Reviews of huddle - fandoms & friends

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List of user reviews and ratings for huddle - fandoms & friends

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2.72 (Rating count: 296)

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Review summary

Huddle is praised for its supportive, welcoming community that helps users feel connected and positive about mental health struggles. However, it suffers from numerous technical issues including frequent crashes, registration troubles, forced logouts, and unclear restrictions on new users. Some design choices, particularly relating to sensitive mental health topics, have caused offense. Despite these problems, the app is valued by many as a safe space for venting and making friends.

Pros

The app fosters a supportive and understanding community, helping users feel connected and less alone.
The user interface is relatively clean and pleasant to use.
Many users find the app helpful for venting and making new friends, especially during tough times or mental health struggles.
The app offers a platform for sharing feelings and receiving motivation and encouragement.
It's appreciated for being more than just an app but a community that provides comfort and positivity.

Cons

The app is buggy and crashes frequently on Android, hindering usability.
Users face issues with registration and email verification, causing frustration and inability to access the app.
Forced logouts and duplicate posts/comments are common technical problems users experience.
New users are restricted from fully using features like profile pictures and posting images without clear instructions on unlocking them.
Certain UI elements like tag options and emojis related to mental disorders are considered offensive or insensitive by users.

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User Reviews

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All time rating average: 2.72

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31% (10)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-19	Ki*****	Not only do you not have access to all features such as pfps and posting pictures when you first join, but the app is incredibly buggy. PLUS, huddle is NOT a TikTok alternative in any way. This is a branding strategy to get new users under false pretenses while alienating their existing users. Videos don't even work on this app. This was branded as a MENTAL HEALTH app but that is being stripped away from existing users in order to appeal to a wider audience immediately after the TikTok ban.
Not only do you not have access to all features such as pfps and posting pictures when you first join, but the app is incredibly buggy. PLUS, huddle is NOT a TikTok alternative in any way. This is a branding strategy to get new users under false pretenses while alienating their existing users. Videos don't even work on this app. This was branded as a MENTAL HEALTH app but that is being stripped away from existing users in order to appeal to a wider audience immediately after the TikTok ban.
2025-01-19	Sh*****	Garbage. Had potential to be a safe space. With the name change and sudden shift in intentions, this app is no different from any other mainstream app. 🙄
Garbage. Had potential to be a safe space. With the name change and sudden shift in intentions, this app is no different from any other mainstream app. 🙄
2025-01-12	Et*****	Upon creating a new account, you are not allowed to give yourself a profile picture, cover photo, or post images until you've "hung around and spread some positivity first," but the app does not tell you what the specific criteria is. So you just have to wait around spamming strangers hoping it "counts." This is an insane feature to lock for new users, let alone doing so without explicitly informing them how exactly to unlock it.
Upon creating a new account, you are not allowed to give yourself a profile picture, cover photo, or post images until you've "hung around and spread some positivity first," but the app does not tell you what the specific criteria is. So you just have to wait around spamming strangers hoping it "counts." This is an insane feature to lock for new users, let alone doing so without explicitly informing them how exactly to unlock it.
2025-01-10	Ry*****	The app itself is good and the community is nice but the tag options for posts are absolutely awful and the emojis next to the disorders in the characteristics section are straight up offensive.
The app itself is good and the community is nice but the tag options for posts are absolutely awful and the emojis next to the disorders in the characteristics section are straight up offensive.
2025-01-08	Ma*****	To whoever's reading this, happy january! I want you all to kmow how much this app changed me and my life for the better. It's more than just an app to me it's a community that I can go ti when I feel down and not even have to say anything for it to automatically make me feel better. It's a second home to me where I feel welcome and appreciated without being judged or criticized for the littlest things. I'm thankful for each and every one of you and I love this community
To whoever's reading this, happy january! I want you all to kmow how much this app changed me and my life for the better. It's more than just an app to me it's a community that I can go ti when I feel down and not even have to say anything for it to automatically make me feel better. It's a second home to me where I feel welcome and appreciated without being judged or criticized for the littlest things. I'm thankful for each and every one of you and I love this community
2025-01-03	Mi*****	Couldn't even verify. Got the email, typed in the number and it said it was wrong. Tried multiple times. Uninstalled
Couldn't even verify. Got the email, typed in the number and it said it was wrong. Tried multiple times. Uninstalled
2025-01-03	Ya*****	I came here because the Vent app was taken down. The layout of the app is quite similar. However, I feel like astrology signs in the profile should be optional to put on. Not everyone wants to have that on their profile. Other than that, it seems to be alright.
I came here because the Vent app was taken down. The layout of the app is quite similar. However, I feel like astrology signs in the profile should be optional to put on. Not everyone wants to have that on their profile. Other than that, it seems to be alright.
2025-01-03	Ja*****	App constantly crashes. I get logged out randomly. I thought id like Huddle more but unfortunately not because i can barely use it...
App constantly crashes. I get logged out randomly. I thought id like Huddle more but unfortunately not because i can barely use it...
2025-01-01	Ke*****	It won't stop making me register like I already did that and when I hit done and then it goes back to that same thing and yes I did a code afterwards too so I had to uninstall 🥱
It won't stop making me register like I already did that and when I hit done and then it goes back to that same thing and yes I did a code afterwards too so I had to uninstall 🥱
2024-12-26	Di*****	bad. full of bugs
bad. full of bugs