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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
3.8429
2Taimi: LGBTQ+ Dating & Meet Up
Taimi: LGBTQ+ Dating & Meet UpSocial Impact Inc.
3.5343
3Letterboxd
LetterboxdLetterboxd Limited
3.3297
4Medal - Gaming Clips
Medal - Gaming ClipsMedal B.V.
4.4290
5Reddit
Redditreddit Inc.
4.6286
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
4.5268
8Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat
Grindr - Gay Dating & ChatGrindr LLC
4.0265
9Rushly: Meet & Date
Rushly: Meet & DateNICE DAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
4.5254
10Telegram X
Telegram XTelegram FZ-LLC
3.9242
11rednote
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3.4241
12Linky AI: Chat, Play, Connect
Linky AI: Chat, Play, ConnectSkywork AI Pte. Ltd.
3.9238
13Skool
Skoolskool.com
3.7223
14Facebook
FacebookMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.4190
15Yubo: Make friends & chat now
Yubo: Make friends & chat nowTwelve APP
3.9186
16Instagram
InstagramInstagram
3.7177
17Threads
ThreadsInstagram
3.9170
18PokeRaid - for Pokรฉmon GO Raid
PokeRaid - for Pokรฉmon GO RaidPyde Technologies LTD
4.7166
19TikTok
TikTokTikTok Pte. Ltd.
3.8155
20NGL: ask me anything
NGL: ask me anythingNGL App
4.1147
21setlog
setlognewchat
3.1126
22Lola: Live Video Chat App
Lola: Live Video Chat AppLola Team
4.2125
23Tango: Live Stream, Video Chat
Tango: Live Stream, Video ChatTango
3.9122
24Facebook Lite
Facebook LiteMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.4120
25Coverstar
CoverstarCoverstar
4.7110
26Joi - Live Video Chat
Joi - Live Video ChatVLMedia A.ลž.
4.6108
27Weverse: Connect with Artists
Weverse: Connect with ArtistsWEVERSE COMPANY Inc.
4.6108
28Chatta - Live Meet Friends
Chatta - Live Meet FriendsMETAZ TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
4.6107
29rednote
rednoteXingin
4.9106
30Bigo Liveโ€“Live Stream, Go Live
Bigo Liveโ€“Live Stream, Go LiveBigo Technology Pte. Ltd.
4.4104
31TikTok Lite - Faster TikTok
TikTok Lite - Faster TikTokTikTok Pte. Ltd.
4.795
32LINE
LINELINE Corporation
3.088
33Telegram Messenger
Telegram MessengerTelegram FZ-LLC
3.783
34shapes.inc - AI with friends
shapes.inc - AI with friendsShapes Inc
4.280
35WeChat
WeChatWeChat
4.275
36Facebook
FacebookMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.569
37WhatsApp Messenger
WhatsApp MessengerWhatsApp Inc.
4.768
38Widgetable: Besties & Couples
Widgetable: Besties & CouplesHappeny Technology Pte. Ltd.
4.566
39Signal - Private Messenger
Signal - Private MessengerSignal Messenger, LLC
4.751
40Video Downloader - Story Saver
Video Downloader - Story SaverVideo Downloader Story Saver
4.748
41Life360: Find Family & Friends
Life360: Find Family & FriendsLife360
4.843
42Messenger
MessengerMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.742
43Yubo : Make friends & chat now
Yubo : Make friends & chat nowTwelve APP
4.439
44Messenger Kids
Messenger KidsMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.139
45Threads
ThreadsInstagram, Inc.
4.537
46Discord โ€“ Talk, Play, Hang Out
Discord โ€“ Talk, Play, Hang OutDiscord Inc.
4.726
47Widgetable: Besties & Couples
Widgetable: Besties & CouplesWidgetable,Inc.
4.923
48Google Meet
Google MeetGoogle
4.718
49Letterboxd
LetterboxdLetterboxd
4.810
50Beer Buddy - Friends Alerts
Beer Buddy - Friends AlertsBuddy Network GmbH
4.85

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.