Lloyd
Lloyd (formerly Glide) is a video messaging app praised for its ease of use and value for the deaf community, but recent updates have introduced critical usability issues on newer iPhones, including cut-off interfaces and notification failures, which contradict the developer's 'bug fixes' claim.
Lloyd, previously known as Glide, is a video messaging application that facilitates communication through video, photo, and text messages. It is particularly valued by the deaf community for enabling sign language communication. However, recent user reviews highlight significant issues with compatibility on newer iPhone models and unreliable notifications, despite a lifetime rating of 4.5 stars.
What users like
What users complain about
- Significant user interface issues and cut-off elements on iPhone 11 and iOS 13, making text input and button access difficult or impossibleR1R4R5R11
- Notifications are frequently not received on iPhone 11 and other models, making users miss messagesR4R6R10R11
- App often freezes, crashes, or experiences glitches during video playback and recordingR8R31R49R50
- Automatically spams user contacts with invitations without clear permission or an easy opt-outR9R125R155R158
- Videos load slowly, and there are issues with sending or receiving videos (e.g., blank or green screens)R3R36R48R53
- Difficulty deleting accounts or managing old messages/videos, raising privacy concernsR12R38R122R134
Latest update · v18.134
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Recurring themes
Who it's for
Lloyd is for individuals and groups who prefer video messaging over text or voice calls, especially those in the deaf community who use sign language R60R61R79. It's also suitable for families and friends in different locations who want an easy way to stay in touch R81. However, users with iPhone 11 or iOS 13 should skip it due to significant usability issues R5R18R26.
Evidence note: The recent reviews overwhelmingly highlight negative issues, particularly concerning iPhone 11 compatibility and notifications. The positive sentiment primarily comes from users praising its utility for the deaf community and general ease of use, often from reviews that are not explicitly recent or do not mention device-specific issues. The developer's notes about 'bug fixes and performance improvements' are directly contradicted by many recent user reports.
Frequently asked
Is Lloyd compatible with iPhone 11 and iOS 13?
Does Lloyd send notifications reliably?
Does Lloyd automatically invite my contacts?
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.
- [R2] Great app: I’d love to use this app when I’m conversing with my friend that don’t have a iPhone 🗣🗣
- [R55] Great experience: Good for deaf communication to understand each other
- [R60] British sign language: Suitable for deaf to sign each other
- [R61] Useful: Deaf peoples who access. BSL AND and message to deaf people. No need write down note. I can’t without Glide. It my heart. Thank
- [R21] Amazing for big groups: I use it with 12 other members and it’s great! The only reason I docked a star off is because it’s not updated. It comes with glitches and all but it has all my group needs and we can live with glitches but it needs to be updated to fit iOS13 and the new iPhone 11 Pro Max. Dark mode would be awesome!
- [R39] Review: Very nice Allows me to actually see my friends that live in a different part of the country great job
- [R40] It’s great: It’s great to be able to video chat with family and friends this way.
- [R44] Happy Mom/ grandmother: This is a great app. It’s very easy to use. One can send a video, just a photo or text a message. Very versatile even for those who are not so tech savvy!! One can have single chars or family/group chats. One can go back and forth with another use VERY easily. I don’t know why more people don’t use it. Thanks
- [R63] Easy to use and the best video messaging app: Doesn’t leave a video on your phone But you can save a video message if you want You can press a button and leave a message (don’t have to keep holding the button) It starts sending as you’re recording. Excellent picture quality - Perfect for sign language!
- [R81] Great for large families and international friends !: Started using this after a friend in the USA recommended it.... Now all out family and friends love this app. Old and young think it's brilliant and so easy to use.... I do disable the "optimize video" in settings and that ensures great quality vids ! Brilliant and a truly great fast way to communicate ! 😎👍
- [R1] Help: I have a new phone iPhone 11 and I’m having plm try to make the picture smaller the reason I want it cuz I can’t type or reach the buttons
- [R4] No notifications: I’m not getting notifications and the place to send messages and videos is off the bottom of the screen and it’s difficult to send any messages. Please fix
- [R5] Unusable on iPhone 11: I would ordinarily try to talk to the developer directly, but their site has no apparent way to ask for support! On the iPhone 11 the lower bar where you are supposed to be able to tap on things like text (to bring up a keyboard) or the plus sign to let you add an existing picture, well it’s off the bottom of the screen and untappable.
- [R11] Needs Updating: I have the 11 ProMax and I’m guessing since there hasn’t been an update that iOS 13 has caused some issues with this app. I no longer receiver notifications and the format in the app is off as I can barely press the camera to record because it’s almost completely off screen. Same goes for the other options like pictures and text. Hoping this changes soon.
- [R6] Notifications: No notifications on iPhone 11
- [R10] Needs work: I haven’t got one notification when someone sends me something why is this all my notifications is on hate I might have to stop using glide!!
- [R8] Freeze: It NEVER FAILS IT ALWAYS FREEZES
- [R31] It’s good: Some glitches but mostly good
- [R49] Frozen: Frozen often, Marco Polo is best and didn’t frozen at all!
- [R50] Loved it until this last update..: Getting stuck, won't let u add comments/texts & continue to watch videos like it used to.. also screen turns white to where u can’t see yourself talkin
- [R9] Invite: Stop asking me to invite people.... It's pops up and you accidently send invites to people.
- [R125] DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP: This app sent 3 text messages in the space of 15 minutes to EVERY contact in my phone and everyone on my Facebook! Needless to say, my phone has been going off constantly for the past hour!
- [R155] Great idea but Sneaky Marketing: I think it's ok to let people choose to send friend requests but when you auto select and send on their behalf you lose credibility and make the App Store untrustworthy ... The concept is a big step forward to the walkie talkie apps I use and is a lot quicker than texting but more exciting than voice.
- [R158] Spammed ALL My Contacts Without My Permission!!: Does anyone realise that this App has a DEFAULT setting that SPAMS ALL YOUR CONTACTS - every single person in your entire address book - with a message made to look like it's from you, to download Glide? Yes, it SMS's all your contacts, & to stop it from happening, you have to MANUALLY un-select every contact, to stop it happening? And that if you
- [R3] Video: I can’t see video or activities by my friends. Been here for a while and not able even to connect with anyone. What an app
- [R36] Review 8/19/2019: Video are loading very slow
- [R48] I’ll keep it to glide with fam.: Not the best quality but hey... I don’t like how you have to wait for the pic/vid to load before you can see them. So if you have 30 pics/ vid... you’ll have to wit a few min. until you will be able to see them... other than that... it’s good. I’ll keep it.
- [R53] Problem: Received no Video message
- [R12] Lost Glides: I paid for my Glides when I was notified of a deletion of the app. When the glides were synced to my phone they say the url is incorrect. Please help, the glides are of my late sister!
- [R38] Warning!: Does not let you delete account. I used this app to talk to a friend but now that I am not using it, I would appreciate it if there was a delete account button. I do not like having an account with my personal information that is sitting in space that I am not using. If you email them, they will tell you to change your profile information and to delete friends but what good does this do!
- [R122] Uninstalled because....: I do not have enough control over app. I cannot delete received messages, I can't edit video before send, I am not even aware video is recording! And many more. Long way to go to make this app user friendly and trusted
- [R134] Delete: I can’t even delete the video that made from other people. So memories is too much for my phone. I hope in future able to delete other people pictures or videos or their messages. Thank you.
- [R18] iOS 13 Issues: Same issues as some others here. Used to love the app, got new iPhone 11 Pro Max and now I don’t get notifications and can’t type. Parts of the app are cut out of the screen.
- [R26] Issues with iPhone 11!: I have loved the Glide app in the past, but the current version needs to be updated to be compatible with iPhone 11 & iOS13. Currently, a good portion of the user interface is cut off. I can barely send video (because the button is obscured) and the typing feature and other options are completely gone. Please fix soon!
- [R15] No Notifications: I love Glide. My best friends and I all live in different states and Glide keeps us in contact. We talk all day, everyday. But I just got the new iPhone 11 and now I’m not receiving any notifications. Please help!!!!!!
- [R16] Notifications not coming up!!! 😡: I would love to give this a 5-star review, but I can’t because it NEVER notifies me when I receive glides from other people. Everything else about the app is good, but what’s the point if I don’t know when I’ve received a message or the person I sent a message to doesn’t get notified that they have a message?! If they would fix this glitch, I could easily give thi
- [R22] Notifications do not work: I have a 10s max and notifications do not work on this phone and it’s not a iPhone issue I have heard the same issue from android users this needs to fixed ASAP. I seem to miss atlease 20 messages a day
- [R169] Spam your contacts: The UI obscures the fact that your are inviting all 200+ of your contacts. Annoyed with the fact I'm unintentionally spamming everyone
- [R79] Glide video and text: It really fantastic for using glide because it easy access for deaf people using BSL ( sign languages) by face to face very good communicate it fab!!! I enjoyed
- [R96] Glide: Brilliant! This is very helpful for the Deaf ppl to able to use it to have short msg to sign. My daughter is hearing but we use it as it help us lots. Much quicker than text!! My daughter said she used it for her hearing friends as well that have voice record. Amazing. Love this app the best!
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store