Amazon Shopping
The Amazon Shopping app continues to be a popular platform for a wide variety of products and convenient shopping, but recent updates have introduced significant usability issues, particularly with the forced AI search, frequent app crashes, and ongoing delivery problems.
Recent user reviews for the Amazon Shopping app indicate a mixed experience, with many users appreciating its wide selection and ease of use, while a significant number report frustration with new AI features, app instability, and persistent issues with delivery timeliness and customer service. Despite a high lifetime rating, the recent sentiment is notably negative, suggesting a decline in user satisfaction following recent updates. The developer's notes mention a new design for easier access to features, but this is contradicted by user reports of a cluttered interface and broken functionality.
What users like
- Offers a wide variety of products for purchaseR8R18R32R162
- Generally easy and comfortable to use for online shoppingR2R8R9R18
- Provides good deals and competitive pricing on many itemsR8R69R132
- Customer service is sometimes praised for being outstandingR55R176R194
- Prime membership offers benefits like free returns and potentially cheaper pricesR132
What users complain about
- Forced Alexa AI search is disliked, slow, and replaces traditional search resultsR5R7R11R25
- App frequently crashes, freezes, or glitches, making it unusableR5R11R26R29
- Delivery times are often delayed, even for Prime members, and orders are sometimes canceled or incorrectR1R6R10R14
- App causes phones to heat up and drains battery quicklyR50R82R127R46
- Customer service is difficult to access and unhelpful for complex issuesR12R16R22R28
- Lack of dark mode option is a common complaintR40R44R322
- Some features are missing or not working on iPad, like Alexa AI and image searchR3R88R100R386
- Notifications are used for ads despite user preferences, and autoplaying ads are annoyingR30R82R287R312
- Issues with payment processing and unexpected charges for Prime membershipR1R39R42
- Returns are no longer consistently free or convenientR17
- App interface is cluttered, disorganized, and search results can be inaccurateR41R43R52
Latest update · v27.11.8
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
Our new design provides easier access to the features you use most while on the go. This includes the homepage, account and order information, your cart and the ability to browse and discover Amazon departments, products, programs, and features.
Recurring themes
Who it's for
The Amazon Shopping app is for individuals who prioritize a vast product selection and generally convenient online shopping R2R8R18. It's particularly beneficial for Prime members who value free returns and potentially better pricing R132. However, it is not for users who dislike forced AI interactions, require a stable and bug-free app experience, or rely on consistent, on-time deliveries and accessible human customer support.
Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative (72.4% negative), which contrasts sharply with the lifetime 4.8-star rating. This indicates a significant downward trajectory in user satisfaction, likely due to recent updates and changes. While positive reviews exist, they are less detailed and often praise general aspects of Amazon rather than the app's current state. The evidence for app performance issues and AI dissatisfaction is very strong and consistent across multiple users.
Frequently asked
Does the Amazon Shopping app have a dark mode?
Is the Alexa AI search feature optional in the app?
Are deliveries consistently on time with Amazon Prime?
What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R8] Easy peasy: Great choices, good pricing, variety of merchandise. Like everything about it!
- [R18] Great: this app is a great app you can get skincare makeup etc. I recommend this app if you like online shopping. this is a great app for you. So download it now. Amazon is the best
- [R32] Application de tres haute qualite: J'adore beaucoup cette application, elle a tout ce à quoi vous pouvez penser. Vous pouvez acheter des jouets alimentaires, des cadeaux de Noël, n'importe quoi, cette application est une excellente application et je l'aime tellement. Je dis que l'expédition est assez ennuyeuse parce qu'elle ne semble pas arriver à temps. Je sais que c'est hors du contrôle des appl
- [R162] Shopping: I love to sho on Amazon I find the best product for everything I need
- [R2] Great Work: Now most people have issues with online shopping but this was the most comfortable and reliable way to shop…. 5⭐️s
- [R9] So easy: Whenever I need something in a hurry Amazon always comes through
- [R69] Love it: Love the deals
- [R132] Amazon is Amazinggg: Amazon is just hands down the best online shopping app EVERRRR! But it is definitely better if you are a prime customer because you get free returns on so many things, and the price on lots of items is cheaper! AMAZON IS AMAZING!
- [R55] Fantastic customer service and delivered: Amazon is the best for product delivery service outstanding absolutely outstanding customer service
- [R176] 30 years and it keeps getting better: I've been a customer for about 30 years and the range of products, the price prices, the delivery, and the customer service just keeps getting better and better with each passing year. I am a very happy customer.
- [R194] Amazing service: We appreciate your company! Thank you for great customer service!
- [R5] Alexa ai slop now forced.: I am not going to support Ai slop. All I want to do is look at results of a search not be forced to chat with a stupid ai. The app is cumbersome, sloppy and freezes often now after the update. Hey alexa, you’re horrible.
- [R7] Stop with the AI!: They’ve replaced the search results with an annoying AI chatbot. Just show me search results. Replacing functional results and abandoning the model that made you a giant company is insanity.
- [R11] Alexa AI on Amazon Shopping: This app is nearly unusable with the addition of Alexa AI. It is slow, constantly crashes, and images regularly fail to load. The default is to share all of your data with limited control options and no ability to disable this feature.
- [R25] AI Bloated: Amazon, literally no one anywhere, ever wants your AI search as their default. Switch it back to normal search by default or at least give us an option to turn this garbage off
- [R26] Not as Good as Browser: I keep getting pics of dogs saying “Try Again”. Access is slow. Worst is my searches are not saved if I leave and come back later. Update It’s been over a year and the app keeps crashing. The message says someone is working on it but obviously not. I can’t complete a return
- [R29] Glitchy, closing randomly: Recently, the app has had trouble loading some pages or it only partially loads showing a partial picture. It also randomly closes on its own. Please fix.
- [R1] Terrible Payment System: While it offers many options and stores, getting it to process payment is terrible. I have to submit payment several different ways and there is never a notice which delays my orders. Deliver sucks too. Never a one day or fast delivery.
- [R6] this is a great app but they got the wrong bed frame for me.: I am writing a bad review because when I ordered the bed it was white and had LED lights but when it came it was all yellow brown color and it looked way more different compared to the bed I bought and it costed $130 just for it to come like this? Cmon Amazon I know you guys can do better.
- [R10] Order delivery info: Just order a portable holding tank and combo kit and some weather stripping. Was offered the gift card if I applied for card. So I did and then after I completed my order that offered me getting it by Saturday. It tells me the tank, the most important part won’t be in until the end of the month or possibly beginning of next month. Not happy at all!!!
- [R14] Purchases not delivered on time: I pay for prime and more than half of my orders are not delivered when it says. Especially next day delivery. Over the last 2 months, barely anything I’ve ordered has been delivered on time.
- [R50] Heats up phone: I like this app, and like shopping on Amazon, but I had to uninstall it because every time I open the app my iPhone 16 Pro gets very hot. There is really no reason a shopping app should utilize so much memory, but this one does.
- [R82] Heavy app: The app is very heavy - my iphone battery drains so fast and heats up the phone. Pls don’t add asvertisments and animation . Its also distracting.
- [R127] Drains Phone Battery: The app works really well but sometimes takes a long time to load and always drains my phone battery/makes my phone very hot. I only try to use it for quick purchases of products I’ve already used. If I need to browse at all I use my computer, otherwise my phone battery will drop significantly and very quickly.
- [R46] too much junk: The app has too much junk programming, it eats a phone battery at an excessive rate
- [R12] Going down hill: Amazon has made there money now there customer support no longer cares I’ll be going back to buying from Walmart!!!!
- [R16] Awful company: Any company purposeFully withholding their customer support number is a wretched company. Horrible business practices. If I ask your stupid AI what your customer support numbers is, it should just tell me. Not hide it on purpose.
- [R22] Customer Service is Trash: Package was tampered with and put into another amazon box when delivered. Someone is amazon robbed the product from the package and left the bag. I called customer service…Clowns. They were not able to order another one for me, or apply free expedited shipping from the first crime. I asked to escalate with a ticket. They would not give me any information regarding the
- [R28] Really hate Amazon.: They want to remove human contact, so everything is AI. Makes it insanely difficult to navigate issues that are uncommon. Super difficult to get packages that don’t go thru USPS since it puts the pin for my house 5-10 miles down a completely different road. No contact options with delivery drivers unless they call you first. It’s just a joke.
- [R40] No dark mode: In 2026, app from a tech company and no dark mode?
- [R44] Dark mode?: How is it that it’s 2026 and the Amazon app still does not have dark mode!? How in the world are we supposed to do sleepy shopping when we can’t sleep- without blinding our partners!?
- [R322] Blinding: Needs a dark mode for iOS
- [R3] Not ubiquitous functionality: I’d like to request an update to the functionality. The main issues are that there’s no Alexa AI for the iPad app, at least on the 11th generation I’m using, and you can’t use pictures to search for products like you can on the iPhone, which is maddening.
- [R88] Alexa blue bubbles don't work on iPad: Amazon please fix!
- [R100] Amazon Haul: Amazon Haul will not open on my iPad. The app store says the Amazon app is updated.
- [R386] Small Writing: The writing on this App is too small for IPad mini.
- [R30] Still get advertising notification even when turned off: I like the App mostly, but currently one issue is bothering me. I have disabled all Deals & Recommendations notifications in my Amazon account, but the iOS app continues to send promotional ‘Trending on social’ push notifications. Please respect the user’s notification preferences!
- [R287] Ads autoplaying: Please stop ads from autoplaying when I launch the iOS app.. Amazon does not need to take centre stage if I'm listening to music and decide to browse.
- [R312] Uses notifications for ads: They have started using notifications for ads. But you need to keep notifications on to track your deliveries.
- [R39] No refund: Making me pay for prime even tho I never bought it and won’t give me a refund after I cancel it
- [R42] This was good: This website suck now because they charged me for every dime and shipping and also charged me for prime 4 times with out asking and I couldn’t even cancel it
- [R17] Returns not free: You advertise free refunds and replacements but returns are not longer free, I must either drive over 30 miles out of my way to a Staples in another city or pay to return items now. When there is a UPS drop and FedEx drop right here. You want to charge me 6.99 even when I print and attach label and package for shipping myself.
- [R41] It’s a cluttered mess: Everyone knows it. Got recommended items above the product description you’re looking at. Horizontal scrolls. Filter is awful. Search is inaccurate. It’s a complete mess , disorganized, & I hate using it for that reason. Also, delivery drones are incessant and annoying. I’m tired of the flying over my house all the time.
- [R43] Worse and worse!!!: You know what Amazon, PureFormulas website has exactly the same discounts on most products, and a lot of products are actually cheaper! Why are we paying premium to shop at Amazon? AND a whopping membership fee when the deliveries are no longer two days! PureFormulas has an overnight shipment. And why are you making this app WORSE, not better? The product description, what on
- [R52] Helen Keller could have done a better job: This is the most disorganized app I have ever used. Of course my apartment complex uses the Amazon delivery boxes and the whole experience has made me want to just delete my account.
- [R34] Ruined a Good Thing: Amazon has always been something that I enjoyed using but they have now completely destroyed the app and website by adding an AI search bar feature that cannot be turned off. I do not want an AI education about what I’m searching for. I know what I am searching for. There is NO reason to have AI telling the customer WHAT the item is. We aren’t stupid! Add a “turn off” feature
- [R19] Amazon has gone downhill: Amazon used to be good with shipping and receiving products. Now it seems like every time I order something, it is always delayed or I don’t seem to ever get my package. Not to mention I have Amazon prime so I am paying extra for “faster” deliveries.
- [R33] Useless: dont get prime shipping if anything it makes u wait longer
- [R51] Broken Promises: Over the past six months Amazon consistently misses their promised delivery day. When purchasing an item, it will tell you when you can expect it, however, it’s now one or two days behind schedule. If you’re making a purchase and planning on it being delivered when they say they will deliver it, your best add one or two days to their estimated shipping. This will help you avoid b
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store