๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บWorst Productivity Apps in Australia

The most complained-about productivity apps in Australia on App Store and Google Play, ranked by total negative reviews (1-3 stars) from real users. Updated monthly.

#AppRatingNegative Reviews
1Okta Verify
Okta VerifyOkta Inc.
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4.3405
2Ailo
AiloAilo Pty Ltd
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3.2403
3Express Plus Centrelink
Express Plus CentrelinkServices Australia
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3.7325
4myGov
myGovServices Australia
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3.5319
5PDF Reader, PDF Viewer
PDF Reader, PDF ViewerOffice Suite Pro
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3.5224
6Gallery
GalleryGallery Photos & Videos
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3.6216
7PDF Reader & Document Viewer
PDF Reader & Document ViewerMeagan McConnell
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3.4213
8Yoti - your digital identity
Yoti - your digital identityYoti
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4.0191
9Beatron - AI Music Maker
Beatron - AI Music MakerOcean Float Mobile
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4.4177
10AGL
AGLAGL Energy
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4.3174
11Claude by Anthropic
Claude by AnthropicAnthropic PBC
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4.6169
12PDF Reader, Editor, Converter
PDF Reader, Editor, ConverterEAGLE APPS
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3.8158
13Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF
Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDFAdobe
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4.3157
14AI Chatbot - Nova
AI Chatbot - NovaScaleUp
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3.6153
15Word Document: DOCX, PDF, XLSX
Word Document: DOCX, PDF, XLSXiKame Applications - Begamob Global
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3.9144
16Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft CopilotMicrosoft Corporation
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4.7133
17Google Docs
Google DocsGoogle LLC
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4.7131
18Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft OutlookMicrosoft Corporation
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4.2128
19Dola: Smart AI Assistant
Dola: Smart AI AssistantSPRING (SG) PTE. LTD.
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4.2120
20Manus AI
Manus AIBUTTERFLY EFFECT PTE. LTD.
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4.6106
21Microsoft Word: Edit Documents
Microsoft Word: Edit DocumentsMicrosoft Corporation
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4.7105
22Google Gemini
Google GeminiGoogle LLC
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4.5102
23Google NotebookLM
Google NotebookLMGoogle LLC
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4.895
24Microsoft Excel: Spreadsheets
Microsoft Excel: SpreadsheetsMicrosoft Corporation
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4.786
25Deep Clean Elite
Deep Clean ElitePDI Turbo
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4.185
26Meta AI
Meta AIMeta Platforms, Inc.
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4.484
27Document Reader & PDF Editor
Document Reader & PDF EditorQR Code Scanner.
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3.883
28Grok AI
Grok AIxAI
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4.980
29DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.aiDuckDuckGo
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4.778
30Google Sheets
Google SheetsGoogle LLC
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4.877
31PDF Reader - PDF Viewer
PDF Reader - PDF ViewerQR Code Scanner.
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3.567
32ChatGPT
ChatGPTOpenAI
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4.760
33Open Chat - AI bot app
Open Chat - AI bot appAceTools Team
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4.553
34All-in-One PDF & Docs Reader
All-in-One PDF & Docs ReaderOCEAN FEATHER TECHNOLOGY INC
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4.930
35PDF Reader - All PDF Scanner
PDF Reader - All PDF ScannerDev Globeg
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4.228
36myID - Australian Government
myID - Australian GovernmentAustralian Taxation Office
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0.010
37Meta AI
Meta AIMeta Platforms, Inc.
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0.08
38Gmail โ€“ email by Google
Gmail โ€“ email by GoogleGoogle
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0.08
39Grok AI
Grok AIX Corp.
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0.07
40Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft AuthenticatorMicrosoft Corporation
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0.07
41Queensland Digital Licence
Queensland Digital LicenceDepartment of Transport and Main Roads
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0.07
42Claude by Anthropic
Claude by AnthropicAnthropic PBC
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0.07
43Surfshark VPN: Fast & Secure
Surfshark VPN: Fast & SecureSurfshark
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4.76
44Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft OutlookMicrosoft Corporation
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0.06
45Microsoft Word
Microsoft WordMicrosoft Corporation
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0.05
46Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft OneDriveMicrosoft Corporation
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0.05
47Google Docs
Google DocsGoogle
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0.04
48Google Sheets
Google SheetsGoogle
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0.04
49Dola: Smart AI Assistant
Dola: Smart AI AssistantSPRING(SG)PTE.LTD.
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4.34
50Link to Windows
Link to WindowsMicrosoft Corporation
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0.04

Why Productivity Apps Fail in Australia

Productivity 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 productivity feature works in the US or UK but breaks in Australia.

This page ranks productivity apps in Australia by total number of negative reviews (1-3 stars). Whether you are researching competitors before launching a productivity app in Australia, benchmarking your own app against local pain points, or just curious which productivity apps users in Australia complain about most: this data shows you what is actually happening on the ground, not what marketing pages claim.