I just made my first post and am so excited to meet some friends!

I’ve messaged over a dozen women, trying to find a place to stay, no one gets back to you even months later (not a single one), the accounts are fake. Don’t waste your time. Especially if your situation is an emergency. I made a post on the apps main feed asking others if they are experiencing something similar and my account was deleted. Just for trying to ask a question. I have no idea what this apps intention is, but it isn’t for other women to help each other. After 6 months of using TravelLadies, i can safely say, every single “active” account that i messaged, never got back. And the app keeps asking for money if you want to send messages to others and i can definitely see how someone in dire need of a place to stay wouldn’t see the harm in spending a dollar or two here and there to send more messages. And that’s how they make their money. Preying off the people who need their service when in fact there is no service just the illusion of one.

To anyone looking for a woman-only version of couchsurfing, this is the place to be. Unfortunately, there is a lot to be done to make the app better, but hopefully that can be fixed in future versions!Glitches— there are a lot of small issues where buttons disappear, profile names get switched, the button does not work, etc.UI - the navigation bar is crowded with buttons, some of them would be better off put somewhere else. For example the help button should maybe go in the top corner somewhere instead of with every other button on the bottom. Also I think the “trips” and “memories” buttons can be consolidated with the “home” page, because the home page shows posts anyway. If you want to filter between trips/memories/discussion posts maybe add a drop-down on the home page instead of in the navigation bar.Notifications— sometimes they don’t work so I will not see people’s messages until much later.Even with all the problems I hope this app continues to grow!

I have used this app for about two months. I have traveled to three countries and in each country, I have had only two responses from hosts. There seems to be quite a bit of active travelers, however.For example, many people in the travel chats ask for tips or send out dates of when they will be visiting a place, I have noticed there are few responses of hosts or other travelers wanting to meet those who are reaching out.Many of the profiles are inactive, ranging from months to several years.Additionally, there seems to be glitches with the ‘Meetups’ and ‘Buddies’ buttons—clicking on them to check the notifications does and shows nothing.Hopefully this app can be better advertised and revamped.