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Raya
Raya App Inc · 15,531 ratings · ★ 4.0
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Top complaints - extracted from 83 negative reviews
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"people"
28 negative reviews mention this · 34% of all complaints
★★★★★ "BS. People connect but never send messages. Seems like an ego boosting app. Will not renew membership or recommend for friends." - That’s what’s up yup
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"been"
21 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not user friendly. I’ve been waiting on a reply for my application for months. Sent a request for follow up and no reply" - YayaLoveFm
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"raya"
17 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Faulty. I’m very active member of my cities social community yet my “application” for raya has been pending now for years." - Bo Willyyyy
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"years"
15 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Faulty. I’m very active member of my cities social community yet my “application” for raya has been pending now for years." - Bo Willyyyy
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"money"
13 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Just meh. Seems like it's a bunch of guys that have money looking for young ladies and hooking up versus dating." - Jenstrebe
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"accepted"
12 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Needs diversity. For as long as it took for me to even be accepted to the app, I expected way more diverse in profiles and occupation. The amount of tech bros is quite bias. Plus, rarely any people of color as if we arnt part of the population of career suc…" - Lack diversity
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"matches"
11 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No effort. Like many apps, you’ll get matches but there’s no effort to start or maintain conversation." - Jaiiiiiiii!
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"worth"
10 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Doesn’t let you block certain contacts. Stressful. Not worth the price. Hotter guys on hinge" - Alibü
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"waitlist"
10 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "My application has been on the waitlist for 2 years. This app is a scam." - Naurrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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"list"
9 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Wait list is a scam. They demand full access to your contact list and won’t approve you without it. They’re like “yeah we’ll let you know”" - *****yea
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"scam"
9 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Wait list is a scam. They demand full access to your contact list and won’t approve you without it. They’re like “yeah we’ll let you know”" - *****yea
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"waste"
9 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Don’t Bother. The men on here are terrible.. All the men on this app have a hugely inflated ego with zero emotional intelligence and not an ounce of simple kindness. Don’t waste your money. Just use Hinge if you must." - maddie123488
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Artificial scarcity is annoying
Your revenue numbers must be good, why wouldn’t you want more paying members? Insane
Not user friendly
I’ve been waiting on a reply for my application for months. Sent a request for follow up and no reply
BS
People connect but never send messages. Seems like an ego boosting app. Will not renew membership or recommend for friends.
No effort
Like many apps, you’ll get matches but there’s no effort to start or maintain conversation.
Doesn’t let you block certain contacts
Stressful. Not worth the price. Hotter guys on hinge
Application Pending Forever?
I’d like to give this a more positive review possibly, but I’ve been waiting for over two weeks or so, waiting for them to either accept or deny my application, with no updates. Any why is a referral so necessary? What if I don’t have anybody in my circle that’s single too? Seems pretty manipulative to me.
Wait list is a scam
They demand full access to your contact list and won’t approve you without it. They’re like “yeah we’ll let you know”
Faulty
I’m very active member of my cities social community yet my “application” for raya has been pending now for years.
Popularity contest?
Guys hardly message back. Feels like they just want to be chased. I think these people are just too kool for me. If you want a real one find me @cristal823 xoxo
Trash
Way over priced.
Use at your own loss
Met a series of men who are sociopaths on this app. When I send the app a report and the evidence they tell me they can’t remove anyone… ok, so I’m paying raya to match with psychos? Bye
No one talks
Lots of high quality people. But the app is weird. No one talks or responds to anything after matching. Depressing experience. Also expensive
Red carpet at McDonald’s
That’s exactly what this is. The creators tried to make this app different. That you need to be “connected” to be accepted. It’s ridiculous. If oh want empty, vapid conversations. Please apply. But just know it’s all nonsense and it’s not real life interactions. It’s fake.
Don’t Bother. The men on here are terrible.
All the men on this app have a hugely inflated ego with zero emotional intelligence and not an ounce of simple kindness. Don’t waste your money. Just use Hinge if you must.
Quite disappointing
For all the hype, Raya is not that great of an app, dating or otherwise. The algorithm seems to think I’m everywhere except where I live as the profiles it suggests are never in the country I live in, let alone the same city. Will delete the app as soon as my obscenely overpriced subscription expires.
don’t get it
as much as you pay for it, it doesn’t do anything. you can’t even find connections. and half the time they don’t even listen to what you like. i suggest not wasting your money.
My application has been on the waitlist for 2 years
This app is a scam.
Not worth it
The app requires you to have a membership which is either over $25 or $50 for the different tiers. They do the exact same thing, so that part is a scam. It shows you people everywhere and not just near you. You may have matches but no one has any types of conversation. There are just much better apps when 8/10 of people who have this app also have another. Unfortunately Hinge is better. If you just want to look at slightly more attractive people and not talk to them then download Pinterest 🤷♀️
Unless you’re in one of the cities listed don’t bother
Total waste of $. Constantly trying to get you to spend more for more features.
Nope!👎🏼
I can’t say much about the app. The problem I have is you have to give them access to all the contacts in your phone. Who would do that just to get on an app. That’s weird. Do you know what could be done with all that information, if given to the wrong people. Never!
No one replies
None of the people I match with ever write me
Nope
Read the rest of the reviews, not worth your money. You might match with people, but they don’t message back.
Spanx
Waitlisted 4 years with 5 referrals later. But from what I was told it’s a lot of AI pics, wannabes, social climbers, clout chasers & not diverse. Thanks for not choosing me 😂
Trash app do not bother
I applied and was put on a waitlist for about a year and because of how it was overhyped on social media. I was so anxious to get on and when I did I was so disappointed
It’s 25/month and the people do not talk ,there’s nothing special about this app don’t even bother
It’s 25/month and the people do not talk ,there’s nothing special about this app don’t even bother
Do Not Download
Modern society’s form of discrimination via looks and popularity. Would be a good case for a civil suit.
Would not recommend
People are here validation and not actual connection. I’ve had more interaction and likes on hinge than Raya. I wouldn’t recommend.
Limited variety
Very limited variety in ethnicity and lifestyles.
Waitlist is too long
Been on the list for two years even with referral. You have to be a bbl built and buy at least 100k followers on instagram to be let on. I know because I’ve seen it work for others . Not for people that actually want to date and find love with others in their pay grade
The WORST
After 1.5 years of being on the waitlist, I was accepted to Raya. I paid the monthly feel. The pictures I saw reeked of social climbers. Absolute nobodies. I exited the app after a few minutes of browsing. I was in another app that’s completely separate from Raya. I took 2-3 screenshots in that app with Raya still open in the background. When I went back hours later I opened the app only to find out I was BANNED for screenshotting in a different app!! Even worse, they wouldn’t refund my monthly subscription I paid for. I had to go through Apple to get my money back. This app is a total sham; stay as far away as possible!!
it’s just a flex
i’ve gotten a bunch of matches in my first couple weeks but none of the men reach out first. im convinced these men are just on here to flex that they’re on raya.
i’m holding out to use it for my summer vacation plans but i’ll definitely be canceling right after if nobody chats. paying for the cheapest tinder subscription gets you a lot farther than this app does!
i’m holding out to use it for my summer vacation plans but i’ll definitely be canceling right after if nobody chats. paying for the cheapest tinder subscription gets you a lot farther than this app does!
RIPOFF
Not only do you have to be INVITED to even have this app. On top of that you STILL HAVE TO PAY for it 💸💸💸💸💸💸💸
Not the greatest
there’s definitely more curated and more beautiful people on the app, everyone is in a realm of their own expertise. I think it’s a good intro but there are faults
1: it shows me matches from everywhere in the world in my daily card picks, since it’s trying to “foster high quality connections”, but it is unnecessary how many of those options are international, out of 20 daily options usually 2 are local and the rest are global, and I’m in LA.
I’m not interested in a long distance relationship so this is wasteful just wasting my money
2: in the global search, it isn’t tailored to your orientation even when u think it is in your preferences, so if you’re straight, you’ll see people to match with all over the world that are of the same sex…. Again, not very effective when this is a dating app and you’re showing people the wrong orientation.
3: the most expensive plan still limits your suggestions per day for (you guess it) members who are dominantly not in your area!
But guess what you get unlimited likes on profiles in the explore page but don’t even know if they’re the same sexual orientation. Get a grip Raya.
1: it shows me matches from everywhere in the world in my daily card picks, since it’s trying to “foster high quality connections”, but it is unnecessary how many of those options are international, out of 20 daily options usually 2 are local and the rest are global, and I’m in LA.
I’m not interested in a long distance relationship so this is wasteful just wasting my money
2: in the global search, it isn’t tailored to your orientation even when u think it is in your preferences, so if you’re straight, you’ll see people to match with all over the world that are of the same sex…. Again, not very effective when this is a dating app and you’re showing people the wrong orientation.
3: the most expensive plan still limits your suggestions per day for (you guess it) members who are dominantly not in your area!
But guess what you get unlimited likes on profiles in the explore page but don’t even know if they’re the same sexual orientation. Get a grip Raya.
Scam!
This is fake! Don’t enter your data! They delete bad reviews! My last review was deleted!!!!
application status
trash ahh app still on waiting list after a year is crazy
Rip off
I pay monthly to see just a certain amount of people who live in another country or state? How does that make sense?
Scam!
This is a scam!!!
Scam!!! Do not register here!
They collect your data and then nothing happens. This is not a real site. Be careful! Do not register here!!!!
Raya should do categories
It’s great that you have try and keep raya’s community more “exclusive” I believe that to keep its standards of “Top” users… and as we move into a more transparent community. Raya could implement categories.. and separate networking from dating. In this way top candidates that look to network ca do so with very clear criteria. And on the dating you make sure that people there are transparent and clear on their intentions( dating vs hookup culture that is low and not very Top like mindset) just a though . Hope it is helpful
Still waiting
I have been waiting for probably 5 years. I now have a completely different career and title. But still I am locked out of this app with no ability to start again. :(
Waste of money
This originally started out as a celebrity app, but I’m just a regular marketing person and they seem to accept anybody these days. Signed up for a year membership. Matched with numerous men, but they rarely reached out first. Rarely got shown men from my city. Would show me men from other countries. Who’s actually flying to meet these matches? They would show men from all over the world. Even though you pay, you can only see a certain number of members at a time. Feels like the user base is pretty small. Was contacted by a few men, but none of them ever tried to meet up and actually make a date. Was a waste of time.
Complaint
Never a good match, guys I would never like been shown on regular basis. Not worth the membership
No option to delete your application
One star review because I was waitlisted for a while and gave up however I could not reach them to delete my data and my application. I do not feel comfortable with my data on the internet without being able to remove it if I do not want the app anymore. There should be an option to delete or withdraw your application after a certain amount of time
Scam
They repeat the same people you’ve said no to and fill the rest of your feed with nonsense. It’s a pure scam
5 year waitlist, 235 referrals, racist
this app has poor customer service and i’ve been waitlisted for almost 6 years now. i keep adding referrals and there’s been no difference despite how “famous” a referral is
Waitlist
I’ve been on the waitlist for 3 years now… have multiple verified referrals & still nothing. Seems unreasonable.
Racist App
I’m seeing a trend where this app fails to accept African Americans despite being overqualified. I’ve also seen people with no qualifications be accepted…. So what’s the deal Raya?
Scam
Do not download. You will be wasting your time. You’ll get wait listed for years.
Racist how lovely …
My girls said I should sign up for this app. As we are all in the movie industry. Have been for over a decade. My friend was accepted same day. I applied and haven’t heard back. It would have been cool to see if I could find love. However this feels like a humiliation ritual & I’m out.
Goodluck in love everyone! Happy hunting.
Goodluck in love everyone! Happy hunting.
Don’t waste your money
Honestly I was so excited to get approved for Raya. While the members are more attractive than other dating apps, most it shows are celebrities you’ll never have a chance of matching with, and it gives you the same people over and over again despite me traveling frequently. When you finally do match with someone, they rarely ever message and if they do just say “hey” or other generic lines. Honestly hinge is much better and more personable, even if you have to filter through a lot of less attractive men. It’s definitely more of an app people are only on just to say they’re on it, no one is looking for connections or dates. I had one date in three months of having Raya, compared to other apps where people actually know how to have a conversation and want to meet. Very disappointing. Not worth the $25 a month and definitely not worth anymore
I need the customer service
I have a typo, filled a wrong email address, so I couldn't successfully register. I need to contact the customer service.
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Sentiment summary
73%
Positive (4-5★)
7%
Neutral (3★)
20%
Negative (1-2★)