Avakin Life vs IMVU

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.

1. [R9] Avakin Life 3/5 · US Avakin: The game is an amazing game, it’s also one of the reasons why my childhood was amazing but i feel like everything costs crowns now and it’s pretty unfair also there’s so many ads in the game that you have to hear so you get irritated quickly but it’s an overall great game but i feel like the ads and crowns ruined it
2. [R12] Avakin Life 3/5 · US Unfortunate: Man this game is said now I’ve played for like 6 years and it’s just not good anymore you literally have no way of buying pretty much anything new in the shop whit this new crowns currency now without spending real money you have no way of earning crowns or anything and on top of that it’s just dead and you can’t even go to 18+ lobbies without paying actual money it’s just sad this ga
3. [R70] IMVU 1/5 · US good game but the updates aren’t good.: i’m not gonna lie, i’ve been on this platform for over 6 years now, and it’s always been a very good game. I genuinely enjoy being on here, but I feel like these new updates strip IMVU of everything it was. my main issue is the shop. this rise of sponsored items make it so difficult to find items that I search for. IMVU is a dressing game, and lots of people
4. [R72] IMVU 3/5 · US I love it but…: This is a super fun app but the issue is the new way to see your inventory I can’t find my stuff I like and it takes me forever to try and find one thing I liked it how it was before.
5. [R24] Avakin Life 3/5 · US Why does this keep happening?: I had this game for 7 to 8 years. It’s very fun and most definitely changed over the years my only concern is why do I have to keep leaving the app and coming back because the game is not not fully loading after the update. I’ve even deleted it and reinstalled it back I still have to keep swiping the app away and coming back because content is not loading and the gam
6. [R27] Avakin Life 3/5 · US Help! Game isn’t working: I love this game. Been playing maybe 8 years. But now my game is always saying “connection to Avakin Life is currently unavailable.” My friends say they can play easily. Note: sometimes if I update my phone it will work for a day. I have vip. I’m a paying player and really want to play. If someone knows what I’m doing wrong or not doing right, please help.
7. [R61] IMVU 1/5 · US Horrible update: Fix the update, everything is crashing, can’t load in. It’s trash.
8. [R79] IMVU 1/5 · US Bugfest: Don’t waste your time or money. This app has so many bugs it’s crazy. Every update they make just gets worse and worse. They only want your money and do nothing to fix the app
9. [R31] Avakin Life 1/5 · US The game is declining: I used to love this game and it was very sociable but currently it is boring and for everything you occupy crowns, it is something that makes it look terrible, that's why almost no one plays anymore because they want to charge you crowns for everything and I get ads every two seconds, I miss the prime of this game a few years ago..
10. [R88] IMVU 1/5 · US Rooms failing to load: For the past 2 months every time i try to load into a room it says 3d room failed to load ive updated the app and my phone as well as reinstalled the application and its still not working and even when trying to dress my character it stays stuck at 67% every single time this needs to be fixed cant even enjoy using this platform anymore which really sucks for those without a
11. [R97] IMVU 1/5 · US New update??! :(: I’ve been playing imvu for almost over 8 years now and have never been more disappointed in my life. this update is by far the worst🥺it crashes every 5 minutes, when shopping I lose everything I found if I click over to my wishlist, it’s waaay more laggy, sometimes the ads freeze and I can’t get into rooms. I have a shared room but no good explanation on how to actually share it!
12. [R16] Avakin Life 2/5 · US 💔: The game was good until it added the purple coins, I feel like everything costs real money in this game now and VIP, every item that is new costs the purple coins and it’s rare to see something that costs Avacoins but the old items.
13. [R43] Avakin Life 1/5 · US crowns/MONEY HUNGRY😒: this game is pretty good HOWEVER if you actually want good outfits or other things, you have to purchase crowns to buy them!! and of course there are too many ads 🙄. ALSO, there are very few hair options for black people/avatars. I genuinely do wish i could enjoy this game more, but it is just TOO money hungry 😒
14. [R109] IMVU 1/5 · US Long-Time Customer: They Keep Charging More While Taking Features Away. Do Not Recommend.: This app finds a new way to disappoint me every day. It’s not just one issue, it’s a consistent pattern of removing value while increasing cost: • Removing the ability to purchase chatroom slots and host • Taking away the standard single VIP tier • Adding unnecessary new tiers (like “Emerald”) that feel l
15. [R90] IMVU 3/5 · US A fun time but: I loved the app at first but I had to recharge alot for dance and emotes and mostly subscribe and it was not really what I wanted specifically since I wanted an app that I could control multiple avatars and sims
16. [R3] Avakin Life 3/5 · US The mystery box is gone: The game is good, but my mystery box disappeared. I wrote to support, but they didn't answer. I deleted and reinstalled the game, but I still don't have it. · translated
17. [R34] Avakin Life 1/5 · US CAN NOT RECOVER ONCE DELETED: I have sent emails since November 2025. The app got deleted from my phone and I can’t not recover my account. No one will email me back either.
18. [R87] IMVU 3/5 · US Weak customer support: I love imvu, have been playing it for over a decade. However, I must say the customer support has been declining significantly. It took over a WEEK just to get some kind of response to my complaint and in total 16 days before my complaint was fully resolved, all because I didn’t have VIP for quicker responses. Regardless I still love the game, but please do better.
19. [R106] IMVU 1/5 · US Too many bugs/glitches: When tipping rooms, sending gifts or even buying credits threes like a limit and won’t allow you for at LEAST 24 hours. I tried the age verification and it sent me to a page that kept saying my session timed out. When i initially tried to verify, it kept glitching out or wouldn’t load the page so i waited a few hours. Customer service sucks!! When i contacted them about