We analyzed 28 negative reviews from the top 5 Lucid Dreaming apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
21% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Yes, this app will put you to sleep but no, it will not initiate LUCID DREAMS"
"I've listened to this thing about 40 times and have not had a lucid dream"
32% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"every few seconds while I'm trying to fall asleep listening to the audio, my phone shuts off and the video stops playing"
"every time I've tried to use that feature, it crashes on me"
18% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I don't like that you can only have 2 audios to listen to total if you don't pay"
"you have to pay after only 5 lessons there are 20 total"
14% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I tested your touchless alarm but it doesn't work"
"I only downloaded this for the touchless alarm and it doesn't even work"
7% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I've had this app since february 2023 and now when i went on it all my dreams i wrote were deleted"
"I entered journal entries, saved them, and they just disappeared"
4% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I need to create an account and provide my email before trying out the app?!?!? No thanks."
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
Critical user flows get stuck in infinite loading states, preventing core functionality like saving dream journal entries
"i write my dream in the description and when i go to choose what i encountered before bed and i click next and it just loads forever"
Apps become unusable after OS updates due to abandonment by developers
"I've thoroughly enjoyed this app, but it hasn't been updated in forever & is now completely incompatible with iOS 13"
Advertised free premium access options are not actually available, creating trust issues
"The app doesn't allow to choose the free premium access option just one purchase option. Scam Advertising"
Users purchase duplicate meditations unknowingly, damaging trust and value perception
"I want a refund ... I just downloaded 2 meditations and they are identical?"
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