We analyzed 968 negative reviews from the top 5 Local News apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
65% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Every other post is 'sponsored', and the platform is flooded by vendors."
"This app is full of ads and fake profiles. It’s very frustrating to deal with."
52% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"If you’re a Karen who hates Trump, welcome home. Nextdoor presents itself as a neutral community platform but operates with demonstrable, systemic, far-left political bias."
"I posted a video of people kicking and damaging my door but they said it wasn’t relevant to letting the neighborhood know."
43% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Impossible to unsubscribe to emails. They just keep coming and about everything under the sun."
"It feels like they're constantly coming up with new notification lists, unsubscribing from everything they opt you into takes forever."
38% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I was posting about Jesus and about how others should be kind... and they suspended my account."
"I have been a member for roughly not even 2 weeks and my accounts been suspended 3 times and for what?"
31% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"This app has gone way down hill to me, also they won’t stop emailing me no matter if I unsubscribe."
"Used to be a great app, now it’s a bunch of boomers and nosy neighbors complaining about politics and stupid things."
27% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Can’t even open the app. 2 updates later and still can’t."
"App does not refresh….Does not load current content ….we are switching to a different company."
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
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