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Head-to-head

Fishbowl vs Myngly

Fishbowl 4.6★ · Free to download 40
Winner Myngly
Myngly 4.9★ · Free + IAP 95

Myngly is the clear winner for local, event-based professional networking, offering a highly positive user experience, while Fishbowl struggles with persistent technical issues and moderation concerns.

Full reviews: Fishbowl · Myngly

Myngly excels as a professional networking app, particularly for local events, with users praising its ease of use and ability to foster meaningful connections. Fishbowl, despite a strong concept, is plagued by numerous bugs, poor customer support, and controversial content moderation.

Head to head

Features & Purpose edge: MynglyR1R11R33R37
Fishbowl Fishbowl is designed for anonymous professional discussions, sharing insights, and networking within specific industries or companies, often providing a 'real low-down' and salary perspectives R37R33R11. However, some users note a shift in content quality, feeling it's become more like Reddit R1.
Myngly Myngly is primarily a networking tool for connecting professionals at local events, with features like location-based networking and event discovery R64R69. Users appreciate its focus on making real, intentional connections .
Ease of Use & Reliability edge: MynglyR7R9R13R16
Fishbowl Fishbowl users report significant and persistent bugs, including being stuck on gender selection screens R13R16, inability to update profile details like industry or position R7R9, posting failures R40R42, and issues accessing company bowls R36. The app also has slow feed loading and issues with digest emails .
Myngly Myngly is consistently praised for being user-friendly, easy to navigate, and smooth-running R68R81R84. Users find it intuitive and well-designed for discovering events and making connections .
Community & Moderation edge: MynglyR6R10R15R24
Fishbowl Fishbowl offers a community for sharing experiences and insights, with anonymity being a key feature . However, many users criticize arbitrary content moderation, suspensions for non-offensive comments, and perceived corporate influence leading to posts being erased or users banned for truthful company reviews R6R10R24. There are also complaints about not being able to block or mute users R15.
Myngly Myngly fosters a community of professionals eager to network and share experiences, with users appreciating the quality of professionals and the collaborative atmosphere R65. The app is seen as a great way to meet new people and build real-life relationships .
Support & Responsiveness edge: MynglyR38R40R42R52
Fishbowl Fishbowl receives widespread criticism for its lack of customer support and unresponsiveness to user issues. Users report sending multiple emails without acknowledgment or resolution for critical problems like app bugs, account access, or updating information R38R40R42R52.
Myngly Myngly is praised for its responsive team and great customer service, with the founder actively involved in helping users connect R81.
Pick Fishbowl if

You are looking for an anonymous forum to discuss workplace issues and gain insights from various professionals, and are willing to tolerate significant technical glitches and potential moderation issues R33.

Pick Myngly if

You are a professional, especially in Texas, seeking to expand your network through local events and make intentional, real-life connections with a user-friendly and well-supported app R61R64R69.

Evidence note: Myngly has significantly fewer reviews than Fishbowl, and its reviews are overwhelmingly positive, potentially indicating a self-selected user base or a newer app with less widespread critical feedback. Fishbowl's reviews, while more numerous, highlight many critical and recurring issues.

Frequently asked

Is Fishbowl reliable for professional networking?
Fishbowl's reliability for professional networking is questionable due to numerous reported bugs, including issues with logging in, updating profiles, posting content, and accessing company-specific 'bowls' R7R9R13R36.
What kind of networking does Myngly offer?
Myngly specializes in event-based, local professional networking, particularly in Texas, allowing users to connect with others at events and build real-life relationships R61R64R65R69.
Does Fishbowl have good customer support?
No, Fishbowl is widely criticized for having nonexistent customer support, with users reporting no responses to multiple attempts to get help for critical app issues R38R40R42R52.
Is Myngly easy to use?
Yes, Myngly is consistently praised for its user-friendly interface, ease of navigation, and intuitive design, making it simple to view events and discover connections R68R81R84R90.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R1] Fishbowl 1/5 · US Went downhill: This used to be where you can ask questions about life (dating, parenting, etc.) and you get answers from an educated pool of your consulting peers. Now that they have opened the app to all kinds of professions, the answers that you get are very different from before. This is no different from Reddit at this point and a waste of time.
  2. [R11] Fishbowl 5/5 · US Better than LinkedIn: This is a better way to connect with professionals and network within your field or outside your industry if you’re looking to change careers. The live stream events are better than most paid webinars.
  3. [R33] Fishbowl 5/5 · US Insider insanity: I can go doom scroll all day if I couldn’t control my impulses. That’s how great this app is in bringing together a wide ranging group of knowledge workers to share secrets and validate rumors. Or start them. Read these posts at your own peril and pleasure but don’t believe everything you see. Follow up elsewhere on your own.
  4. [R37] Fishbowl 5/5 · US Fantastic app: I rely on this to get the real low-down at my firm.
  5. [R7] Fishbowl 1/5 · US Broken App: This app constantly has server issues so you can’t update your industry. Can’t update your email or can’t update your description either you can try to update it 4, 5+ or more times it just won’t stick the app and their servers don’t work.
  6. [R9] Fishbowl 3/5 · US Not bad: This app sounds great in theory, it is in amazing idea. However, there are many things that need to be fixed in the app. An example is the ability to change your position if you, for instance, get a promotion. Changed mine almost 6 months ago and it still shows as “pending”… don’t think anyone is reviewing those.
  7. [R13] Fishbowl 1/5 · US Unable to sign up: The app is stuck on Gender selection screen. I've tried deleting and reinstalling as well. Still its stuck. Please fix it
  8. [R16] Fishbowl 1/5 · US Stuck on gender: Huge bug with what is your gender. It won’t let me bypass it
  9. [R6] Fishbowl 3/5 · US I wish I could give 5 stars: But Fishbowl (like Glassdoor) is still bowing to the company demands to “curate” messages. You want 5 stars? Show users why they should trust the hard messages they have the courage to share aren’t erased by corporate interests.
  10. [R10] Fishbowl 1/5 · US Copywriter: Been closed out twice for comments that were not offensive or out of bounds at all. Seems arbitrary. Bit lame. Only use for job search stuff now and barely contribute original posts bc of the grandmas reporting comments for no reason.
  11. [R15] Fishbowl 3/5 · US Block/mute function needed: I want to be able to hide threads and block users if I need to but Fishbowl doesn’t make it easy to do so.
  12. [R24] Fishbowl 3/5 · US Great app but a TON of snowflakes who report everything: Title says it all. No vetting on why people report you - you just get suspended if you have more than like 4 violations. You can get reported for saying anything that is right of center in the politics bowl or anything critical of COVID policies. Outside of this - it’s awesome. They need to come up with a support team to review the repor
  13. [R38] Fishbowl 1/5 · US Not Working: How can you have an app not working for this long? This is ridiculous. I have since deleted the app. Contact support. LOL
  14. [R40] Fishbowl 1/5 · US The app is broken: Something is wrong with the app. I am now unable to make new posts or respond to new posts. But far more troubling is that there is no one working for the app who will respond anymore to any messages. This is my last attempt to see if they will respond before I delete the app.
  15. [R42] Fishbowl 1/5 · US No support response - app unusable: App broke - now just says to try again later when trying to post/comment (on latest version). I’ve reached out twice for help/resolution and didn’t even get an acknowledgement. App is now unusable, with no explanation or help fixing it
  16. [R52] Fishbowl 1/5 · US Zero Support / Response: Can’t get support to verify title and restore access to private bowl. Have sent multiple Emails.
  17. [R36] Fishbowl 1/5 · US Good concept. super buggy as of late: I am constantly booted from bowls within my own company to the point where it is becoming less if a point to use the app.
  18. [R61] Myngly 1/5 · US Texas only: You have to apply; without a disclaimer, they only accept TX residents. This gated UX and exclusivity needs major reworking. Don't waste your time, folks.
  19. [R64] Myngly 5/5 · US Best App to Network: This app is incredible I was at SXSW and I got to connect with so many incredible people. It is definitely worth to download if you are at an event and you want to see who is around and connect.
  20. [R65] Myngly 5/5 · US Myngly is the way to Network: I use Myngly as an event organizer because of the Quality of Professionals on the Network, I use it to promote and market the Oil Gas Global Network monthly mixers and National Business Expo, Houston Business Expo, Austin Business Expo, San Antonio Business Expo, Dallas Business Expo, and Bryan College Station Business Expo You can find more information about NBE at:
  21. [R69] Myngly 5/5 · US Easy to Use: Love using this app to be able to see who will be at networking events in my area.
  22. [R68] Myngly 5/5 · US Myngly is Awesome: Met the founder and some of her business partners at a networking event. What a great team and a great idea! They are laser focused on connecting professionals and helping build a collaborative atmosphere throughout Texas. Also the app is awesome and super user friendly!
  23. [R81] Myngly 5/5 · US Amazing App: User friendly and great customer service
  24. [R84] Myngly 5/5 · US App is very user friendly!: It's easy to navigate, view events, and discover connections
  25. [R90] Myngly 5/5 · US Real time networking: So far so good the user interface is easy to work with.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store