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Progress Concepts Limited · 411 ratings · ★ 4.6
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411 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 16 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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"work"
6 negative reviews mention this · 38% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Paid for the Rapid Discovery and it didn't work. As the title says, I decided to try the subscription that gets you results within 15 min instead of the default 3 hours. I had all the settings correct but it still completely missed a search that my eBay app emailed me about. Just a heads …" - helldiver23
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"background"
5 negative reviews mention this · 31% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Background App Refresh. I can only rate one star because the first dialog box that pops up requires me to enable background app refresh in settings but when I follow the link, iOS won’t allow me to enable. I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app. The app looks featur…" - brando6406
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"refresh"
5 negative reviews mention this · 31% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Background App Refresh. I can only rate one star because the first dialog box that pops up requires me to enable background app refresh in settings but when I follow the link, iOS won’t allow me to enable. I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app. The app looks featur…" - brando6406
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"ebay"
5 negative reviews mention this · 31% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No connection to your eBay account. Does not even have a feature to link to your actual eBay account" - Millenial_taxpayer_27
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"search"
5 negative reviews mention this · 31% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Paid for the Rapid Discovery and it didn't work. As the title says, I decided to try the subscription that gets you results within 15 min instead of the default 3 hours. I had all the settings correct but it still completely missed a search that my eBay app emailed me about. Just a heads …" - helldiver23
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"settings"
4 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Background App Refresh. I can only rate one star because the first dialog box that pops up requires me to enable background app refresh in settings but when I follow the link, iOS won’t allow me to enable. I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app. The app looks featur…" - brando6406
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"background refresh"
4 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "App doesn’t work on iOS. I downloaded it and it keeps saying Open Setting and Allow App Background Refresh.. ok , did that. Went back to the app and it just keeps telling me to go back and turn on That function when it already is. Was really excited for this app, t…" - _starlord
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"doesn"
4 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "App doesn’t work on iOS. I downloaded it and it keeps saying Open Setting and Allow App Background Refresh.. ok , did that. Went back to the app and it just keeps telling me to go back and turn on That function when it already is. Was really excited for this app, t…" - _starlord
9
"enable"
3 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Background App Refresh. I can only rate one star because the first dialog box that pops up requires me to enable background app refresh in settings but when I follow the link, iOS won’t allow me to enable. I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app. The app looks featur…" - brando6406
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"link"
3 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Background App Refresh. I can only rate one star because the first dialog box that pops up requires me to enable background app refresh in settings but when I follow the link, iOS won’t allow me to enable. I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app. The app looks featur…" - brando6406
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"enable background"
3 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Background App Refresh. I can only rate one star because the first dialog box that pops up requires me to enable background app refresh in settings but when I follow the link, iOS won’t allow me to enable. I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app. The app looks featur…" - brando6406
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"didn"
3 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Paid for the Rapid Discovery and it didn't work. As the title says, I decided to try the subscription that gets you results within 15 min instead of the default 3 hours. I had all the settings correct but it still completely missed a search that my eBay app emailed me about. Just a heads …" - helldiver23
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Background App Refresh
I can only rate one star because the first dialog box that pops up requires me to enable background app refresh in settings but when I follow the link, iOS won’t allow me to enable. I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app. The app looks feature rich but I can’t access it so it’s a non starter. If support is able to help resolve I’d be happy to revise my review.
No connection to your eBay account
Does not even have a feature to link to your actual eBay account
Paid for the Rapid Discovery and it didn't work
As the title says, I decided to try the subscription that gets you results within 15 min instead of the default 3 hours. I had all the settings correct but it still completely missed a search that my eBay app emailed me about. Just a heads up that it's a cool idea if it's free but not worth paying since it's apparently not reliable.
App doesn’t work on iOS
I downloaded it and it keeps saying Open Setting and Allow App Background Refresh.. ok , did that. Went back to the app and it just keeps telling me to go back and turn on That function when it already is. Was really excited for this app, too bad it doesn’t even function
Notifications and contact link don’t work
Paid the subscription. The app seems to load new results when I do it manually, but I don’t get notifications on my phone, and that was the only reason I paid. I’m on 13.1.3. Contact link within the app also doesn’t work. Nothing opens when tapped on. I hate to give a bad review and if this gets resolved, I’ll change it to 5 stars.
The worst app ever. Don’t count on it
This is the worst app ever, so many glitches. I don’t recomennd this app to anyone even for free
Charge rent
You can’t buy this app, you rent by the month or year.
Constantly Crashing since Updated
Please fix this!!
Just updated and now app crashes on open
Just did the update today (7/25). Used to work fine, now it crashes upon every open. Fail...
unususable
the app always directs me to go to settings to enable background refresh even though its already on... sometimes i can click the search button before the prompt pops up and save a search but the notifications are only app badges, not banners.
Terrible
I downloaded the app and told me to enable background refresh app in the settings but that didn't do anything so I just deleted the app it never worked.
Didn't work
Never worked. I setup a search but never got notified of any listings. Kept logging back into eBay and using my followed searches instead. Not sure if I was doing something wrong but this app did nothing but take up space on my phone.
App doesn't work.
Having some sort of background error. App doesn't work.
Doesn’t send notifications
I tried this app out and it functions the same as the saved search in eBay. What’s the point if it doesn’t notify you?? I have to pull down manual refresh to see and at that point I can just check eBay by myself
Lacking search filters
Good idea and fast app but what would have made the app more powerful in the browsing section is the ability to have more of ebay's search filters such as 'lowest price+shipping' filter to find lowest price listings and the ability to search completed listings such as 'completed' and 'completed+sold' listings in order to compare pricing history to current asking prices. Currently can only switch between best match, new listings, and ending soonest. Not ideal for all situations. Add lowest price+shipping and completed filters and app will be instant 5 star rating.
Still getting ads...
Purchase a year to get rid of them. No way to contact company. No e-mail or contact support. I don't want to set up e-mail within iPod my prerogative.
Sentiment summary
90%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
6%
Negative (1-2★)