Kik Messaging & Chat App alternatives

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1. [R1] Kik Messaging & Chat App 1/5 · US Not filled and boring: Kik used to be decent for meeting friends and just chilling but now the app is just filled with of bots and livestreams of freaks there’s no way to meet new people and I promise everyone texting you is a bot it’s so lame. oh and it’s filled with ads
2. [R2] Kik Messaging & Chat App 4/5 · US Could be a five star app: But the spam messages have gotten so out of hand it’s bringing the app down in a big way. I’ve been using kik for over a decade before it was what it is today and always enjoyed it. Not anymore. The more spam messages I report the more I get. If I report 1 I get 10 in it’s place. Kik you need to get this handled and stop asking us to pay for the app. As an OG I will unins
3. [R4] Kik Messaging & Chat App 1/5 · US All bots no people: Horrible.
4. [R21] Kik Messaging & Chat App 3/5 · US Bot City: So many bots here ! AI world here. Haven’t been able to talk to one real person via chat. Only live chat have real people !
5. [R3] Kik Messaging & Chat App 3/5 · US Freezing: The only problem I have with this app it freezes constantly and doesn’t let you text or do anything. You have to force close it then open it again.
6. [R7] Kik Messaging & Chat App 1/5 · US App stuck: Ever since the update the app just loads and freezes. Nothing else works. Fix this.
7. [R10] Kik Messaging & Chat App 1/5 · US Kiks gone down hill.: Takes forever to load, can’t see people’s profile pic, lagging like crazy no matter how many times I update the app.
8. [R15] Kik Messaging & Chat App 3/5 · US Issues Continue to Persist: While logging in is no longer an issue, for some reason, I’m no longer able to receive messages. This started happening just days ago. Plus, some profile pictures aren’t being displayed and the app is still freezing/locking up. I don’t know if it’s because of my older device (9-year-old iPhone 7 Plus) or if this is a known issue. Really hope this finally gets so
9. [R6] Kik Messaging & Chat App 3/5 · US Latest update will not allow me to see certain pfp: Just downloaded latest update and it will not allow me to see certain individuals pfp while in group chat. This is very annoying and I hope you can resolve it. Also I preferred the old gif system. Hopefully you can resolve some of these issues
10. [R9] Kik Messaging & Chat App 3/5 · US Change isn’t always good: The new gif keyboard hardly ever loads and also doesn’t have the popular gifs that Tenor had. Also can’t see a lot of pfps. And no, there’s no setting I can find to make it any different.
11. [R12] Kik Messaging & Chat App 3/5 · US I got groomed on this app: You’re still having random people do sexual live streams and have weirdos here? Thanks
12. [R13] Kik Messaging & Chat App 1/5 · US Creeps: I used this app when I was a minor, and men had access to chat with me. Predators love this app. Parents, protect your children and make sure this app is not on their phone
13. [R46] Kik Messaging & Chat App 1/5 · US App for pedofiles: I haven’t used this app since around 9/10 years old but there were so many pedofiles and I fell personally damaged. I should probably sue this company. Anyone that reads this and is willing to back me I will split the lawsuit 50/50. Kik promotes pedophilia and especially when I was a child. Any lawyer reading this I would also split the lawsuit with 50/50. Kik was a sick, grotes
14. [R11] Kik Messaging & Chat App 5/5 · US Purchase: Why do I have to pay for Kik monthly now?
15. [R16] Kik Messaging & Chat App 1/5 · US Purchase: Your app was free it’s not worth paying for
16. [R19] Kik Messaging & Chat App 1/5 · US Weird af: App is weird. Will NEVER notify you that you have a message so that’s garbage. The streamers are all fake or from Philippines or somewhere random and sometimes there is nobody even on the screen if you click on a streamer. App is truly horrendous
17. [R27] Kik Messaging & Chat App 3/5 · US Not letting me login: Can’t login please fix issue
18. [R32] Kik Messaging & Chat App 5/5 · US My kik is not working: I’m trying to open an account on kik but is not letting me open it pls help me out
19. [R58] WhatsApp Messenger 5/5 · US I Loveeeee: I can send messages without wifi and then wait until I have data to send, and there can be more than 100 people in a group chat
20. [R62] WhatsApp Messenger 5/5 · US I love this app!!!!: WhatsApp makes it so easy to connect with friends, family, and colleagues! The calls are clear and messages are fast and reliable. I use it everyday and have a great experience!
21. [R66] Messenger 5/5 · US Reliable: I truly believe Facebook messenger will always be there
22. [R67] Messenger 3/5 · US Calls: They was good most of the time long as u have good signal!!!!!
23. [R72] Messenger 5/5 · US Call to Butch: Call was very good connection
24. [R74] Messenger 5/5 · US Messenger: It’s a great app I use it everyday
25. [R82] Snapchat 1/5 · US DOWNHILL: I DONT WANT IT TO OPEN SPOTLIGHT WHEN I OPEN THE APP. WHAT ARE YOU DOING MAKE IT STOP
26. [R87] Snapchat 3/5 · US Bulk remove: I have a lot of friends from when I was younger but I barely talk to them, and wanna remove a lot of people but I have a lot of people and it makes it tedious to remove one by one
27. [R89] Snapchat 4/5 · US Good app: The app is good, just wish there was a easier way to unfriend people because it takes way too long. Other than that everything else is solid.
28. [R91] Snapchat 1/5 · US New Update Sucks: I love snapchat and use it almost everyday. Especially for the memories, it’s easy and accessible to save photos and videos, but the new feature that takes you to the spotlight when opening the app is HORRIBLE. It’s always random stuff, or gross stuff, i just don’t want to see right when I’m trying to check messages. Pls take this feature away. It really makes me want to delete s
29. [R93] Discord 2/5 · US Great when it works: Discords performance has dropped off a cliff the last few years. It takes me three attempts to join a call, all of them needing an app restart to try again, random freezes, crazy lag when switching from servers to DMs, it’s taken three minutes to write this review and it’s *still* not done loading. You guys need to actually fix your bugs. Seriously.
30. [R94] Discord 4/5 · US Great app: I have been using discord for a while now, and I have met tons of people all over the world. I’m just wondering if they will add an Apple Music connection. I feel like it should be added, cause I mostly use Apple Music.
31. [R97] Discord 5/5 · US The Function of Fellowship: Thou Love is like the Raging Fires of the Chasm. Infinitely intensified by Non-complacent Peoples Chattering in to their own bellows…
32. [R98] Discord 3/5 · US Too many ads daily now: Used to be a decent messaging app, now I get pop up ads every time I open it, thanks capitalists
33. [R109] Signal 3/5 · US TOO MUCH DATA: Please adjust settings to all for minimizing data storage on the iPhone. Remove old conversations and attachments, large files, etc… current data settings are all or nothing and signal is consuming many gigabytes of storage.
34. [R114] Signal 5/5 · US A very good fast and reliable app: A very good fast and reliable app
35. [R116] Signal 1/5 · US Fault: You guys should work on the registration Cause tell me why it will take me a whole day Sometimes days trying to use my number to register and all you guys say throughout is you can’t send sms That’s very poor For my first try Very poor
36. [R117] Signal 5/5 · US Best secure messaging app: This is the only app I trust for secure messaging. Very easy to use, and safe!
37. [R34] Kik Messaging & Chat App 1/5 · US No longer works: No longer can get in. Looks like it’s a paid app now?
38. [R43] Kik Messaging & Chat App 1/5 · US Getting a pay screen option at log in: Thought app was free