Badoo Dating App reviews

Amid the flood of complaints, there are genuine reviews from people who found a spouse or partner here. They admit the pool quality is "a trial," but urge others not to give up — for some, Badoo led to marriage and real connections.

Some long-time users take the downsides in stride: fakes are everywhere, but screenshots, reverse image search, report and block keep them safe. A few find the interface simple, the audience mature, and the swiping itself relaxing and welcoming to anyone.

Users are furious at the double monetization: even after paying for premium or a subscription, they still hit a wall — messaging a specific person requires separate credits, often 250 per message. The core function of a dating app turns out to be paywalled on top of what they already paid for.

The most frequent complaint after the paywall: the "nearby" filter doesn't work. Users are shown profiles from other countries — Philippines, Nigeria, Cuba, Kenya — posing as locals with faked locations. Reports go ignored, and finding anyone nearby becomes impossible.

Many users report being blocked out of nowhere, often right after paying for a subscription, with no explanation and no refund. It stings most when the ban lands just after verifying or paying for a full year.

The report system works in reverse: a single complaint can get you blocked instead of the offender. People describe being banned after they themselves reported scammers or fake locations, while the actual fraudsters and bots stay on the platform for years.

Seeing who liked you costs money — and many suspect the like counter is inflated to manufacture FOMO: you pay, and the promised likes vanish or only appear as your subscription runs out. Without paying, thousands of likes are useless: the match never happens.

Every few swipes an ad pops up that can't be closed: a tiny X, fake timers, redirects to Temu or Google Play. Sometimes a "semi-playable" ad game takes over the whole screen, forcing you to restart the app entirely.

Users describe the platform as flooded with fake profiles, bots, prostitutes and foreigners hunting for a green card or a way to extract money. Many call it a "mail-order bride system" and warn it can be outright dangerous for women.

Technical failures hit at the very start: the built-in uploader won't show photos, verification loops endlessly, a mistyped birth date can't be fixed, and the app freezes and crashes. Some people can't even create or open an account.

Users from entire countries are suddenly cut off with no notice, and requests for temporary access just to delete their own data go unanswered. It's especially acute for Iran: people can neither log in nor retrieve their personal information.

Users notice huge price gaps between countries: the same credits cost 5x+ more in the UK than, say, the Philippines. Many call the subscriptions overpriced, and one reward — a single like for watching a 30-second ad — outright insulting.