to text, we can't see it or help.
More in the small-job hiring rulebook.
Where the story started
These news pieces cover Kickback, the app GigNGo grew out of.
- FOX 17: Kickback app turns your to-do list into someone else's paycheck
- Calvin University: Startup Garage helps Calvin student move idea to App Store
- WOOD TV8: inside Calvin's startup program
- WZZM 13: app connects neighbors who need snow shoveled with people who will do it
- Rapid Growth Media: Calvin student creates app that helps others kick back and relax
Questions
Is GigNGo legit?
Yes. GigNGo is run by founder Cameron Lockrey through Kickback LLC, a Michigan company based in Grand Rapids. Its apps are on the App Store and Google Play, and you can reach a person at [email protected].
Is GigNGo safe?
GigNGo verifies phone numbers and checks new posts and messages for scams. It does not run background checks or check licenses or insurance. What you get instead is a local's filmed work and what neighbors say about them, so you can judge for yourself.
What does GigNGo check about a local?
A phone number, and that is the whole of it. GigNGo does not run background checks. If a background check matters most to you, see GigNGo alternatives.
Is GigNGo the same as GigNow?
No. GigNow is a different company with a different app.
Does GigNGo cost money?
Not for homeowners. Locals pay a flat monthly membership to offer on jobs, with no lead fees and no commission.
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