Rakuten Viber Messenger User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience40.3% of reviews
Neutral7.6% of reviews
Negative experience52.0% of reviews

~ Based on 2,933 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Rakuten Viber Messenger Safe?

Rakuten Viber Messenger appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Rakuten Viber Messenger is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 830,960 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

89.5% of ratings point to a safe experience
4.4% of ratings suggest some concerns
6.1% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 830,960 App Store ratings for Rakuten Viber Messenger.

Is Rakuten Viber Messenger Legit?

Rakuten Viber Messenger appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Rakuten Viber Messenger is 93/100.

Based on 93 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Invasive Translation Popups & Severe ChatGPT Data Privacy Concerns

The continuous popups asking to translate every single message have completely ruined the user experience. Even worse is the massive privacy concern: Viber’s translation features are powered by third-party AI models like ChatGPT.
When translation prompts constantly push text to external services, it raises major red flags about private chat access, data exposure, and third-party data processing. Viber's core selling point was end-to-end encryption, but forcing third-party AI tools into private conversations destroys user trust. 
Give us an option in settings to disable AI translations completely. Until users get full control over their privacy and UI, this app stays at 1 star.
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Ужас

какого черта удаляются вся история чатов если зашел с нового устройства?! на дворе 2026 год а эту проблему исправить не можете

Bad idea

To put chat GPT in Viber. It can't be turned off .You broke the app.

They will charge you for a subscription that you cannot cancel

They keep charging me $6 a month for a subscription that is impossible to cancel. Support says I have to cancel through the app store, but the subscription is not visible in the app store. When I mention this to them, they just say "Cancel it in the app store". They will take $6 from you against your will for years and there's nothing you can do about it.
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Setup problem

A first it seems like an app that is the same as Messenger or WhatsApp, however right afterI tried to set up my account, I have run into the problem of it not accepting my valid number, used till the present day. It is needed for them to be able to give me a free call, and then type the last 4 digits of that caller as an activation code-and even though I have contacted the Help Service right away, they answered with a code to be sent to me which did not arrive either. I am now to wait 12 hours before trying again.
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Unwanted ChatGPT

App used to be great. Now cluttered with unwanted chatgpt elements everywhere. Every single message pops up wanting ChatGPT to “polish” it. Privacy nightmare and useless in a casual chat app. No one’s writing essays in it.

Worst app ever.

Worst app ever.

Horrible AI

Dont update - the new version is full of annoying AI stuff nobody needs

Stop pushing Ai / chat GPT

The app has been great until recently. Now even with all the ai settings turned off it’s continually pushing the use of ai / Chat GPT. Fix this or you’ll find people will stop using the app.

Massage send and receive issue

Every time sent out massage loading and cannot receive massage

Became ai slop

They integrated ai tools which nobody wants and cant opt out or block so now its just useless

My Viber 4.9 Star Rating

Viber is still very good, but I must say it has dropped it’s top notch level:
Connection is easily lost for an unexpected and unexplainable reason, even when network is not bad.
I still love the voice call quality when all is fine.
This was the best ever app for me; for a couple of years I ditched the other popular app in favor of Viber and introduced (or sort of forced) my whole family and siblings to use it by default to get through to me, the way I loved it. Viber introduced the best user interface and sent text editing before the rest could even dream of it.
I would give this app all the stars had it not been for the drop in high quality as mentioned above in the past year. I still have faith Viber will improve and get back the No.1 spot and whole 5-Stars.
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To much spam messages

I receive spam and scam messages from unknown numbers almost every day. Blocking individual numbers is not enough because new spam accounts keep appearing. Viber needs to improve its spam prevention and give users stronger controls to prevent messages from unknown numbers. Please take this issue seriously.
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Excellent support from Viber

I was extremely satisfied with the support I received from Viber. I had an issue related to my information on my computer after installing the application, so I reached out to the Support team for assistance. I would especially like to thank Alice R., who responded incredibly quickly and professionally. She provided clear, precise, and easy-to-follow instructions that helped me resolve the issue quickly. What I appreciated most was the communication throughout the entire process, there were no unnecessary delays, no confusing explanations, and no added stress. Everything was explained calmly, clearly, and step by step, which made resolving the issue very easy. A special thank you to Alice R. for her excellent assistance, as well as to the entire Viber Support team for their fast response and professional approach. I was genuinely impressed with the quality of the support and would definitely consider this an excellent customer service experience. Thank you! 🙏
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Scammer

Your app have many scammer

No option to remove Chatgpt

You cant even hide it and it sends you random messages.

Excellent

Excellent

Keeps breaking

Ive had to delete the app multiple times as messages wont sent seems there no connection although i have full data coverage and other apps working fine.

Crédits disparus, aucune aide disponible

J’ai au moins 20$ de crédits. Ils sont disparus. Comment faire pour les récupérer? Aucun support avec cette application, juste des pubs et de l’invasion de la vie privée.

Needs work

Been using Viber for many years. It got less friendly, buggy, with useless ads and without listening to users. Even the option to remove ChatGPT chat doesn’t work. You remove it from the settings menu but it remains in the chat list. It’s the details that make a difference and the aggressive policy of Viber just doesn’t work. Whatsapp is less flashy but everything works as advertised and without ads in your chat list.
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