What users hate. Clustered.

1- and 2-star reviews grouped into themes with verbatim examples. Each cluster is a wedge a competitor could exploit.

61 reviews·8 themes

Export/Testing Functionality Broken
Users consistently report that the app crashes or fails when attempting to export or test custom scenarios, rendering the core functionality unusable.
18
reviews
- “When I try to export it nothing happens it just crashes...”
- “Crashes on export — Hi, this app is currently unusable on my iPhone 11. Every single time I attempt to export a custom scenario, the app crashes.”
- “I get error every time I use it don’t get it”
Save and Data Loss Issues
Multiple users report losing their work due to corrupted saves, failed auto-saves, or data disappearing after reopening the app.
7
reviews
- “Saved but I lost everything — Spent hours working on a scenario, saved it and when I went back to the app it was gone.”
- “Save Mechanic Is Wonky And Other — No matter what I do, if I manually save a scenario I make, I still lose work.”
- “It’s good... but.... — So overall, this is a good scenario creator, might need some more clarification, but it’s good. The only problem is, is that I’ve been trying for an hour to upload my scenario, and it doesn’t work...”
Publishing and Upload Failures
Users are unable to publish their scenarios due to errors like '406 Not Acceptable', '403 Forbidden', or email verification issues with no resend option.
6
reviews
- “I can’t publish — I can’t publish anything on this and I don’t know why.”
- “So far the scenario creator works and you can test it but i cannot publish the scenario because the email verification didn't work and there is no (resend email verification) option”
- “The app itself is great except for the fact that it hasn’t been updated in forever and refuses to upload/publish your custom plague.”
App Crashes on Launch or During Use
The app frequently crashes during startup, while creating scenarios, or during basic interactions, making it impossible to use.
5
reviews
- “Dont try it on mobile — I really love plague inc so i wanted to get the scenario creator. Originally it worked fine, but later the sane day when i tried to upload my disease for testing, it froze and crashed.”
- “Disappointed — Bought this, expecting to be able to waste a few hours at least messing with this app, instead found that nothing would respond, couldn't enter any words to name things, and barely got past the first page of making a scenario when it crashe”
- “always crashes — This creator is always crashing. Do not recommend this at all. You can not make anything, because the game always crashes, leaving you with no time to create.”
Confusing or Poor User Guidance
Users struggle to understand how to use the app, especially regarding exporting, playing created scenarios, or navigating features.
6
reviews
- “I am Confused. — Idk how to send my scenario to plague inc how can I.”
- “How do I play — I am trying to play my scenario but it won’t come”
- “How do you even download the scenario??? This is bs. It doesn't even tell you how to use this.”
Outdated Features and Missing Functionality
Users feel the app lacks modern features present in official Ndemic scenarios and has not been updated in years.
4
reviews
- “Incredibly outdated — The creator’s fine, don’t get me wrong. Maybe a little archaic in some places, but it does its job. However, my main issue with it is that it’s outdated and is missing many features that are used in official Ndemic scenarios.”
- “Good not great. — I feel like it’s not as good as it could be. It would be nice if I wanted to have an ability that releases polyps in a set location.”
Refund Requests and Perceived Scam Behavior
Users express frustration over paying for a non-functional app and demand refunds, calling it a scam or ripoff.
8
reviews
- “Scam — When i tried to export my scenario into the original game it said there was an error and i tried like 5 times again and it didnt work so its a scam”
- “I want a refund! — I bought this app made a scenario and then tried to export it, it crashed! I tried it Many more times and it crashed every time, idk what to do.”
- “Refund — I want a refund this didn’t even work for me and I did everything it said so I want the money I spent on this back to my account”
Dependency on Original Game and Licensing Confusion
Users are frustrated by the need to own the original Plague Inc. game to use the creator, and confusion about whether the creator includes full playability.
5
reviews
- “It’s crap and doesn’t even work — Not to mention you also have to buy THE ORIGINAL PLAUGE INC JUST TO PLAY THIS ONE.”
- “I bought the plague inc creator and I can’t play custom Scenarios which I was exited about until it said you comes with the plague inc creator pack (which yet again I own) and it won’t let me play it”
- “I thought it was a game so I spent 3$ for nothing.”

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