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Raya App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
Raya app received 131 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Raya? Can you share your negative thoughts about raya?
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✓ Don’t botherThere are severely limited options - even less so when I filter through people who live on a different continent. The app is clunky and not very user friendly, major UX issues when you consider how many dating apps have paved the way.Version: 3.89.1
✓ Waiting 3 weeks alreadyHurry up and accept my application..Version: 3.74.2
✓ WhyWhy are you showing me people that are in a completely different continent? How is that even relevant when you’re trying to find a connection..Version: 4.34.1
✓ Very slow support, buggy and got kicked off in errorReally great people but the social interaction is very, very sparse. Interactions are quite rare. Rich when you get the right person. But the interaction design seems a bit imperfect. I did encounter some stressful errors Be careful: if you you change countries or iPhone stores, the app may not let you renew. That happened to me and I was locked out, and had to reapply. In general, if mishaps happen the support is very threadbare and slow..Version: 4.25.0
✓ You can’t use this app if you don’t have InstagramI don’t use any social media whatsoever because it’s toxic and pointless to keep up with people I don’t care about. I downloaded this after hearing good things and I can’t even sign up because I don’t use Instagram?? I’m not sure if they partner with them or what, but there should be other ways to verify your identity like Tinder which I honestly think works better. Someone can easily still catfish if Instagram counts as “identity verification”. Immediate undownload for me and probably many other users who are digitally off the grid..Version: 4.0.0
✓ What happened?I go off and on with online dating, giving it a shot here and there. I have stints of giving relationships a shot and then come back to it, all the while keeping the subscription active. I’ve been on Raya for a while, I’d say almost 2 years. it’s not without the same issues as all online dating platforms, people ghost, they match and don’t start conversations, etc. I’ve accepted those as now normal behavior on dating apps. But I do think Raya has more attractive and interesting people, so I don’t mind paying for it with the prospect of finding myself a beautiful and creative person. In the beginning I match pretty regularly, but it seems I haven’t matched with anyone in months on Raya, despite the tons of new users I’m seeing and liking. I’m wondering if it’s because I’ve been on there for so long they’ve simply stopped showing me? It certainly feels that way. I know they claim to be selective and sensitive to the community, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve deemed me undatable or something because of how long I’ve had the app. Def get in and get out with this app. Paying for it longer than a year seemingly puts you on their matching blacklist and becomes just a frustrating waste of money. I started up a different dating app recently and the matches are coming in hot. So, not to sound cocky, but I don’t think it’s me. Will not be renewing the next round..Version: 3.73.5
✓ Scam and sillySo the app doesn’t let you join until it’s decided if your insta is hot enough. Once you’re in you get to scroll only about ten profiles at a time (then you have to wait) and you can’t restrict that to a country. So you’re looking at people from all over the world! I live in Vancouver. Only seen people come up in Van or even BC, and been scrolling a week. Total waste of the monthly fee. Won’t be renewing and not at all recommended. Just silly.Version: 4.38.1
✓ Discriminatory Against Black WomenRacist and discriminatory selection process against black women. If you look at the screenshots provided by the app, no black female user (or model) is presented, at the time of this review. The one black guy used works for the company -apparently he fills the quota. I have multiple black female friends with noteworthy accomplishments in the entertainment industry who weren’t accepted on Raya, yet I know of multiple non-black women who literally have done nothing professionally, and have hundreds of thousands less followers on Instagram. Raya mentions it determines the applicants’ worthiness by the quality of the applicants’ followers. The black female friends I speak of have numerous verified accounts following them. For those who question if Raya’s algorithm can account for race, be reminded Instagram is owned by Facebook. I have created ads on both Facebook and Instagram in which I was able to select my audience’s demographics including race, income, education level, etc. When you allow an app or website access to your Instagram, they’re able to see all of the information listed above. Black women and Asian men are the least sought after groups on dating apps, and discriminatory behavior by apps only worsen the problem. Zero excuses for Raya’s racist and discriminatory behavior..Version: 3.73.2
✓ Enourmous failure of a selection process disguised under the exclusivity labelI applied years ago just to test it and at that time I didn’t even know I needed a referral to get in there, my application got sent into waiting list obviously. 2/3 years went by now and I am still not given the chance for reapplying despite half of my single friends being in there and trying to send me referrals. This is just ridiculous. If this is the way they select people I am seriously doubting on the quality of matches they offer..Version: 4.6.0
✓ Waist of timeBeen waiting for approval for quite some time now, why is it taking this long ?.Version: 4.46.0
✓ Do you guys discriminate against people of color?Still waiting to be accepted after I don’t know how many months. As a public figure with a large following I’m often surprised that people who are unknown and usually fit the mold of the skinny white woman, only leads me to believe that this site discriminates against people of color. Prove me wrong and accept my application. I want to see what all the fuss is about. I’m tired of regular dating apps and as someone who has lived half their live on television, I’d like a little more discretion, hence why I tried to get on this app.Version: 3.85.0
✓ It’s true what they’re sayingSelection process is definitely discriminatory alright, seems if you’re not the right shade on the old dulux chart, you’re not getting through. Friend and I had the same referral, we both do same jobs, similar ages, similar followings (our referral had less followers than us) and there’s only one difference between the two of us - guess which one got accepted and which one got waitlisted. Funny that. Read some of the other reviews if you don’t believe it..Version: 4.37.0
✓ Waste of time.....Trying to sign up but as I’m not an Instagram user, I prefer to keep my life private, I am unable to register. For all the hype, I think the sign up process is more about auditing your Social Media history - then it becomes just one more online popularity contest... So, it does not look like it’s exclusive, only discriminatory......Version: 3.88.0
✓ Member waiting for helpI can’t connect to my account for over 20 days and support doesn’t help. My subscription is being charged normally but can’t use the app. Very disappointing… ☹️.Version: 4.48.1
✓ Can not LOG in your apThis app is impossible to join or log in. Repeated requests to change Instagram password don’t work. It’s frustrating and misleading to be called the best members only dating up when you treat your customers like this VarvaraShavrova on instagram.Version: 2.0.32
✓ Really confused by the application processSo I filled out a short application with my name, city, Instagram, and work information. But no where was I asked to upload any photographs or answer any questions relating to my interest / personality. Is there a way to go back and do this? Do you do it later? Very strange application process if they don’t ask for direct pictures or any other information beyond work, location, and social media….Version: 4.10.1
✓ Waste of timeOn the waiting list since 2 years.. friends sent referral codes and still nothing.. very pretentious….Version: 4.15.1
✓ No local people enoughHello my name is Jaime and I live in London. The app is not showing me profiles from London. Most of them are from NY. You should do something to make interesting people from London joying the app. Otherwise Will spend all the time seeing profiles from out of London. Thank you team..Version: 3.10.0
✓ Not worth the money or the hypeI wanted to give Raya a go, i usually use hinge which might not be the best cuz people end in rose jail, but nevertheless it still delivers and i dont have to pay. With Raya you have to pay just to have an account with them. And they only give you about 20 ish accounts to like/not like twice a day. Then you just have to wait until Raya shows you more profiles. And honestly what is the point of paying? You would think that because you are putting money into it you would have better benefits, but no. In order to “skip the wait” you have to pay even more money. So basically you are just paying for like the status or exclusivity of raya, which is quite frankly dog poo..Version: 4.52.0
✓ Waste of moneyWaste of money, same people keep coming up. No connections and have to wait to see more people and then they are the same people anyway. Shame you can’t pay monthly then I wouldn’t have wasted 6 months fee..Version: 4.50.0
✓ PR vs Dating app?Had more dates from Bumble & Hinge… get the feeling this is a PR tool for Insta-climbers Funny how they show you profiles of people across the world… as if anyone takes that aspect seriously (aside from the couch-surfing semi-pro hustlers that hang in Tulum/Dubai/Ibiza 😂).Version: 4.39.0
✓ Instagram links not workingThe instagram profile link takes you to the iOS App Store. It doesn’t own in instagram itself. It’s redundant having an instagram link if you can’t open it directly..Version: 4.42.1
✓ Gives you the same unattractive peopleThis app just recycles the same unattractive people from around the world over and over. You might get lucky once a month to find someone that is actually decent and chances are they don’t live near you. Also they want to make it “exclusive” so you only get to click a few people a day, I think it’s because they don’t have enough members since I see the same people over and over again. 🥴.Version: 4.3.1
✓ Raya 2nd AttemptI would like to say this is my second attempt at Raya as I did find a partner on Hinge and we dated for 6 months. As I just moved back to Melbourne from Dubai. I was recommended to join Raya as I would find more people of similar lifestyles and so. First time I found it hard to engage as it was partially my fault as I also didn’t give it much effort but I didn’t find people as friendly or actually trying or wanting a relationship. Now I’m feeling more connected and have been receiving more connections. It would be nice to trial some of Raya+ instead of paying for things directly most of the time..Version: 4.48.1
✓ Not enough variety + distanceThe app itself is like any dating app. I gave it one star due to the selection of people on it + the location of everyone. I’m not looking for a long distance relationship!!!! Other than that I’d say they don’t mix up enough people from different careers so it’s pretty boring looking through everyone seems to be an athlete zzz.Version: 3.28.6
✓ No new matches / frustrating experienceI am on Raya for friends and potential creative business connections. However, the app has not shown me any new people in weeks - the option no longer exists to swipe right or left. I am having a few light but active conversations, yet am not able to expand my network as I simply don’t even have the option despite paying the monthly fee..Version: 4.23.0
✓ Too many people overseasLiterally only getting shown people in the US now, and I’m in Australia. No point, need geo targeting..Version: 4.43.2
✓ Doesn’t work properlyFirstly, you wait ages, over a week to be accepted. There are no updates so you have no idea what’s going on. Then it’s really buggy. I had to upload images a few times because they wouldn’t upload at first. Then when I get to the payment section it said there is a problem. No idea what the problem is. Emailed them straight away. No news back yet. Pretty frustrating & clunky experience. Especially when there are really easy to use dating apps available that are more well known. 🙄.Version: 3.73.5
✓ Pretty uselessFirst of all here are eight people that don't even live in the same state. Okay now wait twenty hours before you can see anyone else. Oh, you live in NYC? Here's six people from Nashville, LA and Spain. What do you think? Pretty cool huh? This app is mostly just for people to promote their instagrams at this point. Used to get tons of matches and now nothing, the algorithm is off to say the least. As an experiment I liked my friend's profile to see when I would pop up in her feed, and she has been swiping for months waiting to find me and still hasn't lol. Additionally I screen shot MY OWN PROFILE because I no longer had one of the photos and it flagged me. So sick. Sick app. 🤘🏻.Version: 3.86.1
✓ Purposely Misleading for Bisexual FemmesWhen your settings are for both men and woman — there are many potential matches generated by Raya of people who do not share the same/ compatible sexual preferences as you. For example, I was shown several folks (some I actually knew) who are not interested in women but we’re shown on my feed as interested in women. Not sure if we should be paying so much for something not thoughtfully curated for modern dating. Would like some money back..Version: 4.30.0
✓ UselessYou need to let the app access your contact list and hopefully one of your contacts uses this app as well and they can vouch for you. I don’t want all my contact knowing I’m using a particular app! Stupid idea.Version: 3.12.2
✓ UnsureI’ve been on the app for a mont and have no matches, and I just paid £4.89 or £4.99 to skip the queue to see more people, so I was like “yay no more time limit” I thought that was it, unlimited! But no, I literally paid to see another 20 men? I’m so disappointed!.Version: 4.22.1
✓ If anyone wants to start a class action….This is the most elite, chauvinistic, demeaning, judgmental app I have ever seen! Why should people over a certain income level or celebrity status be allowed to exclude based solely on income or looks?! This is discrimination at its finest! Still pushing to make the rich elite and in control of the lowely “people that actually have to work to make very little money”, and it’s disgusting! Anyone using this app should be ashamed and are obviously total narcissists! I’m sick and tired of the “rich” running the show and doing whatever they want because they have money to buy people off! It’s disgusting, it’s just like Adolff Hitler thought, and it’s going to be the end of the world as we know it. You rich people forget that without US…. You would be or have nothing!! Better remember that!.Version: 4.42.1
✓ Waste of timeWaste of time, not worth the waiting time!.Version: 4.5.1
✓ NStill in its early stages and given its picking up global profiles… harder to connect locally if not upgrading to a higher plan. Otherwise not bad..Version: 4.62.0
✓ Waitlisted for almost 2 yearsI was waitlisted for almost 2 years. Waste of time..Version: 4.59.0
✓ Waiting!!!Iv been waiting a year to get in. My whole family is already in..Version: 3.99.0
✓ Price??? UnclearHow much does everyone pay? I got accepted after about two weeks. I heard the price goes up if you’re ugly and my estimate was like 2.5x higher a month than my friends. I’ve heard it ranges from 10$-20$ but they want 25$??.Version: 4.27.2
✓ Useless and unefficientAllegedly elitist dating app? Well this is a total marketing scam! You have to be co-opted, pay a high fee, give away very personal data, all this for what? Nothing. The number of daily profiles available for consultation is very limited (restricted by Raya) and this tiny selection is not even tailored for you. Also, I live in London and most of the suggested profiles live on other countries/continents! Save your money and time, don’t download this app..Version: 3.94.0
✓ The app tracks you - hence the waiting listWait list 🤣😂 I’m pretty sure this is a scam bc I don’t get wait listed for anything - VIP all the way, which I thought was the theme of this dating app. They track your contacts, location, purchases, etc etc thru the app (check the privacy rating in the App Store). If your waitlisted I suggest you delete the app immediately otherwise you are allowing them to track you while you wait 🥱 No thanks.Version: 4.16.0
✓ LocationThe percentage of “suggested” people from my area -London- is really low . I usually get 2 people based in London from the entire pool ..Version: 4.52.0
✓ App is 90 percent negative reviews for a reasonI think this app should be free as it’s rubbish and very disappointing, the fact they demand money from you and want access to your personal data is a slap in the face. Im a guy and this app doesn’t have any U.K. stunners just people conned into paying for the app - bottom line DONT WAIST UR TIME OR MONEY.Version: 4.13.1
✓ Hinge is betterWaste of money and time! £17 a month to only get to look at 20 people per day, half of which are in other countries. Raya says this is because they want you to ‘foster the connections you already have’ well what if none of the conversations with matches have got anywhere and you need to see some new people come up?! This app is awful..Version: 4.49.0
✓ It’s a never ending wait list apparentlyBeen almost a year and no update on the waiting list. Like a millennial ghosting you instead of being an adult and saying you didn’t make the cut, or asking for more details. Just let us know we didn’t make the cut, so I can free up space on my phone for better apps..Version: 4.9.2
✓ Horrible app!Shows I’m on a waiting list for more than a month now! No update or anything. Impossible to get through. Even though I’ve got friends on the app, I can never get accepted & stuck on a waiting list which can’t take months for everyone, eh? Thanks a lot. Was recommended by a friend but won’t recommend any further to my friends..Version: 3.17.3
✓ My experienceThis app sounds great in theory but doesn’t actually work. A friend sent me a pass and after 6 months I decided to apply. I was weary that this app wouldn’t get me and sadly my instincts were correct. Covid and wanting some social interaction was my motivation. It’s great to be discerning and to want to cultivate an interesting group of people. Unfortunately to Raya that equates with tons of followers on social media or being well known. The really interesting people of the world are not addicted to their smart phones and posting endless selfies. I am very under the radar, have a private social media and don’t like to obnoxiously name drop the famous people I know /have slept with. But because none of their people know who I am or care to beyond a superficial assessment of what I have to offer according to the internet they decided to waitlist me ( with a friend pass). Grateful I’m not on this platform..Version: 4.2.0
✓ I’m still waiting….I’m still waiting…….Version: 4.75.1
✓ Still waitingStill waiting to be let in despite the fact I was given a friend pass. It’s been over a month and no reply when I contacted them to enquire.Version: 3.13.0
✓ This app fell offThe quality went down and the price went up. This app used to be $7.99. There were some pretty interesting people on here and you could swipe through a lot of them. Now the app is $9.99 I only saw about 10 people before the app told me I have to pay $4.99 to see more people. That’s ridiculous! That’s the kind of behavior you expect from a free app. And even a free app lets you see about 100 people before they cut you off. They claim they want you to form “meaningful relationships” but they don’t let you see enough people to find someone you want to get to know. This app is a ripoff and I’m definitely disappointed. I will stay for this month but I’m canceling after that. The nerve charging me $10 per month and not letting me swipe through more than 10 people! I thought when you pay you get all the features. 🙄🙄🙄 stop taking advantage of people!!!!!.Version: 4.13.0
✓ Superficial with invitesI’ve been waitlisted for over a year. Mind you I’m a Celebrity Stylist, have Diplomatic ties, and my ex who is a model is on it. While my good friend was accepted in less than 24 hours, she has like 3k followers and is a regular psych student. The only thing I can think of as to why I haven’t been accepted yet is because of my looks. Which I am beautiful but not the “standard” western or even eastern beauty if you are following. It’s so hard to find people in the same industry as me on the same level, financially and status wise on regular dating apps. I’ve already put her down as my referral and she’s accepted but nothing. And I don’t want people I work with seeing me trying to get in. Anyways yea a bust bla.Version: 4.41.1
✓ This seat’s taken.If you want to remember what it’s like to feel the shallow rejection of high school wondering why you didn’t make it into the group of mean girls, then you should “apply.” Only to find that if you do actually get in, the only thing measuring creativity and professionalism is the ability to appear cooler than your craft, unless your craft is spending your daddy’s money in Bali while managing to angle your subtle bikini body and fresh cut French bangs while pursuing a moderate influencer modeling career. The fact that it measures “creativity” based on another app’s social count in ratio with hotness or celebrity association without even asking for a website or profession is telling that this is basically a “hot or not” instafame app that reflects all the feelings of classism for those wondering on the waitlist. It is an excuse for perpetuating elitism culture and selection without substance..Version: 3.14.4
✓ SketchyAfter being approached by an employee or “ambassador” of the app to join - she asked for my info and some recommendations on any friends of mine who also might be interested in joining. From there she had her boyfriend follow up via text message (weird right??) claiming that he would be here to assist me and answer any questions I might have. Keep in mind this girl was directed to me from a high profile friend of mine...so I trusted it. Shortly after responding to this guy, he told me to keep an eye out for a text that would get me right onto the app, no wait line etc. After a week or two of hearing nothing and I followed up with the two “ambassadors” who to this day have not sent a single response back. I don’t care for dating apps and I could care less to be involved with this one. They hire small influencers to run around on Instagram taking info from high profile people with zero follow up or regard for privacy - an app such as this can only work if people like myself trust it. I have zero trust in this app or their staff. This is a very bad look and a sketchy system..Version: 3.87.1
✓ UghI’m decently known on TikTok, IG and even monetized on Snapchat but still can’t get accepted.Version: 4.38.0
✓ Not sureWell I applied, had a referral. Waited only a few weeks so far and that is / was expected. But I’m a little confused by their digital experience. As whilst before if I opened the app I was created with a clear massage ‘pending’. Now it’s just the Raya logo on a white page, nothing more. So impossible to know if my app is pending or something has gone wrong and I should re-download the app.Version: 4.21.0
✓ Two years on the waitlistIt’s been an interesting experience. I downloaded the app at a friend’s recommendation given my creative background and interests. Uploaded my information and profile background. And promptly was told that my application was on a waitlist. That status hasn’t changed. I am attractive and I am successful at what I do. But somehow the team or algorithm at Raya doesn’t think so. And because the waitlist doesn’t let you go beyond one screen in the app as a user you have absolutely no way to provide any feedback. It creates an unpleasant and rather elitist brand image that frankly is not that appealing..Version: 3.95.0
✓ Got bored after 10minHow the hell does this app even work? I couldn’t even make an account without making seven other accounts on other social network sites..Version: 3.2.0
✓ Terrible waste of money, not inclusive or safe for LGBTI am based in London and since I’ve had the app 95% of the people I’ve been show have been based in NYC and LA. It only shows a limited number of people at a time which would be fine if these were in my location but they are not. Not only that but I used to get new people daily however it is now Thursday and it hasn’t shown me any new people since last Saturday. I’ve tried using the ‘nearby’ section but my preferences aren’t carried over into that section so I’m seeing people well below my arrange range and more concerning of the wrong gender! I also have no way of knowing whether the people I am attracted to are part of the LGBT community or not, this is not safe for queer people! Also this app shows no members in south of the river which is obviously not the case..Version: 4.27.0
✓ ObsoleteTraditional dating apps don’t work for me. I kept running into people that felt either threatened by my success or were aggressively trying to take advantage of it. I feel safe in this space. I also find with my crazy hours/touring schedule, I could really only end up with someone who is equally busy and career driven. This app filters out the static. To me, it doesn’t matter if they only show people in my city because myself and (I’m assuming) most other people on the app travel so often that it doesn’t really matter. It’s fun and I’m having great conversations. It was frustrating being waitlisted for 4-5 days when all my friends were on it but it was worth it in my opinion. I don’t really want it to be accessible because then it doesn’t serve the same purpose. Honestly, being a “celebrity” completely takes away your ability to get in on the dating app fun and this has been so fun for my REALLY famous friends to do what everyone else is doing. Great app concept. Yes it’s kind of elitist but isn’t that *sort of* the point?.Version: 3.74.0
✓ No geo-specific matchingUnfortunately this app provides little value because the matches are global - the quality of matches is good, but I’m never going to meet (let alone date) someone in a country hours away from me. I really hope geo-specific matching is integrating into the system, otherwise I’d happily cancel my membership because it’s a waste of time and money..Version: 4.44.1
✓ Not a dating app. Trash.Sadly after years of being on this app, I have rarely been shown singles in LA where I live, and have rarely been messaged once we do match. This app seems like a glorified Instagram with no inspiration for people to find love, just create a highlight real making them all look like celebrities. Many probably don’t even have real jobs or the financial security to pay for the app. There’s also no help access. I had to reach out on Instagram to find out why I’m being shown singles in foreign countries or NY/Miami. If the app really supported people in finding love, it would show me options in my city..Version: 3.84.2
✓ Raya reviewOn good days the app works, on bad days it does not work😒 photos don’t appear only old messages in chat boxes. No more then 10-12 guys shown. Then if you want to scroll through more you have to wait few hours or pay £40 plus to see more guys. 🙄 ... the men are more sophisticated then tinder but a lot of geeks too without impaired social skills 🤦🏻♀️ 2/5.Version: 3.82.0
✓ Racist2 years I’ve been on this “waiting list”. Whilst all my white influencer friends are accepted within weeks. Clearly don’t want aboriginal people on your racist platform..Version: 4.2.0
✓ 🤷🏻♀️Many guys aren’t my type at all or not many matching interests but I try to be open minded :).Version: 4.39.0
✓ Weird.It requires an Instagram account to join, like everyone has one! (And there’s no alternative like Facebook), and it also requires me to be validated by someone I know who already uses the app. Firstly, no one I know does as it didn’t find anyone in my contacts list and secondly, I don’t want others to know my business. So it’s all a bit weird!.Version: 4.54.0
✓ ImprovementsMore profile recommendations needed in a day Add prompts to improve profiles Improve algorithm.Version: 4.67.0
✓ Zero starsThe hype around the app was the best thing because once you get in it’s all downhill from here. The engagement is terrible, the interface is bad, people don’t put a lot in a bio so all you do is swipe based on slideshow pics and IG handle. There is no real way to connect with people. If you 💜 an account that’s it….It doesn’t tell you anything else, but a few weeks later the same account gets suggested to you again. There are repeat suggestions… and a number of them are world wide. There is with no geographical option to narrow your radius unless you go into your city and with so few people on the app you see the same 7 people. I’m cancelling about 10months on here. I tried to give it a real shot but honestly you have a better chance of connecting with the cat at the bodega than anyone here. Save your money, go tap to the cat..Version: 4.38.1
✓ Approval Process = discriminationI’ve been awaiting approval for almost 6 months now. I’ve been invited by friends and have been told I’m the perfect fit for the app as a successful attractive young black woman. I can’t help but suggest that the app is anti-black. So disappointing. Sort it out Raya..Version: 3.87.2
✓ This app won't be around for longIf you can't join because you don't know anyone who's already on it, then this will fail..Version: 2.0.8
✓ Not worth your money! Don’t subscribe!It’s been less than a month that I subscribed. First, it took them 3!!!months to assess just my application, like it’s a rocket science! Second, I live in Toronto and had priorotize my dating choices from the beginning, 90 percents of the people suggested to me live outside not only Toronto, but also North America!! So ridiculous! Third, when I tried to narrow down the matches by location in search, it brings me just girls!!! and I am only looking for men!!! I unsubscribed in less than a month!! Not worth your money!.Version: 4.65.0
✓ Don’t get this app!!!I’ve been waiting for months on the wait list they hardly accept anyone and I hear their very homophobic and won’t let a lot of lgbt people on their app so just don’t it’s a waste of time horrible trash shouldn’t have a biased wait line 🤷🏼♀️.Version: 3.88.0
✓ Lol… 25 dollars to swipeIt’s not like there aren’t other options out there. So pretentious!.Version: 4.45.0
✓ Same people; not enough optionsSame people pop up and not enough options.Version: 4.56.0
✓ Hinge is betterIt’s legit a joke! You pay £17/month to see like 20 profiles you only get 10 likes a day if you’re lucky so that “you can focus on your matches” homie if no one texts I wanna find more matches! Yes there are celebrities but that’s 2% or the raya people… ALSO I’m in London and they show me people who are in America(?) They show you randomly new profiles throughout the day and sometimes once a day and then you like 4 profiles and then you have to wait 2-16hrs until you can like again!!! anyway my membership ends soon and I’m gonna cry about the £17 I wasted on this 🙃.Version: 4.48.0
✓ A JokeI was interested in this app to connect with likeminded, creative souls but when they say it’s for “artists” they mean “influencers” & elitist socialites. It’s hilarious to me that you must have an Instagram account to even sign up, yet when you go to their Instagram account there’s not even 1 post. Not all artists, creatives, entertainers or writers dedicate their lives to the overrated life of swipes, likes and follows. If an app is going to waitlist people, then maybe ask for an actual resume or proof that the person meets that criteria instead of basing it off of looks, followers & the ability to master a plethora of filters. From the other reviews you can see the app is Glitch City, white washed, shallow & a tiny pool of the same people over and over again. I’ll stick to art festivals, LA trips, book shops & real life where people can’t wear their filters or have a follower boosted ego..Version: 3.73.0
✓ Must be a joke.Racist app, I sent a Email to the know why I was still on the waiting list after 6 months, they clearly just said that they don't accept black peoples on their app. No comments..Version: 4.16.0
✓ A waste of time…What a waste of time. After hearing the hoopla for years, I decided to check it out. As an artist, this exclusivity with other creatives appealed to me. I heard about the infamous Wait List and their crazy criteria based on Instagram followers, etc. Well, I was immediately accepted as I took it as I have about 20K followers. Immediately there were the fees so I opted for the 1 month bit. Needless to say, I cancelled about 3 weeks in. Every single person on there barely had even 1K social media following (where was this 100K urban myth?!), most were just a bunch a kids interning or assisting in fashion or were hilarious wannabe social climbers. Where were the high profile roster of artists? The exclusive members who needed to meet their selective criteria? It was such a joke. I’m assuming at launch years ago it was the Soho House of the dating apps (which is what I was expecting). It’s basically a BYOB dance club in the Bronx. Raya. Um, nope..Version: 4.17.0
✓ Quality people but doesn’t work!Raya has higher quality people on it (attractive people doing interesting things in the world) but somehow it’s impossible to actually connect with anyone through this app. Their algorithm must be crap or something because it doesn’t work. I have several friends on there and I’ve asked them and they’re having the same experience. And, I see in the reviews that others are finding the same issue. So, Raya, you better find a way to make your algorithm work and actually manage to have people match and communicate with each other, or you’re not going to last much longer. Also seems like a pretty small dating pool, because they keep suggesting guys they’ve suggested to me before, and they limit how many people you can see in a day so it’s not like I’m going crazy on there, swiping through a ton of guys… they’re just recycling them 🤷🏻♀️.Version: 4.22.1
✓ A dating app that doesn’t really deliver.This is my second “round” on Raya. While I did meet 1 or 2 people who were decent to me, I have to admit that more of the people who I met and went out on “dates” with misrepresented themselves in some way, ie., had a different age on their profile then what they told me in person, said that they wanted one thing while their actions told a different story as well as using techniques such as “lovebombing”, telling someone what they want to hear, and changing up their behaviors in a short period of time. While I can appreciate the screening process that Raya makes it’s members go through in their application, I’m not sure that it is any different than most of the other dating apps out there..Version: 4.33.0
✓ Same people in multiple batchesGetting the same people in multiple batches, sometimes even the same batch (no joke). You get a limited number of people in each batch, and it's disappointing to get the same people over and over. I would feel differently if it was someone who swiped right on me, but these are people who either swiped no or haven't seen my profile yet. What a waste!.Version: 4.50.0
✓ Increased pricing but no different than before?They’ve upped the price - yet you still only get 10 potential matches a day, you can’t select the country so some of those matches aren’t even from London and barely anyone ever messages each other… don’t waste your money..Version: 4.23.0
✓ DONT WASTE YOUR TIME!They charged me 4 times for membership and the app doesn’t even work! Won’t let me log in and when I emailed the customer service team multiple times they either don’t respond or tell you to delete and reinstall the app. Awful.Version: 3.7.4
✓ How are you even supposed to start using this app?I've never met a single person that's used this app. It's not popular at all yet it needs referrals to use? What? That makes no sense. 99% of people can't even use it..Version: 3.36.4
✓ Limited, not worth the moneyI know several people who meet interesting men on this app but honestly I find it hugely frustrating. Been on and off it for about 3 years; the lack of ability to specify geographical location is hugely frustrating - not everyone on here has international jobs - so when you scroll through your limit of 20 people per day (eye roll) over half of them live hundreds of miles away. The other half are often unattractive for various reasons and then if you do match with someone there's no conversation. Honestly it's a massive disappointment. Perhaps if I was 19 and a model rather than 35 and a business owner I'd be more successful....Version: 3.73.5
✓ Disappointing and lameReally confusing and not a whole lot of return on investment. Lots of issues with it. — I’ve updated my profile, but a pic I deleted is still there and won’t go away. —I can’t customize my search, so I’m seeing guys who don’t live in my city. —I can’t use location services unless I allow the app to track my location all the time. Then, even when I gave that a go, it didn’t allow me to look at more profiles, rather, it just showed me active users in different areas of the city —how do you actually match with people? If I heart a guy, is there a chance we will match like the other dating apps, or is it just going into the ether? —what exactly am I paying for? I can only see about 20 guys (MAX) a day, and a bunch of them don’t even live in my city. I can’t customize my search by profession, music, height, location, language—anything. If I want to reach out to someone I have to pay extra, and there’s no way to look at photos without going through their cheesy slideshow. Will NOT be renewing my subscription..Version: 3.7.4
✓ WaitingHey I submitted a request im still on a wait list ( miaaa.__ insta // mia rose is my name on the app :,(.Version: 4.52.1
✓ Can’t update information while on waitlist for 2 yrsI applied to try Raya out 2 years ago! Since then I have just been floating in limbo on a waitlist. Unfortunately, like another complaint similar to mine, I can’t remember what I said about me? what pictures I used or anything when I initially signed up! A lot has changed in two years and I would like the option to update my profile. I just deleted the app, it’s very frustrating to not get an opportunity to see for myself it’s worth waiting for to get on and when if I ever do, all my information would be outdated.Version: 4.27.2
✓ For spoiled, classist narcissistsI give it one extra star for the clever idea, trick a bunch of self-centered spoiled rich kid narcissists, I mean “influencers” and similar types of people, to waste their money and time on this elitist app. I think they should charge more since those types can afford it but obviously they want to also trick the (often poorer) wannabes as well. Most of us want nothing to do with those types of people though so there’s no reason to bother with this app. Most of these 4/5 star reviews are probably fake, sort by Recent and it’s mostly negative reviews..Version: 3.21.0
✓ Changes neededAlthough it does not always matter ... it’s really useful have people’s height on their profile and to be able to see who likes you back.Version: 3.81.1
✓ AlrightInstagram function glitchy Shows same people over.Version: 4.35.0
✓ Please fix update battery burnDecent service with a so-so/survivable app, but recently I’ve noticed that updating Raya doesn’t complete and burns massive amounts of battery while attempting to do so. I have (reluctantly) allowed location to be set to Always, so I suppose some component of the app is running at the time of the update. But other apps to which I’ve granted “Always” for the location setting update without this issue. I’ve now twice noticed that my phone got hot, Raya was stuck updating (indefinite progress spinner in App Store’s Updates view) and the Settings > Battery screen shows a gigantic amount of battery having been drained by Raya recently..Version: 4.28.0
✓ I see the vision but the execution is not itThe lack of filtering absolutely ruins the experience. It might be because I don’t live in one of the major cities but I’m seeing everybody and their grandma..Version: 4.58.0
✓ How long does it take to get accepted?Hello there So since I didn’t allow the app to get access my contacts they put me straight to waitlist although i did connected with my Instagram account, i have been on the waiting list over 3 months now this is ridiculous. Well i dont want my friends or family know about my dating business so i wont be connecting with my contacts so please can you sort out this? If not then i just have delete it.Version: 3.19.1
✓ A scamI literally just spent $$$ on a 3 month membership only to find out the app gives you about 5 swipes (not likes, swipes) A DAY. And on my second day it didn’t give me any choices at all. The only way to get access to more options is to pay extra. It’s a straight up scam..Version: 4.16.0
✓ Waste time to waiting.It wasted time to waiting for on Raya because on wishlist and keep people waiting..Version: 3.85.0
✓ Waitlisted for 5 years...I applied to Raya in 2017 and never heard anything from them. Fast forward to 2021 , I thought I’d try again. Well when I downloaded the app it says I’m still on the waitlist. I can’t change my application, or even view it! I honestly don’t remember what I put in my initial application 5 years ago and a lot has changed since then. I would like to be able to update my information- I’ve moved, changed jobs, changed my appearance- all factors I assume are important and after 5 years obviously they aren’t planning on letting me in but with my updated information maybe they would. There is no way to contact customer service through the app, or view my application. I’m an actor and model and have been recognized on apps like Hinge or Tinder and would prefer something more exclusive which is why 5 years later I’m still interested in trying the app. Come on Raya! What’s going on?!.Version: 4.0.0
✓ Not user friendlyCan’t see who likes you or communicate with ‘matches’ mentioned in notifications. (Where are they?) Very strange interface with zero prompts/instructions on how to use the app. Fix it! The only saving grace are the variety and caliber of ppl- that you cannot see once they like your profile!!!! Hopefully they’ll fix the issues which discourage people-several ppl I’ve spoken to-including me, from using the app..Version: 4.38.1
✓ Things have changedRaya when it first debuted used to be a tight knit community. Over the years, they seemed to “Tier” people based on their celeb status. If feels like there’s 3 levels. Normal people, b/c listers, and A listers. I know this first hand as I’ve seen and used my friends raya who’s an “A lister” in some respects. His matches and browsing is wildly different from mine. Bottom line, I don’t think this is fair, or legal. We’re all paying for the same service, but something eerie is going on behind the scenes on who the system works, which might be cause for legal action, and months and months of refunds..Version: 3.90.1
✓ Extremely buggy!It took me 4 attempts to get past the input of my email as the app locked up repeatedly. I was later stopped and not able to proceed because I don’t have an Instagram account. This is the problem today with so many apps. They really or insist that you have some other social media affiliation. I don’t believe in social media and especially something as stupid as Instagram. I am a professional business and a professional photographer. My work is very important to me and privacy is paramount..Version: 4.5.1
✓ ATTN: Do not botherLike all dating sites, the first 24 hours seem great and then it goes downhill from there. As a woman (especially one of colour) don’t hold your breath. Very small pool of swipeable men. You also have to wait up to 12 hours before you’re shown a new set of members. Honestly seems they let anyone on there, absolutely not the premium experience you’d think. You’re so much better off on Hinge or any other site. The subscription fee is SO ridiculously high at £17 per month. Maybe the experience is better if you’re paying the premium fee of £45, but judging from the cheaper version definitely not worth it. Maybe it was good in 2020 or so but it’s definitely had a downfall and I wish I’d been warned of this before WASTING my money. 0/10. Absolutely not worth the hype..Version: 4.52.1
✓ Application never got reviewedI waited a year. Very qualified..Version: 1.0.44
✓ Not worth the energyDon’t even bother if the wait list doesn’t get updated....Version: 4.5.1
✓ Takes too longThe way i’ve been waiting for over a year to get an account and yet it’s still on the “waiting list” is ridiculous..Version: 4.48.1
✓ Have my doubtsSkeptical as it didn't have the option to select my career sector as construction, makes me feel the platforms more for white collar workers those working in the arts/tv/media sectors..Version: 4.39.0
✓ Superficial and doesn’t cater to gay peopleThere’s like 100 gay people on this app. I’ve gone through all of them and only matched with 25! Everyone is superficial and it’s so expensive. For a paid subscription why do you have a limit on likes and in app purchases? Rubbish..Version: 3.73.2
✓ MehThe concept is great however you swipe through the same small pool of people everyday. You’re also limited how many you can swipe. If I swipe no to someone than I don’t want them to keep coming up in my pool of people which is what happens. I say no to the same people over and over again. I feel like there is no one on this thing since I keep seeing the same 30 people over and over again. Also I noticed some of the people on there(some I know) I’m wondering how they even got on in the first place. I had one date out the however many months on there. Not really worth it..Version: 3.27.3
✓ An app for nobodies who want to feel like somebodyThe whole concept of this app doesn’t really make sense to me. my application was on a waitlist for over a year. who has time for that? an approval process should be speedier and swifter. it’s not that hard to approve someone since we know this is 98% based on your appearance, should be quick and easy. however when i contacted raya about why my application was on the waitlist for so long, they didn’t have an answer except for “they have no way to tell when a profile will get approved.” sounds like a watered down and weak way of just shirking your entire purpose for creating the app. either way, there are apps out there that seem to be more useful and better customer service. so i had them remove my personal data and i’m glad my name isn’t attached to something that’s going downhill anyway..Version: 4.19.0
✓ Not worth itThis ain’t a dating app, it’s a status app, they PR’d it well. You don’t ever match… if you do.. no one really talks, I’m convinced the celebs are paid/connected to have their profile on there to create the hype. Everyone is super beautiful, useless to see people on the other side of the world, same gender, etc etc Don’t waste your money if you actually do want to date 🤷🏼♀️.Version: 4.52.1
✓ Scam!Charged me 175$ on my credit card for a membership i never took and refuses to refund me..Version: 4.60.0
✓ Can’t choose locationCan’t choose location of those to select, so makes it pretty difficult when everyone shown is abroad..Version: 4.15.0
✓ BuggySo many issues with the latest update. Roll it back to the previous version..Version: 4.72.0
✓ Never your locationJust loads of people in different cities and never your own.Version: 4.47.0
✓ This app is…No one I know seems to enjoy their time on this app. I’ve been off and on for a couple years now and the functions seem so primitive. There is no consistency with seeing matches and the people I see frequently are rarely in my area or country..Version: 4.68.2
✓ If you support hook up cultureIf you want people to treat you like meat and only ask you to get coffee or a drink only to sleep with you then use this app..Version: 4.40.1
✓ Expensive and not exclusivePay for Raya plus and then charged more to ‘skip the wait’ so you can’t actually use the app fully. Elementary school teachers are accepted if they look like models. An expensive tinder where you’re ghosted by people 3000 miles away..Version: 4.50.0
✓ On waitlistHave been on a wait list for about a month… I’ll stick to hinge and tinder where everyone is welcome and people aren’t discriminated..Version: 4.41.1
✓ HomophobicIs this app homophobic app?.Version: 4.19.0
✓ Dispensable, no added valueI’m in the top 5% of income earners in the U.S. with a creative/entertainment industry background, fit, get compliments in person, and people I know try to set me up… but I have zero social media presence, and no friends who use Raya (they’re in relationships). Apparently, that won’t cut it for Raya, so after being waitlisted for 4 months, I deleted it. I don’t have an ego, but I figure if someone as decent as I am gets waitlisted, that’s true for other people, so for sure I’m missing out some other decent people if I’m holding out for Raya. I have met great people on other apps, and don’t feel like I’m missing anything without Raya in my life. It seems completely dispensable..Version: 4.48.1
✓ No answer for over 8 monthsCan I please have some form of response, I have been on the waiting lost for over 8 months. i think I've waited long enough and at least a response or an update would be appreciated..Version: 4.13.1
✓ Shallow - don’t waste your timeVery strange application process. From what I’ve heard this app seems to be for extremely shallow people who have no real purpose in the world. I don’t feel bad for being waitlisted or rejected as I work in the medical field and actually do something purposeful with my life and am not a self-centered moron. I don’t use instagram because I have better things to do with my time other than wait for likes. Get off your phone and go get a real life. Try looking for like-minded people around you, not on your phone. Tried this at the suggestion of a friend; yikes what a waste of time..Version: 3.73.2
✓ Don’t botherDon’t waste your time with this app it’s constantly broken or doesn’t work half the time and that’s if you can even get on the app multiple people including myself have been waiting weeks months on a waitlist which I’m beginning to think I’ll never get on it’s just a pointless app that takes up memory and space on your phone.Version: 4.29.1
✓ SMH “Tone down you harsh comments it’s a safe space”I read a review that said something like this and I was confused because this sounds like it comes from someone who is already in the app. This app is discriminatory plain and simple. I understand it’s to create a safe space for people but what deems someone “worthy” of the app? All I wanted was to get away from the tinder BS and try to find something real but I can’t do that bc I’m not worthy of this app apparently. Y’all should be ashamed. When you really break it down the app is pretty messed up. You apply like a job, you wait for a response and more likely than not you’ll get turned away for one reason or another. It’s contribution so discrimination and it’s just not right. Like I’m sure their turning more people away than accepting. Unless I’m an outlier but doubtful.Version: 3.36.3
✓ Bugged App - can’t match with anyone that “liked” me.I got approved for Raya about two months ago. Initially, it worked as expected, I was getting matches and was able to talk to them. I even went on a date with one. After about one month of using the app. The app suddenly seemed to lock me out of matching with any profiles at all, even if they claimed that they “liked” me. I emailed customer support multiple times and they did not even respond to me. This is quite frustrating as I paid for premium service ($350)!.Version: 4.48.1
✓ GlitchyExtremely glitchy app.Version: 4.8.0
✓ RidiculousI have been on the waiting list for 6 years now, and still waiting I’m getting really annoyed, as I haven’t even had any news on my application during these years I have reapplied and reapplied and still nothing. I am absolutely disgusted and devastated to not be given the chance to use the app. And have came to reality that I’m never going to get to. 😔💔.Version: 4.16.0
✓ I don’t have an Instagram accountIs that the only way to sign up ⁉️.Version: 4.4.0
✓ They want to much money for what it isNot a lot.Version: 4.23.1
✓ BadYes, I know, I waited a year for an answer back. Still no answer. Very bad..Version: 2.0.35
✓ Raya in London is dissapointingMaybe it’s good in places like LA, but a total waste of time in London. They will be showing you a limited number of people outside your country, so it’s very difficult to get a match. A lot of people on raya are just for the scroll or to get more Instagram followers..Version: 4.22.1
✓ Not sureI’ve been on the app for 6 weeks. Had a lot of matches, but no dates. Most conversations don’t go anywhere. The ones that do. Didn’t like enough. Looks like more “exclusive” people but if they aren’t dating then what’s the point. I will give it one more month, and if no dates will delete. Bumble and hinge are better If you want to actually date..Version: 4.33.0
✓ Don’t recommendTook only a couple weeks to get my application accepted, which seems better than most people I’ve heard. However, now that I have access to the service it’s clearly not worth paying for. The UI encourages people to swipe solely for pictures. There’s very little opportunity to share about yourself in text or with badges (like how Bumble let’s you pick religion, politics, drinker, etc…). You can write a “bio” but it seems like less than 10% of users do it. The “slideshow” functionality of showing you the photos of user is a terrible user experience. It’s difficult to navigate through the photos and also difficult to get back to looking at the profile. All of this for an app that requires a $20/month fee. Pretty absurd. After a week on it I’m still at zero matches (M28 NYC). I have a friend who’s been on it for a month and has only had two matches (F28 LA). Just doesn’t feel like it’s a service worth paying for. Edit: after one month I have had 2 matches, neither of which sent a single message..Version: 4.37.1
✓ Better for networking I wouldn’t use for datingIf.Version: 4.34.1
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