What users hate. Clustered.

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

64 reviews·8 themes

Forced and excessive ads disrupting gameplay
Users report an overwhelming number of forced advertisements that interrupt gameplay, often requiring multiple ads for basic actions like opening chests or claiming rewards, even after paying for premium features.
28
reviews
- “Too many ads — I can not get a break from these ads”
- “It’s fun and a good overall game but… — Waaaaayyyyyy too many adds everything I do there’s basically adds there scamming us when there not cos when we play and watch adds they are sitting there earning easy money for putting the same add up every single god damn time”
- “Paid for no ads — So I spent money to pay for no ads and it did get rid of the forced ads that would happen but say if I want to spin the wheel again I have to watch an ad to do so.”
Persistent bugs causing progress loss and data corruption
Multiple users report losing significant progress, including gems, upgrades, event completion, and streaks, due to crashes, freezes, or glitches, with some losing years of gameplay.
15
reviews
- “Lost progress — I login and play everyday. I’d just finally unlocked the final boat and working my way through upgrades and final islands. Today when I logged in my game had lost its day streak, 3/4 of my gems were gone, event progress all deleted and pro”
- “Glitchy — I lost 3 years of progress to a glitch”
- “Progress lost — Progress lost. I am up to day 996 and lost all xp gained due to the bug that happened with the turtle season update. Not happy”
Game crashes, freezes, and performance issues
Users experience frequent crashes, freezing during gameplay, long loading times, and unplayable lag, especially on older devices, making the game frustrating to use.
12
reviews
- “Freezes all the time — Great game! It is slow to load up freezes for about 10 seconds then runs for 5 then freezes again sometimes forever!”
- “Unplayable lag — The game is laggy to the point if being completely and utterly unplayable on my iPhone 8.”
- “Crashing — Keeps freezing whenever I open it”
Account and sync problems across devices
Users report inability to merge accounts, login issues, and loss of progress after device changes or updates, despite having invested time and money.
7
reviews
- “Can’t merge accounts :( — You can't merge accounts”
- “Ripoff — It’s a ripoff. My phone got smashed and, ten days later when it’s fixed, I can’t get into the account I have invested many hours and dollars into.”
- “Used to be great, now buggy and way too many ads — I used to really enjoy this game, but after coming back to it I’ve found that the game is very laggy, often crashes and has an excessive amount of ads.”
Recent updates introducing new bugs and breaking gameplay
Players blame recent updates for introducing disruptive changes such as auto-upgrades, forced ad requirements, and broken mechanics, ruining previously enjoyable experiences.
6
reviews
- “new update??? — Why is it auto upgrading my boat?? This is inconvenient and prevents me from moving to new waters.. I have played this game for a while and enjoyed it but this recent update has ruined my experience.”
- “Disappointing update — Great game, been playing it for years, with the latest update and FORCED ADVERTS, I will be deleting the game.”
- “Why? — When it made me watch an add after the add it all reset like all my areas and upgrades gone I want to know why.”
Monetization practices perceived as exploitative
Users feel misled by monetization strategies, including fake progression, forced ads despite paid subscriptions, and lack of transparency around reward systems.
8
reviews
- “The ads — I’ve watched about 27 ads for a gem chest but I still have not opened the chest another one took 19 ads but got only 3 gems developers FIX THIS”
- “Money glitch — I’m giving this game a 1 star review because of this money this money glitch. So I was just trying to get $30 billion so I get get into deeper waters but when I reached $30 billion the game just spent it all on upgrades that I DID NOT WANT.”
- “What’s with having to watch a video to open packages now. — …..????? What’s with having to watch a video to open packages now.??”
Lack of developer responsiveness and bug fixes
Users express frustration that reported issues are ignored, updates are released without fixing core problems, and support channels are ineffective.
5
reviews
- “won’t fix issues — will continue to add updates but not fix bugs or respond to emails/comments/reports that the game won’t load.”
- “I like this game but one day it crashed and I can’t play it anymore”
- “Used to be good, now bugged — For the last 2 weeks, this app has been crashing continually, sometimes within a minute of launching, forcing a restart each time and losing progress. Don’t play until they fix it!”
Poor game design and repetitive gameplay
Users describe the game as boring, repetitive, lacking skill, and offering minimal enjoyment beyond ad watching, leading to disengagement over time.
6
reviews
- “Boring — My arm hurts from playing”
- “Repetitive nonsense. — Zero skill. Screen wiping junk. Avoid.”
- “Meh — About as fun as watching paint dry, only so far you can progress without paying an excessive amount of money.”

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