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Foursquare City Guide App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
Foursquare City Guide app received 98 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Foursquare City Guide? Can you share your negative thoughts about foursquare city guide?
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✓ Dreary to say the leastIt’s not Frankfurt Hahn. It’s just Hahn. Nowhere near Frankfurt you’ll find this dreary little hopelessly inadequate airport with hardly any facilities. It’s a bunker airport with ego-inflated custom officers who think they are working at Frankfurt International Airport. Arrogant with an interrogation style of typical German communication. What a poor advert on arrival in an otherwise great country..Version: 11.23.11
✓ All the tips are not visible!I even sent an email to your support a very detailed description of the problem with screenshots but still no fix yet: On the tips tab, when I click "All Tips", not all of the tips are visible but just exactly 20 of them. for example there are 500 tips for a restaurant, but the app shows me only 20 of them. But interestingly when I click one of the tags, e. g. "hamburger" which is let's say 150 times repeated among the tips all 150 of them are shown. And when I write a review for that venue then all of the 500 reviews become suddenly all visible to me. So unless I write a review for a venue I can only see first 20 the reviews even if it has hundreds of reviews. I have this issue with foursquare from the very start please fix this. update march 19: still no fix..Version: 11.14.1
✓ Loading terriblyI only use on occasion to find a nice lunch place in a new area, etc. Every time I open the app, it sticks on the loading screen for over 1-2 minutes. To the point where I give up loading and use Google Maps to find a place. This happens consistently over updates, I assume because I don't use it often. Other than that it's a gem..Version: 11.1.1
✓ Lunch at AnnexAnnex is located on the beach and has a pleasant atmosphere with polite and welcoming staff. However, the food is extremely poor. I have just spent €200 on a meal for two and I wish I had not eaten there. We ordered Calamari, Burrata and a Greek salad. The Calamari was not fresh and had no taste. We didn’t eat it. The Burrata disintegrated into milk and was served on a few leaves of stale lettuce. The Greek salad was fresh but really disappointing in terms of care. We then had a steak and a burger hoping it would get better but it didn’t. I wish I could say the beer was cold but it wasn’t. I won’t be returning and this is my first ever restaurant review, I felt compelled to help someone else avoid this experience in such a lovely location..Version: 11.23.30
✓ Inconvenient check-in featureI used to enjoy so much of the check-in and its competitive nature with my friends. However recent feature change of check-in made me dumbfounded, not seeing where I can check in on places without leaving tips. So I back out as it seems 4SQ has made me worked too much. Just clicking check-in I don't mind, but to leave tips each time I am at a place, too much work and very annoying..Version: 9.30
✓ Big brother!Twice now I’ve downloaded & created accounts only to find later that I’m logged out & phone blocked! I can only assume that they don’t like me creating too many venues???? Who knows! Typical of Woke USA based companies & apps! Get Woke…go broke!!!.Version: 11.23.11
✓ Trying to change a business name for the past month with no response or acknowledgementWe have 2 large shopping centres and are not able to change the business name, very frustrating..Version: 11.10
✓ I miss the old version!!I didn't download swarm because its too much of a hassle to switch between the two apps for similar information. The old version was way better..Version: 8.7
✓ Moving to Yelp! 8.0 just gets worse lolI want everything in one app not two and for this very reason I find no use in either Foursquare or Swarm. You can discover new places, review and CHECK IN with Yelp so I'll be deleting both Foursquare and Swarm. Shame as I was a longtime user. Bye.Version: 8.0.0
✓ Nice features, crashes a lotCrashes a lot just searching and adding places to my lists. Seems random, but about once every 15 minutes on my iPad. Update: Clicking on “Contact Us” to report the crashing causes it to crash 100% of the time. The crashing now is totally out of control. Reducing from 4 to 2 star until this is resolved..Version: 11.23.0
✓ Always allow location pop upThe always allow location pop up is so annoying that I’ve stopped using the app. I’ve selected to allow location whilst the app is in use because that is the access that I want to permit. A pop up 3 times in 2 minutes won’t change that it will just make me delete the app altogether.Version: 11.9
✓ Doesn’t work on a mobile InternetI used to really love this app, and I think it’s amazing. However, I will be deleting it as when I’m out and about it is asking for a Wi-Fi connection, which is just a bad idea for an app like that altogether. Real shame, but hey, I’m sure their competitors have this sorted..Version: 11.2
✓ Glitches everywhere!IPhone 6 and glitches all over the app: can not unfollow anyone, can not add interests, etc..Version: 8.1.1
✓ Unauthorized use of private infoI received two emails saying people were now my friends in Foursquare. I had not even downloaded the app. I downloaded it because it was the only way to reach the developer, but I will be deleting it as soon as I have posted this review. How did it get my email address? How did it create a profile for me? How do people I've never met before (even online) become friends with me on the profile I didn't create? I can't find a way to report breaches of privacy yet, but I won't stop trying to find a way..Version: 4.2.3
✓ Foursquare frozen from 2014You never listened, now foursquare is abandoned and everything in it is extremely outdated. Well done..Version: 11.13
✓ Doesn’t detail current info - rubbish listing new placesI recently visited a vegan cafe in Chiang Mai called Cafe Cocohut, who did amazing smoothie bowls. I realised they weren’t listed on FourSquare so decided they really deserved to be listed. I tried again and again over a few days to list them and post a review with pics as this place was so deserving of recognition. I’m back home in the UK, almost 2 weeks after my attempts to add Cafe Cocohut and still nothing. I even emailed FourSquare to explain my attempt to submit a listing, no response, nothing! A WASTE OF TIME! Why bother with an app when it’s clearly not representing current information or responding to its users? 🤔 A previous review or tag line made comparisons with Trip Advisor? Not even close! As a result of my experiences I would regard the validity of ANY information on this app with a pinch of salt..Version: 11.16
✓ Obsolete data + Superuser(?) frustrationDevelopers haven’t replied to reviews in two years so I’m leaving this for fellow users and prospective ones. The quality of the reviews used to be the most reliable and 4SQ was my go-to app to find good places during my frequent travels, but the reviews are now dated and the data on new places and closed places is severely lagging: perhaps if users were more motivated to contribute, as in my case. Yelp is too full of fake reviews and reviews by clueless users who rate everything 5 stars. Google ratings are unreliable because of inflated 5 star reviews and rancorous 1 star reviewers. Apple Maps just recently started collecting ratings (but no actual reviews), which is promising. Foursquare used to be the best, but no longer. Despite having used 4sq for over 10 years, left 600+ tips, uploaded 700+ photos, achieved 20+ different “expertises”, and made 1000+ edits & corrections, I find it annoying to be stuck at superuser level 1 when I see other users with noticeably fewer contributions who sit at higher levels of recognition. I find I get a lot more reward for a lot less activity as a Google Local Guide, despite presumably competing with a much larger population there. It just seem like Foursquare is not very invested in its users..Version: 11.23.10
✓ Great fun!This app is the best CAPTCHA generator I’ve ever seen. If you love tapping on squares to help Google improve their algorithm to categorise photos, then look no further! Hours of entertainment to be had, finding the bicycle, or the hydrant, or the crosswalk... I got so engrossed that I forgot to eat and needed hospitalisation for malnutrition..Version: 11.22.0
✓ ChekkyEvery time today when I click on the location setting in Chekky, it brings me to your app, and it shows a black screen with blue buttons that won’t bring me to anywhere, please fix it.Version: 11.23.22
✓ TbnkMeme pas cappable de me connecter esti c’est quoi ça 🤬.Version: 11.23.10
✓ Love the app, over 75 badges., BUT.....HATE how u can't get notifications to more than one device, so outta my iPad 4, my 2 iPhone 5S's and my S4 I can choose only one to get notifications?? Why, all other apps as large and pop as 4Sq gives notifications to ALL my devices.. Really annoys me, if I'm out of credit on my device that's getting notif, then I don't get anything on my devices.. Needs to be fixed, used to get it on all devices.. 3🌟 coz it works and is stable, 5🌟 when u let all divvies logged in get notified of events...Version: 6.4.1
✓ A shell of its former glory that sells your dataIf it’s rated 8-10 on here it’s likely a 2-3 Star yelp review and not worth your time. Also make sure you turn off all push notifications because they will spam you via them often with recommendations to try for places thousands of miles away that you’ve already been to or would never go to. Literally the only thing Foursquare exists for anymore is to try to track your location 24/7 to seek you to other companies. There is zero value left in their recommendation engine and the way they openly flaunt selling your location for nothing to everyone is horrifying..Version: 11.8
✓ Keeps getting worseFoursquare used to be so fun but it has completely deteriorated. I no longer check in as I refuse to download use swarm and now foursquare has turned into this over complicated search engine..Version: 8.0.0
✓ Can’t delete individual history entriesHi guys! What’s going on with the app lately? For a couple of months now I’ve been unable to delete entries from my history. These entries were added by background location tracking but they don’t correspond to places I’ve actually been. They account for 10-20% of the places in my history and I want to clean them up. I’ve tried both “no, and remove from my history option” when selecting a place, and also swipe to the left and delete on the history screen. In both cases, the locations are still in the list when I refresh and even after lots of time has passed. This part of the app really needs a some testing and UX love..Version: 11.7.1
✓ Disappointed (yet again)More poor decisions that show this app only cares about stealing our data so they can sell it. Now the app won’t stop bugging me to enable tracking (and covering part of the screen with a persistent alert). No. No I won’t. I hope Apple also bans this behaviour. Once was a fun app. Farewell forever Foursquare..Version: 11.22.3
✓ Back after 3 years butHey guys. So it’s been 3 years. What changed? Well I like that you ditched google maps. But user experience? Why am I constantly getting a pop up asking me to enable Always On location tracking? I already set my setting at the start. This is ruining basic user experience from screen 1. Would like to have this fixed please..Version: 11.8
✓ So sadUsed to be a great app until they forced half of it (the fun part, specifically check ins) over to another app. Sadly it has been removed from my phone as it no longer serves any purpose. Why fix what's not broken? Only they know. Don't waste the memory..Version: 8.0.0
✓ Adding friends is buggedEspecially adding from linked Facebook account, this feature has been broken for over a year, all requests for support go unanswered. The usability of the app is nice and easy once you get the hang of it, but having to individually search for friends is arduous. They really need to focus on fixing these bugs, there are forums all over the Internet with the same problem and not one has been fixed..Version: 4.2.1
✓ Poor at updating info5 tries at updating location and address of a coffee shop. No luck.Version: 11.15
✓ Lost all my dataI spent years creating a list of ‘saved’ places that I have been to and liked in various cities. As I said, it has taken me YEARS to compile this list. You can imagine my frustration to learn that after trying to log in one day, the app said it did not recognize my email address and I have to create an account. My treasured list is totally gone!!! I will never use this app ever again! Btw, after this happened, I talked to several other people that said it happened to them too..Version: 11.9
✓ The most ridiculous sign-in processThe app allows you to continue without signing in, you just have to prove you are not a robot. Well, I’ve just wasted my time in a never-ending loop of clicking on pictures with cars, traffic lights, crosswalks, water hydrants and what not. I “completed” at least 20 but have finally given up!.Version: 11.18.0
✓ Not meant for CanadaAwesome app, but not much activity in Canada so far. Can't wait for more deals.Version: 2.2.1
✓ This app is getting worse :(I used to LOVE Foursquare. All these recent changes and the need for a second app have really got me disinterested in using it. I for want Yelp. If I wanted Yelp, I'd open Yelp..Version: 8.0.0
✓ First time user experience“We're excited to have you join us! But first, to protect our community and ensure a great experience for yourself and others, please quickly verify that you're human! Thanks” That’s the most intrusive, imbecilic, moronic welcome message I ever got in an app..Version: 11.16.2
✓ Not as good as the websiteThe app doesn't allow you to add more than 200 items to a list, and yet the website does. I've deleted this app, and am just using the website now..Version: 11.9
✓ Poor app development5hrs of background battery drain. Unacceptable!.Version: 11.23.9
✓ Fully BrokenThis app doesn’t even get as far as an account login/sign up. It’s immediately “oops something went wrong” followed by a blank screen with a loading animation that never goes away. I submitted a bug report but the process to do so was so cumbersome and unclear, I’m not sure if my bug report was even captured. This problem persists through using WiFi and cellular data and after re-installing the app from scratch. I’m a software engineer and this is pretty terrible guys. I was ready to replace Yelp with this because I’m simply tired of Yelp, but that’s not possible if the extent of your app’s functionality is an error message and a blank loading screen..Version: 11.15.4
✓ Don’t update don’t loginI was prompted in the latest version to login/update etc. I did assuming feature improvements and the usual process. Instead all my lists are gone. I’m not sure whether my previous local saved stuff was attached to my phone or email, but honestly I’m sad. A few years of city history gone in the blink of an eye. I hope this can be made right but no point continuing to invest in reviews/lists given the likelihood they will disappear 😞.Version: 11.22.3
✓ Former favourite app, now a relicThis used to be such a good app but they’ve not really given the app any love since pivoting to being an enterprise location company. I hope they’re able to give it a much needed overhaul but somehow doubt that’ll happen. You’re better off using Yelp now..Version: 11.16.8
✓ It was a great appI used this app few years ago, and I absolutely love it! And recently I downloaded this app again, and it's horrible, I can't find nearby places and gps are not working, pls fix it.Version: 9.2
✓ Don’t Bother / UpdateI was surprised to hear from the app developer who managed to get back about half my information which made things a little better so I upped my rating from 1 star to 3. I am still missing my reviews. I recently took the time to review Shawarma and Gyro Express. There was zero information on this recently opened restaurant. I took photos of the menu, the restaurant and left an excellent review because I love this place, but it’s not in my liked places. The incomplete menus are still an issue. I’m missing all my out of town stuff from Boston to Virginia Beach. If I take the time to review and add photos, id like to be able to access those, so still disappointed. I also noticed that the reviews are characters limited with no warnings. You can’t give a good review and include all the good stuff in a few sentences. I loved URBAN SPOON and wish it were modeled more after that. Very disappointed. This app recently had an overhaul and in the process, I not only lost all my saved (to try) places but also my favorites. I have left a few reviews on the new app to help populate it but I can’t even access that either. Now when I look for something all I get are incomplete restaurant profiles with no menus. It’s been months since the update and most restaurants are asking us to update photos, menu etc. Surely in this day and age, the transition to the new format should have seamlessly integrated the old data..Version: 11.3
✓ Ruined And PointlessBefore the introduction of swarm, foursquare was wonderful. It was like playing a video game with your life, there was no app like it. Now it's nothing but a local guide similar to Yelp or countless others. Swarm does not replace the old foursquare and it's incredibly frustrating to see hundreds of negative reviews being ignored. Can you please just bring back the app we know and love? Everyone is begging you. Leave swarm for those who want it, but please give us foursquare back. Badges, points, mayorships, tips, there was nothing else like it out there. Please listen to your customers. We're all telling you what we want. We hate this app after what you've done to it. It's a poor business decision to ignore your fan base. (The longer you leave it, the faster it will diminish.).Version: 8.0.2
✓ Map refuses to show!!Wow what a poor team of developers you guys got. How could NONE of you found out that your tiny little map button next to the search text field does NOT work?? And you guys deployed it?? How poorly designed is your test suite to miss such an obvious bug? Do your job properly!.Version: 11.2
✓ The demise of foursquareSwarm just destroyed everything..Version: 7.0.11
✓ Won’t let me sign upEvery time I try to sign up or use app with out logging in it gives me “oops something went wrong”. After setting up an account and entering the verification code, same message …” oops something went wrong”. This app crashes. Deleted!.Version: 11.23.6
✓ Horrible FunctionalityAll round terrible to use. The search function is useless, the way it constantly jumps you back to your location when trying to search the hap is useless, the homepage is useless. Just stick to other map apps..Version: 11.23.30
✓ Always allow location?Why is it that I have to “always allow” location services if I am looking for a place by name? Especially when I’m searching for a place that IS NOT near me? Clear violation of my privacy for no reason..Version: 11.23.9
✓ Sign In with Apple doesn’t workSign In with Apple doesn’t work.Version: 11.16.4
✓ Used to be goodUsed to prefer this over the Yelp app, but it’s now fallen behind. The core design is still nice, but new venues show up on Yelp much sooner than they do in Foursquare (if at all). To make matters worse, the app has been throwing errors for some time when trying to add a venue manually, or edit a venue to make suggestions (such as when a venue has closed permanently, to add hours, a location, etc). These errors were reported to the Foursquare team almost five months ago and have still not been addressed. It really does feel like Foursquare’s pivot has left the original app on life support..Version: 11.15
✓ Used to be good - didn’t keep up with covid changesI was trying to use the app in Barcelona but half of the places have been closed. Foursquare haven’t updated their information. Check with Google first before you start walking somewhere!.Version: 11.23.8
✓ VoiceOver Accessibility IssueI really love this app, but I have a problem regarding voiceOver issue. First, I go to places (lunch, dinner, coffee, etc.), then it has 5 places on the screen, but when I swipe right my finger to move the next place (or 6th place), the VoiceOver takes me back to the first place. Strange. Please fix this issue. 😔 My device: iPhone 7,, iOS 11.2.6., Latest version for Foursquare..Version: 11.5
✓ Very inaccurate dataI got this app because I needed to manage information about my business listing. In order to do that I had to pay $20 to claim my own business listing. In addition I had to pay $20 for a listing of a business that was in my same location so that I could close it out. In the process of verifying my data I discovered at least 4 additional listings in my area that are obsolete, at least 3 of them are 6 years out of date. I can not recommend this app because the data is simply incorrect. There are better apps than this if you’re looking for local info..Version: 11.16.3
✓ Can’t add tips?Recently updated & now can’t provide tips? When it goes to adding comments the app crashed. Disappointed, please fix..Version: 11.15.5
✓ This App is GarbageI’ve been trying for hours to get this app to update a location that I’m trying to use with Twitter for a business-related tweet. Not only does the location not show up on Twitter, but when I go in this app to create the location it tells me that it’s already been created. Then when I go to the created page for my business location and try to update the info, all the updates get wiped after hitting save. What even is the point of this app and service/company existing if it can’t do any basic edits such as these. C’mon..Version: 11.11
✓ Cant check-inI had to download the new 'swarm' app, as foursquare defaults to here to check in, so you are effectively transferring between apps. That *might* be ok, however the in the new app, you have to select for your friends to be able to find you, in your neighbourhood, EVEN WHEN THE APP IS CLOSED. Thanks, but NO, I REFUSE. I will not have my location broadcasted out even when I choose to not do so. I would like to choose the locations to which I check in to, not have these other people know where I am at any time. I WILL NOT BE USING FOURSQUARE AGAIN UNLESS THEY ANNOUNCE THEY HAVE CHANGED IT BACK. USELESS..Version: 8.1
✓ App has many glitches during signupWasted so much time trying to set up account Don’t bother.Version: 11.16.6
✓ No Dark ModeBlinding white app on a dark phone. 😣.Version: 11.16
✓ Went downhill after the updateRequires access to your location at all times (as opposed to only when you're using the app). Also requires you to sign in with email or Facebook to use the app. Thanks but no thanks..Version: 8.1.1
✓ What happened?!Horrible new logo. Checkin's are gone and now I'm expected to download a separate app. No thanks...delete, delete..Version: 8.0.0
✓ No more check ins?! :OThe check-ins were the whole point I used the app!! Now I see no point in having this app anymore..Version: 8.0.0
✓ Great travelling toolI find Foursquare is most useful for when I'm visiting other regions/countries - I can use it to find out what others think is worth doing/seeing nearby. It's a little irritating how it gets confused from time to time and won't let me checkin to a location I'm standing right outside of..Version: 0
✓ Applications inutiles.J’habite tout de même dans la ville de Québec et cette app ne pas de répertorier les maison de thé dans 15 km dans 19 km à la ronde autour de chez moi. Même lorsque j’essaie de créer des nouvelles données afin de les entrer en mémoire, cela n’est pas possible. Je prends ce que ça prend des gros commerces, comme Second Cup, afin qu’ils soit vu par cette app. Je retourne donc rapidement à Google..Version: 11.9
✓ It’s ok but has some annoyancesPlease turn off the prompt to have location always on! I certainly don’t want you tracking every step I take. It’s that annoying that I’m about to remove the app! and use an alternative.Version: 11.13
✓ Many issuesCrashing for years for me - one of crashes is always there (developers seems like don't test or don't know how to fix stuff) - try to view photos of some place, after 10-20+ photos app crashes and I need to start over my search again and again (this bug there for years). No search in place info , like search for place that has tv etc. , small amount of filters. No search saves , ez win for yelp...Version: 11.5
✓ Save yourself a lot of time and stress and do not use this when you got to JapanUsed it 4 times in Japan then deleted it. The information on Foursquare was incomplete or incorrect. It displays restaurant names in Japanese cymbals so we got lost every time we tripped to use it. It also says certain restaurants close 30’mins after they actually close. Foursquare caused us loads of stress and wasted our time away..Version: 11.16
✓ Eh, outdated, but still usefulFrom the UI to the actual content of the app everything is rather outdated. While it does lists a lot of businesses and many great tips and reliable ratings it all seems a bit old. There are businesses listed that are out of business for a couple of years now. The tips are all a couple of years old as well. The UI has a lot of small text and tiny controls. It seems to ignore my system font size settings..Version: 11.23.3
✓ Removing check-in a mistakeUnbundling the check-in function is just stupid. It now takes two apps to do the previous role performed by one. How is that a benefit? But more importantly, it makes it harder for users to make Foursquare useful. Not everyone wants to find their friends or share their location directly with others users. To me, the great benefit of Foursquare is the power of crowdsourcing, especially when travelling. Recently, we were overseas, and used Foursquare to find all sorts of good cafes, restaurants, and other entertainment we would otherwise have not found. Those in turn were rated highly and recommended by Foursquare because people were checking in. We in our turn also checked in at places we liked. We didn’t do this to find friends. We had none in the country. We checked in to contribute. With a separate app, why bother? More importantly, hundreds if not thousands of other users are asking the same question. So, the end result is that the benefit of crowdsourcing will diminish over time, and so the utility of Foursquare will reduce. And so it goes, in an ever diminishing spiral, until Foursquare becomes the MySpace of location-based check-in apps. “What ever happened to Foursquare?” “Oh, they became arrogant and thought they knew better than their user base, so everyone abandoned them for apps that actually promised what they delivered.".Version: 8.0.0
✓ :SI'm glad there was a new update cos it had been the same for a while now. I can tolerate the profile layout since I don't really look at it that much. I like the new check in with the map as well but what I really don't like is the Friends section. It's so complicated and messy. It's so hard to differentiate between nearby and worldwide. You can see friends multiple check ins so if a friend moves around a lot you're going to be flooded by their check ins in comparison to someone who doesn't check in that much. So by saying that, I prefer the old layout as it was simple and easy on the eyes. This just makes it harder to see where your friends are :/ It's getting too much like Facebook where your friends can see every little thing you're doing....Version: 5.0
✓ "Oops, something went wrong"I stuck with Foursquare after the split (even though I wasn't pleased about it) and have been contributing for years. But a few weeks ago the apps stopped working with the VPN services I use. Really? I hate to do it but I guess it's time to finally get rid of the apps. As a cybersecurity professional I constantly run VPN for a number of reasons, and if my IP address is that valuable it's time to move on..Version: 11.16.3
✓ Needs UpdatingI manage a restaurant in East Lansing, and For Square has made our lives very difficult. The menu is extremely old, doesn’t have correct information, and when I try to change it, I can not log in. If you want people to use your app, you should reach out to the establishments you have listed, not just pick some old menu on the web from 15-20 years ago. Very inaccurate information. Wish you would delete us to avoid further confusion for customers calling us!.Version: 11.23.9
✓ Bit buggy but still awesomeFoursquare is awesome, great fun, and quite addictive. I find myself going to a business to buy something just as an excuse to add a new venue to foursquare, and I return repeatedly just to maintain mayorship. It humours me to think most business owners here have no idea why they gained a new customer! Anyway, you need this app, but be warned it is a bit buggy—crashes fairly frequently. Nonetheless it works most of the time, and is all pretty intuitive. Highly recommended—I'm sure it'll get better & better as foursquare gets more popular & it is updated..Version: 0
✓ Does not currently workForced me to give them personal information (for their security) and then it gave a vague message, failed due to an error. Too many barriers to entry. Can you imagine if every app sapped on user's personal time like this. There would be no time left in the day..Version: 11.23.25
✓ Used to be the championFoursquare used to be the Go-To app when out and about, be it food, events or whatever you were in the hunt for Foursquare had it. Rewarded the frequent users, helpful tips for travellers and locals alike. And oh, Swarm was its own app. But now, I can’t leave a tip, or add pics, or learn of live events…it’s useless tbh. So either restore it to the king it was or kill it. Simple.Version: 11.23.10
✓ Good but Watch app 👎🏻I like the app on phone but the Watch app is a bust. All it ever says is “Please bring your iPhone nearby to log in.” I’m sat next to my phone. Heck I’m holding my phone in the same hand my watch is being worn. How much closer do I need to be? Please fix this..Version: 11.15.5
✓ This version average, previous version betterThis version keeps logging out for some reason, meaning when I want to check in I have to log in. Very annoying. Radar kind of cool, except for the fact that if you check in somewhere, all at once you'll get several notifications of nearby places to check in to. That's annoying too. Add a bug reporter feature into any new versions, so 'reviews' aren't a complaint forum. All it does now is FAQs, which can be useless..Version: 4.0.2
✓ App is so far out of date.Looking for some restaurants, and the app comes up with quite a few that have been closed for years..Version: 11.22.0
✓ Still haven’t found what i’m looking forI actually do like this app and i love making lists for trips that i am planning. What frustrates me sometimes so much is the search functionality. Sometimes it simply won’t find a place that exists and is on its system and i have to use google or another app that uses foursquare’s location finder in order to find the place, then open it up in foursquare..Version: 11.16.3
✓ AmusingFun to play with, but as the other reviewer said, rather buggy. Sometimes it will exit in the middle of something, othertimes certain parts will just not work at all. Also this kind of app is only good if lots of your friends are using it (like Facebook) -otherwise it's a bit dull..Version: 0
✓ Frustrating Experience with FoursquareI'm compelled to give Foursquare a one-star rating due to the significant disruptions it's causing for businesses, including mine. Despite the app's promising features, it's currently non-functional, affecting critical aspects like updating business locations. This issue has led to lost sales and numerous complications. Even though the app claims it's not working, it still displays outdated information, making it impossible to rectify or claim business listings. The lack of a resolution is immensely problematic and feels borderline negligent. This situation goes beyond inconvenience; it negatively impacts businesses and is, in essence, disrupting livelihoods. Immediate attention is required to address these issues and restore the functionality of the app. Without a prompt resolution, the app's rating becomes an irrelevant consideration, as it's essentially non-existent in its current state. Business owners deserve a functional tool that supports, not hinders, their operations. I urge Foursquare to prioritize resolving these issues swiftly to regain the trust and confidence of its users..Version: 11.23.26
✓ Is it Foursquare?Whyyyy?Seriously?People already have yelp. Releasing swarm for checkins and now this app for what? Seriously developers could combine all of these functions is one app.Version: 8.0.0
✓ Love it.. But....As much as I love using Foursquare, it has problems. Sometimes it just won't load places close by or won't lead you add a place. The main issue I'm having at the moment is unable to add/accept more friends cause 1000 is meant to be the maximum but I have over 1500. So kinda doesn't make sense. Why set a limit of friends. Also in Australia it's a lot harder for us to earn badges and less promotions. Besides all that, it's a great App..Version: 4.1.3
✓ App forces location trackingThe app blocks you from using it if you don't set location tracking to "always" instead of only while the app is in use. Immediately uninstalled..Version: 11.23.3
✓ Still Needs WorkThe app is still posting under the wrong accounts - after posting a tip or something similar, it appears under someone else's name and not by the original poster. This has been going on for about 3 or 4 years and hasn't been fixed. Swarm even opens the Foursquare app and won't let us sign into our own accounts. I hope businesses understand that the posts are not being submitted by the name they see with that post..Version: 9.7
✓ Plz fixTried signing in and kept telling me I had to be over 16 even when I put 2000 as my birth year..Version: 11.16.8
✓ Swarm sucked the life out of foursquareI just deleted foursquare and swarm. The fun is gone swarm killed what foursquare could have been. It's so sad..Version: 9.5
✓ Better before SwarmThe latest update removes the ability to check in. That functionality is now in a desperate app, called Swarm, designed to be more of a social 'what are my friends up to right now' type of deal. I used to enjoy checking in, seeing the tips come up and leaving one of my own as a kind of endorsement. I suppose I can still review places, but without checking in it's less fun somehow. As for Swarm, it's Foursquare without reviews. Which is to say, not very useful. If I'm out it's either with friends I've organized beforehand, or without friends by design. If you don't need to know that your buddy Bob is having a hamburger around the corner from you right now, Swarm might not hold much interest either..Version: 7.0.11
✓ Need greeters to help handicapI was at Meigers today, and there was a 72 year old Beautiful lady sitting by the door with a cart. I went to the pharmacy and got my stuff and when I was leaving she was still sitting there so I asked her are you alright? She said no I’m not alright! She was out of breath from walking. There was no greeters to help her or to even help her. After I got John the pharmacist to help things start happening. But I just was walking by she needed helpers to get things done. We waited over 1 hour for help. I had to ask their bus driver to wait for her . Meigers really dropped the ball today . What IF SHE WAS YOUR MOTHER. 😟.Version: 11.16.2
✓ LobbyIf the lobby is open, I give it a 5. When only the drive through is open, I give it a two. The last few times I’ve gone, wanting to sit inside, I ride a motorcycle, the lobby has been closed. I ask why, there’s only 3 of us. If three can’t run that place, then you may as well close. If I can’t sit in the lobby anymore, I’ll take my business elsewhere. Triumph Tiger.Version: 11.23.9
✓ StupidDoesn’t show everything. Unreliable comments and reviews and no information about the places around..Version: 11.8
✓ Rubbish - zero starsWhat is the point of forcing us to have 2 apps (Four Square and Swarm) to do what used to only require 1 app (Four Square)?!? You can't even use Four Square to check in any more, which was the main reason to even install it. So the options are clog up my phone with another app that I'm not going to use because it doesn't offer any additional useful functionality that makes it worthwhile opening, delete one or the other and lose half the functionality that I'm used to having, or delete them both and find another app that offers checking in. I think I'll take the last option.Version: 7.0.11
✓ Garbage - DeletedApp won’t let you create an account - ‘Oops something went wrong’ - tried 2 step verification 3 times then deleted the app. Noticed many other users have fed back the same comments..Version: 11.23.16
✓ Foursquare deleted all my listsI've been using Foursquare and Swarm since 2013 and carefully curated lists of all my favorite places in some 10 cities around the globe since then. One day I opened the app and was shocked that all the lists I had created were gone. When I contacted customer service, they said this was because they had flagged my account for not following house rules. I use Foursquare/Swarm almost every day, so this struck me as odd. I read the house rules and confirmed I hadn't violated any of them. The developer said they would restore my lists. A week later, when none of my lists were back, I followed up. The developer said they had deleted all my lists by mistake when they placed the flag on the account! I'm deeply disappointed in the app, and never coming back..Version: 11.16.8
✓ Update neededWas a fun app to use, BUT, recently noticed something weird about my phone, even when I have turned the app off properly, turned push notification off too... but for some reason, my battery has been draining very fast, after a full charge before going to bed, 5 hours after I wake up, the battery only has 65% juice left... tried many solutions, searched all over online..... Found the SOURCE OF PROBLEM - FOURSQUARE.... Arrrr, phone was as healthy as ever AFTER I DELETED Foursquare.... SAD..... please update and fix the problem so that the phone won't constantly linking with satalite and drain power EVEN WHEN THE APP IS NOT IN USE!!!.Version: 2.1.1
✓ Horrid App Doesn’t take down fictitious locations!Someone created a strip club page for our family farm. They will not take it down! I can’t creat a legitimate page for our 20 year old family farm business. I can’t take the false page down or even comment on it to let people know our home is NOT a triple X STRIP Club! Sites like FourSquare City Guide are illegitimate, because they allow ugly people to create fictitious information about locations with no confirmations..Version: 11.23.3
✓ Maybe it’s time to put FS and Swarm back togetherI’ve had FS on my iPhone now for over ten years but rarely open it. I do open SWARM daily now, which is an all FS used to run that lets people checkin to places they visit. But wow… I first joined on February 4, 2012. I regularly earn at least 1500 coins weekly on Swarm. I’ve never gamed the app for points, each checkin is to a place I actually go to. I try to say why I’m at the place in my checkin, in a manner that tells a story about my day. But wow - so many things don’t work now. Here’s some outstanding issues: 1. The biggest thing wrong is the inability to suggest edits. When I do, it says something went wrong. If it’s a big glaring error, the best I can do is leave a tip about it, if it’s something people should know. This is especially frustrating with newer businesses, even when I’ve added them. 2. A second issue I’ve had is with suggesting spots for either deletion or amalgamation. I actually have several places I visit regularly that have ended up with multiple entries. There is an option for reporting duplicates but no one at Swarm does anything about it. 3. The in-camera function freezes when I try to take a photo to go with my checkin. I love including photos so it shows I’ve actually been there. And I try to make them interesting. A local cafe I go to renovated this year, and they were so happy to learn about Swarm and all the photos of their shop that were there from over the last 15 years. I listed these in my SWARM review but these edit functions also exist within FS and they don’t work in FS either. There are other things too but these three are top of mind. I’ll add to this list as things come up as I do use it daily..Version: 11.23.10
✓ A shadow of former glory...Up until about a week ago I always considered Foursquare a more functional & aesthetically pleasing alternative to Yelp, however, that ship has sailed with the removal of the “Expertise” system. Removal of the “Expertise” system did a handful of really detrimental things: removing the ability to easily know if a user was reliable, removing a great organizational system for your tips, & removing a fun sense of progression. This update really killed Foursquare for me, & that’s with it already lingering behind Yelp in terms of users & current data. TLDR: Foursquare lost a lot of functionality in a recent update. It’s not worthwhile & you should focus your energy & time on Yelp..Version: 11.15
✓ Why fix something that was good?I used to really love foursquare and was a big advocate for the app. I did not download Swarm since I refuse to check-in in another app (totally ridiculous to have two apps when one app had been perfect all this time). It has honestly been months since I have last used foursquare. Occasionally, I do miss reading the tips (which essentially was my favourite part of foursquare), and I've only re-downloaded just now because I want to access my lists of saved places. Other than that, back to boycotting foursquare until it unifies itself with Swarm. ...which I suppose it's starting to be never, and in that case, it will be "goodbye" to foursquare again..Version: 8.5.1
✓ That did not workI downloaded the program three times with the same results. The program starts and then a popup appears stating “Oops something went wrong” then a red circle starts rotating. The last time I tried to run the program when red circle started I placed the phone down on the table and checked it after one hour still circling then at two then three hours with the same thing going on. I then checked before going to bed still circling, got up in the morning and closed and removed the program as a lost cause. I’m now going to try something else to use with my Garmin RV780 for our travels..Version: 11.15.2
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