Patreon Reviews in June 2026: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

Untrustworthy and Anti-consumer

Dreadful platform with anti consumer practices. Billing takes place on the 1st of the month, no matter when you sub, resulting in you being ripped off if you sub late in the month, or if you don't unsub by the first. Awful platform. Untrustworthy. Will not to sub to content on the platform again.

CANCELLATION

I want to cancel my subscription. This company is too hard to get in touch with. I no longer want their service no matter what it is. PLEASE CANCEL!

You will have a hard time cancelling

So very easy to sign-up. Impossible to cancel or get a refund. Tony (Patreon) 13 Sept 2022, 1:29 pm GMT-7 Hey there, Thank you for reaching out to Patreon's Product Support Team! My name is Tony and I will be more than happy to assist you today. I encourage you to contact the creator to see if they're able to issue you a refund. All creators can issue refunds for transactions on Patreon, and they should be able to get this resolved for you. You can message your creator on Patreon with ...

Child abuse.

I too found accounts selling cp and they didn't do anything for my first report, then they banned me when I followed up on the ticket. I don’t like what I'm seeing or hearing from others with similar encounters finding accounts with child p*rn so I'm done using the site.

Confusing rabbit hole instead of customer service

I have wanted to change one of the people I support on Patreon from Monthly to Yearly but I cannot find an answer as to when I will be charged. I found a place to email customer support but it is so controlled with what I am allowed to ask about it is basically useless. I am spending money here. Please be very upfront about how it works and realize that all of these so-called "expert" systems are just there to keep customers from finding answer to their real questions. I hope the people ...

Is there nobody moderating this site?

I'm looking through a bunch of reviews and I can see I'm not the only one finding illegal content of underaged children for sale. Well here's my experience: I reached out to their customer service, opened a ticket and provided them the links of several creator accounts distributing sexual content involving children, and then after sending a follow-up to the ticket, I WAS THE ONE THEY SUSPENDED. As far as I know the accounts selling the illegal content are still up and they haven't answered ...

Illegal videos of children.

Illegal videos of children. I found an account posting illegal videos of children (sexual in nature) and reported it. I haven't heard back, my ticket was closed and I opened a new one a few days ago but there's no review. I've already reported this to the police, I don't know how this can be for sale on some website used by thousands of people.

The app is regularly crashing

The app is regularly crashing, I have lost all my files several times. The support is no good either, they are unwilling to help or compensate. Useless.

Trash company, please go bankrupt fast

Trash company, unlawful practices, took my money and never even responded to my refund claims after no services were delivered. I truly and wholeheartedly hope that all of you responsible for this terrible business practice don't see the light of day. Disgusting creatures.

On July 18th I joined on with Patreon

On July 18th I joined on with Patreon, and paid $20. Then because I decided not to be a part of Patreon based on my feelings about what I was hearing...my prerogative, and tried to cancel on August 15, so basically only two payments were made. I tried repeatedly to cancel, but the customer service wouldn't acknowledge my attempts. So, I went to my bank, and explained my dilemma, and then canceled my card.....end of story! Such is the day we are living in.