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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
3.8428
2Reddit
Redditreddit Inc.
4.5349
3Taimi: LGBTQ+ Dating & Meet Up
Taimi: LGBTQ+ Dating & Meet UpSocial Impact Inc.
3.5343
4Medal - Gaming Clips
Medal - Gaming ClipsMedal B.V.
4.4305
5Letterboxd
LetterboxdLetterboxd Limited
3.3293
6LitUp - Find Your Next Date
LitUp - Find Your Next DateGet Together Technology LLC
4.2275
7LocalMate: Local Dating & Chat
LocalMate: Local Dating & ChatGood Life Technology LLC
4.5264
8Rushly: Meet & Date
Rushly: Meet & DateNICE DAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
4.5254
9Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat
Grindr - Gay Dating & ChatGrindr LLC
4.0247
10Instagram
InstagramInstagram
3.7242
11Linky AI: Chat, Play, Connect
Linky AI: Chat, Play, ConnectSkywork AI Pte. Ltd.
3.9238
12Telegram X
Telegram XTelegram FZ-LLC
3.8236
13Facebook
FacebookMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.4227
14Skool
Skoolskool.com
3.7224
15rednote
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3.5218
16Threads
ThreadsInstagram
3.9190
17Yubo: Make friends & chat now
Yubo: Make friends & chat nowTwelve APP
3.9186
18PokeRaid - for Pokรฉmon GO Raid
PokeRaid - for Pokรฉmon GO RaidPyde Technologies LTD
4.7166
19Who - Live Video Chat
Who - Live Video ChatMedia Republic Apps
4.7151
20NGL: ask me anything
NGL: ask me anythingNGL App
4.1147
21TikTok
TikTokTikTok Pte. Ltd.
3.8145
22Facebook Lite
Facebook LiteMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.4139
23setlog
setlognewchat
3.1136
24Lola: Live Video Chat App
Lola: Live Video Chat AppLola Team
4.2125
25Tango: Live Stream, Video Chat
Tango: Live Stream, Video ChatTango
4.0113
26Coverstar
CoverstarCoverstar
4.7110
27Joi - Live Video Chat
Joi - Live Video ChatVLMedia A.ลž.
4.6108
28Weverse: Connect with Artists
Weverse: Connect with ArtistsWEVERSE COMPANY Inc.
4.6108
29Bigo Liveโ€“Live Stream, Go Live
Bigo Liveโ€“Live Stream, Go LiveBigo Technology Pte. Ltd.
4.4107
30rednote
rednoteXingin
4.9106
31Chatta - Live Meet Friends
Chatta - Live Meet FriendsMETAZ TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
4.5104
32LINE
LINELINE Corporation
3.088
33TikTok Lite - Faster TikTok
TikTok Lite - Faster TikTokTikTok Pte. Ltd.
4.785
34Telegram Messenger
Telegram MessengerTelegram FZ-LLC
3.783
35shapes.inc - AI with friends
shapes.inc - AI with friendsShapes Inc
4.280
36WeChat
WeChatWeChat
4.275
37Facebook
FacebookMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.569
38WhatsApp Messenger
WhatsApp MessengerWhatsApp Inc.
4.768
39Widgetable: Besties & Couples
Widgetable: Besties & CouplesHappeny Technology Pte. Ltd.
4.566
40Signal - Private Messenger
Signal - Private MessengerSignal Messenger, LLC
4.751
41Video Downloader - Story Saver
Video Downloader - Story SaverVideo Downloader Story Saver
4.748
42Life360: Find Family & Friends
Life360: Find Family & FriendsLife360
4.843
43Messenger
MessengerMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.742
44Yubo : Make friends & chat now
Yubo : Make friends & chat nowTwelve APP
4.439
45Messenger Kids
Messenger KidsMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.139
46Threads
ThreadsInstagram, Inc.
4.537
47Discord โ€“ Talk, Play, Hang Out
Discord โ€“ Talk, Play, Hang OutDiscord Inc.
4.726
48Widgetable: Besties & Couples
Widgetable: Besties & CouplesWidgetable,Inc.
4.923
49Google Meet
Google MeetGoogle
4.718
50Letterboxd
LetterboxdLetterboxd
4.810

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.