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The most complained-about social networking apps in Australia on App Store and Google Play, ranked by total negative reviews (1-2 stars) from real users. Updated weekly.

#AppRatingNegative Reviews
1Meetup: Social Events & Groups
Meetup: Social Events & GroupsMeetup
3.8427
2Wizz App - chat now
Wizz App - chat nowWizz
3.1414
3Medal - Gaming Clips
Medal - Gaming ClipsMedal B.V.
4.4305
4Taimi: LGBTQ+ Dating & Meet Up
Taimi: LGBTQ+ Dating & Meet UpSocial Impact Inc.
3.5304
5Telegram X
Telegram XTelegram FZ-LLC
3.8301
6Letterboxd
LetterboxdLetterboxd Limited
3.3294
7Reddit
Redditreddit Inc.
4.5286
8LitUp - Find Your Next Date
LitUp - Find Your Next DateGet Together Technology LLC
4.2275
9LocalMate: Local Dating & Chat
LocalMate: Local Dating & ChatGood Life Technology LLC
4.5264
10Rushly: Meet & Date
Rushly: Meet & DateNICE DAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
4.5254
11Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat
Grindr - Gay Dating & ChatGrindr LLC
4.0243
12Linky AI: Chat, Play, Connect
Linky AI: Chat, Play, ConnectSkywork AI Pte. Ltd.
3.9238
13Skool
Skoolskool.com
3.7222
14Instagram
InstagramInstagram
3.7218
15rednote
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3.6212
16Facebook
FacebookMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.4199
17Threads
ThreadsInstagram
3.9188
18Yubo: Make friends & chat now
Yubo: Make friends & chat nowTwelve APP
3.9186
19NGL: ask me anything
NGL: ask me anythingNGL App
4.0168
20PokeRaid - for Pokรฉmon GO Raid
PokeRaid - for Pokรฉmon GO RaidPyde Technologies LTD
4.7166
21Who - Live Video Chat
Who - Live Video ChatMedia Republic Apps
4.7151
22setlog
setlognewchat
3.1142
23TikTok
TikTokTikTok Pte. Ltd.
3.8129
24Lola: Live Video Chat App
Lola: Live Video Chat AppLola Team
4.2125
25Facebook Lite
Facebook LiteMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.5124
26Bigo Liveโ€“Live Stream, Go Live
Bigo Liveโ€“Live Stream, Go LiveBigo Technology Pte. Ltd.
4.4111
27Coverstar
CoverstarCoverstar
4.7110
28Joi - Live Video Chat
Joi - Live Video ChatVLMedia A.ลž.
4.6108
29Weverse: Connect with Artists
Weverse: Connect with ArtistsWEVERSE COMPANY Inc.
4.6108
30rednote
rednoteXingin
4.9106
31Tango: Live Stream, Video Chat
Tango: Live Stream, Video ChatTango
4.2105
32Chatta - Live Meet Friends
Chatta - Live Meet FriendsMETAZ TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
4.5104
33TikTok Lite - Faster TikTok
TikTok Lite - Faster TikTokTikTok Pte. Ltd.
4.793
34LINE
LINELINE Corporation
3.088
35Telegram Messenger
Telegram MessengerTelegram FZ-LLC
3.783
36shapes.inc - AI with friends
shapes.inc - AI with friendsShapes Inc
4.280
37WeChat
WeChatWeChat
4.275
38Facebook
FacebookMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.569
39WhatsApp Messenger
WhatsApp MessengerWhatsApp Inc.
4.768
40Widgetable: Besties & Couples
Widgetable: Besties & CouplesHappeny Technology Pte. Ltd.
4.566
41Signal - Private Messenger
Signal - Private MessengerSignal Messenger, LLC
4.751
42Video Downloader - Story Saver
Video Downloader - Story SaverVideo Downloader Story Saver
4.748
43Life360: Find Family & Friends
Life360: Find Family & FriendsLife360
4.843
44Messenger
MessengerMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.742
45Messenger Kids
Messenger KidsMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.139
46Yubo : Make friends & chat now
Yubo : Make friends & chat nowTwelve APP
4.439
47Threads
ThreadsInstagram, Inc.
4.537
48Roost Social
Roost SocialGood Egg LLC
5.031
49Discord โ€“ Talk, Play, Hang Out
Discord โ€“ Talk, Play, Hang OutDiscord Inc.
4.726
50Widgetable: Besties & Couples
Widgetable: Besties & CouplesWidgetable,Inc.
4.923

Why Social Networking Apps Fail in Australia

Social Networking apps that earn the most complaints in Australia usually share the same failure patterns: missing local payment methods, broken integrations with country-specific services, slow servers, missing language support, or feature parity gaps with the global version. Reviews concentrate around the moment a social networking feature works in the US or UK but breaks in Australia.

This page ranks social networking apps in Australia by total number of negative reviews (1-2 stars). Whether you are researching competitors before launching a social networking app in Australia, benchmarking your own app against local pain points, or just curious which social networking apps users in Australia complain about most: this data shows you what is actually happening on the ground, not what marketing pages claim.