# Patreon — user reviews > 2,756 indexed App Store user reviews of Patreon by Patreon, rated 4.90/5 from 573,429 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/patreon/id1044456188/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/patreon/id1044456188.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 523,123 · 4★ 37,381 · 3★ 5,717 · 2★ 1,879 · 1★ 5,329 ## What do users think of Patreon? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Podcast Lovers Get This! - 🚀 Awesome platform for supporting creators - 💡 Great way to find and support independent artists - 👍 Worthwhile platform with useful content - 👍 Able to support small animators **Cons** - 🐛 Lack of adjustment options - 🐛 Website is better than app - 🐛 Notifications don't work - 🐛 Awful app with poor functionality - 🐛 Technically it works but cumbersome - 🐛 Extremely poor app performance - 🐛 Glitchy and freezing issues - 🐛 Synch issues between app and web - 🐛 Subpar user experience, laggy feed - 🐛 Picture and video quality consistently poor **Commonly reported bugs** - Search function crashes the app - Inability to access subscriptions on mobile - Inconsistent episode tracking and playback - Disappearing downloaded content - Inability to log in with email **Most requested features** - Face ID feature - Ability to filter posts by year - Playlist/queue functionality for audio/video - Apple TV app - Ability to search through subscribed creators' posts - Option to sort content chronologically - Timestamp for comments - Preview of creator's content before subscribing ## Newest reviews (12 of 2,756) ### 4/5 — Organization *2026-08-25, version 126.35.0* I love this app except one thing… the lack of options for organizing needs improvement. ### 4/5 — Great App but No Longer Functional *2026-08-25, version 126.35.0* I have been a Patreon user for many years now but since the latest update, I have not been able to save pictures from quips to my iPhone. I love doing so since I can share with my colleagues to bring some good vibes to their day. But now I have to go to the Patreon website to do so. Thus I don’t know if it’s a creator thing or what but I would like to have the ability to download images again like I did before the latest update. Like the old saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. ### 2/5 — Never remembers where you were *2026-08-25, version 126.35.0* Everytime you reopen the app you have to go find where you were in something. It’s so frustrating. ### 4/5 — Goood *2026-08-25, version 126.35.0* Gooos ### 3/5 — Love and support the premise, wish the functionality was better *2026-08-24, version 126.35.0* I’ll always prefer to support my favorite creators and artists directly, and I appreciate Patreon for providing a platform for people to do that. I can’t help but wish the app felt better to use in some areas though. Oftentimes videos won’t load, and I have to watch them with ads in Youtube despite already subscribing to the creators on Patreon. Videos and podcasts never play in the background either, forcing me to stay in app if I want to have something playing. I’ll continue to use the app while it remains the best option, but I hope to see some of these things become more streamlined for users in the future ### 3/5 — App could be better *2026-08-24, version 126.34.0* I can’t go horizontal on the app. The home page “suggests” stories that I don’t subscribe to and somehow the website is worse. Would prefer if I could make the memberships page the default instead of the home page. Just want to click on the app and see the newest updates on top. ### 3/5 — User Friendly *2026-08-23, version 126.34.0* Not a fan of the view. It’s not organized enough. Theres not enough filters such as unplayed and played. It’s just confusing. ### 1/5 — Do not like them at all *2026-08-20, version 126.34.0* they keep taking my money and not giving it back i hate you patreon i hate you ### 1/5 — just tried to charge me another 7 DOLLARS *2026-08-20, version 126.34.0* BRO, all i did was UPDATE THE APP, now Apple won't stop trying to charge me money,. don't use this app, just go to the website, honestly ### 2/5 — Terrible interface and navigation *2026-08-18, version 126.34.0* Bring able to pay for specific content with smaller creators is great. I usually listen to podcasts on here. However, the interface is terrible. It doesn’t remember where I was in an episode order and can’t intelligently gauge what episodes are “finished” even if I skip like 15 seconds at the end. Spotify for example does not have e these issues. I often find myself going into a podcast, then a playlist, ignoring sorting because it isn’t effective, and then having to by hand find the episode I need - even if I was just listening to that podcast that same day. I don’t see any reason this platform couldn’t be “smart.” ### 1/5 — Missing features *2026-08-18, version 126.34.0* Like connected apps authentication so it breaks some user flows rendering the App and website useless. ### 3/5 — Bien mais… *2026-08-18* La gestion des notifications est un véritable enfer (que ce soit sur le site ou sur l’appli), entre le fait qu’il faut aller décocher parfois près de 15 cases à cocher PAR créateur suivi, et que ces même désactivations ne sont pas toujours prises en compte, le tout ayant pour résultat de recevoir un nombre absolument énorme de mails qui sont illisibles pour la plupart si on ne souscrit pas à certains paliers d’abonnement. Cela donne juste envie d’envoyer tous les mails venant de Patreon dans les indésirables. Ces fonctionnalités ont besoin d’une réelle évolution et depuis un moment déjà. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can’t cancel memberships *2026-08-27, version 126.35.0* I’ve been trying for weeks to cancel my subscription, after following prompts I don’t have the option to cancel ### 1/5 — Worst customer service around *2026-08-26, version 126.35.0* The support people for Patreon apparently don’t give a F for their customers, you ask them a question and they respond by repeating what I said to them and then said too bad. The creators on Patreon are fine but the employees couldn’t care less about your problems. Give them money at your own risk, they are happy to cheat you out of it. ### 1/5 — Privacy abuse *2026-08-26, version 126.35.0* This app steals data and info from browsing not connected in any way to the sites you use the app for. It provides no means for people subscribed to Patreon accounts to stop this practice. When you select the privacy “Take Control” button you are subjected to a long winded discussion about nothing. When you finally get to the end, you are told your only option is to delete your account. The creator is scum and should be investigated by the FTC. ### 1/5 — Downloads are a lie *2026-08-26, version 126.35.0* If you lose cellular while watching content, the app will never buffer unless you force reboot. This happens even with downloaded content unless you put your phone on airplane mode. I reached out to support with videos but did not fix it. ### 1/5 — Censorious garbage *2026-08-25, version 126.35.0* Removed all of my favourite commentators over and over again. Awful ### 1/5 — IPHONE LANDSCAPE MODE DOES NOT WORK!!! Even after latest update!!😡 *2026-08-25, version 126.35.0* DOESNT WORK CORRECTLY ### 1/5 — Confusing and frustrating. *2026-08-24, version 126.34.0* This app populates creators I don’t subscribe to. This makes it frustrating to find the ones I pay for and want to listen to. Whats up with that? ### 1/5 — Sucks *2026-08-23, version 126.34.0* This app has always sucked. It never works right. Never loads. Never downloads. Just sucks. ### 1/5 — Tracking, no thanks! *2026-08-22, version 126.34.0* I like the app, but I won’t be tracked! Delete!! Love to come back if you ever change your tune to be more customer friendly ### 1/5 — Keeps getting worse *2026-08-21, version 126.34.0* This app has gotten so bad. Stop filling my feed with podcasts I’ll never listen to. I ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Request *2026-08-24, version 126.35.0* It would be great if the app would open the chapters at where we stopped reading. ### 5/5 — Peanut butter *2026-08-22, version 126.34.0* Peanut/10 ### 5/5 — Fast updates *2026-08-22, version 126.34.0* Team is great at implementing feedback and keeping the app up to date whenever changes or bugs are found. ### 5/5 — Bob Cesca *2026-08-19, version 126.34.0* Best pod ever! Love him, Jodi and David. Listen to every episode 😁 ### 5/5 — Bad movies rule *2026-08-19, version 126.34.0* Absolutely love this podcast, the only regret I have is that I didnt find it sooner ### 5/5 — 🍋party *2026-08-18, version 126.34.0* Jeff dye is my favorite comic in existence 🍋UWU ### 5/5 — How and then so *2026-08-18, version 126.34.0* often/never ### 5/5 — 186 Miles South *2026-08-18, version 126.34.0* Best podcast ever! ### 5/5 — Highly recommended *2026-08-16, version 126.33.0* Patreon is a fantastic way to show your support to your favourite content creators/podcasts ### 5/5 — Mastercasters! *2026-08-15, version 126.33.0* Love these 2! Great friends, not lovers. Their podcast and friendship has lasted longer than a lot of marriages. Their witty comments, knowledge about a plethora of topics (researched or otherwise) and their natural mutual chemistry, creates an atmosphere that gives listeners the opportunity to be entertained but also to be supported. Love, Unbiased Mother --- *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 2026-08-30.*