YouNow: Go Live, Make Friends Reviews

by Killers332211

I downloaded YouNow a while ago but never signed in, then a few days ago I make the account and try to broadcast under the #bored category. Every time I try to broadcast, it says you’ve been suspended and something about error 133 keeps popping up. I haven’t even used YouNow for anything besides making an account and I watched 2 other broadcasters. Figured maybe try waiting and after a couple day, I retry and keep getting the message. Not sure what the issue is, but I’ve read other people saying they got banned or suspended for no reason which is concerning. I don’t usually get the problems with poorer reviews get, so I’m confused as to why it won’t work. Needs further development or more attention to how users are getting banned without explanation. Would still be down to try YouNow if it worked

by Ajayla M

this app is a good app to stream on but I have a small problem… the moderators or whoever just picks and choose who they want to remove from streams and ban them without any specific reasons why they got removed or banned from YouNow , and I think it’s just stupid that they ban people for no reason and without reasons why they did it…I just saw someone get banned from the moderator while they were guesting with one of my best friends on YouNow the one that was guesting didn’t do anything wrong or say anything wrong she was just banned, and then they kept removing another friend from the guesting as well and he didn’t do anything wrong at all… I had a friend who’s account got banned at 3 in the morning after he bought bars and they only said he violated community guidelines but they didn’t say which ones tho and I’m wasn’t the only one trying to email this app for him trying to see why he also got banned but all that this app said was “we can’t tell you their Information and why they got banned, please have the account holder reach out to us” but he did reach out to them multiple times and he either never got a response or it was closed immediately and he was thinking about going to the headquarters and having an issue with them…

by JustDontDownload05

I downloaded YouNow when I was around the age of 12 because of boredom and low self esteem. As soon as I joined chats filled the que with quotes about how I was “hot” “looked like a model” and “beautiful” to 12 year old me these all seemed like very flattering things. But not when they are coming from grown men peering into my bedroom and seeing my life through a camera. The adults on here are very slick they try to earn broadcasters affection by doing things like giving “likes” and becoming a fan (these are all things that can give your broadcast popularity) but the problem with it is majority of the young people aren’t here aren’t broadcasting with the intent to be partnered with this app. They are broadcasting because they like the attention they get from onlookers. Please take my advice and do NOT download YouNow looking back in retrospect at age 14 there are MUCH better ways to spend your time and YouNow will only give a negative outcome in the end. Just look up the story of Amanda Todd if you don’t believe me. Do yourself a favor and stay away from YouNow and stay safe 💗

by Taya Lowkey

My favorite youtubers posted a tweet on Twitter saying they were going live on this app, so I made an account and connected my this app to my Facebook. However, my favorite youtubers were not going live yet, but I wanted to make the account ahead of time. As soon as I made my account, I closed YouNow and waited for the youtubers to go live. The youtubers tweeted and said, “we’re now live on this app.” I quickly went to this app and pressed on their live video, however I wasn’t allow to text on group chat because I was suspended. According to this app... certain actions are restricted..... but I never used YouNow before and just made my account today. I didn’t even use it for longer than 10 minutes, and now I’m ‘supposedly’ suspended for ‘restricted actions.’ But what did I do to be suspended? Nothing? Wow, just wow. At least I can still watch my favorite youtubers. YouNow isn’t the best, I would rather recommend MySpace (just saying; no offense)
I haven’t even used YouNow before, and now I’m suspended.

by Mandysings

I had YouNow for one day. I started a broadcast and men with very creepy profile pictures joined. I ended the live and decided this wasn’t safe. I clicked on the button to sign out but it said that I was on a risky server that was steeling confidential information. I don’t know whether YouNow is doing this or if one of the creeper viewers did this. Anyway, I deleted YouNow and now I’m not able to get back in. I’m very upset because I want to delete this account and i have no idea what information was stolen (whether it be my email and password, or video recordings of my broadcasts) Developers, please tell me how I can terminate my account. Since I can’t from YouNow I decided to do it from the website but the website isn’t verified! Safari told me that it was a risky site. If you are reading this DO NOT DOWNLOAD YouNow. Please stay safe!

by Amaya Gallegos

So I went on YouNow thinking it was good cause I never went live before so I went live and I went live like 3 times and then somehow it said that my account was suspended. And I was like oh I can go live again that’s probably just a mistake so I did and it said your account was suspended. So I look at the reviews saying that they got suspended for 6 months-a year. So I saw that mine said I was under 13. I’m 14. So somehow somebody reported my live bc they thought I was under 13. So I told my parents. They didn’t care. But that has nothing to deal with it. I waited like 1 week. I tried going live. It still said I was suspended. So then I waited like 5 months. Not worrying about YouNow . Then I remembered oh why don’t I just go on YouNow ! Then I went on it. Trying to go live, then it said “suspended” so then I waited like a year then. Went on YouNow again. Then I went live, it said still “suspended” So I would not recommend YouNow. It’s terrible. Never planning to get it ever again.

by Kk1008466

I have been a streamer on YouNow for many many years. They have recently started banning many people without reason. Many who have worked for YEARS to get partnered. Numerous people, (many being my close friends) have been permanently banned from YouNow without reason. This apps “support team” is honestly a joke. They did nothing but confuse us more. I will be switching to another platform along with many others including people who are PAID to be on YouNow . Literally any other app is better than this one. And this app, if you’re reading this I would like to say you are going to continue to lose more and more people including PARTNERS who are already planning to leave YouNow if you continue this behavior. Very disappointed and angry with you and your awful service. I used to love this platform but now it has hurt many of my friends and even big broadcasters. DON’T GET this app. YOU WILL GET BANNED BY THIS UNPROFESSIONAL, UN-CHARASMATIC, HORRIBLY RUN COMPANY.

by Lauren909090

YouNow will ban content creators or you for no reason. They give no explanation and don't even waste your time w/ emails. They can't be bothered. They reinstate some creators and not others (also seemingly at random). They have no problem renewing and charging viewers for content that they decide they are not longer allowing, nor do they have a issue taking a large percentage of what the creators make. They need to create one set and stick to a guideline of rules/etc. They most certainly should be able to offer explanations and show facts when questioned. At the very least, give a warning to a creator before you ban them for life. Just common sense things that YouNow has not yet worked out or dealt with. Proceed w caution anyone thinking about downloading YouNow. Please don't fall victim too! Don't spend your money on this nonsense! Sad excuse for an app.

by Sickasfricksam

I downloaded YouNow a couple years ago and I was OBSESSED with it. I was like 12 at the time and I watched people like Weston Koury, Nick Bean, Bryce Hall, etc. Anyways I decided to go live one day and random people were joining and saying nice things like calling me pretty and other sweet things. There was also people that didn’t say anything at all and just watched. Then they started commenting saying I should show my face and I thought it was kind of weird. You can also link your social media accounts to your account so I got a lot of random Snapchat adds. When I looked at the videos they sent me they were videos of them touching themselves while watching me go live. They were grown old men. If you’re really young please don’t download YouNow to go live. Only watch other broadcasts!! Trust me YouNow would be way more fun just doing that. 💗💗

by Izzy Zebra Dad Election

So when I first got YouNow my friend and I loved it!! We were always going live and having lots of fun. Also we definitely obeyed the rules and blocked any weird people asking for private information or asking to do weird things. So I was definitely following the rules. And when I watched other people go live I didn’t spam or ask for private information or tell them to do things that are you know weird. So I absolutely should have never gotten banned!!!! Anywho this is when I realized I couldn’t go live. About 3 weeks ago my friend and I were bored and decided to go on this app but when we tried to go live it said we got suspended for being “underage” even though we’re both not underage we’re actually BOTH over 13yrs old!!! So I just don’t get why we got suspended?? And then we tried going back on today and it said we got EXPELLED FOR BEING UNDERAGE!!!!! And I was like HOLD UP last time it said we were SUSPENDED NOT EXPELLED ALSO WHEN WE WERE SUSPENDED WE NEVER GOT UNSUSPENDED!! So I’m really really really mad and would love to go live again!! Oh I forgot to mention we also didn’t curse/swear.

by MrsGraham2k16

YouNow itself is fun. But how this app itself handles situations is down right upsetting. They have banned people for simply helping others that are being bullied, and people defending themselves against bullies. They don’t give the person who the report is against a chance to work it out with them. I told them about someone who was threatening me on a different platform called LiveMe. They told me there wasn’t anything they could do. But yet when that person reported me to this app about what happened on this app they banned me. And when I told them that it happened somewhere else and called them out. They proceeded to tell me that you can’t bully someone on this app on a different platform. I could go on for days about them. But I’ll leave this right here. I had someone threatening to k1ll me and my kids and smear out blood on the walls. I reported it with proof. And nothing was done to this person at all. That person is still actively on this app. Just be careful if you download it. Also there’s pedos that they allow on YouNow and do nothing about.

by Peytbee

When I got YouNow , I did a live stream, and it was very good because YouNow was attracting viewers, and I got a lot of new fans, but then after a couple minutes, my Livestream just shut down. Then, when I tried to make a new one, it said it, could not make a new live stream so I tried to redownload YouNow 2 times, and it still didn't work. Do you know why this is happening? I really like this live streaming app, and I didn't want to find another one, because this one was pretty much perfect, but now I can't do it anymore I am also 14, so there is not much live streaming apps that you can go on that are 12 or over they're, mostly 17 and up, if you could please respond to me and tell me what my problem is that would be great because I really like YouNow.

by Yuki200219

I got banned a while back for who knows what reason I streamed fairly regularly I tried to make a new account got banned on that one also. I made an appeal but I don’t find the joy in streaming very much anymore my interests have changed I’m more in the virtual reality scene right now playing video games. I’m trying to terminate my accounts it will not let me there is no option for it anymore and I don’t know why I went to privacy there’s absolutely no option on mobile or the pc. To cover some other issues I’ve had I don’t like a lot of the people on there it’s mostly old men hitting on young girls including myself I haven’t found a lot of genuine good people on any of these types of sights that’s another reason why I want to leave. But the four years I was there I did enjoy having fun at the time there were a few meaningful conversations. Anyways hope someone can fix this issue I’m having

by Splodeshard

When I got YouNow, I was ready to broadcast and watch other people broadcast. Two weeks, I went back on YouNow . Everything was fine until, I made to the home page. On the home page, YouNow would just freeze and then just crash. This led me into become very frustrated. Also because I would have to refresh YouNow when it chooses to freeze. Another thing about YouNow is that, it’s just creepy. One day, I was watching a girl’s broadcast. (She looked underage so she shouldn’t be on YouNow.) Anyway, while I was looking through the comment section/chat, I was left in pure disgust. The chat showed these perverts asking for age, Snapchat, address, and sexual things. I’m a male and I hate people who do that to innocent girls. Basically, if you are a girl and you’re reading this, please be careful on YouNow. They’re a lot of creeps on YouNow.

by Xx._.torii

I was very happy with YouNow , and the popularity I was gaining from it. As I started to use YouNow more, I noticed the dark side. Last night in one of my streams, I was washing the dishes. I was washing a knife in particular and one of my fans decided to tell me to stab myself in the chest with it. Definitely would not recommend broadcasting on YouNow , but it’s an amazing app if you just want to watch broadcasts. Another thing that I noticed, is low levels will ask you to guest them, but when you do, they will be doing something inappropriate, like masturbating, or just inappropriate stuff in general. I think there should definitely be some fixes to YouNow , like filters. So that people can’t say cuss words, or tell others to stab the selves in the chest.

by Jerr_bear4lyfe

I really am enjoying this app on my iPad but at the same time I remember a time when this app had the ability to broadcast in landscape. Since this app completely changed, it has been set to portrait mode for mobile devices. All I’m requesting is for the ability to either broadcast in portrait or landscape mode for mobile devices. I think that would draw more users to broadcast on their mobile devices and have a better experience. I hope this can turn into a reality.

by Thesunglassgirl

I love YouNow so much, it’s so fun! I’ve only had it for a day and I’ve fallen in love with it. I have made 3 streams and joined some other people. Good right? Well, today I logged on trying to make a stream. It said I was suspended. “Cannot creat broadcast, unable to create broadcast on this app server. You have been suspended. Certain actions are restricted. [133]” I was so confused on what I did wrong, because I did not swear, show or talk violently, I didn’t show any nudity, or anything. I was just having fun and talking with fans. My account was ..luxlux . If you can, please tell me why I was suspended and if I should be unsuspended. I am 14. Thank you for reading.

by Kennnnnnnx

I was having so much fun streaming and suddenly my stream ends. I was very confused because I am 16 in less than a month, I was not being rude and was creating a very positive and nice environment and thanking everyone individually. I was wearing a sweater with the hood up, you could not see any parts of my body. I've heard so many others have the same issue. I contacted support and they were semi quick to help me out by allowing me to send ID but because of the amount of times other PEOPLE (not just myself) have reported this over-banning issue, I felt inclined to leave only a 4-star review.

by Brendan Bagwell

My name is Brendan Bagwell, and I started this app on January 19th, 2015. Since that date, I’ve broadcasted practically every day, become a partner with this app, and been able to make this my full-time occupation. The other apps are fine, but none have the sense of genuine community and friendship that this app has. Yes there’s some drama between broadcasters, but that’s wha happens when you have a community that knows one another as well as this app’s does. Every day I look forward to going live and telling a story, influencing someone new in a positive way, or making someone laugh who’s had a bad day. I’ve made lifelong friends, found love, and found success, all through YouNow. And I couldn’t thank this app enough for changing my life for the better!

by Lsthegamer

You can meet so many people on here, yes there’s some people that aren’t nice but the majority of people on here are nice. This is one of the best streaming platforms I have ever used and I would use it any day over Twitch. I recommend this to anyone that just likes chatting with viewers, or likes playing video games on stream but also paying attention to the people that come in. I always like to stream and talk about random stuff like what’s going on I’m the world and sometimes I talk about what goes on in my life. I like how you can go under a tag too so that people know exactly what’s going on in the stream before going into it. I love meeting new people on there and just starting conversations because there’s a lot of people on there that are nice. In general I love YouNow and I will continue to use it for as long as it’s still up which will hopefully be a long time!

by Violetpeace

Works sometimes. It goes in and out a lot. People will post saying they're a singer or musician but then they do nothing. I mean nothing. Sometimes they don't even talk. There are some talented musicians and singers on there and also beginners who are fun to watch. Some people will only talk to you if you give them money in the form of gifts. Others talk to everyone and read every comment. You just have to weed out the talent and the people who are too snobby to talk if you don't shower them with gifts and likes that mean money for them. I never gift until an artist is truly kind to me and others not gifting. If they are talented and kind, then I will gift.

by Aoikimmery

Broadcasted on and off since 2016, now more regularly since Sep 2018. The streaming quality has improved a lot since I’ve returned to YouNow, but there are still some bugs. My Fan Of list doesn’t seem to update or save when I become a fan of new users, and I’m seeing broadcast notifications from some but not all of the users I’m a fan of. Cool platform with lots of potential if you’re a creative broadcaster. Highly recommended for musicians, singers, rappers, and comedians!