★★★★★ Best new crossword
Tue Aug 08 2023 albatrossgamerWow! What a fun game. It’s a totally new way to play crosswords. I love the picture hints. Super fun and really makes me think. It’s definitely a great little break and keeps my mind sharp. I love how I can jump in and just play one turn in a game so quickly. Definitely sharing this one with all my friends! So many puzzles!
I really like all the different game modes too. I’ve been playing this game for almost two years now and it’s really great to see how many features the team is adding to the game. It’s clear they really are working hard on this game. It’s always fresh. New thing surprise me. I am totally surprised by their creativity - in a great way. What will they think of next?!
Another great thing I’ve been really happy about besides the different word puzzles - is the new customization. That’s so fun! I love seeing some new tile style and thinking “where on earth did that player get that? And how can I get it?!” They’re really fun and vibrant and make the game more interesting. Keep it up team!!!!
★★★★★ Love it, but the Ads! 😭
Fri Sep 01 2023 otterlyinloveI want to start off by saying that I am a “game hopper.” I get bored quickly so typically, as soon as I download a game and play for a little, I’m deleting it the same day. I’ve had this game for well over a year now and I play it seriously every day, even if for only 10 minutes. It has a great mix between challenging and excitement. It keeps me on my toes and I really do think it keeps the brain sharp. However…I have one problem. THE ADS! Ads are a part of almost every game now. I’m used to that. However, this game has an ad after every single turn. Then, the worst to me, is when you’re playing the mini games within the app, like the solo challenge, every couple seconds, an ad pops up. It’s seriously like every 15 seconds and those games can take you up to 5, maybe even more, minutes to do! You know how many ads that ends up being?! It makes me frustrated and I quit every time. They have an option to purchase ad free…FOR A MONTLY PRICE! That, to me, is ridiculous. Any game I have actually felt was worth keeping with ads had an option to remove them permanently. I’d gladly pay to do that, but it’s not an option. I love this game a lot and I’ve even suggested it to others…but I don’t know how much longer I can take these ads without a permanent solution to remove them (and NOT by paying a monthly charge!)
★★★★★ Where do I start…
Sat Sep 30 2023 Spncrs mumFrom what I see, you cannot buy ad-free permanently, it’s just for a limited time. (A week at a time, a month, or a year, however long you’re paying.) Why can’t I just pay $3/4 for no ads forever? They are not consistent with the spin and/or watching videos to earn diamonds to earn different tiles. One time you watch a video and it spins to see how many you get. (Limit of 3 spins if you’re lucky.) Other times, you watch the video for a measly 10 diamonds only. (Limits vary.) Now, with the August tiles, I’ve noticed I USED to have like 3 of the tiles in my collection. I don’t have the other 3/4 yet, they are left to earn. But it’s interesting that the 3 tiles I had are no longer in my collection, and I have to save diamonds to earn them back again. That’s how long I’ve been playing this game, a few years. Those were some of the very first tiles I ever got. I wish i could remove the last star I had to give to even make a review. Minor update: looking at the new tiles for October. At least 1/2 I’ve seen and had in the past. Like the mummy wrap with the eyes showing. Had that like 2 years ago. But they stole that back and are making me spend my coins to get them again. The earning of tiles is a jip.
★★★★★ Extremely fun while brain training!
Sun Jan 02 2022 GloryJasmineI’ve been playing this game for a couple of years now. I’ve never seen another like it. It’s truly unique! It’s a mix of crosswords with pictures as clues. Some clues are partial words. It’s so fun to play and you’re exercising your brain at the same time! I’ve never had an issue with opponents playing their turn in a timely manner. In fact,my opponents play so fast I often wonder if they’re bots. Lol...everyone I’ve played is friendly too, sending a polite “good luck” message. I’ve sent this game to my family who enjoy word/strategy games. It’s one of my top favorite games! I thoroughly enjoy it! Developers:A+++ with this one! Thanks so much and God bless y’all!💙
Update-1/1/22-unfortunately,I’m unable to play after the recent update. I continuously receive an error message. I’m bummed out and I feel terrible for my opponents who are patiently waiting for me to play. I’m uninstalling and reinstalling in hopes that’ll fix this issue. Please look into this. Thank you.
★★★★★ Fun game, Love it! But too many bots!
Thu Mar 02 2023 LoveyDovey15I am really enjoying the game, there’s always available games to play & if you want an actual “fast paced” game, you can choose for that too. It does seem a bit pricey to play without ads since you can never really “own” the game. Just pay a subscription. It has an error when trying to link it to FB, which apparently they’re currently working on. ★★☞
My issue is the “players” who have actual photos as their avatars. Those photos are all stock photos. Those players show that they’re offline all day but the second I submit my turn (no matter the time of day/night), they instantly are online and make their turn. I pay a subscription while under the impression that I’m playing other players. A fair, earner win/loss. These bots are usually the ones sending random game invites and some will show they’re on a 16 game winning streak but they play horribly and I win with triple the score. I’m playing for a fair game against another player, not a bot. It truly takes the fun out of the game if it’s bot after bot.
★★★★★ One of the better crossword apps except..
Tue Jun 14 2022 CBoling86Suggestion alert for developers!🚨 This is one of the better crossword apps I’ve played. I’ve tried a few, but this is my favorite. I enjoyed my free week of no ads, but after that I got annoyed. The ads aren’t long but I don’t like the ad that sits at the top of the screen in every game. It’s covering up part of the score and who you’re playing and other little details. I hate all the ads, which is normal. I like the option to get rid of them by paying, but why do we have to subscribe to play? Why can it not just be a one time purchase for no ads? I’d pay up to 10 dollars for no ads forever.. once. Think about making a one time payment for no ads and more people may pay! Especially ones who really enjoy this one more than the rest. Id give more stars if there wasn’t so many repeats of “clues” and if the paying for no ads were to change. Times are bad right now and many are cancelling subscriptions.
The app also crashes very often. Luckily no progress is loss.
★★★★★ Update to my first review
Tue Sep 26 2023 CatlinaHimeTl;Dr the game itself is fun. The ads are insufferable and too frequent. The paid version is not worth it and expensive in the long run for this type of game.
I really wanted to continue playing. I considered the paid version. The price is not a fixed price and can be expensive in the long run and this game is not worth it. The alternative is seeing unskippable ads after every turn. The ads are terrible too, some say 30 seconds but after the timer goes down it doesn’t give you an X, there’s an arrow which makes the App Store pop up with the game from the ad. You have to close that and sometimes it makes it pop up again or there’s a second timer before the X pops up. I ran into a few games with a fake X that just launches the App Store. I just realized that many of the other players are indeed bots but that hasn’t been a problem as I have 20 win streak. I have used this app for two weeks and can honestly say that the developers are very greedy with ads and the paid version. I also saw that even with the paid version you have to watch an ad to get extra coins.
★★★★★ Ad and Bot Nightmare
Mon Jan 06 2025 DragonG1The concept of this game is really unique and fun! But oh god. The ads are ridiculous. There’s an ad between every single turn you play. If you watch an ad to get a reward, it’ll be immediately followed up by another non-reward ad. Honestly, if they just made it so that watching a reward ad between turns made the mandatory turn start ad not play, I’d be able to deal with the ads. But I’m not even motivated to see reward ads with so many of them being forced onto me already.
Also, the game tries really hard to pretend like you’re playing against real people, even making them react with little emojis. But it becomes very obvious that they’re bots once you play them. Probably better this way, because the game is very “watch ads to win,” which would be incredibly unfair if playing with real people.
Seriously though, I’d give this 4 stars if they cut down on the ads even a LITTLE bit. I get that a free app needs ads to support it, but every single turn? Multiple ads in a row? Seriously? Surely it’s not worth it to have so many ads to the point that every non-bot human being will get sick of it and stop playing the game.
