What people complain about and love in 2026
Shared report · refreshed weekly · updated Oct 27, 2026
Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core.
Social Networking · Free · out since 2014 · from the App Store descriptionSignal's missing-feature complaints centre on richer media and sharing options, with personalisation and styling close behind, and the page's other findings sit beside that.
OneStar read 2,051 App Store and Google Play reviews of Signal posted from Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Of the 2,051 people who reviewed Signal in OneStar's sample, 41% complain and 69% praise it. The top complaints about Signal are missing feature (30% of complaints), crashes and bugs (19%) and login and account (10%). In OneStar's sample of Signal reviews, 1% of reviewers say they're quitting. OneStar's report on Signal was last updated on Oct 27, 2026.
What goes wrong
you don't even have a BLOCK 😡😡😡😡
Non-stop crashing. Within 2 seconds of opening. Over and over and over. App cannot be used.
have not receiving sms verification for months j live the app because I have used it before but they cant allow me to use the app anymore because they don't verify my account
Full of African scammers
Worked great for a couple years then went to open it and it said its corrupt and i will need to start fresh - lost contacts, messages !! Dont think you can rely on signal
What goes well
It an amazing app love it
I love how serious they are about our privacy and I love how it’s open sourced.
An amazing app Although I use other apps, such as Telegram and Zhangi to communicate with my friends, I really really enjoy signals platform.
I Love Signal Application. The sound is so clear on telephone calls and even when my cell pho doesn’t get texts, Signal always works. Love it! 🩷
I use Signal for at least 5 separate chat groups. Saves so much time plus replaces so many email/test strings.
Reasons for quitting
The main complaint of the 17 reviewers who say they stopped or are quitting
What they use it for
127 of 2,051 reviewers said; shares are of them
I ditched What’sApp five years ago. I didn’t like being a product for Meta gain. Signal don’t gather any data (just mobile number). Great app to communicate with friends and family.
I love this app for work, but I’ve been waiting for this feature to be added - please allow for scheduled messages to be sent. It would really help with organization of work places that use this app.
I went on signal app today and I was talking to a woman named Kelly and I was texting her they was something fishy going on the video call and she answered the video call it was a black man from...
What they ask for
203 reviews ask for something
Who is saying it
The biggest clear differences between audiences; 6 more with a free account
Star rating1 star: mention fake accounts, bots and scams 2.0x as often as everyone (23% vs 11%).
TenureNew user: mention login and account 5.9x as often as everyone (64% vs 11%).
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