Target
The Target app offers convenient shopping with popular features like drive-up and pickup, but recent updates have introduced significant performance issues, making it slow and buggy for many users.
The Target app is generally appreciated for its convenience, especially for pickup and drive-up services, and its integration with the Target Circle loyalty program. However, recent user reviews frequently report issues with app speed, glitches, and difficulties with account management and order fulfillment, contradicting the developer's claims of minor improvements.
What users like
- Convenient for pickup and drive-up orders, saving time for busy usersR2R27R32R58
- Easy to find sales, coupons, and manage shopping listsR50R65
- Loyalty program (Target Circle/RedCard) offers savings, rewards, and free shippingR65R67R74
- Generally user-friendly and streamlined for online shoppingR3R12R18R33
What users complain about
- Frequent lagging, freezing, and slow performance, especially after recent updatesR13R21R34R36
- Issues with account creation, sign-in, and password resetsR4R35R86R111
- Inconsistent order fulfillment, including delayed or canceled deliveries/pickups and out-of-stock itemsR1R11R16R23
- Navigation and user interface can be frustrating, with issues like difficult store changes, cumbersome list access, and repetitive pop-upsR15R22R31R43
- Target Circle freebies and membership benefits are often perceived as a 'scam' due to items being out of stock or having low valueR29R41R45R116
Latest update · v2026.26.0
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
Thanks for using the Target app! We’ve made several small improvements and bug fixes to give you a better experience.
Recurring themes
Who it's for
The Target app is for loyal Target shoppers who frequently use drive-up or pickup services and want to manage their Target Circle rewards and RedCard savings R3R65. It is also suitable for those who value organized stores and a wide selection of items R3R5. However, it may not be for users who prioritize a consistently fast and glitch-free app experience, or those who rely heavily on online order fulfillment for time-sensitive or specific items R13.
Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily towards performance issues and order fulfillment problems, which contrasts with the high lifetime rating. This indicates a recent negative trajectory in user experience, despite the developer's notes claiming minor improvements. Evidence for account/login issues and loyalty program dissatisfaction is also strong.
Frequently asked
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What reviewers actually said
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- [R2] Amazing: Love the free pick up
- [R27] Drive up service: I love the convenience of drive up service. As a mom needed items on a rush I can place my order n it’s ready the same day.
- [R32] Love the drive up service: Customer service for the drive up is amazing in Palm desert
- [R58] Shopping and Pick up: Best experience, when you have a time crunch. Find things at your finger tips and get delivered to your car. Big shoutout to the entire crew at Southplainfield Target 🎯
- [R50] So easy to use!: I love how easy it is to find coupons and sale items!
- [R65] Target app ❤️: I absolutely love the Target app! It makes shopping so much easier. I can quickly see which store has the items I need, find sales, create shopping lists and registries, and place pickup orders for last-minute items. As a Target Circle member, I also earn rewards and frequently receive $5 or $10 gift cards just from buying things I already needed. It’s convenient, easy to use, and h
- [R67] Target is the Great: As I ordered something I said to my husband this is the reason I shop at Target. I have the Target debit card so I get 5% off, I get free shipping, plus I get credits when I shop, great prices and their customer service is excellent. I buy all my cleaning supplies and laundry detergents only at Target!
- [R74] Love the target app!!: I love that u can place any order whether it be a pick up or drive up or ship to u. Plus you earn circle money and you save when you use your Redcard. Can’t beat that!!
- [R3] Love Target: I’ve been a loyal Target customer for over 15 years, and my family and I truly love Target. I love the Target brand, the clean and organized stores, and the convenient app that makes shopping so easy. Target has always provided a great shopping experience, and it continues to be one of our favorite places to shop.
- [R12] User friendly: It’s is easy to use
- [R18] Always a breeze to shop online!: I always compare this to Walmart, and target app is so much easier to use. I have no issues or trouble ever using the app online!
- [R33] Best in class retail shopping app: Target app is one of the best retail shopping apps currently. It’s streamlined, offers versatile delivery or pickup options, accepts ApplePay and is just seamless.
- [R13] Buggy and slow: I can hardly even use it anymore as Target has added so many features and overloaded the basic functionality of the app. Truly terrible UI and so slow even after update
- [R21] Slow and time consuming: Super slow, too many suggestion, it takes for ever to finish our edit anything
- [R34] App freezes and glitches a lot: Usage is not always smooth
- [R36] App glitches and lags constantly: I love the convenience of doing my whole grocery order in the app for pick up, but it is CONSTANTLY lagging when I try to get my order together.
- [R4] Waste of time: Can’t even sign up, still won’t send a verification code after various attempts. Called to try an get someone to help (which they don’t hyper link the help number so you have to go back and forth between the app and dial pad), then the guy just wasted my time and I still can’t create an account. I have checked every folder, waited, tried resend, I tried calling - let’s note I needed
- [R35] Makes it impossible to create account: It says to click a button to create an account. Then it asks for a phone number, then it says, sorry, that account doesn’t exist. What idiots in IT these jerks employ. I’ll take my business to Walmart.
- [R86] Updating Card Expiration Date doesn’t not work: Updated expiration date on card. It will not save. Added new card typing credit card number and expiration. It saved. Can see new expiration date. When I try to check out it gives error says card is expired. It is not the expiration is 10/29 it is pulling 06/26 which is wrong. Closing and restarting app did not good. Chat kept telling me to change br
- [R111] Basura: Es la unica app de credit, q es una basura, nunca guarda tu username, ni tu pasword, siempre tienes q ponerlo, y mas cuando te toca el dia de pago, aparte pones tu username y paswords correcto, y te dice q lames. Eso lo hacen cada que toca el dia de pago. Que casualidad, q en otros dias si puede uno entrar con el user y pasword que uno tiene anotado, no le daria ni una estreñla
- [R1] Pokemon restock disaster: Terrible bots taking all the stock. Impossible to check out
- [R11] When will I receive my order: I placed my order to be delivered between 6 and 7pm. I keep getting notification updates it’s being pushed back 1 hour at a time. Now it’s saying I will receive my order between 9 and 10pm. Why am I paying for delivery time and fee if it’s not going to be fulfilled
- [R16] Stores always out of stock on stuff: App works great but your inventory is terrible says stuff available and when delivery person looks you don’t have any this happens all the times in Queens NY
- [R23] App is nice, delivery and customer care is HORRIBLE: Never really used target but recently moved next to one a few months ago and got the app. The app is nice and easy to navigate. But I used the delivery option and the driver delivered it to the wrong place, didn’t answer, and customer care did not refund the full amount spent though they had the proof. Then ended the service chat as I was still
- [R15] Bad design: App is so hard and exhausting to navigate, it’s not even funny. I go between a lot of targets, and want to be able to see where an item is located, trying to figure out how to change the store and have it update. The location is the most painstaking thing I’ve ever had to do with an app, please fix
- [R22] Search bar request: Can you put search bar on top? or let users pick
- [R31] Needs improvement: I keep a running list of the things I need from target using the list feature, but I find it so cumbersome to access! It would be so much better for the list feature to be easily accessed right from the homepage of the app, it shouldn’t require so many steps to find/access it. Please improve this Target!!!
- [R43] Removed option to choose how to pick up; defaults to Drive Up now: I noticed the app defaults all pick up orders to Drive Up now, even if you are walking to the store and picking up at the desk. This makes it annoying for the walk up customers. I have to make a few extra taps to bring up the barcode when picking up my order. Can you please revert to the previous behavior so it’s not biased agains
- [R29] Need more savings !: I have a lot of apps with accounts on it so I can save money used to do 5$ gift cards now nothing ??
- [R41] The Target Circle freebies used to be really good when they were food options now they suck!: Also, I wish if you did like an order pick up like an hour instead of two hours would be so much better for an order cause two hours is just such a long window. I mean I get people are shortstaffed.
- [R45] Membership is a scam: The whole monthly freebies thing with the membership is such a scam, watch yourself get stuck with $5 off store brand items or coupons while the $15-20 value item gets ‘sold out’ the second it’s released because they don’t make everything the same value. Not to mention the promise of free shipping on any order with a 360 membership, just for 90% of items to end up being free
- [R116] Horrible: Customer service is horrible, Target offers freebies for being a target circle member can’t even accommodate that because it’s always out of stock. The biggest joke! I would’ve given them 0 stars, if that was an option.
- [R5] The best dept store: Target always has a good price, good customer service. Cleaner and we’ll organized than Walmart stores. Keep it up.👍
- [R25] I LOVE TARGET!: Target always has what I need when I need it. I can always count on Target to fulfill my orders in an exceptional amount of time. The customer service is always phenomenal whether it's in store, pickup, or online - I highly recommend to anyone/everyone 😊
- [R26] Enjoy shopping at Target.: I just love shopping at Target. It has the best it has the best modern items. The employees are so helpful and nice and go the extra mile to help me. I only wish all Targets in El Paso, Texas were Super Targets.
- [R73] Last update causing major lag: I use the app often for drive up - like almost daily. I love the app. This latest update though, causes lots of spinning and delay. I’ve had to force close multiple times while using. Please fix!
- [R84] SLOW SLOW SLOW: App is slow. Takes 15 seconds every time you add or update an item. Very frustrating when you’re trying to order more than a couple items. Not worth the time. Will be cancelling membership for this reason.
- [R136] Fix your endless password reset loop!: I used to love the Target app - until the developers recently updated it a week ago. It’s been nothing short of an irritating nightmare since it was released. I’ve been using the app for years, especially to pay with my Target credit card from my wallet every time I’m at checkout. I went to pay for a purchase the other day and for some reason it said “Verify
- [R149] Target App Sign In /Sign out Process: I recently purchased a new phone and when prompted to sign in - the app did not recognize my user email and I was forced to make a “new” account. I am having to go back in and add my teacher discount and other wallet information.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store