Reviews of Bored Panda - stories & art

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List of user reviews and ratings for Bored Panda - stories & art

Total ratings

2.95 (Rating count: 4,302)

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Review summary

Reviewers repeatedly praise the content when the app works, but the experience is dominated by ads and reliability problems. The main recurring issues are intrusive ads, performance bottlenecks (slow loading and crashes), and login/account access problems. Some note the app behaves like a web view, further diminishing UX. Overall, content quality is appreciated, but the ad-driven experience often makes the app unusable.

Pros

Entertaining, diverse content (funny stories and art) that reviewers consistently enjoy when the app works.
Long-standing favorite due to a rich content library that many users still value.
The content itself remains the main appeal, with readers drawn to the articles when the app loads properly.

Cons

Excessive intrusive ads that cover content and degrade readability.
Frequent instability: slow loading, crashes, freezes, and ad-induced lag.
Login and account issues: users can't log in, can't comment, or face captcha/account deletion problems.
App sometimes behaves like a browser/web view, creating a non-native user experience and making ad overload worse.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.30

All time rating average: 2.95

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64% (57)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-14	Jo*****	Love the concept and content. However there is an ad after each article. Uninstalling today.
Love the concept and content. However there is an ad after each article. Uninstalling today.
2026-07-16	Me*****	I keep getting pop ups that my computer is infected using this App.
I keep getting pop ups that my computer is infected using this App.
2026-06-23	Ta*****	ads are awful. one of for zyn or something it comes up every 5 seconds and is almost impossible to get rid of. it's not worth the irritation.
ads are awful. one of for zyn or something it comes up every 5 seconds and is almost impossible to get rid of. it's not worth the irritation.
2026-05-29	As*****	The app is unusable due to the ads. They cover the entire screen indefinitely with no way to dismiss them without closing the app entirely. Then, they put non dismissable ads over content and comments so you cant EVER see the content/comment. The ads are so aggressive and constant that being on the app for just 20 minutes depleted 15% of my battery. I absolutely recommend AGAINST this app. I understand needing ads, I do. But this is disgusting.
The app is unusable due to the ads. They cover the entire screen indefinitely with no way to dismiss them without closing the app entirely. Then, they put non dismissable ads over content and comments so you cant EVER see the content/comment. The ads are so aggressive and constant that being on the app for just 20 minutes depleted 15% of my battery. I absolutely recommend AGAINST this app. I understand needing ads, I do. But this is disgusting.
2026-05-23	Ma*****	app does not return to the same place when you finish a story so you need to scroll back down every time. Highly obtrusive ads without close buttons so you need to exit the app.
app does not return to the same place when you finish a story so you need to scroll back down every time. Highly obtrusive ads without close buttons so you need to exit the app.
2026-05-21	Ri*****	so many adds it's extremely hard, next to impossible to experience the content. useless app.
so many adds it's extremely hard, next to impossible to experience the content. useless app.
2026-05-20	Lo*****	Why are there so many ads all of a sudden??
Why are there so many ads all of a sudden??
2026-05-20	An*****	uninstalled after 2 minutes due to ads all over the screen. Absolutely crazy. It's like they don't want you to use the app. even as I came out there was an unclickable ad for a game I already have on my phone so their personalisation is useless. It's a fine line between necessity and greed. They passed it a long long time ago.
uninstalled after 2 minutes due to ads all over the screen. Absolutely crazy. It's like they don't want you to use the app. even as I came out there was an unclickable ad for a game I already have on my phone so their personalisation is useless. It's a fine line between necessity and greed. They passed it a long long time ago.
2026-05-20	Jo*****	There are plenty of similar apps out there that do not force watching advertisement vids in between stories. Flipboard doesn't have ads at all. I opened 5 articles total, and sat through 4 ads. Deleted. Don't waste your time.
There are plenty of similar apps out there that do not force watching advertisement vids in between stories. Flipboard doesn't have ads at all. I opened 5 articles total, and sat through 4 ads. Deleted. Don't waste your time.
2026-05-16	Sa*****	there's quite a bit of content to view but if you don't pay for premium you can't see everything and you're limited to a certain amount of things you can view on any given day. and the ads are OUT OF CONTROL! At least 2 ads in between each thing you watch and a LOT of them force you to open the app store before you can close the ad. and the rest of the ads when they finally show the X to close the ad end up continuing until eventually showing another X to close it. uninstalling now!
there's quite a bit of content to view but if you don't pay for premium you can't see everything and you're limited to a certain amount of things you can view on any given day. and the ads are OUT OF CONTROL! At least 2 ads in between each thing you watch and a LOT of them force you to open the app store before you can close the ad. and the rest of the ads when they finally show the X to close the ad end up continuing until eventually showing another X to close it. uninstalling now!