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Social apps: what reviewers complain about

OneStar has 8 public reports on 8 social apps, and the report shown for each app read 20,399 reviews in all. The most common top complaint is Crashes and bugs, which leads for 3 of the 8 apps, followed by Ads (1 app) as well as Company, ethics and policy (1 app). Bluesky Social has the highest complain share: 88% of the reviewers its report read name a problem, and Company, ethics and policy makes up 28% of those complaints. Life360 has the lowest, at 38%. Over the last 30 days of each report, the average star rating fell for 4 and rose for 4 of the 8 apps with enough recent reviews to compare; it fell furthest for Threads, down 0.39 to 3.24 stars. The newest report was updated on October 29, 2026.

8 apps, most complained firstMore filters in the gallery
Signal - Private MessengerSignal Messenger, LLC · App Store + Play
By OneStar

What people complain about and love in 2026

Natural mix · last year · 2,051 reviews · refreshed weeklyNatural mix · last year · 2,051 · weekly

Top praise: respects privacy and attention, then easy to use. Top complaint: missing feature (30% of complaints, mentioned in 31%), then crashes and bugs.

Missing feature30%

Watch out for crashes and bugs: raised in 9% of written reviews, store score 4.6.

Rating, 30 days 4.18 +0.16Updated Oct 27
X vs Threads vs Bluesky SocialApp Store + Play
By OneStar

X vs Threads vs Bluesky: which one do reviewers want to stay on?

Bluesky Social is weak on company, ethics and policy: 26% of reviewers mention it against 8% for Threads, and those reviews average 1.2 stars lower.

X leads on 2 of 6 measures, Threads on 1; 3 are too close to call.

Compare with careUpdated Oct 14
Bluesky SocialBluesky PBLLC · App Store + Play
By OneStar

X vs Threads vs Bluesky: which one do reviewers want to stay on?

Natural mix · 2025-10-01 to 2026-10-01 · 2,143 reviewsNatural mix · 2025-10-01 to 2026-10-01 · 2,143

Top praise: community and social and works reliably. Top complaint: company, ethics and policy (in 30% of complaints), then crashes and bugs.

Company, ethics and policy28%

Watch out for crashes and bugs: raised in 24% of written reviews, store score 3.1.

Rating, 30 days 2.04 −0.14Updated Oct 1

Head to head: X vs Threads vs Bluesky Social

Life360: Family Safety & GPSLife360 · App Store + Play
By OneStar

Life360 reviews: location accuracy, battery and the subscription

Natural mix · last year · 3,000 reviews · refreshed weeklyNatural mix · last year · 3,000 · weekly

Top praise: works reliably, then easy to use. Top complaint: crashes and bugs (28% of complaints, mentioned in 30%), then pricing and fees.

Crashes and bugs28%

Watch out for crashes and bugs: raised in 11% of written reviews, store score 4.8.

Rating, 30 days 4.13 −0.11Updated Oct 28
Discord - Talk, Play, Hang OutDiscord Inc. · App Store + Play
By OneStar

Age verification and Discord's trust problem

Natural mix · 2026-01-01 to 2026-09-25 · 2,629 reviewsNatural mix · 2026-01-01 to 2026-09-25 · 2,629

Top praise: community and social and easy to use. Top complaint: login and account (in 28% of complaints), then crashes and bugs.

Login and account27%

Watch out for login and account: raised in 20% of written reviews, store score 4.4.

Rating, 30 days 2.90 −0.28Updated Sep 25
WhatsApp MessengerWhatsApp Inc. · App Store + Play
By OneStar

WhatsApp ads in the Updates tab: do users feel the no ads promise broke?

Natural mix · last year · 3,000 reviews · refreshed weeklyNatural mix · last year · 3,000 · weekly

Top praise: works reliably, then easy to use. Top complaint: crashes and bugs (24% of complaints, mentioned in 27%), then bans and moderation.

Crashes and bugs24%

Watch out for crashes and bugs: raised in 15% of written reviews, store score 4.6.

Rating, 30 days 3.83 +0.72Updated Oct 28
Telegram MessengerTelegram FZ-LLC · App Store + Play
By OneStar

Telegram's 2026 redesign and AI summaries: what users complain about

Natural mix · 2025-12-01 to 2026-10-14 · 2,243 reviewsNatural mix · 2025-12-01 to 2026-10-14 · 2,243

Top praise: works reliably and respects privacy and attention. Top complaint: crashes and bugs (23% of complaints, mentioned in 25%), then login and account.

Crashes and bugs23%

Watch out for crashes and bugs: raised in 20% of written reviews, store score 3.8.

Rating, 30 days 2.86 +0.02Updated Oct 14
FacebookMeta Platforms, Inc. · App Store + Play
By OneStar

What people complain about and love in 2026

Natural mix · last year · 3,000 reviews · refreshed weeklyNatural mix · last year · 3,000 · weekly

Top praise: community and social, then easy to use. Top complaint: ads (21% of complaints), then bans and moderation.

Ads21%

Watch out for ads: raised in 12% of written reviews, store score 4.6.

Rating, 30 days 3.70 +0.24Updated Oct 29
ThreadsInstagram, Inc. · App Store + Play
By OneStar

X vs Threads vs Bluesky: which one do reviewers want to stay on?

Natural mix · 2025-10-01 to 2026-10-01 · 2,333 reviewsNatural mix · 2025-10-01 to 2026-10-01 · 2,333

Top praise: community and social and easy to use. Top complaint: content quality (in 22% of complaints), then crashes and bugs.

Content quality20%

Watch out for crashes and bugs: raised in 10% of written reviews, store score 4.3.

Rating, 30 days 3.24 −0.39Updated Oct 1

Head to head: X vs Threads vs Bluesky Social