“pls fix the gems — Every time I close the app I can’t watch adds to get gems until I reinstall, pls for the love of everything fix this”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 512 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-05.
4.6 ★36,802 ratings
—Downloads
17+Age rating
165 MBApp size
FreeIn-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. Break the ice with ease and take your conversations to the next level with face-to-face video calls!…
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
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 12.3.0 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-05 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 12.3.0, updated 2026-09-23.
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 fewer than 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
80–89% 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.
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: 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 11 distinct reviewers (2.1% of 512 reviews scanned)
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 7 distinct reviewers (1.4% of 512 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Zero stars. Data harvesting trash — This app is bottom of the barrel garbage, full of bots or just people who have never spoken in their lives. Also you will constantly get locked in the worst unskippable ads I’ve ever seen. Long load…”
“Too many ads — Way too many ads, even if you just message someone you get an ad!”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 12.3.0.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Business modelFree
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.