# Reporter App — user reviews

> 223 indexed App Store user reviews of Reporter App by ReporterApp Inc., rated 3.90/5 from 61 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reporter-app/id779697486/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reporter-app/id779697486.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 28 · 4★ 14 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 6

## What do users think of Reporter App?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Customizable questions
- 💡 Interesting concept for self-tracking
- 🗓️ Helpful for long-term data collection
- 📊 Potential for data insights

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy and crashes
- 🔍 Limited data visualization and analysis
- 💰 Expensive for the features provided
- 🕰️ Inconvenient reporting process
- 🤔 Confusing user interface

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Weather data not working for non-US users
- Inconsistent question prompts and reminders
- Data loss and reporting issues
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Autocorrect and text entry problems

**Most requested features**

- Improved data visualization and reporting
- Ability to schedule questions at specific times
- Integration with other apps and services
- Retrospective data entry and editing
- Automated sleep/wake detection

## Newest reviews (18 of 223)

### 2/5 — Keeps crashing

*2026-03-29, version 1.6.10*

I just bought this app because it was mentioned on a recent Huberman Lab podcast. It’s been the most infuriating 15 minutes trying to set up the questions. It crashes several times per question I’ve been trying to setup (I’m on 3/5 now). I hope it works after the set up, but sheesh. For a paid app that seems really simple in nature, it seems to be really buggy.

### 4/5 — Some bugs need fixing

*2025-06-09, version 1.6.10*

Great app… have used for over ten years. Unable to upload weather though, which is a recent bug. How is it fixed?

### 3/5 — Good App But Needs Updating

*2023-07-05, version 1.6.10*

This is a fun app but no longer records weather updates from Dark Sky.

### 2/5 — Pretty Limited

*2022-12-03, version 1.6.10*

The app shouldn’t be $5 first of all, it’s very minimal. Don’t really need much else but figured it would have more bells and whistles for that price. Really wish there was a way to turn off the wake/sleep function. I just wanted notifications at a couple set times during the day without having to toggle a switch at the start and end of the day.

### 3/5 — Super App- leider mit Fehlen und ohne support

*2022-10-21, version 1.6.10*

Solange sie funktioniert ist die App unfassbar gut.
Problem: es gibt keinen support mehr.

Mein konkretes Problem: beim Umziehen der Daten über die Cloud wurden die Daten falsch eingelesen. Jetzt werden Werte doppelt angezeigt. Manuelles korrigieren nicht möglich

### 2/5 — great idea, accessibility nightmare

*2022-08-29, version 1.6.10*

so I really like this app but I find it very hard to use. text is very small, text has no contrast against the background, everything looks kinda the same (no affordability). I'm a UI/UX designer, email me if you need some help

### 2/5 — Nice app, terrible accessibility

*2022-06-21, version 1.6.10*

With small grey type on a dark red background, this app is essentially useless to anyone without clear vision and no color blindness issues. It is inexcusable to be so contemptuous, or so ignorant, in this day and age.

### 4/5 — Needs shortcuts

*2021-04-11, version 1.6.10*

I Love how personalized you can make this app for logging whatever in life you need to like symptoms, productivity, habits, etc. But I cannot figure out a way to edit my questions without having the app delete or not use my old data in the proportions, graphs, etc. If a way to choose whether or not old data is deleted were added when you’re editing questions, it would be a lot easier to use!

### 4/5 — More features please

*2020-11-25, version 1.6.10*

Title may be misleading, but I feel like if two new features were added, it would do so much for this app - 1. Widgets 2. Shortcuts support. 

Honestly, Shortcuts support alone would do a lot for this app. There are lots of other life-tracker kinds of apps and some I use to track certain activities or events, but most try to guide the user too much and aren’t as customizable as Reporter. That being said, if I could create Shortcuts that integrate with Reporter (to create reports for me) by automatically pulling data from other apps into the reports that I log, or if I could integrate Reporter-focused Shortcuts into my Wind Down routine, that would be HUGE!!! 

Please consider adding Shortcuts actions for this app

### 3/5 — Ein bisschen lieblos

*2020-10-08, version 1.6.10*

Einige Funktionen machen einfach keinen Sinn oder sind verwirrend. Warum kann ich eine Sleep/Wake Zeit setzen muss dann aber trotzdem manuell zwischen Asleep/Awake schalten?

### 4/5 — Nice app

*2020-08-15, version 1.6.10*

I would like it to understand I’m going to sleep or just have a wake/sleep schedule

### 2/5 — Screen colours

*2020-05-04, version 1.6.10*

Please can you just do a simple white screen with black text for this app - the accessibility is terrible! I am unable to see the text when the colours of the background are so vivid so I will have to get my money back and return this app. Gives me a headache.

### 4/5 — Love the concept

*2020-02-09, version 1.6.10*

Please add the function to start new line while typing note.

### 4/5 — Almost great

*2020-02-09, version 1.6.10*

I love this app. I’ve been using it consistently since 2014 so I have some great data and can see some interesting trends in my life. I would say this is a great app but I feel it’s potential isn’t fully realized. With light sensors on the phone I feel this is a metric I could track like I do sound and altitude. I would love the ability to better visualize the data. I can cut it by time but cannot see one year compared to the next so easily. 

Really good at what it does but needs a bit more to be truly great.

### 3/5 — Too simple

*2020-01-28, version 1.6.10*

I like the concept, but there needs to be more to it. Maybe add a feature to record mood, dreams, physical activities, things like that. Also maybe display the changes on a graph of sorts, so users can see their different answers throughout the day/week/month/year.

### 2/5 — Uninteresting - Needs work

*2019-09-09, version 1.6.10*

The concept is great—to gather various data and look for trends—but most of the analysis part is basically meaningless. 

First of all, I’d want to be able to set up groups of questions to be asked at specific times of day...not randomly and not just for wake/day/sleep. For instance, I would want:

9am:  How did you sleep?  What did you dream?

1:00pm:  Did you have a healthy lunch?  Whom did you have lunch with? (Using my contacts as possible names.) Where?  (It would be nice if it suggested places I was over the last few hours.)

5:00pm:  How was your work day?

9:00pm:  Did you have a healthy dinner?  Did you workout today?  What friends did you see today?

These could also serve as a Reminder app as well.

THEN, once you have this data along with data collected by the phone (e.g. where I was, how many miles I traveled, any new contacts added, number of calendar entries, day of week, month, number of pictures taken, etc), I’d like to see insights like:

- You travel 30% more on Tuesdays than on other days. 
- You took 80% of your pictures away from home last month. 
- You travel 235 miles in an average week.  
- You traveled 40% less this month than last month.
- You exercise more often on Saturday than any other day of the week.
- You eat out on 100% of Friday lunches.
- You see Bob Smith on 30% of weekdays.

### 2/5 — Gute Idee, miese Usability

*2019-04-15, version 1.6.10*

Die Idee und Features sind gut, aber die Umsetzung ist verbesserungsbedürftig. 

Allein schon Kontrast, Farbgebung und Schriftgrösse machen die App bei bestimmten Lichtverhältnissen unnötig schwer, ich kann nur ahnen, wie ältere Benutzer das empfinden. Optimale Lesbarkeit hat man immer noch bei schwarzem Text auf weißem Hintergrund. Das muss als Preset einfach dabei sein, genauso wie Solarized und Dark Mode. Der Rest ist Spielerei. 

Die Regeln für Notifications sind sinnfrei, wer braucht denn zufällige Notifications rund um die Uhr? Man schläft ja doch täglich eine gewisse Zeit, und es macht wenig Sinn, der App mitteilen zu müssen, wenn man schläft, das ist unnötiges Housekeeping, oder man hat dafür wenigstens ein Widget. 

Korrelation mit weiteren Daten zu einem Tag wäre hilfreich, das kann man aber nicht elegant erfassen. Schade.

### 4/5 — Wish it was still in development

*2019-02-10, version 1.6.10*

It would be nice to see iOS 12 features included, like screen time, as well as other integrations with app accounts (social media activity, etc.), or an Apple Watch app with richer notifications.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Abandoned

*2023-09-11, version 1.6.10*

There was a TestFlight beta that at least tried to switch the weather API, but it also seemed to break a few things and now is gone. Looks like the end of the road, it was a good run.

### 1/5 — Waste of time

*2022-08-17, version 1.6.10*

It asks the same 2 questions all the time. Added questions only once. Stats are garbage because it’s not random sample.

### 1/5 — Buggy App

*2019-05-12, version 1.6.10*

It seems like a pet project of some student. The UI is not great. I have already seen few bugs in the app. The annoying bug is that even you remove all questions for reporting during the day, the app sends you notifications to report!

### 1/5 — I am not getting alerts...should I hear a buzz?

*2018-08-27, version 1.6.9*

I just got the Reporter app to track where I am spending my time.

I want to be alerted every 30 mins.
I put that in the Notification Settings

I clicked on REGULAR and checked that off

But I am not hearing the alert go off?

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?
Or is there a quick easy tutorial on line?

Thanks
Gayle

### 1/5 — Unable to download

*2016-10-06, version 1.6.2*

Just purchased for nothing.

### 1/5 — Promising – But Under-Delivers

*2016-07-17, version 1.5.1*

I love the concept, but the app keeps asking the same damned question. The journaling feature also needs some serious work. Looking forward to updates.

### 1/5 — Poorly Designed

*2016-05-22, version 1.5.0*

The app looks pretty but is a horrible user experience - confusing to set up and operate. And, most importantly, it asks you the same questions every time. It doesn't make sense to ask me how many coffees I've had or whether I have worked out right when I wake up. Poor execution of what could be a great idea. Can't believe I paid over $3 for this!

### 1/5 — Misses the mark

*2015-11-20, version 1.3.2*

How it works:
You create questions and then have option to create predetermined answer selections for those questions. Answers can be yes/no, a number, or any other answers which you define. 

The app randomly sends alerts that prompt you to check-in. You then answer the questions which you previously created. 

Depending on the type of answer, the app will make a report (either a line graph or a proportion) for each question individually. 

The bad:
You can't set the times for the alerts or how many times a question gets asked. You also can't compare data. For example, if I wanted to see the data for two questions, side by side, I can't. The user interface is also terrible. It's clean but seriously lacks utility. I think the developer tried too hard to make it look trendy and forgot about function. 

I would not recommend this app. It is more trouble than it is useful. The frustration that comes from trying to make this app work truly outweighs the positives.

### 1/5 — Peu d'intérêt

*2015-04-26, version 1.2.4*

Vraiment très peu d'intérêt. En gros vous préparez des des questions, on vous demande d'y répondre régulièrement et l'appli garde les réponses. Peu ou pas d'analyses derrière. C'est un bloc note un peu chiant quoi. Ça mérite vraiment pas son prix.

### 1/5 — Dinero tirado

*2015-03-12, version 1.2.4*

Poco útil, no te aporta nada interesante, es una app que se limita a hacer un listado de lo que vas escribiendo.

Nada de analítica ni utilidad, son 4 euros tirados a la basura.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — really cool app

*2026-08-06, version 1.6.10*

it’s a simple app that works great! to my understanding the app is meant to only track data, not analyze it, the csv import is great for being able to then take the data and do my own analysis. i see people complaining that the app doesn’t do it for you but it’s just a data collection app . you can do so much with the csv export to further analyze it for free!! many apps that track things lock down their exports behind a pay wall, so glad this app doesn’t

### 5/5 — Your experience is only as good as your prompts

*2023-01-29, version 1.6.10*

I’ve been coming back to this simple, beautiful app for 6+ years because it helps me stay self aware. I love that I can fine tune the prompts but I wish there were more visualization and filtering options. An easier way to download and share my content from the Reporter app would be great too.

### 5/5 — Love this app.

*2021-11-17, version 1.6.10*

Please give it some love

### 5/5 — „Big Data“ nach Maßstab

*2021-05-02, version 1.6.10*

Diese App ist absolut genial zum Messen jeglicher Parameter des eigenen Lebens. Wenn sie zum Beispiel abnehmen möchten, wissen möchten, wie viele Stunden sie im Büro verbringen, herausfinden möchten mit welchen Menschen sie langfristig den intensivsten Kontakt haben, uvm. Kurzum: in ein paar Minuten lässt sich diese App intuitiv und einfach so konfigurieren, dass sie Ihnen im Laufe der Zeit exakt die Daten herausfinden wird, nach denen Sie suchen.

Alle gewonnenen Daten werden ausschließlich lokal auf Ihrem Gerät gespeichert(!)
Optional lassen sich diese Daten manuell exportieren – und auf unzählige Arten ansprechend und leicht verständlich visualisieren. 

WICHTIG: viele der hier angegebenen negativen Bewertungen sind absolut unangebracht. Denn meist wurden dort Zweck und/oder Konfiguration dieser App nicht richtig verstanden. 
Beispiel: wie soll eine App messen, wie viele Dezibel Ihre Umgebungslautstärke beträgt, oder an welchem Ort (und auf wie vielen Höhenmetern) sie sich befinden, wenn sie der App wieder Zugriff auf Mikrofon noch auf GPS gestatten? 
Bitte erst denken, dann App nutzen, und dann eine Bewertung schreiben. Anderlei Folgen ergeben aus meiner Sicht keinerlei Sinn. 

Von mir gibt es eine klare „Reporter-Empfehlung“ für alle Nerds und Geeks, die mehr über sich oder ihren Alltag herausfinden wollen.

### 5/5 — Excelente

*2020-11-22, version 1.6.10*

Es una buena herramienta para cuidar nuestros hábitos! Espero que los desarrolladores no la abandonen y le sigan haciendo ajustes! 😺💝

### 5/5 — The best way to log data on iphone

*2020-02-12, version 1.6.10*

I’ve been tracking various facets of my life on this app for a while now. It’s incredible powerful while remaining simple.

### 5/5 — Great app, used it from the beginning

*2019-11-07, version 1.6.10*

A great app to follow up on ones lifestyle. The one thing missing is some automatic sleep activation... eventually a url scheme for automation or integration in siri.

### 5/5 — Очень нравится!

*2019-11-02, version 1.6.10*

Люблю это приложение!

### 5/5 — Awesome concept

*2019-02-17, version 1.6.10*

Awesome app, full of potentials. I like to set the survey at 30 min intervals to not only record my process, but also give me an reminder to reflect.

I am surprised there are only 30+ reviews. Hope more people can discover this app. 

For those who are familiar with statistics, this app also exports csv files allowing you to do regression analysis for insight (aka fun)

### 5/5 — Very useful but missing something crucial

*2018-08-07, version 1.6.9*

This data needs to be searchable for cross reference. When I’m feeling good, I’d like to be able to find in the all what I was doing and where. Same with feeling bad. The data is already there, it just needs to be searchable. Then it could be useful for identifying positive and negative influences in your life.

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