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★ 4.2What it actually doesZen is a content aggregation social network with various formats (posts, articles, videos, short videos), a personalized feed, and monetization options for creators, but suffers from excessive advertising, stability issues, and moderation problems.
Actually does
- ✓Social network60% of reviews
- ✓Short video10% of reviews
- ✓Video streaming5% of reviews
- ✓RSS / News40% of reviews
- ✓AI assistant10% of reviews
- ✓Модерация и наложение ограничений на комментарии(bonus)15% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Freelance
Common complaints
- ✗Excessive ads every few posts30% of mentions
«Ads after every post, you scroll through the feed and see an ad. Deleted this garbage.»
- ✗Comments restricted or blocked without clear reasons12% of mentions
«I don't understand why I lost the ability to comment. And why did the option to leave comments disappear?»
- ✗App crashes and lags, especially when watching videos8% of mentions
«When watching videos, after a couple of minutes it starts to lag and then crashes the system shell»
- ✗Aggressive automatic moderation — blocking neutral words8% of mentions
«They mark ordinary, non-profane comments as negative. If someone writes a word like 'bad' or 'foolish' — their comment is immediately flagged»
- ✗Account login issues, non-working alternative authentication methods6% of mentions
«I haven't been able to log into my existing account for a long time. I'm only offered to log in via VK»
What people praise
- ★Diverse content across many topics
«I watch rarely but it's interesting»
- ★Personalized feed adapts to interests
- ★Overall impression – app is likeable
«I really like this app, everything is great, very good app»
- ★Works with unstable internet
«Pros: works with unstable internet»