Locals.com User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience52.2% of reviews
Neutral15.0% of reviews
Negative experience32.7% of reviews

~ Based on 339 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Locals.com Safe?

Locals.com appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Locals.com is 94/100.

This assessment is based on 41,202 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

93.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.2% of ratings suggest some concerns
3.6% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 41,202 App Store ratings for Locals.com.

Is Locals.com Legit?

Locals.com appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Locals.com is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Clunky and slow

Can’t quickly log in. Can’t play in different speeds during live streams when I’m behind and want to catch up on the fly in my iPhone app. So many clicks to get to my favorite streamers and their content. I try to avoid locals as much as possible but my streamers are here and I want to support them and Locals.
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Refund Subscription

"I am requesting a full refund for my recent subscription renewal to the Scott Adams community. I originally subscribed explicitly for content hosted by Scott Adams. Following his passing, the channel has been converted to 'The Scott Adams School' with entirely different hosts. Because the core creator and content I paid for are no longer provided, I am requesting a cancelation and an immediate refund of the renewal fee."
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Great interface

Differently from Youtube, I can listen on my phone and still browse the internet and read an article or check my emails, at the same time.

Not too excited

July 27 2026 update I wish I had the titles so I know what I’m gonna listen to? Some of these msgs are over an hour. Others are only 15 minutes.

June 2025:
I enjoy listening to this lawyer from Arizona.
I don’t like it when I log in and it takes a few minutes to begin. I also prefer short discussions 30 minutes to 45 minutes because when I reach my destination I will log off. PD Gutierrez
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Myron Gaines

Only “influencer”content I’ve ever subscribed to. He’s the future. GOATED- American Jew

Constant audio and video delays

Hard to enjoy any podcast when it’s constantly disrupted by a litmus of technical issues. Do better. I don’t mind spending the money. I just wanna get through a podcast without the constant delays and resets.

Cool

Cool

Never loads

I can’t never even use the app because it never loads!

Load times inconsistent.

Loading is terribly inconsistent and happens seemingly at random. Please do something about this, as it stands I’m only here for the creators I follow, and simply tolerate the app in order to watch them. The background play is appreciated and convenient, but I should not have to close out an app multiple times for it to work. We live in 2026, loading should not be this bad. I apologize for the harsh words, and I’m sure you guys are doing your best but this issue really needs attention.
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Videos stop mid play.

Videos will play like normal and then will randomly stop and restart from the being.
I’ve updated the app. I reinstalled and it’s still the same issue. I’m glad I only joined 1 Chanel group.

Locals always YT is = dirt

Absolutely love this app

App and website broken

Locals is severely broken. It’ll only play a couple minutes worth of video before it randomly starts from the beginning of the video again even though it shows I’m deeper into the video than that. I pay good money to use this app yet it has been broken for a couple weeks now. Such a disappointment.

Dave Rubin

Really enjoy this show!

Last update has negative impact on app

The last update has essentially broken the app for me. If there is any interruption in video playback, like receiving a phone call, the video starts from the beginning. But not just that, subsequently tries to resume where you were last playing the video causes it to start playing from the beginning again after a couple of minutes. It is miserable.
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Annoyances

Says to link rumble. Typed in rumble password and username and it does not do anything.

Horrible live streaming

What’s the point of paying if content creators can’t successfully live stream?!?!?

Best platform but still has its share of problems

They’re cool for letting the creator and supporters say whatever the HECK they want whether on stream or in the chat but a lot of problems with creators not being able to stream, unless the content creators I’m consuming are lying and just being lazy, who’s to know what’s truth. Locals still gets a 👍🏻 from me
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The app crashes and buffers all the time

The app crashes and buffers all the time.

Good content. Horrible app.

If you’re associated with Locals tech/app management team you’re undeniably horrible at your job. You’re the reason why people unsubscribe from creators because the app is so poorly made by people that undeniably don’t know what they’re doing.

Awful signal

The worst platform!!!