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happn: dating app
HAPPN SAS · 48,238 ratings · ★ 4.3
4.3
★★★★★
48,238 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 80 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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"fake"
34 negative reviews mention this · 43% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Overwhelmed with Scammers and Fakes. Signed up a few days ago-immediately inundated with scam messages. Significantly worse than the other dating apps (and that’s saying something, since these apps are basically cesspools)." - gehrig97
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"profiles"
33 negative reviews mention this · 41% of all complaints
★★★★★ "All fake profiles. All fake profiles giving their snap out. Real bad in Minnesota" - Luke 75432
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"scam"
20 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Overwhelmed with Scammers and Fakes. Signed up a few days ago-immediately inundated with scam messages. Significantly worse than the other dating apps (and that’s saying something, since these apps are basically cesspools)." - gehrig97
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"fake profiles"
18 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "All fake profiles. All fake profiles giving their snap out. Real bad in Minnesota" - Luke 75432
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"money"
18 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Scams &Fake profiles. I wasted my money on the subscription don’t do it Just delete the app 99% of the profile as you see are just online scammers trying to get your information" - Newportcigs
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"real"
17 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Bot Farm. Not a single real person" - Crap2026
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"people"
16 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "How does this app survive?. This app is complete garbage, nothing but fake people spamming there Snapchat accounts, like wtf. Absolute joke" - JCamp8
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"accounts"
13 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "How does this app survive?. This app is complete garbage, nothing but fake people spamming there Snapchat accounts, like wtf. Absolute joke" - JCamp8
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"waste"
13 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Scams &Fake profiles. I wasted my money on the subscription don’t do it Just delete the app 99% of the profile as you see are just online scammers trying to get your information" - Newportcigs
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"scammers"
12 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Overwhelmed with Scammers and Fakes. Signed up a few days ago-immediately inundated with scam messages. Significantly worse than the other dating apps (and that’s saying something, since these apps are basically cesspools)." - gehrig97
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"every"
12 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fake account galore. This app is ridiculous . Every one I’ve matched with is a fake account and the moment I ask to make a video call they go missing… I’ve wasted my money paying for premium … never again. I’ll be deleting my profile and everything altogether" - SilentPayload09
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"nothing"
11 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Nothing but bots and sex workers. Makes you subscribe to see likes only to find they are all bots and sex workers. Also, eventually want you to upgrade your subscription to see additional likes. Total scam." - Strangepersoninny
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Do not create account
No way to delete, only pause.
Not a good app
they dont have ppl on this app. fb dating is way better because it gives you th3 flexibility to meet ppl who get you on a granular level not just yo-yoing
Bot Farm
Not a single real person
Overwhelmed with Scammers and Fakes
Signed up a few days ago-immediately inundated with scam messages. Significantly worse than the other dating apps (and that’s saying something, since these apps are basically cesspools).
Nothing but bots and sex workers
Makes you subscribe to see likes only to find they are all bots and sex workers. Also, eventually want you to upgrade your subscription to see additional likes. Total scam.
All fake profiles
All fake profiles giving their snap out. Real bad in Minnesota
Fraud
Nothing but bots. It’s a shame, because this is the best dating app idea.
Scam
Dont spend a dime
Cheio de fakes e sem resposta as minhas denuncias
Pessimo app
Not safe for women
Too many bitter, creepy men on this app flagging women’s profiles and Happn does nothing to help.
How does this app survive?
This app is complete garbage, nothing but fake people spamming there Snapchat accounts, like wtf. Absolute joke
Avis
Il y a beaucoup de faux comptes soit des filles qui veulent que tu les joignes sur O.F sois des spam il veulent t escroquer en te disant que je trade d’image qu il n y pas de contrôle
Scams &Fake profiles
I wasted my money on the subscription don’t do it
Just delete the app
99% of the profile as you see are just online scammers trying to get your information
Just delete the app
99% of the profile as you see are just online scammers trying to get your information
Women don’t want to share their locations
I used this app a while back. There were few people on it and most were scammers. Also women do not want to share their locations online for very responsable safety reasons which is why it is not popular among real women. Grindr found this out ages ago when they tried to launch a dating app for straight women.
Fake account galore
This app is ridiculous . Every one I’ve matched with is a fake account and the moment I ask to make a video call they go missing… I’ve wasted my money paying for premium … never again. I’ll be deleting my profile and everything altogether
Scam accounts
Scam accounts
Disappointed
I was introduced by a co worker who is happily married with two kids and they met from here.. I'm Alexis , 32 years old from USA. I joined this dating app hoping to connect with genuine men, between the ages of 35 to upwards but Unfortunately, my experience has been very
disappointing. My NO Seven zero eight, nine three four, five six four nine. After paying for a subscription, I expected to be able to chat and build real connections.
Instead I found out that I couldn't even send proper messages without being asked for more money. It's frustrating and feels like a constant push to spend more, with no real results or communication happening.
You can tx me if you are interested, I'm very pretty woman with self worth and most important GOD fearing
disappointing. My NO Seven zero eight, nine three four, five six four nine. After paying for a subscription, I expected to be able to chat and build real connections.
Instead I found out that I couldn't even send proper messages without being asked for more money. It's frustrating and feels like a constant push to spend more, with no real results or communication happening.
You can tx me if you are interested, I'm very pretty woman with self worth and most important GOD fearing
plz bro
never download this im begging you
Complete scam ecosystem.
I have yet to connect with anyone real. Even people the app says have been near me turn out to be fakes running scams from overseas. The whole premise of the site doesn’t work
Not showing any profiles
I’m trying to this app from few days. Always saying nobody around. I have my location enabled for always and o traveled long distance but still saying nobody around. And asking to pay for more features.
Waste of space
I’ve not had a single interaction with someone who is an actual person. Every profile is a scammer. I’m not sure who’s giving it any more than 1 star, but even the “normal” looking profiles turn out to be scams. Not one single non scam interaction.
Full of fake profiles!!
In my experience as a very active user, I honestly don’t recommend this app at all. It feels like it’s full of fake profiles and scammers, and every time I report them I never receive any response from the support team. I mostly open the app only when I’m bored, like waiting at a red light or killing time, because beyond that it’s just a waste of time. I genuinely don’t understand how it has a 4-star rating, since my experience has been extremely disappointing and frustrating, and I wouldn’t suggest it to anyone looking for something real or safe.
Lots if catfish!
I waisted my time and all i get was fake ones
Full of scammers
Everything about this app is a scam including the profiles. Every other day it’s someone starting a conversation with hello dear or something of the like. I have given this app plenty of chances and its a failure.
Scams
This app is nothing but scam profiles, the bios are slightly altered and everyone lists the same Snapchat. But if you wanna feel loved then I guess you can pretend. Has no business at all being 4.3 stars, honestly it should be taken down.
Maybe it works in NYC
Within a day of joining I was running out of profiles to view and only getting a couple new ones every few days or so. Seems like the user base isn’t nearly dense enough in a mid-sized city like Seattle for this to be effective, and I don’t want my location tracked all the time on the off chance I might have a “crossing.” Interesting idea, but needs dense user base to actually work. Maybe places like New York City or major metros elsewhere in USA and abroad are good candidates, but not elsewhere.
Bots & Bots!
This app is absolutely riddled with an incredible amount of fake accounts! Stay away!
They provided a template response to my review but offer no solution to the money they stole from me so I could be offered scams.
They later updated their template response with lies about their services. For example, Badoo, permits users to changes their location from foreign countries to commit fraud on Americans. They could be real people with badges but they have no intention on dating or seeing you, just access to your money.
Also, since I have started exposing the elements of human trafficking the app has sent notices to my account threatening to ban or block me when I was a paying user and trying to use it locally for good intent. Seems like the truth is bothering their legal and marketing department. I smell another class action lawsuit and will notify my congressmen to seek a review of human trafficking elements tied to this corporation
They provided a template response to my review but offer no solution to the money they stole from me so I could be offered scams.
They later updated their template response with lies about their services. For example, Badoo, permits users to changes their location from foreign countries to commit fraud on Americans. They could be real people with badges but they have no intention on dating or seeing you, just access to your money.
Also, since I have started exposing the elements of human trafficking the app has sent notices to my account threatening to ban or block me when I was a paying user and trying to use it locally for good intent. Seems like the truth is bothering their legal and marketing department. I smell another class action lawsuit and will notify my congressmen to seek a review of human trafficking elements tied to this corporation
Waste of time
Unless you pay for the subscription, it is a complete waste of time. The app does not allow you to see anyone who likes you or send them a chat without paying for the subscription. Do not waste your time and money.
Nothing but fake accounts
At one point used to have users. Not anymore. Only happn generated fake account to keep you in and upgrade you. Easy to tell by profiles and how and what they talk. The push to upgrade is insanely annoying at every step. Didn’t even get to use the app to try it and they beg and wanna steal your money. Just plainly rude ugh. don’t waste your time. UPDATE per developer response: Happn sent a templated response with commitment to remove fake profiles. These are fake profiles created by Happn and not others so please stop pretending. I’ve looked at the API response and timestamps and exact robo automated replies and profiles are sitting there for weeks. So pls don’t assume we’re that dumb. You don’t have any users and are crating fake ones to make us subscribe. Shame on you!
Don’t get this app
I created a profile and paid for the 1 month subscription. After less than a week I ran out of profiles to like not to mention only a hand full of them are actually verified. All my matches weren’t real they all wanted me to use an external app to talk to them like WhatsApp or Snapchat. Also I go out a good amount and had zero crossings. In all bad experience, waste of money and time my suggestion is don’t bother getting this app. Stick to tinder, bumble and hinge.
All fake accounts
Silly me to subscribe to this app. Every account you chat with is either a fake person or a bot. Replies are random and don’t make sense (bots), errors with basic grammar and misspellings (fake person somewhere). Waste of money.
Desert
bruh its so dry here its not even funny. its almost like a site full of ai profiles..i wonder if any of them ever match. 🙃 the filters suck too. i AM NOT paying 30 bucks either! FOH 😒
Worse than POF
90% of the profiles are OBVIOUS fake profiles
Fake Accounts
Not a single real account on this app. Every match Iv gotten is an obviously fake account with the sketch snapchat attached. Do not bother wasting your time on here.
Broken Application
The app doesn’t work. Doesn’t even let me upload a photo. It says it can only use photos that are less than 10mb in size. I checked, and my photos are about 4-7mb each. Yet I can’t make a profile because the app won’t let me upload any of them.
Scam profiles
Bunch of fake people trying to scam you
90% fake profiles
Don’t bother.
SCAM
This app shouldn’t even be allowed on the App Store. Zero real profiles.
Fake profiles & Scam
9 out of 10 fake profiles selling crypto. Don’t waste your money. Not sure if the app developers themselves add fake profiles to get people excited lol. Glad I didn’t spend money on this fake app
ONLY FAKE profiles !
I first used Happn about 10 years ago, and it was good. Met real cool people here. But over the past few years, I’ve noticed that it’s mostly fake profiles and scammers trying to chat with you. So I stopped using it and then come back a few months later to see if maybe it got at her. It never does get better. All of the dating apps have some fakes, but happn is unique in that it seems to be mostly fakes. It’s actually quite rare here to connect with a real genuine person who wants to meet. Happn has become a fake profile delivery system more than any other app. And clearly they are allowing this.
Fake profiles left and right
What a waste of time, and money. Delete this app from the store immediately!
Not worth downloading
0/10
Whole app is a scam
Only getting a 1 start because I Would give it a negative 5 stars if I could. The whole app is filled with nothing but scam accounts. No real people use this app, just predators looking to take advantage of single people looking for relationships. Every single contact has lead to luring off to WhatsApp or Other apps and people asking for money. Some have tried posing as Active Duty Military getting deployed without access to their banks, everyone I spoke to, tried to run a money scam. Every single one. Stay far away from this app.
Scams and fake accounts
Waist of time. Scams and fake profiles
This is getting annoying. Shouldn’t be allowed in two countries
My ex girlfriend dumped me a year ago and this app doesn’t make things easier for me. I swear to god the fake profiles are getting annoying. It’s getting on my nerves. Do you expect people to pay money for this. I need a new girlfriend not see fake people or those who abandon the app. Ban this app in Myanmar and Romania. That’s where most scammers are from. If you work for happn go back to Romania with all your street scamming/pickpocketing friends. You don’t belong in France
Scams
Be careful, a lot of fake accounts and a lot of scams.
Scam accounts
Too many fake profiles. Don’t waste your time
Scam
Mostly people that want to scam;’they want to text on what’s up and are not real people.
Tons of fake profiles
Tons of fake profiles. You don’t even live in your area they’re just spoofing their location. And they talk to you for a little while and then they want to ask for you to invest in crypto with them like no thanks I’m not here for that and I make fine on my own. Extort you for money like once again not gonna happen. This app complete garbage.
E
App is manipulated by a stalker who is reporting me every time I make a profile and is controlling my phone through family share. She is controlling the profiles I see and my matches. I have police reports, fbi reports, and Apple reports. I would like this fixed as I will be including everything in my next report to authorities along with every app that I’m being harassed through.
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Sentiment summary
82%
Positive (4-5★)
7%
Neutral (3★)
11%
Negative (1-2★)