Edit: I like the new updated UI, but that's it. The couple of matches that I've had don't reply, seemingly I have 4 likes yet now no profiles appear in the explore, and nothing happens if you click any of the tabs in the hub section. How do you match with people who liked you then? Is this deliberate to force you to pay? Update: 99% of the profiles are fake, absolute trash!
Reviews for happn: dating app
All of the profiles are scambots, and the app is full of so many bugs and glitches and ads, you spend more time waiting/closing out for the thing to work properly than even looking through profiles. Great concept, poor execution. I had an account years ago and after giving it a second try in 2024, it's a no for me.
Look at all the other 1 star reviews... Here's another. Set my search criteria to basically everyone. No users in or around the huge city I live near. Obviously fake profiles are suggested. It's been like this every time I've installed it. I've done this near many large cities with a very large age range, even while driving 2500 miles across the USA! I see people "adding me" and they never appear in any of the queues. They're clearly gaming users for subscriptions. Don't waste your time.
Maybe it's my neighborhood, but there are way too many fake profiles with stolen Instagram photos of personal trainers, etc. trying to collect information of users on here. Reported 2 profiles in one day after reverse image searching and 1, who reached out kept trying to collect detailed personal information and photos, they are still on the app several hours later after reporting. The concept of the app is great and could be fun but there needs ro be better vetting for fake profiles.
I've used a lot of these apps just to compare and this one sucks more than any other I can think of. And it's not like rest where it's because of fake profiles asking for iStore gift cards. With this app you can't even get a feel for if you like it before they start shoving subscription and Upgrade now notices up your ass. And it lies saying you have likes awaiting you when I know it didn't because I look in the like section and it said empty. They were trying to lure me in to paying just like the Roomie app. I only had it for 6 hours, that's how soon they attack. They won't let you get a thing free, you'll be restricted without paying as before any action happens.
Managed to get the app to work only by signing in with Google instead of using a phone number, but ended up running out of anyone to browse, with my only filter set to age 24-38, in about 5 minutes. Might not be a bad app, but I guess nobody uses it? Also would be nice if it actually had a place to WRITE a profile, and then maybe actually market it a bit better... I'm all in favor of any app that beats match corp at their own game, but this one has a ways to go.
Basically no one in my area using the app. You can't look for someone a certain amount of miles away or set a distance. You'd have to drive around your limit destination to scope out the area for pings. You can't take a personality quiz to help out with matching pr anything. It's basically useless unless you go for long drives. I do appreciate you being able to set a few of your favorite songs on your profile though.
Currently infested with fake profiles/bots. I received 2 "matches" who both said the same thing, word-for-word, no matter what my response was. Had I known this, I wouldn't even sign up for Premium. Unfortunately there aren't enough verified accounts to justify me staying. Until devs find a way to find a way to exterminate the vermin, it's a total waste of time. And no, *m not going to report/block every fake profile I see---Thats developers job, not mine.
Forced full screen aspect pics ruined it. Used to be an interesting concept (albeit with a low user base on the West coast), but the switch to forced full screen aspect for the pics made it impossible to see what people look like. Half of the time, part or most of their faces and bodies are cropped off screen. Even if you can see their full face or body, it's hard to tell what someone looks like without the context from the rest of the picture.
In theory, this app would be great, but in practice, it is a dead end. Its major obstacles right now are two things. First, it simply doesn't load. It is always hanging on the loading screen, telling you it's getting the profiles of those you've crossed paths with, but never loads. If it ever does, you hit issue two. Second issue is that no one seemingly uses it OR the app is faulty and doesn't find the other users. Either way, it's useless compared to Tinder, Bumble or Hinge.