Redditor u/wingsandsauce posed an fascinating query to the r/AskReddit group. “What’s a popular app you will never download?” The put up shortly gained traction, and folk delivered a variety of solutions. However, some apps stood out as widespread selections.

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Temu appeared many times within the replies. Many individuals expressed mistrust towards the app’s information practices. Furthermore, some customers claimed it felt “too sketchy” to think about. TikTok additionally got here up incessantly. Several commenters voiced considerations about its addictive design and heavy algorithm. In addition, they cited privateness points and safety worries as causes for avoiding it.

Interestingly, a handful of responses revealed private quirks. For occasion, one person stated they might by no means obtain courting apps, whereas one other admitted they averted meals supply companies altogether. Moreover, some members rejected social media apps typically, preferring to remain disconnected. The majority of responses had been merely the title of the app or apps they might by no means obtain.

Check out 18 of the highest responses to the favored apps they might by no means obtain.

1. TikTok

“I feel like that meme of Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino whenever TikTok is mentioned.” —u/Thick-Front3209

2. Snapchat

“Snapchat. If I wanted disappearing conversations, I’d just keep dating emotionally unavailable people.” —u/figgleam

3. Temu

“Those ads drive me well away” —u/Salt_Refrigerator633

4. Tinder

“Especially since it came out that the engagement was so bad for men that they allow bots to bait men into staying on the app. During COVID, there was a meme where guys would ask in dm ‘Say potato’ and post the crazy interactions from the bots. Such a sh*t app.” —u/WheatshockGigolo

5. Facebook

“Facebook has a deal with Samsung (idk about other vendors) to pre-install Facebook on their phones, and only recently, I think they let you uninstall it easily, before it was just to disable it” —u/x–Knight–x

6. TikTok

“Deleted it when it was banned and can’t get it back, best decision ever” —u/multiple-questions

7. Sports betting apps

“Should be illegal. People are bankrupting themselves every day, and it’s not like regular gambling because it’s much more predatory and easy to lose money to!” —u/Decent_Climate7831

8. Threads

“Problem is the ‘For you’ feed is about 95% AI bots asking questions that bait you into responding, and most of the people you want to follow aren’t regularly posting to it.” —u/wizpip

9. DoorDash and Uber Eats

“DoorDash and Uber Eats (or similar). I will never use a 3rd party delivery service for food like that. I’ve heard too many bad stories.” —u/Starlass1989

10. McDonalds

An individual commented that they use the McDonald’s app for rewards, to which somebody stated, “In exchange for those coupons, you trade your entire life. The McDonald’s app hoovers up every single click, searc,h and browsing history.” —u/got-bent

11. Dating apps typically

“It doesn’t really match with what I am seeking from relationships, cause they usually become meet and fuck apps(idk about the straight ones tbh if they are the same), and I don’t want that.” —u/lajoiedeletre

12. Instagram

“I still don’t understand what the purpose of that thing is and how it differs from Facebook, the latter I only use for 5 minutes every full moon.” —u/Correct-Cow-5169

13. WhatsApp

“The fact that people use a Facebook (Meta) owned platform for their main plaintext-based instant messaging communication vs using iMessage/SMS/RCS messaging like is built into their phone is BEYOND me.” —u/mxjf

14. Kik

“Kik!! Not much capability versus WhatsApp!! Telegram is only average as well.” —u/RangerGirl11

15. Grindr

“Even if I wasn’t married, from what I’ve heard, unless you’re in shape, it’s an invitation to be ripped apart. Some people’s profiles say **** like ‘no fats, no fems, no Asians.’ No thanks.” —u/klenneth_

16. X

“Twitter X had it then I deleted it and never again. It used to be so good, then we all know what happened.” —u/kingleonidas1983

“I never understood the draw of X or twitter. All the limitations of old school SMS with the added benefit of the most awful way you could implement threading.” —u/Databit

17. Basically, all the things however Reddit

“I’m pretty sure this is the only popular app I do have on this thing, unless you count the built-in utility apps.” —u/AlteredEinst

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