PLINK – Team Up, Chat, Play Reviews

by _Mali_~

Basically after you make an account you are hit with a screen you cannot close or exit out of telling you that you need to pay for elite status or something like that but me who never pays for apps and only uses free apps and never uses a free trial of anything because I do not know how to cancel a subscription yeah I try to close PLINK and I keep getting hit with the pay wall telling me to buy it why have you download it for free and advertise it so much on apps just to have to pay to even use it and why is it so expensive to use it like lower the price 100% and then people will stop complaining and use it and maybe you can get a 5 star I wish I could give it zero stars because I would the concept is so cool and very good I just do not want to pay for it it seems stupid to download it for free then have to pay for it they are trying to lure you in and then force you to pay and I’m not a sucker and I will not pay for it.

I’m very disappointed it seemed like a very good app just to make me pay for it in order to use it smh so disappointed

by El Tigere23

I don’t understand why developers and companies do things like this. As soon as you download PLINK you meet a screen to make your account and connect your own social things and everything looks good and of great quality. It looks like it’ll be something really fun to enjoy and play with. As soon as you finish making your account you are stuck with this screen saying the subscription is 17 dollars a month to use PLINK and it’s features. What? I’ve read other reviews and have seen developers say that the free version and paid version of PLINK are completely different. How the hell is anyone supposed to know that if they CANT ACCESS the free version? It’s so stupid. Like other people have said, there are other ways to make money. For god’s sake, discord is FREE! Always has been, and they are a BILLION dollar company because they let people use PLINK how it’s meant to be without throwing ridiculous prices in their face and forcing them to do things. Even with discord’s subscription, it’s anywhere from 5-10 dollars a month, compared to this stupid price of 17. Don’t download this garbage app and just stick with discord.

by Rmpr1010

I never write reviews for apps but i felt the need to do it for this one. The concept looks cool, when you see it in the ads, it looks great. And you come to PLINK store and see PLINK is free, in reality the only thing free inside PLINK is the ability to create an account (wich is done very easily and quickly)... Once you create the account you cant do ANYTHING in PLINK , you can only view the menus and se the promt to start the free trial... They are too greedy and only want your money... i have nothing against app developers making money, but the problem with PLINK is it has 0 utility unless you pay... apple should implement some rules that prohibits these type of schemes... PLINK souldnt be labeled as being free of cost to download... i know it states it has in-app-purchases, but in this particular case where you can do NOTHING in PLINK unless you pay/subscribe, that should have its own labeling in the appstore, that way i wont bother to download it, and i wont bother creating an account. Trash app, if i could give it 0/5 stars i would but the minimum is 1/5...

by ItzZail

When I first downloaded this app I was like alright cool, maybe I ca n meet a few new people to play some games with. So I connected an account, checked out some other things and then closed PLINK and waited for some notifications saying people wanted to play. I end up coming back like an hour later to a few people wanting to play and I go to check them out and I immediately get hit with a subscription/free trial promo but you guys don’t let me close the promo so I can use PLINK the way I want too which is for free. Like really? Y’all are pretty much forcing people to try the free trail or buy the subscription (which is $20 and no one wants to pay that much for something they can do for free normally on the game they wanna play.) You guys have some potential with PLINK, I believe it’s a good idea but quit trying to force the subscription on us and actually let us use PLINK for those casual uses that you offer and also lower the subscription cost. Until that stuff changes, I’m for sure deleting PLINK cause there’s no point in using it if I’m being forced to get the subscription to even use it.

by Datsexybeast

$20 a month to make “friends” online? I shouldn’t need to pay this much money to hop on a cod game with somebody Bc an app paired us as opposed to a regular lobby. The greediness is insane and for basic functions and uses?? I don’t even know if PLINK is worth it and yeah I get there’s a free trial after I put in my card info which means I then need to go through the hassle of making sure it fr cancelled properly before it starts auto charging my account for something basic. Even if you were going to charge money for it this isn’t a dating website! $5 a month would be semi pushing it already but $20???? And there was nothing regarding a necessary subscription until AFTER I made my whole account then it’s suddenly dropped on my lap with a screen that only had one option, paying $20/m for a useless app. Hell I could hop into a Facebook group and find just as many “friends” to game with. The only reason I even downloaded it was because your adds were so pushy to begin with and really y’all were pushing for $20 a month haha maybe I’ll cancel Xbox live and get this instead? 🤣👎🏿

by Jackjack05

Honestly, I was really excited to try this app and it seemed like a good way to find better teammates because I need more people to play with in Apex and maybe Cod MW. It also seemed like a good way to maybe grow my twitch and tiktok but the thing is almost as soon as I connected my xbox and PC account, it took me to a screen saying “Join the Elite” and I couldn’t back out of it and it was a free trial thing but after the 3 day trial would end, it would be $9.99 per week! I love the idea of PLINK and everything but to me that’s insane. Also, I’m 16 and I can’t afford that and there’s no way my parents will let me do that because we already have enough subscriptions. So, it was disappointing for me especially because I couldn’t even try PLINK at all before the screen popped up :( GL to the people that have that kind of money and find good teammates and stuff but I just can’t. Sorry and maybe sometime in the future I can try it out. Until then….see you on the battle field ;)

PS. If anyone wants to play Apex or cod…my xbox gt is Impulse051 and my cod user is Hybrid_snip3z…hmu…I need teammates

by Xenomorph_6

After using PLINK with no issues, I was forced to notice the offer of a subscription. Each time I’ve opened PLINK for the last week, I have an offer to purchase the subscription pop up and there is no way to close it. The ad blocks the whole screen. I’ve tried to accept and then cancel the purchase before actually buying, but the ad continues to block the screen. PLINK might be useful, but I am unable to use it, and I’m certain everyone else who uses PLINK will eventually run into the problem. Once the option to remove the offer is added, I may change my rating and review. They also tend to respond to most one star reviews with the same copy and paste answer, which leads me to believe that they do not intend to change their business model. Edit: I see they have responded differently. Developers, what I don’t like (which I clearly stated above) is that PLINK is literally unusable. Every time I open it I am given a prompt to purchase a subscription that I do not want and it can not be removed unless you purchase it. This breaks PLINK and makes it unusable.

by Caskey1379

It’s really unfortunate to see they want a subscription for this. All and all it looks like gaming tinder. Literally some of the same filters and they advertise using E-thots Doing tik toks all just to match up on PLINK . It’s unfortunate that it looks like a dating site. Tinder specially. I might as well stay on Xbox hub and Facebook gaming sites to see who wants to play for free. Waste of money sadly. It has potential. Not for that cost though. 10 a month? I could see that due to all the stats and trackers PLINK has. Again, this could be a sweet spot and a game changer for gamers finding groups or friends or to move away from the Xbox app that needs serious work but unfortunately we have this. The other thing that caught my eye is MANY OTHER COMMENTS ARE EXACTLY POINTING OUT WHAT I HAVE. And the top rating reviews look like they were made from bots or people paid to make it look good and talk about all this stuff super super drawn out and very in detail about all the stuff and way too happy and have an interesting word choice style
To describe PLINK . No one writes reviews like that at this time / age to be on apps like these. And all the dev replies with is “thanks “ basically. Seems sketch.

by NikodeemusA

I wish I could give a zero star based on what I’ve seen on PLINK.

So where to start, first it seemed interesting bc it allowed you to expand your friends list and meet people that play the same games as you. Well that is such a false wall to the 99% of gamers out there. It’s basically a twitch 2.0 with a DM section and matches that don’t work, basically all I’ve seen is some female small time streamers that have a lot of men donating money to them just bc of their looks, and also a few sending inappropriate and possibly illegal pictures of themselves. You know what I mean. This is a disgrace to the gaming community, and I cancelled my subscription about an hour after first opening, and trying to delete my account. Well after a day or two I see on my bank account that I’ve been charged $30 and change for a subscription that I cancelled. Boy was I, and still am, furious. I can’t even find a email or phone number to talk and complain to bc of their such terrible service and probable violations of ethics and possibly laws for allowing this.

If anyone from the company actually reads this, I want my money back ASAP, bc this has got to be fraud.

by Iornman0204

So if you want to meet new people you have to pay. This is ridiculous. I wouldn’t mind getting slapped in the face with ads. But this. $20 to meet new people. Fix this. I don’t know how you got rated 4 stars. Maybe allow us to explore PLINK for a bit then say if you pay $20 you can reach people faster. Not create an account, then get slapped in the face with you need to pay to use this. This is false advertising across all platforms. Maybe include, oh you need to pay $20 to even get passed making your account. And you don’t even need to log into your Xbox account. Anyone can do it and pretend to be you. Re work PLINK and people will install it. It’s obvious bots gave you ratings. PLINK has so much potential. Don’t waste it being money hungry. Make PLINK free. Make ads pop up every 20 minutes or so. Have people pay a good $5 to remove ads. THIS WOULD BE ONE TRANSACTION OF $5. Then your $10 subscription if you want to meet unlimited people a day and make (add) some cool features to bring people in to subscribe. Please fix PLINK. Don’t ruin the potential that it has. You won’t make a ton of money by making people pay $20 a month. Also you can’t have a free week because you need to confirm your payment option. No thank you.

by TheStanOftgeManFlanFan

So just like any other normal human being, I downloaded this app because it looked like it offered something I haven’t really seen before on the market. Of course, there’s Discord and that other thing that starts with a Z, but supposedly this “social gaming network” offers easy and quick matchups. And of course, after making my profile, I run into the same problem every other normal human ran into. An inescapable paywall that makes you pay $17! Now, this technically shouldn’t be a problem, as the obvious rating should be insanely low, right? Well, as many other reviews have stated, it’s downright baffling how PLINK has 4.3 stars. It should have already gotten around a low two or maybe even mid 1 star. The problem is, the developers obviously either offer some tempting in game reward for leaving a meaningless 5-star review, or simply make gibberish names and subject lines to leave a 5-star review that says “Great app!” even though the bitter reality is that this app is far from it. In the end, this is just another example of greedy devs doing their absolute best to look amazing and get gamer girls to do their advertising, when behind it all is just a subpar app that doesn’t even do its job unless you pay the same amount of money as a whole new PC game every month.

by 25fireballz

So, The Subscription does requires us to accept, yet I wish there was an x button to avoid having to automatically having to accept this subscription fee and sorts, I mean yea im kinda being a cheapstake but I hope to hold onto that week free period for an event where I would introduce PLINK y’k or for say hold onto the subscription for a later date rather than having to be forced to accept it now, I don’t wanna dwell further than the automatic subscription because I haven’t even interacted with PLINK nor tried out it’s non subbed features. It matters if I’m paying and not even using PLINK because have other things to do y’k plus I mean yea from what I read in the comments you guys do have alot of work to do but you got this!!! Ill give it 1 star since I haven’t gone thru PLINK yet, and might change if I see development + this reminds me of omelet arcade for some random reason but yea if you guys do make an app that would sync everything and make it convenient for us, and not make it so sketchy and sus then yea plus be more open to urself, show the community what you got and have like a discord server or something like that attached to our profiles or whatever but I mean we are consumers with demands lol but yea also locations and stuff that’s very spoopy for people so try not to spook em lol

by Rick_James_13

PLINK lures you in with ads depicting almost a tinder-like matchmaking system where you get paired up with people that play similar games to you. Sounds great, right? Well once the veil is pulled away and you finish logging in to PLINK , you’re slapped with a forced subscription request of $17 a month! Now, the developer claims to offer a free version of PLINK that has the same features, but at a “limited frequency”. However, you have to begin the free trial and then cancel it to get to this. Why isn’t the free version offered up front and then have the subscription subtly pushed later?

I then go to PLINK reviews and find that dozens of other people have the same complaint (polka dot). The more upsetting issue with the reviews, though, was the fact that PLINK was still rated 4.3 stars. So I thought “What could the people that rated it 5 stars have to say?”. Well 99% of the reviews didn’t say anything in particular about PLINK . Most of these reviews just say things like “My most favorite app!” or “Truly a life changing app! #1!”. You know, a very vague review that could be said about any kind of app. It’s likely they paid some business to inject thousands of 5 star reviews using bogus usernames and leaving vague reviews to seem more favored than they are by their own users. Truly a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

by CheaterUltra_GUY

Let’s talk about this pathetic business, First off they lure you in and make you pay $20 for an app that you have NO experience in as if i’m about to give you $20 out of my pocket and i haven’t even got a small peak of what PLINK is like . And i’m going to tell you why i gave them one star rating . usually it is very hard to find friends to play apex legends with because most of my friends are fortnite fiends and in result i’m queuing up with randoms that has no mic and are not communicating with me and that’s frustrating.

I was scrolling through tik tok and i seen an ad telling me about PLINK and forgetting to mention that it is free with IN APP PURCHASES ONLY , the comments were going off on PLINK and i had a bad gut feeling but i went and found it anyways . i open PLINK excited to meet new people all around the world and !BOOM i’m hit with a $20 SUBSCRIPTION, i was thinking in my head that “ i could skip this” and that’s were i was wrong because they don’t give you an option to even look at the basics of PLINK it’s just like pay me $20 so you could see if you like it or not , and that is VERY VERY greedy.

it’s been 2 YEARS and i haven’t been able to find a long lasting teammate they is willing to play apex and i really thought PLINK was going to change that but like most businesses, THEY ARE GREEDY and don’t deserve to get a near “4.3” rating .

by Just Another User Like You

I saw an add on Snapchat, and oh boy was I intrigued. I thought “oh, I wonder about all the people I will be able to meet.” I opened PLINK , excited but nervous, entered made a account (kind of confused how it got all the data to my account) and pressed next. At that moment I was hit with a paywall. The first 2 minutes of PLINK . You can at least play wizard 101 for some hours before you reach the pay wall. I was furious, so I went to the reviews to learn that people were having the same problems as I did. The reviews went back all the way to November, and you want to know what the developers said to the bad reviews? “We will fix it in the near future”. The near future is long gone this app industries. It’s been about 8 months. I am flabbergasted on how PLINK has a review of around 4.3. Yeah sure, I can try the free trial and see if it is worth it, but I am to scared to because I don’t know where I would go to cancel my subscription so I choose not to. Developers if you are truly reading this, then say the word “polka dot” in ur response. I just don’t think I should need a trial to see if I want to spend 20$ to meet people every month. I swear you could make money other ways with adds. So many gaming companies would throw money at you for adds on your app. Also the company won’t change anything if some of the community is giving them 20$ each month. They won’t have a reason to change it. Just please this app industries, fix your app.

by Nyk_67

I saw an add on instagram about PLINK and how it works and everything, its free and all stuff , but when i got the chance to purchase PLINK and create an account, an ad wall pops up on the screen with a 20 dollar purchase so I CAN USE PLINK ????? , hold on a second , who do you think will pay 20DOLLARS to use this simply new app that no other companies trued the idea ? , if you think you want costumers this thing won’t give you non , even if there is a free trial, PLINK isnt a premium package of some sort of another app that people tried and had experienced it for like months , your idea is new and innovative so people must try it and see of it os worth the payment , 1 week with your card on it so that of you stayed more than a week youll be charged, thats really greedy and isnt attempting
I would like to see a great move from this company to actually try to make PLINK free so that people can use it and experience it for a time and then make it a payed app , if people loved PLINK while trying it thats when everyone will pay extra for PLINK

by Kellan---

I was just in bed scrolling through my for you page on TikTok, and I saw PLINK. It looked really cool at first and I wanted to give it a try, I synced my profile and then… the battle pass screen shows up. I was looking for the “Not Now” button until I realized there wasn’t any. Now being the eleven year old kid I am I can’t just go up to my parents and say “Hey can I have $20 dollars so I can play with random people?” My mom would be concerned anyways because they ARE random people. But that’s not the point. The point is, is that I need to play $20 dollars to play with random people online? Nah I’m not doing that. I’ve seen the other bad reviews and all they get for a response is some copy and pasted message. I’m surprised PLINK has high reviews, because of all the bad reviews. The only reason why I have a 2 star and not a one star is because I don’t even know what there is after you pay the subscription. It could be good and it could be bad.

by Not Bori

So I’ve tried to app for awhile and I’ve gotten some good matches and actually played with a few peeps, however, it’s usually a one and done thing and they almost never want to play after that one time. I’m thinking that it works a bit too well where everyone is matching with other players so much that you never play with the same person twice. It’s kinda disheartening to even try. At the same time it seems most people on here try to use PLINK in terms of dating or wanting attention (looking at you people who spam selfies on the feed like it’s Instagram) most of them don’t even talk about games and brag/complain like it’s Facebook or Twitter. That’s solely my opinion on what I’ve experienced, other than that the matches work well with your stats of other players like intended. But don’t take my word on it, I encourage other peeps to do their own research and try it out. You guys might have a better experience and I hope you find good matches. Good luck and have fun!

by Ynotottag

After my last review, wasn’t sure if I’d ever come back but I tune into some apps in case they have changed. I got a “special offer of a $3.26/week deal. THAT should be the first thing presented. Not $20. Main reason why I bumped it up to three stars.
After passing the not as steep paywall, the matchmaking system is actually really well made and it did connect to all the platforms I integrated into it from before.
Additionally, the aesthetics of PLINK are pleasing to my eye so that’s why I gave it a four star.
Because of the junk at the beginning of my use of PLINK I won’t give the five over so easily, I will forgive and give the 5th star if tournaments are integrated into PLINK. That would be awesome!

by Makena Gill

Good gaming application! I think this app shows a great example for other developers to follow! It set the bar too high and it’s visible, the developers continue to work on its improvement! PLINK is fantastic! It is awesome, and I find all the opportunities it suggests very enjoyable and useful! The gaming industry is constantly growing and developing on a crazy schedule as the needs of gamers, but I should admit that this app completely satisfies mine. The matchmaking works great, different filters give an opportunity to find the most appropriate teammate for everyone, you can choose the age, gender and many other points in order to find the best teammate for you! The matchmaking is my favorite tool provided by this app, by the way)) No need for wasting time, long searching and some extra effort! PLINK does everything instead of you in a few minutes and your perfect teammate is already found! I’m glad that I have an opportunity to use this app and to meet teammates all over the world! Finally, I’ve managed to build the greatest team I could only imagine, with the best teammates and the same perfection as the game should be! My gaming experience became as productive as possible! But we all together strive to improve our skills because as we know you can always do better! Thanks to this app for all you’ve done and every ability you’ve provided! To sum up, I can only recommend you to get PLINK ASAP and enjoy a truly unique experience!

by Stuck Behind A Paywall

PLINK was working fine for a few days (during my free Pro trial) but I cancelled my Pro subscription because I only want to use PLINK to find people to play with. Now every time I open PLINK , it tells me to try the free Pro trial and I have no way of closing this screen but once I click on it to try the trial it says I have to pay $10 a month (since the trial actually ended). So now I can’t use PLINK unless I get a Pro subscription which I don’t want to do. There’s no way to exit this screen and I’ve seen other people with this same problem.

by GabrielDSchwartz

For starters, all the 5-star reviews of PLINK are copy paste so this rating is fake. Second, I still have my free trial but after reading about not being able to access PLINK without paying after the trial ends, I'm hoping they'll just make the whole thing free. I'm in LFG discord servers and discord itself is far more powerful but is free. Finally, after day 1, it hasn't updated my stats meaning I can't do smart matchmaking yet. Hopefully that refreshes soon. Also, I have only been friend requested for games I don't play so they need to make it so you can choose which games rather than using your entire steam library.

by Darquenes

Listen, Devs I get it you want to make something and make money I gotcha... but come on mere seconds after creating an account I was hit with a subscription. I haven’t even seen whether or not PLINK would be worth my money and I am already expected to pay for it. Not only that but like I can see it would make more sense to make this gaming social media platform FREE like all other social media and idk maybe adding an option for paid bonuses? Not like messaging but idk MORE but that’s just me. Too many social apps want money upfront for basic functions. I was totally down for PLINK but the subscription kind of turned me off. I read in a previous comment that you guy “were aware of the issue and would fix in the future.” But the issue is still here

by Luis The Real Luis

PLINK looks good but as most gamers are kids and teenagers I don’t have the money to pay for a subscription and I don’t want to have my parents pay for a subscription only to meet other people. I downloaded PLINK just to see what it was about just to be hit by a subscription after already creating my account. What’s the point of creating an account if you’re not going to use it? I think the subscription should come as soon as you get into PLINK instead of after creating an account. To me this just seems fishy.

by BenLobch

When getting his app I was expecting something more for mobile games. The only mobile game that’s in PLINK was Brawl Stars. This being a MOBILE app I was expecting it to have a section for MOBIEL games. Me being a ‘PUBG MOBILE’ fan and getting PLINK to track my data for the game, only to fide out that it doesn’t have ‘PUBG MOBILE’ in the system is quite upsetting. Just to warp up, if your someone that’s working or worked on PLINK, please get more mobile games into PLINK , especially ‘PUBG MIBIE’. I just can extend my point of getting ‘PUBG MOBILE’ enough.

by MikeyDB!

Until you've had it for like 2 weeks without subscribing to Pro status, at which point you can't even use it as a non-Pro member anymore. Every time you try to open PLINK after that, it opens to a "free 3-day trial" page that you can't bypass, essentially forcing you to subscribe (or at least accept the trial offer) if you want to use it for ANY reason whatsoever. Pretty messed up, IMHO, not to mention stupid.

by Billy Bob Hdhdhf

Listen I think its a great idea. If only i could use it without it costing money or a subscription. Devs you could put ads in. No one will judge you. Then have people pay for no ads. Also the page that comes up when you make an account mentions unlimited voices chat and all that, but like I didnt even get the chance to use limited voice chat. Let us use PLINK before you make us subscribe to it.

by Turok65

PLINK really helps with many issues gamers face. I always wanted to have a place where I'd be able to communicate with people who spend as much time playing games as I do. this app helped me with it! From now I can not only play all night along but communicate with people, share my in-game experience and search for new friends with the same skills.

by Astigrgezrd

PLINK really helps with many issues gamers face. I always wanted to have a place where I'd be able to communicate with people who spend as much time playing games as I do. this app helped me with it! From now I can not only play all night along but communicate with people, share my in-game experience and search for new friends with the same skills.

by Человек65

PLINK really helps with many issues gamers face. I always wanted to have a place where I'd be able to communicate with people who spend as much time playing games as I do. this app helped me with it! From now I can not only play all night along but communicate with people, share my in-game experience and search for new friends with the same skills.

by SvNoK

This feedback for those who can’t find a teammate in matchmaking. A few weeks ago I tried to find a teammate for Borderlands in matchmaking, but it was not easy, so I gave up. But recently I’ve been scrolling the newsfeed and saw a post as someone also looked for a teammate for Borderlands. Now we play together. So if the matchmaking doesn’t help, try the newsfeed ;)

by Podarichki

I’ve had PLINK for a little over a week now and I love the concept of it! I like that I don’t need to write long posts or search for special teammates finder channels. this app is a very convenient way to find the same level gamers just in a few clicks and get with him in touch without leaving PLINK . It’s all I need, so for me this app if the best of the best!

by Zenpsymar

I’ve had PLINK for a little over a week now and I love the concept of it! I like that I don’t need to write long posts or search for special teammates finder channels. this app is a very convenient way to find the same level gamers just in a few clicks and get with him in touch without leaving PLINK . It’s all I need, so for me this app if the best of the best!

by Kontoraroga

I’ve had PLINK for a little over a week now and I love the concept of it! I like that I don’t need to write long posts or search for special teammates finder channels. this app is a very convenient way to find the same level gamers just in a few clicks and get with him in touch without leaving PLINK . It’s all I need, so for me this app if the best of the best!

by 13serg03

PLINK deserves to be at the top, as it works perfectly. I use it almost every day to chat with my new friends, whom I met also in this app. Actually thanks to this app’s functionality I don’t need to go to another app after finding a teammate, as it has everything I need -chats and calls, a newsfeed, hubs, and even a leader board for games.