noplace: make new friends 12+

I pre-registered for this app, so that can tell you a little bit of how excited I was. Well I think as of today (July 16th) it’s a pretty solid app FOR the socialization/customization aspects. However, some serious changes need to happen when it comes to the regulations.
There is still no separation of minors/adults even when given the option of 18+ at the start of account creation. That seriously needs to be fixed. I have seen countless accounts with predatory behavior or just plain inappropriate content (of course reported). Although reporting doesn’t exactly feel like it does anything, I hope they’re listening.
Bugs & crashes are still happening. Granted I know it’s still a very early app as of right now, but the dev team hasn’t really given us much to work with. There’s been no updates (as of today) on what users have been experiencing.
All in all, I give a 4 star out of 5 because I REALLY want to see this app go far. IF the devs handle things, I see this becoming as popular as twitter or instagram even. It’s just so unique and really embraces the value of connecting with others.

Now to start off, I really like NoPlace. I thought this would be just another Wizz, Purp, etc copycat, but this app really is just fun to post about random stuff! I love the customization that’s present (and wouldn’t mind more options) and everyone’s profile is super unique. I like the idea of stars for your main topics, and how there’s hardly a group or fandom left out. I think for more engagement across people with the same stars, maybe an incorporation of forums for those topics can be considered, kinda like Amino but smaller. Overall if you like the ideas presented then you should totally download it. That being said, I have a HUGE problem. I exited out of the app earlier this week and tried to get back in one day after that, but I was presented with the account creation screen. I thought I could just enter my number and get back to my account, BUT whenever I put my number in, the app said that my account is no longer active, which makes no sense as I had never logged out or deleted my account. I don’t think that I had been reported since I last exited the app, and I don’t know how the reporting system works if I was reported in some way. I have sent 3 emails to the support team, but have heard nothing. I figured that if I can’t reach them through email then I might as well try all my outlets including this review. I’m really confused on why this has happened and don’t really know how to resolve the issue.

I’ve been having a really fun time on this app and have met plenty of new people that I relate to a lot! The concept is clever and my favorite feature is the amount of customization you have when creating your profile to make everyone’s page as unique as they can be and contrast so much compared to the thousands and thousands of accounts on this platform. By far has my vote as one of the best social media platforms there are.

However, as of writing this review, I can not access the group chats/dms page on the app. Everytime I do, it just shows me that it’s loading however it never loads at all. I’ve closed and opened the app several times and have every uninstalled and reinstalled to see if that will make a difference. No luck. I don’t know if this is a bug for everyone else or it’s just me. Anyways, it’s a really infuriating thing I’ve have to deal with and hope eventually it will be fixed.

Overall, pretty solid app and gets my thumbs up!