Cost is one thing but wasting time is another. Constantly brings up profiles you’re not interested in. Matching on carousel function is pathetic. You scroll until another year passes and then is randomly grabs someone. Without putting tickets on myself, no matter how polite, kind and unintimidating you make introductions or respond to likes and… Read more
matches, for a decent sort of bloke on this site, the responsiveness of women seems appallingly bad form. One might expect the courtesy of a minimum response but don’t hold your breath fellas. Maybe fake profiles or just lots of women you like being online or perhaps attractive profiles are assailed by men who are routinely unattractive. The avalanche of dating apps possibly diminishes the quality of top-rated ones but I find Zoosk tedious, laborious and annoying that I have to report people just to block their profile. Hard work and depressing place to commit your effort.
I met my partner on Zoosk here four years ago and the problem is we deleted everything off of the platform and it's still there today receiving thumbs up and comments most of these people on Zoosk aren't even there only five percent maybe answer you. When you remove your profile and deleted all it should disappear. Very misleading most other… Read more
dating apps are the very similar they have volum e on there but no one really is there and then you get scams beware
Total scam. Old profiles which were there 5 years ago. Kept getting fake "viewed you" alerts which were nonsense. Yet another pathetic dating site. I've tried a few and they areall the same. Show details
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Zoosk cancelled my subscription 3 days prior to expiry of my renewal. I have sent numerous emails over the last 2 days to Zoosk re this cancellation but all they have done is send me an email to Zoosk subscription. Instead of being able to log into the Zoosk app all I am also seeing is an application to join Zoosk. If you can't contact customer support in the app you cannot email them successfully. There is no contact number to call Zoosk either. Show details
The grievances listed here are True and Correct – ●> I specifically Reiterate the gist of grievances listed herewith. *Do Not Go There. (Unless you enjoy small talk with ... who..? Prob's Bots... I don't know their method Or their reach. New times. Beware. Good luck. Show details
Great review – Met my beautiful husband on Zoosk. Met 2 years ago, got married in March 2024. Both of us in our 50's. Had pretty much given up on dating before meeting him.I m so very glad I didn't give up. I knew my person was out there somewhere! Show details
Unable to find friend who is online and messages not getting through – I became a paying member of Zoosk after a friend who recently became a member suggested it to me. Afer about a week or so of becoming a member, my friend asked me to look for her profile. I searched based on her criteria (age, ethnicity, etc), but after going through all the results, I couldn't find her. So, I widened the search, but still… Read more
couldn't find her. It was the same situation with her. Neither of us have each other blocked or anything like that. At one time, my friend was logged in to zoosk and asked me to log in to find her in the 'Online Now' section, but I wasn't able to find her, and she wasn't able to find me there either. There were a couple of exception where I found my friend on Zoosk. That was when I logged into Zoosk sometimes and was scrolling through the list of members that came up on the list. When this happened, I sent her an ‘interested’ icon and a message, but as yet, she tells me that she still hasn’t received anything from me, nor can she find me. I took screenshots of these messages to show my friend. Furthermore, when I next logged in, I wasn't able to find the messages that I sent her.
I have gone back and forth with Zoosk customer service to try and find what the problem was. The customer service agent totally misunderstood what I was saying, and after several emails back and forth, I finally got the following answer...
"We don't have the technical ability to control who will appear or not appear on your end using the search filter, the same on the Online Now feature. This means we will not be able to guarantee that you will find someone by using the search filter or checking them out on Online Now."
I still think that the customer service agent misunderstands what is happening. So according to the agent, the system might not show some people who satisfy your search filter, and who are online. If that's the case, how does the system decide which people to bring up on the list and which to not bring up.
I sent the customer service agent the screenshot I took of the messages I sent to my friend and asked the this person to check to find out what is happening with the messages I am sending...that is, why I cannot see them in my messages (I checked all folders), and why my friend cannot see them (she checked all folders), and the agent said,
"I can not give you more specific information as it pertains to another member's account".
As I have previously worked in IT before, I know that it should be easy to find out if a message was sent/received from/to a specific persons account without reading the details of the message. I replied back and mentioned this, and didn't get a response.
Also, another thing. When you view a 'Smartpick', their photos are too small, and you are unable to zoom in.
I am very annoyed at this system and the customer service, and just want to warn others out there who are looking at signing up with zoosk.
Good Site – It is a dating site and works better than many other sites. People are firendly in general
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Zoosk is scamming site run by scammerd. 5th world website. Zoosk sends fake notifications. Paid up member can't send messages. Few of many complaints. ABSOLUTE SCAM Show details
Follow-up · Zoosk is run by scammerd for scammers.most notifications are false. People zoosk claim to have sent messages know nothing about the message. On most occasssions messages can't be sent because the web site is 5th sorld & completely inadequate. At one stage 8 out of 10 contacts received were scamEAmers. Zoosk refused to accept the federal authirities acted. YOU'RE JUST FU....G DEAD SET FRAUDSTERS/SCAMMERS
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I met someone here on Zoosk and I wish to focus on that person only. Should this friendship not work out I will be back again. Unsubscribing was easy and I appreciate that. Zoltan Show details
I have found Zoosk to be the only dating site where l have not come across any false profiles or scammers. Zoosk verifies your identity/photos by getting you to do a video of yourself turning your head from side to side (only Zoosk sees it so they can check it) Sure, there are those real people who turn out to be ‘fakes’ but that is different.… Read more
The only thing l notice is l get the feeling that the system picks up the ‘Views’ list rather randomly and appears to be just spitting them out for you to think people are interested in you, especially since l had one guy message me saying l viewed him when l don’t recall doing so.
Overall, the site is very good but it’s the people you need to be wary of that sadly most are mentally unstable in some way. I have had some weirdos message me who talk with such enthusiasm, then make plans to meet, only to be ghosted soon after. There are also the ones who are wanting physical attention before you have even met (not necessarily sexual, but more or less will probably con you into that when you do see them) so if you are looking for a serious long term relationship, which is what these sites are supposed to be about, then you are going to have to be patient and throw back a lot of frogs before you can find your prince!
3 to 4 weeks active searching and a number of coffee dates in that time. My fourth date is looking promising at this stage and we will pursue a close relationship and see what the future brings.
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Waste of time and money for young men in Australia. 2 older male friends recommended Zoosk so gave it a try. One is divorced with adult children, and gets regular dates in AUS. The other is American and met his wife and got married, but was not doing well in life and settled for what he could get. I'm a successful young professional and in a good… Read more
place in life. I keep fit and in shape. I’m ready to date or even marry and settle down. I thought this would be a great and modern way to meet people. It is NOT!
I paid AUD $170.99 with PayPal for 1 year subscription to give it a serious try. It's setup for auto renewal fee so you have to cancel it early. It was not easy to navigate or find. You should not have to worry about such things. It’s like a scam. Wish I didn't pay for that long. After a few months I knew it was a waste of time and money. The app system works by you making a profile. There’s no fail safes. Members can make an account with no profile pic or name so they leave it as default “Zoosk Member”. They don't even bother to put a name. Shows how cr#p this app is and the people on it. Ridiculous and waste of time. Other dating sites require a photo and a basic name, heck many use a nick name or fake alias. You can like a members profile and then message them. They can also like you back and reply. You get notified if another member views, likes, or messages your profile. It's a simple, slow and old system which is not good for anyone. Only a handful of young women replied. A few old and young viewed my profile in the first few months. No actual meet ups or dates. Get use to many fake profiles along the way. I regularly report and blocked them. I think these online platforms actually makes fake profiles to keep you interested and paying subscription fees. Other young male friends have the same experience and feedback.
The best woman who replied was interstate and we built a friendship. Phone called with audio and video, and texted. She also shared similar notes of members being too old for her and not happy with the platform. Just friends and too far away so I decided to move on from her. Similar pattern with other dating apps. In comparison I've had better success on Tinder. Again wastes a lot of time but at least I had responses and occasional date once a year on the free version. Most on Zoosk were older women in late 30's and 40+. Many divorced with kids. That's too old for me right now and not what I'm looking for. Why I mentioned 2 older mates had good luck with it. Maybe better for men in their 50's+ and or already divorced.
After some heavy research approximately 9% or less of the population is online dating. It’s hard to gauge as it’s often private and personal. This is a very small amount of people online dating and a majority are men. Ratio of 10 men to 1 woman. With that massive difference it's very hard for men online dating. The women on these apps are very picky and look down on men. Often playing games with so many guys messaging and lining up. They waste your time just for attention or playing you to get material things like free drinks, meals and gifts. That said Zoosk had less scammers, but less real responses too. You are qualifying them, not the other way around. Don't waste your time and money on them. Don't believe all the advertising and marketing hype and lies. These dating platforms are trying to sell their product and get your money. Save your time, energy, and money.
You would be better off spending your hard earned money on actual relationship training or personal development. Books, courses, etc. Seriously you'll get more out of it and have better relationship and interpersonal skills. And of course going out and actually meeting people in your area. I made the effort to try meet people both day and night. Paid for a coffee, soda, or venue entry fee. Often not fancy and daily life stuff. I met more people in 1 month than 1 year on Zoosk! I quit drinking alcohol but went out to a club. I ordered a soda and met a gorgeous women at the bar. She was also sober and noticed me “Hey you’re not drinking? Neither am I”. We hit it off. Great conversation, smiling laughing and flirting all night. She just broke up with her ex-boyfriend because he was heavy into drugs and wasn’t ready for another boyfriend yet. Still a great first date. It cost me the club entry fee and a soda. I never would have met her on Zoosk or any other dating app. A good attractive woman is not using these dating apps. You must get out and meet them in real life.
I cancelled my subscription and didn't bother for months and then received a message informing me a lady had sent me a notification that she liked my Profile. I signed up again for 3 months and sent her a message. Minutes later I received another message from Zoosk telling me her Profile had been removed as it was a Scam. This is the second time… Read more
this has happened. A word of warning, Have nothing to do with Zoosk, they're the real Scammers. It won't happen again, I can tell you.
Do not use!!!!!!!! This company put my personal details on the dark web!! An elite virus company sent me details. Your details are absolutely not safe on this dating site!!!!
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I signed up for 6 months but tried to cancel numerous times within the 6month period with great difficulty. Then eventually I was able to cancel on their website, no option on the app. But when my 6.months was up they debited my account for another 6 months. I had received nil communication when I signed up or prior to debiting my account for money or after cancelling subscription. Its a scam. Show details
Discussing fake App rip off think this app is set up totally to rip people off there is so many fake PROFILES DO NOT WASTE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY$$$ ON THIS DISCUSSTING THEIVING APP. Gave 1 star because i couldn't 0 stars Show details
Be careful This site goes down all the time Pay for a week you might be able to get on 2 days Hard to contact and if you do , they dont get back to you Dont recommend at all Show details
Around the 8th July I subscribed for one month, since then being able to log into the site has been sporadic at best, for the last 8 days I have not been able to log in, the site says they have sent you a verification email, but nothing ever turns up. Initially I complained and received an automatically generated response telling me to log out… Read more
properly, which I do. However in the last 8 days I have not been able to log in and they have taken my money, as I cannot log in I cannot cancel any renewal of my subscription, so I have had to cancel the card. Be very aware if you go near this site, in conversations I have had I am not the only one experiencing problems. I would suggest you steer clear as I don't think they care and nor do they response to my recent emails about the problem.
Renewed my partners subscription even after she cancelled it ... BEWARE of ZOOSK and their policies of automatically renewing subscriptions. I have requested a refund so watch this space. Should they NOT refund it I intend to sue them, Show details
I feel Zoosk is just a $ making service - being blocked fr accessing profiles for no reason - all the different levels “boosts” just profit oriented- Z you’re dealing with vulnerable people- it’s not a “game” very disappointing Show details
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I reported an issue to them about not being able to read messages sent to me. It has been nearly a month since I lodged the report, and the last contact was on 19 March. The last message has always been similar; they cannot find the fault. "We apologise for any inconvenience caused. We know about the issue you are having. While we do not have an… Read more
exact timeline for resolution, we assure you that we will do our best to resolve your issue as soon as possible. We understand the importance of resolving this matter quickly and are dedicated to ensuring a satisfactory outcome. Once we have an update, we will notify you immediately." And this was on 19 March. Since then, there has been no communication whatsoever. The sad part is that they charge hefty prices to become a subscriber, yet it is an additional cost for people to respond to messages you send as a subscriber. It also shows people visiting your profile, and when you message them in the hope that they are, in fact interested, the same story, it is just the ZOOSK algorithm playing games, it is actually quite disappointing for people who have had to resort to these online platforms, in the hope of meeting someone, to be duped regularly by fake profile view alerts. Sadly, the online dating site reputation for ripping consumers off is becoming more regular, and more and more people are experiencing it. And there are not really any impartial sources to review their practices, due to most sites being set up offshore, and the agencies we have here in Australia are somewhat toothless tigers when it comes to being able to prosecute businesses doing the wrong thing online. When it comes to purchasing a subscription, my recommendation would be proceed with caution.
So I put in a search for women 60 -75, auto-selected, so it should scan for anyone that age group on the site, it comes up with 3 ladies, just 3, then there's no more. It has done this all weekend. It is rubbish. I think they have taken everyone's money, overloaded the system and that is why it does not function. When I ask for the same age group within 15kms, there's nothing! Show details
Well come on Zoosk, where is your response to this, it does not work, you pay a monthly fee and… Read more
It’s Rubbish. You can’t talk to anyone unless you pay. But you can send all the likes you want. You just can’t communicate with anyone unless you pay $$$$$$$$$$$$ like most dating sites. If you don’t pay. You will get people sending you likes the minute you pay they disappear. Maybe some people have been lucky on Zoosk. But I’m sure it would be… Read more
a very small minority. The ones who actually talk to people are Tictok mindset. Thinking they are in the south of France. Doing a photoshoot they are unrealistic. With massive amounts of standards.
Very Disappointing – Rip off. 40 bucks a month. Fake messages and views. You say hi to the ladies(who viewed/msgd you) and they're always surprised..(like 100%wth) What a scam. I swore last time.I done this I wouldn't do it again, but you have a gig and there's a lot of cuties there but they're all mostly ghosts. I think only once did a lady actually say back to me… Read more
she.wasnt interested. Thank you for replying I thought Ppl are not that rude zoosk when you say hi..Yay or nay is heaps easy and respectful to do Us Aussies do that. There's a few rude one who ghost, but 90 % of normal ppl will reply. Shame on you Zoosk
Seek and you will find – I was looking for someone to be good friends with and then move forward to a more personal relationship.I have met a lovely gentleman, we are getting on really well.I had met several other men but that was no go for various reasons.
Beware Beware Beware – Zoosk is 100% a con and not to be trusted. They never take your photo off their site and they send you fake messages saying that certain ladies have sent you messages to entice you to pay their subscription. When you pay and write to the ladies in question their reply is normally sorry I never swrote the message in the 1st place or I have not been a member of zoosk for years. Zero Stars.
Its bad, but not how u think – OK so as far as i could tell i didnt get any bots. Or fake accounts ect. I did come across accounts that seem to be inactive. So yeah for my area of Perth WA, 0 responses and im not that bad in a number of ways. But the real killer is the feature this site has that sends you a message to let you know someone checked out your profile and went nope.… Read more
again and again. its soul crushing to realize you have failed test after test with the women on here. So it made me feel pretty bad about my self esteem and confidence. So guys, i know your looking for love out there, but dating apps will make you feel worse than just being lonly, they make you feel utterly rejected. Dont do it, spend the money at your local pub.
It’s what you make it – Found a great partner. Took some time to find her but that was more me being picky rather than the app. There are old accounts but I find that was more of people not deleting there accounts. It is a tool so bad tradesmen…….
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I have reported zoosk and parent owner Spark Networks, who have multiple sites that simply exist to… Read more