“Truly greedy corporation. You now need Befriend+ to even unlock all friend requests. This app was already the worst of them in terms of ads (literally 2 pop up ads every couple of sent messages), but to put friend requests behind a…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 541 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.4 ★85,290 ratings
5M+Downloads
12+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
"Welcome to BeFriend, formerly known as Swipr!
We've refreshed our name and visual identity to reflect our core value of making friends. Enjoy an improved user experience with our rebranded app. Join BeFriend - Where Meaningful Friendships Begin!
👫👭👬 Looking to meet new people, find like-minded souls, and make new friends wherever you are? Look no further! BeFriend is here to revolutionize the way you meet and bond with amazing people in your area.
KEY FEATURES ON BEFRIEND:
🔍 Find Friends Nearby Swipe through profiles, meet new people nearby, and make friends instantly! 📲 Find friends who share your interests and passions, kickstarting your journey to meaningful friendships.
💬 Chat & Video Call Connect instantly with your new friends through our seamless chat and video call features.…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 11.6.5 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 11.6.6, updated 2026-10-02.
The app has been updated since this analysis. The findings on this page describe version 11.6.5, not the version now listed on the store.
Release notes for the newer versions, in the developer’s own words:
Version 11.6.6 · 2026-10-02
No release notes were provided for this version.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
2 themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 2
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Paywall blocks the basics
The core of the app — not extras — sits behind payment, or previously-free function moved behind a paywall.
What we saw: Paywall blocks the basics: raised by 16 distinct reviewers (3.0% of 541 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 18 distinct reviewers (3.3% of 541 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“If it wasn't annoying enough that you get added by bots, no you now even put the requests behind a paywall so you cant even check anymore if you were added by a bot or not. I get it, you wanna earn money but holy smokes this isnt a dating…”
“I can no longer redeem free daily rewards and now viewing who likes you is locked behind befriend+. Enshitification has finally hit befriend, just like every app in this genre has and will eventually. Don't bother paying to see who likes…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 11.6.6.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
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