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Crossword Go!
PlaySimple Games Pte Ltd · 61,155 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.
1
"game"
29 negative reviews mention this · 81% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Lies and More Lies. I chose this game because it said NO ADS! That’s a joke. The ads pop up 2-3 times during the game. They last anywhere from 5 seconds to 15 seconds. It is SO annoying when you are in the middle of the game and a stupid ad pops up. Oh, b…" - llawlis
2
"play"
8 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "could be awesome. i liked the ad which is funny. i hate playing against an ai. i wanna do the puzzle by myself. why does everything have to be a competition." - Mysyocynrxyvu
3
"another"
7 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Lies and More Lies. I chose this game because it said NO ADS! That’s a joke. The ads pop up 2-3 times during the game. They last anywhere from 5 seconds to 15 seconds. It is SO annoying when you are in the middle of the game and a stupid ad pops up. Oh, b…" - llawlis
4
"playing"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "could be awesome. i liked the ad which is funny. i hate playing against an ai. i wanna do the puzzle by myself. why does everything have to be a competition." - Mysyocynrxyvu
5
"middle"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Lies and More Lies. I chose this game because it said NO ADS! That’s a joke. The ads pop up 2-3 times during the game. They last anywhere from 5 seconds to 15 seconds. It is SO annoying when you are in the middle of the game and a stupid ad pops up. Oh, b…" - llawlis
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"puzzle"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "could be awesome. i liked the ad which is funny. i hate playing against an ai. i wanna do the puzzle by myself. why does everything have to be a competition." - Mysyocynrxyvu
7
"annoying"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Lies and More Lies. I chose this game because it said NO ADS! That’s a joke. The ads pop up 2-3 times during the game. They last anywhere from 5 seconds to 15 seconds. It is SO annoying when you are in the middle of the game and a stupid ad pops up. Oh, b…" - llawlis
8
"every"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "could be awesome. i liked the ad which is funny. i hate playing against an ai. i wanna do the puzzle by myself. why does everything have to be a competition." - Mysyocynrxyvu
9
"games"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No ads, pure lies, tired of it. I saw an ad for Crossword Go while playing another game just like it. The ad said no annoying ads, so I downloaded it, because the game I was playing had ads and I was tired of them. I couldn’t wait to play this without ads! It was all lies…" - Tinkabree
10
"long"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Lies and More Lies. I chose this game because it said NO ADS! That’s a joke. The ads pop up 2-3 times during the game. They last anywhere from 5 seconds to 15 seconds. It is SO annoying when you are in the middle of the game and a stupid ad pops up. Oh, b…" - llawlis
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"downloaded"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No ads, pure lies, tired of it. I saw an ad for Crossword Go while playing another game just like it. The ad said no annoying ads, so I downloaded it, because the game I was playing had ads and I was tired of them. I couldn’t wait to play this without ads! It was all lies…" - Tinkabree
12
"another game"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No ads, pure lies, tired of it. I saw an ad for Crossword Go while playing another game just like it. The ad said no annoying ads, so I downloaded it, because the game I was playing had ads and I was tired of them. I couldn’t wait to play this without ads! It was all lies…" - Tinkabree
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Lies and More Lies
I chose this game because it said NO ADS! That’s a joke. The ads pop up 2-3 times during the game. They last anywhere from 5 seconds to 15 seconds. It is SO annoying when you are in the middle of the game and a stupid ad pops up. Oh, but you can go AD FREE is you pay $15. Plus there are ads at the bottom. I do not like to be lied to. I reported this to the developer but got very little satisfaction. I was told the ads are not long which is another lie!
No ads, pure lies, tired of it
I saw an ad for Crossword Go while playing another game just like it. The ad said no annoying ads, so I downloaded it, because the game I was playing had ads and I was tired of them. I couldn’t wait to play this without ads! It was all lies though. Crossword Go has ads too. I’m so sick of the lies! So 1 star now for games that say no ads, but have them.
ADS DONT LET YOU PLAY
I got frustrated by the amount of the ads and deleted it
Game player
Way to many ads
Long AD’s Ruin App
A nice word game. However, to progress you will need to spend money. The cost to do so is exorbitant. So, you can use AD’s. Lots and lots of AD’s to obtain much needed tips. Unfortunately the ad’s they run are very long. Some of them are over 2 minutes in length. The result is more AD time than actual play. Deleted the app.
Cheating Game
Watch closely….when game totals your score on puzzle screen it shows total. But when it goes to winner screen, it’s a lower score.
I have picture evidence. How blatantly it cheats is amazing!
I have picture evidence. How blatantly it cheats is amazing!
Ads every 20 seconds
I played this for 100+ levels but then something they did in an update changed and now 5 sec ads pop up every 20 seconds. Force closing used to work for the longer ads so I loved that but now it’s just popping up so often I can’t even see what my board is long enough to plan and then when I go to play it pops up again in the middle of moving. Deleting. Sucks bc I loved this otherwise
Crashes
Everything e I try and open the app it crashes
Too many ads
There was in ad after every time I submitted my letters. Deleted the app immediately.
Ads
I’m tired of the ads, I finish a word ad, I finish the game I’m playing another ad.
Wrong ad for a better game
The ad showed a logic puzzle but the game is crossword based. Do all game app developers have to lie to get downloads?
The Ads Win
You now have sunk to a new low…… ads with reels of disgusting suggestive activities. If that’s the population you’re looking for, I’m out of this sleazy enterprise, especially with these awful ads that outlast the time of a game. Yuk. No class here. Au revoir sleazebags!
Great game
I enjoy the game but the ads get stuck and I have to completely exit the game and sometimes it starts the puzzle over.
Misleading
The ad shows the game in landscape but when it’s downloaded it’s only available as portrait so I deleted it.
Great game BUT…
This has been my favorite game for a while. I have played well over 100 games but the more I play the longer and more annoying the ads become. It’s to the point now that they won’t even close. I hate to give up this game, but I can’t fight with the ads. Update: 1,26,26 now this game has ads pop up in the middle of you playing and then it blacks out and the game doesn’t continue. You have to go through shutting your phone down, or playing something else until it decides to reset itself. It gets worse the longer you play.
3rd review… deleting this game today. Ads won’t close … over 5 minutes and the add is still showing AND I restarted my phone…. I’ll find another game…. Really a shame. It was my favorite
3rd review… deleting this game today. Ads won’t close … over 5 minutes and the add is still showing AND I restarted my phone…. I’ll find another game…. Really a shame. It was my favorite
Could’ve been more
Game was on its way to being one of the best games I’ve tried in recent years, but in true fashion, greed rears its ugly head. Out of nowhere getting blasted, EVEN MID GAME, with unrelenting ads. Greed over rules common sense and the game gets ruined. Another one to delete. Don’t waste your time
Boo
Game is not the same as what was shown on IG
ADS ADS ADS
This isn’t even a game anymore it’s just an ad generator. I lay my tiles and get an ad. Literally every time I play my tiles I get an ad. Finish a match, ad. Reshuffle tiles, ad. Pass my turn, ad. This game was more fun in the ad for the game because at least I didn’t get 50 million other ads in 4 minutes with the ad
Liars
When I was interrupted playing another game the ad said this game had no ads. You lie.
Ads in the middle of gameplay is diabolical
Close and reopen app to bypass. I would rate a 5 but running ads in the middle of the game is 👎
To many ads.
Downloaded the game on the recommendation of my cardiology nurse. It’s great fun but until the app stops playing ads in the middle of a game it will remain off my phone and iPad.
could be awesome
i liked the ad which is funny. i hate playing against an ai. i wanna do the puzzle by myself. why does everything have to be a competition.
Too many ads
Fun game… but you are watching 5+ ads with every board, very annoying!!
*Ad free* YEA RIGHT
I initially installed this game because It said the game didn’t have ads (downloaded from another game) yet there are ads.
I would be fine with keeping the game but the ads ruin the game especially when you’re in a nice flow. Then to charge a ridiculous about to remove the forces as is very greedy of the company. I have installed sadly because it was a great game.
I would be fine with keeping the game but the ads ruin the game especially when you’re in a nice flow. Then to charge a ridiculous about to remove the forces as is very greedy of the company. I have installed sadly because it was a great game.
Gets stuck on ads
It gets stuck on ads so I end up just quitting games. Very annoying.
Great game - ads are problematic
Love the game but the intrusive and long ads are a real detriment.
Fun but Ads and Ads and Ads
I had to delete the game. Ads every single level and during game play.
TOO MANY ADS, BOO!
This game is pretty different and fun. But you can’t even finish one short game without getting interrupted by lengthy ads. These jokers want over $15 dollars (taxes and fees) to get rid of SOME of the ads permanently. Of course you can also just keep paying them on a monthly or 3 month basis. This game is fun, but it is not worth $5 let alone $15. Keep shopping for something else.
Not the games advertised
The games that gets you to click is not the game download. This was fun for a little while but now a lot of the words and clues are the same
Way too many ads
Ridiculous number of ads. You have to watch it ad after each turn and some ads you can’t click through for at least 20 seconds. Very frustrating and takes the fun out of what could be a really good game.
Ads, Ads, Ads!
I love this game and it started out with very few ads, but the further along you go, it’s full on ads (I mean you cannot exit out of them until you watch 3 minutes of ads)! Deleting. Sorry guys, but not cool! I really loved your game.
Ads ADS ADS
After each turn you must watch an Ad. Not after each game…each time you play. There is other apps just like this one. Download those.
Adds
Way to many adds. If you get this game get ready for adds to be crammed down your throat.
How
How did you all make a word game when up are misspelling words.
There are a few words that are misspelled in this game.
Y’all spelled sausage “Sossage”! Go fix your errors before launching a game
There are a few words that are misspelled in this game.
Y’all spelled sausage “Sossage”! Go fix your errors before launching a game
Too many ads
I was enjoying this the first few days then all of a sudden there were ads right in the middle of the puzzle! No thanks. ADIOS!
Adds
Good game. Just dislike so many adds!
Sentiment summary
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Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)