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Skillz is nothing more then Legalized scammers

53% of users all agree that this outfit is built on purpose to be unfair. now that's hard to deny. because there is no way a business will reward folks to write a BAD review....

I pretty much agree with almost every review stated already except the guy who thinks everyone sucks at big buck hunter because he won 70 bucks. I send daily messages to the support and every reply fails to answer the question but instead gives you options pre written. I refuse to spend anymore real money on this game. I play dollar games or use the bonus money you can't cash out and play with that, or I just play all practice games so when you notice a huge difference in a score that's not possible you don't lose anything.

Fun games but when attempting a paid game, it crashes within the first few moves. Doesn't seem to matter which skillz app I'm using. Unable to submit a customer service ticket successfully through any app either.

I had a great time on the Skillz app: Big Buck Hunter. I made about $70 off a $10 deposit. As of right now I can only withdraw $30 because of the bonus money system tho.
I want to debunk some of the claims made here:
1. Customer service is good and they have given me my money back twice now after a bug in the game, you just have to ask.
2. If you get paired to the same player, stop playing for a few minutes and play against others, don’t just keep pressing play again.
3. They don’t steal your money, you probably just suck at the game, don’t put money in that you are not comfortable with losing..

I am considering trying to bring a class action lawsuit against Skillz for their flawed matching system. I was continually matched with opponents I could not beat. I understand that I may suck, but why keep pairing me with players after theyve beaten me 6 times in a row? Has anyone had similar experiences? I'd like to expose Skillz and see them pay for their malfeisance.

Skillz is a joke, it doesn't matter how much skill you have to play these games. The customer service people are not nice at all and they are just stealing everybody money

Poorly developed game app.

The concept of the game is entertaining, however the game session crashes too frequently to be of any entertainment value. I only had the game Word Star on my phone for two weeks now. In the beginning when I reported the crashes, Skillz would issue a refund. They stopped the refunds, citing that I have to many crashes and its not on par with average crashes. Here is what they emailed me: As we have explained, your rate of crashed match refunds exceeds our system norms by a significant margin. We are unable to offer refunds for any crashed matches until your crash rate is in line with the system average, at which point we will be able to offer refunds for crashes that occur after the rate has improved. Until such time as your refund rate improves, remember that you are playing at your own risk, and any matches played during this time will not be refundable, even if you become eligible for refunds in the future. "

The fact that the game is constantly crashing is perplexing, I've never encountered any game app that operated as such. I own a Samsung S21 Ultra and have steady and reliable wi-fi in my home. They refusing a refund based on user error is unethical. They clearly do not have the means to program the game with minimal bugs. Skillz should consider decommissioning the game until they can present a better product instead of stealing money from consumers.

Anyone want to take a look at how many 5 star reviews were all posted on the same day….. that just tells you a lot about the company

Thieves. Will take your money but make excuses on the payout when the time comes... scam .. they robbed me for 650 because I made a new username when the app wouldnt allow me to sign into existing when I got new phone. Dont play yourself with skillz ..

I very first start was so excited. Especially on practice. But when use money not promise much as I saw on advertising.
Well I guess I don’t recommend anyone to wasting their money in this game
Thanks

Giving -Minus A Star Or Several Stars for Skillz
Am dealing with error due to boostmobile service upgrading for 5G network in my area for over a month. My games during playing a card in a robot mode or something then would go to homescreen. Reported to VIP support. Was recommended to report. They just kept refunding me. Believe in honesty so over a time frame I asked over five times and received. Any other time I refused their refunds after had figured out what was going on. At 1st being new I was like why are they refunding me? Ask for them to look into with genuine concern and hopeful to help with any inquiries. Therefore after realizing they were excessive with refunds it made me uncomfortable and then told them no I do not accept! They said few weeks later that was at a limit on account. Answered not sure about? Asked should I not report? Does it help? And continued was usually automated answered. Confuzzled me honestly. So glitches and such. And also had withdrawals all of sudden canceled. Contacted support they advised me to resubmit. Which drew some attention now I’ve noticed! Mind you the total was close to 2K a lil less however rounding up to the nearest dollar. Rewind- When was first downloading these types of apps had no idea few were affiliated (deleted after a week of having the game apps) and had one I couldn’t log into after getting. However started new account while trying spades out! Never logged into another account with spades account, because like I said didnt know they were in fact the same in one! So support deleted my account in spades! Was like what? They told me had account already and said okay fine will play on a new one 3 months ago. No refund…exposed cheaters on there and turns out I have screenshots of them playing my deleted account against me! After messages to them about deleted account! So fast forward was complaining about & kept getting automated messages. So I was rude and stated to automated to assure was directed to as well. It was kind of humorous and they said that real people that send this…so apologized and never responded in that way since. Well waited two weeks for my video verification which not sure why they needed again? They had my address, PayPal, debit banking, etc. and showed on video that I know how to play to earn. Deleted app today that they had me download during verification and then it popped back up on my screen to download by its self just 20 mins ago removed it and was blocked out of the games and they said that my winning has been forfeited and I have been (Literally in real life people fight over me being on their team to play this game with them) fraudulent? They owe me more than 3K since I built up more winnings since then and they do not want to pay! Have been nice about all of this and mentioned about reviews today as well and has led up to this company scamming. When you make money withdrawal they do not like it. When you cash in tickets they do not like it. Also when you question the players trust me I know how to play very well they do not like! What does reporting here even do? What kind of change is made? (Waving@Skillz employee reading this) Not only try to make change here make the change publicly expose further get grouped even exchange email contacts and let’s get them by the dozens! Figured this would happen months ago and have been documenting. Do not care that they have me being mean to automated messages. Nobody really likes automated and that is a fact! Sincerely
P.S. Im not done with just here! Now that we have internet so intertwined in each one of our lives, daily, its time for the justice system to get up to speed by designating space, also changes to have reasonable laws to help support us legally. This way terms and agreements are under a microscope for better service for the users to get fairness. You invite me into your back yard for a barbecue, I’m eating steak. It’s basically their property under law, but should be accountable to give what is offered! Instead of being able to basically have terms that gives them one sided rights to do whatever they desire, and can (for now) get away with it!

Don’t bother! They call out the same numbers over and over in a game, and if you get the boost to daub a whole column they then constantly call out numbers of that column. Just don’t waste your time.

SCAM SCAM SCAM! I agree with other users they will find any reason to not payout withdrawals. I created an account a month ago and I won on my first try and submittal for withdrawal. I noticed weeks later that my withdrawal never went through I was informed that they would look into it. I received an email a couple of days later stating my withdrawal was being processed $10 was loaded into my bank account and the rest would be sent to me via check. Needless to say I checked in a few days ago and was informed my winnings was forfeited because other accounts use the same device in the household. I informed them that yes other members of my family use the same Ipad but the funds that they received came from my bank account when I played using my own user account. They reinstated my siblings accounts because they play free matches but they refuse to reinstate my account because if it’s closed they do not have to pay out because I forfeit by playing on the same device. I told them the algorithm should have stopped me from creating an account if that was an issue but they did not. That rule is ridiculous! That’s like stating only one person in a household can play the PlayStation at one time. They do not use logic just scripted answers and algorithms.🗣PLEASE DO NOT WASTE ANY OF YOUR MONEY PLAYING WITH THEM YOU WIN SOME YOU LOSE SOME PUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO PAY. Over the course of the last month they have even encouraged me to cancel my withdrawal and continue to play but when i did not that’s when I was told about the other accounts in the household. Highly disappointed consumer of the app, the algorithm, the staff and their scripted answers, and overall SKILLZ.

As soon as you try to withdraw the money you have won, they will find any reason to block your account. SCAM!

Great game, when a little money is on the line it makes games that much better. See negative reviews here and all I can figure is they thought they were great and just couldn't win. Sour grape affect.

I have played thousands of matches both for free and real money (all documented) and have come to the understanding that the governing algorithm of this platform is designed to make only the House win. It would appear Skillz tweaked their algorithm to ensure they are the sole winners. Odd matching patterns are customary on this platform. You may end up having the illusion you win (at first) but in the medium and long run reality will eventually kick in. I have constantly checked how other players are faring (easy way to do this is to open a match result, click on your opponent’s icon, scroll down to the bottom of the page to see his win/loss performance over the last 10 games). Only a handful of players are on a 7wins/3 losses streak (that’s where you make a little money). Few more are on a 6/4 average (break even) and the vast majority are on a 5 (or less) wins/ 5 (or more losses). It’s also pointless to contact support as the best you’ll get are well crafted, pre-written copy paste replies which always fail to address your doubts or concerns. Finally, I find it odd regulators licensed Skillz to offer their games for money. When the house retains full control of the matching mechanism and, for example, allows for matching patterns that will repeatedly (four times or more in a row) field you against a players you have 20% or less chances of beating the whole concept of game of skills flies out of the window. Finally, their core claim of fairness is all but hot air. For example, when on a hot streak, it’s not unusual to be matched to players who’s best ever score is 20 points (or more) over your best ever score. And anyone who has played Spider Solitaire on this platform knows that a 20 points gap is borderline impossible to fill.

Horrible scam only took me ten dollars to loose to figure this out. Please do not throw your money away on these people they need to be federally charged

Any of these 5 star reviews in poor English are just paid reviews by skillz. They rope you in with deposit bonuses, but you're never allowed to withdraw the money you win from the deposit bonuses until you make more than your bonus. For example, you deposit $2 and get $5 bonus cash. You have to win more than $5 to withdraw, even though you're using your own cash first.
Secondly, if you look at the weekly leader boards, the top 10 are always the same people. They are somehow winning hundreds of thousands of dollars within hours of the new "season" starting. It's obvious to anyone with an iq above room temp that the top ten players are a farming group of skillz employees and there aren't actually winners.
3rd, the gawd awful ads. All of the actors are lacking so much enthusiasm for the part. It's like they know they are getting paid a few hundred bucks by a scummy company to pretend that they are winners. One guy just sits and laughs lthis horribly uncomfortable laugh, like he hates himself for doing this gig.
Stay away from any skillz games. There's a reason it's an external apk and not on the Google play or Apple store.