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What users complain about in Hootsuite - Social Media Tools

Social media schedulingApp StoreGoogle Play28 Oct 2018 → 14 Jul 2026

64 complaints about Hootsuite - Social Media Tools from 61 people, read from Google Play & Google Play reviews rated 1–3 stars (28 Oct 2018 – 14 Jul 2026). The most repeated complaint is “I don't see many issues in the desktop version but the App update is terrible!”, with 9 reviews. Complaints about v11.0.3 are 2 points more painful than about v9.8.0.

How to read these numbers: Only reviews rated 3 stars or below are collected, on purpose: this is a record of complaints, not a rating. It is not the app's App Store or Play Store score and must not be read as one.
Complaints
64
People
61
one per review
Themes
55
Avg pain
40

What they complain about

Complaints grouped by meaning, largest group first. Each name is a verbatim fragment of something somebody wrote, not an editorial label.

  • I don't see many issues in the desktop version but the App update is terrible!
    9 complaints · 9 peoplepain 44
  • I don't have one and yet the app "encourages" the user to link up their FB accounts or be…
    2 complaints · 2 peoplepain 64
  • What is the point of this app if you cannot schedule posts??
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 40
  • Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — The sign in is broken.
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 84
  • If you want to pay $1180 a year for this go ahead, I see this now as an absolute scam and…
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 76
  • Starting to think I was lied to so the sales person could make a sale.
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 6
  • cannot see anything in the inbox or reply to my own posts anymore
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 13
  • Please fix asap!
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 76
  • The phone app is very glitchy, crashes frequently and is not convenient.
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 30
  • It's almost useless because I won't upgrade to the additional features.
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 40
  • Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Bad customer service.
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 40
  • Really would love to use this platform but onboarding is a nightmare.
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 62

Did the last release help?

Complaints about v11.0.3 are 2 points more painful than v9.8.0. App Store only — Play reviews carry no version.

  • v11.0.3
    373 complaints04 Mar 2026
  • v9.8.0
    345 complaints20 Aug 2023
  • v3.23.1
    364 complaints13 Dec 2018
  • v3.23.0
    433 complaints22 Nov 2018

The reviews themselves

40 of 64 complaints, most painful first. Every one links to the review on the store.

  • App Storev9.8.020 Aug 2023pain 91on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — 8/2023 Update is garbage & no suppoet

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — 8/2023 Update is garbage & no suppoet.

  • App Storev9.5.012 Jul 2023pain 91on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Mobile version is terrible

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Mobile version is terrible.

  • Google Play18 Feb 2021pain 91on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools

    I don't see many issues in the desktop version but the App update is terrible!

  • Google Play28 Feb 2020pain 91on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools

    The customer service is terrible.

  • Google Play02 Mar 2021pain 88on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools

    Needing Facebook to use this app is annoying on its own but suggesting you could use it, limited or otherwise, and then not allowing you to use it at all is bull

  • App Storev3.22.028 Oct 2018pain 88on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Terrible

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Terrible.

  • App Storev10.16.021 Mar 2025pain 85on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — SCAM!

    doesnt work & just tried to charge my card 1500 dollars

  • App Storev3.23.022 Nov 2018pain 84on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — The sign in is broken

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — The sign in is broken.

  • App Storev3.22.213 Nov 2018pain 83on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Worst Customer Service

    after a year and a half they still cant resolve my account and my account still shows free..

  • Google Play10 Sept 2023pain 82on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools

    Super overpriced and dishonest billing and payments.

  • App Storev9.21.128 Feb 2024pain 76on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — The app stores rippiest ripoff!

    If you’re willing to pay $150/month for this app you are insane!

  • App Storev9.10.030 Oct 2023pain 76on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — basically a car payment

    If you want to pay $1180 a year for this go ahead, I see this now as an absolute scam and waste of money.

  • App Storev3.22.107 Nov 2018pain 76on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Bug!! Please fix

    Please fix asap!

  • App Storev3.23.119 Dec 2018pain 71on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — ITS GETTING WORSE

    It’s confusing, lacks several features (setting schedules, re-sending failed posts are two HUGE ones), and disorganized.

  • App Storev10.3.011 Sept 2024pain 62on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — No way to post stories? ZERO help or customer service

    Really would love to use this platform but onboarding is a nightmare.

  • Google Play03 Oct 2020pain 57on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools

    As a result this is only the second app I will pay for.

  • Google Play05 Oct 2020pain 52on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools

    I need an app that will work.

  • App Storev11.2.106 Apr 2026pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Bug, New Update

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Bug, New Update.

  • App Storev11.0.305 Mar 2026pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — App Unusable Right Now

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — App Unusable Right Now.

  • App Storev11.0.304 Mar 2026pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — POS App web based

    No free demo Registration is immediately asked for money 100+ dollars don’t bother just like their other product useless

  • App Storev11.0.228 Feb 2026pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Locks up, then crashes - consistently

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Locks up, then crashes - consistently.

  • App Storev10.27.024 Aug 2025pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Where did stickers ghost? 🦉

    🥺 The app updates so far proved to be worthless, while my plea in a review form tends to be deleted by the developer’s requests to Apple.

  • App Storev10.18.016 Apr 2025pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Forced to update; immediately crashes

    Completely unusable.

  • App Storev10.16.016 Mar 2025pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Immediate crash

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Immediate crash.

  • App Storev10.14.015 Feb 2025pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Bad customer service

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Bad customer service.

  • App Storev9.21.015 Feb 2024pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Garbage

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Garbage.

  • App Storev9.16.017 Dec 2023pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — SCAMMERS

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — SCAMMERS.

  • App Storev9.14.020 Nov 2023pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — The worst app that doesn’t let me delete

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — The worst app that doesn’t let me delete.

  • App Storev9.8.021 Aug 2023pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — $99/mo, locked all my content.

    In doing so, they locked my account unless I upgraded to a paid plan (the cheapest being $99 per month!) and therefore locked all of my scheduled posts.

  • Google Play01 Jan 2023pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools

    It gives an error: An unexpected error occurred (4271).

  • Google Play19 Jan 2022pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools

    I don't have one and yet the app "encourages" the user to link up their FB accounts or be stuck with limited features.

  • Google Play08 Feb 2021pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools

    Assistance said they fixed a glitch but I am still unable to log in to my account to delete it, which is not an option thru the app even though the "help" section says it is.

  • Google Play15 Aug 2020pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools

    I used it primarily to copy text from my posts to make it easier to edit, but it's photo sharing was so-so, and once they made it literally impossible to save your past post remarks to your clipboard, it lost me a little.

  • App Storev3.23.113 Dec 2018pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Kinda useless

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Kinda useless.

  • App Storev3.23.027 Nov 2018pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Disappointed

    It's almost useless because I won't upgrade to the additional features.

  • App Storev3.22.226 Nov 2018pain 40on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — Aweful

    What is the point of this app if you cannot schedule posts??

  • App Storev10.31.110 Nov 2025pain 36on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — We loved it for years, but…

    Therefore many posts have to reloaded by hand because the app did not function.

  • App Storev11.0.201 Mar 2026pain 33on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — SCAMMM

    GET A NEW CARD TO AVOID YOURSELF FROM GETTING CHARGED

  • App Storev10.31.002 Nov 2025pain 30on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — App is very glitchy

    The phone app is very glitchy, crashes frequently and is not convenient.

  • App Storev11.0.306 Mar 2026pain 30on the store ↗

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — TERRIBLE

    Hootsuite - Social Media Tools — TERRIBLE.

Questions about Hootsuite - Social Media Tools

What do users complain about in Hootsuite - Social Media Tools?
The most repeated complaints, grouped by meaning: “I don't see many issues in the desktop version but the App update is terrible!” (9); “I don't have one and yet the app "encourages" the user to link up their FB accounts or be…” (2). Each theme name is quoted from a review, not a label we assigned.
How many people complain about Hootsuite - Social Media Tools?
64 reviews rated 3 stars or below from 61 people on Google Play & Google Play, written between 28 Oct 2018 and 14 Jul 2026. The reviews themselves, each linked to the store, are listed on this page.
Did the latest Hootsuite - Social Media Tools update make things better?
Complaints about v11.0.3 are 2 points more painful than about v9.8.0. Measured on 3 and 5 App Store reviews — Google Play reviews carry no version.
Is this Hootsuite - Social Media Tools's store rating?
No. Only reviews rated 3 stars or below are collected, so these numbers describe complaints and cannot be read as the app's App Store or Google Play score.

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