Fun, challenging, but buggy
Thu Jul 18 2024 BlazeteareI like this version the best out of the screw challenge games, as it’s the only one that actually makes you think any strategize. The issues that initially made me delete it (but I redownloaded it after seeing how mind-numbingly boring the other games were)were two bugs:
first, the option to turn off sound doesn’t work. You can turn off sound, and when you log back in, it shows that it is off, but it continues to play. You have to go under settings, turn the sound on and save, then go back in and turn the sound off to get it to actually mute.
Second, the option to pay to remove ads doesn’t work. It makes the screen flash, but nothing loads. I have tried selecting it everywhere that is possible - Home Screen, the shop with the no ads only purchase, and the shop option with no ads in a bundle. This is a big one for me, as I despise ads. If the bug isn’t fixed to allow me to pay to remove ads, I won’t end up keeping the app. Please fix this in your next release!!!!
Too many ads
Sat Sep 14 2024 TrashPanda42This game is fun not only are you matching colors to the correct bin but you have to factor in the swinging glass to help get to the color you need. Having said that there’s way too many ads. Each level starts with 2 cases and you have to watch an ad to unlock each additional case. Each ad is about 80 seconds. If you beat the level with the additional cases you then have to watch another long ad before you play then next. I understand it’s a free app and they need to make their money but there’s no way a simple game like this needs this many ads to make money. My suggestion give players an option to pay real money to have the cases permanently unlocked. Or to remove all ads completely. Even if you reduced the amount of ads it would significantly improve the game. Cause to you can’t always beat a level with all 4 cases unlocked so I find myself watching more ads then playing.
Ad-free was a waste
Tue Oct 01 2024 RebekahajI enjoy the game itself. However, the ads to unlock boxes is highly frustrating and takes more time than the actual game. With each unlocking taking at least 90 seconds. This is increasingly frustrating when it’s the same ad on repeat. I decided I liked the game enough to pay for no ads, but that was a waste of $5. In fact, it was a complete lie. It still requires ads to unlock. If they want to make unlocking a challenge, they could make puzzles to solve or something else for those who pay for no ads. If it weren’t for the ads, especially the length of them, it would be a great game. Feels like a scam when the No Ads version still required as many. I wish I would’ve deleted the app instead of purchasing.
Unfortunate problems
Tue Aug 20 2024 VeryOriginalName8627Its clear to me that what color the screws AND boxes are is, to an unacceptable degree, random. The reason I’m sure is A) if you start a level, fail, & restart, both will be different B) I’ve gotten a puzzle that was clearly unwinnable without the ad-powered “boosts” from the outset. A puzzle where I had two same-color “boxes” of three to fill, but only two screws of that color available, & no way to uncover more within the necessary amount of moves.
I’m sure there’s some sort of algorithm in place to prevent that, but it seems to do its job poorly.
Speaking of those ad-powered “boosts”, it often won’t register that I have, in fact, watched an ad, meaning it’s not uncommon for me to have to watch up to three before I actually get the “boost”.
Aside from that, it’s an aesthetically appealing, fun game, & when the algorithms that arrange the screws & decide what color of box to provide do their jobs properly, it’s one of the better screw puzzle games. But that’s a low bar to cross.
Not winnable without payment/ads
Tue Sep 24 2024 StayCoolMommioI’ve played an embarrassing number of puzzle/strategy games over the years and I’m very adept at solving them. This game is utterly infuriating and extremely poorly designed (at least from the player’s perspective) because the only way to beat the 2nd+ level is to either watch ads or pay for tickets to unlock additional cases. I attempted the level with just 2 cases literally 15 times and not once was it winnable. Additionally, since the levels are completely random/procedurally generated, there’s no increasing difficulty and no way to strategize playing differently on your next run. It’s all just completely random.
I wouldn’t dream of giving these devs money but if I had I would be So mad because you literally Have to use the tickets you buy for the game to even be playable. This is the worst kind of money grubbing garbage in the App Store and I’m shocked that it’s allowed to be so bad and still for sale.
It’s unfortunate because the mechanic is fun, but the shameless cash grab is just infuriating.
I finally gave up
Tue Aug 27 2024 laurlaur0486I spent 3 days working on a single puzzle (not solid, just for fun occasionally), watching ads to get more boxes and revivals. Still couldn’t solve it. I always get stuck at the end with boxes that have no colors even showing. But I’m finally going to delete it. It just feels too random, or worse, like it stacks the deck against you.
And in case that wasn’t enough, while it makes you think you have to watch one ad to get the bonus, I’ve actually had to sit through 2 or 3 ads most of the time before it will register that I watched. Or maybe that’s intentional. And these aren’t short ads. We’re talking 1-1.5 minutes each, with 4-6 screens that you have to close out of before the next one will start it’s timer.
Maybe this is my sign to stop with the games all together. I’ve got better real life things I could be doing to unwind that will actually give me something in return for my efforts and time.
Scam & False Advertising
Mon Nov 11 2024 marzvroverThis game is not the one they display in their instagram ads. Instead it is more of a color matching game. I’ve played this for hours to see if there would ever be a moment that it turned into the advertised game, but the effort was futile.
The scam claim is levied because it is a game of chance requiring little skill. If you do not want to replay the same level time after time, you must watch ads or purchase additional color matching opportunities. The algorithm they use for determine the next color to match appears to be mainly random instead of taking into account what options you have to make. (e.g. you’ll have no red screws to remove and end up with two red suitcases causing you to fail the level)
Not only that, but the UI is misleading. It appears that you have one more reserve screw than you actually have. It will fail you as soon as you fill the last reserve screw location instead of allowing you to continue until you try to reserve another screw.
Ad infested
Sat Aug 10 2024 AlbertmccrackenMakes it nearly impossible to play without being bombarded by ads, one plays after every attempt at a level.
I also noticed a bug where I would turn off the music and sounds while playing a level but it would turn back on during my next attempt. Looking at my settings I’d see the sounds toggled off but I could clearly still hear the music going. Was annoyed fixing it every time so I had to put my phone on silent to play-, meaning I couldn’t listen to my own music either :(
Lastly, the first 2 levels are super easy to get you hooked, then the 3rd level is impossible to complete without power ups. I played for an hour trying the third level - ridiculous! No level should be that hard especially that early on. It’s an obvious cash grab trap.
TLDR; It was fun but not worth the annoyances- deleting after 2 days.
Developers, please read!
Wed Nov 27 2024 have a amiI’ve been playing this game for about 3 to 5 days and it’s honestly really fun but there is too many ads and there is false advertisement when I saw in the ad it was a house that was covered in screws that you have to take out so I downloaded it and it was completely different, every round there is an ad and you literally have to watch ads to do everything like if there’s no screws then you have to watch one to two ads to get another box to put screws in and most of the time their colors that you don’t even have in the front other than that, this app is good I would recommend this if you want to watch a lot of annoying ads but if not, then I don’t recommend downloading it.
Can’t win without ads/payment
Sat Jan 11 2025 ....18D....I really gave this game a fair chance; however, I ran out of patience. The game is overall fun because each level requires you to be strategic about which color screws you will unpin, in which order. But, the infuriating part is that each round is impossible to beat without additional colored boxes that are retrieved through watching ads (each at least 60 seconds long) or purchasing them for the current round only.
My final straw was when all the colored pins I was able to see and remove were different colors from the color of the 2 new boxes generated; not even one color matched. So, I’m unsure if the algorithm for matching pin colors to box colors is completely random, or simply nonexistent. However, I am never a fan of a game where you must utilize power ups to win every single level. It discourages the strategic portion of the game.
