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Performance Problems

Slow apps, battery drain, and storage hogs. This pattern appears across 21 different app categories in our analysis of 156,000+ negative App Store reviews.

21
Categories Affected
156K+
Reviews Analyzed

Affected Categories

Electronics Store

68% frequency

App slowness and lag

"The app is so unbearably slow that it can’t load any search results past the first 10."

Pomodoro Timer

40% frequency

Technical glitches and poor performance

"Used to work, doesn’t anymore. Doesn’t block screen time."

Rental

39% frequency

Unreliable app performance

"App keeps crashing every time I click on anything."

Recipe

37% frequency

App reliability and performance issues

"The app is frequently inaccessible. I just get the icon of the spinning."

Flashcard

31% frequency

Glitchy and unreliable performance

"App is filled with bugs and crashes often."

Ai Photo

30% frequency

Unreliable AI performance

"Grok is dumb ASF and makes stupid errors."

Strategy Game

29% frequency

Slow progression without spending

"Takes far too long to progress. Played for hours to get upgrades and they turned out to be a small chance for the upgrade to even happen."

Battery Saver

25% frequency

Failed to complete battery tests

"Fails to give battery health info on iPad Air."

Meal Planning

22% frequency

App performance issues

"App just buffers… takes forever to update."

Ev Charging

22% frequency

Slow charging speeds

"Chargers are too slow, takes forever to charge."

Background Remover

22% frequency

Inconsistent AI performance

"AI generated backgrounds look horrible."

Skiing

22% frequency

Battery drain

"Battery drain AFTER premium. The app is nice in FREE mode — you can ride the whole day easily and have 50% battery left. (Slopes: Ski & Snowboard)"

Sports Scores

22% frequency

App performance issues

"Keeps breaking, lagging, and halting."

Audio Social

21% frequency

App stability and performance issues

"The app keeps crashing out of nowhere. How are you supposed to have a conversation or listen with this happening? (Clubhouse)"

Dashcam

19% frequency

Battery drain due to app

"This app is a battery hog!"

Driving Test

19% frequency

App glitches and performance issues

"App won’t let me log in, says failed and to retry 100 times."

Mileage Tracker

18% frequency

Battery drainage issues

"App drains battery quickly even when not in use"

Forum

18% frequency

Battery drain and overheating

"Battery hog, drains my iPad battery while running in the background."

Thrift Store

18% frequency

Technical issues and app performance

"Takes way too long to load the app."

Calculator

15% frequency

Slow app startup

"Takes forever to load"

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