Couchsurfing Travel App

Couchsurfing Inc.

In-app purchases

About this app

Couchsurfing is the best way to stay with locals, make lifelong travel friends, or host travelers coming to your hometown. Over 14 million travel enthusiasts use Couchsurfing in more than 230,000 cities around the world.

Find hosts in your next destination
Browse the millions of local hosts offering a place to stay in thousands of cities around the globe

Make New Friends
See who's nearby and wants to meet up by becoming available on Couchsurfing Hangouts! Also check out the thousands of events planned by Couchsurfers in your hometown or upcoming travel destination.

Meet Travelers Without Traveling
Can’t travel right now? Host or meet up with incoming travelers coming to your city

And More
• Plan your next trip
• Share photos from your travel adventures

Ratings and reviews

If the app is completely paywalled, that isn't "in app purchases." That's just a paid app. Made an account then immediately deleted it because I couldn't even explore the app without subscribing. I'm not giving you my credit card without any idea what I'm even paying for. That's insane. update: I deleted my account but they still sent me email. Even scummier: I went to unsubscribe from everything and you CANNOT uncheck the boxes for affiliate promotions. I'm going to get spam FOREVER now. 🔥🗑️

This app is just rubbish! I've been on this app for several weeks. I've sent requests after requests and all have been declined except for one. I was grateful for my first and probably last CS stay. I don't know why people decline, saying they're not available because they are out of town, yet when you go through the filters and choose ONLY ACCEPTING, all are under that. If they are "not available" then change your status or whatever it's called to NOT ACCEPTING. What a waste of time!

The problem is that when I pay the $2.99 Couchsurfing subscription, I saw a large message instructing me to "verify your account with your credit card." Since other services, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), verify account authenticity with a card (without any charge), many people, including myself, add their card without noticing the small, light gray text that reveals the hidden price. By the time you realize this, it's basically too late. You are charged 56 euros, which doesn't seem legal