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# OpenAI's ChatGPT app is facing a mixed reception, with a notable number of negative reviews on the Google Play Store.

OpenAI's ChatGPT app is facing a mixed reception, with a notable number of negative reviews on the Google Play Store.

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## signal brief

OpenAI's ChatGPT app is facing a mixed reception, with a notable number of negative reviews on the Google Play Store. Sources reveal a range of issues, including features not working, endless spinners, and concerns about unnecessary permissions. This could indicate potential pricing pressure for OpenAI, as users may be less willing to pay for a product with such issues.

What the sources said:

- "Half of the features do not work." [Source 6]

- "Tried it on two different phones, nothing loads, just an endless spinner." [Source 7, 11]

- "Tried it on two different phones, it asks for permissions it has no reason to need." [Source 10]

While there are also positive reviews, the negative feedback suggests a potential issue with the app's performance and user experience, which could impact OpenAI's ability to maintain or increase pricing for its AI services.

## source data used

substack·2026-08-17·[lennysnewsletter.com](https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-i-ai-how-a-solo-founder-used)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/substack?date=2026-08-17)

“Your weekly listens from How I AI, part of the Lenny's Podcast Network”

techmeme·2026-08-24·[axios.com](https://www.axios.com/2026/08/24/meta-hires-openai-luke-metz)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/techmeme?date=2026-08-24)

“Techmeme permalink: https://www.techmeme.com/260824/p1#a260824p1 <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/24/meta-hires-openai-luke-metz"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260824/i1.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260824/p1#a260824p1" ti”

techmeme·2026-08-23·[businessinsider.com](https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-openai-risks-ai-2026-8)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/techmeme?date=2026-08-23)

“Techmeme permalink: https://www.techmeme.com/260823/p11#a260823p11 <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-openai-risks-ai-2026-8"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260823/i11.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260823/p11#a260”

jobs·2026-08-23·[jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/OpenAI)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/jobs?date=2026-08-23)

“Location: unknown”

appstore·2026-08-24·[apps.apple.com](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chatgpt/id6448311069)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/appstore?date=2026-08-24)

“Rank 3 on Top Free. Developer: OpenAI OpCo, LLC. Genre: .”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-22·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=778891f9-302e-493b-bda3-7d00e8ec0250)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-22)

“1★ review of ChatGPT: Half of the features do not work. The reviews here do not match my experience at all. Not recommended.”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-19·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=6cf4130e-82e5-4223-89e1-fe1fbc1ac8eb)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-19)

“1★ review of ChatGPT: Tried it on two different phones, nothing loads, just an endless spinner. Save yourself the trouble.”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-19·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=e2edc539-2b6e-446b-8471-72cfb23a8752)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-19)

“5★ review of ChatGPT: good”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-19·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=1f59882a-c326-4f24-8793-79fe384054ef)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-19)

“5★ review of ChatGPT: 👍🏻”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-19·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=33133563-a262-4e5f-ab6e-7514a5ad1096)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-19)

“1★ review of ChatGPT: Tried it on two different phones, it asks for permissions it has no reason to need. Uninstalled.”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-19·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=9f9a08da-655a-48ab-b4fa-401724550107)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-19)

“1★ review of ChatGPT: Had it installed for a week, nothing loads, just an endless spinner.”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-13·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=c9dffd5c-37e4-407c-9912-c5970d89d2eb)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-13)

“5★ review of ChatGPT: Good”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-13·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=b9be28c4-31c5-4a84-81e6-c9e8c4fe46ce)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-13)

“5★ review of ChatGPT: Really good for pictures generations and planning ,I highly recommend this app”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-12·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=d9066421-4995-48f5-87f3-e1e0803bdd04)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-12)

“5★ review of ChatGPT: best”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-12·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=c521f9b4-06d9-47ee-836d-f7b698f303f3)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-12)

“5★ review of ChatGPT: yoooo”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-12·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=527856dc-171f-4593-b966-7a7549263acb)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-12)

“5★ review of ChatGPT: loving 🥰🥰”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-12·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=318f0f4d-6989-4230-8997-5258ddac77fd)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-12)

“5★ review of ChatGPT: 👍 nice”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-12·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=e0736710-6579-454b-9757-21d278d2f47b)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-12)

“1★ review of ChatGPT: good”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-12·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=ff9b2d3e-9830-417c-80fe-322a45292f9a)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-12)

“5★ review of ChatGPT: good”

playstore-reviews·2026-08-12·[play.google.com](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&reviewId=2df24f68-d957-4345-840e-d616ff9bd994)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/playstore-reviews?date=2026-08-12)

“4★ review of ChatGPT: best app”

package·2026-08-19·[pypi.org](https://pypi.org/project/openai/)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/packages?date=2026-08-19)

“The official Python library for the openai API”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/Bayesian/will-openai-publicly-share-software)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'Will OpenAI publicly share software it developed to make its AI run on chips from different providers, in 2026?': YES=24.71%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/NicholasCharette73b6/will-openai-design-and-manufacture)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'Will OpenAI design and manufacture a custom AI chip by 2030?': YES=93.15%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/JaundicedBaboon/before-2027-will-openai-release-a-f)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'Before 2027, will OpenAI release a Frontier Model trained according to their "Why LLMs hallucinate" paper?': YES=8.50%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/Bandors/will-there-be-a-terrorist-attack-ag)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'Will there be a terrorist attack against OpenAI before 2027?': YES=18.66%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/Gen/openai-chatgpt-astra-publicly-avail)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'OpenAI ChatGPT Astra publicly available in September 2026?': YES=74.37%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/CalibratedGhosts/will-openai-release-a-model-markete)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'Will OpenAI release a model marketed as GPT-6 by August 31, 2026?': YES=6.52%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/Bayesian/openai-ipo-before-2028)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'OpenAI IPO before 2028?': YES=93.58%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/Vid5LL6h/will-openai-release-a-fully-autonom)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'Will OpenAI release a fully autonomous AI agent product before July 2027?': YES=79.93%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/Bayesian/is-openais-upcoming-astra-model-goi)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'Is OpenAI's upcoming "Astra" model going to be called GPT-6?': YES=42.35%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/strutheo/will-an-llm-from-openai-beat-me-in-IyZNhgLEQ8)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'Will an LLM from OpenAI beat me in chess by the end of 2026?': YES=66.57%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/Sketchy/will-any-of-openais-ten-advances-in)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'Will any of OpenAI’s “Ten Advances in Math and Theoretical CS” be shown to be flawed by the end of August?': YES=3.63%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/CalibratedGhosts/will-openai-broadly-release-a-dedic)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'Will OpenAI broadly release a dedicated Cyber model to Trusted Access users by Sep 30, 2026?': YES=66.29%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/Terminator2/will-openai-make-astra-publicly-ava)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'Will OpenAI make Astra publicly available by October 15, 2026?': YES=82.00%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/strutheo/will-openai-ipo-and-be-a-publicly-t-585cd5ee0be9)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'Will OpenAI IPO and be a publicly traded company in the United States by the end of Halloween 2026?': YES=6.11%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/_deleted_/will-openai-hint-at-or-claim-to-hav-0d635f105866)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'Will OpenAI hint at or claim to have AGI by Jan 1, 2030? (1000M Subsidy)': YES=71.27%”

market·2026-08-24·[manifold.markets](https://manifold.markets/RS/openai-sellsrents-ai-compute-to-ext)·[source day](https://highsignal.app/data/markets?date=2026-08-24)

“Manifold consensus on 'OpenAI sells/rents AI compute to external customers by end-2026?': YES=7.93%”

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