UK National Lottery Reviews 

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TrustScore 1 out of 5

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Review summary

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Considering 461 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall, finding the new app and website extremely frustrating, useless, messy, and impossible to navigate. Many experienced functional issues, including login problems, account access difficulties, and trouble checking tickets or finding information. Reviewers were also highly dissatisfied with the new prize structure, feeling that lower prizes were insulting and the overall value had significantly decreased. Frequent technical problems, such as website downtime, login errors, and app malfunctions, were reported. Users found the navigation illogical and the design amateurish, hindering their ability to check tickets, find results, or manage numbers. Some reviewers also felt the company's practices were unfair, citing concerns about the odds on instant win games and a general feeling of dissatisfaction.

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User experience

Customers consistently express significant dissatisfaction with the user experience, frequently encountering... See more

Website

Reviewers express strong dissatisfaction with the website, describing it as an "unusable mess" and "hopeless"... See more

Application

Customers had negative experiences with the app, with many reviewers describing it as "awful," "rubbish," and... See more

Price

Consumers find price to be negative, with many expressing disappointment and frustration over the current... See more

Product

People report negative experiences with product, with many expressing disappointment and stating that the new... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The prize structure for normal draws are an embarrassment. The highlight for everyone was the “Must Be Won” aspect…. At least if nobody won the big prize, all the other prizes were sufficiently... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

At the risk of sounding crude, the new lottery app is a total load of sh*t! Lots of issues that were never a problem before but my main bugbear is trying to find my tickets to check. Why can't you pu... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company seems too enjoy changing the lottery for fun. Today (Tuesday 28/4/26) it's down yet again. Camelot weren't perfect but better than this lot. For goodness sake get a grip and make it goo... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I think the revised prize is an insult for the lower prizes, £1 for matching 2 numbers when the ticket price is £2. I know they say there are 2 chances of winning but one would have thought keep the p... See more


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  1. Lottery Vendor
  2. Gambling Service
  3. Online Casino or Bookmaker

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hopeless

Hopeless, constantly get the message ‘Something went wrong’ certainly the case with whoever wrote this app! They must be losing millions, as frustrated players just give up. I cannot deposit funds, links that were so intuitive before have been removed. Sort it out!

March 24, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

National lottery app has problems…

National lottery app has problems AGAIN.
What is wrong with this Alwyn company that they make changes everyone HATES and can't function without problems.
The changes they chose are unnecessary, the app is ugly and there are always problems. If Alwyn wasn't competent enough to run something like this they should never have bid.
And fire the minister et al that approved this crap company should also be fired.
Guess I'm missing another draw. Well done.... pointless.

March 24, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Its shocking

Its shocking. Wont let me withdraw winnings. Doesn’t show the lotto game just purchased. Its like a con. Once Ive received my winnings I will not use again. Disgraceful.

March 24, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The new National Lottery application

The new National Lottery application is absolutely terrible. It is so complicated to use now that I do not trust the reliability of it to record accurate information anymore. I often cannot access my games to check whether my tickets have ended which you now have to do as the notifications advising of this fact have now stopped! Why?
I often get strange messages about payments that make absolutely no sense! Why?
The app is extremely sluggish and sometimes freezes! Why?
If it doesn't improve soon I will stop using it and buying tickets at all

March 24, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Piece of crap

Every time it decides for additional verification it refuses to accept my date of birth and won't let me log in. If I request an email to reset password I never receive one. Previously after a few days it lets me play again. Fingers crossed.
Piece of crap.

March 24, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

New app is a disgrace…

Absolutely rubbish new website..they don't notify you now when your ticket has finished. Its totally impossible to navigate the site. I was ages trying to renew my ticket. Absolutely appalling.
What moron designed this app. They need their P45. Going to lose a lot of customers.

March 21, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The new website is a terrible

The new website is a terrible. It is a joke. Tickets are listed in a random order, trying to find matched tickets is a non starter; tickets for future draws state no match, even though the draw hasn't taken place yet; the filters don't work. Absolutely pathetic website which is totally useles. Who on earth signed off this untested, NON NAVIGATEABLE of a so called system.i would doubt to trust the notifications either based on this awful design. You probably have won but they've failed to let you know. Wouldn't surprise me at all... whoever coded this site needs to change their vocation.

March 7, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst update ever

The worst update ever!
Been playing in a syndicate since 2012 and now its 100% harder to refer to previous tickets.
Appalling

March 20, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It’s a Disgrace

The new website is an absolute disgrace. After all the negative comments surely it’s time to go back to the previous programme that worked perfectly. There is no point in repeating the issues that are well documented. Just change it National Lottery.

March 19, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible

Can't change my card details can't get through on phone absolute jokers . Invest some of the money you make in the app and improving customer service. Raised a complaint but advice useless

March 18, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Glossy website, no integrity, no 'Customer Service'

I am 78, play ocassionally on Saturday but ran foul of their including Wednesday when confirming my payment; THAT is included by default and I didn't untick so charged for a ticket I didn't want. Impossible to contact a human to redress this so I emailed the CEO, Andria Vidler, for all the good it will do. Also emailed Gambling Commission about having to opt out of a payment rather than opt in.
For all the glossy images and reassuring tales they make, they have NO customer service and NO integrity. Vidler ignores emails, as does her Complaints form, which promises to reply within 24 hours. 7 days since my first of 4 complaints

March 14, 2026
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