Best Yield Lottery dApps in 2026

A yield lottery, also called a no-loss lottery or prize-linked savings protocol, lets you deposit crypto into a pool. The yield the pool earns is used for prizes instead of being paid out to each depositor. You can usually withdraw your deposit, so you risk the yield you would have earned rather than the principal. Smart contract and market risks still apply.

Not necessarily. Your deposit is not spent on a ticket, but it is still exposed to risks such as smart contract bugs, problems at the underlying yield source, and stablecoin or token price changes. Fees or withdrawal terms can also differ between protocols, so read each one's documentation before depositing.

Prizes come from the interest or staking rewards generated by the pooled deposits. Protocols such as PoolTogether and Ample route that yield into prize draws, while Tardly uses staked ALGO yield and Tramplin uses pooled Solana staking revenue. Winners are picked by a random process, and some platforms publish on-chain proof of the draws.

PoolTogether V5 is the newest version in the PoolTogether line on our list and runs on several chains, including Optimism, Base, Arbitrum and Ethereum. V3 and V4 are earlier versions with different designs and chain support. Always check which version you are using, since each has its own contracts and interface.

Probably not, and legality depends on where you live. Even though deposits are not spent on tickets, prize draws can count as gambling or lottery activity under local law. You must be 18 or older (21 or older in some places) and should confirm that online gambling and lottery-style products are legal in your jurisdiction before using any of these dApps.

Your chances typically depend on the size of your deposit relative to the pool, the prize size, and how long you stay deposited. Larger pools mean larger prizes but also more competition. Check each protocol's odds explanation, and keep in mind that winning is never guaranteed.

PoolTogether V3 is the largest yield lottery dApp by total value locked, with $4.70M. It is followed by PoolTogether V5 ($1.61M) and PoolTogether V4 ($727K). TVL figures come from DefiLlama and change daily.

PoolTogether V5 has the highest score at 7.1/10, ahead of PoolTogether V3 (7.0) and Pooltogether (7.0). Scores weigh security, ease of use, fees and features, and are based only on facts we could verify.

DappsAtlas tracks 15 yield lottery dApps. Of these, 15 have a full review and 8 report value locked, $8.14M in total.

Ethereum is the most common, with 6 of 15 yield lottery dApps, followed by BNB Chain (4) and Optimism (3). 50% are deployed on more than one chain.

Among yield lottery dApps with at least $1M locked, PoolTogether V5 the biggest drop (−21.9%). Combined TVL moved −6.2% over the same seven days.

The 8 rated yield lottery dApps average 6.1 out of 10. Of these, 0 score 8 or higher and 1 score below 5.

ALGO (1 of 7) and USDT (1 of 7) are the most accepted among the yield lottery dApps we reviewed. Check each review for the full list before depositing.