Super Bowl!
Sun Nov 17 2024 Bruc LeroySome people watch the Super Bowl for the amazing commercials. Sometimes people with the same disorder download games to see a bunch of adds. I love adds! I don’t actually want to play the game I downloaded. I just love seeing adds for other games that I haven’t downloaded and am not interested in downloading. Also, I’m rich. So when I pay to remove adds and still have to watch adds to play the game it doesn’t bother me at all. I like to waste a little money every now and then to remind myself how rich I am. Furthermore, I love irony. The designers of this game are in a not so subtle way telling you that they don’t even want you to play this game. They hope you download and play other games. So watching add and continuing to play the game they don’t want me to play makes feel like I’m in control. So if you’re like me, a rich person who likes to throw money away with a disorder that makes you love adds and irony, download this game. YOU WILL LOVE IT!!! 5 stars! 👎🏽
Malicious Game Design
Wed Jul 03 2024 Pistachio PersonThis game doesn’t like it when you’re not connected to the internet. I play on my iPad, so cellular service isn’t an option when I’m without Wi-Fi. This game does not care that this is a common experience for many people. Every 10-30 seconds it tells me to retry connecting to the internet. It does not pause the timer or gameplay when doing so. Since this game is reliant on timed moves, this means I sometimes have to restart the level after I receive the pop up. It is absolutely infuriating. And speaking of, this game has two puzzles every level: an easy and a hard. If you want to restart while on the latter puzzle, you can either pay in-game currency to restart only the puzzle you’re on, or you can quit and have to do the first puzzle all over again. And some of these levels are ridiculously hard in the beginning. The devs did not take into account any sort of skill progression. The undo button is also something you have to use in-game currency on, instead of being free (and just lowering your score when used) like a normal game would. Overall this game design feels really malicious and the fact it keeps trying to connect to the internet when it doesn’t need to makes me wonder if the devs are using this game to collect and sell users’ data
Can’t play - all ads
Wed Jan 08 2025 nb5533The bummer is, the premise is fun and when the ads weren’t constantly interrupting me, the game is/was a fun challenge. But the ads have gone well beyond overboard. Most of them are over 2 minutes long each (!), with no way to shorten or skip through them. I just got done with one 2+ minute ad, only to get literally only 10-15 seconds of game play before another ad—and apparently the game clock continued running during the ad, because the moment the ad finished, the clock was flashing red and urging me to watch ANOTHER ad to continue play! And I already PAID the $4.99 to supposedly stop ads but it hasn’t stopped a thing. Not only does the computer sometimes suspend pieces in midair in order to intentionally block a hole (forcing the user to choose an ad in order to continue), but now there are “time out” bombs that stop play and force ads every 30 seconds or every 45 seconds even if you still have time left on your play clock. Having paid for “ad free” doesn’t stop any of this. It’s really a bummer because the game is good and I enjoy it when it will actually let me play, but I just don’t have time for 10 minutes of ads just to get 3 minutes of play. If you download, know what you’re getting into.
Great puzzles, but…
Mon Sep 23 2024 ZiggyKTWhat I love about this game is solving the puzzles. But the timer destroys the enjoyment of puzzle-solving. The game play itself is challenging enough to wind up needing to open the extra hole, use the tools to undo or destroy either a screw or plate. I don’t mind watching ads here and there to supplement collecting these things during game play. But when the timer is consistently set with an insufficient amount of time to solve the “hard puzzle” that is part of each level, it forces you to either spend cash or watch excessive ads to complete the puzzle. What I mean by excessive is that you spend around 45 seconds watching ads to get an additional 30 seconds of game play, and it is not unusual to do so 3 to 5 times in order to complete the puzzle, especially since it takes time to re-focus and re-orient yourself to the puzzle after returning from each lengthy ad. It becomes oppressive, and the only other option is to keep replaying the same level with the same puzzles and the same insufficient time. If this game simply got rid of the timer, it would be a 5-star app, and there would still be plenty of opportunities for them to make money without destroying the enjoyment of simply solving the great puzzles.
Love the game, but…
Sun May 05 2024 WorldsLocalYankWhen you’re playing the game, is fantastic. It really challenges you and causes you to think about the order to remove things in. I truly enjoy it. That’s the good part. The incredibly sucky part is that as you progress, and just as you start getting the hang of the game and really start getting challenged, you’re forced to watch these increasingly longer and longer and dumber and dumber ads. I know this is not the only game that is afflicted with this. I’m not against watching the occasional ad or short ads in between games. I know we all have bills to pay and we need to make money. But ads that are running up to a minute just feel unreasonable, especially if you’re like me who plays these types of games when I have the occasional 15 minute break. I would gladly watch a one minute ad at the very beginning of a gameplay session or 20 second ad in between each round. As of right now, I actually went ahead and uninstalled it. There must be some happy medium. Is there an ad free version I can pay for?
Game description lies about timer.
Mon Aug 05 2024 Artice86Game description clearly states “no time limit. Relax and play whenever you want.” After downloading, each level has a time limit. Don’t waste your time downloading this awful, deceptive, cranked out from an all too much used mold of a game. I would have even been pleased to see a pay for no time option, but alas, no such thing is available. At least then I could say they are being just slightly shady for having to pay for a base feature that is clearly stated in the games description. But, I figure this company that can blatantly lie about a simple feature is most certainly lying about other things. That privacy data policy they have? Oh, you mean the one that states Apple has not verified the company’s indication of what data is used to track you? The policy that MAY indicate it uses your private info to link you to advertisers? That privacy policy? Yes, they are using our data to get us to buy more and more. Sure. I wonder what else they are doing with our private data, who knows? If no one verifies it so why should this company care about whatever lies it can generate and get away with. Makes ya wonder, huh?
Once it’s released, it should fall
Wed Jun 12 2024 p'ariThis game is fun. I love the puzzle aspect of it but… unfortunately I have to agree with most other reviewers here. The ADs are ridiculous. I ended up just deleting it after level 7. Each level has multiple rounds to complete before you reach the next level, seems like the new trend in these types of puzzle games. Sure, fine. The problem is, for me, I should be progressing but because if you release the “wrong” bolt the wood won’t just fall out of the way. I understand the cause and effect . It makes you think. It’s a puzzle. But. Once I release a plank it should fall. Not eat up my time slowly sliding off the board/screen. That’s where I’m loosing most of the time. Not cause I can’t figure it out but because the plank won’t actually fall once released and me not paying money to get “help”. Or wanting to watch crazy long ADs for “help” that’s only honing to last that round. I literally played level 7 25 times and I’m just over it. Really fun but not worth it for me.
Could we earn more do-overs
Sat Jun 08 2024 BritishLitChickI really enjoy the problem-solving aspect of the game. It’s definitely more challenging than the games where you just match things. The problem here is, though, that you really only get one mistake. I will make that mistake quickly on each harder round, but then the ads to get another turn are more than 30 seconds.
I find myself just quitting for hours instead of having to watch another dang ad.
What if we could earn more than one do-over/rewind each day? Maybe each level you can get more or add another stage to each level where you can. What do the coins even do? Even in like Mario games they have sections that just allow you to add on more lives. I am probably one level from just dropping it all together if it stays at only one way to get more turns. The juice isn’t worth the squeeze.
Bait and switch, and misleading description to top that off
Tue Aug 13 2024 G.GargoyleFirst off, the description says “no time limit.” Well, the devs and I must have different definitions of those words because every level has a time limit. Second, the amount of ads is repulsive. You have an ad to play each half-level, an ad to unlock the extra slot you’ll most likely need, an ad to claim the rewards, and, yep, an ad to return to the Home Screen for the next levels.
Yes. Levels. They pair a ridiculously easy level with a hard level for each step, and if you fail the second, you have to start over with the first. I was brought here by a playable ad, and that ad was not accurate to the actual gameplay.
If you want to throw away money on a sub-par game, that’s your choice. If you enjoy endless ads, stress, and irritation, go for it. Personally, if I hated myself like that, I’d just eat a truckload of peppers while watching the Home Shopping Channel and get about the same results.
Not Worth the Ads
Wed Jun 05 2024 Bonfire888The game is fun but the ads ruin it. I paid the extra to get rid of the ads but it still requires the player watch ads to get helps. Many of the levels are not passable unless you use a help. The ads are ridiculous. They are at least a minute long. Oftentimes the ads glitch and I find I have to close out and start over. I saw the developer reply to a review about the ads, emphasizing it was a free app. Well, I paid for it and still have to pay if I want to continue. The ads are way too long. I’d be willing to continue playing if the ads were shorter. I have become frustrated and annoyed and it’s no longer fun. I am deleting the app. There are so many options for games out there. I recommend finding a different option. This developer appears greedy and not willing to listen to the hundreds of people giving feedback that the ads are ruining the game.
