SewaYou User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience73.8% of reviews
Neutral5.8% of reviews
Negative experience20.4% of reviews

~ Based on 103 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is SewaYou Safe?

SewaYou - Japanese Friends appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for SewaYou is 88/100.

This assessment is based on 162 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

85.8% of ratings point to a safe experience
5.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
8.6% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 162 App Store ratings for SewaYou.

Is SewaYou Legit?

SewaYou - Japanese Friends appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for SewaYou is 88/100.

Based on 88 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Basically unusable without "premium"

The map based search is a gimmick, and there don’t seem to be any other features. Also, the free tier is so restrictive you literally can’t even use the text chat, and more than half the users in Japan are obviously foreigners looking to practice their Japanese. I used up my one credit to "initiate” a conversation with an actual Japanese person, when I tried to send an actual message with the request (as the app itself recommended), it said I had to wait 24 hours for another, single credit. Happily, the person responded anyway, but I find it very suspicious that this app is being promoted so heavily for language learners while providing absolutely no useful features and expecting monthly payments for nothing.
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Response from developer

Thanks for this, it's genuinely useful feedback. Getting a real reply is awesome, and the other half must be Japanese people looking to make foreign friends too. To be fair, we moved away from language exchange and intentionally dropped those features, so that expectation is right. We have no ads and limit chat requests so people don't get bombarded, but we hear you that the free tier feels too tight, and we're looking at it.

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What's this

An amazing app!
Even though I only speak Japanese and a little English, so many people reach out to talk to me! Thanks to this, I’m able to have meaningful conversations with people from various countries about Japan and their own nations—it’s been a truly rewarding experience!

This is f〇〇king good app

This is best for English learning

Greatest app!

I met bestfriens with this app!

いい感じ

いい感じ

Nice language exchange app

Pretty nice if you want to make friends with people from overseas/ locals and chat with them either in person or online!

Too strict on the SNS request ban

Outside of that app, I do like the concept. But the idiotic choose to autoban asking for SNS has me questioning it’s strictness, or if it’s because they insist you pay to use their app, but it’s not working 100% thankfully. Met 2 amazing people in the app offline. But guess what, it didn’t stop us from keeping in touch outside the app as a result.

It’s an amazing app nonetheless, and to an extent I haven’t noticed scammers on here BUT it can be pretty dead for multiple weeks at a time.
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Response from developer

Glad you met two people offline, that's exactly the point, and it's a miracle these days. Just to set it straight, the SNS thing is a warning, not an autoban, and it's what keeps the scam spam that floods other apps out of here. We're tuning it to be less aggressive. The free tier is fully usable on its own, Pro just adds extras, and if anything could make this a 5 star for you, we want to hear it.

レビューしろと言われた

初めてないのにレビューさせられた

Awesome app

Totally recommend this app!

Cool

Sweet

Has potential but…

I like the idea of this app and the intention behind it, but the rules feel extremely strict and counterproductive.

For a new platform, it would make sense to first build a strong user base and trust, instead of charging money so quickly and limiting basic interactions.

Being restricted to a very small number of translations, or risking an account ban for simply asking for other contact options, makes the experience frustrating rather than welcoming.

I don’t mind paying for good services, but asking for around €20 upfront, while heavily limiting normal communication, feels excessive.

In my opinion, the app would benefit a lot from being more open and flexible at the beginning. Otherwise, it’s hard to see how it will grow.
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最高

よかった

NO, don’t get.

Most don’t reply. It’s just another app people either ignore or has fake profiles. The freemium format is played out and limits your ability to use it though with replies limited it’s just a ways of time.

Chats are paywalled

Either I’m not getting something or even most basic functions in this app like starting a chat are paywalled

No longer free. Forcing to pay pro version

Used to be able to request chat for free but now theg put a paywall for that too. So now there is only the option to wait and maybe someone messages you. If you dont pay you are stuck waiting. Smh

Response from developer

Starting conversations is not a Pro feature. Free users can send chat requests too, just fewer per day than Pro. Pro only increases your daily chat request limit. The free tier still lets you browse, and message people without paying.

Uniquement en sortant la CB

Je comprend pas on ne peut rien faire sur l’application, ni envoyer de message, ni communiquer… si vous voulez faire n’importe quoi de basique il faut sortir la Carte

Response from developer

La version gratuite permet d'envoyer des demandes de chat et de répondre aux messages reçus. Le compte Pro offre simplement un nombre de demandes plus élevé. Pas besoin de carte bancaire pour découvrir et utiliser l'appli.

Buggy app and have to spend money to use

The app is buggy I have to click multiple times to do something. And I thought it was free but I have to spend money so sadly I will have to uninstall and delete my profile. The app doesn’t seem bad but with the constant tapping is to much of a bother

Response from developer

The tap bugs are fixed in the current build, so update the app and they should clear up. The app has a free tier: you get limited chat requests, and replying is unlimited. If you want more outgoing chats, Pro is the paid option, but uninstalling isn't your only choice.

IDが乗っ取られているかも

誰かが自分のプロフィールを見たとメールが来る。アプリを開くと登録したはずのプロフィール情報が一切なく再度プロフィールを入れるように促される。明らかにおかしい。情報が書き換えられている。皆さんも気をつけてください。

WE LOVE THIS

This app made me my best friend Gaby!! We go everywhere together now! Say goodbye to lonelines!!