Reviews of YourLocal - Save surplus food

By: YourLocal App

List of user reviews and ratings for YourLocal - Save surplus food

Total ratings

4.03 (Rating count: 264)

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Review summary

YourLocal is praised for its mission to reduce food waste and support local businesses by offering discounted surplus food through a user-friendly app. Users appreciate the deals and the ability to discover local eateries. However, complaints are common about app crashes, limited geographic availability mostly in Brooklyn, mandatory registration before browsing, language glitches, and limited variety or number of participating businesses. Despite these issues, many users find value in the concept and express hope for wider expansion and improvements.

Pros

Helps reduce food waste by saving surplus food from local businesses.
Offers good deals and discounts making it affordable to users.
Simple and intuitive user interface that is easy to use and convenient.
Supports local businesses and promotes community and environmental care.
Allows discovering new local eateries and offers a variety of food options.

Cons

App frequently crashes or fails to load properly for some users.
Limited geographic availability, primarily focused around Brooklyn and parts of NYC, with little presence elsewhere.
Forced registration before browsing, raising privacy concerns and reducing usability.
Language issues with the app switching languages unexpectedly, causing usability problems.
Businesses and offerings are limited, with not enough variety or wide enough area coverage.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.20

All time rating average: 4.03

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55% (16)

Date	Author	Comment
2023-07-09	Ni*****	Showstopping bug, cannot register phone number. Trying to is greeted with the error message: "phone-number: failed to initiate phone-number verification: Your account is suspended."
Showstopping bug, cannot register phone number. Trying to is greeted with the error message: "phone-number: failed to initiate phone-number verification: Your account is suspended."
2022-03-16	Ru*****	App crashes all the time Love the concept. App used to work fine. A couple of months ago it began crashing everytime I open it. After a few restarts it sometimes stays open long enough to rescue something.
App crashes all the time Love the concept. App used to work fine. A couple of months ago it began crashing everytime I open it. After a few restarts it sometimes stays open long enough to rescue something.
2022-03-05	Ki*****	Unfortunately it changed the language as soon as I logged in and now I can't use the app
Unfortunately it changed the language as soon as I logged in and now I can't use the app
2022-01-21	de*****	Sign up once then have to sign up again. App doesn't work, keeps switching into Dutch. No area for consumers, only allows businesses to sign up (yet a second process).
Sign up once then have to sign up again. App doesn't work, keeps switching into Dutch. No area for consumers, only allows businesses to sign up (yet a second process).
2021-11-09	Be*****	Push beskeder virker ikke efter opdatering
Push beskeder virker ikke efter opdatering
2021-04-21	Je*****	Great idea but nothing seems to be available. It might be the area I live in but it's totally useless to me.
Great idea but nothing seems to be available. It might be the area I live in but it's totally useless to me.
2021-04-20	cs*****	Needs updated list of places, most are no longer participating
Needs updated list of places, most are no longer participating
2021-02-18	Me*****	It'd be great if it worked and was advertised. I think this app's main problem is that not that many people know about it so ultimately it's just contributing to the problem it's trying to solve. I live in Colorado and it's not that there's a lack of people caring, it's just that we don't know about these things. I thought this was great when I ran upon it on Instagram, but I haven't found a single place within Colorado that actually offers anything. Maybe I'm just using it wrong, I don't know.
It'd be great if it worked and was advertised. I think this app's main problem is that not that many people know about it so ultimately it's just contributing to the problem it's trying to solve. I live in Colorado and it's not that there's a lack of people caring, it's just that we don't know about these things. I thought this was great when I ran upon it on Instagram, but I haven't found a single place within Colorado that actually offers anything. Maybe I'm just using it wrong, I don't know.
2021-01-20	Co*****	Never anything in my area (Staffordshire)
Never anything in my area (Staffordshire)
2021-01-05	Ka*****	Useless app, nothing available in Scottsdale Arizona
Useless app, nothing available in Scottsdale Arizona