Optery appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Optery is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Optery Reviews: Is It Legit?

Name: Optery
Rating: 3.56977 (86 reviews)

Optery

🔧 Utilities

📊 Productivity

Customer Experience

Positive experience32.6% of reviews

Neutral9.3% of reviews

Negative experience58.1% of reviews

~ Based on 43 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Optery Safe?

Optery appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Optery is 71/100.

This assessment is based on 86 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.6/5.

Safety Analysis

61.4% of ratings point to a safe experience

4.8% of ratings suggest some concerns

33.7% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 83 App Store ratings for Optery.

Is Optery Legit?

Optery appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Optery is 65/100.

Based on 65 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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Very fake reports and dose nothing

I gave it about a year to delete my name from one website, it gave me so many fake reports and did not delete the website there was on me, i sent it to them manually and they still did nothing about it. Very fake and do not recommend it

Zzak7020

10 days ago

Lies! Lies! Lies!

They said sign up for a free account. So I did. Guess what? You have to upgrade and pay them money if you want to remove yourself from the lists. Yeah, you're not up front about that BEFORE I sign up, this is a no go. I immediately deleted my account created just 20 minutes ago. I'm tired of these greedy, lying, big tech companies nickel and diming us just to remove us from lists THEY sell us to! They say they won't, but they do. It's inevitable. Everything you do is monitored and sold to the highest bidder. I'm going to develop an app like this or Cloaked or whatever money hungry outfit out there who sells your info just to make you pay to get rid of the info, but they never do, it's still there, and I'm going to offer it for free. That should shut these businesses down who make a fortune to "remove" you from lists THEY sell you to. I'm tired of the fraud!

DDyreLogan

24 days ago

Response from developer

Hi , thank you for sharing this. We understand how frustrating it is to feel the pricing wasn’t clear before you signed up, and we take that feedback seriously. The free account lets you scan to see where your information is exposed, while the removals themselves are part of our paid plans. We take privacy very seriously, and we don’t sell your personal information. If you’d like to talk it through or have any questions about your account, our support team is happy to help through the in-app chat or the Help Center. Thank you again for the feedback.

No change

I patiently waited six months to see if there would be a decrease in the number of emails I received that were from mailing lists and were unsolicited. There has been no change. Every morning I check my emails and there are approximately 25 spam messages.

MMinnie1948

2 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for sharing this and for your patience over the past six months. We hear you on the spam. Just to clarify: Optery removes your info from data broker and people search sites, which can reduce spam over time. But if the spam is coming from a source outside our coverage, we won't be able to stop that specific source, we can only act on the brokers we track. Check out https://www.optery.com/reducing-spam-texts-and-calls/ for extra tips on cutting down spam beyond removals. Feel free to reach out to support@optery.com if you need more details..

Portrait Mode only!

Given that it won’t do Landscape on an iPad, I’ve already deleted it and will use the browser interface which is more robust and works in any orientation.

CGCapt. Gizmo

3 months ago

Not forthcoming in limitations

I specifically selected this app on the suggestion that it could do custom data site removals. Well, it can -- but only after a month when your trial is over! It's not plain at all and I feel misled. Will not be renewing for a second month.

HDHt dhucv

3 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. Our Ultimate Plan includes Custom Removals, which allows our team to submit best-effort removal requests for certain data brokers that are not part of our standard coverage. Custom Removals do have some limitations, including eligibility and timing requirements, since each request needs to be reviewed and may depend on the specific website involved. You can learn more about how Custom Removals work here: https://help.optery.com/en/article/ultimate-plan-offers-best-effort-removals-for-unsupported-data-brokers-through-custom-removals-requests-lchi5e/ We appreciate the feedback and will continue looking for ways to make these limitations clearer.

Scam

I had to change my credit card number after canceling this app because they kept billing me after canceling.
It’s also, impossible to contact customer service.

Sshadow771777

3 months ago

Design and customer service/support totally sucks and give answers unrelated to specific questions

I have a paid plan. Their sign up site and customer service sucks. The city I previously lived in for many years doesn’t show up on the drop down menu and you can’t add one so there’s no way to add it. AI bots in the site and via email respond with nonsensical answers.

Aabcdefg2029

3 months ago

Thank you!!

When I requested my free scan, it came back with 368 data broker listings! I’ve been using the service for awhile now, and they just emailed me an updated report. They’ve gotten it all the way down to 39! And it looks like several of those are new data brokers that they just founded!

YYountvilleOwl7

4 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for sharing this. We’re glad to hear the progress and that your exposure has dropped significantly. New data brokers do come up over time, and we’ll keep working to remove those as well. We appreciate you sticking with us.

Must Have

I can’t recommend this app enough.

SSillyDragonRider

4 months ago

Do better

I was planning to renew my annual subscription, this time, but I’m very disappointed that I didn’t get a reminder email before it just happened. VERY shady behavior from any company, but even worse considering your line of business. Overall, service seems to work OK, but I’ll set my own reminder for the next renewal and probably look at alternatives.

__ChuckG_

5 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the feedback, We are working towards improving the user experience.

Removals

Well the first 3 months were strong. But it started to slip. It was actually failing to remove me and I was being found at more locations. I was disappointed in the long run.

Sscott.agnew

5 months ago

Good

Had a massive drop in phone calls and spamming after 2 months of paying for Optery

JJammy762

6 months ago

Ineffective

NO PROGRESS in removing the most widely used sources of personal information in MONTHS even with a paid plan. Most of what’s been removed are sites you’ve never heard of and that I doubt anyone would ever use, while your data sits for MONTHS in “pending” status which means nothing is happening and you realize you’ve wasted your money on Optery and have to do it yourself.

DDiehajqd

6 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback on the app. Optery works on both major and smaller data broker sites since even lesser-known sites can contribute to the spread of personal information across the data broker ecosystem. That said, we understand your expectation to see faster progress on the more visible sites first. Some brokers complete removals quickly, while others can take longer and require repeated follow-ups before removals are finalized or stay down permanently. We’d appreciate the opportunity to review your account and the specific profiles you’re referring to, and we will prioritize your case for further review. Please contact us at support@optery.com and our team will look into this further.

Amazing Service!

The only thing I would change is, I wish it would keep me signed in, or there was an option for it, separate from the web version

Jjohnson2122

6 months ago

Response from developer

Hi johnson2122, thank you for the kind words — we're glad you're enjoying the service! That's great feedback on the stay signed-in option and we'll make sure to pass it along to our product team. We appreciate you taking the time to share it!

They sell your data back when you unsubscribe

When you unsubscribe, they sell your data back and even if you remove your card they continue to attempt to charge it. Law suits should come at some point.

GGerald035

6 months ago

This is a not possible

Their entire Service is a Joke- I have been paying for the last 12 months for this service , and the majority of the brokers that I show up on have not been removed- you are better off visiting each website and opting out yourself / even if it takes a Herculean effort . Someone needs to look into this entire industry Including Data Brokers - I recently found out / that this is just level one - there is a second level through services like Lexus Nexus that not even an act of Congress will remove your data from. It is there and they refuse to remove it . (In our case we have a legitimate reason since we fell Victims to Corrupt paid off Police Officers in a dangerous county in the state of Maryland . (At least the FBI is investigating our case)

LLiamPapa6

6 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for taking the time to share this — and we're truly sorry for the experience you've had. The results you've described are not what we want for any of our customers. Some data brokers do require multiple removal cycles and some are not included in our standard coverage. Please contact us directly at support@optery.com. We'll personally review your account, walk you through exactly where your removals stand and investigate further.

Stay away

With your exposure screenshot they ping and verify your ip each time. They replied to me and said they don’t practice this as a business yet I have logs of every time I logged in and out of this site from all the trackers, they claimed to hide you from. it’s the way they screenshot your info on the exposed websites every time you login in, that website exposes your data once again. I watched it happen in a real time and I have the logs to prove it.

Mmoneyman124

6 months ago

Response from developer

Hi there, thanks for raising this. Just to clarify, Optery doesn’t use scans to track or monitor users. Any standard network checks (like IP handling) are only for security and to make sure the service works properly. We also take security seriously and have passed SOC 2 compliance, which means our systems and processes are independently audited to meet strict security standards. You can read more here: https://help.optery.com/en/article/how-optery-secures-your-data-a1uw2d/ If something felt off on your end, feel free to reach out to support@optery.com and we’ll take a closer look with you.

After 8 months of paying, Grok still had all my info.

I paid for Optery for 8 months and wish I could get a refund of my $200. They keep saying “it takes time”. So to top it off, I just decided to type my name and city in Grok and it still brought up my address, phone numbers, family members, employer, age, date of birth and more. When I messaged them, they said AI compiles all its info from many different sources and they can’t do anything about that. I WANT A REFUND!!

DDan3ab

6 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for reaching out. We're sorry to hear about your experience. During your active subscription, we worked to submit removal requests to the data brokers within our coverage. We'd love to personally review your account and walk you through your removal progress in detail. Please reach out to us at support@optery.com so we can look into this right away and make sure you're taken care of.

Site and App are 2 different experiences

I signed up for this service for comparison and as much as I like the site, the app is too dry and far from being user friendly. This is my second month and I’m already thinking of canceling because of the Mobile app.

MMattInMathics

6 months ago

Complete waste of storage space and time

DONT PAY FOR THIS APP. It’s worthless. The information they “find” is wildly inaccurate and scarce, as I’ve found more by searching my name on Google myself. Then they claim you can use the urls connected to the photos to opt out yourself but they hide the url unless you pay. And once you pay they will remove it themselves so there is no point in downloading this trash

Bbirdsnest22

7 months ago

Response from developer

Hi! Thanks for sharing your experience. A couple of things that may help clarify: the information you see in reports comes from third-party data broker sites, and those sources are often incomplete or inaccurate. That’s exactly what Optery is designed to fix, not just show results, but work to remove and reduce where your data appears across those sites. For paid plans, removals are handled for you so you don’t have to go through each site manually. We also provide visibility into where your data is found so you can track progress over time. That said, we’d really like to take a closer look at your case and make sure everything is working as expected. Please reach out to support@optery.com, we’re happy to review your account and help.