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Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story

Microfun Limited · 650,378 ratings · ★ 4.3

4.3
★★★★★
650,378 ratings
5 ★
498,704 (77%)
4 ★
32,244 (5%)
3 ★
19,885 (3%)
2 ★
19,055 (3%)
1 ★
80,464 (12%)
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Top complaints - extracted from 39 negative reviews

Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.

1
"game"
19 negative reviews mention this · 49% of all complaints
★★★★ "DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD, UNLESS YOU PLAN TO SPEND SOME $$ ON THE GAME...I did the math and...For 1 FREE energy to generate to your gameplay, it takes 2mins...Keep in mind that your FREE energy is capped to only 100 energies...and at 2min…" - Johnshay Padilla
2
"energy"
10 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★ "DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD, UNLESS YOU PLAN TO SPEND SOME $$ ON THE GAME...I did the math and...For 1 FREE energy to generate to your gameplay, it takes 2mins...Keep in mind that your FREE energy is capped to only 100 energies...and at 2min…" - Johnshay Padilla
3
"nothing"
6 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★ "nothing like the ads. nothing wrong with the game it self, but not what I wanted. especially misleading when the "owner" assures us in the ad that the game we see is what we'll get but it's not. very misleading!" - Alice Wheeler
4
"money"
6 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★ "the gzme is good buf cost money for extra energy" - Joyleen Talu
5
"free"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★ "DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD, UNLESS YOU PLAN TO SPEND SOME $$ ON THE GAME...I did the math and...For 1 FREE energy to generate to your gameplay, it takes 2mins...Keep in mind that your FREE energy is capped to only 100 energies...and at 2min…" - Johnshay Padilla
6
"takes"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★ "DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD, UNLESS YOU PLAN TO SPEND SOME $$ ON THE GAME...I did the math and...For 1 FREE energy to generate to your gameplay, it takes 2mins...Keep in mind that your FREE energy is capped to only 100 energies...and at 2min…" - Johnshay Padilla
7
"games"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★ "i haven't played the game, but I have to keep watching ads saying, "gossip harbour is that game!" or "this game is completely free with 0 ads!" I suffer with anxiety, ADHD and autism. and games like this makes me feel anxious and uncomforta…" - Emilia Greenwood
8
"false"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★ "False advertising. 🤷" - Mateo Abičić
9
"annoying"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★ "a SCAM game, bc the gameplay/storyline doesn't match up with the ads they show. (homeless mother w her dirty daughter). in reality it's just some pick me who thinks she's the most heartbroken fragile chick named Quinn who got her restaurant…" - Gaby Jolie

📋 All 39 negative reviews

Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").

★★★★ Johnshay Padilla 7/2/2026 v3.91.0
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD, UNLESS YOU PLAN TO SPEND SOME $$ ON THE GAME...I did the math and...For 1 FREE energy to generate to your gameplay, it takes 2mins...Keep in mind that your FREE energy is capped to only 100 energies...and at 2mins per FREE energy to regenerate, it'll take 3hours and 20mins to fill 100 energies of FREE play...AND THAT'S NO WHERE TO BEING ENOUGH TO MAKES BASIC LEVEL ITEMS...So you either wait another 3hrs and 20mins for the next 100 energies, or YOU HAVE TO BUY IT...👎
★★★★ Lio Vc 7/2/2026 v3.92.5
this is NOT the game in the adds bro
★★★★ Evan Parker 7/2/2026 v3.92.5
fake ads when u enter the game it's not the same as u saw in the ads..cursed to whom who created the fake ada just to promote this game
★★★★ Rose Dagger 7/2/2026 v3.92.5
Not helpful customer service
★★★★ Alice Wheeler 7/2/2026 v3.92.5
nothing like the ads. nothing wrong with the game it self, but not what I wanted. especially misleading when the "owner" assures us in the ad that the game we see is what we'll get but it's not. very misleading!
★★★★ Joyleen Talu 7/2/2026
the gzme is good buf cost money for extra energy
★★★★ Emilia Greenwood 7/2/2026
i haven't played the game, but I have to keep watching ads saying, "gossip harbour is that game!" or "this game is completely free with 0 ads!" I suffer with anxiety, ADHD and autism. and games like this makes me feel anxious and uncomfortable 😣😣. I would not recommend downloading unless you like in app purchases and loads of ads! waist of money and time! just rediculous.. games like this should be reported 🤬🤬
★★★★ Harmony I. Innocent 7/2/2026 v3.93.0
It showed a particular game and is now showing a total different game after I have already installed it.
★★★★ Mateo Abičić 7/2/2026
False advertising. 🤷
★★★★ farms energy 7/2/2026 v3.92.5
I no longer receive the free ads because i made a purchase. They completely vanished. I would really want them back.
★★★★ E Ne 7/2/2026
not what the ads show
★★★★ Noura K.T. 7/2/2026
nothing like the ad
★★★★ Nazer Malaguia 7/2/2026 v3.92.5
Nothing like the ad.
★★★★ Megan Haney 7/2/2026 v3.92.5
Even when a game says it's free, no ads, and not falsly advertising, it still is? Just give me the game I was interested in!!
★★★★ Gaby Jolie 7/2/2026 v3.92.5
a SCAM game, bc the gameplay/storyline doesn't match up with the ads they show. (homeless mother w her dirty daughter). in reality it's just some pick me who thinks she's the most heartbroken fragile chick named Quinn who got her restaurant food poisoned by someone. no homeless wreck nothing. to save your time, it's just a typical merging game who needs annoying energy that takes decades to fill up. During events, u're js competing w bots that's designed to win, unless u spend billion energy
★★★★ Ayva F 7/2/2026 v3.92.5
this game is basically like the other games like it's still not even close to the adds because it's like a bakery game insted of the saving the family there are some part that I even date say close but it's not the game don't get fooled
★★★★ Alyssa Roberts 7/2/2026 v3.92.0
NOT like what the ads depicted!
★★★★ LO KEY 7/1/2026 v3.92.5
False advertisement
★★★★ Monica Richmond 7/1/2026 v3.92.5
You Privacy contract is not acceptable. I understand there is some information you require, but this seems beyond just having the ability to play your game. You shouldn't need all of what you are expressing in your policy. However, I appreciate you being forthcoming letting the public know of your ability once accept is hit. Sadly, this is not something I agree to. Therefore, if you have any of my information, please delete it because I did opened your game where it asks you to accept
★★★★ Kathy Barker 7/1/2026 v3.92.5
After requesting an opportunity to watch ads to not pay money and watch ads for energy boost the developer did it. That was pretty cool, Thank you. At risk of not sounding grateful the 15 lightning bolts per ad makes it at least 24 to 25 ads to watch to do the 400 coffee cups I need for one drink to serve an only make 40 coins. The chorus cost 150 & most the time its not to fix anything its just the neverending story.
★★★★ Wendy De Jager 7/1/2026
this game has every annoying thing just like every other game except the ads.
★★★★ K Rebeka E 7/1/2026 v3.92.5
This is not the same game at all as shown in the ads. I'm betting they could get sued for false advertising. For a merger game, it's undoubtedly good, but that's not what I wanted when I downloaded it after seeing the ads.
★★★★ Abhijit Nag 7/1/2026 v3.92.5
Not what is advertised . so boring. no direction of game
★★★★ Jesse 7/1/2026
nothing like the previews and ads
★★★★ Rachel Sutton 7/1/2026 v3.92.5
Starts off fun, but as you progress you can't get anywhere without spending a ton of money.
★★★★ Setiawan Kusuma Widjaja 7/1/2026 v3.92.0
Makin lama butuh pake duit terus untuk enjoy mainnya. Segera cari game lain aja.
★★★★ Lynn Schwartz 7/1/2026
the only thing thats the same as th adds is the fact you merge things, the story isn't even the same and it has unnecessary adds
★★★★ Rooster Cogburn 7/1/2026 v3.92.0
more fake ads not the real game.
★★★★ Alicia Kane 6/30/2026
I am so tired of all of the ads for this game. I will not be playing games that show destitute women and children in pain and close to death.
★★★★ Wicked S 6/30/2026
False advertisement
★★★★ Nancy Godwin 6/30/2026 v3.92.0
this is the second time you people are debiting my money without giving me what am I paying for . I paid for gems and energy I was debited for the purchase but it was credited and I paid again and was still debited ... this game is becoming annoying ... please check your system and restore my purchase
★★★★ Sylvia Gash 6/30/2026
After 10 minutes of play, I uninstalled this game. Just like Matching Story and Township, this is a pay to play game, which is fine and understandable, BUT, when you can only play a few short minutes before running out of energy and said energy takes a long time to replenish, the game then becomes a money grab. No thank you, I'll pass
★★★★ Μειοδγ (Μει) 6/30/2026
Nothing like the ads
★★★★ Wide 6/30/2026 v3.92.5
fake ads
★★★★★ Celia Wright 7/2/2026
Cute game, but the further I get the more energy and merging to get the orders. Got too costly, uninstalled 🙄
★★★★★ Sarah Malone 7/2/2026 v3.92.5
Ads are now very intrusive as they either don't have a timer or the timer doesn't work
★★★★★ Jamie Coin 7/1/2026
Hard to complete missions when energy takes forever to renew. dont get anything as in prizes when missions end. Just hard to merge things when you have to wait forever and it also doesnt give you all your items. when it says tou have 1 energy left you really dont
★★★★★ Sandra Venne 6/30/2026 v3.92.5
way too many ads, plus I have to watch the annoying ads to get a measly 15 energy boost. 2 rating, not recommending
★★★★★ Shantell Wilson 6/30/2026 v3.92.5
run out of energy fast, not enough tokens for the little games

Sentiment summary

82%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
15%
Negative (1-2★)

✓ Strong positive sentiment - clone path is harder, users like the existing app.