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Zenlit: Earn While You Drive
Telenav, Inc. · 647 ratings · ★ 4.2
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Top complaints - extracted from 30 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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"speeding"
9 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The app is alright. I am almost to enough points to redeem gift card so I will edit this post after I find out if it actually redeems and if its easy to redeem. a problem i see with this app is definitely the tracking of speeding. today 05/…" - ray bonilla
2
"gift"
7 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth using unless you drive a lot. Not made for driving around a small town. Have to save up 490.00z, just to earn $25. gift card for Walmart." - Dixie Buel
3
"driving"
5 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth using unless you drive a lot. Not made for driving around a small town. Have to save up 490.00z, just to earn $25. gift card for Walmart." - Dixie Buel
4
"days"
5 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "app is slow at registering your mileage, doesn't know the speed limit on several roads in my area so I get docked for speeding even when on cruise control well under the posted speed limits. I'll keep the app for 30 days, since I can't even…" - Don Haney
5
"card"
4 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth using unless you drive a lot. Not made for driving around a small town. Have to save up 490.00z, just to earn $25. gift card for Walmart." - Dixie Buel
6
"gift card"
4 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth using unless you drive a lot. Not made for driving around a small town. Have to save up 490.00z, just to earn $25. gift card for Walmart." - Dixie Buel
7
"miles"
4 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I dunno if this app is for me. It wants a lot of constant access to my data. Remembering to, and having to go through the process of granting and removing permissions sucks. Lowest reward option requires 3,250 miles considered safe by the a…" - Barry Gibson Jr.
8
"while"
4 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I dunno if this app is for me. It wants a lot of constant access to my data. Remembering to, and having to go through the process of granting and removing permissions sucks. Lowest reward option requires 3,250 miles considered safe by the a…" - Barry Gibson Jr.
9
"speed"
4 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The app is alright. I am almost to enough points to redeem gift card so I will edit this post after I find out if it actually redeems and if its easy to redeem. a problem i see with this app is definitely the tracking of speeding. today 05/…" - ray bonilla
10
"didn"
4 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The app is alright. I am almost to enough points to redeem gift card so I will edit this post after I find out if it actually redeems and if its easy to redeem. a problem i see with this app is definitely the tracking of speeding. today 05/…" - ray bonilla
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"track"
4 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The app is alright. I am almost to enough points to redeem gift card so I will edit this post after I find out if it actually redeems and if its easy to redeem. a problem i see with this app is definitely the tracking of speeding. today 05/…" - ray bonilla
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"waste"
4 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "it would say that I was speeding on roads that I was definitely not speeding the law is always on those roads trying to catch someone speeding and it counts off for night driving, it don't take in consideration if you have to go to work at …" - Adam Doyle
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Not worth using unless you drive a lot. Not made for driving around a small town. Have to save up 490.00z, just to earn $25. gift card for Walmart.
it would say that I was speeding on roads that I was definitely not speeding the law is always on those roads trying to catch someone speeding and it counts off for night driving, it don't take in consideration if you have to go to work at night and the rewards are a waste of time
3 days into having the app I really liked this app till it just randomly signed me out while I was playing on it and wont let me sign back in says failed to sign in work Google type error cannot read property "code" of null please fix so I can contribute to use thank you!
drives you crazy with app notifications
I just got this app yesterday and I'm not impressed with it. I knew I was about to take a road trip with hundreds of miles. I just stopped at my second stopping point. When I checked my zenlit app, I was disappointed. It said I traveled 73 miles doing 57 mph and I was speeding. Anyone who knows anything, knows that most all of the speed limits in Texas are 75 mph. If they fix this issue I just will change my star rating but for now it seems like they are only working off of city roads.
they sell your date to insurance providers so they can raise your rates. quoted from the Privacy Policy. you'll be paying more in insurance than what you make via the gift cards/crypto. ..."For instance, your Safety Score or associated analytics may be shared with insurance providers to support usage-based insurance programs or risk-based product offerings"...
shady app have to use it for 7 days before you get to even see how much it takes to redeem the gift cards
I dont get anything to cash out to PayPal or cash app so its kinda a waste of my time im only on here so I can cash out where I need to not where y'all think I should I need the money to survive not gift cards to other places
DIDN'T register my rides! UNinstalling! CAN'T DELETE MY INFO, EITHER!
The app is not accurate with speed. I can do 55mph in a 65 mph zone and it says that I'm speeding. in a 35 mile one way commute it says that I'm speeding the whole way. even though I have the cruise control set. No way to win.
it counts every time you're in a vehicle moving! you can't remove rides where you were in someone else's vehicle and weren't driving!
it's pointless Don't do it All it does is dream your battery
it seemed to be a good app until it paid in Bitcoin. I have and never fool with Bitcoin
two days of use over 200 miles and didn't track a single one of full permissions where allowed and newest update was installed so I deleted it waste of time
Did not record properly while driving. Points system was tiny compared to the rewards. Not worth it.
Kinda dumb. If you're in ANY vehicle it counts you as the driver. So if your a passenger still can't use your phone, and it will count the other driver as speeding or other faults as your own
App doesn't track miles. Literally drove 300 miles and earned 1 coin. I don't recommend this app unless you prefer to never make any money.
I’m really disappointed with this app. I spent time earning 500 coins to redeem a gift card, and right when I reached the goal, I was suddenly told I have to wait 12 days. This requirement was not clearly explained beforehand. It feels misleading and unfair to users who put in time expecting a straightforward reward. Please be transparent about redemption rules from the beginning.
didn't even track! waste of time and data
it works and you will get money slowly and it slows down as you approach the minimum amount for a payout, but I am most pissed off about the midnight and 3am notification I got letting me know that it was on and active while I was sleeping. The app penalizes every mile after 11pm, why is it waking me up while we are not even moving?
Almost impossible to earn with
I dunno if this app is for me. It wants a lot of constant access to my data. Remembering to, and having to go through the process of granting and removing permissions sucks. Lowest reward option requires 3,250 miles considered safe by the app to be driven. I just drove 105 miles, it recorded 87 miles driven and 0 safe miles driven with 75 phone interruptions, it said 0 safe miles & 0 pts. Well, while I'm driving I let my kid play games on my phone. So I guess I'll never get points from this app.
The app is alright. I am almost to enough points to redeem gift card so I will edit this post after I find out if it actually redeems and if its easy to redeem. a problem i see with this app is definitely the tracking of speeding. today 05/07/26 i made sure to use cruise control and stay 1 MPH under speed limit. I still got marked for speeding when I know for sure I was not speeding. when I did speed I didn't get marked that i was speeding.
app is slow at registering your mileage, doesn't know the speed limit on several roads in my area so I get docked for speeding even when on cruise control well under the posted speed limits. I'll keep the app for 30 days, since I can't even transfer tokens to my wallet for 30 days. But honestly, don't think I'll be keeping the app after that.....
Fun idea to add to your insurance tracking for discounts. This probably shouldn't have been released until more polished. Only a $100 gift card cash out that you can only do it once? They're working on a passenger mode but should have had that already or only manual tracking. A TM said in the app to close it to prevent tracking but it runs constantly in the background and detects movement. It tells you this upon setup. You have to force stop, disable, or uninstall to not track. Keep updating.
It only tracks half my drives the app randomly crashes when I reach my destination and says "Zenlit is not responding" went on a long trip to a different state, drove about 1k mile it only tracked 500, the entire trip it kept saying zenlit stopped responding. i open the app at least once a day, and it doesnt matter if i keep it open or not it gives same error. also keeps saying I am using my phone randomly when my phone wasnt being used at all, then marks you for speeding when you go 1 mph over
so far so good I will change my review after my first payout
I contacted customer support and I haven’t heard back yet. How do you fix the records when you were the passenger?
The app is okay. It's easy to use and pays decent, but it often claims you are speeding in areas where you aren't, which takes away from your overall earnings.
this thing sucks you go over 30 you get your speeding, press on the brake a little harder than usual you get a hard brake give people a opportunity we are aloud to go 35 on a 30 the app should also be more lenient. uninstalled
Sentiment summary
78%
Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)