# Tapatalk Pro — user reviews > 117 indexed App Store user reviews of Tapatalk Pro by Tapatalk, rated 4.45/5 from 811 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tapatalk-pro/id585178888/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tapatalk-pro/id585178888.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 600 · 4★ 102 · 3★ 39 · 2★ 13 · 1★ 57 ## What do users think of Tapatalk Pro? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💻 Broad forum coverage - 📱 Convenient mobile experience - 🔍 Intuitive navigation **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and stability issues - 🕰️ Slow updates and lack of support - 🔒 Privacy concerns with data collection - 💰 Paid version lacking expected features **Commonly reported bugs** - Inconsistent 'read' status of posts - Crashes and freezes - Inability to load images and attachments - Unreliable forum connectivity **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Improved notification management - Ability to quote multiple posts - Landscape mode support ## Newest reviews (17 of 117) ### 3/5 — Updates?? *2021-04-11, version 8.5.3* Why hasn't this app been updated in over a year?? I paid for this, and now I feel forgotten! ### 1/5 — Currently not working *2021-03-16, version 8.5.3* I like this app just wish it would work right now. ### 1/5 — Images Crash *2021-01-03, version 8.5.3* Are you even slightly aware that on iPad the moment an image is selected the app auto-closes it? It’s been this way for years. I am on my third iPad, that’s how long this issue has existed. I’ve submitted this to y’all yrs. ago too. ### 1/5 — Horrible developer, forces features with bugs and third party payment systems on users *2020-11-17* iOS 14 update: Tapatalk pro happily spies by pasting your clipboard to the app without my or anybody’s consent. Thanks to Apple for making this visible in iOS 14. Emails to the developer have gone unnoticed as usual for the last few weeks. 6 follow-up emails and still no response. Multiple forum posts with no answer. It’s 2019 and as usual with Tapatalk, their developer team never responded to any of my emails. While the app is ok, you pay plenty to get rid of ads. Which is ok, if one would at least get professional email responses. It’s 2019 as of this writing and the app still doesn’t have split screen support that really any app on the iPad should have from the start. It’s 2019 and in order to see new messages, you still need to completely leave the forum you’re currently reading, go back back back in the menus to see new messages. April 14 2019: another week has passed an three emails to the developer have not received a single response. This is more than telling. April 19: another 5 business days passed and four emails were sent to the company. No response. April 28: 9 extra days have passed again and there of course is no response. It is getting comical. May 17: got contacted by support about a month and half a dozen follow-up emails later. Was told that split screen multitasking was already supported, which was wrong. I was told that the next update would fix the issue - also didn’t work. In addition to not fixing existing bugs they introduced Kin, yet another useless social media thingy that gives you credits and invades your life with notifications you don’t need. That thing now annoys me with red badges even if the Kin is disabled by the user. Wow. Talk about beta testing. July 2019. Months have passed with no further information from Tapatalk developers. The issue is still not fixed. The stupid Kin cryptocurrency crap that was activated on my account without my consent is still showing notifications although I disabled the functionality. Multiple emails to the developers as well as writing on their own (!!!) support forum go unheard. Customer service is absolutely terrible. This would be a negative star rating if the App Store had the option. The journey continues. August 2019: Another month goes by with zero updates from the developer. The app still has no support for split screen and still tries to push their bitcoin nonsense onto the users with no options to disable. No eta for a fix in sights. Not surprised at this stage. November 2019: Multiple emails and forum posts and zero response from the developer. Terrible service continues. ### 1/5 — No updates in over a year *2020-10-31, version 8.5.3* This app reads what’s in the clipboard every time it’s opened. App l also hasn’t been updated in over a year. ### 1/5 — Bugs *2020-10-05, version 8.5.3* I had the free version for a while, the second I upgrade and attempt logging in I continually get an error stating my login info is incorrect I reset it twice now and it works online on my PC. Issue isn’t resolving even with uninstall and re-download. Tried email support and received nothing. ### 1/5 — Nothing gets fixed or responded to *2020-06-28* Nobody ever answers. Every other app takes the password correctly but even with correct password you’ll always get ‘Failed to process due to unknown data error’ when logging in. Atrocious app and nobody ever replies on here. Unknown. So who else knows? What is wrong with your app. For years it keeps saying password is wrong when perfectly correct on desktop version of forum . I paid for this rubbish and nobody ever answers. I deleted it and reinstalled it and it STILL says password is wrong even after 6 resets. This app is a disgrace. The pics within forums disappear when you click on them has never been fixed in untold years. Useless app useless service too. ### 1/5 — Goodbye $10 *2020-06-19, version 8.5.3* The app never works. It’s slow and usually refuses to open threads. I thought if I bought the pro that might change but unfortunately it’s just money wasted. ### 3/5 — This update is horrible *2019-10-31, version 8.5.3* The button location changes are horrible. I’m constantly hitting the wrong one, and I don’t want kin, I don’t want to give kin, and I don’t like being pushed it. I want to view and participate in forums. ### 1/5 — Crap. Don’t buy. *2019-10-20, version 8.2.1* Very little tied selection of groups. Definitely not worth $10. Buyer beware. ### 1/5 — Tapatalk is trash *2019-10-09, version 8.2.1* I purchased the paid version and still cannot login to the SNS forum. Haven’t been able to in months. Not sure what the problem is but I don’t recommend this app. ### 1/5 — Getting updates but when pulling up app nothing is there *2019-09-03, version 8.2.1* Always something buggy with this thing. It’s either getting late notifications or getting the notifications but when you pull up the app they disappear. Now it’s just a total mess. ### 1/5 — Get rid of Kin *2019-07-10, version 8.2.1* I disable it in settings and it still shows. It is annoying and stupid. ### 1/5 — Buggy and not supported *2019-03-23, version 8.0.1* Why isn’t Tapatalk pro update and supported like the main app? It is stuck on 8.0.1 for 4 months. There are so many bugs as it relates to threads updating ### 2/5 — Where’s the OLED black night mode? *2019-01-26, version 8.0.1* There has been an OLED model iPhone for over a year yet this app has never had the night mode changed to utilize OLED true black. When are we going to get this? ### 1/5 — Terrible App *2018-11-29, version 8.0.1* This app does not even work reliably on some sites. One day it works ok, the next it doesn’t. Don’t waste your money on the pro version! ### 1/5 — Slow to update *2018-11-14, version 8.0.1* As a paid Pro user, it’s takes this company 4-6 months to address serious bugs that limits functionality. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Years of use, gone. *2023-09-23* I am disappointed the new owners of Tapatalk did something that VerticalScope, who own every forum I frequent, didn’t like and now they have blocked Tapatalk. I’ve been using it for years and now it’s a useless app. RIP Tapatalk. ### 1/5 — No support *2023-03-12* It has been more than a year without any updates. Not to mention issues that app has in terms of bugs that aren’t being solved. So you pay for something which will not be maintained and forgotten from developer. Avoid this app. ### 1/5 — Will not update subscribed threads on iPad and iPhone *2023-03-05* This has been an ongoing problem for me, for close to two years. Have been back and forth with support numerous times. If there was a better app out there, I’d go to it because of the aggravation with it. Support will get it working right and then all of a sudden, no new posts with no changes to anything on my accounts. It seems to be related most of the time, to updates to the iOS system. It’s getting real frustrating to deal with. Do not recommend Tapatalk Pro because of the constant problems. ### 1/5 — Timeline and notifications just don’t work *2023-02-24* It used to be a great app but over the years it has become a garbage. Since last few months the timeline and notifications feed has stopped working but there’s no attempt to fix it from the development team. Appalling! ### 1/5 — Stops working *2022-09-13, version 8.10.1* A couple of weeks ago it stopped alerting me when there were updates or replies in the threads I follow. The whole “notifications” section is stale. It periodically had stopped working in other parts of the app but this makes it unusable. ### 1/5 — Posting photos no longer works correctly *2022-04-06, version 8.10.1* I’ve been on with all the other bugs over the years, but now with an iPhone 13 if you add a photo to a post it loads in blank. So you can’t keep typing or see what photos you post. If you post the comment and then edit the post you can view the photos then as a workaround and then repost. It’s a pain. ### 1/5 — Privacy violations *2021-09-13, version 8.10.1* Tapatalk has always been intrusive and privacy violating with analytics you can’t see (going back about 4-5 years at least) Thanks to iOS 14 alerts, the newest violation is that they copy the clipboard every time you open or switch to the app. AVOID! They have recently updated their tracking information and… wow. No thank you! Back to a web browser for forums! ### 1/5 — App is broken *2021-06-16, version 8.10.1* Get error on forums. No threads show up. ### 1/5 — Needs Updated *2021-04-24, version 8.5.3* Some forums are not working anymore and no updates. ### 1/5 — No updates and very intrusive. *2021-04-14, version 8.5.3* No updates while the free/membership version gets updates. And why is it pulling my clipboard every time I open the app.... talk about intrusive. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — No update anymore?! *2024-04-30* Why is this app abandoned and no longer receiving updates for improvement or optimization?! ### 5/5 — Forum beast *2019-04-08, version 8.0.1* The only way to read and manage multiple forums for those who like to participate in many different groups. Easy to use and navigate. Has been my go-to for years. ### 5/5 — Broad usage but has issues with passwords *2018-12-02, version 8.0.1* Has so many groups which use this app. Also has nice presentation of content. I have had problems, some unresolved concerning the addition of new groups. i.e temporary passwords and login bots. I’ve not had luck with support either, not app is still great! ### 5/5 — Cool *2018-11-13* Cool ### 5/5 — Best way to stay on top of forums *2018-06-09* Love it ### 5/5 — I'm glad that they brought back the ad free Tapatalk pro *2018-02-11, version 7.1.3* This app chortles my balls with such vigor and passion that it has had to have uvula surgery seven times. It just keeps chortling. ### 5/5 — Finally! Still needs black mode *2018-01-10, version 7.1.3* Thank you so much for updating this for X owners. You’re almost at perfection, we just needle an absolute black mode to take advantage of OLED panels for a true dark mode. ### 5/5 — Great app but ... *2017-09-10* Love this app and i use it for all my forums, but it still isn't optimised for the new ipad pro 10.5 inch. It looks blurry and zoomed in ! Looking forward for an update that addresses this issue. ### 5/5 — Poor app *2017-03-20* Notifications are going nuts. I'm getting random blog notifications from threads that are not in my feed and I've already disabled all notifications except the one I'm interested in. Messaged support 10 time and no reply. Don't bother. ### 5/5 — 1 forum app *2014-07-14* Was about to rate 4 as it still lacks some forums, i think there should be a "forum viewer" for those that are not "tapatalk connected" but well that would lower tapatalk revenues, so that is not that much a good idea. For this reason, I give a 5 stars as except what I mentioned above it does have every features I need within a clean and simple interface. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*