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 159 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

85.5% of ratings point to a safe experience
5.7% of ratings suggest some concerns
8.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 159 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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Dr

1

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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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

Hi arantxatxu, thank you for your feedback. We'd like to clarify that replying to messages is always completely free. You'll never pay to respond to someone who reaches out to you. We also offer free chat requests periodically, so you're not limited to just waiting. We understand the frustration, and we're always working to balance keeping the app sustainable while providing value to all users. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our support team!

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

Bonjour Yuito, merci pour votre retour. Nous souhaitons clarifier le fonctionnement de SewaYou : répondre aux messages est toujours 100% gratuit. Vous pouvez également envoyer des demandes de chat gratuitement de manière régulière. Les limites sur l'envoi de nouveaux messages existent pour réduire le spam et garantir des conversations de qualité. Nous espérons que vous nous donnerez une autre chance !

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

Hi Ayyclee, we're sorry to hear you had a frustrating experience. Regarding the tapping issue, we've made many improvements since your review and this should no longer be a problem. If it ever was a bug, it has been resolved. Regarding costs: replying to messages is always free, and we provide free chat requests regularly, so you can connect without paying. We hope you'll give us another chance!

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WE LOVE THIS

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