Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 20, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	SPENDSMART NETWORKS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001062273
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		40,023,825
Trading Symbol	SSPC