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Disappointing Experience — Not Worth the Gamble
I decided to take a chance on ARVOW (Tier 1) through AppSumo, even though many SEO-writing tools on the platform have disappeared or stopped responding in the past. What already concerned me was that this is the first AppSumo SEO tool I’ve seen where the credits aren’t lifetime — they’re one-use and non-refundable, even though the license supposedly is. It feels like a marketing tactic to bring in early customers while minimizing their own risk.
Unfortunately, the product itself is even more disappointing. The website mentions “connected to the web for updates,” but whatever integration they’re referring to is not included in the AppSumo deal. The rewrite feature is still “coming soon,” the SEO keyword chain tool is extremely limited, and the whole interface is messy and confusing. Default free chatgtp is writing better articles.
On top of that, the dashboard is filled with upsells: webinars, backlink packages, upgrades, add-ons… It feels more commercial than functional. I paid €49 for Tier 1, but honestly, it’s not even worth that in its current state.
Since the credits are non-refundable, I’ll just keep the license and see where it ends up — but based on similar tools, I wouldn’t be surprised if a year from now there’s a “new version” under another name making this 'life time license' worthless...
If I could give myself advice in hindsight: don’t buy it.
p.s. I saw the author replied and he was really nostalic about wanting to built the best product, but try looking for this old product name namely TryJournalist.com and the many bad reviews the product got because after less then a year they rebranded it and all those licenses also became worthless..
And the author replies to several things I mentioned in my review but I am still waiting for a reply to any of my support questions so they feel its more important to reply to reviews than provide support..
VascoAires
Edited Dec 16, 2025Hi there, thanks for taking the time to leave a review.
Even though your experience wasn’t what you hoped for, I want to clarify a few points so other Sumolings reading this get an accurate picture of what was offered in the deal.
1. “Connected to the web for updates” not included
It's included, and it's working. It's also enabled by default. Happy to hop on a call and walk you through how it works.
2. “Rewrite feature coming soon”
It's included, and it's working. You can use it on any article you generate. Happy to hop on a call and go over how to use it.
3. “Keyword chain tool extremely limited”
Happy to improve it - but it would be helpful to know specifically what felt limiting for you. Many users are getting strong results with it, so details would help us understand your expectations.
4. “Messy interface / free ChatGPT writes better articles”
Totally respect differing tastes, but this hasn't been the general feedback we receive. The majority of our users specifically switch to Arvow because they prefer the structure, optimization, internal linking, multilingual outputs, and automated SEO formatting over raw ChatGPT output - as well as our UI/UX.
5. “Dashboard is full of upsells — webinars, backlinks, upgrades…”
Just to clarify:
- Webinars are free live support sessions we run weekly to help users succeed.
- Backlinks are an optional add-on
- Upgrades exist just like in any SaaS
- Additional credits are simply there for users who need more capacity.
6. “Credits are non-refundable”
Yes, just like any usage-based AI system, credits are consumed to cover real API costs on our side. This is standard across nearly every AI tool on AppSumo. Your lifetime license remains valid regardless.
All that said, I truly wish your first experience had been better. If you'd like, I’m happy to jump on a quick call or personally walk you through the platform so you can make full use of what Tier 1 includes.
We built Arvow to help people get real SEO results and most users do, so if there’s something blocking you, I’d love the chance to fix it.
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(Edit: 16th December 2025 - replying to the new version of the review above)
7. “Bad reviews and rebranding”
Every business has negative reviews. That said, we encourage prospective buyers to look at the full body of reviews to get a balanced picture, not just negative ones. The rebrand was a deliberate positioning decision, which we’ve explained transparently here: https://www.arvow.com/rebrand - It was not related to abandoning users or licenses, as implied.
8. “Worthless licenses”
This is just a lie made up on the stop, not sure what the goal here is. To clarify to any reader, this is our first time launching on AppSumo. No licenses were ever revoked. If the reviewer is implying that by changing our brand name, that we deleted all our customer accounts, that's an even more out of touch comment.
9. “Still waiting for support”
We aim to reply to all genuine support requests within 24 hours via live chat or email. If you’re still waiting on a response, please reach out again through one of those channels so we can locate your message and help you directly. Any tickets with spam, insults, aggressiveness or anything that looks anything like some of the things written above in your review, most likely got ignored. You can write a negative review respectably, just like you can contact our team respectably. We appreciate you treat our team with respect, just like we treat you as a customer, even after you didn't enjoy our product.
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- Vasco, co-founder @Arvow