# LAID - MAKE FRIENDS NEARBY — user reviews > 47 indexed App Store user reviews of LAID by HJ CONSULTANCY PRIVATE LIMITED, rated 1.50/5 from 229 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/laid-make-friends-nearby/id6454846838/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/laid-make-friends-nearby/id6454846838.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 23 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 189 ## What do users think of LAID? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💬 Initial conversations possible before paywall - 🎯 Matches appear quickly upon signup **Cons** - 💰 Aggressive paywall forcing mid-conversation payments - 🤖 Overwhelming majority of profiles are fake bots - 💸 Excessive fees and multiple payment layers ($5-$49) - 🚫 Unable to delete account without paying - 👻 Real users disappear after payment - 📍 Fake location matching (users nowhere near claimed area) - 🔒 Account lockout behind mandatory paywalls - ❌ Non-functional chat features despite payment - ⚠️ Misleading 'free' claims with hidden costs - 🔄 Repeated payment requests for same features - 📸 Stolen profile pictures from Instagram/modeling sites - 🚫 Inescapable popup paywalls - 😤 Poor customer support and no responses - 🎭 Fake bot conversations with suspicious patterns - 🔄 App name changes to evade accountability **Commonly reported bugs** - Chat feature doesn't work after payment - Inescapable popup paywalls that persist after app restart - Account creation failures with 'unstable internet' errors - Profile pictures reappearing under different names - Inability to send messages despite payment - VIP perks not delivered after purchase - Random account closures without warning - Repeated VIP prompts even after purchase **Most requested features** - Account deletion option without payment requirement - Transparent pricing structure - Real user verification system - Actual location-based matching - Working chat functionality - Responsive customer support - Refund policy for dissatisfied users ## Newest reviews (19 of 47) ### 1/5 — Pay to use *2024-04-15* After bout 5 maybe 10 minutes it’s gives you a pop up that you can’t exit out of. You have to pay to keep using the app, not like a subscription service. They legit make you pay 6 dollars to continue chatting with the fake bots on your profile they throw at you to try and keep you engaged. ### 1/5 — Paying $30/month for bots is CRAZY *2024-04-14* There’s no way you can expect someone to pay $30 for an app that doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do. Maybe $12 but $30 is aggregious ### 1/5 — Fake profiles *2024-04-13* Fake profiles everywhere lol they’re either bots or people hired by the app maker. Back in the day Apple wasn’t like Google and had a much more thorough process for which apps it let on its App Store. The Steve Jobs is rolling in his grave. ### 1/5 — Scam *2024-04-11* Once got charge, right after payment i tried to text was asking me to do another payment. Please never try it. ### 1/5 — Don’t download *2024-04-10* Spent five minutes on the app and figure out most of the profiles are fake from pictures from Instagram. The app asked you for money but within three minutes of using it and won’t allow you to explore anymore until you buy a subscription ### 1/5 — Do Not Subscribe! *2024-04-10* Subscription is terrible! I paid for it and didn’t even get what it was supposed to give me access to! ### 1/5 — Don’t do it *2024-04-09* I would not recommend using this app it’s a ripoff and just because I can’t give it no stars I’ll just do a one star ### 1/5 — Scam *2024-04-08* This app is scam i pay 5.99 to active so a can chat and tak and nothing i want my money back This so fake i try to get new friend i cant even delete my profile i less i paid ### 1/5 — Total scam *2024-04-06* Got five woman ironically hot and all beach pics and i love nowhere near a beach. All women love close and want to hook up today, then bam one time $5 activation, then u cant do anything until you pay$49 for the year. All bots ### 1/5 — Very bad, don’t download it *2024-04-01* It very bad, don’t download it. I will spend money for nothing ### 1/5 — Don’t Download LAID *2024-03-31* This is a “Scamish” app! Here’s why: You download the app, set up an account, and instantly start getting DM’s. The rate at which ladies DM you is suspiciously larger than other apps such as Tinder. The moment when you think you’re having a great conversation and about to share numbers, they lock your account and ask you to pay. After payment, your DMs will go to zero. Lose your money! 🤣🤣 Also, you will not be able to delete your account and pictures unless you make a payment ### 1/5 — It’s all a scam!!!! *2024-03-31* 90% of the people on this app are fake bots literally having conversations, charging money everyday even after monthly subscription ### 1/5 — Ridiculously fake app. *2024-03-27* Chat with someone, they ask to chat on a different app. Once this occurs it asks you to pay $5 to activate your account. Cash grab. ### 1/5 — Do yourself a favor and don’t download *2024-03-22* This app is the worse app if down loaded so far waste of money all the girls or 500 miles away and most fake accounts and not only you got to pay 40 dollars just to evan start looking for people ### 1/5 — Worst Hookup app *2024-03-09* This is by far the worst most expensive hookup app I have ever paid for. I paid a $40 subscription and all I can do is start a chat with someone. And the chat I started is with the fakest profile. This app has A LOT of fake profiles. A $40 monthly subscription and I don’t even get to message or see the people who like me. Tinder. Ashley Madison, Fling are all better apps. Do not download, and, if you do, DO NOT PAY! ### 1/5 — Scam *2024-03-04* DO NOT DOWNLOAD ITS A SCAM ### 1/5 — Scam app *2024-03-01* Downloaded this app out off bored. Match with a few females only started talking to one out of many as soon as we were about to exchange contact information boom they ask for $6.49 i slept on got up the next day and was like ok it’s only $6 paid to used the app thinking I can go back and continue the conversation nope not the case. Now they trying to get me with a daily, monthly or yearly so what the F did I paid $6.49 for. ### 1/5 — This app is horrible *2024-03-01* U have to pay to continue chatting i can see paying for new matches but to keep chatting like come on. Fix it ASAP ### 1/5 — This app trash *2024-01-04* Stole money for me I need my money back ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Definitely a SCAM *2024-05-01* They have accounts match & talk to you that claim they live close when you first sign up. Then BOOM, it’s forces you to subscribe mid conversation in order to do ANYTHING going forward. After that, apparently no one lives remotely close, & those accounts you were talking to completely disappear. LOL don’t waste your time or money. ### 1/5 — Not a very good app to have fun with *2024-04-30* I had something really good going until the app locked me out behind a paywall! So frustrating!! Now I’m thinking about deleting this app and never using this again ### 1/5 — Pay wall scam *2024-04-25* Everything free for the first half hour. Chatted up a girl that supposedly lived close to me. Set a place and time to meet. Turns out as soon as I asked for her number a pay wall came up and blocked any further messaging with out a large pay plan starting at $40. Stick with the real ones, Tinder, POF, Bumble, Facebook. This one is to good to be true. ### 1/5 — Will not allow account to be canceled *2024-04-25* Please cancel my account. Locking people’s ability to cancel their account until they pay is despicable and likely illegal. You are deliberately building a site full of ghost accounts on purpose. Cancel me. ### 1/5 — Scam app *2024-04-24* I have bad experience with this app just keep asking for more money and money. Membership, coins, monthly and fee to see the pictures and all the pictures are fake nothing it’s real in this app don’t waste your money and time the same way that I did 😡😡😡 ### 1/5 — Crooks *2024-04-22* Do not even do the 5.99 for 20 coins you still won’t be able to get in the app after because there asking for more money. ### 1/5 — Experience *2024-04-22* This is a total bull app Claims to be for people local but every girl on here is like a supermodel quality. Where is all the normal looking girls that’s right there is none because the stupid site is fake. Not to mention all the people that want to chat with you when you make a fake profile like somehow a cartoon characters faces also interesting you need to talk to him not fooled. ### 1/5 — Upset *2024-04-19* After reading about it I figured I’d try it out only to find the platform is not user friendly and hey want you to constantly pay for items with ABSOLUTELY no results. I paid for the one month subscription to try it out anyways like a fool well I guess shame on me as this app completes blows, do not waste your time or money like I did. ### 1/5 — App is a rip off *2024-04-16* ITS not free they let you start a conversation just to charge you to continue the conversation then they charge you again to keep using the app ### 1/5 — Scam *2024-04-15* This is a scam guys they want you paying you 6 dollars and going to get more out of you I have found multiple girls but they only nearby because they might fake woman and they see your location so they always going to be around you so don’t be waisting your time in this. ## Most praised reviews (1 highest-rated) ### 2/5 — Very upset *2024-03-18* I’ve read everything everyone wrote and have gone threw everything each one has said even paying the month and still being charged every other day can’t lie did have great conversations but haven’t met anyone who claimed to live remotely close by halfway the Time no one even responds or the picture pops up again under a whole different name --- *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 2026-06-10.*