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Carnival Tycoon: Coin Games
Wild Candle Spin LLC · 74,112 ratings · ★ 4.8
4.8
★★★★★
74,112 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 81 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"
68 negative reviews mention this · 84% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fix.. Recent update is terrible ! Been playing for months and I have spent a good amount of $$ on this game. It’s like you guys take what we “ want “ and still make it all about money, can’t ever upgrade your park anymore. Why is it billions of d…" - Takenchick67
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"money"
37 negative reviews mention this · 46% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fix.. Recent update is terrible ! Been playing for months and I have spent a good amount of $$ on this game. It’s like you guys take what we “ want “ and still make it all about money, can’t ever upgrade your park anymore. Why is it billions of d…" - Takenchick67
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"update"
23 negative reviews mention this · 28% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fix.. Recent update is terrible ! Been playing for months and I have spent a good amount of $$ on this game. It’s like you guys take what we “ want “ and still make it all about money, can’t ever upgrade your park anymore. Why is it billions of d…" - Takenchick67
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"play"
23 negative reviews mention this · 28% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fix.. Recent update is terrible ! Been playing for months and I have spent a good amount of $$ on this game. It’s like you guys take what we “ want “ and still make it all about money, can’t ever upgrade your park anymore. Why is it billions of d…" - Takenchick67
5
"playing"
21 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fix.. Recent update is terrible ! Been playing for months and I have spent a good amount of $$ on this game. It’s like you guys take what we “ want “ and still make it all about money, can’t ever upgrade your park anymore. Why is it billions of d…" - Takenchick67
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"rewards"
19 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Terrible Terrible Update. This game is a joke. It used to be fun and possible to win rewards. Now it’s worthless and just a money grab. Garbage. I’ve looked at websites and they are losing a ton of players because they try to rig the game and trip you off. Sad." - Justrish86
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"impossible"
17 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fix.. Recent update is terrible ! Been playing for months and I have spent a good amount of $$ on this game. It’s like you guys take what we “ want “ and still make it all about money, can’t ever upgrade your park anymore. Why is it billions of d…" - Takenchick67
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"nothing"
16 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Greedy creators. I have a love-hate relationship with this game. 1. The creators of this game lie to you saying advertising there are no “bots” or fake players which is untrue! They use fake profiles to steal rewards from real players and it’s so obvious. …" - Mimi1596
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"players"
15 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Terrible Terrible Update. This game is a joke. It used to be fun and possible to win rewards. Now it’s worthless and just a money grab. Garbage. I’ve looked at websites and they are losing a ton of players because they try to rig the game and trip you off. Sad." - Justrish86
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"cards"
15 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Greedy creators. I have a love-hate relationship with this game. 1. The creators of this game lie to you saying advertising there are no “bots” or fake players which is untrue! They use fake profiles to steal rewards from real players and it’s so obvious. …" - Mimi1596
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"spend"
13 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Annoyed. I’ve loved this game for 6 months. Poured hundreds of dollars into it. The newest update has made me choose to walk away. It’s horrible. The developers don’t listen to the players they just want you to spend more money. Don’t waste your tim…" - Slayyyýyyyyyyy
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"anymore"
12 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fix.. Recent update is terrible ! Been playing for months and I have spent a good amount of $$ on this game. It’s like you guys take what we “ want “ and still make it all about money, can’t ever upgrade your park anymore. Why is it billions of d…" - Takenchick67
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Fix.
Recent update is terrible ! Been playing for months and I have spent a good amount of $$ on this game. It’s like you guys take what we “ want “ and still make it all about money, can’t ever upgrade your park anymore. Why is it billions of dollars just to upgrade? Not even just seats. Far near impossible,
CHANGE IT BACK
Used to play this game all day everyday, never missed an event, never missed a day, and now I cannot stand the new version! No one can! But they don’t listen to their fans/paying customers. Everyone wants it changed back. I know multiple people who have stopped playing because what’s the point if the developers make it so hard for us now? So many bugs, have yet to be compensated for that; they have yet to address this new update with their loyal fans. So disappointing. Was my all time favorite iPhone game, and now I refuse to play/ pay more until its addressed/fixed. Shame on the developers!!!!!
The game changed
I use to really enjoy playing, but the recent updates have made it very different and unenjoyable.
Game sucks majorly
Sucks money hungry game worse than monopoly go
Terrible Terrible Update
This game is a joke. It used to be fun and possible to win rewards. Now it’s worthless and just a money grab. Garbage. I’ve looked at websites and they are losing a ton of players because they try to rig the game and trip you off. Sad.
Annoyed
I’ve loved this game for 6 months. Poured hundreds of dollars into it. The newest update has made me choose to walk away. It’s horrible. The developers don’t listen to the players they just want you to spend more money. Don’t waste your time
Don’t waste your time!
At this point, I have given everything I can to this game. The developers have abandoned any real sense of accountability, and the newest update has completely drained the fun out of something many of us spent years building with our teams.
Some of the longest-standing players have already left within the last two weeks, and instead of meaningful support, players are receiving dismissive responses like “I will pray for you,” which is honestly unacceptable.
I am genuinely warning people not to start playing. After years of community, teamwork, resource-building, and loyalty, one update has managed to damage the trust and goodwill that took so long to create. It is incredibly disappointing to watch a game that used to be fun turn into something that feels ignored, broken, and unsupported.
Some of the longest-standing players have already left within the last two weeks, and instead of meaningful support, players are receiving dismissive responses like “I will pray for you,” which is honestly unacceptable.
I am genuinely warning people not to start playing. After years of community, teamwork, resource-building, and loyalty, one update has managed to damage the trust and goodwill that took so long to create. It is incredibly disappointing to watch a game that used to be fun turn into something that feels ignored, broken, and unsupported.
New update is horrible
As the title states, bring back how the game was 6months to a year ago and you’ll get players back. Lots of people are done with this game, just go read their Facebook page
Update ruined the game
Absolutely ruined the game with this last update. You can’t progress anymore. You spin and spin and don’t go anywhere since they changed up how you earn energy, mini game objects etc. Zapped the fun right of the game. If it continues, I will just close my account. Team members have said the same thing. Sad.
Update
They updated the game this week. Since then, I’ve been cheated out of 3400 batteries, countless watering cans, and over 1000 bolts. Not to mention the prizes are now comical and completing an album is impossible. Customer service is a joke. They don’t answer or they tell you that it was a game glitch, stuff counted when it didn’t, or just respond with”please be patient”. This game was fun and I played every day, however now I’m contemplating deleting it. They don’t care unless you spend money on it. That’s all they want you to do now anyways.
Don’t download
Since the most recent update, the game is glitchy. The game also doesn’t compensate and pay out the rewards that you earned. When you reach out to customer service, you get the same generic answer and even though you provide screenshots, they say it’s a display error. It is not worth playing. As it’s become nothing but a money grab game. Us players have built this game since it launched and this is how they repay us. This is why I am giving it a 1 star rating.
Not worth it
The people in charge of this game are money hungry. Can’t even say this game is pay to play because even when you buy a package or whatever to help you they make it impossible to get what you need. It’s only getting worse as time passes.
New update stinks
The new update from the past week is ruining the game
Be prepared to spend $$$
I really liked this game when I first started it. It became a money grab to be successful at anything. Now, with the newest updates, it's even worse. The side games require so much to play and you really don't get anything on spins anymore. Don't even get me started on the card sets. Customer service won't respond when the game glitches and you lose items randomly. Just a total disappointment.
Scam
The game is a scam just wants your money I will be undownloading
Was fun, update garbage
Not worth your time since updating
Garbage
Absolute garbage!! The game was fun and playable and the latest update has ruined the game. Customer service is non existent and any thoughts are met with cookie cutter answers. The promised prizes do not match what’s actually given and the customer service says it’s a photo error and the awards given are collect. Completely false advertising!! Stay away!
Recent update killed the game!
Impossible to play now with latest update. I will not play again until they bring back older versions. If not, I’m done.
Gotten worse
Game used to be fun but with the new update it sucks. I’m spending a lot of battery and not really gaining nothing. I see a lot of recent reviews are bad now. If you don’t fix it a lot of people are going to go I know I’m about to
Update is horrible
The new update makes it impossible to play any of the games. The batteries doubled, but you don’t get any rewards. The rewards you once got for the raids and attacks are gone, just coins. Also, it takes so many just to get that. I will be deleting the app now, it’s just not fun anymore :(
Incorrect points and rewards
I have been playing this game for over 1 month and have been making in game purchases to try to advance. In my opinion it’s a greedy game. You will be tricked into purchasing coin and spins with no results. They will not administer the correct points and rewards!
My progress was delayed. I have successfully attacked my opponents and received half the rewards for every successful attack. When I am unsuccessful in attack I am still cheated by the game and receive half of the points.
That means you have to spend more money to progress. This is stealing and highway robbery. Do not play!!
My progress was delayed. I have successfully attacked my opponents and received half the rewards for every successful attack. When I am unsuccessful in attack I am still cheated by the game and receive half of the points.
That means you have to spend more money to progress. This is stealing and highway robbery. Do not play!!
Scam
First of all the game is NOTHING like the ads. I ended up keeping the game for a while but they keep making it worse with each update to the point that it’s unenjoyable. They only want the players money and it’s so hard to win events now. Please see all the negative reviews lately.
Horrible game!!!
The last album was so hard to do when you held on to a bunch of cards so nobody could finish an album. Then you come back this week with a new updated version which has to be the worst thing you could have done. Flying through batteries with no good rewards still the same situation with the cards. Only certain ones are available to receive. The partner event and toy tycoon and barrel game terrible. So many people have quit your greedy game. Even people spending money say the prices have increased with very little of what you receive. GREED!!!!
Development got too greedy
This really used to be a fun and rewarding game. But the developers have made it impossible to play and you cannot play without spending a lot of money. I am uninstalling this game.
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I loved this game until this new update. Can’t say I’m happy with the game now. Looking for a new game.
Horrible
This game rips people off ! They are constantly making changes, taking away even more spins that we barely get as it is. Somethings always not working properly and they screwed up what use to be fun which was the partner events by giving us way less spins and way less rewards ! Not to mention the amount of pop ups you have to get through at the start of the game just to start it ! They are constantly giving you duplicates instead of new stickers which makes the chances of ever passing an entire album slim to nothing !! 🛑 Stick to Monopoly Go ‼️ Trust me it’s so much better ‼️
Customer service awful
Had a problem with the game giving wrong rewards and customer service would not honor what I was supposed to get. Won’t waste my time playing this game!
They don’t honor their mistakes
They just had an event that show 1st place was 3400 spins but only gave 600 spins. They won’t honor the mistake. This is how customer service is with this game, they don’t care. They want you to spend and spend and then get treated like garbage when stuff like this happens.
Used to be my favorite game. New update killed it.
Really hoping the developers rescind this update. I used to love this game and now it’s just so disappointing.
Game is Trash
This game does not dignify a review. If you want to be disappointed, play
Money Grab
This game is nothing but a money grab. Terrible follow up with their support team.
Stay away!!
This game went from fun to having to continuously buy more and more. And even if you buy more and more you still won’t get ahead. They have made it impossible to complete anything. Nothing here but a money grab. Stay far away from this game.
Used to the best game
If I could give this game a -1 star I would. I use to enjoy playing this game daily but now with all of the updates it’s gotten bad. This recent update thousands of plays placed 1st in the oddesy side challenge and the reward was 3,400 batteries. We were only given 600 while those that placed 4th place got 904. How does that make any sense and we’ve brought the issue up to the developers and they claim it’s a display error. It can’t be a display error when lower places received more barriers then first place players. We got no compensation from them or nothing just a bunch of lies. Now we’re on this flower partners event and we only get 400 watering cans at 100% when before every spin was worth something and you could gain thousands so watering cans. Now they say the side events will be on a point bases where once it reaches 100% you get 400 cans or whatever it is. The whole game is now a joke and a waste of time. What was once a fun and simi-far game is now horrible and unfair. I’ve wasted 10,000 batteries in 3 days and not even gotten them back.
Horrible
They cheat you out of your prize winning the gave us 600 spins instead of what the showed 3400 spins
Nothing chance about it
This game has gotten worse over the months that I have played it. From the constant pop ups asking for money to the algorithm based “chance” games, there’s even more shenanigans than a real life county fair. As people leave the game, the dev is pumping the remaining player base for more money to make up for it. The latest update is even harder on the player than previous iterations to where all the fun is being sucked out of the game.
Why did you make it worse
The game used to be fun. But there are too many pop ups. They changed it and now the 12-24 hour shift versus 8 is bad. The way you gain event tokens is worse. It's also unfair with some users winning DOUBLE what other people are offered to win? Do you think we don't compare? My whole family played and gave this game money but we're done.
Claims visual glitch
When a tournament shows everyone 3400 batteries for first place, you expect 3400 batteries. At the end of the tournament you only get 600 batteries for first place and all they say is it’s a visual glitch. False advertising is what it is!
Bad
Everything is slow, graphics is not so good, no challenge, you just spin most of the time in order to get some money to continue to the next island which is always the same. No twist. All the other challenges request money. Not recommending
False advertising money grab!
This game was fun at first but the broken and deceitful algorithm ruins it. It is designed to look random and based on good odds but is not. It’s all rigged to keep you close to success but the only real way to get the top rewards is to spend money. It has false advertising issues and forces an insanely amount of ads to spend money.
Used to be fun
Sadly, I’m having trouble e joying the game anymore. I never pay for games, and this one I decided to spend money on because it was so fun. In the last several weeks even my paid purchases go negative where most of the time. On mondays, or the first day of an event it’s really fun, then on the last day when I spend money to try to complete events I get nothing.
I will try to play for free a little while longer, but no more money from me.
I will try to play for free a little while longer, but no more money from me.
Too many microtransaction ads, designed to rob you
I opened the app this morning and counted no less than 13 popups for purchases or “freebies” that turn into microtransactions. at first it was just one or two for new players, which also is when a lot of people review. but then it just booms to outrageous. theres a lot of random rewards that seem to have no origin just to keep you spinning the slot machine that gives you money for the upgrades. its designed for gambling addicts and every new park is almost identical to the last, just reflavored. predatory as hell.
Money Grab
Game used to be fun and collaborative. Ashamed to say I spent money in the past. They have made the game near impossible and many long time players are leaving. I will no longer pay to play as even spending money you can no longer advance.
Not a game of chance
I have been playing for almost a year and i’m this time the game has gotten progressively worse
It is not a game of chance
For example, if you get a random reward it will always be the lowest reward. The large rewards are always last, and in order to get them you have to spend money
A big part of the game is collecting cards to complete an album which grants you rewards. That is not chance either. Certain cards are just impossible to get
Every single month the developers make it harder and harder to play without spending money. And this isn’t just a game where you can still have fun not spending money. You can’t do anything
Every single mini game that is based on “chance” is pre determined - nothing is based on chance
It is not a game of chance
For example, if you get a random reward it will always be the lowest reward. The large rewards are always last, and in order to get them you have to spend money
A big part of the game is collecting cards to complete an album which grants you rewards. That is not chance either. Certain cards are just impossible to get
Every single month the developers make it harder and harder to play without spending money. And this isn’t just a game where you can still have fun not spending money. You can’t do anything
Every single mini game that is based on “chance” is pre determined - nothing is based on chance
Horrible
The in game pop ups make the game not fun. You can’t even play for more than a few seconds without 500 pop ups to buy upgrades. Uninstalling. -5 stars if i could.
Disgusting
I see adds for this game when I am playing a game that I love and they are so disgusting that I have to turn my iPad over until the add is over. I wish there was a way to block them.
Good but too many popups
The game is fun but there are way too many popups for purchases. I just logged in and counted 11 I had to x out of just to start playing. This happens so much it almost makes me not want to play.
Edit: changed to 1 star and deleted the game. Every level is repetitive and literally all ads/popups. Also, way too many animations and every time you spin, it takes forever to show the prize/cards have to open. It’s ridiculous. Also, on the spinning section when the bubble pops up at the top for an add to win more spins, you click on it and there’s no way back to the game from there and you don’t win spins after the ad.
Edit: changed to 1 star and deleted the game. Every level is repetitive and literally all ads/popups. Also, way too many animations and every time you spin, it takes forever to show the prize/cards have to open. It’s ridiculous. Also, on the spinning section when the bubble pops up at the top for an add to win more spins, you click on it and there’s no way back to the game from there and you don’t win spins after the ad.
Crashes often and Bad Support
The game crashes often causing you to miss out on rewards. Support is less than helpful and refuses to acknowledge missing rewards.
Age!!
17! seriously
Ads for this game are not ok
Downloaded and deleted just to give this game 1 star. The ads this game puts out are not only embarrassing but inappropriate. The developers need to find some dignity and draw attention to their app in quite literally any way. Don’t support their cheap, phishing scam ignorance.
Disappointing
Used to love this game, but it’s gone completely pay-to-win. Progress is painfully slow unless you’re constantly spending money, the cards are almost always useless dupes, and the mini games feel nearly impossible to win without paying.
What used to be fun now just feels like a cash grab. Really disappointing.
What used to be fun now just feels like a cash grab. Really disappointing.
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Sentiment summary
96%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
2%
Negative (1-2★)