BlackGentry: Black Dating App

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1. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

   TERRIBLE. This is easily one of the most disappointing dating apps I’ve tried. The platform promotes itself as having a highly selective and rigorous vetting process, but my experience suggests otherwise. The quality of profiles on the app does not reflect the premium image the company markets. Many profiles featured unclear or low-quality photos, which I understood would not meet the platform’s stated standards. Several profiles appeared incomplete or lacked the level of effort one would expect from a supposedly exclusive community. I also came across reviews suggesting that promotional images may create the impression that the app attracts exceptionally high-caliber singles. Based on my experience, the actual user base did not align with those expectations. Fortunately, I did not pay for a subscription. Given the gap between the app’s marketing and my experience using it, I would not recommend this platform and would encourage others to explore alternative dating apps before spending their time or money here.

2. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Don’t bother. Signed up months ago sat in a waiting list for months

3. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   This a scam. All the connections are far away. They make pay and subscribe. It is a waste of time and money

4. ★★★★★locking “see who liked you” behind a paywall infuriates everyone

   Actual likes are behind paywall. You’ll never actually be shown those who like you lol they just let them accumulate if they’re even real and want you to eventually pay to see them. Usually also low quality matches so not worth your time or money.

5. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Quantity over Quality. They need to do better job of vetting profiles. The vast majority of men on there are hideous. It’s supposed to promote a different community of black people but the vast majority on there look poor & have bios littered with typos.

6. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Ambitious?. I signed up thinking the users would be elevated, ambitious… the cream of the crop, if you will. Absolutely not. There is no way these men went through any sort of vetting process. That, or the standards were much too low for men. I had over 300 likes and didn’t run into a single person of interest. Their profile lacked effort and the pictures didn’t imply that they were hand picked by the app’s standards.

7. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Sucks. They keep logging you out. The quality of men suck. It’s the same on any other site this one just doesn’t give many matches. Don’t like it

8. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Don’t do it. Fellas they got a waitlist.. go get your haircut and be outside in RL. Don’t waist ya time

9. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   This site sucks!. This site sucks!

10. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Trash. Woke up to an unauthorized declined transaction!! Membership was cancelled a month prior so there wasn’t an active recurring payment!!

11. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Horrible !. I paid my money for a month of service and there is literally no one to swipe on. I’ve even extended my location. Nothing. I made sure the app was updated. Still nothing. Save your money do not pay. I’m contacting my bank next. This is deplorable.

12. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Unusable Service and Poor Customer Support. Charged for a subscription I couldn’t access. I received a billing email and tried to log in to cancel, but there is no clear login method tied to the billing email. Attempting to log in only created new accounts, so I had to contact support just to cancel a service I wasn’t even able to use. Instead of helping resolve the access issue, support gave inconsistent explanations about how the account was created and denied a refund. The overall experience felt disorganized, dismissive, and unnecessarily difficult for a paid service.

13. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    BG sucks. Sucks.

14. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Absolute garbage. I joined this app signed up and did all the profile creation and then a week later my profile was gone. No matter how many times I tried to re-log on they prompted me to create a new profile. On top of that, they wanted me to redo the photo verification and everything. Absolutely incompetent developers.

15. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Got Scammed in the App. I got scammed for my subscription, I subscribed for a month and after after like 5 days the subscription wasn’t working anymore, I have contacted consumer service several days for a week now but no response so I guess there’s a scam in the subscription part of this app.

16. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Terrible. Outrageously priced, very limited features. No decent algorithm to optimize people who have already liked you. At least some dating apps recommend the profile that liked you sooner instead of having to go through 10000 swipes

17. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Honest opinion. My review is based on the app functionality. Your preference isn’t used to removed options outside of that other than age. I continue to see people 250 plus miles when my preference max is 50. Additionally, this app repeatedly recycles individuals you’ve dismissed. The selection isn’t any fault of the app, It’s life.

18. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    No Luck for me. App is cool, concept is average, intent is there, design is standard. I think its a good place to connect. But for $35 a month, I don’t see a smart investment to unlock who likes you. Users especially us guys should be able to see the latest 10 a month for free and premium pay to unlock all features plus a profile push for 7 days automatically. Otherwise, its good swipe app. I haven’t had any luck in 6 months but i hope you do.

19. ★★★★★bots and fakes destroy trust in every app

    I should have read the reviews. The app favors men. Women are the main ones who will have to pay the price tag because men will 100% just go through pictures and swipe right on a hundred women a day, while women will prefer to match with who likes them. The $35 a month price is not worth what you’re getting. It’s the same quality of people on the free app with very few exceptions. I appreciate that BG takes the initiative to make sure catfishing is not a problem but there’s no incentive to make sure these are actual professionals other than a badge on the profile, which most people don’t have. For $35 a month it should be required. Why on earth would I pay that much just to swipe through with the same bums and aggressive men I could swipe through on FB Dating? Make it make sense. Why are men allowed to answer their profile questions with a single “.” and nothing else? It’s a waste of my time and money. Their “report user” feature DOES NOT WORK. I had a match who pretended to be a corporate lawyer and tried to convince me to get on a paid flight to see him in Louisiana. He had a fake website and everything set up. When I tried to look him up, he was using a real lawyers name, but completely different pictures. When I asked what his bar number was, he freaked out on me and gave excuses then offered to WhatsApp video me from his office. The website of the real lawyer (a white man) was a completely different website than what this guy (a black man) sent me. Not only is that weird and illegal, it’s dangerous. I tried to report the user but the button does not work. I tapped on it and the screen would flicker but no extra screens or direct chats to support popped up, but the block button worked with no issues. This user doesn’t need to just be blocked, he needs to be REPORTED. The app also misses basic chatting features, like the ability to send voice messages for people who would rather not text all the time. I feel like I wasted my money. There are free apps, with more features and a smoother UI than this one. It just misses so marks in the week that I’ve had it. Another downside is I already know Apple will not approve a prorated refund, so I’m going to have to contact support (if I even can) to see what they say. I guess single month subscriptions is how they make their money because I can’t see anyone paying beyond the initial month just to have the same experience (or a lesser one) that you could have for free.

20. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    What’s the wait list. I just wanted an update on me being on the waitlist. I’ve been waiting to be approved for a little over a month now ? Personally I rather you just tell me I’m not excepted.

21. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Worst dating app. Worst dating app I know of. Where you never get matches. All they want is that you pay for subscription.

22. ★★★★★data, history or progress disappears

    WORST DATING APP. Can’t delete your account unless you pay & won’t let you remove pics either

23. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    BlackGentry. Trash if I lived in a major city Atlanta NY Baltimore LA etc., I would probably be married…

24. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Waitlist issue. I have been on your waitlist for over 2 weeks now. I know you doing this to make sure you keep us safe but please you need to look into it faster.

25. ★★★★★login, signup and account access

    Login issue. This app won’t let you login your account once you logged out. I decided to take a break and logged out my account and it doesn’t let me login anymore since then

26. ★★★★★matches dry up on the algorithm's command

    Scam. This app is a scam i paid for the monthly subscription and received no likes no matches everybody was far away the app. Is trash

27. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Subscription tomfoolery. App is basic and is basically a copy of BLK. However my 1 star review is based upon the subscription cancellation process. On all apple iPhone applications you can cancel from your Apple ID. However this was not the case here. You have to cancel in the app itself. Which is hidden in the settings menu. This is clearly a try at misdirection. Based on this alone I will never use this app again. I was charged again when I had clearly cancelled.

28. ★★★★★account bans or deletion without explanation

    Can’t open account. Tried opening account and app will not let me. Just says I’m blocked but I haven’t done anything to be blocked!! Also can’t get help from app Please advise the violation. Thank you

29. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Still waiting. It’s been days and I still haven’t been taken off the waitlist

30. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Miss Gemini. I’m having technical issues going to the next person. I have signed out and reset my app. Are you able to reset it on your end, because I’m stuck on the same person