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PayPal holds 4.21 stars from 3,734,700 Google Play ratings. Since the new 10.x app reached most users in August 2026, 74.9% of US reviews written from it are 1 to 3 stars, against 41.5% on older builds. We read the 1,016 substantial negatives: 154 say the app is mostly ads, 20 cannot find package tracking, 19 cannot find log out, 19 dislike a dark mode they cannot switch off, and 12 are locked out by a beta error.
PayPal's Android app has been draining batteries since August 2026, mostly in Germany. We read 1,195 German Google Play reviews about it: 165 say force stop, background limits or standby did not help, 32 of 49 say reinstalling changed nothing, and 7 say the drain stopped once PayPal was no longer the phone's default contactless payment app.
Upside holds 4.55 stars from 450,782 Google Play ratings, 79.7% of them five stars. We read 670 negative reviews from nearly four months: 219 are about money that did not arrive, 115 of those are a claim that never cleared, and 28 describe it paying first and stopping later.
PayPal holds 4.24 stars from 3,716,994 Google Play ratings, and 476,685 of them are one star. We read 687 substantial negative reviews and hand-verified the 71 describing a limited account: 23 had just submitted identity documents, 37 call the limitation permanent, and 18 say money was still inside.
1-3 star reviews of 5 payment apps: Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, Zelle, Apple Cash. See which app freezes accounts and stalls transfers most.