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Happier
Gretchen Rubin Media · 160 ratings · ★ 3.4
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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"
7 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Heads up you can only set one goal for free then it wants you to pay to add more. This feels pretty silly as there are dozens of apps out there that let you track multiple goals for free so what is the advantage of this one? It also has ads…" - Haley Elizabeth
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"doesn"
7 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The content looks great but the app just doesn't work in Android, even after rebooting phone (e.g., windows won't open or enlarge, buttons lead nowhere, text is cropped off, and the icon floats over everything so I had to uninstall it). It'…" - Catherine Howard
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"work"
6 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "App is not intuitive enough, it's too pricey for how well it's features work (or don't work) and the space is overcrowded with information about productivity instead of having a minimal, clean space that points us to what we have to do. Swi…" - Francisca Borges
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"keeps"
6 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "It keeps closing and I have to wait for the next day for a feature" - M Moon
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"update"
6 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Downloaded last week. Now it says to continue using the app I need to update it...but there's no option to update it. So basically now it's just taking up space on my device...and that definitely doesn't make me very happy..." - Elizabeth Ray
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Heads up you can only set one goal for free then it wants you to pay to add more. This feels pretty silly as there are dozens of apps out there that let you track multiple goals for free so what is the advantage of this one? It also has ads for its own merch on the home page and just all feels like a cash grab. Pretty disappointed as I loved the Happiness Project and thought this was going to be a really cool tool to use!
Still does not recognize my annual new subscription 4 days after payment, now it won't let me log in with email, won't let me put in new password. Canceling and asking for $$ back.
Bug makes it unusable. I can't even get through initial setup because I keep getting a pop-up that says "celebrate request validation failed". It just stays stuck there. I click "next", I get the pop up, close the pop up, click next, get pop up, etc.
I really want to use this app, but it will not let me create an account. I put in an email and create a password ( following the 8+ characters with one capitol and one symbol). It does nothing when I touch the create an account. I'm so disappointed.
Unfortunately the app won't sign up or sign in, says "Password must be 8+ characters and contain one uppercase and one symbol", although it already is.
0 access without payment information for free trial. Quite disappointed.
Can't even usethe app other than the survey without subscription. Thats sad.
Sign up didn't work so it wasn't possible to get in the app
Could not try the app without giving credit card detais, so I'm uninstalling it.
I was using the Better App which has been withdrawn. Happier does not have the same intuitive ease of use and it is not possible to link with other users. Big push to 'Share'. The inspirational story does not change. Once I've read it, I want a new one next time. Loved to Spin for a 5 minute task. But again, once I've removed the things I don't use from the bathroom, I can't do it again. Uninstalling.
Failed to sign up everytime , don't know why and app name is happier 😐 how rude it is
Payment declined. No explanation.
Having the same issues creating password as others mentioned. Won't accept any of my combinations.
Very disappointed .. Uninstalled and will try again
Downloaded last week. Now it says to continue using the app I need to update it...but there's no option to update it. So basically now it's just taking up space on my device...and that definitely doesn't make me very happy...
Says there's an update, but will not install it.
So disappointed! Was looking forward to this. But I can't use the app. Every time I try a function, the app closes. I took the quiz, set up an aim, picked a tool, spun the wheel once. Loved it! Now, every time I try a tool or even want to spin the wheel, the app crashes.
I downloaded the app and when I tried to open it, it asked me for an access code which I don't have, and that was the end of it. I guess the app was prematurely offered, obviously not ready to deploy yet.
Keeps crashing. 😠😡
Wanted to love this app, but second time I tried to open it, it just keeps shutting down over and over again. Clearly some bugs still need to be worked out!
app crashes every time i open it
App crashes immediately once downloaded. A real shame because I want to love it! Once glitch is fixed I will update review.
Crashes exactly as described by others, which is such a shame because it sounded like exactly what I needed. Instead it just made me more sad.
The app would not reopen after I installed and set it up. It looks good but I had to uninstall. I will check back when it has been updated
Once downloaded I can't open the app from my phone (Huawei p20). Shame as it looked great and I love the podcast.
Keeps closing
What a bummer; tried the free version and tried to reset a goal to learn it just disappears. So now I can only have one goal, which after a few days also needs correction. So I'm off to find something else.
App is not intuitive enough, it's too pricey for how well it's features work (or don't work) and the space is overcrowded with information about productivity instead of having a minimal, clean space that points us to what we have to do. Switched to another quickly.
It keeps closing and I have to wait for the next day for a feature
Never remember to look at it. Enjoyed the emIls more
The content looks great but the app just doesn't work in Android, even after rebooting phone (e.g., windows won't open or enlarge, buttons lead nowhere, text is cropped off, and the icon floats over everything so I had to uninstall it). It's a shame, since I would've loved to use it. The material looks intriguing but, being pretty extensive, looks more suitable for a website rather than an app. Will check back in a few months to see if developer fixed all the bugs.
The Android version doesn't really seem to work. I can't add photos from gallery and the email support button doesn't do anything. The entries also don't seem to have dates attached which is very odd to me. I was excited to try this but execution is poor. I'm not getting a monthly fee notification like some users are commenting, so maybe they removed the fee?
Font is very large so that it is illegible and the email support button does nothing.
It worked well at first. I tried to subscribe to the premium membership. I was unable to. I tried using a desktop and full website as well as in the app. It does a very limited number of features on the free program that I lost interest in quickly. Fix the subscribe function on the app and website. Thanks, Jim
Doesn't work keeps showing error message and doesn't move forward
I'm really confused by this app. I thought it would function more like the previous one that has a community to connect to and get help finding accountability partners. I emailed support over a week ago and haven't heard anything back.
I tried this app for free and decided it wasn't for me. Cancelled my subscription and deleted the app. In March, I was charges $7.99 + tax for it! Not impressed!
Downloaded the app after reading Gretchen's book and the app has honestly kind of soured my whole experience. $8 a month...for what exactly? A lackluster habit tracker that you can get from free apps. I appreciate that they give a free trial so that it at least doesn't waste your money right away if it's not for you. I was just so excited that there was an app but it is very bare bones and I didn't find anything in the app that was worth spending any money on. I was not recommend.
Very, very basic app with famous quotes and some short "articles" (1 or 2 paragraphs). I was surprised that there was a monthly charge for such a basic app.
Pretty lame and kept freezing on me
says 3 months free trial, then charges you after 60 days 😑
I'm so sad they have started charging for the app in 2022!! I loved checking in daily for tips, reminders, wheel spins.☹
This app is just too glitchy
Worked fairly well for a week but now a pop up tells me to update to continue using the app but no update is available.
How do I access it ? It keep asking me for a code. I try scrolling through the website and uninstall to install.. I still can't get through.
The wheel stopped working for me now. It was the best part! Hoping they get the bugs worked out soon. The app has so much promise.
Cool idea but app stopped working in a few days. It kept prompting me to update but would not update. Will check it out later if they can work the bugs out.
Not sure why and how, but I installed, I started it by doing the test. It looked very nice and worked well. But as soon as I left I could not return anymore as the app kept closing down. After several attempts, I uninstall it. Pity!
Aside from persistent crashing, the layout of the app doesn't scale properly, causing overlapping of images and text fields and other misalignments. For example, it took me a while to interpret the bottom menu item ... To olk it ... as "Toolkit".
Seems like it will be great, but after install on Galaxy, it crashes every time I open it. I had to uninstall. Will wait for an update before I try to reinstall.
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Sentiment summary
49%
Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)