YouNow: Go Live, Make Friends
App Store: Apple
Total Reviews Found: 29
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| Review | Date |
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| I’ve gone live on this app several years ago and recently got back into it. I love this app you can meet really cool people but there are just a couple things I would like to make you aware of. First thing I really wish I could use my back camera whilst live-streaming. I am only able to use my front camera and I can’t zoom in or anything. I really want to see the ability to switch & use a phones back camera to livestream as it would make my life so much easier. The second is I wish the chat was monitored a little more. I got this a lot when I was younger but even now there are a lot of creeps who get really weird in the chat as well as guys who will trick someone into guesting them but then reveal themselves inappropriately or naked. As of right now the only thing you can really do is block or report the person (which doesn’t seem to help), however if I were in charge of making these changes, I would make certain keywords highlight an account & put them on a three-strike probation. I also feel that the problem accounts’ emails/numbers could be banned from creating new accounts if they continue. I feel that this could help the app be safer and less 18+. Thank you for your time, I hope to see these improvements in the future. | May 20, 2023 |
| The app itself is fun. But how YouNow itself handles situations is down right upsetting. They have banned people for simply helping others that are being bullied, and people defending themselves against bullies. They don’t give the person who the report is against a chance to work it out with them. I told them about someone who was threatening me on a different platform called LiveMe. They told me there wasn’t anything they could do. But yet when that person reported me to YouNow about what happened on YouNow they banned me. And when I told them that it happened somewhere else and called them out. They proceeded to tell me that you can’t bully someone on YouNow on a different platform. I could go on for days about them. But I’ll leave this right here. I had someone threatening to k1ll me and my kids and smear out blood on the walls. I reported it with proof. And nothing was done to this person at all. That person is still actively on YouNow. Just be careful if you download it. Also there’s pedos that they allow on the app and do nothing about. | Dec 22, 2021 |
| I got banned a while back for who knows what reason I streamed fairly regularly I tried to make a new account got banned on that one also. I made an appeal but I don’t find the joy in streaming very much anymore my interests have changed I’m more in the virtual reality scene right now playing video games. I’m trying to terminate my accounts it will not let me there is no option for it anymore and I don’t know why I went to privacy there’s absolutely no option on mobile or the pc. To cover some other issues I’ve had I don’t like a lot of the people on there it’s mostly old men hitting on young girls including myself I haven’t found a lot of genuine good people on any of these types of sights that’s another reason why I want to leave. But the four years I was there I did enjoy having fun at the time there were a few meaningful conversations. Anyways hope someone can fix this issue I’m having | Aug 11, 2021 |
| At one time I loved the site but after a while it became a home to older men who prey on children, rules that only non partners have to follow and no backing for the unpartnered, contests became about which partner had the most gifts given which would cost fans more and more money, then I got banned when I spoke out about it | Apr 13, 2020 |
| I was just shown a very vulgar image when I guested someone they showed me their junk and I’m 16 and that is not something I want to see I feel sick and violated and I need you to do something about this it’s disgusting and gross. So do something about it also I suggest you take the guesting feature down it just leads to absolutely horrible things it’s gross. | Jul 7, 2019 |
| Do I was doing a live and this kid was being inappropriate and I told him not to be and I told him if he kept being inappropriate I would report him. Then you reported me for being underage but it says in the App Store 12+ so I would not recommend this app because it does not give you the right information. | Feb 14, 2019 |
| Hello I just wanna say before downloading this app just don’t there is very sexual creepy men on this app I downloaded it when I was 12 and 6 years later I still have a stalker he hasn’t contacted me physically but he has pictures of me on his computer I know this because he found me on social media I have blocked him on all accounts he has made he sends me birthday letters he acts as if we are dating he post weekly about me on social media he tells made up fantasy’s about me on social media and it’s very weird it’s scary and I just pray that you young girls be careful on the internet it’s a gross world with bad people and I want you to be safe | Feb 6, 2019 |
| When I got this app, I was ready to broadcast and watch other people broadcast. Two weeks, I went back on the app. Everything was fine until, I made to the home page. On the home page, the app would just freeze and then just crash. This led me into become very frustrated. Also because I would have to refresh the app when it chooses to freeze. Another thing about this app is that, it’s just creepy. One day, I was watching a girl’s broadcast. (She looked underage so she shouldn’t be on this app.) Anyway, while I was looking through the comment section/chat, I was left in pure disgust. The chat showed these perverts asking for age, Snapchat, address, and sexual things. I’m a male and I hate people who do that to innocent girls. Basically, if you are a girl and you’re reading this, please be careful on this app. They’re a lot of creeps on this app. | Aug 13, 2018 |
| Who ever runs this site are bunch of pedaphiles. Shame on YouNow for having no age restrictions! | Jun 30, 2018 |
| So when I first got this app my friend and I loved it!! We were always going live and having lots of fun. Also we definitely obeyed the rules and blocked any weird people asking for private information or asking to do weird things. So I was definitely following the rules. And when I watched other people go live I didn’t spam or ask for private information or tell them to do things that are you know weird. So I absolutely should have never gotten banned!!!! Anywho this is when I realized I couldn’t go live. About 3 weeks ago my friend and I were bored and decided to go on YOUNOW but when we tried to go live it said we got suspended for being “underage” even though we’re both not underage we’re actually BOTH over 13yrs old!!! So I just don’t get why we got suspended?? And then we tried going back on today and it said we got EXPELLED FOR BEING UNDERAGE!!!!! And I was like HOLD UP last time it said we were SUSPENDED NOT EXPELLED ALSO WHEN WE WERE SUSPENDED WE NEVER GOT UNSUSPENDED!! So I’m really really really mad and would love to go live again!! Oh I forgot to mention we also didn’t curse/swear. | Apr 21, 2018 |
| Ok my first live stream I guested someone and he showed up naked and I am a 13 year old girl I am scared for life and please take away the ability to guest because I don’t want this to happen to any other little girls his username name was king_star something something and I wish I Hadn’t scene what I had and my friend saw it too because we were hanging out having a good time but this really put a downfall on our sleepover | Mar 11, 2018 |
| It should be 18+ app not 12+ I see a lot under age kids on this app and I am concerned that some adults might be perverts I have 3 nieces and nephew and I do worry about the age for this app and some of girls are asking for attention by not having enough clothes on and it needs to be more maintained and watched a little bit better I’m just worried about some of the things on here | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Guess my first review was too mean. It's still too many third worlders on here preying after little girls and "showing themselves" to them. Hell, y'all don't seem to do anything about the pedos on here in general. | Feb 16, 2018 |
| This app is super glitchy and the team doesn’t care about the users safety. This app is for 13 and up but there is lots of nudity, self harm, and child predators. YouNow requires you to have 5 thousand fans, get 450 views an hour, and other requirements before you can make a single penny. They favor other broadcasters and only care about money. And when you do become partnered you only make 30-40 %. Not to mention this app hasn’t had an update in over 3 months so it’s glitchy asf. | Jan 20, 2018 |
| I have been around this app for quite a few years now and in that time I have seen some pretty awful things. Not only that,but, I’ve seen some favoritism that is just unfair. There are people who have busted their butts to get partnered and have plain, been ignored, and others who have been rewarded,so to speak, for things that just are disturbing. On that note, I may be deleting my account soon. It doesn’t seem to me that younow is doing much to fix these things. From people showing body parts to pre-teen users, it looks like a lot needs to be changed. | Dec 15, 2017 |
| If you're a parent be careful if your daughter uses this app because there's all kind of perverts stalking young girls, arabians, very old ppl etc. the worst part is when the broadcaster decides to guest someone thinking he or she is a person around her age but it's not, but someone showing his private parts. This app is the heaven for pervs but for young girls a nightmare u better stay away from this app | Nov 24, 2017 |
| This app is totally inappropriate for children. As my child was videoing herself doing pranks, someone split the screen with her and showed a very inappropriate video to her, and many other viewers. She is now scared to chat, because she revealed personal information to viewers. I have now warned her, that not everyone is who they say they are. You have to be careful with this kind of app. | Nov 21, 2017 |
| This app is disgusting. The CEO supports pedophila and allows "moments" of men jacking off in front on kids. Also they're money grubbers, over charged me twice. They banned my favorite creator and never gave him a reason. There is virtually no support people for technical issues. App is always buggy and seemingly no updates are being done. 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 | Sep 4, 2017 |
| So, what gets me is that the app banned people who haven't done anything. But it won't ban the pedophiles and criminals? Wow up your game younow | Dec 2, 2016 |
| Poorly written app. Encourages very young teenage females to show cleavage and dress like they're 25 year old strippers in return for recognition and awards from perverts. Moderators kill any decent conversations. Avoid! | Oct 12, 2016 |
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