Messages Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience45.5% of reviews
Neutral12.5% of reviews
Negative experience42.0% of reviews

~ Based on 4,901 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Messages

Is Messages Safe?

Messages appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Messages is 82/100.

This assessment is based on 38,415 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.1/5.

Safety Analysis

75.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
6.1% of ratings suggest some concerns
18.5% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 38,415 App Store ratings for Messages.

Is Messages Legit?

Messages appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Messages is 100/100.

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

Top reviews

iMessage Issue

My husband and I are sharing the same account for our iMessage. Everything’s fine but since I update my ios recently i keep receiving the message which i supposed to send to my husband. Whenever i typed it always double send to me and it says it as “read”. It’s really a bit annoying after the new update. I wish you could fix this. thank you!
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Love it!

I love messaging and connecting with my friends :D
With this app, I am able to text people even from the other side of the world (literally) and side request, can u pls make a therian symbol emoji pwease 👉👈 or different fonts and text bubble colors? :3

This is good

This is so cool that me and Sadie can chat now!

Great app!!

I love the app. The features are beyond unthinkable. Although on the new iOS 27 update, me and people I know can’t find gifs when we search them. Please fix this bug. Other than that, this messaging app is really useful with all the necessities and more! Thank you so much Apple!

P.S., please fix the bug, I hope this is temporary
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I put 5 stars so you actually read this

Ok so I put my Wi-Fi on it’s a normal day but when I use the app I always get a note saying “message not sent” it’s so annoying so now I can’t text my friend (and btw im watching ice age) so yes i have no texting app

Updates

I just wish there were updates

 Apple

¡Me encanta esta app! Se siente súper bien con todo el ecosistema de Apple y las funciones que trae.

Worst messaging app in the history of messaging apps

This app sucks so much. No ability to search for a message. Well, there is a search bar, it just doesn’t work. Good luck finding a message you need. My friends with android can type in a few words and the message pops right up. I have no idea why I keep buying iPhones.

nice

i like tho text my friends and family it’s good

Last two updates

My app keeps crashing. It’s the worst in group chats. But with the newest update, it’s every message I open the app freezes then crashes.

Also how in the year 2026 do we not have a better way of organizing the app aside from the 9 pinnable conversations???? My work messages regularly bury other threads I’m trying to find and your search function barely works????
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Bought extra storage for nothing

Buying Apple storage is pointless and they understand what they doing. Most people think buying cloud storage means they can delete things from phone and it would be kept there other wise why on earth buy it Fraud is all it is they no telling people they out of storage and offering plans should solve the storage issue not only does it not but it should give option to delete from device only or include cloud from all synced devices.
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good but....

it's a really good app i find it really useful but there is some problems with the "sensitive" thing. i get it its good for kids but seeing a literal thumbnail?(my friends showed her thumbnail and now she can't call me anymore) and showing a baby phot are sensitive? i cant even call my friends that we have to use messenger KIDS. to call properly
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App sucks now

With a brand new iphone 17 pro, this simple messages app crashes and freezes consistently. Seriously considering switching to android

Couldn’t delete

I downloaded it and wanted to free up space for other apps but I couldn’t delete it it sucks

Carolina

Hurricanes

There a glitch

Every time I texted someone they say that it’s not delivered it’s really annoying

After 20 years they’ve made it unusable

Absolute garbage after the last update. Search functions don’t work, the keyboard lags and is aesthetically and ergonomically awful.

OWNERS PLEASE READ!!!

This app is sooo amazing! I use it every day and it’s how i tlak to my friends!! BUT, i dont only have 9 people i want to pin!!😭😭 im always switching my pins out!! Please make it so i can pin more people!!😭

The AI Is Too Sensitive

The AI is too sensitive. One time when I was on a call with my friends, the AI said that one of my friends showed her private parts infront of the camera, but really, she didn’t. So if you could make the AI more accurate, that would be great. Or at least give users the option to file an appeal if a false sensitive content warning pops up
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Please add this

It’s a decent messaging app, but has one flaw, unlike other messaging apps, you can’t get codes and stuff, and have to use a phone, and it’s so annoying when having a ipad, please add this feature, incredible app though