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3D Bolt Master®: Screw Master®
静 杜 · 48,535 ratings · ★ 4.9
4.9
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Top complaints - extracted from 36 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.
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"game"
24 negative reviews mention this · 67% of all complaints
★★★★★ "90 pct ads. Sorry but when there’s 20 screws available and none match your boxes 10 games in a row, it’s not random." - Dasbouk79
2
"level"
9 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Few QoL changes needed.. First and foremost, the first two levels of each batch should not be the repeating transparent layout theme. In the beginning there is nothing wrong with these stages because they are new. However, as you progress through levels, the same e…" - Carson lujan
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"games"
8 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "90 pct ads. Sorry but when there’s 20 screws available and none match your boxes 10 games in a row, it’s not random." - Dasbouk79
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"watching"
8 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Unless you really enjoy watching ads. The challenging part of this game is getting past all the ads" - HTRods
5
"watch"
8 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Unless you really enjoy watching ads. The challenging part of this game is getting past all the ads" - HTRods
6
"without"
8 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "DO NOT INSTALL. This game is rigged. They make it impossible to move forward without watching a commercial or an ad. The problem is the ad will not stop. You cannot exit the ad even if you download the app it’s still stuck in the ad. I mean, I understand…" - TechnoFame
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"every"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "2026. I don’t know what happened to games these last few years, but I’m getting sick of it. They make this game almost impossible to play or you have to spend money or watch an insane amount of ads. For every 10 minutes of play I think I’ve spent…" - BEANSSSSSS12
8
"playing"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads. Please fix the random ads that keep popping up while I’m playing" - Mom3xboyz
9
"impossible"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "2026. I don’t know what happened to games these last few years, but I’m getting sick of it. They make this game almost impossible to play or you have to spend money or watch an insane amount of ads. For every 10 minutes of play I think I’ve spent…" - BEANSSSSSS12
10
"play"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "2026. I don’t know what happened to games these last few years, but I’m getting sick of it. They make this game almost impossible to play or you have to spend money or watch an insane amount of ads. For every 10 minutes of play I think I’ve spent…" - BEANSSSSSS12
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"cannot"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "DO NOT INSTALL. This game is rigged. They make it impossible to move forward without watching a commercial or an ad. The problem is the ad will not stop. You cannot exit the ad even if you download the app it’s still stuck in the ad. I mean, I understand…" - TechnoFame
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"levels"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Few QoL changes needed.. First and foremost, the first two levels of each batch should not be the repeating transparent layout theme. In the beginning there is nothing wrong with these stages because they are new. However, as you progress through levels, the same e…" - Carson lujan
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90 pct ads
Sorry but when there’s 20 screws available and none match your boxes 10 games in a row, it’s not random.
Virus
Update: The subtle flashing of the background/graphics/refresh rate gave me a seizure
The game will take you randomly to your browser claiming they are scanning for viruses. Tonight, it took over my speakers despite being on mute BLARING AN ALERM NOISE!
The game will take you randomly to your browser claiming they are scanning for viruses. Tonight, it took over my speakers despite being on mute BLARING AN ALERM NOISE!
Unless you really enjoy watching ads
The challenging part of this game is getting past all the ads
2026
I don’t know what happened to games these last few years, but I’m getting sick of it. They make this game almost impossible to play or you have to spend money or watch an insane amount of ads. For every 10 minutes of play I think I’ve spent five minutes watching ads. And those ads are full of AI slop. I’m so over it
Ads
Please fix the random ads that keep popping up while I’m playing
Misleading
The pay 99cents for no ads is misleading…. I’m not sure exactly what I paid for! There are still ads!
I feel scammed
Update… I did receive a refund of my 99 cents.
But I still think the huge “NO Ads” banner is misleading!!
Game is fun though!!
I feel scammed
Update… I did receive a refund of my 99 cents.
But I still think the huge “NO Ads” banner is misleading!!
Game is fun though!!
Paywalls and ads galore
Don’t wait your time downloading this app. You’ll hit a level that isn’t possible to pass without watching an abundance of ads or pay your way through it.
Visual
Design is too blurry and compared to similar game it is very bad
Way too many ads!
This could be fun except there are ads after every single game! Long ads.
Not for me.👎🏼
Not for me.👎🏼
Total cheat
This game will purposely bury the pieces you need not just to make it difficult, but to make it impossible without either spending money or watching ads to get past the level
Trash
Scam
Waste of Time
You literally spend more time watching long ads than playing the game.
Misleading feature
I loved this game originally. I was able to watch an ad to save myself once and after a few levels now it won’t let me continue and says “The ad is not ready” every time I try to keep playing.
Broken ads
Ads freeze, so you are forced to use your coins. Wasted many coins so far…
What happened?!
Yeah. When you make a level impossible to move past unless you watch an effin video to open more spaces you've lost me. Used to be a good little game.
Rigged
Constantly only options are boxes to collect bolts in the same color so that you cannot proceed without purchase. Constant!
Pop ups are absolutely obnoxious
A very cute game but it’s insane how many pop-ups for random games and add-ons and opportunities to buy and daily specials appear. I finally deleted the app just now because I just wanted to play and I quit trying after 12 straight things popped up that I had to click through. TWELVE.
Don’t buy it
I have been have a bug on level 327 and it won’t start the game anymore. Just not worth it
Malware Redirect
BEWARE!! I’ve been playing for days and the ads were only mildly annoying, but I noticed recently that the app began to crash. Just minutes ago, as I went to tap to remove a bolt, I was redirected to a fake malware site! It was 1ato.com, and it said Your Phone is Hacked. Thankfully, I exited the site quickly, but still scary and could’ve went bad. I double checked my downloaded apps to ensure nothing was added without my knowledge. Hopefully this will be fixed. According to other reviews, the ads that are given are very inappropriate.
Ads Not Working Properly
Fun game, despite the insane amount of pop up ads. What’s annoying is when you watch an entire ad and it will not give you the reward. It just gets “stuck”. Forced closed, restarted and it keeps doing the same thing. Deleting game
Figure it out!
If you want to show inappropriate ads for kids; change the age demographic!
Questionable Ads
This game is available for ages 4 and up. There should be no reason why we’re getting ads about someone’s vagina feeling like sandpaper. It’s disgusting and inappropriate. How many other children have seen ads like this in games marketed to them???
Too many ads
Too many ads and no way to close them
bad error
There's a glitch in the game: it keeps showing a network error and failing to load once you pass Level 81. The issue persists even after switching accounts. I've contacted the developers, but the problem remains unresolved to this day.
Ads!!!
The ad for this game says no ads! LIES!!!!
You’re forced to watch ads, even if you pay
You can’t pass levels without watching ads. Even if you buy the “no more ads” pack, you’ll still have to watch ads every level in order to get a second life to complete the puzzle. Don’t even bother downloading.
DO NOT INSTALL
This game is rigged. They make it impossible to move forward without watching a commercial or an ad. The problem is the ad will not stop. You cannot exit the ad even if you download the app it’s still stuck in the ad.
I mean, I understand you have to have ads, but you cannot lock me into the same ad for literally 3 minutes or more.
I mean, I understand you have to have ads, but you cannot lock me into the same ad for literally 3 minutes or more.
Few QoL changes needed.
First and foremost, the first two levels of each batch should not be the repeating transparent layout theme. In the beginning there is nothing wrong with these stages because they are new. However, as you progress through levels, the same exact stages appear over and over. Other than repetition, it is increasingly boring.
Secondly, it’s the mechanics. Why you cannot hold an object and see into it is a questionable decision by you. But my complaint is not with that, rather how many screws you can hold. The game ends the very second you use up every slot, which to me, makes absolutely no sense.
Other than the packets choosing the same color over and over as you exhaust said color, it becomes a guessing game on which screw to remove next. Not only hoping the piece is set free, but that screws behind it, if any, are of the color you need. I have had countless times where the very last screw slot I used opened up the one which I needed, only for the game to stop and claim I lost.
You should only lose if there are no possible moves to make, not if all slots have been taken.
Lastly, it is the popups. Just let me play the damn game.
Secondly, it’s the mechanics. Why you cannot hold an object and see into it is a questionable decision by you. But my complaint is not with that, rather how many screws you can hold. The game ends the very second you use up every slot, which to me, makes absolutely no sense.
Other than the packets choosing the same color over and over as you exhaust said color, it becomes a guessing game on which screw to remove next. Not only hoping the piece is set free, but that screws behind it, if any, are of the color you need. I have had countless times where the very last screw slot I used opened up the one which I needed, only for the game to stop and claim I lost.
You should only lose if there are no possible moves to make, not if all slots have been taken.
Lastly, it is the popups. Just let me play the damn game.
Money hungry
Most levels can’t be completed without either using power ups or watching ads (sometimes multiple), and this is a consistent issue from the start of the game. Uninstalling, as it’s excessive in comparison to other free games.
Not as advertised
The only reason I downloaded was I wanted to give it a chance. The ad I saw had the most beautiful fantasy imagery (likely due to AI) but if they can create that for an ad then why not for the game. Any suggestions where I can find a bolt game with the beautiful imagery
Too many ads
You expect us to watch a more ads than we play. It seems every week you find a way to make to ads more ridiculous. If i decide to start over you want me to watch an ad. Every time i match three you want me to watch an ad. Nobody should ever be expected to pay 8-10 dollars just for the ads to stop running. That shouldnt cost but two dollars. No more. This type should be free. To make it more aggrivating you give us a way to shorten ads but if i dont touch perfect right in the center of the x the ad keeps playing and its almost impossible to close it out. Those are shady tricks. Do better before i quit playing altogether
Fun game. Too many ads between games
I understand ads when you win. But minute long ads? Takes almost as long to watch the ad to get to the next game as it does to actually play the level. I was on level 35ish. I’m done. I can’t keep doing this.
forever
It was totally fun at the start, but I’ve been stuck on Level 80 forever! The game won’t even run a self-check, and there’s not a single update reminder popping up-so annoying!
Not as easy as they say.
I consider myself a very skilled senior in playing these games. This, to me, is a difficult game to win.
Terrible
You literally cannot beat a level without using a power up. I only beat 1 not using one. So annoying. I’m not trying to watch an ad all the time.
Fun games but too many ads
The game is fun but their are so many ads it kinda ruins it
Sentiment summary
98%
Positive (4-5★)
1%
Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)