We analyzed 38 negative reviews from the top 5 Recital Log apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
42% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I downloaded this app so I could improve on my recorder skills, which got me very excited. I thought this app was going to be great, until I got on. That was when I discovered that you needed to pay for over 75 percent of content. Such a scam."
"This app lets you do one lesson and then for pretty much everything else you have to buy"
26% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I'm enjoying this concept so far except of course for all the duplicates+++"
"When I put concerts in its so buggy and they don't show up immediately or show up multiple times"
18% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I spent 2 days entering information on shows that I had attended and then the app crashed! All I get is a blank white screen when I open the app"
"Used it twice, it crashed twice. Bye bye ;)"
21% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Wow, what a fantastic concept for an app! I think this has so much potential, but unfortunately it's half-baked. Here are some immediate improvements that can be made: 1) Improved search. This includes search suggestions while typing"
"why isn't there an easier way to search for a concert?"
11% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"saw this on tiktok and it looked cool but it kept failing when i tried making an account so it's basically unusable"
"Tried making an account with Apple ID and and gmail and neither will work"
13% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Concerts won't add when using website version to my account. Many concerts show up on website that don't show up In searches in App"
"Screens often don't update when you edit information, and other screens will just freeze"
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
Users report losing days of manual data entry due to crashes and blank screens, with no backup or recovery mechanism
"I spent 2 days entering information on shows that I had attended and then the app crashed! All I get is a blank white screen when I open the app"
App appears to have inefficient code causing excessive CPU/battery usage during normal operation
"Every time I try to use it my phone overheats like it's working too hard"
Changes made by users don't reflect immediately in the interface, causing confusion about whether actions succeeded
"When I update the tour name for a recent concert I went to, that concert no longer shows up"
Microphone recognition incorrectly marks correct notes as wrong, frustrating learning process
"I was playing a song and i did it at the right time and kept marking it wrong"
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