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CVS Pharmacy app reviews: what users complain about

We ran Revunda on 300 of the most recent public App Store reviews of CVS Health (Pharmacy, by CVS Pharmacy) from 1 storefronts, dated 2026-10-20 to 2026-10-22. Average rating in this sample: 3.79★. Its all-time US App Store rating is 4.7★ from 1.7M ratings. 84 reviews contained a complaint; the biggest theme was bugs (65%).

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Complaint categories

CategoryReviewsShare of complaintsAvg severity (0–3)
Bugs5565%2.1
Feature requests3238%1.9
UX / design3036%2.0
Performance1214%2.0
Pricing / subscription67%1.9
Crashes / freezes45%2.5
Ads45%1.7

A review can count in several categories, so shares add up to more than 100%. Severity is the AI's estimate of how bad the problem is for the user.

Top issues, ranked by reviews × severity

  1. Simplify navigation: 19 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.0/3. What to do: Run a quick usability test on the screens users mention; remove extra taps and pop-ups.
    “Hard to find what I need. Virtual assistant can’t answer any questions. Received an email to check my good faith estimate and after 20 minutes of trying to find it I give up. The app sucks.” (1★, v26.10.32, US)
  2. Answer support requests: 18 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.0/3. What to do: Add an in-app contact option and reply to these App Store reviews; Apple lets developers respond publicly.
    “Worst customer service ever 30mins for 1 item to refill just ridiculous and the worst responses to receive from staff members unpleasant and unacceptable and unprofessional and unprofessional customer service” (1★, v26.10.30, US)
  3. Stop data / progress loss: 10 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.3/3. What to do: Reproduce sync and restore paths; add server-side backup and a visible "restore" option.
    “I will be looking for a new pharmacy provider as CVS no longer provides data to Apple health. I will reconsider CVS if that changes.” (1★, v26.10.31, US)
  4. Soften the redesign backlash: 11 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.1/3. What to do: Explain the change in-app, restore the most-missed option, or offer a setting for the old behaviour.
    “Thanks to the new call back unable to get in touch with anyone. Rediculous method for answering questions about something as important as medications” (1★, v26.9.55, US)
  5. Fix notifications: 12 complaining reviews, avg severity 1.8/3. What to do: Check notification delivery and let users control frequency in settings.
    “Too many reminders to check in. Ok, so my check in time for my flu and covid shots was @ 0945. It is now 1025 and I still get reminders every few minutes even after I did get the shots. And!!! I went to cancel it and I still get those notifications. PLE…” (1★, v26.10.30, US)
  6. Improve content quality: 11 complaining reviews, avg severity 1.9/3. What to do: Review the content areas users name; add a "report a problem" button on content.
    “Asked for a medication to be filled and you filled the other one.” (2★, v26.9.55, US)

Rating by app version (newest first)

VersionReviewsAvg starsShare with a complaint
26.10.32334.124%
26.10.31333.142%
26.10.30263.331%
26.9.552083.926%

Versions with fewer than 3 reviews in the sample are left out.

FAQ

What do users complain about most in CVS Pharmacy?

In 300 recent App Store reviews (2026-10-20 to 2026-10-22), the most common complaint theme was bugs (65% of complaining reviews), and the top specific issue was “simplify navigation” (19 reviews).

How many CVS Pharmacy reviews are negative?

84 of 300 recent reviews (28%) contained a complaint. Average rating in this sample: 3.79★. Its all-time US App Store rating is 4.7★ from 1.7M ratings.

Can I get the same report for my own app?

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How to read this

Apple's public feed only shows recent reviews, so this is a snapshot of the last weeks or months, not the app's full history. Popular apps attract complaints in proportion to their size; the useful part is which issues repeat. Generated 22 October 2026. We have no relationship with CVS Pharmacy.

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