What users hate. Clustered.

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

85 reviews·8 themes

Excessive and intrusive ads between levels
Users report an overwhelming number of ads appearing after every single game level, often lasting 1-3 minutes, severely disrupting gameplay and making the experience frustrating.
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reviews
- “Too many ads — Good luck playing more than one game at a time. After each and every game you get an ad. You never, ever get two games in a row.”
- “Ads after every round — This game id actually addicting to have on your phone. I love trying to find games that don’t have too many ads but this one is by far the worst.”
- “The ads take longer to play than the game levels. Up to level 100 and can no longer accept all of the ads. Ads take the fun out of the game.”
Ads redirecting to suspicious or malicious websites
Multiple users report being redirected to browser tabs claiming to scan their device for viruses, showing fake security warnings (e.g., McAfee, Norton), which are alarming and potentially dangerous.
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reviews
- “The new ads that flip up from the bottom of the screen block the lower half. It breaks my concentration and makes it impossible to continue.”
- “All of a sudden when playing, it goes to safari and a random site is scanning my phone.”
- “Got to level 9 when my browser started opening up during play telling me it’s scanning for viruses I may have. Immediately deleted the game from my iPad.”
Unwanted audio and sound effects in ads
Users complain about loud, unexpected sounds such as sirens or music playing during ads, even when sound was disabled in the app and system settings.
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reviews
- “Last straw, loud siren noise came on while playing. No patience left, deleted the app. Not worth the tro”
- “Even though I have music disabled in Settings it continues to play. I also tried to m”
- “I’ve had this game for a while now and I’m pretty advanced in it, I haven’t ever had an issue with this app before until today. My phone keeps opening a browser page and it says “scanning phone” and it shows a little bar like as if my phone”
App crashes and instability
Several users report the app crashing on launch or freezing mid-game, especially after updates, leading to loss of progress and frustration.
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reviews
- “Devs plz fix — This was my go-to game. I played it daily… however, the past few days it hasn’t been letting me open the app. It crashes every time.”
- “Well it happened again. Worked my way up to a 3-400 game level and it froze on a vrbo/expedia ad. Nothing to do but delete a”
- “I’ve had this game for a while now and I’m pretty advanced in it, I haven’t ever had an issue with this app before until today. My phone keeps opening a browser page and it says “scanning phone””
Inappropriate or offensive ad content
Users report encountering sexually suggestive or inappropriate ads, which contradict the game's age rating of 4+ and make it unsuitable for children.
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reviews
- “The game is fine but there are two ads between each level. Going to delete it”
- “This game has sexually sensitive scenes. It is rated 4+. I wouldn’t want my four year old seeing that.”
- “An add that popped up was completely inappropriate for children. A sexual situation add that I think kids should not being”
Lack of ad-free option or high cost to remove ads
Users express frustration over the absence of a clear, affordable option to remove ads, with some reporting that the subscription cost is exorbitant ($9.99/week).
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reviews
- “Is there an option to pay for an ad free version? Love the game, but the ads are truly over the top by any app comparison.”
- “If not, it’s ok, I’ll just delete and move on to the next one. Thanks!”
- “You have to watch an ad. Then you start the game and you have to watch another ad.”
Repetitive and unbalanced level design
Players note that levels become repetitive, overly similar, and lack variety, especially after progressing to higher levels, reducing long-term engagement.
4
reviews
- “This game is fun for about the first 10 games. Then they are all pretty much the same.”
- “Made it through #953 and the puzzles started being repeats…”
- “Guess I’m done with this game because scenes are now duplicates.”
Removal of beloved features (e.g., Daily Puzzle)
Some users express disappointment that core features like the daily puzzle were removed in recent updates, diminishing the game’s appeal.
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reviews
- “Daily puzzle gone? — Where did the daily puzzle go. It seems like a recent update did away with it. That takes away one of the main reasons I play the game. Bad move.”
- “I really enjoyed playing this game and so did my grandkids. But once I got to a certain level, every time it came time to claim my extra guesses...”

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