Collective User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience68.5% of reviews
Neutral2.5% of reviews
Negative experience29.0% of reviews

~ Based on 679 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Collective Safe?

Collective: LGBTQ+ friends appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Collective is 88/100.

This assessment is based on 1,190 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.4/5.

Safety Analysis

86.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.8% of ratings suggest some concerns
11.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 1,190 App Store ratings for Collective.

Is Collective Legit?

Collective: LGBTQ+ friends appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Collective is 93/100.

Based on 93 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

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Love

In love with this app, I actually post on this more than I do on insta

SCAM: An unjustifiably expensive yet worse alternative for Instagram/Tindr/Grindr

Tried this app given the claim that it’s a safe space and alternative for other socials particularly Instagram and grindr, yet I was extremely disappointed
1- it’s pretty much the same thirst traps of chiseled bodies and bulges
2- you cannot text anyone or see who unless you pay which makes it worse than tinder given the high prices
3-Tried the discounted month offer but I was tricked into a $40 for a subscription of a month!
What a SCAM!
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Fun

Hot ppl everywhere

Feels much calmer than Instagram

No algorithm, no ads, no endless reels scroll, just real people with real posts and that’s what made me stay on this app.

so refreshing

Excited for the collective to grow !!!

Absolutely waste of time

As I was drawn towards this app due to adverts I thought I’d give it a try but because I don’t want to spend anything on it I can’t even use the app at all unless I do spend money on it absolutely waste of time wouldn’t even recommend it to anyone even if it was the last app to ever exist and I mean that literally unless app very disappointing
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Unique

Love to see such a diverse range of beautiful , creative images. Collective is a safe space and I often use the content to inspire my own artworks.

Just go to a coffee shop bruh

This app is basically stuck behind a paywall, if you wanna see who liked your post or you, pay up! Or else it’s not going to show you. It doesn’t match anything, just a ego boost for hot people I guess people if your posts isn’t aesthetic enough it probably won’t even get shown. Nothing works until you pay! I’d say goose is better

And yes like the title, you might have a better chance at meeting a gay person at a coffee shop than in here. Don’t waste your time and give them your personal information, not worth the 2 days of you spending time on that app
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Sucky app

Honestly I’ll stick with Grindr at least theirs people in my area

Useless and spammy

Mostly this app just spams you with notifications and popups about “features” that you can’t turn off. I get at least 5 notifications a day about people that I should follow who live halfway around the world. I don’t want to follow those people and I especially don’t want notifications that I should follow those people. This app is just trying to be Instagram where you can say if you want friends or dates. Also, why am I forced to follow people at all? If someone doesn’t want to chat with me, I don’t want to be forced to follow them and get updates from them.

The last straw was that I got a notification from Collective saying “We miss you.” Stop. There’s nothing to do in the app besides look at people who aren’t near me.
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Better than meta/instagram

This app is a welcoming and wholesome app that makes me feel comfortable and safe using it. Great way to express all sides of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Spammy Notifications

Even after you delete your account, it spams notifications.

10s across the board

Tumblr and Instagram had a non-toxic baby

Waitlist scam

i’ve been on the waitlist for months now with absolutely no support. they have no problem sending me push notifications as if my account has been approved though. seems the only way to get in is to pay

LGBTQ+ Social platform

Now that Collective has been established as a fantastic Social Media platform for LGBTQ+ to connect and communicate. There should be no reason to still use platforms that do not respect this Community’s rights.

SafeSpace

Cute App for our community

Best thing since tumblr!

This app feeling how tumblr did back in the day! It’s a breath of fresh air. It’s aesthetically pleasing, incredibly easy to use, and the nearby feature helps to build queer community. 10/10 no notes

Will update if sign up requirements change

Really bummed you are required to have either an Instagram or X account to sign up. I choose not to have a Meta and X account, I think for pretty obvious reasons, and so it’s unfortunate that you have to have one just to sign up for this app.

Keep reading if you’re a woman…..

This app has potential but it definitely feels like i’m intruding on a male dating app. Most of the women on this app (there aren’t many) are already in relationships and not open to actually making new friends (not sure why they’re on this app in the first place). Approval was pretty quick but you can’t see who actually likes you unless you pay for the pro versions. There’s no trial to see what the pro versions look like and this app isn’t engaging enough to pay without being able to test it out first. I hope they focus on marketing this app more to all genders because currently it feels like it’s 90% cis men and 10% everyone else. Anyone who isn’t a white man is in the minority on this app (just like we are irl lol) but the concept of this app is pretty cool.
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