Zoosk

Zoosk

Overall Rating

1.3

72 Customer Reviews

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Summary

Zoosk is a full-featured online dating service that lets you search for matches in various ways and spend coins to catch the attention of other users. However, customer reviews indicate a lack of viable matches.

Pros

  • Quick sign up process
  • Claims to have more active users than similar sites
  • Possible to browse member profiles for free

Cons

  • No guarantee that your matches will see your messages unless you pay extra
  • Confusing website interface
  • Cost of extra features adds up quickly
  • Many reviewers believe there is a high concentration of spam accounts

Customer Reviews

1.3 Stars out of 72 Reviews
5 Star:2% 4 Star:2% 3 Star:1% 2 Star:11% 1 Star:81%
10% Recommend This Service
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Posted on Jan 16, 2019

Scam

By Chris W., United Kingdom, Verified Reviewer

Having joined Zoosk, I realized quite quickly that I had been scammed into joining. Before you join, your "who's viewed you" screen shows that numerous of the same people are viewing you, but this is NOT the case! Having spoken to the people that supposedly viewed me regularly, they said they only viewed me one time. I am going to do all I can to let as many people know this site is a scam. Thank you for robbing me and scamming me. Good work Zoosk, well done!

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 18 People Have Voted

Posted on Apr 30, 2019

Horrible

By Nancy H., Massachusetts, Verified Reviewer

I canceled my subscription to Zoosk one day short of two weeks from when my paid subscription ends. When I canceled, they stated that my paid subscription ended that day before the one day shy of two weeks

I was a member of Match as well and they responded by offering a discount and not ending my paid subscription when I decided not to stay a member after my paid subscription was over. Match.com did not stop my paid subscription, which is the required legal response.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 11 People Have Voted

Posted on Jun 12, 2019

Shady tricks to take your money

By Geoff P., Ontario, Canada, Verified Reviewer

When you click the "like" button on other users, you will start getting messages that seem to be from them - but they are not. These are a scam to trick you into subscribing.

When you do subscribe you will be offered a package, but when you go to pay, there will suddenly be an additional $25 charge on top of the price the quoted.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 13 People Have Voted

Posted on Jul 8, 2019

Awful, such a waste of money

By Erica P., Pennsylvania, Verified Reviewer

They make you pay a minimum $20/ month...and for what?! You have people blowing up your phone from 200+ miles away.

The advanced search doesn't apply to people that try to contact you. I wasted more time weeding out everyone who lived 2 hours away, then actually finding even one potential prospect!

What a scam, definitely not even worth $1.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 11 People Have Voted

Posted on Jul 13, 2019

Save your money. Scam.

By Steven S., Brisbane, Australia, Verified Reviewer

"Greetings are fun, but if you're really interested send me a message". So I subscribed and sent a message. Then I discovered that even though I sent a message, she can't reply unless she is also subscribed. Either that or I cough up some more money so others can reply.

And also, there is no record of her even viewing my profile, so now I'm convinced it was an auto-generated message to get me to join.

$39 sure is a lot of money to sign up for something that doesn't even allow basic features. It's amazing these sites get away with this nonsense and that the creators aren't sitting in a prison cell somewhere.

DO NOT JOIN.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 12 People Have Voted

Posted on Jul 15, 2019

Zoosk SUCKS

By Tory T., Georgia, Verified Reviewer

DO NOT USE THIS SITE. It's a SCAM. You won't find anyone that you can hold an intelligent conversation with. They're complete IDIOTS. Those profiles don't belong to the idiots you'll end up talking to. Sad! I would absolutely NOT recommend this site to anyone but, the government, to be shut down!

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 9 People Have Voted

Posted on Aug 24, 2019

Censorship and trampling free speech

By Daniel P., Escondido, CA, Verified Reviewer

I have a paid membership on the social dating website ZOOSK, and for the last few months, I have been censored on my profile, not being allowed to post any text, even though I am following the guidelines with precision. I expressed discontent with the website, but that is not against the guidelines, so they are censoring me because they disagree with my opinion? My first amendment rights are being trampled by this website, and even though I have tried many times to contact them to let them know what is happening, nothing has changed, and they charge but have no refund policies in place. Every single day I am being censored. Someone has to put a stop on Internet companies that don't follow the law of our nation. FREE SPEECH!

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 7 People Have Voted

Posted on Nov 18, 2019

Total scam

By Diane A., Diamond Bar, CA, Verified Reviewer

I was on Zoosk for several months but never paid the subscription, thank heavens! There were guys that were total scammers, one I connected with immediately asked to "connect" outside of the site and asked for an email address. He said he was just about to cancel his account as there were too many "unserious" women on it. His email language did not fit his profile language which he covered by saying he was originally from Poland. I was surprised when he emailed with an actual name on his email address. I researched it (Elias J Dabrowski) and found nothing but a sketchy LinkedIn page and an even sketchier Facebook page. This guy had 2 Zoosk profiles with the same picture but different cities (San Diego and Newport Beach). I asked why the two profiles and he said the Newport Beach guy wasn't him. The pictures were identical yet the ages, professions, marital status, kids/no kids were all different! His last email to me was a novella that was part Indiana Jones, James Bond and a dash of iconic liar Stephen Glass. Buyer beware of Zoosk as they did nothing to remove this guy from the site after I gave them positive proof he was scamming.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 6 People Have Voted

Posted on Jan 24, 2020

My honest review of this fake site

By Tim C., Staffordshire, England, Verified Reviewer

I have to give a personal review of Zoosk after just a week after rejoining after a year away, I should know this is a scam site. Very very few real/local people. The owners should be locked up for fraud in a top prison. No one writes back; they are paid by the company or are fictitious characters. Do not waste your money. Scam. There are other ways to meet people. This is another way to make someone rich. I live in the center of the UK, yet no one seems to reply within 100 miles. I live near Stoke-on-Trent, there are 260,000 people living here...it runs into Newcastle-under-Lyme, 140,000 people, so almost half a million when you count in Burton, Stafford, Northwich. Manchester is 30 mile north, Birmingham 40 south, Nottingham/Derby 30 miles east, Wrexham same west 30 miles.

I did a Zoosk search of 100 local girls, my age, my type. I sent in 6 recent photos that were rated as very good to superb on Badoo.

I subscribed so they could reply for free!

RESULTS, out of 100 mails sent:

a) Not one within the distance replied.

b) I had 10 others, not local who agreed with me totally.

c) Three others who said they have "so many matches/contacts they are overwhelmed."

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 6 People Have Voted

Posted on Jan 28, 2020

I wish Zoosk would leave me the alone before I take legal action against them.

By George W., Bronx, NY, Verified Reviewer

For over two weeks I have been asking those idiots at Zoosk to leave me alone, they have not honored my request. When I hit "unsubscribe" they come up with some BS! I just want those motorcycles to leave me the heck alone!

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 3 People Have Voted

Posted on Mar 4, 2020

Total scam

By Jeff C., Belleview, FL, Verified Reviewer

Free membership, getting around 40 views per day, many messages. Signed up for a paid account last week, now getting 1 or 2 views per day. Sent over 15 well-written, polite messages to local users, got no responses. Notifying State Attorney Office in Florida and New York Attorney General Office to look into business practices of Zoosk.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 2 People Have Voted
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