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Crossword - Word Hike
Joy Vendor Limited · 68,624 ratings · ★ 4.8
4.8
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Top complaints - extracted from 59 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"
28 negative reviews mention this · 47% of all complaints
★★★★★ "To many ads. The game now contains an excessive number of pop-up advertisements, which significantly disrupt the user experience. The ads appear so frequently that it becomes difficult to read and respond to the puzzles. As a result, I would prefer to d…" - TeanBean2
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"play"
15 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "To many ads. The game now contains an excessive number of pop-up advertisements, which significantly disrupt the user experience. The ads appear so frequently that it becomes difficult to read and respond to the puzzles. As a result, I would prefer to d…" - TeanBean2
3
"every"
11 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads ads ads ads. Ads after everything" - Difjfjfididisk
4
"playing"
8 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "To many ads. The game now contains an excessive number of pop-up advertisements, which significantly disrupt the user experience. The ads appear so frequently that it becomes difficult to read and respond to the puzzles. As a result, I would prefer to d…" - TeanBean2
5
"level"
8 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Frequent Ads Ruined It. There’s ads as soon as you open the app. You can’t even finish a level without being taken to a new page from an ad at least 20 times." - 😐🫠🤯
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"logic"
8 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "3 ads by the time I could READ 1 clue for logic!. Ads every 10 seconds!! Not exaggerating! Was there any recent update regarding the ads? I understand the no ad paid version but the regular version recently doesn’t even allow you to read 1 clue! There are 30s ads that come between each lev…" - MiniHouse234
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"watch"
7 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Dumb Ads. The adds in logic keep just going and going without a way to get back to the game. Plus we download the game to play the game not watch more ads than playing the game." - JJSniper83
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"play game"
6 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
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Ads ads ads ads
Ads after everything
To many ads
The game now contains an excessive number of pop-up advertisements, which significantly disrupt the user experience. The ads appear so frequently that it becomes difficult to read and respond to the puzzles. As a result, I would prefer to discontinue playing.
Frequent Ads Ruined It
There’s ads as soon as you open the app. You can’t even finish a level without being taken to a new page from an ad at least 20 times.
TO MANY ADDS!
the game has to many ads after completing one puzzle you get an add and then the game keeps sending me to a Google site because of the thing at the bottom but I still get sent an add even when I don't touch it the game is good but the ads and sending me to google makes me want to delete it and not play it again please fix the ads and bugs
3 ads by the time I could READ 1 clue for logic!
Ads every 10 seconds!! Not exaggerating! Was there any recent update regarding the ads? I understand the no ad paid version but the regular version recently doesn’t even allow you to read 1 clue! There are 30s ads that come between each level which are tolerable, but now there are these 5s-10s ads that keep popping up while playing a level and they pop up every 5-10 seconds! How is this helping you guys if player is not able to read even 1 clue?!
Beware!
One tutorial crossword, one tutorial logic puzzle, then shunted to pay site.
No patience for another ad game
Got an ad right after opening the app for the first time. Swiped out and deleted the app immediately. If ads are something you love then this game is for you!
Ads out of control
I used to like this game but am deleting, the ads popping up constantly now make it zero fun
Dumb Ads
The adds in logic keep just going and going without a way to get back to the game. Plus we download the game to play the game not watch more ads than playing the game.
Beware of viruses!
Tries to randomly open internet browser to shady sites! I had to delete app! Not worth getting a web virus!
Too many Ads
There’s ad’s every 2 levels it makes it hard to really enjoy the game
Nothing like ad
Haven’t seen anything like the ad I watched that made me want to play the game!
Critique
Really really really bad bad bad!!!!! I downloaded the game because it looked interesting. cycled through the same ad 5 times trying to start the game. Unsuccessful!!!!! Deleated the game as worse than useless.
Disappointed
I had this app on my phone for months now and it was working just fine. The app had an update and now when I open it up, it loads then crashes before fully loading. I deleted it and redownloaded it and still the same thing. I’m very disappointed right now.
Can’t even use the app
Downloaded it and it just closes out the app as soon as I open it
Stopped working
I really enjoy this game every time I open it closes immediately really disappointing
Game keep crashing
I love this game but it keeps continuing to crash. Please fix.
Won’t open
Suddenly stopped working today. I play this everyday and today it won’t even open.
Crashing
The game is crashing whenever I open the app
Nothing but constant ad glitches
Once enjoyed this game daily but the increase in ads locking up the game has become more than annoying. Greed spoils once again.
MORE ADS THAN GAME PLAY! ADS EVERY MINUTE OR SO!
Response to dev: this was your response to the ads issue: our game requires advertisements so that we can keep investing in our game to improve user experience. I hate to tell you but your constant, annoying, super long ads are RUINING the user experience. You rely on ads solely to make money and you are making a lot of it because you have an ad every minute or so during the game and they are usually minute long ads as well. And yes, I’m very aware I can pay you to stop the ads but why would I when that’s why you’ve put so many of them in your game to begin with? The game is fun but there are tons more just like it that don’t have more ad time than game play.
The games are fun but the ads are nonstop and extremely long. You will spend significantly more time watching ads than actually playing the games. They make you watch ads just for winning. It’s unnecessary and annoying so I’m deleting the game but if the devs want people to play they need to eliminate half the ads.
The games are fun but the ads are nonstop and extremely long. You will spend significantly more time watching ads than actually playing the games. They make you watch ads just for winning. It’s unnecessary and annoying so I’m deleting the game but if the devs want people to play they need to eliminate half the ads.
Just want to play
Endless pop ups of questions at start up and between levels and then adds on top of it so annoying !!!
False advertising
Not what the ads advertised
Lousy writing
It is hard to solve logic puzzles when the developers do not know the meanings of row, column, top, bottom, left, right, above, below, remaining, etc.
If you love ads, you’ll love this game
Good grief! Completed 1 game, and it went to an ad. Didn’t bother to continue. Immediately deleted the app. Ridiculous!
Pop ups on pop ups
I just simply want to play a game and it’s numerous pop ups to purchase things, watch ads, click on promotions, etc. I get that this app is free initially but it’s aggressive how they’re trying to make you purchase something. One ad every now and then is fine but it’s really overwhelming. Don’t bother downloading!
False ads
It’s a crossword game instead of what is advertised.
Ads
Way too many ads so it is not enjoyable to play.
So many ads!!
It would be awesome if you didn’t have to watch an ad after every level.
Too Many Ads! Not as advertised!!
I downloaded this app because of an advertisement on another app. In that ad, it said that this game had no ads, didn’t need wifi and a few other things. There’s an ad after every single level, it’s ridiculous.
Yikes
The logic game in this app makes zero sense. No money, time or editing has been put into making this game enjoyable to play. Do not bother with it.
Who’s writing the logic puzzles?
There are misspellings, inconsistencies, and a complete of continuity on the logic puzzles once you’re on Level 16+. It’s like kid created some of these or someone who isn’t proficient in English.
Frustrating
A lot of the clues are confusing. Many things don’t make sense and really have to think outside the box for them. Some of them are just plain wrong. Way too many ads and other things to X out of. I don’t know why I haven’t deleted the game yet.
Update 5/9/25 why do I keep playing this game?!?! lol
So many answers/cues just make no sense.
Update 5/9/25 why do I keep playing this game?!?! lol
So many answers/cues just make no sense.
Way too many ads
Completed something? Here’s an ad. Now want to move to the next thing? Watch the same ad again. Torture doesn’t get any better than this.
Frustrated
Twice now there has been a word misspelled on the grid whip means I can’t use it anymore. Have to delete and start over! And I really like the app! Fixit!
And when you delete the app it starts over and you get to the same thing. It’s Britany and the n is misplaced. I won’t download it again!
And when you delete the app it starts over and you get to the same thing. It’s Britany and the n is misplaced. I won’t download it again!
Let me play
Just. Let. Me. Play. Enough pop ups.
Too many ads, too few clues.
The many ads lock up my I pad. Too few clues. A big waste of time.
Could be fun
Puzzles are actually challenging but mostly because there are no clues that will get you a space, you simply have to waste a guess. Other places spelling and grammar errors make it impossible. Today I stopped playing when one clue said “all of the people on my dismantles are criminals and I had already found one innocent and it told me I was wrong when I put criminal in the remaining.
Frustrated
The game is not as it was advertised
Ads and Cheats
Too many ads. What’s more irritating, every time you clear a word, several letters reveal themselves throughout the crossword. By the time you’re halfway through a puzzle, there are so many revealed letters that only one letter needs to be entered per word to solve them. You hardly need to read the hints to know what the answer is.
It’s fun but…
Play tile hike for 30 seconds. Need a hint. Watch a 2 minute ad that you have to tap 5 times to close. Repeat. Infuriating.
Commercials
I was working a puzzle and before I could finish there were 4 commercials. Deleted the application
Excessive amount of ads
The ads are out of control and they force you to interact with them in order to advance. I’m going to have to uninstall if the ads don’t decrease asap
Way too many ads
I’m so disappointed. I really loved the idea of this game and wanted so badly to continue using it. The ads take over the game and more time is spent trying to wait for the ads than being able to play the game. I made it to level 12 in logic game and couldn’t get past it. You enter a few answers without finishing the “round” and add pop up and can’t get past them. I’m removing the app
Not for me
Too many ads. I am deleting it.
Ads
So many ads it’s not even worth it to try
Ads
Could not find how to buy ad free. It was full of ads once I downloaded
Keeps crashing even after update
I’ve had this app for years and all of a sudden it started crashing. I even tried updating the app.
Fun but ads galore
Not sure why these game developers are still using ads which are way too long to view and show up after every puzzle! I realize the ads are necessary but follow a good practice for ads by keeping them to 15 seconds (if I don’t see the benefit within the first few seconds, I’m never downloading the game featured in the ad anyway). Also, maybe allow two to three puzzles to be played before showing the next ad. An ad after every puzzle is way too much. Also, stop the ads which pop up and takeover the screen during a puzzle. Those so called “coffee break” ads are horrible. Giving you a few more weeks before I delete the app.
F
I think your ad is very deceiving you show one game and the actual game is not at all what you advertised
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Sentiment summary
96%
Positive (4-5★)
2%
Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)