Pdb App: Personality & Friends 12+

I downloaded the app a few days ago and it was decent enough, it was definitely another pay to chat app, similar to any other dating or friendship app these days. However it had more options, you could directly messages accounts you came across, and even follow people. Now I guess they updated it and even those tiny things have been taken away, you have to pay just to message a specific person and you can’t even follow them anymore to get there attention. Essentially you’re stuck messaging random people because that’s the only chat feature that’s free. Not to mention logging in and out of your account is confusing and you risk losing it permanently. And since the update, the app has been glitchy, continuously playing music even after I exit out. The communities aren’t really active. It’s an interesting app and has potential but the pay to use basically any feature definitely ruins it.

⊂(･ω･*⊂) Thank you for the feedback! Different users have different levels of understanding in cognitive functions. The community part exists because there are many users want to make friends by MBTI and cognitive functions. You can always turn it off in Settings.

used to be a simple site/app for discussing typology (specifically of various characters, celebrities, etc.), which is what i (and many others!) explicitly joined and used it for. whatever is going on right now with trying to turn it into yet another chatting/social media app, virtually indistinguishable from any other out there aside from the personality database part, is extremely forced and uncomfortable, VERY poorly implemented, and kind of just ruins the preexisting experience for all of the users who only signed up to discuss what their favorite cartoon character's mbti is, and don't necessarily want to be inundated with random chat notifications and constant popups on every screen of the app pretty much begging you to buy the premium membership. i literally couldn't even type a name in the search bar to find a character without one of these popping up halfway through and basically softlocking the app until i hit search on the incomplete name and hit the "regretfully miss out" button for like the 50th time. believe it or not, i have not felt a single ounce of regret for not spending money to support this website i used to sincerely enjoy being frankensteined into yet another second-rate social networking app, but go off i guess! :)

Thanks for your feedback. While our app was initially designed to help people understand themselves and make like-minded friends, we are working to improve the experience based on user input. You can try :
turn on / off profile feed from Settings > Bottom Navigation
turn on / off most social features from Chat tab > (top right corner) chat status

Ive used PDB since 2019. I remember when Lettuce was the owner and we actually talked once. It was an easy, simple website to look up mbti types of characters that you like and have some fun off topic discussions on the aptly named “Fun Board”.
It all went downhill when the website went through a redesign in October a few years ago. It became more “modern and sleek” but lost all the charm it originally had as a simple website.
Now it’s an app and it’s an absolute hellhole. “Just don’t use the app” if I’m on mobile, I can’t look up a character on the website without being forced to download the app. If I’m on desktop, I can’t change my profile picture, theres ads that practically break the site, and the notifications don’t work. Some stupid AI bots reply to every post I make even not on the app and on the app I am constantly bombarded with ads and requests for me to upgrade to premium so I can see who viewed my profile, which I do not care about in the slightest.
I literally just want to look up MBTI types of characters I like. This shouldn’t be that hard. Stick to your original purpose for f’s sake.

Thank you for your feedback and for taking the time to let us know your thoughts. We understand that you don't want to be forced to download our app, and we apologize if our ads have been bothering you.

As a small team, we are constantly working to improve our website and app to provide the best possible experience for our users. While the app does offer a better experience, we understand that not everyone wants to download it. However, with our limited savings, we need to be aggressive with monetization to maintain both the app and the site. We do offer an ad-free subscription service and login option on the website, if you wish to stay on the website without being disturbed.

We appreciate your understanding and support. If you have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to let us know.