HappyCow GuideReviews of happycow.net

Alot is indicated with wrong adress or wrong name. People should be able to edit better and more checks should come from the happy cow team. Some dont exist. Mostly its ok to find, but sometimes tou lose alot of time by searching for the adress. Could be better but still my go to search engine for vegan places

I understand happy cow needs to make money and that's fine but the tiered restaurant sponsorship to get to top of listings is ruining the user experience for the app. 300 US a month is pretty extortionate for the top tier listing for a restaurant to pay. The majority of app users aren't even aware that restaurant on top of list may not be highest rated. It's just the highest rated subscription payer. Having recently payed $8 for the app again after switching from android. I've noticed it's gone down hill, its much harder to differentiate quality between restaurants, and most users are not even aware they are being misled, as the sponsor tab looks like an award, rather than being labelled as a sponsored link. Being a paid app, I assume the users of the app should be more aware. I find myself using Google maps more and more now, as it seems to be more reliable. I understand HappyCow needs to make money, but the current payment structure doesn't encourage a quality rating system, its essentially misleading any app paying customers who haven't bothered to read the fine print. Perhaps a user subscription model would be better as the app, has gone down hill massively in the last few years. I've heard reports of the HappyCow marketing team rewriting restaurant descriptions, that are inaccurate and without the vendors consent. It's pretty easy for a company to ruin it's reputation, and as someone who has been a fan of the app for years . I really hope you can find a better solution to earn $ that prioritizes accuracy and authenticity on the app more accurately.