What Facebook is
Whether you’re thrifting gear, showing reels to that group who gets it, or sharing laughs over fun images reimagined by AI, Facebook helps you make things happen like no other social network.
The sentence of its App Store description that best says what it is, picked by Jev. The developer's own words.Where real people propel your curiosity. Whether you’re thrifting gear, showing reels to that group who gets it, or sharing laughs over fun images reimagined by AI, Facebook helps you make things happen like no other social network.
Explore and expand your interests:
* Shop Marketplace for hidden gems and take your hobbies to the next level
* Personalize your Feed to see more of what you like, less of what you don’t
* Ask Meta AI for information and get answers instantly
* Drive into reels that reflect the things you're interested in
* Search Facebook on any topic and get more interactive results
Connect with people and communities:
* Join groups to learn tips from real people who’ve been there, done that
* Get inspired by creators, or catch up with Friends
* Add new Friends to your world, but also decide how closely to keep up with them
* Privately message relatable posts that only your BFF will get or that reels trend everyone’s talking about
Share your world:
* Use generative AI to create custom stickers and images to delight friends
* Customize your profile to choose how you show up and who sees your posts
* Effortlessly create reels from trending templates, or showcase your creativity with a full suite of editing tools
* Capture moments on the fly with stories
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What people say
Facebook complaints about company, ethics and policy jumped with version 584.1, from 12% before the release to 37% in it.
Written by an LLM from the lead report's counts.Read the reportBefore you install Facebook
Written reviews run 1.4 stars lower than the store score.
Store ratings count every star tap; written reviews come from people with something to say, so they usually run lower. Read the shares below as what reviewers raise, not the chance it happens to you.
Reviewers who value community and social features praise it, 5% of written reviews. Skip it if ads bother you: 12% of written reviews raise them, and 10% raise bans and moderation.
Of the people who wrote a review
Watch out for
- Ads12%
“Facebook use of ads almost every 30 seconds is beyond ridiculous!”
- Bans and moderation10%Most often suspended with no explanation
- Crashes and bugs7%
- Locked out of their account7%
Share of written reviews that raise each one.
Who it suits
- Friends226 reviewers; most raised: adsComplain61%Praise49%
- Work26 reviewers; most raised: bans and moderationComplain58%Praise50%
- Communities22 reviewers; most raised: missing featureComplain59%Praise50%
What Facebook reviewers say
One public report on Facebook reads 3,000 App Store and Google Play reviews from the last year. The report “What people complain about and love in 2026” was last updated Oct 29, 2026. Of its 3,000 judged reviewers, 55% complain, 35% praise something, 6% make a request and 2% say they're quitting. The top complaint is bans and moderation at 17% of complaints, then ads (21%) and crashes and bugs (11%). Top praise: community and social, at 11% of praise. Top requests: new feature or option (44%) and bring something back (39%). Two audience differences stand out. Long-time user: say they're quitting 3.3x as often as everyone (5% vs 2%). 5 stars: mention missing feature 3.4x as often as everyone (21% vs 6%).
One public report on Facebook. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.
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