# DataForce Contribute — user reviews > 40 indexed App Store user reviews of DataForce Contribute by TransPerfect, rated 1.60/5 from 59 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dataforce-contribute/id1546992462/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dataforce-contribute/id1546992462.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 44 ## Newest reviews (14 of 40) ### 1/5 — Cheated *2024-11-20* Offered bonus to do recordings. Didn't receive bonus as promised. They claimed I didnt meet deadline. Well, I completed 250 by deadline, then mysteriously 2 were rejected. Nothing wrong with them, and I wouldnt have even known they were rejected unless i had went into app to check. So now they could say it wasnt completed in time. That's fishy to me. Without the bonus, the pay rate is not worth the time and effort - if every recording requires 3 seconds of silence before and after, thats at least 10 seconds per task. Times that by eg 250 tasks, add in the upload time and a few retakes, thats a good chunk of time for not enough money. **Developer response:** We are sorry if you have not received payment which you feel you are owed. We advice you to contact us and we will look into the matter: df_community@transperfect.com ### 1/5 — They Never Pay Out *2024-10-03, version 1.16.1* Scam, as another reviewer said. I’ve done a number of jobs for them and 1) they take forever to review the work and then 2) simply never pay. Save your effort and time, and avoid them. ### 1/5 — Takes back job acceptance *2024-10-02* It’s a shame because I have successfully completed audio tasks and been paid out in the past, about a year ago, no issues. But quality and communication with this company has gone down hill. Just recently, after a few rejected qualification jobs, I did qualify, saw this in the app, and received an email from Vivianne stating the above. Then I get emailed very late updates on the previous job rejections, they remove the full job from my job list, and delete my previous successfully completed qualifier. When asked, Vivianne refused to address why she told me I had qualified and to claim the full job. Guess it was a “mistake”. So I am done with dataforce, deleted my account. Don’t even recommend trying because you won’t get anyone honest or competent here. **Developer response:** We’re sorry to hear you did not have a good experience and did not receive enough support from us. Please know that whenever you have doubts you can always reach out to your project team or to df_community@transperfect.com ### 1/5 — You’re going to have problems with payment *2024-09-24* Any voice data projects, you’ll going to go thru multiple times for “quality” issues. Then there’s going to be a delay in payment. I haven’t had a single project yet that wasn’t delayed or passed the timeframe they said it would be. **Developer response:** Hi We're sorry for any inconvenience you might have experienced while collaborating with DataForce - payment related or otherwise. We are always trying to improve our contributor experience, so we appreciate your feedback. ### 1/5 — Scam scam scam *2024-08-21* Website says audio jobs available but must be done in the app after downloading the app there are no audio jobs still haven’t been paid from submitting photos says I can do up to 30 but only 10 is allowed. Scam. **Developer response:** Hi anastasiaencina. We always pay for work that has been delivered and accepted according to the project requirements. Please contact us at df_community@transperfect.com and we will look into the matter. ### 1/5 — Horrible to Work With *2024-08-15* The company is horrible. They make you rerecord hours of recordings for no boost in pay (which is already low) and when you voice your concerns they just say “we’ll get someone to replace you.” No sympathy. **Developer response:** Hi. We’re sorry to hear you did not enjoy collaborating with DataForce. Please know that whenever you need assistance, you can always contact us at df_community@transperfect.com and we will look into the matter, and help resolve it. ### 1/5 — Working for free *2024-07-17, version 1.15.0* Don’t do this if you plan on making money with it. I see their postings all over LinkedIn huge scam. ### 1/5 — They take your work, never pay you, and blame everything on you *2024-07-12* I’ve been working with dataforce and they are a complete scam. They require you to record audio with a phone only, then reject your audio because the quality is not good enough. Do you expect our phones to magically transform into a studio microphone? “Connect your headset,” they say, as their app IMMEDIATELY disconnects all bluetooth devices once you start recording. “Make sure to grant permission!” they say, as if my headset would be able to connect in the first place if I didn’t. “Complete this in two days!” they say as they ask you to make HUNDREDS of recordings, and if you email them for a question or an extension, they NEVER get back to you. But it’s fine if they take up to SIX weeks to “evaluate.” They have absolutely no accountability and no shame. They WILL scam you of your precious time to overwork you for what is already scraps of meager pay. ### 1/5 — Deceptive about payment *2024-06-28* I am just another client who has submitted data but has not been paid and it has been months after the promised deadline. The app's interface completely leaves out an option to connect a payment as well. That's because they take advantage of your efforts and evade all responsibility. Dataforce is not credible at all. **Developer response:** Hi. Please contact us at df_community@transperfect.com and we will look into the matter. We always pay for work that has been delivered and accepted according to the project requirements. ### 1/5 — Horrible app *2024-04-21* The app is the worst part of working with DataForce. ChatGPT can make a better app than this garbage. It’s extremely slow and unstable. If you have enrolled in multiple jobs, the app will frequently get confused about which one you are clicking on. You can be clicking on task2 but when it loads, it’ll automatically switch to task 1. It’s ridiculous. **Developer response:** Sorry for the inconvenience you experienced while using our app! We are constantly working on improving the app so we appreciate your feedback. ### 1/5 — Scammers *2024-03-03, version 1.12.0* This app is nothing but a scam. They don’t pay! Report them. ### 1/5 — Poor app support *2024-02-06* This is a useless application for people looking to earn extra income. They expect you to upload when you cannot access the proper inputs. DO NOT DOWNLOAD unless your ok with being told your not doing anything when you literally cannot. **Developer response:** We are sorry you didn't have a good experience while using our app. We appreciate the feedback as we are constantly working on improving the app. ### 1/5 — A waste! *2023-07-10* I’ve been trying to do something on their app, but it keeps saying no jobs available in my area.. I keep changing it, but it keeps saying the same thing! When I emailed them, they claimed that they updated it.. but it’s not showing in their app. **Developer response:** We are sorry for the inconvenience you experienced while using our app. And not receiving enough support. Your feedback is appreciated. We are constantly working on improving the app to improve the user experience. ### 1/5 — Scam? *2023-01-18, version 1.7.0* Did over 300 short audio recordings for them about 2 months ago, still havent been paid. **Developer response:** We are sorry if you have not received payment which you feel you are owed. We advice you to contact us and we will look into the matter: df_community@transperfect.com ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-07-11* This is a complete scam. Do not waste your time. They gave me 51 items to record. I recorded them accurately and completely in my home office with no noise at all. Not even a fan running and I even shut down my air filtration system. 10 days after I submitted my recording I got them back to do them over because of background noise. I listened to every one of them and there was no background noise at all. They are using these recordings and don’t want to pay for them. Do not deal with these thieves. **Developer response:** Hi William. Thanks for your review. We can assure you we do not use recordings which were rejected or needed re-recording while going through our Quality Assurance process. We have the Quality Assurance process in place to make sure all the submissions live up to the project requirements. We recommend you reach out to us at df_community@transperfect.com and we can help you with any questions you might have. ### 1/5 — Scam Scam Scam *2026-07-05, version 2.3.1* Never got paid, don’t waste your time. Update…..Months later and still no pay. I finally see the invoice but it’s still pending and no bonus as promised. ### 1/5 — Scam Alert *2026-05-12* This company is not legit they will take your time effort and work and not pay you they make it extremely hard to contact them and they don’t solve issues just email you the same thing over and over. I did a job for them over a month ago & im still waiting to get paid mind you in the email it said payment would be made 2 weeks after completed that was in APRIL. Don’t waste your time **Developer response:** Hello Jazzie. Thanks for your feedback. We are sorry if you did not have a good experience while collaborating with DataForce, but we assure you we always pay for jobs delivered and accepted according to the project requirements. Deliveries need to go through our Quality Assurance process to ensure they live up to the requirements of the project. If you have questions, please contact us at df_community@transperfect.com and we'll help you out. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-05-04, version 2.3.1* You can’t even attempt to do a task and you keep saying the bug is fixed and it’s not ### 1/5 — App is Awful *2026-05-01, version 2.3.0* This app is one of the worst apps I have ever worked with. While working on a project, the app kept crashing, and the stop button wasn’t responsive. ### 1/5 — Lag *2026-04-21* I’ve tried multiple times to get onto the app and start a task, but it buffers for so long before opening and once I actually get onto a task to start, it kicks me off. I’m not sure what’s going on and I’ve tried everything I can to get it to work for me. Money is nice but the stress is really upsetting. **Developer response:** Hi. Thanks for the feedback and sorry to hear about the problem. There was a technical malfunction with the app that should now have been fixed. Please try to uninstall and then re-install the app, and make sure you have the latest version. This should solve the issue. If you still have problems, please contact us at df_community@transperfect.com ### 1/5 — If the app functioned *2026-04-20, version 2.3.0* If the app functioned, I'd give it a different rating. But it freezes and crashes as soon as I press record for an audio task. Very curious what the quality release process is for this app. ### 1/5 — Horrible speed *2026-04-17, version 2.3.0* This app is unusable, when I do the task that requires audio my app turns into a potato after i hit the record button. Not even with the trouble ### 1/5 — SCAMMERS *2026-03-20* Please do not waste your time to work with them. They claim it can take up to 3 months to receive payment. Meanwhile they harass you with emails to try to get you to sign up for more jobs. Read the other reviews before you make a decision **Developer response:** Hi. Thanks for leaving a review. We would like to underline that we always pay for work that is delivered and accepted according to our quality assurance standards. We have the quality assurance process in place to make sure the submissions live up to the project requirements. ### 1/5 — Never got Paid *2025-10-25* I have emailed them with no response. It’s crazy that they emailed me to do resubmission, I made sure it was perfect and they refuse to even answer me. So sad especially to specifically request a black person and not pay them **Developer response:** Hi Tatiana. Please reach out to us at df_community@transperfect.com and we will help you out any way we can. Please know that we always pay for work that has been delivered and accepted according to the project requirements. ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — App is fine , just re-install *2024-10-19* When DF assigned me 30 tasks I experienced the slowdowns people have mentioned in the reviews. Reboot didn’t help so I deleted the app and re-installed. Works fine for me now . **Developer response:** Hi. We are glad you found a solution. We appreciate the review, thank you. ### 3/5 — Clunky - payment low and slow *2024-05-13* I’ve used this app for a couple jobs. I’ve found the app to be clunky, instructions are clear but some jobs require different locations and the location match-up isn’t great. Pay rate is low for the effort and slow in arrival. **Developer response:** We are sorry you didn't have a good experience using our app. We wanted to let you know that we appreciate your feedback and we are constantly working on improving the app, to avoid people having the kind of experience you had. ### 3/5 — Fairly user friendly *2024-03-04* The app is okay. It’s pretty slow and there isn’t a lot of options to search for specific categories. Also, this seems like a lot of work/a lot of data being collected for only paying $1 per photo… I saw some reviews that said they didn’t get paid. Information is valuable. I don’t know if I would do this again. I guess we shall see how it goes. It’s a cool idea. The app just needs to have some more user based features to help with organization and accessibility, as well as more transparency on how much information is going to be collected **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback. We appreciate it because we are constantly working on improving the app. We are sorry for the inconvenience you experienced while using it. ### 3/5 — Fix ticket *2024-01-12* Can someone from data force fix the margins so the jobs can be readable with out having to claim it first to see what offer o it is? **Developer response:** We are sorry for any inconvenience you experienced while using our app. We wanted to let you know that we appreciate your feedback and we are constantly working on improving the app, to help users have a better experience. ### 2/5 — Rejecting/taking back acceptances randomly *2026-06-02, version 2.3.1* Like another person said; don’t waste your time ### 2/5 — Cheated *2026-02-27, version 2.2.1* I was unfairly disqualified after finishing my job. I feel cheated because it took me so much time to record, re record and re record those 108 tasks ### 2/5 — Ehhh *2022-08-30, version 1.4.1* Good concept of an App only problem is never any new jobs. ### 2/5 — There aren’t any jobs available *2021-11-27, version 1.2.1* I applied online then proceeded to download the app for the NY area. I don’t have any jobs available on the app or online pointless download. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*