Age verification and Discord's trust problem
Shared report · updated Sep 25, 2026
Discord is designed for gaming and great for just chilling with friends or building a community.
Social Networking · Free · out since 2015 · from the App Store descriptionSample2,629 reviews1,289 Google Play · 1,341 App Store
Which reviewsNatural mixCustom
DatesJan 1, 2026 to Sep 25, 2026Not every store reached back to the start
Where5 App Store countriesevery language; Google Play is global
Top praise: community and social and easy to use. Top complaint: login and account (in 28% of complaints), then crashes and bugs.
2,629Reviews analyzedposted over 9 months
70%Complain1,845 reviews
41%Praise1,067 reviews
3%Left or refundeduninstall, cancel or refund
What goes wrong
Login and account27%
I FRICKING LOST MY ACCCOUNT FOR NO GODDAMN REASON
Crashes and bugs21%
new update has completely broken the app. its unusable. I just keep getting the same message over and over again. "discord has stopped working"
Privacy and notifications10%
No privacy anymore. needs an iD and I'm not bouts get my data stolen
What goes well
General praise53%
It Is So Good It's High Quality :)
Community and social23%
The amount of people that are super kind a responsible and supportive and caring is over the limit
Helps me learn or get things done7%
Discord has ben so help ful for work and school and games so thank you you save a lot of time❤️❤️
Their categories
Yes or no questions the person who shared it asked of every review
Age verification8%
It says needs to be 12+ im over 12 and it’s not letting me create account when I put in my dob
App redesign10%
See, I like discord as much as the next nerd, but why is it that when i open the app—expecting the usual round-ish app design—I see it rectangular instead.
Bans and moderation10%
I cannot get into my account, mind you I use this account for school.
ID and privacy15%
Well my account got hacked by someone else and i didn't even share and the verification code is not sending at all even i watch how to fix it but it doesn't work.
Nitro upsells5%
Works fine for basic texting but anything else requires their “nitro plus” paywall. Trash
What they ask for
265 reviews ask for something; 5 more with a free account
New feature or option49%
Bring something back31%
Who is saying it
The biggest clear differences between audiences; 6 more with a free account
Star rating5 stars: left or refunded less often than everyone (under 1% vs 2%).
Developer replyDeveloper replied: mention pricing and fees less often than everyone (under 1% vs 4%).