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Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story
Microfun Limited · 620,676 ratings · ★ 4.3
4.3
★★★★★
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Top complaints - extracted from 34 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"
22 negative reviews mention this · 65% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Horrible customer service, and they don't provide you with enough energy. Orders take days to complete it feels like a pay to win game" - Be Adorned
2
"nothing"
8 negative reviews mention this · 24% of all complaints
★★★★★ "fake ads. lies. game is nothing like it is portrayed to be." - Lizz Meier
3
"energy"
7 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Horrible customer service, and they don't provide you with enough energy. Orders take days to complete it feels like a pay to win game" - Be Adorned
4
"money"
6 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Really close to uninstalling this game... The game itself is cute and is your standard merge game. What's incredibly frustrating about this game is that at higher levels, it's so difficult to progress. I'll literally spend several days just…" - Shirley
5
"purchase"
5 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Purchase is requirements." - ade oktiviyari
6
"advertised"
5 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "nothing like the game that was advertised, 100% false advertising" - Sami Stark
7
"games"
5 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Quite frankly I'm getting about sick of seeing ADS of this damn game within my other games I like to play because they always screw up the game I'm playing, having to restart the game. Now who do I need to contact about this, the boss who's…" - Michael Staehlin
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"play"
5 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Unfortunately I find that making fun of women and children in need very disrespectful when playing a game. Why not make fun of men?? I hear when the (BOSS) says. The word Boss makes me ill. Why not say creator. MAKING FUN OF PEOPLE IS VERY …" - Bonnie Warner
9
"false"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "nothing like the game that was advertised, 100% false advertising" - Sami Stark
10
"other"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Quite frankly I'm getting about sick of seeing ADS of this damn game within my other games I like to play because they always screw up the game I'm playing, having to restart the game. Now who do I need to contact about this, the boss who's…" - Michael Staehlin
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"spend"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Really close to uninstalling this game... The game itself is cute and is your standard merge game. What's incredibly frustrating about this game is that at higher levels, it's so difficult to progress. I'll literally spend several days just…" - Shirley
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Horrible customer service, and they don't provide you with enough energy. Orders take days to complete it feels like a pay to win game
fake ads. lies. game is nothing like it is portrayed to be.
Unfortunately I find that making fun of women and children in need very disrespectful when playing a game. Why not make fun of men?? I hear when the (BOSS) says. The word Boss makes me ill. Why not say creator. MAKING FUN OF PEOPLE IS VERY DISRESPECTFUL.
Purchase is requirements.
offensive ads
I paid for a purchase and never received it
I have purchased twice and haven't received the diamonds 😭...cost me ¢30.00
Honestly, atp these cons outshine the pros. Pros : Fun, Casual, Nice graphics, Smart UI, The story is good, No impulsive ads. Cons : I bought super pass and regret it (Not so endless bonus after all), Greedy in app purchases, Energy regen is TOO SLOW, A LOT of orders require A LOT of energies. Solution : Make super/VIP pass more valuable e.g. 1. Increasse lucky chance to make expensive orders 2. Daily gem gift 3. Daily additional energy 4. Increased Energy regen 5. Daily bonus 100 energy potion.
nothing like the game that was advertised, 100% false advertising
Quite frankly I'm getting about sick of seeing ADS of this damn game within my other games I like to play because they always screw up the game I'm playing, having to restart the game. Now who do I need to contact about this, the boss who's on vacation with his family or the boss walking down the hall? I'm serious,I want this resolved!
Falsely advertized, costly, scaming, this is not like the game is shown in ads, it is a generator game, every click costs energy, you get 100, good for 30 seconds of game play before you have to spend cash. I would give it zero stars if I could.
uninstalling this stupid game the orders are high energy consumers and they dont give you enough energy also not enough coins to complete tasks you have to wait so long is this game or am i checking my patience level ? wth only you have to pay money to buy energy or gems or watch annoying ads and get only 15 energy and thats nothing but just useless.
the game is fine but nothing like the ads. the ads for the game are pervasive and I'm sick of seeing them. totally puts me off the game.
This game is just another bait and switch scam. Don't waste your time or money. Keep scrolling because it's nothing like the ad
not even a little bit like the ads.
No it's NOT THAT GAME! they constantly run ads saying if you're tired of fake games they are the real thing. then you download it and... it's NOT that game. instead you're running a diner and remodeling it. SCAM!
May not ruin your game, but you ruin other games with ads... I'd rather play your game with ads...
Relentless ads everywhere thay you literally cannot escape, then when you play the game its nothing like the ads.
false advertising, they say its just like the video, but its absolutely not. dont bother
THERE ARE NO MINI GAMES...AT ALL! The amount of $ y'all spend on advertisements that are bait n switch is ridiculous. So many ads that say this "isn't like other games, it has everything you see in the ads!" 100% false. And B4 you leave me a generic response, fix the flipping issue. Either make the game like the ads or change the ads. Alot of the game developers on here are fixing for major lawsuits if y'all don't straighten up.
App literally resets after any ad that plays.
very bad, clearly this game is different from what was advertised. there are so many ads for this game everywhere but when downloaded the game does not match what was advertised.
The game isn't what's advertised and at a very short period I have to spend money to continue when the owner of this game said we can play for free. what a scam!
I really enjoyed Gossip Harbour at first, but the pricing system has ruined it for me. Every time I made a purchase, the next offers became more expensive instead of rewarding loyal players. I contacted support last month, and nothing changed. Prices are now even higher. New players should be aware that spending money seems to increase future costs. It’s disappointing because the game itself is fun, but the monetisation feels unfair.
false advertisement
Not as advertised
this game used to be fun then it got frustrating all the ads are lying
lied in the ad, game isn't as what it is advertised ad
Don't purchase anything, you will lose the free daily gifts
I'll ask you all several times to give me the diamonds back or give me my money. I was enjoying this game I was considering investing more money to purchase other things that I wouldn't mind paying but because of this discrepancy I will not be purchasing anything else. So can you please replace the rubies or refund me my money, thank you. you all may have a glitch in your games or trying to force me to pay more money in order to get the diamonds. (Not going to happen)
not worth the time the ad makes it look inviting but it is nothing like the ad at all. I deleted this game as I was promised so .ych more then what they show. waiste of time. do not install
take too much energy to produce actual item
Really close to uninstalling this game... The game itself is cute and is your standard merge game. What's incredibly frustrating about this game is that at higher levels, it's so difficult to progress. I'll literally spend several days just trying to merge a high level item because the energy is spent too quickly and the high level items are so prevalent. I know everyone has to make money and I've spent maybe around $5-$10 bucks on the game but even paying a little doesn't get you very far.
very addictive game but you run out of energy very fast and have to wait for a long time before it fully recharges but again energy depletes very quickly, i don't like this at all
Sentiment summary
83%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
14%
Negative (1-2★)