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Raya App Inc · Lifestyle · Free · v5.39.0

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Review-rating drop
0.51

2025-Q3 2.31 → last 90 days 1.80, text reviews

Peak quarter
2.31

2025-Q3, text reviews

Last 90 days
1.80

text reviews

Store rating
4.04

all 16433 ratings, incl. star-only

Store gap
2.24

store minus reviews

Est. MRR
$939k

#6 top-grossing, Lifestyle

store 4.04 · reviews 2.31 → 1.80 · gap 2.24 store 4.04 reviews 1.80

Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.

Average rating by quarter from 500 text reviews

2★3★4★5★ 1★ 2022-Q4: 1.13★ from 8 reviews 1.13 2022-Q4 2023-Q1: 1.71★ from 31 reviews 2023-Q2: 1.88★ from 26 reviews 2023-Q3: 1.81★ from 21 reviews 2023-Q4: 1.93★ from 29 reviews 2024-Q1: 1.71★ from 35 reviews 2024-Q2: 1.84★ from 25 reviews 2024-Q3: 2.13★ from 23 reviews 2024-Q4: 2.09★ from 33 reviews 2025-Q1: 1.90★ from 41 reviews 2025-Q2: 1.62★ from 34 reviews 2025-Q3: 2.31★ from 29 reviews 2.31 2025-Q3 2025-Q4: 1.73★ from 41 reviews 2026-Q1: 1.64★ from 33 reviews 2026-Q2: 1.58★ from 43 reviews 2026-Q3: 1.84★ from 38 reviews 2026-Q4: 1.30★ from 10 reviews 1.30 2026-Q4
Faint bars have fewer than 8 reviews. Text reviews skew negative versus star-only ratings; read the direction, not the level.
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QuarterAvg stars Reviews
2022-Q41.13 8
2023-Q11.71 31
2023-Q21.88 26
2023-Q31.81 21
2023-Q41.93 29
2024-Q11.71 35
2024-Q21.84 25
2024-Q32.13 23
2024-Q42.09 33
2025-Q11.90 41
2025-Q21.62 34
2025-Q32.31 29
2025-Q41.73 41
2026-Q11.64 33
2026-Q21.58 43
2026-Q31.84 38
2026-Q41.30 10

Recent 1–2 star reviews

Restrictive dating at its finest

★ · v5.39.0 · Oct 13, 2026

You can’t filter by age or location. Just gender and if you are looking for networking or dates. A LOT of AI profiles which is wild for them being so “selective”. You constantly fed people thousands of miles away. Also everything is a paid feature on top of membership dues. I had this for a good three-month run and was really unsatisfied.

Insulted

★ · v5.39.0 · Oct 12, 2026

I’m worth millions of dollars I am number one in my field. I’m famous all over my state. I’m probably the top one percent as far as looks go but yet they don’t accept my application. I’m insulted.

Terrible

★ · v5.39.0 · Oct 11, 2026

Waste of time. I make great money, have plenty of talents and opportunities, but still wasn’t admitted. This is an app for narcissists who spend must spend all their time on Instagram. What about the rest of us who are too busy living amazing lives without posting every single moment on Instagram? You’re leaving out a whole huge part of the market who are interesting, qualified people who don’t live every moment on Instagram.

Doesn’t work

★ · v5.39.0 · Oct 8, 2026

Never got a date off this as a good looking guy. Don’t recommend and it’s a waste of time.

Why am I paying if I can’t use it?

★ · v5.39.0 · Oct 6, 2026

What is the point in having a paid service if you have to sit around for an undefined period of time, waiting to be able to use it? What’s the point of a Premium subscription if you can’t even see who likes your profile? This app is a joke.

Disappointing

★★ · v5.39.0 · Oct 6, 2026

Maybe 95% of members are in finance, real estate or “founders.” I was hoping for a higher concentration of creatives than on other apps not branded as exclusive but the ratio actually seems to be worse. What exactly is exclusive about this?

Do not recommend

★ · v5.39.0 · Oct 4, 2026

They make it sound like they’re better than other apps just by making a little harder to get in, then you have to pay a lot for a dating app that in the end doesn’t work very well, show you just a few people every 24h, don’t let you do anything or see anything, biggest regret of my life

No sirve para conectar

★ · v5.39.0 · Oct 2, 2026

Usuarios que viven a miles de kilómetros, nno se logran conversaciones ni tampoco un mínimo intercambio de saludos, nadie conecta. Incómoda de usar En fin, Malísima.

Cancellation

★ · v5.38.1 · Oct 1, 2026

I have been trying to cancel for several months now. Not once have I received correspondence from your team. This app is a scam and you can’t get out of it despite their agreement stating you can cancel any time.

Worst dating app I’ve used

★ · v5.38.1 · Sep 29, 2026

The problem with this app is it’s really only good for NY or LA. If you live anywhere else then good luck finding matches. The app also does not let you narrow down profiles by location or age, so it’s a big mixed bag. Hinge will give you a much wider selection. It’s also hard to get an idea of someone’s personality on this app since very few people fill anything out. I tell people this is a great app to see attractive people around the country that you’ll never date. I think the only reason anyone is on this app is to say they are on the app. So if you’re looking for “clout” then I guess it’s worth your money.

Hinge is better

★ · v5.38.1 · Sep 27, 2026

Hinge is better no one uses or responds on Raya because they prioritize feminine men who curate their instagrams lol.

Waste of moneyyyyy

★ · v5.38.0 · Sep 25, 2026

😉

Hinge wins

★ · v5.37.4 · Sep 22, 2026

I think hinge gives way more opportunities to communicate with men and get to a first date then Raya Also, the profiles look so basic like if there is only pictures and barely any information about the man himself. Month here and barely got even to talk with someone, you pay for it & You still very limited what you can do so you can pay more.

No dates only ego boosts

★★ · v5.37.3 · Sep 16, 2026

Ok, so I’ve been on this app for 4 months. I would get a lot of matches, with just a few of them actually responding, let alone starting the conversation. A discussion on the social media app approved that most of people are experiencing it. My suggestion for the developers is to add a certain feature that will suspend your account if you’re not interacting with matched. Or anonymous activity feedback that can also lead to suspension. Because it’s was such a waste of money and time. As a person who actually wants to date and find a relationship, this was a very frustrating experience.

Low quality

★★ · v5.37.3 · Sep 12, 2026

Not a good UI. Mostly showed me people from other cities before people in my own, and then told me I’ve run out of people. Not sure why you need to create scarcity when I’m paying $25 a month for the privilege of using your lousy platform.

No one uses it

★ · v5.37.2 · Sep 12, 2026

Matches don’t message

No One Responds

★ · v5.37.1 · Sep 11, 2026

I matched with women on Raya and on Hinge. They all responded on Hinge which is free. This is a $25/month scam

Been waiting for 2 months to get my account approved

★ · v5.36.2 · Sep 7, 2026

What’s going to take to get my account approved ???! 😡😡😡

not worth the hype at all

★ · v5.36.2 · Sep 6, 2026

Not worth the hype at all. not a lot of people in the area. Most of the options are in California. And I’m not flying to California to initially figure out if I vibes with somebody.

Takes forever to get admitted

★ · v5.36.1 · Sep 5, 2026

My friends where right. Absolute trash, its been more than a month and not even an update. Sent them referrals as well and no news from them. Dont even download it

Customer service

★ · v5.35.12 · Aug 26, 2026

Tried emailing support 5 times and still have not heard back.

Terrible

★ · v5.35.12 · Aug 24, 2026

What a scam.

DONT HAVE LOGICAL

★ · v5.35.12 · Aug 23, 2026

If I'm on a dating app to meet people, how do I go about meeting people so I can get approved? I'm already the only single person in my circle of friends.

never accepted after years

★ · v5.35.9 · Aug 19, 2026

I’m young, attractive, and professional. I’m a professional model and actress for crying out loud, among having a Master’s degree. I have put in multiple referrals and after YEARS I have still not been accepted. It’s ridiculous.

Not worth it

★★ · v5.35.5 · Aug 10, 2026

I don’t understand why a $50 dollar subscription would still have limits on how many people you can swipe on. On any given day you can only swipe on a few dozen people. If you are only interested in a few, then those same people can only swipe on the same number, it’s going to take much longer to match.

The opportunity

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