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Privacy Concerns

Users are worried about their data — and they should be. This pattern appears across 52 different app categories in our analysis of 156,000+ negative App Store reviews.

52
Categories Affected
156K+
Reviews Analyzed

Affected Categories

Note Taking

82.5% frequency

Data loss and syncing issues

"Notes are not shared between devices."

Battery Saver

47% frequency

Inaccurate battery health data

"My battery is almost dead, but the app says it's perfect."

Car Maintenance

43% frequency

Data loss and unreliability

"Updated app erased all my records."

Nutrition Tracker

41% frequency

Inaccurate barcode scanning and food database errors

"The barcode scanner is way off. I cannot believe I wasted 3 bucks on this."

Bill Splitter

40% frequency

Security concerns and data privacy

"I’m unable to get funds because they want my full social security number."

Fishing

38% frequency

Inaccurate mapping and data

"Marks dry creek beds as spots."

Net Worth Tracker

38% frequency

Inaccurate financial data

"The app shows incorrect account balances"

Airport

37% frequency

Privacy concerns and data tracking

"'Stop trying to sell my data'"

Surfing

37% frequency

Inaccurate data and app functionality issues

"The app used to be decent. For the past week nothing loads and for the past few months everything has loaded very slow."

Password Manager

36% frequency

Data loss after updates

"Lost years of passwords after update."

Roadside Assistance

36% frequency

Privacy concerns with location tracking

"App tracks you and based on driving it raises your rates"

Cocktail Recipes

35% frequency

Limited cocktail database and missing ingredients

"Lacks liquors, hides recipes behind paywall."

Stock News

35% frequency

Inaccurate or outdated data

"Stock prices are often inaccurate and delayed."

Moving

34% frequency

Data loss and sync issues

"My list of completed tasks disappeared all of a sudden."

Flashcard

34% frequency

Loss of data and unsaved progress

"Lost all my decks after an update."

Medication Reminder

33% frequency

Data synchronization issues

"App doesn’t sync across all your devices! Forces you to start from scratch."

Diet Planner

32% frequency

Loss of data and features

"Lost 3 years of data."

Email Client

29% frequency

Security and privacy concerns

"Proton Mail is not safe! They are locking people’s accounts who are activists."

Business Card Scanner

29% frequency

Loss of previously stored data

"Years of contacts deleted after an update."

Stock Trading

29% frequency

Data not updating or inaccurate

"The app no longer works. Opened today to a window that says it has been updated. Sadly it doesn’t work anymore."

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