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Brilliant Sort: Diamond Puzzle
Samfinaco LLC · 12,702 ratings · ★ 4.7
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Top complaints - extracted from 48 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"
31 negative reviews mention this · 65% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not what the photo shows. I thought this was going to be a fun game with the story like those merge ones. I very much dislike merge ones, but this one looked fun. I downloaded it and it’s just a regular puzzle. No story. This game is now deleted" - Skydoggie10
2
"levels"
16 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Very expensive. I loved this game and still do. 5 stars for the game ( mindless and relaxing). 1 star for the money they charge to play premium levels without having to wait an eternity to earn 500 coins or to have to watch an inordinate amount of ads. 1…" - MGM658
3
"every"
13 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads for every “free” level. Woke up to the app today and every free level requires an ad now. Lame. Will be deleting! Thanks for ruining the game" - Vuurc
4
"level"
12 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads for every “free” level. Woke up to the app today and every free level requires an ad now. Lame. Will be deleting! Thanks for ruining the game" - Vuurc
5
"play"
10 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not as expected. The game is really simple and you have to buy extra tray that when you play the sample it has 2 trays. I played serval games and now I’m deleting it" - Fluttabye
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"money"
9 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Very expensive. I loved this game and still do. 5 stars for the game ( mindless and relaxing). 1 star for the money they charge to play premium levels without having to wait an eternity to earn 500 coins or to have to watch an inordinate amount of ads. 1…" - MGM658
7
"coins"
8 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Very expensive. I loved this game and still do. 5 stars for the game ( mindless and relaxing). 1 star for the money they charge to play premium levels without having to wait an eternity to earn 500 coins or to have to watch an inordinate amount of ads. 1…" - MGM658
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"free"
7 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads for every “free” level. Woke up to the app today and every free level requires an ad now. Lame. Will be deleting! Thanks for ruining the game" - Vuurc
9
"delete"
7 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not what the photo shows. I thought this was going to be a fun game with the story like those merge ones. I very much dislike merge ones, but this one looked fun. I downloaded it and it’s just a regular puzzle. No story. This game is now deleted" - Skydoggie10
10
"update"
7 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Update Broke The Game. this was a great game, but now it's just nothing but ads. they pop up literally every 5-10 seconds and make the game unplayable. uninstalling if this isn't fixed by the end of the week" - hilde.hilt
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"extra"
6 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not as expected. The game is really simple and you have to buy extra tray that when you play the sample it has 2 trays. I played serval games and now I’m deleting it" - Fluttabye
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"relaxing"
6 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fun Game but Misleading. I love the game. It is relaxing and addicting, but I paid to have ads removed and it lasted a couple days and now I have forced ads again. Please fix this!" - leathers2002
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Not what the photo shows
I thought this was going to be a fun game with the story like those merge ones. I very much dislike merge ones, but this one looked fun. I downloaded it and it’s just a regular puzzle. No story. This game is now deleted
Ads for every “free” level
Woke up to the app today and every free level requires an ad now. Lame. Will be deleting! Thanks for ruining the game
Not as expected
The game is really simple and you have to buy extra tray that when you play the sample it has 2 trays. I played serval games and now I’m deleting it
Very expensive
I loved this game and still do. 5 stars for the game ( mindless and relaxing). 1 star for the money they charge to play premium levels without having to wait an eternity to earn 500 coins or to have to watch an inordinate amount of ads.
14.99 a week is outrageous. You are preying on people’s frustrations and need to finish stages.
I will be looking for a different app. I’m sure you are mot the only game in town.
14.99 a week is outrageous. You are preying on people’s frustrations and need to finish stages.
I will be looking for a different app. I’m sure you are mot the only game in town.
Forced Ads are Unacceptable
A forced ad after every puzzle is unacceptable. Immediate delete.
Ad doesn’t portray actual gameplay
Gameplay doesn’t match game
Pay-to-Play
It was enjoyable until I finished the first level, then I found out I had to buy pictures with coins to play. This App will be deleted once I finish the review. I can find free-to-play games without paying. If I can't find one I like, my local library has a lot of free books to read.
What did I pay for?
Why did I pay to have ads removed but now I have to buy more in order to advance to the next level? Speaking of levels, there’s only 360 then it just ends. No more levels.
Stop giving me stages
the game just randomly stopped giving me stages out of nowhere. even finished all the ones in the box.
An ad before every level now? After paying to remove is shady.
I’ve played something like 700 levels now. Obviously finding it relatively addictive / relaxing. I even paid real money to get rid of mandatory ads forever. I was ok with most levels being started with energy but some needing coins or an ad. But now there is an ad to start EVERY regular level?? What is the point of paying to get rid of mandatory ads and then placing new mandatory ads, that I can’t bypass, in front of every regular level?!? A bit of a scam on the perk I bought.
Adds every 5 seconds
I deleted the app as soon as it was giving me adds literally every 5 seconds
Update Broke The Game
this was a great game, but now it's just nothing but ads. they pop up literally every 5-10 seconds and make the game unplayable. uninstalling if this isn't fixed by the end of the week
Greedy
I’m deleting this app. The gameplay is fun but most of the puzzles are behind a paywall and you have to watch a 1 minute + ad before and after each level.
Not worth it.
Not worth it.
Fun game but WAY too many ads
I enjoy the game and it’s fun to pass the time however, the ads are way too much. Once you get farther into the game it’ll give you an auto ad in the middle of levels. What prompted me to write this is a level I was just playing giving me 3 ads in a row before I even halfway finished the piece (a small one mind you)
TLDR: Solid game but amount of ads make it unplayable
TLDR: Solid game but amount of ads make it unplayable
ADS GALORE
The “free” puzzles are no longer free. You have to watch an ad for every puzzle now no matter what. It was fun before they added the ads. Now it’s not worth it.
Review
This game is super fun to play. But has sooooo many ads :(
too many paid levels
i used to really love this game!! made it all the way to stage 104 and even spent money in the game for extra coins but honestly the fact that they’re charging actual money to clear certain levels is really annoying and a really steering me towards deleting the app altogether.
Bad update
I was ADDICTED to this game. The game play is tight up my alley. But this last update sucks. I liked earning coins to complete the levels. Now we have to pay $1.99 every other level to complete it. That’s ridiculous! Also it takes forever for new levels. I’m deleting the app.
To many ads
You cannot play anything without sitting through all of the ads. Fun game if you could actually play it.
Level missing
I can’t move on past stage 292 because stage 293 and 294 are completely missing. There’s nothing else I can do to open up the levels.
Used to love it, now extremely disappointed.
I bought this weeks reward season pass, the most expensive one to give VIP access. However, the VIP levels are still locked and I have to pay $2.99 for them. Why didn’t these unlock?
Also, I have been playing this game for a long time. I’m in the 250s for stages. I think having specific levels behind a paid paywall is greedy. They should be able to be unlocked with the $15 a week price. I’m disappointed with the direction this app has taken.
Please resolve the issue of buying the VIP pass but having the VIP levels still locked. I’ve actually paid a lot of money into this game because I love it, but I am extremely disappointed with the greed I’m seeing now.
Also, I have been playing this game for a long time. I’m in the 250s for stages. I think having specific levels behind a paid paywall is greedy. They should be able to be unlocked with the $15 a week price. I’m disappointed with the direction this app has taken.
Please resolve the issue of buying the VIP pass but having the VIP levels still locked. I’ve actually paid a lot of money into this game because I love it, but I am extremely disappointed with the greed I’m seeing now.
Ad Overtake
I enjoyed the game. But over the past month it has gotten more and more ad filled. I put money into the game and STILL got an obnoxious amount of ads. Not worth it.
Ad free
If you say it’s add free then it should 100% add free. Disappointed.
Game exists to fleece you
Besides draining your battery because it’s constantly scraping data from your phone, you will eventually hit the gravy pass reward/ad that is completely not passable: no close function by design. Uninstalling.
Don't waste your time... All they want is money!!!
Until recently, I would have rated this game as five stars. I loved playing it, so I bought the ad-free version and even them, I still watched some ads for extra bonuses. Since downloading the game 2 1/2 months ago, I have spent almost $250 on special coin offers, piggy bank purchases and special events which contained several levels of play.
With the recent addition of "VIP levels" which must be purchased at $1.99 each, I will no longer make any further purchases!! There's one of these VIP levels in almost every stage, and if you don't "pay to play", you can't get the completion bonuses for the stage, nor will it put the stage into your gallery of completions because of the unplayed levels.
This new money-grab has changed my opinion of the game significantly, making me drop my review down to one star (I would give it zero stars if I could). I could understand if the developers decided to charge game tokens earned in the game to play them. I would even be willing to watch an ad to play them, but $1.99 per level is outrageous!!!
From now on, I will only play the levels which are ad-free with my purchased version. And if the developers insist on making the game harder and harder to play without breaking the bank, I'll delete the whole thing. Save your time and money!!!
With the recent addition of "VIP levels" which must be purchased at $1.99 each, I will no longer make any further purchases!! There's one of these VIP levels in almost every stage, and if you don't "pay to play", you can't get the completion bonuses for the stage, nor will it put the stage into your gallery of completions because of the unplayed levels.
This new money-grab has changed my opinion of the game significantly, making me drop my review down to one star (I would give it zero stars if I could). I could understand if the developers decided to charge game tokens earned in the game to play them. I would even be willing to watch an ad to play them, but $1.99 per level is outrageous!!!
From now on, I will only play the levels which are ad-free with my purchased version. And if the developers insist on making the game harder and harder to play without breaking the bank, I'll delete the whole thing. Save your time and money!!!
Mini games
Where are they? I haven’t seen any yet. Bait and switch?
Awful update
The app was fun and I enjoyed the game and didn’t mind the ads between levels, but now these videos pop up everything 30 seconds while playing the game. If the update was to drive players away from the game congratulations. You did it! Before the update I would have happily given you 5 stars, but now not so much.
DO NOT GET THIS APP
I used to really enjoy this app it was fun, relaxing, and actually felt rewarding to play. One of the best parts was being able to earn coins over time and use them to clear puzzles at your own pace. It felt fair and kept me coming back.
But after the latest update, that’s completely changed. Now there are “VIP” puzzles locked behind real money, and the option to slowly earn your way through them is basically gone. What used to feel like a game you could progress through with effort now requires you have to pay for if you want to fully complete a stage as if the 50 million ads wasn’t enough. After already paying real money to get rid of the overly excessive ads it’s sad to have to pay $2 to clear every stage.
It’s really disappointing because the game itself used to enjoyable, but the new paywall takes away that sense of accomplishment. I understand apps need to make money, but this shift feels too aggressive and takes the fun out of it.
But after the latest update, that’s completely changed. Now there are “VIP” puzzles locked behind real money, and the option to slowly earn your way through them is basically gone. What used to feel like a game you could progress through with effort now requires you have to pay for if you want to fully complete a stage as if the 50 million ads wasn’t enough. After already paying real money to get rid of the overly excessive ads it’s sad to have to pay $2 to clear every stage.
It’s really disappointing because the game itself used to enjoyable, but the new paywall takes away that sense of accomplishment. I understand apps need to make money, but this shift feels too aggressive and takes the fun out of it.
Too many adds
Game is addictive but the constant interruptions from adds in the middle of puzzles is frustrating
Fun Game but Misleading
I love the game. It is relaxing and addicting, but I paid to have ads removed and it lasted a couple days and now I have forced ads again. Please fix this!
No thanks does not skip the ad
I know games need ads to get paid, but half way through the puzzle it asks me if I want a reward, when I press no thanks, it shows an ad anyway! Very annoying!!!! I am about to delete the app…
Ads during gameplay
If you put ads in the middle of a level, I will delete it immediately and so I have. Goodbye.
Way too many ads!!
It is a fun and relaxing game, or it would be, if there weren’t So Many Ads! There is a place for ads, of course, but I think this game is designed to make you want to pay the ridiculous $9.99 to go ad free just through the exorbitant number of them. I could be mistaken but $9.99 is just too much for this game. Seriously!
“No thank you”
The game is fun and relaxing, how ever every time it asks if you want the bonus prizes for watching an add and push “no thank you” the add still plays. Which is a little frustrating.
Too many premium levels
There’s the same number of premium levels as there are standard levels. If you pay to remove ads, you still also need to
Pay for premium levels, which is like half the game.
Pay for premium levels, which is like half the game.
Ads
Fun app
TONS OF ADS
TONS OF ADS
Not what was advertised
I downloaded this game because the preview showed me that I was going to help build the house for the mom with a child. I have not seen anything yet and I’m almost at level 10. What happened to building the house for the family? I’m gonna play a few more rounds and if I don’t get to help the family as advertised I’ll delete the game.
☹️
Ads before the next picture are expected, but not during a picture. The game is fun, but too many ads. Will probably delete
Used to be fun
This game used to be fun, and then all the updates. It used to be completely f2p and now rewards that you used to be able to watch ads for now cost 1.99. The museum seemed like a fun addition but again, pay to complete, and you can’t go back and get diamonds for the levels you beat before the update, I have reached the last lvl and it seems like there no point in playing if you don’t want to pay for every other puzzle
Money Hungry
I left a previous review complaining about the museum feature that I realized wasn’t a game issue, but an issue with me not progressing far enough and understanding. This review is going to be lower rated because I’m starting to get pictures in my sets that cost money. At what point does the micro transaction greed reach its limit? It’s already frustrating enough that if you buy the little pass it’s only good for 1 week and then you’d have to spend that same amount EVERY week following. Why isn’t this a month long pass like literally every other game to justify the cost? I can get by without that though, and I already spent money to remove forced ads and get the extra bar. However, I now can’t even finish chapters of pictures anymore because they all have at least 1 photo listed at $1.99. And again, that’s PER PICTURE. It’s not like a 1 time charge or something to unlock all “VIP” pictures of this type. The greed in this game is honestly killing the otherwise good time it is.
Have to redo whole levels constantly
The core gameplay of this is great, but everything around it sucks. Especially the fact that it NEVER SAVES LEVEL PROGRESS! I’m writing this bc my app just crashed about 15 seconds away from finishing a giant level and now I have to totally restart it. I’m p sure it costs you energy again too. Why is it like this????
I enjoyed it until they added a paywall
I really enjoyed the game. And saving up coins to complete levels is already challenging enough. Then they added a paywall for some of the levels, which wasn’t there before. Now you can’t get the bigger prizes without paying $2+. Really disappointed by this
Chill
Very easy, i would like it to be bigger and harder to solve
If you love ads, you’ll love this game.
I love the concept of this game, but there are way too many ad interruptions. There are also a lot of events and options for game play, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but I personally find it a little overwhelming. Every few minutes, it reminds you how much extra stuff you’ll get if you pay for it. I spend more time clicking off of ads instead of actually playing the game.
High ad content
Ads after pictures
Too Many Adds
Too many add pops ups during game mode
Disappointed with the new update
I was loving this game until the most recent update. It was equal opportunity to eventually get to all of the levels. I’m extremely disappointed with the fact that you now have to pay to get some of the levels. Paywalls such as these are the reason behind why I delete games.
VIP levels?!? Really?
I really like this app and would probably have given 5 stars 4 days ago.
My rant below is about how much it costs to access parts of the app. I completely understand that I can fill many pictures for free and it is my choice to pay for the extra. However, I did pay for the premium access (and am still slightly embarrassed for paying the $14.99 for one week) so I could access the pictures I had skipped. The latest update introduced VIP levels/pictures which require actual money to complete. $1.99 per picture. Not coins, not ad watching, actual money.
There are 18 levels containing VIP pictures I had access to/ were unlocked, which I now have to pay to complete. 18 @ 1.99 is $35.82.
Additionally, this premium access is only for the pictures in the home section. It does not include the premium event. That costs $6.99.
I don’t mind occasionally paying the micro transactions but these prices are not micro. Once my premium access ends on Monday, I will be looking for a different app, because this is not the only one with this idea, that has more realistic prices.
My rant below is about how much it costs to access parts of the app. I completely understand that I can fill many pictures for free and it is my choice to pay for the extra. However, I did pay for the premium access (and am still slightly embarrassed for paying the $14.99 for one week) so I could access the pictures I had skipped. The latest update introduced VIP levels/pictures which require actual money to complete. $1.99 per picture. Not coins, not ad watching, actual money.
There are 18 levels containing VIP pictures I had access to/ were unlocked, which I now have to pay to complete. 18 @ 1.99 is $35.82.
Additionally, this premium access is only for the pictures in the home section. It does not include the premium event. That costs $6.99.
I don’t mind occasionally paying the micro transactions but these prices are not micro. Once my premium access ends on Monday, I will be looking for a different app, because this is not the only one with this idea, that has more realistic prices.
Sentiment summary
95%
Positive (4-5★)
1%
Neutral (3★)
5%
Negative (1-2★)