Is there a good app for block and report harassment?
Poorly Executed: 1 app already serves this, and 43 data points mined from real user reviews show where they fall short. The right features exist but the execution is buggy, dated, or painful. Out-execute it.
Data refreshed July 20, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to block and report harassment, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| weak harassment moderation | missing-feature | 2 | I’ve reported a guy that purposely goes on people’s posts and harasses them... and he’s still active |
| harassment not policed | other | 2 | you will get cyber bullied, which is against the policy |
| ineffective abuse reporting | missing-feature | 2 | so so so many reports submitted with clear evidence showing so, X is doing NOTHING about them |
| hard to report harassers | missing-feature | 1 | Someone named Naga was being insistent and I had to block him. I should had reported him |
| cannot block/report harassing user in suite | bug | 1 | I’m flooded with these spam messages still and unable to block the user in the business suite |
| hard to find how to block someone | ux | 1 | I haven't figured out how to block someone on this stupid app yet |
| harassment moderation | other | 1 | I got sexually harassed by Gitte Kindt |
| false harassment/bullying flags | other | 1 | multiple that i know have been limited for harassment and bullying, even though NONE of them |
| fraud/harassment moderation | other | 1 | I see fraudulent activity and theft going on on this site |
| no protection from harassment/degrading messages | missing-feature | 1 | a lot of men being extremely rude or randomly saying sexually degrading things to me |
| harassment not acted on after reports | other | 1 | They let people abuse and harass you on here. I report someone so many times and WhatsApp allows it |
| recommends blocked people | bug | 1 | keeps recommending people THAT I LITERALLY HAVE BLOCKED |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| SocialFocus: Hide Distractions | 4.0 | 313 | $4.99 |
Should you build it?
The right features exist but the execution is buggy, dated, or painful. Out-execute it. Opportunity here scores 63 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
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