Blackbird User Reviews

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SCAM

Yet another way to exploit users, particularly hospitality workers, into earning currency that can be re-absorbed, without cause, back into the app, without the promised dining rewards. Users are encouraged to accrue credit (blackbird fly) and use it toward big ticket experiences, and then suspend your account when the bill comes, sticking you with the check and citing 'suspicious activity' which they will refuse to name when following up with contact support. You're giving your financial information to a company that will decide whether or not in the moment you can use it.
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Overcharged

Used the app one time and was overcharged

App is fine but wants me to submit a review EVERY time I open it

App works fine and I’m getting a lot out of using it but every time I open the app it prompts me to write a review and rate the app. Have rated it, have clicked not now, have done everything to stop prompting me but it still continues. 2/5 for poor user experience EVERY time I open the app.

Access access acesss

Great value with 10x back on preload. Got my status, a Maybach ride to my reservation and my dining has never been more accessible with all the challenges I use my FLY on!

Lit

It’s lit tysm

Can’t go Wrong

This is the best app that definitely gives back!

Locked out of account and lowered rewards

I was locked out of the account for five months. Went back-and-forth for months with their staff, and no one could help me. I finally had to change my phone number to my friends to get it to work. I wanted to check in every day at work but I couldn’t so I lost out on five months a check-in, which is $300 worth of points. When I contacted them, they gave me five dollars in return. They could’ve at least give me half of what that was worth considering they refused to help me. Also, they just changed the rules to where when you do industry check-in, and instead of a three dollar check-in it’s a one dollar how cheap.
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Great app

As someone who eats out frequently, this app is a money saver

Love this app

If you’re already eating out you might as well earn points for it! I love this app and pick a restaurant that has blackbird over one that doesn’t every time

This app is a joke

You stole my money and I want it back. I went to pay with my points and ended up paying $300. Then when I ask for a refund you give me points. Where is my money?

Great concept, bad UX

App really needs to work on their UX. Extremely unintuitive and clunky. Can be simplified. Reach out, I can help! -UX designer at Apple

Can’t use

I just got this a week ago whenever someone told me about it. I accidentally deleted the app before even using it once and now I can’t get back into it.

Cool

VERY COOL, I’m not usually a restaurant visitor - HOWEVER, this app grabbed my attention bc it turned into this like restaurant-crypto-point system that makes the experience all that exclusive

Won’t let me sign up

App says wrong code was entered when, in fact, the code I receive in a text is the correct one. Fix it.

Can’t exit

Accidentally signed into the wrong business and it won’t let me close out

Great concept / horrible to try to pay

We are big fans of InKind which is incredibly easy to use (for both the customer and restaurant) as just enter a check number at end of meal and pay (picking tip at that time) so were excited to see BlackBird pop up at a lot of our local restaurants as thought it would be easy to use. The first 3 times we gave up as despite the restaurants trying to find our name it is literally a 5 step process so each time either our name didn’t show or even though we paid it would say pending for 30 minutes. At a busy restaurant bar and they can’t wait that long. Worse is there is no option to get to pick a tip when checking out as you again have to go through multi steps and go into settings and set in your default payment. This would be okay if Blackbird was only at restaurants as usually you tip 20% (although hate it’s hard to tip more if you want) but issue is that I get to go beer from a brewery by me and it’s self serve just just give a $1 or $2 but I had to stop using Blackbird as forget to change from 20% so twice now gave a $5 tip on a 4 pack of beer. They really need to redo the whole system
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Love

Love

Problem

When I try to add a credit or debit card into the payments, it would give me an error. It means that I cannot use this app.

Lots of fun dining deals

I enjoy this deal app for food. I only wish there were more places that uses this.

Great app but a bit annoying

Great perks, nice rewards but the credit card only is discouraging to people who may not have one yet. I know a few college students who have it but can’t use the app because they need a credit card only as payment method. $100 hold allegedly.