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Deepstash: Smarter Every Day!
Deepstash · 141,709 ratings · ★ 4.5
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Top complaints - extracted from 52 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"free"
12 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "it is not free." - Família S. na Alemanha
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"subscription"
10 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Makes you invest time, just to reveal a hidden subscription system that's mandatory" - Ville Norum
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"trial"
10 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "It's not free, it's a free trial only. And it starts off like a commercial for itself, saying it has 4.9 and 4.8 stars. Its a very shifty start to an app that is supposed to make you smarter." - Jennifer Patterson
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"free trial"
7 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "It's not free, it's a free trial only. And it starts off like a commercial for itself, saying it has 4.9 and 4.8 stars. Its a very shifty start to an app that is supposed to make you smarter." - Jennifer Patterson
📋 All 52 negative reviews
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boring so far
don't know yet
Makes you invest time, just to reveal a hidden subscription system that's mandatory
not very good, poor customer service, use blinkist instead it's much better!
it is not free.
It's not free, it's a free trial only. And it starts off like a commercial for itself, saying it has 4.9 and 4.8 stars. Its a very shifty start to an app that is supposed to make you smarter.
absolute junk masquerading as something better. it spams you for money, while telling you that you are making great progress by choosing from multiple choice options. dont waste your time or money.
Requires you to sign up with your credit card before the trial begins and only after they collect all your personal information like email and interests. I wish I didn't give them anything. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP, if you expect to test it first.
Cash grabbing app...just another subscription based apps, subscriptions make me instantly uninstall any app this one also!
Trash, 7 day free trial then monthly fee. So fatigued the subscription model! no thanks, I will just stick with scribe 3 document reads free model every month.
This is majorily for users who can pay, without premium you can only read one lesson of a book. So don't install this if you can't pay.
App won't let you proceed. Has a continue button at the very bottom that you can click if you have certain types of phone
money grabber
be warned, many posts about charges even when cancelled within time frame. not free at all without signing on for a paid subscription. too many scams out there and this company seems sketchy in terms of cancelation ability.
This app is just AI slop. 90% of the text for books and images are all AI generated, no consistency between the ideas and images depicting random unrelated stuff.
data mining private info
Not free. It will charge you close to $100.. and there is no free options. AVOID!
it opens by advertising itself for some reason, already downloaded so you don't need to convince me to download it. turns out there's a ton of AI generated artwork and content as well, rather disappointing.
too expensive
No for me. It cannot be used without an account (at least for the single book I choose), small reading format is unbearable, and it keep pushing for the pro version. You keep advertising that it's a tiktok/Instagram "better use of time" app, but you don't deliver qua user experience or attractivity. I'm clearly not your targeted demo. Btw, IT eng. with continuous training in my contract, and still a suspense/thriller and horror book reader.
They sign you up via free trial then wont let you cancel when payments start.
wanted to force me to a subscription xd before, I even, tried it
No idea if I'd like it or not because it made me signup and go through a long process before telling me that it's being offered on a 2 day trial before charging about $AU10 per month. Instant delete for me.
Not free. they want $70 yearly. you'll have to subscribe and give your cc info. Just a other cash grab app with loads of bot reviews.
I can pick my own books on kindle. I don't need another library app.
the intro questionnaire is a joke... almost endless... I just wanted to get started, discover and try it out. but wt...?!?
App for Deepstash but you need to pay for it? Hmm, that's not going to work for me. Sorry 🤷♂️
The exact opposite of what it claims to be. You get overly simplified platitudes and cliches perfectly packaged to reinforce the idea you can somehow get smarter by reading or listening to this drivel. The recommendation engine is garbage. The depth of information is non-existent. The structure and format of the entire app is uninspired and actually makes it harder to see the things I might want to see. This was a waste of my time. Don't make it a waste of yours too.
It asks for review right after installing. Greedy app.
ai slop
click bait and pretty sure a weekend vibe coded project
they don't tell you it cost money, 5 day trial... no thank you
The fact that this app is behind a paywall shows that the developers don't care about replacing the damaging habit of social media. It also implies that behind the paywall the app does not function as advertised, though I don't know this from experience.
It isn't actually an insta type clone that you just open and scroll. You have to choose a book and it gives it to you in bit size pieces.
Couldn't try without a credit card. No, thank you.
can't sign in using Google. just said error.
Skip it. They charged me $49.99 even though I canceled a few hours after I downloaded it (supposed to be free for 7 days). Google will not refund my money. The app is not good.
garbage app. don't waste your time
Promoted as a free ad with ads but you have to use the subscription free trial to use the app. This is misleading.
very hard to even start using it.
send me ad saying deepstash is a tik tok alternative..... it's not an alternative if your asking me to pay for a subscription. you shouldn't have to lie or misinform to get customers.
money grab
Charged my credit card at start of "free 7-day trial" - cancelled immediately and disputed the charge on my credit card. first impression of the app was terrible and the coercion to sign up for the paid service had no opt out. I've already uninstalled and cancelled. what else do I need to do to keep this from charging me? ugh...
Don't waste my time having me fill out a survey before telling me it's a paid app.
they don't show up on my end as an active subscription, so there is no way to cancel. then they charged me more than i had available
Pretty dry and samey. The prompts are annoying and I'm generally disappointed. Wish I'd found a free trial first
Wsy too spammy for me ... aggressively pushes the 'free' trial of the pro/paid version before ever getting into the app & showing any value. Finally bypassing that spam I found no real value to the app.
Oddly sloppy, You'd be far better off actually reading said books than looking through a small library of sloppy book recaps
the ad is different from the app which already made me skeptical. the app is slow and stressful to use. the quotes are all from white men. i could immediately spot ai generated writing yet there's no option to avoid that. there's constant pop ups asking you to pay the subscription. this might also be a me problem but the content is very simple so you don't really learn anything.
doesn't quite fit on my screen leaving me struggling to choose icons while setting up the app.
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Sentiment summary
88%
Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)