🇯🇵Worst Social Networking Apps in Japan

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

#	App	Platform	Rating	Negative Reviews
1	マッチングアプリタップルTapple, Inc.	iOS	4.1	394
2	whoo your worldLinQ,inc.	Android	2.8	375
3	LINELINE Corporation	iOS	2.9	373
4	Spoon(スプーン)：LIVE&PODNOVELSpoonLabs	Android	3.2	330
5	BlueskyBluesky PBLLC	Android	3.1	321
6	＋メッセージ（プラスメッセージ）Openwave Messaging K.K.	iOS	4.0	302
7	Telegram XTelegram FZ-LLC	Android	3.9	301
8	Bondee - Play, Chat, BondMETADREAM TECH PTE.LTD.	Android	3.7	294
9	REALITY - 顔出しナシのライブ配信アプリREALITY, Inc.	Android	3.7	289
10	Redditreddit Inc.	Android	4.6	286
11	ThreadsInstagram, Inc.	iOS	4.4	284
12	Rakuten LinkRakuten Group, Inc.	iOS	3.9	274
13	Ameba－ブログや話題の芸能ニュースを毎日お届け！CyberAgent Inc.	Android	4.2	257
14	Telegram MessengerTelegram FZ-LLC	iOS	3.4	253
15	whoo - ふーLinQ,inc.	iOS	4.3	253
16	BeReal. リアルな日常を友達と。BeReal	iOS	4.7	247
17	BANDNAVER Corp.	iOS	3.7	238
18	WhatsApp MessengerWhatsApp Inc.	iOS	4.6	236
19	Discord - 一緒にしゃべって遊んで集まろうDiscord Inc.	iOS	4.7	228
20	InstagramInstagram	Android	4.0	221
21	NewMatch 友だちから始まる、新しい出会いONE, Inc. (Tokyo)	iOS	4.2	220
22	Instants、InstagramアプリInstagram	Android	4.6	217
23	BeReal. リアルな日常を友達と。VOODOO	Android	4.4	215
24	Bluesky SocialBluesky PBLLC	iOS	3.7	215
25	リヴリーアイランドペットと暮らす小さな箱庭サイズの島cocone ONE corporation	iOS	4.6	213
26	ポケコロかわいいアバター着せ替えアプリcocone ONE corporation	Android	3.8	209
27	FacebookMeta Platforms, Inc.	iOS	4.4	209
28	FacebookMeta Platforms, Inc.	Android	4.6	199
29	マッチングアプリ Pairs(ペアーズ) 出会い・恋活・婚活eureka,Inc.	iOS	4.2	194
30	Weverse - アーティストとつながろう！WEVERSE COMPANY Inc.	iOS	4.7	190
31	ThreadsInstagram	Android	4.1	189
32	Pococha - ライブ配信を楽しもう！生放送アプリ！DeNA Co., Ltd.	Android	4.0	188
33	SUGO：マッチなしで会話が始まるIndiaMasterApp	Android	3.1	173
34	マッチングアプリ with(ウィズ) -出会いwith, Inc.	iOS	4.2	169
35	リヴリーアイランドペットと暮らす小さな箱庭サイズの島ENSAPIA Corporation	Android	4.0	160
36	パラレル友達と遊べるたまり場アプリParallel Inc.	Android	4.4	159
37	ミラティブ顔出しなしのアバターでゲーム・ライブ配信Mirrativ, Inc.	Android	4.2	156
38	note（ノート）note inc. (Tokyo)	iOS	4.7	150
39	17LIVE - ライブ配信でチャットを楽しもう17LIVE LIMITED	Android	3.7	145
40	setlognewchat	Android	3.0	142
41	Facebook LiteMeta Platforms, Inc.	Android	4.5	139
42	Weverse - アーティストとつながろう！WEVERSE COMPANY Inc.	Android	4.7	119
43	Sora by OpenAIOpenAI	Android	4.4	119
44	Google MeetGoogle	iOS	4.4	113
45	ビゴライブ ‐生放送ライブ配信アプリ！配信が楽しめる！Bigo Technology Pte. Ltd.	Android	4.5	111
46	GRAVITY(グラビティ)やさしいSNS-暇つぶしチャットHiClub株式会社	Android	3.1	96
47	setlognew chat	iOS	3.7	96
48	GRAVITY(グラビティ)通話・チャットSNSアプリHICLUB, INC.	iOS	4.3	89
49	Followers Analyzer for TwitterFC Project	iOS	4.4	67
50	BAND - グループのためのアプリNAVER Corp.	Android	4.8	63

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Why Social Networking Apps Fail in Japan

Social Networking apps that earn the most complaints in Japan 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 Japan.

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

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