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What users hate about Venmo

85% of the 500 most recent US App Store reviews of Venmo are 1–2★. Here is what those users complain about, counted and quoted. Snapshot: October 2026.

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Venmo · Finance · reviews 2026-10-07 → 2026-10-18

4.85★all-time (15,473,058)
1.62★last 500 reviews
85%negative (1–2★)
8feature requests
5★51
4★10
3★12
2★52
1★375

Top complaints about Venmo

Share of the 427 negative reviews that mention each theme.

Login & account151 reviews · 35% of negative
★ Disappointment …wallet, Venmo blocks the transaction with the message: “Right now, we’re not able to complete this transaction.” My identity verification is complete and shows as approved. I’ve already gone through the troubleshooting process, contacted customer support, and followed their inst v26.22.0 · 2026-10-09
Price & subscription128 reviews · 30% of negative
★ Hold hold hold …dollars invested upfront in parts for customers’ vehicles. After completing the repairs and receiving payment, Venmo puts my money on hold for three weeks. That means I can’t access the money I’ve earned or even get reimbursed for the parts I’ve already purchased. For a… v26.23.0 · 2026-10-12
Customer support93 reviews · 22% of negative
★ Terrible interface and Customer Service Son at store which only accepted venmo as alternative to cash. Transferred money from my checking account to Venmo which went through. Then attempted to transfer money to store Venmo account and got “something went wrong try again later”. Tried multiple tim… v26.22.0 · 2026-10-09
Confusing UI & UX49 reviews · 11% of negative
Crashes & bugs26 reviews · 6% of negative
Bad update25 reviews · 6% of negative
AI features21 reviews · 5% of negative
Privacy & security15 reviews · 4% of negative
Ads11 reviews · 3% of negative
Notifications9 reviews · 2% of negative
Slow & performance8 reviews · 2% of negative
Sync & data loss5 reviews · 1% of negative

What Venmo users are asking for

8 feature requests found in total.

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FAQ

What do users complain about most in Venmo?

In 500 recent US App Store reviews, the biggest complaint themes among the 427 negative (1–2★) reviews are login & account (151, 35%), price & subscription (128, 30%), customer support (93, 22%).

Is Venmo getting worse?

Its all-time rating is 4.85★ from 15,473,058 ratings, while the last 500 written reviews average 1.62★. Written reviews skew negative on most apps, so compare the trend between versions rather than the absolute number.

How was this analysed?

Reviews dated 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-18 were read from Apple's public review feed and matched against complaint patterns (crashes, login, sync, pricing, ads, UI, updates, support and more). One review can count toward several themes.

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