Reviews of Plurk

By: Plurk Inc.

List of user reviews and ratings for Plurk

Total ratings

3.88 (Rating count: 12,518)

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Review summary

Reviews consistently praise Plurk for its calm, non-toxic community and responsive moderation, plus an overall positive, long-standing user experience. However, users repeatedly report stability issues after updates, posting limitations around a 360-character limit, and crashes in search features. Language auto-detection and missing video/GIF support are also common threads. Overall, the app is liked and recommended, but users want better stability and feature parity with modern social apps.

Pros

Calm, non-toxic environment and safe space with a supportive community.
Responsive developers and moderators who listen to users and push updates.
Overall positive app with a long-standing, reliable presence that many users would recommend.
Aesthetics and user experience with a clean, appealing interface.

Cons

Stability issues after updates, including crashes when opening media and other bugs.
Posting restrictions and posting issues due to a 360-character limit and occasional posting failures.
Search functionality and related lists occasionally crash or behave unpredictably.
Language detection/autodetection issues, with a desire for manual language switching.
Missing video/GIF upload support, a frequent feature request for the app.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.30

All time rating average: 3.88

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15% (9)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-05-28	Ma*****	I love Plurk, I do. My account is almost 15 years old. And I was okay with the ads before. But now, they take up more than my entire screen and are constant, which is unacceptable. If you make the ads play nice and be unobtrusive, I'll gladly buy Plurk Coin to remove them. Otherwise, it's back to the browser with ad blockers for me.
I love Plurk, I do. My account is almost 15 years old. And I was okay with the ads before. But now, they take up more than my entire screen and are constant, which is unacceptable. If you make the ads play nice and be unobtrusive, I'll gladly buy Plurk Coin to remove them. Otherwise, it's back to the browser with ad blockers for me.
2026-04-10	da*****	hated this app it was confusing
hated this app it was confusing
2025-11-17	He*****	This app is really good! I love how Plurk feels non-toxic and calm compared to other social platforms — it’s like a real safe space. I would really appreciate it if the app could support short videos and allow GIFs to be used directly. Even small video clips would make the experience even better. Overall, amazing app. Please keep it up! 💛
This app is really good! I love how Plurk feels non-toxic and calm compared to other social platforms — it’s like a real safe space. I would really appreciate it if the app could support short videos and allow GIFs to be used directly. Even small video clips would make the experience even better. Overall, amazing app. Please keep it up! 💛
2025-10-14	An*****	This app was fantastic until today's update. Now it crashes whenever I try to open a simple image, and neither clearing my cache nor uninstalling and reinstalling the app fixed it. Instead of fixing bugs, all this update did was create new ones. Absolutely useless.
This app was fantastic until today's update. Now it crashes whenever I try to open a simple image, and neither clearing my cache nor uninstalling and reinstalling the app fixed it. Instead of fixing bugs, all this update did was create new ones. Absolutely useless.
2025-09-02	Ro*****	If only plurk app looked like the plurk website. It would be awesome. Also needs video uploading support.
If only plurk app looked like the plurk website. It would be awesome. Also needs video uploading support.
2025-07-25	*****	Thank you for accompanying me for more than 10 years!
Thank you for accompanying me for more than 10 years!
2025-07-12	Hu*****	love this app sm people her is so good
love this app sm people her is so good
2025-07-05	Ik*****	app kesayangan. satu-satunya social media yang aku pake 😸
app kesayangan. satu-satunya social media yang aku pake 😸
2025-06-12	Mo*****	Plurk has been a mainstay in my life for years for communicating with people in my community. The app isn't perfect, but the devs are very responsive and friendly, thank you Plurk developers for holding it down for over a decade.
Plurk has been a mainstay in my life for years for communicating with people in my community. The app isn't perfect, but the devs are very responsive and friendly, thank you Plurk developers for holding it down for over a decade.
2025-06-09	Da*****	2025 plurk bookmark features is not working in mobile app (1) whats the point then ? (*) Verdict delete account and uninstall for good
2025 plurk bookmark features is not working in mobile app (1) whats the point then ? (*) Verdict delete account and uninstall for good