# Common App — user reviews > 117 indexed App Store user reviews of Common App by The Common Application, rated 3.10/5 from 656 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/common-app/id1533688509/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/common-app/id1533688509.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 258 · 4★ 62 · 3★ 53 · 2★ 35 · 1★ 248 ## What do users think of Common App? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Convenient mobile app - 👍 Same functionality as website - 🎉 Finally available as an app **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 🔑 Requires re-login every time - 🚫 Doesn't work for transfer students **Commonly reported bugs** - White screen on login - App doesn't load past logo - Redirects transfer students to website **Most requested features** - Keep user logged in for longer - Increase text box size - Add back button navigation ## Newest reviews (19 of 117) ### 1/5 — Trash *2025-02-02, version 2.1* The app does not load at all ### 1/5 — Common App User *2025-01-31, version 2.1* I can’t access this app for some reason I keep getting stuck on the front page ### 1/5 — Annoying *2024-12-15, version 2.1* If you are applying to a school I would suggest just applying in their website. I had downloaded the app so I could access and check my status whenever, but I haven’t been able to even log in. It give me a blank screen and the page doesn’t load… just do it online. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work *2024-12-12, version 2.1* This app does not load. Just use the common app website the app is a waste of time. ### 1/5 — White blank page *2024-11-15* I don’t know why, but every time I try to open up common app it shows a white blank page. I have been trying for 2 weeks and it still shows the white page same with on google and safari. I don’t know if it doesn’t work for certain types of phones or if it is an error in the app. I am trying to apply for early action for college and this issue is making it difficult to. ### 1/5 — Horrible experience! *2024-11-14* I have used the common app to apply to many colleges. One in particular I had to pay $50 to apply. After waiting a day or so I contacted the college to make sure they got the application and they said that they do not use common app applications anymore and to contact them for a refund. I emailed the common app support and they told me they can not refund me even though it did not make it to my college!!! Absolutely ridiculous that they have a no refund policy after all the money they take from broke college students even if the application doesn’t even reach the destination. Ridiculous!!! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t even work *2024-10-14, version 2.1* It literally doesn’t even load open, don’t download this it’s such a waste ### 1/5 — disappointed *2024-10-11, version 2.1* this stupid app keeps crashing. don't download it just use it on your laptop ### 1/5 — 😥 *2024-10-09, version 2.1* No work 😢 ### 1/5 — common all *2024-10-09, version 2.1* this app is absolutely awful ### 1/5 — Unnecessary information requirments *2024-10-08, version 2.1* Why do I have to tell yall the year my parents got divorced??? ### 1/5 — yea *2024-10-08, version 2.1* i hate you all ### 1/5 — Review *2024-10-03, version 2.1* Mine won’t let me open the app ### 2/5 — Common App Transfer *2024-10-02, version 2.1* I am giving this app 2 stars simply because the app is not usable for transfer students. When selecting the transfer login, you are redirected to a browser, rendering the app pointless ### 1/5 — Broken *2024-09-30, version 2.1* I’m a senior and I’m tryna log in my account on my laptop and my phone and it just either goes to a white screen or a screen that just shows the logo and a blue black ground. Not to mention their customer service is terrible ### 1/5 — NOT an official app *2024-09-13* I have been using the common app app (I know saying it like this sounds weird but I don’t know how else to express it) and today I happened to use the website instead of the app since I was on my computer instead of my phone. The website asked me to log in as though I hadn’t used Common App in a year, even though the last time I used it was last week through the app. Then, I noticed that the “My colleges” tab was blank even though when on the app I have like 7 colleges listed there. Then I compared the CAID number on the website and app, they’re NOT the same. I use the same email and password on both places. This app is a scam, if that’s the right word. Don’t use it. PLEASE use the website. ### 1/5 — Stupid limitations *2024-09-08, version 2.1* This app has stupid limit of 20 applications. Why? This is not app developer business to control to how many colleges to apply to. Hate it approach and attitude!!! ### 1/5 — failure to start-up *2024-08-29, version 2.1* it legit never works ### 1/5 — Terrible *2024-08-27, version 2.1* Every time I would open the app and try to log in it would go to a white screen and when I would close the app out and open it back i just got a screen with the logo on it ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Truly horrible, even worse customer service *2026-06-04* The Common App is unhelpful, inflexible, and outdated. Their method of making students send a message out to access customer service is ineffective as they don't respond. Simple mistakes are not properly handled and overall my journey with this app has been stress-inducing and nerve-wracking. I wouldn't recommend this to a student who desperately needs to complete their college apps as any road bumps are not tended to. Decisions as simple as not locking students into verification, responding to messages, or giving a number of contacts could help enormously. Many students have complained about the outdated system of this program and yet their opinions have been neglected. Use at your own risk. ### 1/5 — A waste of time *2026-03-31, version 2.3* When I tried to create an account, it said there was already an account in the system, when I go to check for an account, there’s nothing. When I go to login into an account, it keeps saying the account information is wrong. this is ridiculous and a waste of my time. Never again ### 1/5 — DO NOT USE!! *2026-01-03, version 2.3* I got rejected from Harvard but my mom was going to let me attend anyway. I had a great gpa and asvab test score and only 1 in school suspension. Triible app. SCAM BEWARE!! ### 1/5 — Don’t use this app *2025-12-05, version 2.3* This sucks. I applied to 3 colleges in one day on their specific websites, and the common app has taken 5 weeks and I haven’t finished. I do NOT recommend using this for college apps. It’s better through respective websites. ### 1/5 — Annoying *2025-11-18, version 2.3* Did all of the work to set up my application and it didn’t even have my selected college as an option, all the work was useless. ### 1/5 — APP DONT WORK *2025-11-08, version 2.3* Everytime I click to login it takes me to safari. There is no point in this APP on the cellular device if it wants me to do everything on a search engine. Waste of time ### 1/5 — SO MANY SPAM CALLS!! WARNING GUYS PLS *2025-10-22* I downloaded this app not even a day ago, and i added all my information, including my number. i created the account and left, i didn’t even set up anything in it and THE NEXT DAY AKA TODAY i’ve received over 20 spam calls and it’s only 4 my time, I know it was them because this is my NEW number that i’ve never received no spam on whatsoever in the past month, but as soon as i download the app i get flooded with them ??? ### 1/5 — Trash *2025-09-15, version 2.2* I tried to make an account but it required that I enter my college essay so I figured I could just leave and enter it later but apparently it doesn’t save anything unless you submit all information at once. Bad app ### 1/5 — App keeps logging me out.. *2025-06-23, version 2.1* I have my account on the common app website and decided to get the app for on the go situations. Now when I try to log in.. before I even type in my email (literally 2 letters).. the screen goes white and then the app never works again. I’ve tried redownloading the app 5 times and it’s the exact same thing happening over and over. ### 1/5 — Bad *2025-02-26, version 2.1* Dosent work ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Just a web version of the Common app *2024-09-23, version 2.1* First of all Common app is just a web version same thing my school ### 5/5 — App doesn’t work *2024-03-22, version 2.1* App asks me to sign in, but then goes to a white screen and nothing loads. Or it’ll just show the logo screen and nothing loads. ### 5/5 — Based *2021-10-05, version 2.0* This is a totally based app that comes of great help to me. I like it a lot and therefore you should download it ### 5/5 — Well designed app *2020-12-19, version 0.1* Well... now we can carry our anxiety on our iPhones too! ### 5/5 — This is the common app app *2020-11-20* Only gave 5 stars because it's called the common app app and that's retry funny. In terms of how useful it is, it's basically just the common app website in an app. I guess it's kind of nice but there's no huge advantage versus just using the website. It's a little nicer because it takes up the whole acreen. Unfortunately it doesn't save your login info so you must enter it every time. ### 5/5 — Finally! *2020-11-20, version 0.1* This is so exciting to have as a senior and it’s a lot more accesible. ### 5/5 — I Love It *2020-11-19, version 0.1* I absolutely love the idea and the app. Only complaint is that the arrows don’t render correctly. I’m sure this’ll be fixed in the next update. ### 5/5 — tiktok needa chill *2020-11-19, version 0.1* yall tryna bomb this with bad reviews r 🧢🧢🧢common app is such a life saver. everything is laid out so nicely and is super easy to use. makes applying to colleges much less stressful. I 💖 u common app ### 5/5 — thank you thank you thank you *2020-11-19, version 0.1* i don’t even know what i would do if i didn’t have common app to help me apply to college. it’s been keeping me up and stressing me out every time i’m away from my computer because i feel like i’m not being productive and i can’t easily access my account and check my application status. now that i have it in my pocket, i feel so much more at ease ### 5/5 — Columbia if you’re seeing *2020-11-19, version 0.1* Please. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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