AARP Now Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience27.8% of reviews
Neutral12.2% of reviews
Negative experience60.0% of reviews

~ Based on 482 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about AARP Now

Is AARP Now Safe?

AARP Now appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for AARP Now is 96/100.

This assessment is based on 183,938 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

95.8% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.4% of ratings suggest some concerns
1.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 183,709 App Store ratings for AARP Now.

Is AARP Now Legit?

AARP Now appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for AARP Now is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

I am not able to update the app

I have tried many times to open the app after hitting the update button, but it keeps taking me to the site that tells me to update when I hit the “open “ button!
What is really frustrating is that I still get regular notifications.
Don’t know how to fix this.

App used to be great, but now seems to get worse with each upgrade (downgrade)

It stopped saving games you played the previous day, awhile ago, and now there is no keyboard when playing crosswords. Seems harder to navigate now. I loved this app a few years ago when I first loaded it, seems like since then every upgrade is really a downgrade. Maybe it is only on IOS?

Many games don't work

This used to be better but some games that require keyboard typing aren't rendering with the online keyboard screen making them impossible to play on iOS.

Games suck

I can hardly play the games any more. The blank space at the bottom covers up buttons you need to play the games. Can’t do the
puzzles any more or categories. I can barely do the crosswords. The bottom row of the keyboard is covered up. The ads work fine tho. FIX IT!!!

Benefits

I am able to find the local restaurant discounts on the website, but not on the app. Why is it not more easily accessible as one travels??

App Issues

Very disappointed in the application as it glitches frequently, as to where I can’t even view stories, let alone flag articles to read later. So frustrating and yes, the app and my phone have the most current updates.

Needs work

The app needs more work to fix the bugs. One thing I enjoy is the games. They had some issues that I hoped would be fixed eventually. Now the latest update made it worse. I really hope it’s addressed and actually made better soon.

Confusing

There’s a lot in this app but navigation can be confusing. I looked for my membership card. I finally found it. It seems like it should be available with one tap on the Home Screen.

Car rentals

App doesn’t work fr car rentals

Used to be good now horrible.

Used this app often in the past. I read the articles, stayed abreast of legislation affecting senior citizens, and played the games. The app no longer opens easily, requires me to log in (no Face ID recognition anymore) and the games are HORRIBLE. They make you wait for 1-2 minutes while the timer spins and then you have to watch 30-second ads re: Chase, AARP, others. Then when I score high on games. points are Deducted (!) instead of added. The fitness sync to my Apple Watch no longer works. Won’t be using this app much now.
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Too many ads

The app forces you to watch a video ad in order to play a game like a crossword puzzle. Even though you pay for an annual membership.

App is useless for playing games

Once you get to a game, the game doesn’t load. The advertisement that I’m assuming is suppose to play first doesn’t load. If you hit the back button like they suggest and then go back to the game it then freezes.

AARP CARD

Couldn’t live without it!!!

WHY, WHY, WHY…

does it keep logging out (‼️)
spontaneously, losing track of
all that I’ve completed❓❓‼️

No accessibility with VoiceOver on iPhone or iPad

Cannot review this app at all. For a company that supposedly champions those 50 years old and older, people who have vision loss or who will lose vision, this app has no accessibility whatsoever. how can you ask older people and people with visual problems to sign up when your app has no accessible features. You can’t even go into the app and login with a username and password using VoiceOver, the app just won’t let you do it. I hope the publishers of this app will correct this atrocious situation sometime in the future. for all the technology we have today, including AI, this is a hard fail.
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Too many ads and gimmicks

They are all too much and distracting from content. I also have to log in more than I’d like to view things.

Waste Of Time

Earning points for doing a quiz is nice… until AARP continues to offer the same quiz to you everyday and after you finish ~ it tells you that you’re NOT eligible for points because you already took it.
Plus, the screen repositions itself; creating an easy way for old people to make keystroke errors. All by design ~ they just want your attention and to waste your time here.
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An absolute insult to senior citizens. Completely unusable.

For an organization that is supposed to advocate for older adults, AARP should be deeply embarrassed by this app. The design completely ignores basic accessibility standards.The text fields and password boxes are microscopic and incredibly frustrating to use. To make matters worse, if you try to increase your phone's system font size to actually see what you are doing, the app's poor scaling kicks in. The text boxes overlap, and the buttons get pushed completely off the screen, making it impossible to log in at all.You are forced to constantly log back in, only to fight with a broken interface that locks you out. The developers clearly did not test this app with real seniors. It is lazy, poorly coded, and a total piece of junk. Fix the scaling and make the font sizes readable!
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Not good

The updates don’t allow users unable to afford newer phones to use the app so it’s useless to me. The updates will not allow use even if I go straight to the web site. 😔

Updated right out my iPad

Your upgrades have made your app useless on my iPad. And no options to choose a compatible version. I can't afford a new iPad. So I'll have to stop using AARP. Boo!