# Langmate: Japanese Friends — user reviews > 718 indexed App Store user reviews of Langmate by Langmate Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 9,606 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/langmate-japanese-friends/id1093968775/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/langmate-japanese-friends/id1093968775.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8,236 · 4★ 543 · 3★ 317 · 2★ 148 · 1★ 362 ## What do users think of Langmate? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Great for language learners - 👍 Friendship - 👍 Good for maintaining language skills - 👍 Excellent app to meet new friends - 👍 User-friendly - 👍 Enjoyable cultural exchange - 👍 Highly recommended - 👍 Good app to meet Japanese people **Cons** - 🔒 Lack of profile authentication system - 💰 Expensive subscription - 💰 Coins required for many features - 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and issues - 🔒 Many fake/scammer profiles - 💰 Limiting free features to force premium - 🔒 Concerns about privacy and data usage **Commonly reported bugs** - Accounts being suspended/blocked without explanation - Notifications not working properly - Profiles and chat logs disappearing - Inconsistent app performance and bugs **Most requested features** - Allow more free messages/interactions - Improve filters and search options - Add translation/language learning features - Enhance user verification and moderation - Reduce subscription costs ## Newest reviews (14 of 718) ### 4/5 — Watch an ad issue *2026-08-18, version 5.2.13* I really like this app, its blue-pink design and I really want to pick up with Japanese people and Japanese culture. Unfortunately, there is really little that users with free plan can do… I tried to watch ads to get some free smiles, but as press the button nothing happens. So I can’t even respond to people I match with ### 4/5 — Good *2026-08-18, version 5.2.8* The App is ok ### 4/5 — I always liked this app *2026-08-13, version 5.2.12* You mean a lot of cool people ### 4/5 — Cool app, but few free message chances *2026-07-31, version 5.2.10* Like the title says, i like the app and meeting people from around the world, but really wish they gave you more free chances to message people ### 4/5 — Theme request to the developer *2026-07-24* Get me dark theme guys ! My eyes started hurting and one more thing just give us tons of dms coz we will stay on your app more for the more traffic, let me know if you guys wanna do penetration testing will do it for you guys ! **Developer response:** Thanks for the detailed feedback. We understand the need for a dark theme and more flexible DMs, especially for users who spend longer periods chatting. We’ll share both suggestions with the team. We also appreciate the penetration testing offer and take security seriously while continuing to improve the experience for Friends. ### 5/5 — Good site *2026-07-22, version 5.2.9* Good site to help learning languages ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-07-16, version 5.2.8* I’ve been on this app for 5 days now and it’s fun. You get to talk to many different people all over the world. ### 4/5 — Cool app, but few free message chances *2026-07-16, version 5.2.8* Like the title says, i like the app and meeting people from around the world, but really wish they gave you more free chances to message people ### 5/5 — Very good app *2026-07-12, version 5.2.8* There seems to be very good bot control, so you can actually make real friends! ### 5/5 — Amazing!! *2026-07-10, version 5.2.8* It’s a great app ### 2/5 — More money *2026-07-05, version 5.2.7* You pay and they ask for more later ### 5/5 — BEST TALKING APP EVER *2026-07-01, version 5.2.7* Best app ever you can chat with anyone you want and the people are so sweet. You get friend request within 5-10 minutes of using so I recommend you get it!💕 ### 5/5 — Langmate is the best *2026-06-30, version 5.2.7* This app is so nice, you meet your match easily unlike other dating apps and sites that will stress you and at the end of the day you won’t get a single match ### 5/5 — Excited *2026-06-28, version 5.2.7* Is so nice and enjoyable ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Unlock all messages *2026-08-15, version 5.2.12* Just unlock all messages stop saying 3 times message only how am I supposed chat more people in this app trash app and waste money scamming ### 1/5 — Good but not good *2026-07-31* Its good but why does we have to pay because most of the users are students and just wanna make new friends so why do we need to pay please understand for the students situation and if it is needed to pay please make the amount lower please **Developer response:** Thank you for sharing this honestly. We understand that pricing can be difficult for students who mainly want to make new Friends. We’ll keep reviewing the balance between free access and premium features and share your feedback about more affordable options with the team. ### 1/5 — What were you thinking with this UI? *2026-07-29, version 5.2.11* I lashed out at my girlfriend for using a dating app when what was in fact this… for the love of many “innocent” users out there, from a fellow dev I would recommend at the very least, the following UX / UI changes: - More Japanese themed drawings around the borders rather than plain white backgrounds - A banner across the top of the profile card that says “Learn / practice with : [name]” rather than just a photo profile card - Instead of “Match” use more generic terminology like “Invitation to practice accepted” with a non-pink splash screen - likewise instead of the red smiley button which is anyhow ambiguous, change it to a symbol for books or something like that ### 1/5 — fake - fake - fake *2026-07-17, version 5.2.9* Tons of fake profiles and scammers. Easily 15+ when all I wanted to do was practice. And the real ones are there to just date. ### 1/5 — Expensive paywall *2026-07-12, version 5.2.8* It’s okay until you run out of free chats. You only get 4 freebies. After that, you’re unable to talk to anybody ever again unless you pay for the subscription. This is one of the most expensive subscription apps I’ve ever come across for language learning ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2026-07-07, version 5.2.8* Too expensive and too many people using it as a substitute for a dating app ### 1/5 — Unlock all messages *2026-06-07, version 5.2.3* Just unlock all messages stop saying 3 times message only how am I supposed chat more people in this app trash app ### 1/5 — Fake scam app *2026-06-02, version 5.2.3* This app is fake. There is no way to add someone as a friend on any available profile search but the user receives occasional friend requests that they must pay a premium to engage. Scam app. Do not install. お前らのアップリが不便だ。　 友達できないけど知らない人は友達になりたいだ。めんどい。 メセジもできない。　 日本住まない人のために何もできない。 このアップリの作る人にこれを話したいです: くそながら死んでをいただけますか？お前のアップリはクソ詐欺だよー。 このアップリのお客さんえ; このアップリは犯人の詐欺だよ。買ってくないで下さい。 よろしくお願いします ーアダム ### 1/5 — Poor *2026-05-22, version 5.2.2* Have subscribed so many times, not had a single match , wtf ### 1/5 — Crypto Scammers *2026-05-19, version 5.2.2* This app is being used by crypto scammers to use “pig butchering” techniques to get people to “invest” their money in a fraudulent trading platform. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2026-09-01, version 5.2.14* I love it ### 5/5 — nice *2026-09-01, version 5.2.14* liking it. ### 5/5 — Good site *2026-08-31, version 5.2.14* Good site to help learning languages Unfortunately the scammers are there in high numbers ### 5/5 — About this app *2026-08-31, version 5.2.14* If you are on making Japanese friends, install this app and enjoy it😍 ### 5/5 — Langmate *2026-08-24, version 5.2.13* Awesome app hoping I would meet my heat desire ### 5/5 — Good *2026-08-23, version 5.2.13* So far so good ### 5/5 — The app is good and ok *2026-08-15, version 5.2.12* But the issue is they don’t allow me to type WhatsApp or Line ### 5/5 — Hu *2026-08-09, version 5.2.12* Fun app ### 5/5 — Good site *2026-07-29, version 5.2.10* Good site to help learning languages ### 5/5 — Gute Gesprächspartner *2026-07-22* Die App ist sehr gut, habe ein paar tolle Gesprächspartner. Danke **Developer response:** Vielen Dank für dein schönes Feedback! 🦋 Wir freuen uns sehr, dass du bereits tolle Gesprächspartner gefunden hast. Genau solche Begegnungen machen Langmate besonders. Viel Spaß weiterhin beim Austauschen und Kennenlernen! --- *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 2026-09-10.*