How to Gift Robux: Every Way to Send Robux to a Friend

Summary: Yes, you can gift Robux, and there are now four ways to do it. Roblox added a real transfer feature, Send Robux, but the sender needs a Roblox Plus subscription and daily limits apply. A shareable gift link lets someone buy Robux straight into your account, though it is still restricted to adults in the US. For everyone else, a gift card remains the simplest route, and buying a friend's game pass is the free workaround that costs them 30 percent.

Send Robux is the only direct transfer. The sender needs Roblox Plus at 4.99 dollars a month, the recipient needs nothing.
Transfer limits start at 500 Robux a day and 1,000 a month, rising to 5,000 and 10,000 with 2-Step Verification switched on.
Under 16s can send and receive, but a linked parent account has to approve every transfer.
Gift cards involve no subscription and no fees, which is why they are still the default answer for most people.

For most of Roblox's history the answer to this question was no. There was no way to hand Robux to another player, and every guide online pointed you at the same awkward workaround involving game passes. That changed in 2026, and there are now two official methods plus two workarounds that still have their uses.

Which one you want depends on three things: whether you are willing to pay for a subscription, how old both accounts are, and whether the recipient loses a cut. Here is each route with its actual conditions.

Can You Gift Robux?

Yes, but not by simply moving Robux out of your balance into someone else's for free. Roblox controls this closely, because unrestricted currency transfer between accounts is how scams and laundering work on every platform that has ever allowed it.

The two official routes are Send Robux, a genuine account-to-account transfer gated behind a subscription, and a gift link that lets somebody buy fresh Robux directly into your account. The two unofficial routes, buying a game pass and using group payouts, both still work and both cost the recipient money in fees.

How to Send Robux to a Friend Directly

Send Robux is the closest thing to handing over cash. It is instant, the full amount arrives, and there are no platform fees taken out. The catch is that the sender has to be a Roblox Plus subscriber. The person receiving does not need a subscription at all.

Roblox Plus costs 4.99 dollars a month and replaced Roblox Premium for new subscribers in April 2026. Fee-free Robux transfers are one of its listed benefits, alongside a discount on purchases and free private servers.

Step 1. Subscribe to Roblox Plus, if you have not already. Existing Premium subscribers keep their plan but should check which benefits carried across.
Step 2. Open a transfer. This can be started from a few places in the app and on the site, including a friend's profile.
Step 3. Pick the recipient and the amount, then review the details carefully.
Step 4. Confirm. The Robux lands in their balance immediately, and you can check it afterwards in My Transactions.

One thing to be clear about before you press confirm: transfers are final. Roblox cannot reverse or cancel one once it has gone through, so the username needs to be right and the person on the other end needs to be someone you actually know.

How Much Robux Can You Send?

There are caps, and they are lower than most people expect. The limits Roblox publishes are 500 Robux a day and 1,000 Robux a month.

If you turn on 2-Step Verification and your account is in good standing, those limits rise substantially, to 5,000 Robux a day and 10,000 a month. That is a big enough jump that enabling 2-Step Verification is worth doing before you plan any sizeable gift. Roblox also notes these figures can change.

If you hit a cap, you will get a message telling you so rather than a silent failure. For a birthday gift larger than the monthly limit, a gift card is the easier answer than trying to split a transfer across two months.

Age Rules for Sending and Receiving Robux

This is the part that catches families out, and it is worth checking before promising a younger player anything.

Under 16: the account must have a linked parent account, and that parent has to approve every single transfer, both sending and receiving. A prompt appears asking the child to get parental review, and the transfer sits pending until it is approved.
16 and over: no linked account is required in most regions, and transfers go through directly.

So a nine-year-old can receive Robux from a cousin, but only if the parent account is linked and someone is around to approve it. If no parent account is linked, that route is closed and a gift card is the practical alternative.

How to Request Robux With a Gift Link or QR Code

The second official method flips the direction. Instead of you sending Robux you already own, the recipient generates a link and the gifter buys Robux straight into their account. Nothing comes out of anyone's existing balance, and there is no marketplace fee.

For the person receiving: go to the Buy Robux page on desktop or web, select Request Robux at the top, and you will land on the Gift Robux page where you can copy a link or share a QR code. You get a notification when a gift arrives.
For the person paying: open the link, choose an amount, optionally add a message, enter payment details and complete the purchase. A receipt goes to the email address you provide.

The restrictions are significant. According to Roblox Support, the feature is available to select users in the US only, on computer or web rather than in the mobile app. To share a link you have to be 18 or over. The gifter also has to be 18 or over, resident in the US, and verify a phone number at checkout. These purchases are final sale and non-refundable.

If you are outside the US, or either person is under 18, this method is not available to you yet and you can skip to the gift card route.

How to Gift Robux With a Roblox Gift Card

Still the most reliable option, and the only one that works in every country, at every age, with no subscription attached. You buy a card or a digital code, hand it over, and the recipient redeems it themselves. Nobody shares an account or a password, which is the main reason it stays the safest route.

The one wrinkle worth knowing is that a gift card does not always convert straight into Robux. Depending on the card, redeeming it adds Roblox Credit to the account, which then gets exchanged for Robux in a second step. It is straightforward, but it surprises people who expect the Robux to appear instantly.

Digital codes are the practical choice for a remote gift, since there is nothing to post and the code can go in a message. Marketplaces such as Gamivo carry Roblox codes alongside other game currency if you want to compare what a code costs in different regions.

How to Send Robux Without a Gift Card

If you want to give Robux without buying anything prepaid and you do not have Roblox Plus, two older workarounds still function.

Buy their game pass. The recipient creates a game pass in one of their own experiences and prices it at the amount you want to give. You buy it. This is the classic method and it works worldwide at any age, but Roblox takes a 30 percent marketplace cut, so 100 Robux spent becomes 70 Robux received. The money also sits in a pending state for several days before they can spend it.
Use group payouts. If you own a Roblox group, you can distribute Robux from the group treasury to members. Useful inside an established community, needlessly complicated for a one-off gift between two friends.

Both are legitimate. Neither is a good deal compared with a gift card once you account for the fee, which is why they have faded since the transfer feature arrived.

How to Gift Robux on Mobile

Mobile support is uneven and it is the single most common source of confusion here.

Send Robux transfers can be started in the app, so a direct transfer on a phone is possible if you have Roblox Plus.
The gift link method is described as computer or web only, so generating or paying through a link needs a browser.
Gift card codes are best redeemed in a browser. Redemption inside the app has historically been unreliable, which is why so many people conclude their code is broken when it is not.

If something is refusing to work on a phone, opening the site in a mobile browser rather than the app resolves it more often than not.

Which Method Costs the Least?

Ranked by how much of your money actually reaches the other person:

Gift card: the full value, no fees, no subscription. Best for one-off gifts and anyone outside the US.
Gift link: the full value and no marketplace fee, but only if both people clear the US and age requirements.
Send Robux: the full amount transfers with no fee, though you are paying 4.99 dollars a month for the privilege. Worth it only if you send Robux regularly or use the other subscription benefits.
Game pass: the worst value at a 30 percent loss, but the only free method that works everywhere for everyone.

For a single birthday gift, a card wins. For a parent who tops up a child's account every month, the subscription maths starts to make sense, especially combined with the purchase discount, though it is worth checking what Robux costs per dollar first. In markets where card payments are awkward, prepaid top-up services like Razer Gold are often the easier route than any of the above.

Robux Gifting Scams to Avoid

Gifting is one of the most heavily exploited areas of the platform, so a few rules are worth stating plainly.

No site can generate free Robux. Every generator, every spin-the-wheel and every offer requiring your password is a scam, without exception.
Roblox will never ask you to send Robux to verify your account or to unlock anything. If a message says otherwise, it is not from Roblox.
Never share your password or log in to another person's device to arrange a gift. Legitimate methods never require account access.
Be wary of strangers offering Robux, especially to younger players. An unprompted gift offer followed by requests to move to a private chat is a recognised grooming pattern, not generosity. Tell a parent rather than replying.
Because transfers cannot be reversed, treat a Robux transfer like cash handed over in person.

What Most People Should Actually Do

If you are gifting once, for a birthday or as a thank you, buy a gift card and let them redeem it. It sidesteps the subscription, the regional limits, the age gates and the marketplace fee all at once, and it works whether the recipient is nine or nineteen.

Consider Send Robux if you are the person topping up an account every month, and consider the gift link if you and the recipient are both US adults and neither of you wants a subscription. Keep the game pass trick in your back pocket for the situation where nothing else is available. Whichever you land on, you can buy a Roblox gift card and hand it over in the next few minutes.