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GIO: AI Headshot Generator
Prequel Inc. · 155,407 ratings · ★ 4.4
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Top complaints - extracted from 63 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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"money"
12 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "they only want money" - Giovanni De Lorenzi
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"subscription"
12 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "absolute con.. paid subscription. Then after 1 photoshoot for a headshot.. told need to buy more.. instantly canceled!" - Barry Spicer
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"paid"
9 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The app advertisement does not match reality. I paid for a week, and the system didn't allow me to access the app. On top of your regular payment, you need to pay extra for other options. The photos look unnatural, and the app is restrictiv…" - richrjt
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"free"
9 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "wants you to rate the app 2 seconds after opening first time which is always a giant red flag. But Gio has the distinction of being one of the 4 or 5 apps I've downloaded (out of prolly 100 in the same use category) that had a dev or devs o…" - Saint Pepe
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"scam"
9 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "it seems scamming" - sirak solomun
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"generate"
7 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "u need to pay and they don't even let u at least u generate one photo just to see how it is going to come out and when u pay I it does not even look like u at all DON'T INSTALL THIS IT IS A SCAM!!" - Isabella Dunn
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poor constumer support. it took them a month to respond to an issue, and the response is not useful at all. don't recommend it 😞
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there was no sample trial and u have to make payment first
they only want money
I canceled the day I tried it and they still charged me
The app advertisement does not match reality. I paid for a week, and the system didn't allow me to access the app. On top of your regular payment, you need to pay extra for other options. The photos look unnatural, and the app is restrictive. Don't waste your money on this.
wants you to rate the app 2 seconds after opening first time which is always a giant red flag. But Gio has the distinction of being one of the 4 or 5 apps I've downloaded (out of prolly 100 in the same use category) that had a dev or devs oblivious and dumb enough to think their product is going to make money, when there is 0 way to try at all, not even 1 image gen, without subscribing for at least a week, with recurring payments. no free tier, no test. just pay us and it might work. idiotic
continues to charge card w months after you stop subscribing. Buyer beware
absolute con.. paid subscription. Then after 1 photoshoot for a headshot.. told need to buy more.. instantly canceled!
free??? really??
Garbage app, don't waste your time or your space.
useless
it seems scamming
u need to pay and they don't even let u at least u generate one photo just to see how it is going to come out and when u pay I it does not even look like u at all DON'T INSTALL THIS IT IS A SCAM!!
payment wall before you can even see any image. how are you supposed to know if it's something you want to pay for? if your product was good, we would pay for it once seeing it. the fact that you want payment first suggests that it's not a great product
ask for rating before let you use. it
does not disclose the fee before
Garbage. App asks for subscription, without showing any proof of good or useful features.
Garbagea. You can't use the app without a subscription
No trial you have to pay first never download it
Wont let you change your original pictures you upload. you have to make a whole new avatar which costs 5.99 for just 2 additional "shoots".
too fake and not good Ai. I do not recommend.
Ripoff. you have to pay to do anything. This is a commodity service, not a premium one
a whole scam i wish i didn't pay for it i wish i just stayed with my viggle subscription instead of giving it a try
the baddest app ever 100 % cheating customer letting you to pay to give ypu full access, then for every action they asking you for money I am regretting that I paid and subscribed
very limited and after you've paid subscription it want more money to create videos/photos, uninstalled total rip off
2 generations a week at $9.99/week is an absolute joke, do not waste your money
Don't Waste your time or money on this low budget scam of an app, same software and ability as every other generic face copying app. charge you to join a premium subscription...but neglect to tell yoy that only gets you 2 generations and then expect you to pay for every one after that. there are so many more free use AI generators out there save yourself the time and effort. dont bother with this one
it's not free or cheap
absolutely appalling layout for an app! you cannot use it unless you pay £13 for the year which sounds good, until you make two videos and have to pay even more then, you cannot access any settings of any nature and are very limited. requested a refund.
still wants to charge for use even after paying to use app
I paid for lifetime access to this app only to realize that they took away basic headshots for LinkedIn profile!! they used to have a basic shoulders-up headshot where they dress you in a suit with a plain grey background. this is literally the MOST important feature of the app for working professionals. please bring this back!!!
not worth the money. Advertisements make it appear to be better than what it is
very bad pay before use
doesn't work ..it downloaded but kept repeating the registration process
Misleading Facebook ad, portrait as if you can generate your own video content instead of their own template. Wrote to support asking for clarification, took them 2 months before coming back telling me how to generate video using their template but nothing about how misleading the ad is.
why do I have to pay
fake app
this app was a scam. it did not show that you can only create 2 photoshoots when you get the pro. it basically made me believe that I can use it & try any of the shoots for a week before getting the subscription and only showed the limitation of number of photoshoots afterwards. why should one pay so much for 2 shoots and then wait a week to be able to create more. other apps let you explore their shoots for the duration you pay for. also the created photoshoot did not look like me.never again!
The app does not function as advertised, and the generated results are poor. Additionally, I discovered a strict weekly limit on image generation that was not clearly disclosed prior to purchase. Got a refund.
scam ....dont buy
It's a rip-off. They don't tell you that. That you have a limit for a week and if you exceed that limit you have to pay more money. After you've paid your subscription and if you want to change pictures they're charging for that too. It's a rip off.
scam
seen a ad for this app it said try it out when I went to try it out it would not let me try it out I had to pay for it first.. so for that one star
you ask me to pay before you show me what I get .. pathetic! > uninstalling 💩
really horrible app. it took my original photos and made me much older and uglier. disgusting. not worth it the money at all
can generate only 2 pics after subs
tricks you to payment ...dont wast your time..useless
mY SUBSCRIPTION CANCELLATION IS NOT AVAILABLE TO CANCEL BEFORE RENEWAL IN 2 DAYS. PLS CANCEL MY SUSCRIPTION
I paid for the app, then they hit me with a paywall to keep using it.
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Sentiment summary
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