# PokeMate - Friends & Clans — user reviews

> 20 indexed App Store user reviews of PokeMate by PYDE TECHNOLOGIES LTD, rated 4.70/5 from 708 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pokemate-friends-and-clans/id1600260404/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pokemate-friends-and-clans/id1600260404.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 623 · 4★ 29 · 3★ 27 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 15

## What do users think of PokeMate?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🌍 Connect with Pokemon Go players worldwide
- 👥 Easy friend-making and social features
- 💬 Useful for contacting old friends
- 🎮 Helpful for completing game quests like Vivillon
- ⚡ Quick and convenient way to add players

**Cons**

- 💰 Monetization model frustrating (coins to coupons switch)
- ⏰ Coupons expire quickly unlike permanent coins
- 🔐 Scammers and untrustworthy users on platform
- 👁️ Requires payment to be visible to other trainers
- 📉 Limited user pool shown (only 8 people)
- 🚫 Users delete after receiving gifts without reciprocating

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Ad watching feature doesn't work (shows 'no ads available')
- Trainer names appear twice in conversations
- App crashes when searching specific usernames
- Queue doesn't cycle out inactive users
- Profile list doesn't refresh with new accounts

**Most requested features**

- Anti-scam system to protect users
- Search by specific Pokemon regions
- Message archiving functionality
- Refresh/cycling of user profiles in queue
- Ability to filter by active gift-senders

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — keine videos

*2025-09-20*

ständig keine videos verfügbar um die funktion nutzen zu können. nur langwierig durch münzen oder käufe möglich

**Developer response:** Hallo, wir sind für dich da! Könntest du uns bitte über den Feedback-Bereich in der App kontaktieren, damit wir uns schnellstmöglich bei dir melden und dein Problem beheben können? 
Mit freundlichen Grüßen, 
- PokeMate Team
(auto-translated)
Hello, we are here for support! Could you please contact us through the in-app feedback section so we can get back to you within a short time about fixing your problem? 
Best regards, 
- PokeMate Team

### 1/5 — I hate this game

*2024-10-27, version 0.5*

Listen hear dear creator of this game, the people here don’t want to be trade they want to trick you and take your things so you need to make a system that doesn’t allow scammers here and just people who want to make friends.

### 1/5 — No coupon

*2024-05-17, version 0.4.7*

I signed up for this and collect every day and I have NO coins because I have to pay for a coupon I WILL NEVER USE.

### 1/5 — Watching ads NEVER WORKS. New update is worse

*2023-11-29, version 0.4.3*

How can you have an option for watching a short add to get placed into a que for FREE if it NEVER WORKS?! Every time I try to use it it just says “no ads available to watch” which forces you to use coins and pay to get out in a 30 min que. I’m not looking to be in a que for that long since the people in the que don’t get cycled out… im looking for 2 more harder to find regions for vivillion. So it would be awesome if you could search for specific regions.. since basically NO ONE from Sun or Ocean region even send out gifts.. I’m not paying money for coins to add people that won’t send me gifts and just delete me after a few days. Fix this

Update: 
New update only allows you to see 8 people to add. It was considerably more than that before. These people do not get cycled out for new accounts to add. Waited 10 minutes and still the same 8 people. This app just got even more useless.

### 1/5 — Watching ads NEVER WORKS

*2023-02-26*

How can you have an option for watching a short add to get placed into a que for FREE if it NEVER WORKS?! Every time I try to use it it just says “no ads available to watch” which forces you to use coins and pay to get out in a 30 min que. 

I’m not looking to be in a que for that long since the people in the que don’t get cycled out… im looking for 2 more harder to find regions for vivillion. So it would be awesome if you could search for specific regions.. since basically NO ONE from Sun or Ocean region even send out gifts.. 

I’m not paying money for coins to add people that won’t send me gifts and just delete me after a few days. Fix this

### 1/5 — So good

*2022-08-19, version 0.2.1*

Really good i love this 1 million stars

### 2/5 — Not as good as it used to be

*2024-09-27*

Can still use to find friends and join global raids, but the switch from coins to coupons really degrades the value. Coins are good forever. Coupons expire in a week or less, so can’t same up for a future raid

### 2/5 — Good idea

*2023-03-21, version 0.3*

I still can’t watch ads to receive coins. It always says no ads available

### 3/5 — 네크로즈마

*2024-07-05*

네크로즈마가 안나와요

### 3/5 — Keeps crashing

*2022-06-16, version 0.2*

App keeps crashing anytime I try to search someone’s specific username. I’m running the app on an iPhone 7 Plus with IOS 14.6

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — PokeMate

*2026-03-24, version 0.6.2*

You guys are the best do you think you could help me with a small problem??

### 5/5 — Mmmmm

*2022-09-26, version 0.2.1*

10/10 would smash eevee

### 5/5 — Ottima per chattare

*2022-06-23*

È stata veramente utile grazie a questa applicaIone sono riuscito a contattare un mio amico canadese conosciuto 4 anni fa e non avevo altri contatti al di fuori del nome di gioco pokemon

### 5/5 — Nice!

*2022-05-31, version 0.1.4*

Quick way to add/chat fellow Pokemon Go players :)

### 5/5 — Es una aplicación sensacional!!

*2022-03-22, version 0.1.3*

sensacional

### 5/5 — Nice

*2022-01-02*

Very nice

### 4/5 — Pretty good

*2024-03-11, version 0.4.6*

I was a little suspicious about it at first but it’s a pretty good app if you want to get friends from around the world and finish the vivillion quest the only thing I don’t like about it is that you have to pay in game currency or watch an add if you want yourself to be seen to other trainers as an option for a friend request

### 4/5 — Trainer names keep coming out twice

*2024-01-23, version 0.4.5*

The trainer names keep coming out double even after sending one message and we can’t archive the conversations and I had to block them bc they keep taking up space in the messages section. I hope y’all do fix this it pains me to block friends due to a bug.

### 4/5 — Vivillon

*2022-12-21, version 0.2.2*

Please add that so I can get them all

### 4/5 — Jo

*2022-10-09*

Ganz gute App hab auch schon mein eigenen clan gemacht 🟥

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*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 2026-09-10.*