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GAFFL - Find A Travel Buddy
GAFFL · 1,294 ratings · ★ 4.2
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Top complaints - extracted from 41 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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"subscription"
7 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Tricks you to buy a subscription before proofing it can provide any value (in your area)" - Benjamin Schultz Larsen
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"anyone"
6 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Just another scam app. 99% of users are male. All female users have obviously AI-generated profile descriptions. And you must pay to contact anyone. It's an app made to scam lonely and desperate guys into paying to contact inexistent girls." - Lazar
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"free"
5 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Seems to be a decently made app and more users than I expected, but ultimately nobody messages to hang out because of the paywall. Would try again if they add a free tier (with messaging), or at least cheaper than it is now." - Ian Campbell
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"people"
5 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "there are no real people, just bots to make you pay subscription, but no one appears to be online, no answer to any messages, even the support service is not answering (not real people, either, I guess). it's a scam, do not pay anything.. n…" - Matei Petre
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I registered as a guide, and what do you think? Only weirdos with questions like "a you married?" texted me. No safety, no value
Complete scam, 99% of members are old Indian men, the app itself is buggy as hell and no refunds offered. Don't waste your time or money and I am quite confident all the "positive" reviews here are scammers associated with this app. The developer should contact me with a refund if they want this review removed.
buggy functionality, shady communication, even unable to delete the account I created. Recommendation: proceed to different apps
Tricks you to buy a subscription before proofing it can provide any value (in your area)
No free trial for any amount of time. Sorry, I don't do platforms where I cannot at least find out how it works first, before being asked to pay. Uninstalling 5 minutes after installing.
there are no real people, just bots to make you pay subscription, but no one appears to be online, no answer to any messages, even the support service is not answering (not real people, either, I guess). it's a scam, do not pay anything.. no not install it altogether
it's paid
This app is cloned. Please remove all devices from this app.
Just another scam app. 99% of users are male. All female users have obviously AI-generated profile descriptions. And you must pay to contact anyone. It's an app made to scam lonely and desperate guys into paying to contact inexistent girls.
Ended up with "enter your birthday. Why instead of adding 8 numbers with a keyboard i have to scroll month by month forever like an idiot... please change it, and maybe i will try again.
this app is soo bad yah saree ai ha .bhut bekar app h jo maine abi thak use kiya ha bhut break service or ai genrate chats ha show poor
If I'd known it was subscription I'd have avoided.
You literally can't connect with anyone without paying for the subscription, making this app 100% pay to use. Actually shocked that they manage to get people with a system like that...
Most worst app...i paid but all connection looks fake...no response
extremely awful experience. there are too many technical problems in the app plus you only have to use web browser, app doesn't work. moreover, almost every profile seems to be a fake, created by developer or AI. they never respond even in negative. i purchased for a purpose and sent messages to more than 100 profiles, amazingly no one sew my messages, no one reply, there is no option to see if your msg is delivered or not, there is no other communication way, you can't see your history.. wawoo
Stay away from this fake/scammers app. Not worth it.
Failed to send confirm email. Charges for everything. Generally lame as F
The app isn't bad, unfortunately it has no user base at all. Just some fake or totally unresponsive accounts, with beautiful pictures. With a proper user base it would be great I think. However I cancelled my subscription after a week and they still charged me the next month. That is uncalled for and basically just theft. So, watch out and check your bankaccount.
Another app tgat states its a free app then after all the ball ache of signing up it's not free
RIP OFF!?!? DOES NOT LET YOU CONNECT WITH ANYONE! YOU WILL JUST WASTE YOUR MONEY!
you can't contact anyone unless you subscribe to them
Not much
Paywall to use
Terrible app, need to pay to do anything
Subscription service - not worth it
Definitely a scam, the only locations available are India
This app is the definition of time wasting what's the point of showing people when you have to pay to even message anyone... Even tinder has a free version that's actually useful but this was a waste of 10 minutes I won't ever get back
not letting me paste or type in SMS confirmation numbers. Unable to Verify = unable to use
Be careful they charge with no notification in advance. You do not have the option to cancel the premium on their web and in Google play the service is not recorded as an asset, to make the cancellation almost impossible. I'm waiting my refund and if I get my stolen money back I will change this review.
Waste of time and money,
Idea is great, execution is awful. You have to pay for a subscription to connect with other travelers, and even their in-app chat feature can be buggy. I receive notifications for various things despite turning off notifications; probably a marketing gimmick to attract paid subscribers. Seems to be quite a bit of catfishing occurring and others who use it as a dating app. User demographic seems like mostly middle aged men. Honestly better off traveling solo.
Slow app also says No internet connection when internet is working for everything else
Not great, very inactive/small userbase, barely got any views and 0 messages for my trip after 1 month. Good concept but bad execution.
its like a sausage festival.. im outa here
Seems to be a decently made app and more users than I expected, but ultimately nobody messages to hang out because of the paywall. Would try again if they add a free tier (with messaging), or at least cheaper than it is now.
لازم تدفع اشتراك حتى تستفيد من التطبيق .
bad experience with the app
No direct entry for DOB at sign up. Have to scroll one month at a time
Great idea but only if you pay Free to post a trip but that's about it. Want to see who liked your trip? Pay. Want to message people about their trip? Pay. So basically can't connect to anyone on the free version.
Pretty useless unless both you and the other party have a paid membership.
For starters, signing up on the app is impossible, since you can't manually input your DOB - need to scroll a zillion times until you find your year of birth on a calendar. Jumped to the laptop version as a workaround. Back to the app: very few people, mostly a sausage party and any contact would cost you from US$10. Bye.
Sentiment summary
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Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)