Poetizer: A poetry writing app 12+

Editing my review to hopefully get a solution to something I noticed… not sure why, but when I try to search one word hashtags to find poems it literally doesn’t show up, the only things that do are hashtags that are more than one word or something close to what I’m searching…. For example you can’t just search the #God or #faith it is always multiple words… also makes me concerned that people will not find my poems if they can’t search the tags that I use, & then I’m unable to find others poems using the same tags because for some reason you can’t just search one worded tags??? Not sure how this can be fixed, but you guys fixed the last issue I had so thank you! Love this app

Hi Young J., thank you for your feedback. We are investigating this tagging search issue and will let you know as soon as we have an update. We certainly want to make it easy to search and find poems you want & also help your poems get discovered. If you need any further help, please send an email to support@poetizer.com. Thank you for your support & keep on writing!

I’ve been using Poetizer for most of the duration of its existence. I take writing short content very seriously as it is my full time job. The new payed subscription base of the app is gross. Any artist will agree. Paying 2 dollars just to type is absolutely ridiculous. It’s a sign the owners of the app have lost touch with what poetry means. Words are free. As a social media notes app it is absolutely stupid to require poets to pay money when they likely will not reap any return. I’ve been a user and avid fan. I have spread the word about your app several times. Today I frankly feel betrayed. This is the opposite of what the message has always been. Publication is one thing but typing and commenting behind a paywall is gross and I hope the repercussions of it bare you burdens. As a poet hearing feedback from fellow writers is what is sometimes most important and now you have taken the voice and the pen from the author and limited their outreach for a measly 2 dollars a month. Sounds more like a business than a community. Don’t make this permanent. The idea of publishing and promoting pieces and books should be paywalled but not the basic fundamentals of what makes Poetizer a usable app. I cannot explain how disappointed this makes me feel as a writer. With an over saturated market of content like writing where authors often do it for themselves and not payment this is nothing more than legal stealing and dream dashing.

Hi, we're very sorry to read about your disappointment. We maintained the platform free of charge, ad-free and safe for several years, thanks to funding from an angel investor. We believe poetry should be accessible, and we aim to continue developing Poetizer to do that. In making this decision, we strived to keep the price as low as possible. It is not possible for us to run a totally free platform any longer as there are too many costs associated with it. We're sorry you disagree with the subscription but this was done in an effort to keep the platform alive.

I had been using this app for years to dedicate myself to understanding poetry and being able to express myself. Some of my favorite poems are on this app, and I honestly loved the experience the community gave me. I even got to be a part of influencing their future endeavors for publication and further increasing motivation for poets all over the world. Unfortunately, it is time for me to put the pen down. As much as I love poetizer and their wonderful developers, I cannot personally see myself using an app that paywalls you to publish things. Being able to fluidly use and conduct on this app freely was the reason I kept myself active on there. Now with the subscription model in place, I no longer see myself able to stay motivated to keep myself in the community. This decision is my dealbreaker. Poetizer, I love you and the development you’ve made over the years. I wish you all the best, and I will miss you.

EDIT: Thank you for the response. I hold no ill will towards the betterment of this app, and I 100% understand the necessity. It’s beautiful that you want to create such a beautiful space, free from the ephemeral intrusions of third party ads. These are just my own personal beliefs and viewpoints, and I acknowledge that they are simply that. Thank you for creating this wonderful app, and thank you for being the beautiful people that you are.

Hi, thank you so much for sharing your heartfelt sentiments with us. Our decision to implement a subscription model was not taken lightly. In order to maintain the platform, continue its development, and uphold our commitment to keeping it third-party ad-free, we needed a sustainable revenue model. Our goal has always been to provide our users with a distraction-free space dedicated to the art of poetry and expressing oneself. We genuinely hope you understand the necessity of this change for the platform's longevity and quality. Please know you will always have a place in the Poetizer community. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors.