# Merge - Couple Organizer — user reviews > 72 indexed App Store user reviews of Merge by Kindred, Inc., rated 4.00/5 from 515 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merge-couple-organizer/id1227082205/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merge-couple-organizer/id1227082205.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 309 · 4★ 67 · 3★ 33 · 2★ 28 · 1★ 78 ## What do users think of Merge? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Simple and clean interface - 💡 Helpful for organizing household tasks - 🤝 Ability to share tasks with partner **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🤔 Confusing and unintuitive UI - 💰 Subscription-based model - 🔒 Privacy concerns **Commonly reported bugs** - Unable to add or edit tasks - Login/signup issues - Recurring tasks not working as expected **Most requested features** - Calendar integration - Ability to edit and delete tasks - Customizable categories - Notification system for shared tasks ## Newest reviews (19 of 72) ### 4/5 — Grouping Tasks for the same date *2022-08-31, version 0.9.8* It would be worth paying the money if we could group the items added to the lists to the same future date, instead of individually moving each product on the list to the same date. If you’re doing a large shop, changing the date for 50 items every shopping week is painful. Why not just add it as an event in calendar and invite someone to it ? Much easier. If there’s a way to do it, it’s not very clear ### 2/5 — Clunky. Good concept but not for prime. *2022-06-28, version 0.9.8* Clunky. Feels like beta version. It’s a good concept but truly needs a lot of work and organization and most of it simplicity for use. Too many not customizable categories to many buttons to click…. Hope you guys work on it because it’s got some legs but very week. Good luck. ### 2/5 — It can be 10x Better *2022-06-26, version 0.9.8* Can you allow people to customize the categories. Meaning the type of tasks, the UI needs more work to make it intuitive and less lagging. Lots of glitches. ### 4/5 — Pretty good, trying to decide if five stars *2021-05-07, version 0.9.5* Hello, I am only able to add 11 items to a list which could never work for groceries, also unable to name lists. Am I missing something? Not functional if this is the case ### 2/5 — Buggy *2021-03-22* Buggier than a Bethesda game and that’s saying a lot! ### 2/5 — Not ideal... *2020-04-22, version 0.9.5* It’s way too difficult to use for what it is, still happy with it except I won’t be if I don’t fund how to Schedualing a re-occurring payment, even chores, shopping are things that need done regularly so can’t believe this app hasn’t the feature, if it does than back to my...not easy to use problem...will update to a better review if I find what I need before free trial ends and I’ll even pay for an annual subscription... ### 2/5 — Great concept, but clunky and not intuitive *2020-02-01, version 0.9.5* The app is a great idea, but the functionality is not easy to use. It’s hardly intuitive and would either require a rework or a tutorial to use. Needs a lot of refining before it’s worth paying the subscription for. ### 3/5 — Needs to be more glance-able *2019-09-27, version 0.9.5* The app is nice but it needs to be more glanceable. For example I want to see the whole list of things but in my mind I want to pick out all the things we need to buy, instead of having to select the list it would be easier if there was a to buy icon next to the item, and a chore icon... etc. also a shared event feature/category would be great. ### 2/5 — Good Idea...Buggy App *2019-08-13, version 0.9.5* App has crashed 10+ times in my first 30 mins of using it ### 1/5 — Atrocious privacy policy *2019-06-13, version 0.9.5* I was looking forward to signing up... but I thought I’d better check the privacy policy first. Glad I did. ### 1/5 — A scam *2019-06-02, version 0.9.5* The app is allegedly free expect it requires you to sign up to its subscription in order to do anything. Not cool guys. Deleted and won't try again. ### 1/5 — Not user friendly *2019-05-03, version 0.9.5* Difficult to use, the app interface is difficult to understand. We have a difficult time relaying information to one another thru the app also. But a good idea overall. Won’t be using anytime soon. ### 3/5 — Needs more *2019-04-21, version 0.9.5* 3 stars. I know this is a couple organizer but it’s missing a huge key feature. Open relationships or couples with a roommates. We want to add our roommate so we can figure chores out and do votes as a team. Please add support for additional people. “Shared” could be the couples. “Household” could be for everyone that lives there. ### 3/5 — Lots of potential *2019-04-12, version 0.9.5* So the app has a lot of potential and has given me the ability to help organize things with my wife but there are a few bugs 🐛 1) I can’t contact support 2) the app keeps crashing when writing comments 3) I don’t use apple mail so it won’t let me confirm my email address Please fix ASAP! I am paying for the app, so I don’t think these errors should be occurring. Thanks Merge Team! ### 4/5 — Calendar would make 5 stars.... *2019-03-23, version 0.9.5* I just downloaded and started playing with each of the functions, but what is definitely missing is a calendar to be able to share with each other the major things going on in the week. My wife is not tech savvy at all so the idea of bringing everything together in one app is a great idea. ### 1/5 — Please make this a one time payment or ad based app. *2019-01-19, version 0.9.5* Please make this a one time payment or ad based app. There is no reason to be paying for this monthly like a piece of powerful software like adobe or protocols. You will have more appreciative customers if they can get their hand on your app and people will pass the word along. ### 2/5 — How was this an “app of the day?” *2019-01-13, version 0.9.5* This is a great idea for an app, but the interface is appalling. Nothing works the way one expects in IOS, and there is no help in the app. Even worse, there is no official help anywhere on the internet so far as I can tell. If the developer can’t even be bothered to put up a simple webpage with documentation — for a subscription app, mind you — then the app is not worth my money. If the idea of poking around a poorly-designed Interface until you figure out how to do the most basic tasks appeals to you, then this is your app. Otherwise, look elsewhere. ### 1/5 — Couldn’t get past subscription page. *2019-01-04, version 0.9.5* Was super excited to try this and some glitch wouldn’t let me past the subscription page. I signed up and played around with it canceling my subscription only to purchase it again with no luck. Hope this gets fixed fast ### 1/5 — Money grab - subscription based. *2018-12-31, version 0.9.5* Have you read the privacy notice? And they make you pay and use your data. Avoid! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don’t know, can’t try it *2025-10-04, version 0.9.901* Wanted to give this a try, but there’s no way to without signing up for a subscription right off the bat. You can close that window, but you just get a blank screen where nothing loads. Even if there’s a free trial, that’s a big red flag for me. On top of that, the pricing listed on the sub screen is backwards - it says $19 per month or $3 per year, which is clearly supposed to be reversed. But… this app hasn’t gotten an update in 2 years so I’m not sure what I expected. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-01-07, version 0.9.901* Was willing to pay despite being such a simple task manager because I felt it would be worth it given it’s optimized for household tasks, but the app is broken, the loading icon spins continuously on my new and up to date iphone. ### 1/5 — Looked promising….then reality was not what was advertised *2024-06-08, version 0.9.901* My SO were really hopeful this would be a great way to communicate things we would both need to do or vice versa. Interface is extremely co fusing, the ‘use + sign to add tasks’ NEVER worked and only added + marks to the entry field for the task!! Glad it meets the needs for others. This app just wasn’t for us. ### 1/5 — Not functional *2024-01-07, version 0.9.901* 5 years later per review and still no option to edit items once you add them to your list. Not user friendly. Will be erasing. ### 1/5 — Unable to reset forgot password *2023-09-29, version 0.9.901* My wife sent me an invite and I found I already had the app and it says I’m already a registered user. After trying multiple passwords I gave up and went with the forgot password option. App will not let me click the button after entering my email address. Nothing happens when trying to click the button at all. Please fix! ### 1/5 — Needs More Development *2023-04-25, version 0.9.901* Good concept but unfortunately not very well executed. Needs an easier interface to navigate the app. Froze up when adding task to a preset category. Can’t seem to work out how to make your own category or header to put a task list together for an up and coming project or event you need to get ready for. eg camping, holiday, travel, house project. Category options are too limited. Can’t add a task to a list after it’s set (very frustrating). If you don’t mind setting todo’s between you and your partner one at a time instead of many under the one heading and don’t need to add anything after it’s been set then this app will still work for you. ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2021-06-07, version 0.9.5* It’s not well designed and the app makes it impossible to unsubscribe from the free trial period. ### 1/5 — Do both parties pay? *2020-08-31, version 0.9.5* I am trying to accept my husband’s invitation to join the app. When I do it asked me to pick a monthly or yearly subscription. There is no place to put in a code that was sent by my husband. He signed up for the one year subscription. Do I have to pay for a subscription as well? ### 1/5 — Not ready for prime time *2019-11-23, version 0.9.5* I ### 1/5 — "Free Trial" via subscription only *2019-09-02, version 0.9.5* "Give me your money" Another subscription App. Beware: "Free Trial" is only accessible via subscription! It MAY be worth it... but I couldn't find out without signing up to an automatically-renewing subscription ($2.99/mo or $14.98/yr). Very disappointing and ZERO STARS for this greedy policy. I downloaded the App and the very first "Welcome" screen is "Please Subscribe". I didn't get any further because I couldn't: If you don't sign up, you can't even browse around the App to check it out. Yes, there is a 7-day "Free Trial", but you can only access it by committing to a subscription (via iTunes, which you can cancel, but you must remember to do so at least 24 hours before the trial ends). There is no way past the initial Subscription Welcome page so you can't even browse around the App, which is so disappointing. I'm really frustrated because this App MAY have been exactly what my husband and I needed, and it MAY be the great App that some of the reviews imply, but we'll never get to find out because of the UNwelcoming, greedy, unethical (imo) business practice. Some people may not mind signing up for the unknown. I, however am more discerning and will not. I do wonder if all the 5-star reviews had to subscribe up-front or if it's a new business practice? Or maybe they're one of "those" apps that makes you give a 5-star review to access something, or gives a free week/month for a 5-star review? UNINSTALLED. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great support *2022-10-11, version 0.9.901* Aside from enjoying this app for two years - mainly to combine grocery lists with my husband - this team was a huge help recently when my app wasn’t working right. I was amazed at how quickly they responded to my request for help. The issue was resolved within ONE DAY! That is amazing customer service in my opinion. ### 5/5 — Excellent. Can’t wait for updates *2018-11-14, version 0.8.9* This is just what my wife and I have been looking for. A very simple and straight foreword “ to do list” that can be shared between a couple. Easy to use and well done. Wish it had more customization lists and a few other tweaks. But I’m sure that stuff is coming. ### 5/5 — Super Amazing, but needs two edits *2018-10-29, version 0.8.6* This is almost 🎉💰🤩 Seriously great for couples, day-to-day or businesses Needs this though: - Make drag/drop method to assign tasks to different users (kinda like folders) - Make each individual day have ability to drag/pull to prioritize what’s on top/bottom, first/last, etc (a la Apple Reminders) Thanks Developers! 👏👏👏👏👏👏 ### 5/5 — Merge *2018-08-17, version 0.8.1* Apps great but wife still doesn’t listen. ### 5/5 — Hoping to get this fixed. *2018-07-11, version 0.7.9* I love the idea behind this app and my wife and I were super excited to start using it, I was full intending on getting the year subscription if it lived up to what it said it could do. At first it seemed great, but then I went to add our monthly bills into it and it won’t allow me to add the payments under “both”, I just could do it under only me or only my wife. Not a huge deal, I figured maybe I was doing something wrong or it was a bug that could be fixed. But when I clicked on Contact Support, it wouldn’t do anything, as if the link was dead. I then went to the App Store to try and find a way to contact, and it took me to their website, which does not have a way of contacting, which was a bit frustrating. I am hoping with this 1 Star review I will be given a way to contact support, that way these issues, as well as with any future issues that may come up, I can actually get them resolved. If I can get this resolved and have an actual way of contacting support, I will gladly change to 5 stars. I understand glitches happen, but being able to contact support to notify of issues and get them resolved would be great. ### 5/5 — Useful!! *2018-07-06, version 0.7.9* We downloaded this to see if we could find a simple solution for running our household. We’re busy people and never home at the same time. Handling stuff over text was a mess. Really happy we found merge! ### 5/5 — Very useful! *2018-07-06, version 0.7.9* I think this app is easier to use than some reviewers are giving it credit for. When I got my first IPhone I didn’t know how to do anything either, but it quickly became second nature. I think the learning curve here is pretty short. Also have to give the developers credit for their considerate responses and efforts to improve. This is my first review and I’m only really leaving it because I know it will be considered by the devs. The app is less than a year old, so you’re probably gonna hit a bug here and there, but I’ve also only had the app a day and there’s already been an update released. Finding it very useful so far- keep up the great work! I agree with the requests to be able to show all chores, and edit the texts of list items- but I know you’re working on that. One other very helpful feature for us would be to add a “calendar” tab. We each have weekly time commitments that sometimes change days, and it would be GREAT to be able to peek at the app and see your partner’s weekly schedule. Nothing fancy, just to mark “I’ll be at _______ on ____day between ___am and ___pm”. Much easier than messing around with google calendar, or other such things. Maybe color coded by partner to distinguish the entries? Just a thought! ### 5/5 — Simply done well *2018-07-04, version 0.7.8* I was a bit skeptical at first about the advantages/benefits gained from another GTD (Getting Things Done)/To Do List app. My first thoughts were most of what this app is proposing is already possible through various other apps in conjunction: Evernote, iCal, Reminders, Notes, Google Docs, etc. But I appreciate the simplicity of breaking things down into : Chores, Shopping, and Payments. And the fact that either member can check off and add tasks to their mutually viewed lists. While many may balk at the up front cost/subscription model, I prefer their stance of avoiding “freemium” model which almost always relies on sharing your data with brokers and 3rd parties for ads and demographic targeting. The $10 for a year is well worth it. Additionally their support team is very responsive and are willing to implement demanded changes/suggestions in their development road map. It isn’t super flashy, it doesn’t integrate with your others apps, but it does make it really easy for you and your partner/family to coordinate and complete tasks. As I headlined this review, it is simply done well, and sometimes we need things to be simpler. ### 5/5 — Fills in our communication gap *2018-07-02* I’ll openly admit, I forget. I’ll get distracted or busy or just plain forget. So when the wife asks me to do something, it may or may not get lost in the weeds. This app has allowed us to have a place to put down things we would like to do, or would like each other to do. It’s extremely helpful and gives me a place to jog my memory about what’s important to do now and what can be done later. The only complaint I have is that there is not a consolidated list view. I can either view my tasks, her tasks, or our tasks. I can’t view all tasks, which would be helpful too see all tasks sorted by due date. (Due date sorting is already a feature and is super helpful). Other than that, definitely a 5 Star app. And the $9.99 a year is completely worth not having to hear my wife remind me of things I’ve forgotten to do. Love you dear! **Developer response:** Hello and thank you for your review and your kind words. A consolidated list view a GREAT IDEA. We’ve added it to our feedback board and we’ll see how we can work to incorporate it into our overall design over the next few updates. Thank you for joining Merge! ### 5/5 — Love this App *2018-03-07, version 0.6.7* It a great and simple tool to get a new interactive way to divide shores with your love or partner. Love the UI, Love the flexibility to tell that you are in a location or going home. Excellent app, I hope to see more features of it in the future. --- *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.*