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Name: Sandbox: Talk Politics & News
Rating: 4.3 (25 reviews)

Sandbox: Talk Politics & News

Sandbox Ideas, LLC

📚 Education

🌐 Social Networking

Customer Experience

Positive experience58.3% of reviews

Neutral16.7% of reviews

Negative experience25.0% of reviews

~ Based on 12 written reviews from the US App Store.

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Sandbox: Talk Politics & News has limited verification signals. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Sandbox is 55/100.

Based on 55 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

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Empathy Incubator

Great developer team and participant community. You really get to see how others are thinking about the world right now, without much risk of confrontation or high emotions. They have a cool mix of features that allow you to participate in different ways.

Zumolllaaaaaaaa

a month ago

Great concept—not implemented well

I started doing the surveys at the start and it really didnt feel informative enough. It would talk about an issue i never heard about, tells me one paragraph that only represents one side. It asks me to ask if i agree with things when i dont know enough about it to for a real decision. Feels like it is just going to confirm biases and influence people more than create a safe place where both sides get to thoroughly explain themselves before making you pick a side.

OmegalLizardLicker

6 months ago

Response from developer

Hi there. This review made us rethink Sandbox. You helped us realize we had to make it a LOT easier to get up to speed on a topic and a lot easier to weigh in. If you give us another try, you'll notice that each day starts with a briefing that introduces the landscape of arguments on the topic - no more reading articles for an hour. The briefing lays out the strongest arguments on all sides, so you're forming your own view rather than being nudged toward anyone else's. The daily survey is now based on concise versions of those arguments; you just sort them into 'agree', 'disagree', and 'not sure'. Both features were built because of your review. Thank you for taking the time to tell us what was broken. I hope you'll give us another try. Sincerely, Lee.

Perfect for modern America

This app is really a perfect place to go and have some good political conversations without all the shouting. Exactly what modern America needs

DanteStone

6 months ago

Umm..😬

Although I love the idea. I never finished the account making process as it required Ridiculously personal information to complete. such as first name, last name and location this make me feel wildly unsafe especially a being part of a targeted minority group, talking about politics.

name taken2467;5

8 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, I'm sorry it took so long to get back to you. We haven't been doing a great job of minding this part of the store, so to speak. You were right to call us out for requiring more info than necessary. We've trimmed it a lot: last name is now just a last initial, and for location only state is required, with city optional. Just as important, here's what a survey partner actually sees about you: first name, last initial, state, political self ID. Nobody you're paired with sees more than that. We're trying to strike the balance between letting a partner know you're a real person and protecting your anonymity, and your review pushed us toward more anonymity. I hope you'll give us another try, on your terms.

This is how dialogue should be

A great place to come IF you are open to listening to opposing viewpoints and willing to engage in those in a respectful fashion.

Mom_Rocks

9 months ago

Love the app, will not stay logged in

I have used this since it was first started I think and I love the app, love the connections it gives me to others, but it will not stay logged i to my gmail account t. Every time it closes I have to go through the process of clicking the Google, going through the Google Add process, and finally I get in. I also get almost no push notifications because of this.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled with no change. Been doing it for over a month and is about 4-5 times a day varying on how often I check the app. Very frustrated

jeffreywiggins

a year ago

Response from developer

Hey Jeff - This was a nasty bug. It's been fixed. I hope version 2.0 has been treating you well. Thanks for being a Sandboxer! --Lee

Quick Improvement

Loved using Sandbox this first week and will continue to do so. Huge problem came into view today: chat ends at midnight Sunday and I hadn’t even really began my conversation yet. Can chat be extended through the next day as well? If it can, that’ll be five star quality

Jup1tr3

a year ago

Thought-provoking

Great selection of prompts and user base so far has been eager to engage in meaningful discussion about politics despite personal differences. Eye-opening indeed!

dresslikeaduck

a year ago

Great Concept

I’ve enjoyed the discussions over the last few weeks. I wish there were more right leaning people joining. So far it seems to lean heavily middle left. I was looking forward to meaningful discussions with folks with differing viewpoints.

Jt4696424

a year ago

Doesn’t work

No support

Teachergrade5221

a year ago

Response from developer

Hey there - You were one of our very first users, and I'm sorry it took this long to reply. Those early versions were a little bumpy. We've come a long way since. Give it another try, and if anything trips you up, email me directly at support@sandbox.app - I see every email. Sorry we let you down. --Lee

The world needed this

I’ve been delving deep into understanding more political perspectives because of how big of a spectrum there is right now. So when I stumbled on this one I decided to give it a shot. My first match didn’t respond at all and luckily it let me pair with a new person who ended up responding to everything, and I learned a lot about a starkly different political perspective which was a great experience.

The app is clearly new and has some bugs but the core functionality worked fine for me, and I’ve been getting what I hoped out of the experience so I’ll definitely be participating as often as I can.

This is a great concept for the current political climate.

I’ve already been recommending it to people.

Jay Madness

a year ago

Great alternative to social media apps

Looking for meaningful discussion on today’s issues? I love how this app connects people on short, thought provoking conversations that increase one’s awareness while enriching your point of view. I love asking questions that leave a pebble in their shoe to provoke deeper thought and clarity.

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