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Head-to-head

MeetMe vs Skout Dating App & Live Chat

MeetMe 4.3★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner Skout Dating App & Live Chat
Skout Dating App & Live Chat 4.4★ · Free + IAP 45

Skout Dating App & Live Chat has a slight edge due to its higher lifetime rating and some positive user experiences, but both apps suffer from significant issues with scammers, bugs, and customer support.

Full reviews: MeetMe · Skout Dating App & Live Chat

Skout Dating App & Live Chat and MeetMe both offer platforms for meeting people, but user reviews highlight persistent problems with fake profiles, technical glitches, and frustrating account management across both. While Skout has a slightly higher lifetime rating, recent reviews for both indicate a decline in user satisfaction, particularly concerning safety and app functionality.

Head to head

Features edge: Skout Dating App & Live ChatR13R19R22R24
MeetMe No specific features of MeetMe were highlighted positively in the provided reviews, but it is mentioned as being connected to the streaming side of Skout and Tagged R19.
Skout Dating App & Live Chat Skout offers live chat and streaming, though some users find the live chat 'wack' with no viewers and bots R13. There are mentions of video call features, with some users asking if they're still available R24. The app also has options for getting coins and diamonds, and a user wished for an automatic translation option for live streams R22. However, some core features like location filtering and seeing verified users are locked behind a paywall R37.
Ease of Use tieR5R8R16R17
MeetMe MeetMe is mentioned as having issues that led to users being kicked off .
Skout Dating App & Live Chat Skout is described as 'well organized' by one user R8, and another found it 'bug free' R5. However, many recent reviews report significant usability issues, including the app not opening R16R17, going mute , glitches in live streaming R35, and problems with sending messages . One user couldn't select their birthday during sign-up .
Reliability tieR6R7R17R35
MeetMe MeetMe is cited as having 'too many fakes' and being a 'very poor' site .
Skout Dating App & Live Chat Skout users report numerous reliability issues, including the app not working after installation R17, being 'very glitchy' on live streaming R35, and having 'multiple bugs with each update' R7. Some users experience the app going mute or crashing after updates . There are also reports of accounts being banned for no reason R6.
Price/Value tieR7R25R37R40
MeetMe MeetMe is a free app with in-app purchases, but no specific value perceptions were given in the provided reviews.
Skout Dating App & Live Chat Skout is a free app with in-app purchases, but users complain about being charged for features that are free on other apps R7. Essential features like location filtering, online-only filtering, and seeing verified users are locked behind a paywall R37. One user reported being ripped off by auto-renewal and not getting a refund R25. There are also complaints about too many ads R40.
Support tieR6R13R28R35
MeetMe MeetMe users report being kicked off the app due to 'judgmental ladies' .
Skout Dating App & Live Chat Skout's support is criticized for not helping when users are banned for no reason . Users who had their accounts permanently disabled tried contacting the support team but needed to know why R28. Technical issues reported to tech support, including videos and screenshots, reportedly did not lead to fixes R35. The app also has issues with banning users for unclear reasons R6R13.
Safety & Community tieR1R4R10R15
MeetMe MeetMe is mentioned as having 'too many fakes' and 'judgmental ppl' .
Skout Dating App & Live Chat Skout has significant safety and community concerns. Users report 'tons of scammers and old profiles' R1, 'no real people' or 'creepy' ones R15, and 'not real profiles' R23. There are complaints about rude and disgusting men who bully women R10, and many users only wanting 'fwb' or sending 'unwanted dick pictures' . Some reviews mention child porn accounts and employees allowing cyberbullying and sexually explicit content . The app also demands biometric identification and ID photos, leading to privacy concerns and threats of banning R4R21R45.
Pick MeetMe if

You are looking for a platform that is part of a larger network of social/streaming apps, as MeetMe is mentioned in connection with Skout and Tagged R19.

Pick Skout Dating App & Live Chat if

You are looking for a dating app with live chat and streaming features, and are willing to navigate potential issues with scammers and technical glitches R1R13R22. You might find it a 'nice place to meet loving people' or 'well organized' R8, but be prepared for a potentially frustrating experience.

Evidence note: The evidence for MeetMe is very limited, with only a few direct mentions in the provided reviews, often in comparison to or in conjunction with Skout. This makes a direct, balanced comparison challenging for several dimensions. Skout has a much larger body of specific user feedback, both positive and negative.

Frequently asked

Are there many fake profiles or scammers on Skout Dating App & Live Chat?
Yes, many users report 'tons of scammers and old profiles' on Skout, with complaints about 'no real people' and profiles that are 'not real' R1R15R23.
Does Skout Dating App & Live Chat have technical issues?
Yes, Skout users frequently report technical issues such as the app not opening R16R17, being 'very glitchy' on live streaming R35, the app going mute , and 'multiple bugs with each update' R7.
Does Skout Dating App & Live Chat require ID verification?
Yes, Skout reportedly threatens to ban profiles unless users submit a photo of themselves and their ID, and some users describe it as coercing them into a 'self verify program' or demanding 'biometric identification' R4R21R45R59.
Are there paywalls for features on Skout Dating App & Live Chat?
Yes, Skout locks features like location filtering, filtering for online-only users, and seeing verified users behind a paywall R37. Users also complain about being charged for features that are free on other apps R7.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 60 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.

  1. [R13] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US App is wack: Live chat is wack no viewers and bots be bugging out banning
  2. [R19] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US Dying company: The company is failing so much they had to merge users with Tagged. The only thing that willl save meetme and skout is if they pay streamers 5% more than they were originally being paid to make them return from streaming on other platforms such as kik and TikTok. To recover their viewers/gifters they need to unban all deleted accounts and allow free speach except for violence an
  3. [R22] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 5/5 · US Tradução: Seria tão incrível se tivesse menos anúncios,e mais opções de conseguir moedas,diamantes e seria mais incrível ainda se tivesse opção de tradução automática para inferir com pessoas de outros países enquanto rola transmissão ao vivo ! Por favor ,pelo menos na última opção,olhem com carinho e atenção! 🙏🏽📷 🇧🇷 🇺🇸 It would be so amazcleoing if it had fewer ads, and more options to get coins,
  4. [R24] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 4/5 · US Call feature: Did you take off the call video feature in messages? I don’t see the Video call icon now!
  5. [R5] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 4/5 · US Bug free: The app is bug free i think
  6. [R8] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 5/5 · US SKOUT: Well organized
  7. [R16] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 5/5 · US This app is giving me problems is not open since all this while: That all I want to say
  8. [R17] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US WhT: I installed now its not work when I reach to photo then no next so fix this issues
  9. [R6] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 3/5 · US What a joke: band for nothing li app supports criminals and their death threats waving guns
  10. [R7] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US Terrible Development Management and steam: The developers seem more in tune with creating one of the worst battery hogs while providing some of the worst video of social media platforms. To top it off they seem to be able to add multiple bugs with each update and are completely inept at actually fixing any bugs they introduce.To top it all off, they try to charge users for features that other apps
  11. [R35] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US App issues: SKOUT app very glitchy on live streaming and streamers!!!! Comments disappear!! Tried to update the app nothing works.. I have iPhones and tablets!! Have sent videos and screenshots of the problem to tech support!! I don’t recommend this app anymore!!
  12. [R25] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US This app rips people off: I have been a member for a while now and I have auto renewal turned on with Apple Pay and they decided to rip me off and they won’t even give me my money back I guess I will just go contact Apple and tell them what this app did and see what they will do to this app and see if apple will give me my money back since SKOUT won’t 😡😡😡😡
  13. [R37] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US This app is trash: Locked location filtering behind a paywall and now I can’t even change back to my local area without subscribing. Want to filter out online only? Paywall Verified users (no bots)? Paywall They make this worse with every update.
  14. [R40] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 4/5 · US Ad: Love the App but sick of the ads
  15. [R28] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 5/5 · US It’s great app till you’re account gets permanently disabled: It’s a great app for meeting new friends but I never went against the community guidelines for my account to be permanently disabled. I sent it in to the support team but I need to know why.
  16. [R1] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US tons of scammers: tons of scammers and old profiles
  17. [R4] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US What is this Soviet Russia: So my profile is going to be banned in 72 hours unless I submit a photo of me and my ID but you can have all these other clowns with blank profiles stay gfys
  18. [R10] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 2/5 · US Rude and useless: This app has gotten like tagged the men are rude and disgusting on here they love to pick on women and bullied them for no reason this app is full of envy men that don’t want a good looking decent woman or just to meet wow I rather recommend uninstalling this rude useless app!!!
  19. [R15] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US So many sugar daddies to choose from: All trash. No real people, or if they’re real, they’re just creepy.
  20. [R23] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US Not real profiles: You definitely need to be careful. There are some people who would just lie about their age or just wanna hook up for sex.
  21. [R21] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US Threating me with court order and biometric identification: It is unacceptable
  22. [R45] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US Bad app: This app is enabling a mass surveillance operation on American citizens by coercing them to comply with the self verify program before any features like messaging or browsing profiles can be used. This is a big privacy identity infringement and I hope they get sued by a lot of people. We are not china.
  23. [R59] Skout Dating App & Live Chat 1/5 · US It’s crazy you are asking for legal documents to verify age! I would never share that info with app: Crazy

Synthesized from 60 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store