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Carnival Tycoon: Coin Games
Wild Candle Spin LLC · 74,743 ratings · ★ 4.8
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Top complaints - extracted from 61 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"
51 negative reviews mention this · 84% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many pop ups. There are way too many pop up ads in the game. Every time you open the game you have to exit out of 5+ money grab ads. And every time you battery is zero they pop up again. And if you don’t click correctly you almost but something. Fun game…" - AliPaigeF
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"money"
24 negative reviews mention this · 39% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many pop ups. There are way too many pop up ads in the game. Every time you open the game you have to exit out of 5+ money grab ads. And every time you battery is zero they pop up again. And if you don’t click correctly you almost but something. Fun game…" - AliPaigeF
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"update"
20 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Game freeze. Well was hoping the update would fix the game freeze and crashes but nope. I can’t get anywhere playing the game because every time I try and push the spin it crashes. Very disappointing. I was enjoying playing game then after I playing aw…" - Could be fun times
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"playing"
17 negative reviews mention this · 28% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Game freeze. Well was hoping the update would fix the game freeze and crashes but nope. I can’t get anywhere playing the game because every time I try and push the spin it crashes. Very disappointing. I was enjoying playing game then after I playing aw…" - Could be fun times
5
"play"
16 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Game freeze. Well was hoping the update would fix the game freeze and crashes but nope. I can’t get anywhere playing the game because every time I try and push the spin it crashes. Very disappointing. I was enjoying playing game then after I playing aw…" - Could be fun times
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"been"
13 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Overly Rigged. The game initially is fun and worth the daily check ins. However, once you get to a certain point the game starts rigging the spins so that you never progress until it is ready for you to. Ex: I have been 10 rockets (points) from a big rewa…" - ZA-Gamer
7
"spend"
12 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Was fun, changes driving me away. The game is still fun, and I have enjoyed it a lot. I was a daily player and have advanced far. However, if I wanted to pay for the few purchases I made on your external website, I would have done so over the last several weeks. Now that…" - Rewound to middle school
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"impossible"
11 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Used to love this... This game used to be great. But now it’s just a cash grab. I’m not above spending a little money on a game but it’s a constant spend requirement. And spending $5 might get you an extra 10 minutes of play. They say this game is designed for …" - ltsgettinglate
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"spins"
10 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Overly Rigged. The game initially is fun and worth the daily check ins. However, once you get to a certain point the game starts rigging the spins so that you never progress until it is ready for you to. Ex: I have been 10 rockets (points) from a big rewa…" - ZA-Gamer
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"rewards"
10 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Money grab - scam. Don’t bother downloading if you aren’t willing to spend money. The only way to progress/keep playing is to spend an unworldly amount of money. The “rewards” given from mini games and leveling up is a joke. The cost of spins/energy is comple…" - Nehgame
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"grab"
9 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many pop ups. There are way too many pop up ads in the game. Every time you open the game you have to exit out of 5+ money grab ads. And every time you battery is zero they pop up again. And if you don’t click correctly you almost but something. Fun game…" - AliPaigeF
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"events"
9 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Used to be good. Quickly becoming pay to win, the amount of popups is out of hand. Events are now repetitive and are harder to get resources for (hence, pay to win). Used to really enjoy this game and now im about 1 day away from uninstalling and forgettin…" - j to the p, that be me
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Too many pop ups
There are way too many pop up ads in the game. Every time you open the game you have to exit out of 5+ money grab ads. And every time you battery is zero they pop up again. And if you don’t click correctly you almost but something. Fun game but the ads ruin it.
Game freeze
Well was hoping the update would fix the game freeze and crashes but nope. I can’t get anywhere playing the game because every time I try and push the spin it crashes. Very disappointing. I was enjoying playing game then after I playing awhile it’s nothing but freezes and crashing. Very disappointed
Used to be good
Quickly becoming pay to win, the amount of popups is out of hand. Events are now repetitive and are harder to get resources for (hence, pay to win). Used to really enjoy this game and now im about 1 day away from uninstalling and forgetting it exists
Don’t waste your time.
This game used to be fun until they updated it and made it harder to win and you can’t even complete partners anymore and its impossible to complete albums. It’s all about the developers trying to make money. Don’t waste your money for this. Im about to delete this game.
Gameplay fun but….
Fine if you don’t mind clicking 8-30 ads, offers, and updates every time you want to play.
This game is such a cheat
At first the game was decent enough where you could earn your prizes and upgrade your park with ease but now the game barely gives you what you need to finish your team events and those events cheat whatever bet you have it on you are most likely going to get a very small prize so this game should fix these issues before they lose more players. 😡
Money grab - scam
Don’t bother downloading if you aren’t willing to spend money. The only way to progress/keep playing is to spend an unworldly amount of money. The “rewards” given from mini games and leveling up is a joke. The cost of spins/energy is completely ridiculous. Would recommend monopoly go over this, as they’ve copied most their game play and mini games. You’ll get more bang for your buck there.
Daily player
Since the upgraded version it’s 100 times worse now. Definitely losing interest in this game. The odds are stacked so high up against you, it infuriates me. Been playing for a year and a half, I have only completed my album once. Get multiple gold packs to only receive dupes.
Developers, listen up, you have totally took the enjoyment out of this game. You’re actually worse than MONOPOLY GO, now.
Quit being soooo greedy, it’s just a game!! And I’m not spending a penny on this game!!
Developers, listen up, you have totally took the enjoyment out of this game. You’re actually worse than MONOPOLY GO, now.
Quit being soooo greedy, it’s just a game!! And I’m not spending a penny on this game!!
I hope this game gets banned
Okay for starters I got into the game but it said I’m banned until 2099/01/01. LIKE WTH..?????
Frustrating
So I’ve been playing for a few months and everything was great until this latest update. Now when other players attack you the level of your ride drops so you have to use coins to raise the level of your ride again! As you get to the higher levels every update on your rides is more expensive and now you’re having to spend more because you can’t check the game every hour of the day. This has really made this game frustrating to play.
Terrible game
I have played this game for a couple years. Since the update it has become trash! You spend way more batteries than you win! Rewards are so small it makes no sense to play the events! It takes thousands (20-50,000) of batteries to win 1000! Be ready to pay money if you want to get anywhere with this game! Not recommended!
MONEY GRAB
The new update made it impossible to progress. They tease you with these high value “rewards”, but the algorithm is set up so that you don’t spin for what you need until you spend a certain amount of money. The wild cards and high amounts of energy are impossible to win without spending $100 per week on the game. It’s sick and this game used to be fun, I could spend hours a day playing.
UPDATE: the updates are literally making the game worse and worse. The point of the whole game is to get you to spend real life money on in game currency. It’s not even fun anymore, if you wanna gamble just go to the casino. That’s all this is, a slot machine.
UPDATE: the updates are literally making the game worse and worse. The point of the whole game is to get you to spend real life money on in game currency. It’s not even fun anymore, if you wanna gamble just go to the casino. That’s all this is, a slot machine.
Hate the New Update
No earned spins. No videos to earn spins. I want the old version back!
Unable to play since last update
I updated this week and now can only spin once before the app freezes. I have over 2000 batteries but there is no spin increment button any more so I am stuck at 5. The card button says coming soon. I have restarted my phone several times. Hoping for another update soon to push through whatever is stuck.
No matter how much you spend, it’s never enough
I don’t know what’s more obnoxious about this game. It could be either the 10+ pop-ups that happened once you open the game or maybe it’s the fact that even with spending your hard earned money, you still can’t seem to complete any side missions or you get matched up with thoughts that aren’t going to allow you to achieve the top prize.
Update sucks
I was 1st place twice and supposed to get one 3000 spins and only got 600 also it takes 1000s of spins and I don’t get anything.
Another scam game
It is nothing like the ads you’ve seen. Another pay to win game that quickly makes it difficult for you if you’re unwilling to spend money. Wish people would rate things like this honestly…
The game is rigged!
The game is rigged to NOT win! The Eye of Hourus has not shown up on my wheel in more than 100 spins! The side quest are impossible to win! The Clown Fright quests earning screws only ever goes to 10 players left to split the pot! Never lower. Always! It was fun but it’s clear that it’s just a money grab and never meant for you to win and play.
Hard to do anything anymore
I’ve enjoyed this game for over a year and really like the core gameplay. However, recent updates over the past couple of months have made progression feel much less rewarding.
It now feels like spins have little real value unless you’re constantly making purchases. Even large amounts of spins don’t translate into meaningful coin gains or progress in quests and events, and group gameplay incentives feel reduced. At times, it feels like I’m just spinning for the sake of spinning rather than actually advancing.
As another player noted, you can spend $30-$40 for thousands of spins and burn through them quickly without much benefit. That’s been my experience as well, and it’s made the game feel less worth the time.
Because of this, I’ve already cut back my playtime significantly and now mostly just log in once or twice a day. I hope future updates rebalance rewards so gameplay feels more rewarding and less dependent on purchases.
It now feels like spins have little real value unless you’re constantly making purchases. Even large amounts of spins don’t translate into meaningful coin gains or progress in quests and events, and group gameplay incentives feel reduced. At times, it feels like I’m just spinning for the sake of spinning rather than actually advancing.
As another player noted, you can spend $30-$40 for thousands of spins and burn through them quickly without much benefit. That’s been my experience as well, and it’s made the game feel less worth the time.
Because of this, I’ve already cut back my playtime significantly and now mostly just log in once or twice a day. I hope future updates rebalance rewards so gameplay feels more rewarding and less dependent on purchases.
Scam
Spinning the slots alone is a joke. Once you get close to filling up the bar after hitting symbols to get more rewards, your spins after that are close to nothing. I had used over 200 spins and still have not hit the symbols for reward.
Please don’t bother responding either Carnival Tycoon, a sorry wont do anything for your game being a scam.
Please don’t bother responding either Carnival Tycoon, a sorry wont do anything for your game being a scam.
Scam
The algorithm is ai built to maximize the game profits and you to not have a chance.
App keeps crashing
I really enjoy the game but it constantly keeps crashing. You really need to get out the bugs and the glitches.
A waste of time. Keep force closing
I really playing this game since is always force closing every time I play it. So eventually I will deleting this game
LET US BUY CARD PACKS!
I think it’s so dumb we’re not allowed to buy packs on its own. It’s so hard to finish season events because when we do get packs it’s always the same cards
Pay to play
Been playing for over a year, it’s pointless now. I am a spender and it’s not worth the gameplay. Today spent 30 dollars in increments and gained maybe 5 minutes of gameplay. I don’t mind spending on games if it’s worth it. This is 100% not worth it. I will gladly take my money somewhere else. Animals and kingdoms has the same concept and monopoly go. Both are more bang for your buck
Must be fair !!!
It’s not fair that i spend more than 20 k batteries to get 1 K !!!!!!!! And some time hang and I didn’t get anything if you didn’t make it clear and fair we will delete the game !!!!
disappointing
I've been a loyal player, playing everyday for over a year till the last update. Now all the partner events and side games are impossible to achieve which sucks the fun right out of this game. Really hoping they go back to the way it used to be, if not I will be deleting and no longer playing the game. I lost have my team of dedicated players to the new update :-(
Game went downhill
They changed to a new system and it is terrible. I used to be a daily player but not anymore. Bring back the “old” version!
Used to be great - update sucks
I used to play a lot but the latest update is really bad. You can't make any progress if you're free to play or if you pay to play. The targets for the events are totally unachievable. Please fix it.
Game used to be fun
They updated the game and made it impossible to get any spins. They completely lowered how many you get from completing anything. That doesn't even matter because it's impossible to complete anything. Game was fun at one point but now they just want you to spend money for spin, but even that doesn't guarantee you'll get anything. The closer you get to completing an event, the less likely they'll give you anything when spinning. Complete disaster
Don’t waste your time!
Would give zero stars if possible!
This game is all about profits for the developers. When you rightfully earn the rewards they do not give them to you and when you message customer support they give boilerplate responses and “send” your issue to “another department/team” and close out your chat without any solution. Hundreds of players are deleting the app every day! Go look check the facebook groups for more insight before downloading!
This game is all about profits for the developers. When you rightfully earn the rewards they do not give them to you and when you message customer support they give boilerplate responses and “send” your issue to “another department/team” and close out your chat without any solution. Hundreds of players are deleting the app every day! Go look check the facebook groups for more insight before downloading!
Horrible update to this game
This game used to be fun. It was my favorite way to pass the time and they recently updated the game and now it is virtually impossible to get anywhere even if you spend money.
Money driven game!!
This game used to be awesome - i was addicted. The developers have gotten greedy and only care about pay to play and nothing for the player anymore. I will be deleting and I’ve spent loads of money on this game but no more. So sad to see it turn into what it is …. I truly hope they turn it back but until then I’m out
New version
The new version is absolutely terrible! Most of us loyal players are leaving the game. Please bring back to previous version!
Game Ruined
The game was updated and now everything is much harder to achieve. I’m finding myself playing the game less and will likely delete it if things aren’t fixed
What happened
This game used to be fun now it’s just a money grab. I am over it. I have tried to spin for days and haven’t gotten any pieces for the sewing partners. This is worse than Top Tycoon at least I can get somewhere on there! Every reward is laughable what’s even the point!
Update Ruined Game
This game had been fun as I played it for months but the latest update drastically changed things.
1) Games and reward events have become impossible to complete unless you’re willing to spend significant amounts of money.
2) many people had been able to bank spins for later but reward levels on spins have been dramatically cut. People spinning millions of coins and getting what had been rewards for 10s of spins.
3) Devs state card packs are random but nothing is ‘random’. Hundreds of card packs overs 4 weeks led to nothing but duplicates. As a math person I calculated the probability…let’s say I had a greater chance of being by lightening 3 times then have that many dupes.
Finally, the amount of money you need to spend to be successful crosses a line of this really being a paid product. As such, I expect a stable game. Unfortunately it has many bugs and feels as if it’s in a perpetual’Beta’ state with incorrect awards displayed, awards not given, crashes it never had…overall feel is a bunch of interns coding with no testing.
This game had been fun but I recommend finding something else.
1) Games and reward events have become impossible to complete unless you’re willing to spend significant amounts of money.
2) many people had been able to bank spins for later but reward levels on spins have been dramatically cut. People spinning millions of coins and getting what had been rewards for 10s of spins.
3) Devs state card packs are random but nothing is ‘random’. Hundreds of card packs overs 4 weeks led to nothing but duplicates. As a math person I calculated the probability…let’s say I had a greater chance of being by lightening 3 times then have that many dupes.
Finally, the amount of money you need to spend to be successful crosses a line of this really being a paid product. As such, I expect a stable game. Unfortunately it has many bugs and feels as if it’s in a perpetual’Beta’ state with incorrect awards displayed, awards not given, crashes it never had…overall feel is a bunch of interns coding with no testing.
This game had been fun but I recommend finding something else.
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
Like it but crashes
I like game. It can be a fun relaxing game. But it crashes on my IPad 9 so often it kind of killed the fun. Never had this on ANY OTHER GAME!
rigged
it used to be more fun and you could complete more of the mini games. but now it’s soooo obviously rigged. like you’d be close to completing it but they make sure to not give you the last piece you need to complete for the next prize
Overly Rigged
The game initially is fun and worth the daily check ins. However, once you get to a certain point the game starts rigging the spins so that you never progress until it is ready for you to. Ex: I have been 10 rockets (points) from a big reward for TWO days now because the spins “coincidentally” never land on rockets. But I’m certain once the game resets the timing & progress and I “lose” I will magically start spinning rockets again.
Also the over use of AI graphics is disheartening.
Also the over use of AI graphics is disheartening.
Was fun, changes driving me away
The game is still fun, and I have enjoyed it a lot. I was a daily player and have advanced far.
However, if I wanted to pay for the few purchases I made on your external website, I would have done so over the last several weeks.
Now that any purchase greater than $2.99 MUST be made outside the app, I will be spending less time and $$ on the game.
However, if I wanted to pay for the few purchases I made on your external website, I would have done so over the last several weeks.
Now that any purchase greater than $2.99 MUST be made outside the app, I will be spending less time and $$ on the game.
Used to love this..
This game used to be great. But now it’s just a cash grab. I’m not above spending a little money on a game but it’s a constant spend requirement. And spending $5 might get you an extra 10 minutes of play. They say this game is designed for enjoyment without spending money, it’s a lie. You can’t complete a single challenge without spending money. They have made it impossible and they know it. Do better for the people that have played for a while before you lose us all.
Fun but unplayable
I love this game but it’s not playable. It crashes or freezes 1 minute into playing it. It didn’t do this the first time I played it but after I progressed the game it’s basically unplayable. I have to completely close the app for it to unfreeze and or open the app back up after it crashes. But like I said, it only last about 1 minute before it crashes or freezes again.
The Pop-Ups
Fun game if you don’t mind pop-ups. You have to click through 10-15 pop-ups of them trying to get you to buy stuff before you can get to the actual game (I’ve had as many as 23 in one go). And heaven forbid you try to spin when you’re out of energy because more freaking pop-ups.
Also, the game needs to add an option to rate people you partner up with. I want to be able to downvote or flag people I’ve partnered with in the past who never actually play so that I can be sure to never team up with them again.
Also, the game needs to add an option to rate people you partner up with. I want to be able to downvote or flag people I’ve partnered with in the past who never actually play so that I can be sure to never team up with them again.
☹️☹️
I used to love this game, but with this most recent update this app has lost a loyal customer. I hate the new layout and how everything has become a money grab. Everything is so much harder to win now and that has taken away from the joy I used to feel playing this. I miss how it used to be before these last two updates…
New update is cheeks
Been playin everyday for over a year now, game was incredible until this last update.. if they ever switch it back I would come back and change it to 5 stars but with this new update I may be deleting the app
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Sentiment summary
95%
Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)