Six-App User Insights · Faith / Brain / Prayer / Strength / Alarm

Executive summary

632written reviews

6apps

4255★ reviews

1111★ reviews

3Play missing (official)

Who: Users across faith practice, cognitive self-improvement, Catholic/Christian prayer, coach-led strength training, and heavy-sleeper wake-up—people buying habit infrastructure on their phones.

What they want: They want the app to decide the next action (verse, prayer, brain set, workout, alarm mission), stay reliable at the critical moment, and never surprise-charge them.

Cross-app #1 pain is ads/paywall/subscription pressure, amplified by billing-trap stories (hard cancel, surprise renewals, free-trial charges).
Faith apps (Quran Widgets, Hallow) win on spiritual companionship and daily content; they lose trust when widgets break or subscriptions feel predatory.
Brain training (Impulse, thin IQ Elevate sample) is praised for challenge but punished for mid-session ads and locked tests.
LADDER is an outlier: extremely high 5★ density and long praise about coach plans & consistency; almost no Play presence (iOS-only).
Alarmy praise centers on finally waking heavy sleepers; complaints center on non-ringing, can’t-dismiss edge cases, and surprise Premium fees.
5★ reviews are shorter; 1★ reviews are longer—product insight lives in the long complaints.
Official Play listings missing for Quran Widgets (CLOUD STUDIOS), IQ Elevate, and LADDER—documented, copycats skipped.

Thin / missing samples (documented, not invented):

iq-elevate written n=17 — iOS-only; US RSS returned 16, +1 HK helpful → 17 total (<40). No inventing.
quran-widgets written n=55 — iOS-only official; expanded au/ie/ae → 55 written.

User personas / needs

P1 · Daily faith companion seeker

Apps: quran-widgets, hallow

Wants: Glanceable spiritual content (verse/prayer/meditation) woven into phone habits; trustworthy billing.

faith_content + widgets praise; billing_trap complaints on Hallow/Quran paywall.

P2 · Focus-hungry brain trainer

Apps: impulse, iq-elevate

Wants: Short challenging sessions that stay ad-free mid-flow; clear progress without subscription ambush.

brain_training praise; ads_paywall + billing_trap complaints.

P3 · Consistency athlete

Apps: ladder

Wants: Coach-built weekly plans that remove gym guesswork; visible consistency and progressive overload.

Very high 5★ density; coaching_plan + progress_habit dominate praise; long thoughtful reviews.

P4 · Heavy sleeper who must not fail wake-up

Apps: alarmy

Wants: Loud reliable alarms + missions that defeat snooze; hates phone-trap edge cases and surprise Premium fees.

alarm_wake praise for “finally wakes me”; 1★ on non-ringing / can’t dismiss / surprise charges.

Cross-app pain-point ranking

Keyword theme hits on ≤3★ reviews (one review can hit multiple themes). Quotes are verbatim excerpts from the JSON.

#	Theme	Complaint hits	Evidence quotes
1	广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 ads / paywall / subscription	87	★☆☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Don’t Buy App. — I paid $20 for this app mainly because of the lock screen Quran verse widget, and unfortunately it doesn’t even work. I’ve set it to change mu…” ★☆☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Refund — I chose the Arabic language and it gave me the option to do. After I paid a year subscription and get embroiled in, I discovered that it’s still in En…” ★☆☆☆☆ IQ Elevate - Brain Training (appstore) — “Charged For Free Trial — I was about to delete this app until it offered me a free week. When I selected free trail it charged me $11! I’m to have my bank char…”
2	扣费陷阱 / 难取消 / 误收费 billing traps / hard cancel / surprise charges	39	★☆☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Don’t Buy App. — I paid $20 for this app mainly because of the lock screen Quran verse widget, and unfortunately it doesn’t even work. I’ve set it to change mu…” ★☆☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Refund — I chose the Arabic language and it gave me the option to do. After I paid a year subscription and get embroiled in, I discovered that it’s still in En…” ★☆☆☆☆ IQ Elevate - Brain Training (appstore) — “Charged For Free Trial — I was about to delete this app until it offered me a free week. When I selected free trail it charged me $11! I’m to have my bank char…”
3	脑力训练 / 难度 / 进度挑战 brain training / difficulty / challenge	26	★☆☆☆☆ IQ Elevate - Brain Training (appstore) — “Make the Ad better — I would maybe play the game if the ads weren’t so stupid!!! Make it an interactive ad…instead of the dumb hand!!!” ★☆☆☆☆ Impulse - Brain Training (googleplay) — “not worth it. too many ads. all tests are behind paywall. puzzles and so on are generic enough to be found everywhere. design is basic. uninstall” ★☆☆☆☆ Impulse - Brain Training (googleplay) — “Waste of time. How are you supposed to focus when you're getting ads mid-session? EDIT; I was literally in the middle of playing. Why advertise an IQ test, but…”
4	体验 / 登录 / 客服支持 UX / login / customer support	25	★☆☆☆☆ Impulse - Brain Training (googleplay) — “not worth it. too many ads. all tests are behind paywall. puzzles and so on are generic enough to be found everywhere. design is basic. uninstall” ★☆☆☆☆ Impulse - Brain Training (googleplay) — “I was playing a game (they're too easy btw) and it threw me out to a dodgy website saying my account details had been compromised. Uninstalled...” ★☆☆☆☆ Impulse - Brain Training (googleplay) — “DO NOT PURCHASE THIS! This product will make it VERY difficult for you to cancel your subscription. They will wait three months then debit your account (even t…”
5	经文 / 祈祷 / 灵修内容质量 scripture / prayer / spiritual content	24	★☆☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Islam — Amazing” ★☆☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Don’t Buy App. — I paid $20 for this app mainly because of the lock screen Quran verse widget, and unfortunately it doesn’t even work. I’ve set it to change mu…” ★☆☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Me — Please put Quran, Hadith and duaa in Arabic with English translation for widgets”
6	有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 effectiveness / life change / recommend	23	★☆☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Islam — Amazing” ★★★☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Help — Volume isn’t working” ★☆☆☆☆ Impulse - Brain Training (googleplay) — “1-hour personality test, then a paywall to see results — never disclosed beforehand. This is a deceptive practice, not a transparent freemium model. Combined w…”
7	崩溃 / 卡顿 / Bug / 功能失效 crash / freeze / bugs / broken features	21	★☆☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Don’t Buy App. — I paid $20 for this app mainly because of the lock screen Quran verse widget, and unfortunately it doesn’t even work. I’ve set it to change mu…” ★★★☆☆ Impulse - Brain Training (googleplay) — “Firstly, great app but there are many ads which wouldnt be a problem IF the ads were after the training itself, or a test, not in the middle of it. It disrupts…” ★☆☆☆☆ Impulse - Brain Training (appstore) — “Test questions are not specific enough — I took the adhd test on the 3 day free trial. Too many of the questions I couldn’t answer completely as they were word…”
8	闹钟可靠 / 任务 / 贪睡对抗 alarm reliability / missions / anti-snooze	21	★☆☆☆☆ Hallow: Prayer & Meditation (googleplay) — “I use Hallow many times a day BUT the app is TERRIBLE, I JUST Uninstaller and plan to use the website access ONLY!!! Despite the "ignore the bluetooth" setting…” ★★☆☆☆ LADDER Strength Training Plan (appstore) — “excited to see ads to get here and … — this is not a place for “newbie” starting out anything. you have to already be doing your thing. i imagine that this is …” ★☆☆☆☆ Alarmy - Loud alarm clock (googleplay) — “THE WORST APP EVER soyk I wake up try to turn my alarm off. it keeps blaring so I go to power off my phone. it won't let me do that. I try the leave the app it…”
9	小组件 / 锁屏 / 桌面定制 widgets / lock screen / home screen	14	★★☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “All about $ — I understand the developers wanting to generate some revenue but every thing is locked in the app. I am only using it for lock screen widget and …” ★☆☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Don’t Buy App. — I paid $20 for this app mainly because of the lock screen Quran verse widget, and unfortunately it doesn’t even work. I’ve set it to change mu…” ★☆☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Me — Please put Quran, Hadith and duaa in Arabic with English translation for widgets”
10	教练计划 / 力量训练结构 coaching plans / strength structure	9	★☆☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Don’t Buy App. — I paid $20 for this app mainly because of the lock screen Quran verse widget, and unfortunately it doesn’t even work. I’ve set it to change mu…” ★☆☆☆☆ Hallow: Prayer & Meditation (googleplay) — “I use Hallow many times a day BUT the app is TERRIBLE, I JUST Uninstaller and plan to use the website access ONLY!!! Despite the "ignore the bluetooth" setting…” ★★☆☆☆ LADDER Strength Training Plan (appstore) — “excited to see ads to get here and … — this is not a place for “newbie” starting out anything. you have to already be doing your thing. i imagine that this is …”
11	习惯养成 / 连续打卡 / 进度可见 habits / streaks / visible progress	3	★★★☆☆ Hallow: Prayer & Meditation (googleplay) — “My two biggest issues are that if I pause something I'm listening to and come back (without closing the app or even the window), it restarts at the beginning; …” ★☆☆☆☆ Hallow: Prayer & Meditation (googleplay) — “I am so disappointed that Hallow charges now. I love app but can't afford to pay. All of you are wonderful. I loved doing the daily rosary. God Bless you all a…” ★★★☆☆ Hallow: Prayer & Meditation (googleplay) — “Great content! Glitchy app! I listen to this app every day and I love the content. The challenge is that I have to clear out the cache and then restart everyth…”

Apps · store IDs · scores · written n

App	Google Play	App Store
Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas quran-widgets	No official Play Play: no official CLOUD STUDIOS listing; skipped copycats (e.g. com.umratech.quranwidget, com.islamicwidget.app)	`6758387571` `com.cloud.quranwidget` score 4.82 · ratings 4,617 · written 55 countries: us, au, ie, ae
IQ Elevate - Brain Training iq-elevate	No official Play Play: no official listing; Elevate (com.wonder) is a different product	`6761459934` `com.brain.iqtraining` score 4.62 · ratings 2,911 · written 17 countries: us, gb, hk
Impulse - Brain Training impulse	`gen.tech.impulse.android` score 4.50 · ratings 649,126 · written 80 countries: us	`1451295827` `gen.tech.impulse` score 4.75 · ratings 849,715 · written 80 countries: us, gb, hk, nz, ie
Hallow: Prayer & Meditation hallow	`app.hallow.android` score 4.51 · ratings 123,859 · written 80 countries: us	`1405323394` `app.hallow.Hallow` score 4.89 · ratings 378,022 · written 80 countries: us, gb, hk, au, nz, in
LADDER Strength Training Plan ladder	No official Play Play: no Android app from Ladder Technologies; unrelated Play "Ladder" apps skipped	`1502936453` `com.ladder.bootcamp` score 4.95 · ratings 202,665 · written 80 countries: us
Alarmy - Loud alarm clock alarmy	`droom.sleepIfUCan` score 4.64 · ratings 2,160,114 · written 80 countries: us	`1163786766` `droom.sleepIfUCanFree` score 4.76 · ratings 247,809 · written 80 countries: us, gb, hk, au

Category clusters

Shared needs: Transparent subscriptions and easy cancel (cross-category #1 complaint driver) · Habit scaffolding: decide today’s action for the user (verse / session / workout / alarm) · Reliability of the core loop (widget refresh, alarm ring, session continuity)

信仰小组件（Quran Widgets）

Apps: Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas · written n=55 · complaints=8

Top praise themes: 经文 / 祈祷 / 灵修内容质量 (14) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (14) · 小组件 / 锁屏 / 桌面定制 (7)

Top complaint themes: 小组件 / 锁屏 / 桌面定制 (3) · 经文 / 祈祷 / 灵修内容质量 (3) · 广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (2)

Category-specific need: Working home/lock-screen widgets + authentic Islamic content

脑力训练（IQ Elevate / Impulse）

Apps: IQ Elevate - Brain Training · Impulse - Brain Training · written n=177 · complaints=60

Top praise themes: 脑力训练 / 难度 / 进度挑战 (66) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (25) · 习惯养成 / 连续打卡 / 进度可见 (12)

Top complaint themes: 广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (41) · 脑力训练 / 难度 / 进度挑战 (18) · 扣费陷阱 / 难取消 / 误收费 (14)

Category-specific need: Ad-free mid-session focus + fair free tier of puzzles

信仰祈祷冥想（Hallow）

Apps: Hallow: Prayer & Meditation · written n=160 · complaints=61

Top praise themes: 经文 / 祈祷 / 灵修内容质量 (54) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (38) · 习惯养成 / 连续打卡 / 进度可见 (18)

Top complaint themes: 广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (34) · 扣费陷阱 / 难取消 / 误收费 (22) · 经文 / 祈祷 / 灵修内容质量 (20)

Category-specific need: Daily free spiritual path alongside premium guided series

力量训练计划（LADDER）

Apps: LADDER Strength Training Plan · written n=80 · complaints=2

Top praise themes: 教练计划 / 力量训练结构 (69) · 脑力训练 / 难度 / 进度挑战 (57) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (52)

Top complaint themes: 广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (1) · 崩溃 / 卡顿 / Bug / 功能失效 (1) · 脑力训练 / 难度 / 进度挑战 (1)

Category-specific need: Human coach programs + consistency tracking (LADDER’s moat)

大声闹钟（Alarmy）

Apps: Alarmy - Loud alarm clock · written n=160 · complaints=27

Top praise themes: 闹钟可靠 / 任务 / 贪睡对抗 (83) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (68) · 脑力训练 / 难度 / 进度挑战 (39)

Top complaint themes: 闹钟可靠 / 任务 / 贪睡对抗 (19) · 崩溃 / 卡顿 / Bug / 功能失效 (11) · 广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (9)

Category-specific need: Mission-based anti-snooze without hostage UX or billing surprises

Play vs App Store gaps

Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas — Play: no official listing · iOS written avg 4.45, ≤2★ 13% (n=55) vs listing 4.82
IQ Elevate - Brain Training — Play: no official listing · iOS written avg 4.06, ≤2★ 24% (n=17) vs listing 4.62
Impulse - Brain Training — Play written avg 3.60, ≤2★ 30% (n=80) vs listing 4.50 · iOS written avg 3.74, ≤2★ 31% (n=80) vs listing 4.75
Hallow: Prayer & Meditation — Play written avg 2.99, ≤2★ 48% (n=80) vs listing 4.51 · iOS written avg 4.19, ≤2★ 18% (n=80) vs listing 4.89
LADDER Strength Training Plan — Play: no official listing · iOS written avg 4.88, ≤2★ 3% (n=80) vs listing 4.95
Alarmy - Loud alarm clock — Play written avg 4.11, ≤2★ 18% (n=80) vs listing 4.64 · iOS written avg 4.45, ≤2★ 8% (n=80) vs listing 4.76

Note: App Store RSS sometimes returns empty for us RECENT; where written n was thin, we also pulled HELPFUL and/or gb/hk/au/nz/ie/in/ae and recorded countries on the listing.

Product-requirement candidates

Each requirement is tied to theme evidence counts from real review text.

1 R1 evidence 126 hallow, alarmy, impulse, iq-elevate, quran-widgets

Problem: Users feel ambushed by subscriptions, surprise renewals, and hard-to-cancel billing—especially after free trials.

Requirement: Transparent trial → paid conversion: clear price before confirm, cancel path in ≤2 taps, renewal reminders 72h ahead, and instant refund self-serve for accidental charges.

Complaint hits on billing_trap + ads_paywall themes

★☆☆☆☆ Hallow: Prayer & Meditation (appstore) — “These guys stole from me — These guys are crooks and their behaviour is just shameful. I downloaded the app in 2024 October and paid for an annual su…”
★☆☆☆☆ Hallow: Prayer & Meditation (appstore) — “Hallow charged you without notifying — I downloaded the app in 2024 and after few weeks of usage I realized I no longer needed so end the trials and …”
★☆☆☆☆ Alarmy - Loud alarm clock (appstore) — “Used to be the best now it’s the worst — I’ve had this app for years. I’ve used it the whole time and it WAS amazing. It was the best alarm app and I…”

2 R2 evidence 41 impulse, iq-elevate

Problem: Brain-training and free-tier users hate mid-session ads and content locked behind paywalls during focus tasks.

Requirement: Never interrupt an active training session with interstitial ads; gate premium packs at session boundaries only; offer a one-time ad-free unlock.

ads_paywall complaints in brain-training apps

★☆☆☆☆ Impulse - Brain Training (appstore) — “Test questions are not specific enough — I took the adhd test on the 3 day free trial. Too many of the questions I couldn’t answer completely as they…”
★☆☆☆☆ Impulse - Brain Training (appstore) — “Not a good start — I barely give a go for games, mostly never, but I got interested on the tests, so got a 3 days trial. 1st test - Personality type:…”
★★★☆☆ Impulse - Brain Training (googleplay) — “Firstly, great app but there are many ads which wouldnt be a problem IF the ads were after the training itself, or a test, not in the middle of it. I…”

3 R3 evidence 4 quran-widgets

Problem: Faith-widget users pay for lock-screen/home widgets that fail to refresh or stay stuck on one verse.

Requirement: Reliable widget refresh with health diagnostics (last refresh time, permission status) and a free basic widget that works without subscription.

widget + bug complaints on Quran Widgets

★☆☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “Don’t Buy App. — I paid $20 for this app mainly because of the lock screen Quran verse widget, and unfortunately it doesn’t even work. I’ve set it to…”
★★☆☆☆ Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas (appstore) — “All about $ — I understand the developers wanting to generate some revenue but every thing is locked in the app. I am only using it for lock screen w…”

4 R4 evidence 96 hallow

Problem: Prayer/meditation users want spiritual companionship in daily life, but lose trust when billing feels predatory.

Requirement: Keep a meaningful free daily prayer/meditation path; put premium (guided series, celebrity voices) clearly labeled; never re-bill without in-app notice.

billing complaints + faith_content mentions on Hallow

★☆☆☆☆ Hallow: Prayer & Meditation (appstore) — “These guys stole from me — These guys are crooks and their behaviour is just shameful. I downloaded the app in 2024 October and paid for an annual su…”
★☆☆☆☆ Hallow: Prayer & Meditation (appstore) — “Hallow charged you without notifying — I downloaded the app in 2024 and after few weeks of usage I realized I no longer needed so end the trials and …”

5 R5 evidence 113 ladder

Problem: Strength users stay because of coach structure and consistency—not freeform workouts—and churn when plans feel generic or overhyped.

Requirement: Preserve coach-led weekly programs with clear progressive overload; show weekly consistency stats; avoid dark-pattern upsells during workout flow.

coaching_plan + progress_habit mentions on LADDER (mostly praise → keep as core job)

★★★★★ LADDER Strength Training Plan (appstore) — “Funny Story — I love Hilary Duff and everything she’s accomplished in her life. Seeing her comeback and rejoin the music industry and finding out she…”
★★★★★ LADDER Strength Training Plan (appstore) — “The Holy Grail — I think I’ve tried every fitness app that exists at some point or another. I was a beach body member for a few years back in my earl…”

6 R6 evidence 122 alarmy

Problem: Heavy sleepers need alarms that actually ring and missions that stop snoozing—without trapping the phone or surprise Premium charges.

Requirement: Alarm reliability SLA (exact alarm permission checklist), mission difficulty options, emergency dismiss for caregivers, and no surprise Premium upgrade mid-setup.

alarm_wake (any) + billing complaints on Alarmy

★☆☆☆☆ Alarmy - Loud alarm clock (appstore) — “Used to be the best now it’s the worst — I’ve had this app for years. I’ve used it the whole time and it WAS amazing. It was the best alarm app and I…”
★☆☆☆☆ Alarmy - Loud alarm clock (appstore) — “Download at your own risk — I downloaded this app a while ago because the regular Apple alarms are buggy and don’t work. At first it was good, solved…”
★☆☆☆☆ Alarmy - Loud alarm clock (googleplay) — “I guess my son downloaded this app and I was unaware and was charged 45 or 46 bucks and I would really appreciate a refund asap please”

7 R7 evidence 536 all

Problem: Cross-app: short 5★ praise vs long 1★ complaints means product teams over-index on star averages and miss detailed failure modes.

Requirement: Route ≤2★ written reviews into a weekly triage board tagged by theme (billing, crash, widget, alarm, ads); require a fix/owner for themes with ≥N hits.

1★ n=111 avgLen=287; 5★ n=425 avgLen=372

★☆☆☆☆ Alarmy - Loud alarm clock (appstore) — “Used to be the best now it’s the worst — I’ve had this app for years. I’ve used it the whole time and it WAS amazing. It was the best alarm app and I…”
★☆☆☆☆ Alarmy - Loud alarm clock (appstore) — “Download at your own risk — I downloaded this app a while ago because the regular Apple alarms are buggy and don’t work. At first it was good, solved…”

8 R8 evidence 313 all

Problem: Users praise life-change / habit formation when the app removes decision fatigue (what to pray, what to train, how to wake).

Requirement: Product north-star: decide for the user (today’s verse/prayer/workout/alarm mission) with one-tap start; measure D7/D30 return, not only install stars.

effectiveness + progress_habit theme hits (praise-heavy)

★★★★★ Alarmy - Loud alarm clock (appstore) — “Complete Life Changer — I’ve never been able to be a morning person, even though I have dreams of being so. I’ve had to try many different alarm cloc…”
★★★★★ LADDER Strength Training Plan (appstore) — “Funny Story — I love Hilary Duff and everything she’s accomplished in her life. Seeing her comeback and rejoin the music industry and finding out she…”

9 R9 evidence 3 quran-widgets, iq-elevate, ladder

Problem: Several premium lifestyle apps are iOS-first/iOS-only; Android users feel abandoned (LADDER) or face copycats (Quran widgets).

Requirement: If shipping iOS-only, publish a clear Android roadmap/waitlist and protect brand against Play Store copycats; if shipping both, parity checklist for billing + widgets + notifications.

Structural: Quran Widgets, IQ Elevate, LADDER have no official Play listing

5★ short praise vs 1★ long complaints

Across this sample, 5★: n=425, avg 372 chars, median 128 · 1★: n=111, avg 287 chars, median 189.

Median length is higher for 1★ (actionable detail). Mean for 5★ is inflated by LADDER’s long love-letters; short “Amazing/Good” 5★ still dominate other apps. Product insight lives in long ≤2★ reviews.

Do not optimize only for star averages — triage long 1★ themes weekly.

Per-app deep dive

Quran Widgets: Verses & Duas faith-widgets

古兰经桌面小组件 · Play: no official CLOUD STUDIOS listing; skipped copycats (e.g. com.umratech.quranwidget, com.islamicwidget.app)

googleplay: no official listing — Play: no official CLOUD STUDIOS listing; skipped copycats (e.g. com.umratech.quranwidget, com.islamicwidget.app)
appstore: 6758387571 · listing score 4.82 · ratings 4,617 · written 55 · countries us,au,ie,ae

Written sample: 55 (Play 0 / iOS 55) · praise 47 · complaint 8 · avg len praise 111 / complaint 151

Top praises (theme hits)

经文 / 祈祷 / 灵修内容质量 (14) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (14) · 小组件 / 锁屏 / 桌面定制 (7) · 习惯养成 / 连续打卡 / 进度可见 (3) · 广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (1)

★★★★★ (appstore, 610 chars) “Revert — Great helper for a relatively new revert still learning all of the joys of Islam. Alhamdulillah for the this tech to make our lives easier. In Novembe…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 506 chars) “:) — I really liked the app! Alhamdulillah, the creators managed to make it very user-friendly and intuitive. I used to forget to recite the *tasbih* 33 times …”
★★★★★ (appstore, 379 chars) “Ibrahim — This is a really good app for Muslims who want to stay connected to their deen. The features are useful, the app is easy to navigate, and it makes it…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 313 chars) “Amazing app — I swear Im not paid😭🤣. Nah but this app is fire. It’s modern, clean and fun and simple to use. It reminds me to remember Allah every time of th…”

Top complaints (theme hits)

小组件 / 锁屏 / 桌面定制 (3) · 经文 / 祈祷 / 灵修内容质量 (3) · 广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (2) · 扣费陷阱 / 难取消 / 误收费 (2) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (2)

★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 464 chars) “Don’t Buy App. — I paid $20 for this app mainly because of the lock screen Quran verse widget, and unfortunately it doesn’t even work. I’ve set it to change multiple times a day, …”
★★☆☆☆ (appstore, 272 chars) “All about $ — I understand the developers wanting to generate some revenue but every thing is locked in the app. I am only using it for lock screen widget and if I want surahs on …”
★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 229 chars) “Refund — I chose the Arabic language and it gave me the option to do. After I paid a year subscription and get embroiled in, I discovered that it’s still in English and there’s no…”
★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 101 chars) “No mentioning of Arabic — No mentioning of Arabic anywhere. Doesn’t look authentic but moneymaking app.”

IQ Elevate - Brain Training brain-training

认知与脑力开发训练 · Play: no official listing; Elevate (com.wonder) is a different product

googleplay: no official listing — Play: no official listing; Elevate (com.wonder) is a different product
appstore: 6761459934 · listing score 4.62 · ratings 2,911 · written 17 · countries us,gb,hk

Written sample: 17 (Play 0 / iOS 17) · praise 13 · complaint 4 · avg len praise 73 / complaint 119

Top praises (theme hits)

脑力训练 / 难度 / 进度挑战 (6) · 习惯养成 / 连续打卡 / 进度可见 (1) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (1)

★★★★★ (appstore, 538 chars) “Brain training — So far, this seems easy, I think any brain excercise can be beneficial at any age. I have lost brain power in the past, due to not stimulating…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 77 chars) “Love it!!!!! — I had a TBI years ago I love to be able to test my own progress.”
★★★★★ (appstore, 73 chars) “Review — I’ve only done one puzzle so it’s hard to know how well I like it.”
★★★★★ (appstore, 70 chars) “Ken J — Outstanding game which focuses on how you remember what you saw.”

Top complaints (theme hits)

广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (3) · 扣费陷阱 / 难取消 / 误收费 (2) · 脑力训练 / 难度 / 进度挑战 (1)

★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 189 chars) “Charged For Free Trial — I was about to delete this app until it offered me a free week. When I selected free trail it charged me $11! I’m to have my bank charge this back! False …”
★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 132 chars) “Make the Ad better — I would maybe play the game if the ads weren’t so stupid!!! Make it an interactive ad…instead of the dumb hand!!!”
★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 111 chars) “Do not click. — They charge at the download in a quick blip. Will be filing a complaint. And get my card blocked.”
★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 45 chars) “Boring — Trying to sell you something. Not cool”

Impulse - Brain Training brain-training

大脑智力训练 / Impulse

googleplay: gen.tech.impulse.android · listing score 4.50 · ratings 649,126 · written 80 · countries us
appstore: 1451295827 · listing score 4.75 · ratings 849,715 · written 80 · countries us,gb,hk,nz,ie

Written sample: 160 (Play 80 / iOS 80) · praise 104 · complaint 56 · avg len praise 101 / complaint 230

Top praises (theme hits)

脑力训练 / 难度 / 进度挑战 (60) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (24) · 习惯养成 / 连续打卡 / 进度可见 (11) · 广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (10) · 闹钟可靠 / 任务 / 贪睡对抗 (2)

★★★★★ (appstore, 465 chars) “This is really great app — Getting over a concussion & my short term memory has been really affected. Also trying to get over visual problems(dizziness with ey…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 405 chars) “Good brain exercise — Been on summer break from uni for about three months and been looking for a way to wake my brain up out of holiday mode. A friend mention…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 403 chars) “Impulse — I love this app I didn’t do so well in school due to traumatic events stopping my ability to focus in class and in other areas also this app helps me…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 343 chars) “Addictive, fun, and amazing for your mind — Incredibly fun and addictive, I’m a lover of puzzles so I adore it I played a lot of big brain academy and professo…”

Top complaints (theme hits)

广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (38) · 脑力训练 / 难度 / 进度挑战 (17) · 扣费陷阱 / 难取消 / 误收费 (12) · 体验 / 登录 / 客服支持 (9) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (6)

★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 782 chars) “Test questions are not specific enough — I took the adhd test on the 3 day free trial. Too many of the questions I couldn’t answer completely as they were worded “do you struggle …”
★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 510 chars) “Not a good start — I barely give a go for games, mostly never, but I got interested on the tests, so got a 3 days trial. 1st test - Personality type: 84 questions, some shallow on…”
★★★☆☆ (googleplay, 497 chars) “Firstly, great app but there are many ads which wouldnt be a problem IF the ads were after the training itself, or a test, not in the middle of it. It disrupts thinking and can ma…”
★☆☆☆☆ (googleplay, 495 chars) “Too many Ads. How can you say send us your ideas on how to improve and the feedback is clear. I like the games each day and the statistics at the end. however you can't do anythin…”

Hallow: Prayer & Meditation prayer

信仰与冥想祈祷

googleplay: app.hallow.android · listing score 4.51 · ratings 123,859 · written 80 · countries us
appstore: 1405323394 · listing score 4.89 · ratings 378,022 · written 80 · countries us,gb,hk,au,nz,in

Written sample: 160 (Play 80 / iOS 80) · praise 99 · complaint 61 · avg len praise 160 / complaint 243

Top praises (theme hits)

经文 / 祈祷 / 灵修内容质量 (54) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (38) · 习惯养成 / 连续打卡 / 进度可见 (18) · 广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (11) · 体验 / 登录 / 客服支持 (9)

★★★★★ (appstore, 821 chars) “Beautiful App — Such a beautiful app, so many different features to choose from such as daily Gospel, daily teachings, games, night time prayer. I have found t…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 692 chars) “Love the app, payment structure needs help — Loved the app. Easy to use functionality like daily reflections, rosary, etc on the home screen. This adjusted to …”
★★★★★ (appstore, 645 chars) “The best app ever! — This app is continually growing and adding more prayers and devotions, stories of the saints, collaborations with catholic priests, nuns a…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 619 chars) “Truly inspiring content and great team — I have a family subscription and different members use it in different ways. It has content for all ages. I am super h…”

Top complaints (theme hits)

广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (34) · 扣费陷阱 / 难取消 / 误收费 (22) · 经文 / 祈祷 / 灵修内容质量 (20) · 体验 / 登录 / 客服支持 (11) · 崩溃 / 卡顿 / Bug / 功能失效 (6)

★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 1362 chars) “Not Affordable for People Who Really Need It — I started using this app when I was admitted to hospital during a mental health crisis, and honestly, it helped me so much. It felt …”
★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 869 chars) “These guys stole from me — These guys are crooks and their behaviour is just shameful. I downloaded the app in 2024 October and paid for an annual subscription. Had no use and can…”
★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 697 chars) “Hallow charged you without notifying — I downloaded the app in 2024 and after few weeks of usage I realized I no longer needed so end the trials and deleted the app from my phone.…”
★☆☆☆☆ (googleplay, 498 chars) “I had the worst experience for being charged Php1,990 without notifying me first. I signed up for a free trial, afterwhich I was charged for a full annual payment with no notifica…”

LADDER Strength Training Plan strength

力量训练 / Ladder · Play: no Android app from Ladder Technologies; unrelated Play "Ladder" apps skipped

googleplay: no official listing — Play: no Android app from Ladder Technologies; unrelated Play "Ladder" apps skipped
appstore: 1502936453 · listing score 4.95 · ratings 202,665 · written 80 · countries us

Written sample: 80 (Play 0 / iOS 80) · praise 78 · complaint 2 · avg len praise 726 / complaint 524

Top praises (theme hits)

教练计划 / 力量训练结构 (69) · 脑力训练 / 难度 / 进度挑战 (57) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (52) · 习惯养成 / 连续打卡 / 进度可见 (43) · 广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (16)

★★★★★ (appstore, 1719 chars) “Funny Story — I love Hilary Duff and everything she’s accomplished in her life. Seeing her comeback and rejoin the music industry and finding out she also like…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 1708 chars) “The Holy Grail — I think I’ve tried every fitness app that exists at some point or another. I was a beach body member for a few years back in my early 20s. The…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 1680 chars) “This is it. — Been training consistently for 15 years now, and when I say I was skeptical of this app and program - I truly mean it. I have gotten so used to t…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 1666 chars) “Former D1 Athlete — Hi all. I hope this review helps. Ladder has been the best app I have found in a long time. I’ve used workout apps a lot in the past after …”

Top complaints (theme hits)

广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (1) · 崩溃 / 卡顿 / Bug / 功能失效 (1) · 脑力训练 / 难度 / 进度挑战 (1) · 闹钟可靠 / 任务 / 贪睡对抗 (1) · 教练计划 / 力量训练结构 (1)

★★☆☆☆ (appstore, 1014 chars) “excited to see ads to get here and … — this is not a place for “newbie” starting out anything. you have to already be doing your thing. i imagine that this is great help for alrea…”
★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 34 chars) “Mid — Honestly a very over hyped app”

Alarmy - Loud alarm clock alarm

Alarmy

googleplay: droom.sleepIfUCan · listing score 4.64 · ratings 2,160,114 · written 80 · countries us
appstore: 1163786766 · listing score 4.76 · ratings 247,809 · written 80 · countries us,gb,hk,au

Written sample: 160 (Play 80 / iOS 80) · praise 133 · complaint 27 · avg len praise 654 / complaint 565

Top praises (theme hits)

闹钟可靠 / 任务 / 贪睡对抗 (83) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (68) · 脑力训练 / 难度 / 进度挑战 (39) · 教练计划 / 力量训练结构 (39) · 广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (28)

★★★★★ (appstore, 1862 chars) “Sleep disorder — I have a severe sleep disorder and I’ve tried everything to get me up in the mornings. I’m not gonna say that this will be the fix for you but…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 1756 chars) “Complete Life Changer — I’ve never been able to be a morning person, even though I have dreams of being so. I’ve had to try many different alarm clocks because…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 1741 chars) “First Review Ever on the App Store — So this is the first review I have ever made on the App Store. And I just had to make a review for this app. For some reas…”
★★★★★ (appstore, 1717 chars) “AMAZING 🤩 — I’ve only been using this app for a short time now but it’s so amazing, some people might not get it because well there’s already a clock that has…”

Top complaints (theme hits)

闹钟可靠 / 任务 / 贪睡对抗 (19) · 崩溃 / 卡顿 / Bug / 功能失效 (11) · 广告 / 付费墙 / 订阅压力 (9) · 有效果 / 改变生活 / 推荐 (8) · 小组件 / 锁屏 / 桌面定制 (6)

★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 1641 chars) “Used to be the best now it’s the worst — I’ve had this app for years. I’ve used it the whole time and it WAS amazing. It was the best alarm app and I recommended it to everybody. …”
★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 1510 chars) “Download at your own risk — I downloaded this app a while ago because the regular Apple alarms are buggy and don’t work. At first it was good, solved my issue. However, once the a…”
★★★☆☆ (appstore, 1462 chars) “Doesn’t work half the time — I have been using this app since 2018 and in the last 2-3 years I regularly am having problems with it simply not making any sound when it goes off. I…”
★☆☆☆☆ (appstore, 1384 chars) “It works, but.. — EDIT: I had to change my review from 4 stars to one. Since I first wrote this, I have tried the app 3 more times, and each time I got frustrated and deleted. It …”