BFF: Make friends & meet up

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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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Last verified 5 Aug 2026

4.2 7667 ratings · App Store

1. 2/5Both good and bad…

   I started using Bumble BFF several years ago after moving to a different state. It definitely helped me connect with some nice people. It’s nice that the new BFF app is separate from Bumble. However, the new app is not an improvement overall. The format isn’t nearly as good. I’ve also noticed that my more recent connections have been quick to delete their accounts. Like I’ll have a match or two, write back and then poof! Account deleted. That’s their choice, but I can’t help but feel like they might be deleting the app in haste out of frustration. One thing that can’t be controlled are the types of people who join the app…I feel like most aren’t really all that serious about making new friends. I’ve been fortunate enough to make some new friends through BFF but I’m certain that not everyone has had that good fortune. There is way too much political noise on BFF - too many people emphasize where they stand on politics and only seem to want to interact with those who have that exact same viewpoint. Life goes much deeper than politics. Politics is not the only topic of conversation out there! I personally don’t care how anyone leans politically, I care about who someone is as a person. The app is actually kind of toxic in a way, and that is unfortunate. But if you’re lucky, there are diamonds in the rough.

   ACinAZ79 · 31 Jul 2026

2. 1/5Bumbling Through The App

   This is possibly one of the worst apps I have ever seen. I have been an event coordinator for over two years on Bumble BFF, starting with their former app and then transitioning to this one when the former one was no longer available. I have the same complaints that many of my group members have and I keep emailing with issue-after-issue and either get no response or get a very delayed response that is unhelpful and nothing changes. Features are not thought through, there are duplications and multiple locations for featured with same or similar names (two event tabs, DM’s, chats, intros, threads…all with the purpose of communicating with each other….why so many?!) that make retrieving information confusing and difficult, creating a labyrinth of options, making it challenging to find messages or post them…. Nothing is designed intuitively or logically. In addition, I had many group members that have had difficulty RSVP’ing to events set up in our group and would get error messages. When I finally did get a response, I was told that it might have to deal with people blocking each other…. So members of my group, including myself, looked, and we each have multiple people that are listed as blocked that we can assure you we have never blocked including each other! What kind of asinine shenanigans are going on with this moronically designed app?! And how could I block people and vice versa, but yet, still have them be members of the group that I started!?! I don’t even have the patience to go through the laundry list of issues with this app.

   Lilasaid · 31 Jul 2026

3. 2/5Regret leaving discord 🙄 Too many changes at once, lack of accessibility

   Everytime yall make an update on this app its so evident yall are not prioritizing your neurodivergent communities and users. The constant unnecessary aesthetic changes in the user interface and experience is confusing and hinders community members from familiarizing themselves with the app. I have a geneva community that i migrated from discord to geneva with thousands of members. Im literally ready to go back to discord because of geneva's lack of creative direction. I understand that bugs and updates are apart of the growing pains of supporting new companies but it just feels like geneva has become a lab for developers to "try new things" at the expense of actually solving for who their target audience is. Yall built your social platforms on bringing book communities together only to pivot the app to a glorified version of MeetUp and the updates and pivots havent stopped since then. Its a shame that you all dont see the potential of this app and are constantly making it more difficult to access, understand and customized based on community needs. Most of these updates are redundant and bloat the user interface and often dont even work as intended (im not even gonna start on the notifications page 😤). Again as someone who has thousands of members in my community please hear this bit of feedback: every single time yall update the app, THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY SPENDS THE DAY COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW MUCH WE ALL HATE IT. Members even go as far as to leave the app all together because you all are not designing with everyone in mind.

   lulugaudy · 31 Jul 2026

4. 2/5Filters

   I absolutely hate the way the filters do absolutely nothing. Why on earth am I seeing 19 and 20 year olds when that’s so far out of the age range I set?? Why have the filters if they don’t do a blessed thing? Then the distance filter: instead of being in actual miles, it’s “close,” “nearby,” “far,” “wherever.” How are we supposed to know the app’s interpretation of these words and how they compare to what we consider close or nearby? It doesn’t matter though because I’m still getting people from 3+ hours away regardless of the setting. I get shown more people one hour away than I do from the actual city I live in (and it’s a major city). Why even have filters?? Oh, and I just realized that all the people I’ve blocked still show up in my feed. Wtaf?And before the developers insult my intelligence in a reply, yes, I’m sure the filter settings are saved. I’m sure the location on my profile they should be basing the distance off of is correct. Yes, I have updated to the most recent version of the app. Also, while I think the group feature on this app has more potential than the last, it is extremely chaotic and hard to navigate. Also, the only way I’ve been able to find groups is if the people in my feed are in them and I click on them through there.

   CSLB555 · 31 Jul 2026

5. 2/5Bring back the preferences

   Someone failed at this revamp. There seems to be no algorithm, which makes finding true friendships difficult. I am all about meeting people that can broaden my thinking and do not gravitate towards people who fit in my exact demographic and thought patterns, but....... getting rid of most preferences was a bad idea. People go through different phases of life and that has nothing to do with age (one of two filters that still exist). The only other one is distance. Their new distance is a straight line from 1 mile to 50+ miles and no number references in between. You just have to guesstimate where your dot is on the line. I haven't been interested in most people they send me because they are not in my same town and not in the same phase of life I am. I will reiterate, age does not determine if you want to make married couple friends, have chill nights in, or party all night long. That's ageists to think it does. I do appreciate them taking away the dating swipe feature and adding a group option. I wouldn't know how to use the group option because the algorithm is as far off. I hope they update it to help make true lasting friendships, not just giving you options based on someone's age and where they are on a distance line lacking numbers.

   RLReviewed · 31 Jul 2026

4.3 2925 ratings · Google Play

1. 5/5

   it's great. Already getting a hello on day 2.

   Rose · 5 Aug 2026

2. 5/5

   Had the pleasure of meeting some really cool people, as well as creating a few really cool groups.

   Taylor Jacker · 5 Aug 2026

3. 2/5

   there are active profiles but nobody is actually on here and I'm in a major city of about a million people... I had better luck in a small town of 40k people when I used the integrated Bumble BFF back in 2021

   Alexandra Robertson · 5 Aug 2026

4. 1/5

   Please bring back the original version. This "upgrade" is awful.

   Amber Magritz · 5 Aug 2026

5. 1/5

   Yeah. Despite looking cooler ans having some neat functions, this app is a wasteland. Maybe its because I'm 25 and not 19, but there can't be only 3 people within a 50 mile radius of me between the ages of 23-33. It just means making a seperare app killed bff.

   Xe M · 5 Aug 2026

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