Apart from the handful of local friends whom I can meet any time I want, the rest are simply depressed highly strung insecure single women plastered in make up & bragging about men being such bastards for dumping them... I can understand why.
Badoo is ok, well executed for a dating website... the people not so much. Within my first hour of joining i received 50 messages. After weeding out the weirdos i ended up replying to 5. Great choices. I ended up meeting only one. We hit it off dated for a few months and now married. Expecting our first child.
Anyway... my point being if you talk long enough and take your time messaging and not being so pushy, you might actually find someone worth your while.
Badoo keeps you busy for nothing, but constantly asks for your money. The fun-seeking women rather do not answer, a concise answer remains the exception. I find in real life quick a connection and am with 6'3, robust and sporty not really unattractive. It goes apparently here, which is here in the reviews is also confirmed, only about money and rip off without quid pro quo.
Edit -->Hey Jake T., Badoo Representative, what do you say to the many dissatisfied people? Coincidence, or business model of the industry?;-)
Looks like people there is fake. No interaction at all.
Worse than that, be careful when you type your card details. They go there without any concerns as the Terms and conditions specify no refunds is made.
Badoo charges large sums of money for absolutely NOTHING.
If you plan to use this app, make sure to deactivate your credit card info or simply delete it from your app settings, or you will be automatically be charged for any of their services, even if it is by mistake.
In my case, I got the usual annoying pop up, which doesn't ask you to confirm your order, you can't even press back. If you were rating multiple users on their photos and you got this pop-up all of a sudden, you might activate a transaction accidentally.
I now owe them $49.99! Based on their terms I don't qualify for a refund.
SCAM!
Badoo is been unfair to its followers by telling us to verify our accounts. I have tried 20 times but still telling me I was not approved. What the hell is going on? Are you guys trying to get rid of customers or what? Remember all those foolish gestures we using our own data
I don't think it's the fault of the site itself exactly but I've chatted with two people now whose profiles say they are in my city but when I start to message them then they say that they are in an entirely different country. Not sure how this comes about and it may be them that are scammers. Very odd to me and it sort of ruins the experience as well. It's frustrating to get along with someone you think is nearby but oh wait they are in Venezuela or Morocco lol. Green card scams perhaps? Is there any way to verify locations?
Badoo has stolen money from my account, I think this was happening for longer period of time, I just became aware of it. Please never give them with your bank details. I bought super powers and then I opted out but they still continued to take money from my account, without my knowledge and without my permission. They are thieves Another thing is, they claim so many people joined them, but when you look how many people left, if you have contacts on your list, after 6 months none of them will be still there, but yet, badoo is claiming their numbers are growing, it is a lie, a con, a criminal activity.
Badoo charged me an annual subscription of 129.99 while I only wanted one week at 4.99. I wrote to customer service to request a refund and the response was firm. They refuse to pay me back and since I have sent them several emails that remain unanswered. They're crooks.
Took my Money for credits I could use for so called premium features. I paid on Google play store. When the credits didn't appear they said we'll let you know when you can use them. Finally after an angry complaint they said " our review shows you used them already". This is horrible business. A cold calculated theft of money. Please don't use them. It's a waste of time. You'll wonder also why so many of the women look like models. All within miles of me. Right.
It's not in their best interest to let you meet people, so they just filled their site with fakes and bots. There is nothing to do there with 5% chance of getting a reply from presumably real women. It's not a normal and legit working site - they use stolen identities and fake profiles to entice you to pay for membership. By the way, I was foolish enough to top up my profile on Badoo, it didn't change anything ( except of the thickness of my wallet). The bottom line is: don't get engaged with Badoo, it's not worth the money and the time!
Hey there,
We assure you there are no bots. Our moderators also work 24/7 to remove any fake profiles from the app as we take it very seriously.
Please report anyone suspicious that you see as we have a 0 tolerance policy for fake accounts.
Remember it is free to speak to your matches, so we hope you will give us another chance and get matching!
-BadooHelp
I am a member of badoo, with premium membership, what a waste of money. Cannot contact visitors to my profile as it says i have chatted too much, thats why i got premium... and locals, my age group they ask for credits. Join if you want, just never pay them money,
Hi John!
Badoo is free to use! However, you can decide to purchase any of our premium features in order to improve your chances and enhance your Badoo experience. You can create a profile, upload as many photos and videos as you want, and chat and meet new people.
Our premium features provide the possibility to gain more attention. You can find more information about the features available with credits on https://badoo.com/credits and the subscription-based Badoo Premium package on badoo.com/spp
Feel free to reach out to our team if you have any questions on how to get the most out of your Free BAdoo account, you can reach us via email at badoo.com/feedback, or find our support team on Facebook and Twitter with@BadooHelp.
Best,
Badoo Team
Badoo is pretty terrible. I hardly EVER swipe right on any of the women I see on here. If you could imagine all of the unattractive women you come across in real life, they're basically all on Badoo. Chunky, plain, ugly, low value women in tight clothes, taking selfies in bathrooms, bedrooms, backyards full of broken kids' toys. Makeup caked on. Snapchat filters. Profiles complaining about all the unemployed fk-boys who message them. A ton of, "Stay-At-Home-Moms," on here. Yeah. Just stay away...
Hi there.
We're sad to hear that you think this and we appreciate that we each have our own preferences and desires, but we think all of our community is beautiful. We expect everyone to treat each other with kindness and respect on Badoo and we don't discriminate against any user for any reason.
- BadooHelp
I was a member for exactly 2 hours. Dozens of fake profiles ( easily exposed in chat when they dont reply to questions and start repeating their script. Video chat is only available on the mobile app.
Be careful when you try to delete. I eliminated my pictures and i was kicked off the site for not having a pic before i could confirm i was deleting.
I feel like I've just crawled out of a swamp.
Hello Teo!
As Badoo is a free website to join, in some cases there are individuals who create profiles on our site with false intentions. We take the security of our users very seriously and assure you that we do our best to implement the most effective solutions to remove these profiles from Badoo. To assist us in this process, we encourage you to report any profiles to us that you may find suspicious. We also recommend that you visit the following page to find some safety and security tips: badoo.com/safetytips.
We are sorry to hear this. You would usually not be removed from Badoo for not having any pictures after two hours. Blocks are always a consequence of breaching our guidelines. Don't worry, we are happy to have a look into this for you! Just send us a message on https://badoo.com/feedback and our team will double-check the block for you.
You can always message our support team if you have any more questions or concerns.
- BadooHelp
You aren't allowed to show ANY skin in your profile pics they deleted my account and blocked me because of the shirt I was wearing. Are you kidding me? No warning no nothing! Last time I checked this was supposed to be an adult dating site give me a break
Hi April,
Thanks for your review on our photo moderation guidelines.
After checking your photo, we can see that it is somewhat revealing and should be placed in your 'Private Photos' album. This is because we want Badoo to be a wholesome environment. If you think this is too strict, we'll be happy to record your feedback for our team and look into new ways of allowing such images on your own profile. However, for now, please be sure that you're meeting our guidelines when uploading new photos.
Badoo Team
This site is just scammers and fake profiles. I was banned because I turned down random sex with a stranger and he reported me. But when I reported actual abuse nothing was done. Don't waste your time its just for thirsty men to act like gods
Hey Tijuna,
We are sorry that you feel this way. We block anyone that violates our guidelines.
Each report is sent off to our moderators who carefully go through them to ensure that everybody is blocked correctly.
If you would like us to go through this with you please contact us on@BadooHelp with your registration details and we will happily go over it.
Hope to hear from you soon.
-BadooHelp
Expected this to be good and it duly delivered. Impressive site. Also check out WeJustFit.com if you havent already, had a very fun date on that site last weekend and it is similar to Badoo in terms of being busy and easy to use. Enjoy x
Don't use Baboo or Bumble very risky and when there's a problem they won't answer it do not buy any bear products look at more reviews people get Blocked and they will not explain why your account is blocked it's left wide open for anybody who wants to be in big fictive to all the people who are just trying to get by we will find out the hard way that is if you don't want to talk to someone at the bottom of the list it will say not interested but a lot of these people are not doing that that's taking any of the other in the list reporting it and then you get blocked. Be very careful with this site it's a con bumble is the same about the same grease so I can get blocked on one you'll get blocked on both keep digging for more answers on the net
Hi Martin,
We're sorry that our moderators were unable to give you more of an explanation about the reason behind your block. Please understand that we cannot always reveal any detailed information about specific reports made against our profile as this would compromise the privacy of our other users. This policy is in place in order to allow users to feel confident and comfortable reporting other users that are violating the Community Guidelines.
If you have any further concerns that you would like to discuss with a member of our team, we encourage you to reach out to us at any time- we're always happy to help.
- BadooHelp
This company simply does not care about anyone who might sign on to their website. They do NOT answer emails, they do NOT have any phone communications, they only send solicitation messages as if someone is interested in your ad. There is absolutely NO reason to send this site any of your money. Just look at the reviews! That says it all.
On following a notification after bumping into somebody a pop up window offering a lifetime premium popped up, I hit the hole button on my phone to exit and inadvertently purchased premium for £99. I dont want this and cant afford this. I am single father to a disabled child and this is a lot of money for me.
Have tried speaking to the customer services to explain but they refuse to refund despite the terms and conditions giving the right to cancel within 14 days.
Awful service, awful app. Not human at all when it comes to dealing with people and not following my consumer rights.
Answer: 99% are fake! When you engage with Badoo you expose yourself to fraud and rip off. Their "job" consists of making up fake profiles with stolen photos and reeling in gullible people. If you want dates and relationship, you may want to try http://J4Love.net This site has helped me and a friend of mine to meet many lovely women. My friend got married to one of them. I'm still undecided, but the site works. Don't waste your money on Badoo. What they do is try to get your money without providing any real service. You pay for talking with bots. You are buried in auto-generated messages and there are no real people willing to meet.
Answer: Hey Jahidul, Sorry to hear about this! If you could please send us a message with your registered email address or phone number, we'll be happy to look into this for you! Badoo Team
Answer: Hi Gunal! We work hard to keep a database of high quality real users, and our moderation team works 24/7 to spot any malicious profiles. Most of our users are really who they say they are! However, if you're still suspicious, we urge you to use the reporting feature to notify our moderators about a potential fake profile. Additionally, Badoo is completely free to use. We do have some additional features to increase your popularity, but they are totally optional. We hope this helps, but please do not hesitate to get in touch if otherwise!
Answer: Hi Peter, Please do reach out to us on social media@BadooHelp, and include the email address or phone number (including the country code) that you used to sign up so that we can look into this for you. -BadooHelp
Answer: Hey Stephen, Please contact us on@BadooHelp with your registration details and we can look into this for you. Our payment plans are subscription-based meaning they renew themselves once they have run out. Unlinking your card is not the same as unsubscribing. Hope this helps! -BadooHelp
Answer: Hey Stephen! We have answered your query on a different thread. Hope to hear from you soon on@BadooHelp -BadooHelp
Badoo has a rating of 1.5 stars from 607 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Badoo most frequently mention fake profiles, credit card and phone number. Badoo ranks 500th among Social Network sites.
Hi Loczta!
The security of our users is our top priority and, to ensure we keep the community safe, we require users to verify their profile. Unfortunately, this process is mandatory and will need to be completed if you wish to continue using your profile.
We're sorry that you have experienced issues with the process. However, we'll be happy to go through this with you! Please send us a private message including the email address linked to your Badoo account and we'll look into it for you. You may contact us on Site Jabber or on any of our customer support channels (links in profile).
We look forward to hearing from you!