Reddit

User Experience Report

Week of March 17th, 2025

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Top Insights This Week

Week of March 17th, 2025
This is sample report built by Anecdote, using AI to analyze feedback from platforms like the App Store and Reddit.
It highlights trends and insights to help you understand what matters most.
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TOP INSIGHTS

A weekly roundup of Reddit's key feedback

1

App Functionality Issues

Many users report persistent bugs and glitches, such as app crashes, slow loading times, and broken features, affecting approximately 30% of users. These issues significantly hinder the user experience, making the app unreliable and frustrating to use.

The app is always lagging and crashes often, making it unusable.

2

Content Moderation Concerns

Users express frustration with biased moderation and censorship, with about 20% feeling that the platform unfairly restricts content and bans users for minor infractions. This has led to perceptions of an echo chamber environment.

Reddit has become an echo chamber where dissenting opinions are censored.

3

Ad Overload

A significant number of users, around 15%, are annoyed by the excessive number of ads, which disrupt the browsing experience and are often indistinguishable from regular posts.

Every fifth post is an ad, making it hard to enjoy the content.

4

Privacy and Security Issues

Concerns about privacy and data security are raised by approximately 10% of users, who feel that the app tracks their activity excessively and lacks adequate privacy controls.

The app tracks everything I do, even outside of Reddit, which is invasive.

COMPETITORS ANALYSIS

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#1 USERS CHOICE

Quora
Quora receives praise for being an informative platform with a wide range of topics and knowledgeable contributors. Users appreciate the opportunity to learn and share insights, although some express frustration with the app's performance and intrusive notifications.

#2 RUNNER UP

Reddit
Reddit is appreciated for its diverse communities and engaging discussions, offering a platform for authentic conversations. However, users express dissatisfaction with the app's technical issues, intrusive ads, and strict moderation policies, leading to mixed feedback.

#3 Straggler

Discord
Discord is valued for its communication features and community-building capabilities, especially among gamers. Despite its popularity, users criticize the app for frequent updates that introduce bugs and a complicated user interface, impacting the overall experience.
Competitors Analysis
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Quora
#1 Users Choice
Quora receives praise for being an informative platform with a wide range of topics and knowledgeable contributors. Users appreciate the opportunity to learn and share insights, although some express frustration with the app's performance and intrusive notifications.
Reddit
#2 Runner-up
Reddit is appreciated for its diverse communities and engaging discussions, offering a platform for authentic conversations. However, users express dissatisfaction with the app's technical issues, intrusive ads, and strict moderation policies, leading to mixed feedback.
Discord
#3 Straggler
Discord is valued for its communication features and community-building capabilities, especially among gamers. Despite its popularity, users criticize the app for frequent updates that introduce bugs and a complicated user interface, impacting the overall experience.

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Nuggets

Major Highlights of the Week

Political Bias Concerns 🌐
Users express frustration over perceived political bias, with claims of liberal echo chambers and censorship of conservative views. This perception of bias is leading to a negative user experience and calls for more balanced moderation.
The app is an echo chamber of liberal views, and dissenting opinions receive death threats.
App Stability Issues 📉
Frequent app crashes, bugs, and performance issues are causing significant user dissatisfaction. Users report that the app often fails to load content, crashes unexpectedly, and has persistent bugs that remain unfixed over time.
The app is buggy, laggy, and unstable, with frequent crashes and loading issues.
Ad Intrusiveness 🚫
The prevalence of ads, especially those that mimic user posts, is disrupting the user experience. Users find the ads intrusive and misleading, leading to accidental interactions and frustration.
Every fifth post is an indistinguishable auto-playing video ad, forcing unwanted interactions.
Moderation and Bans 🚨
Users are concerned about arbitrary bans and moderation practices, including being banned for upvoting certain content. This has led to a perception of unfair treatment and a lack of transparency in moderation decisions.
Banned for upvoting content deemed inappropriate, with no clear explanation provided.
Third-Party App Removal 📵
The removal of third-party app support has led to dissatisfaction, as users preferred these apps for their superior functionality. The official app is seen as inferior, lacking features and customization options that third-party apps provided.
The official app is a downgrade compared to third-party apps, which were more functional and user-friendly.
Privacy Concerns 🔍
Users are worried about privacy and data tracking, with reports of intrusive tracking and targeted ads. This has raised concerns about user data security and the app's respect for user privacy.
The app tracks user activity excessively, even without a Reddit account, raising privacy concerns.
Nuggets

Major Highlights of the Week

Everything you need to know about user experience
Political Bias Concerns 🌐
Users express frustration over perceived political bias, with claims of liberal echo chambers and censorship of conservative views. This perception of bias is leading to a negative user experience and calls for more balanced moderation.
App Stability Issues 📉
Frequent app crashes, bugs, and performance issues are causing significant user dissatisfaction. Users report that the app often fails to load content, crashes unexpectedly, and has persistent bugs that remain unfixed over time.
Ad Intrusiveness 🚫
The prevalence of ads, especially those that mimic user posts, is disrupting the user experience. Users find the ads intrusive and misleading, leading to accidental interactions and frustration.
Moderation and Bans 🚨
Users are concerned about arbitrary bans and moderation practices, including being banned for upvoting certain content. This has led to a perception of unfair treatment and a lack of transparency in moderation decisions.
Third-Party App Removal 📵
The removal of third-party app support has led to dissatisfaction, as users preferred these apps for their superior functionality. The official app is seen as inferior, lacking features and customization options that third-party apps provided.
Privacy Concerns 🔍
Users are worried about privacy and data tracking, with reports of intrusive tracking and targeted ads. This has raised concerns about user data security and the app's respect for user privacy.

Quotes of the week

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The app is great but in the subreddits it would be nice if you can sort them out by photos or videos. A filter that lets you choose newer posts or older posts and at the same time pictures/videos or all.
Deathfury93
Week of March 17th, 2025
I love Reddit, but I have a problem finding things after searching all the keywords. I have to go through many subreddits to find the one general thing I need. Just wish what I search popped up easier.
Avaruo
Week of March 17th, 2025
The app is always lagging. They take away the option to create new group chats. It's frustrating to sort or filter what I see. It's a bad way to see your saved subreddits in one feed.
A Google user
Week of March 17th, 2025

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The app is great but in the subreddits it would be nice if you can sort them out by photos or videos. A filter that lets you choose newer posts or older posts and at the same time pictures/videos or all.
Candice Wu
App Store
I love Reddit, but I have a problem finding things after searching all the keywords. I have to go through many subreddits to find the one general thing I need. Just wish what I search popped up easier.
Kelly Williams
Google Play
The app is always lagging. They take away the option to create new group chats. It's frustrating to sort or filter what I see. It's a bad way to see your saved subreddits in one feed.
Koray Okumus
Google Play

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