We analyzed 22 negative reviews from the top 5 Dividend Tracking apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
36% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"This used to be the best app for tracking dividends. Then they added very intrusive ads in the last update. The ads are to the point I have been adding in a purchase and halfway through typing I've had a 1 min add pop in."
"Used to be great app, but now advertisements have been added and the app freezes on the ad."
27% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"The app is unstable and glitchy. It keeps crashing every couple minutes. When I contacted support they said to install the latest iOS version which I did and the problem got only worse."
"keeps crashing and won't open. Paying monthly for this app. please respond how to fix asap"
23% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Estimates even days after the div was officially announced? It's sometimes off by over 100%! Garbage."
"I would give this app a 5 star, but the dividend yield rates are off. This is one of the most important aspects to get right in order for the excellent tools available to work properly."
9% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"This is a great app when it works correctly but recently it's been unusable most days with SSL errors."
"Downloaded and unable to post transactions. It appears that this app is connected to a remote server and that data is unable to be posted so I cannot post any purchases dividdnd bearing shares into the portfolio."
5% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I lost all my data entered into the app after upgrade."
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
Full-screen ads pop up mid-task during critical data entry, forcing users to stop their work and wait through unskippable ads
"The ads are to the point I have been adding in a purchase and halfway through typing I've had a 1 min add pop in."
Users cannot exit ads and must force-close the entire app, losing their progress
"Used to be great app, but now advertisements have been added and the app freezes on the ad."
Frequent updates introduce new bugs and instability rather than improvements
"Unfortunately, it is being ruined by too frequent updates (which are sometimes buggy) and recently introduced full-screen ads."
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