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Fillwords: Word Search Puzzles
MALPA GAMES · 49,608 ratings · ★ 4.9
4.9
★★★★★
49,608 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 15 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"
10 negative reviews mention this · 67% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too Many Ads. Can payable version of this game be created? An ad after every 1-2 puzzles is super annoying." - shelbo2007
2
"every"
8 negative reviews mention this · 53% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads. They force you to watch ads when they have plenty of spots to watch ads for rewards. They also have ads on the bottom. I don’t like how there is an ad every other puzzle. Not even using it for Mistplay makes me want to play it." - Enna Maestro
3
"play"
5 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads. They force you to watch ads when they have plenty of spots to watch ads for rewards. They also have ads on the bottom. I don’t like how there is an ad every other puzzle. Not even using it for Mistplay makes me want to play it." - Enna Maestro
4
"playing"
5 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Adds after every round. This game was fun until they made me watch adds after every round of game which sometimes is only 30 seconds long. So you’re essentially watching more adds than actually playing the game" - whisper1029374
5
"makes"
4 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads. They force you to watch ads when they have plenty of spots to watch ads for rewards. They also have ads on the bottom. I don’t like how there is an ad every other puzzle. Not even using it for Mistplay makes me want to play it." - Enna Maestro
6
"word"
4 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "It’s enjoyable. Overall, the game itself is fun. There is not a given word list which adds to the challenge. The first 10 levels (atom) you breeze through without any ads. After that you are forced into ads about every four levels. Most ads are not that lo…" - Rhyada
7
"other"
3 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads. They force you to watch ads when they have plenty of spots to watch ads for rewards. They also have ads on the bottom. I don’t like how there is an ad every other puzzle. Not even using it for Mistplay makes me want to play it." - Enna Maestro
8
"puzzle"
3 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads. They force you to watch ads when they have plenty of spots to watch ads for rewards. They also have ads on the bottom. I don’t like how there is an ad every other puzzle. Not even using it for Mistplay makes me want to play it." - Enna Maestro
9
"level"
3 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "AD CENTRAL. I like the concept of the game, but every time I completed a level multiple ADs would pop up. I also don’t like that I have to pay $3.99 to get gold coins (that I earned for completing each puzzle) out of the “piggy bank.” I deleted the app…" - SaiharJ
10
"each"
3 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "AD CENTRAL. I like the concept of the game, but every time I completed a level multiple ADs would pop up. I also don’t like that I have to pay $3.99 to get gold coins (that I earned for completing each puzzle) out of the “piggy bank.” I deleted the app…" - SaiharJ
📋 All 15 negative reviews
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Too many ads
They force you to watch ads when they have plenty of spots to watch ads for rewards. They also have ads on the bottom. I don’t like how there is an ad every other puzzle. Not even using it for Mistplay makes me want to play it.
Too Many Ads
Can payable version of this game be created? An ad after every 1-2 puzzles is super annoying.
AD CENTRAL
I like the concept of the game, but every time I completed a level multiple ADs would pop up. I also don’t like that I have to pay $3.99 to get gold coins (that I earned for completing each puzzle) out of the “piggy bank.” I deleted the app.
Adds after every round
This game was fun until they made me watch adds after every round of game which sometimes is only 30 seconds long. So you’re essentially watching more adds than actually playing the game
AI art
Uses AI, avoid completely.
Puzzles don't recognize valid words
If the word you are trying to select is not included it will tell you it's not a word. And I don't mean not a word in the puzzle, I mean you don't get credit for it or anything.
Had to stop playing because of this, too infuriating.
Had to stop playing because of this, too infuriating.
Wrong age rating
This is not appropriately rated for ages 4+. There were words on the word search such as “hell” “sins” “virgin” “demon.” Really weird vibes and not appropriate for children playing
Slow and glitchy
This app makes my brand new phone hot after playing for more than 10 minutes. It drains my battery very quickly and it gets slow reaction time. It’s a simple word game and should not be draining that much power.
Ads Ads Ads
I truly enjoy the game, but the amount of ads that pop up is ridiculous. The worst part is you’ll be forced to play game ad before you can close it. Normally I can deal with a few ads, but not after every single level.
EXPLICIT R RATED ADS
The game itself is fine. Ads between each and every short level. All the games are like this these days tho. The problem is the extremely explicit sexual smut ads for Galatea audio books. This is not something geared just to me as I do not read romance or smut. Hopefully young people aren’t seeing these ads. I hate them. Makes me not want to play the game at all.
Great when it works
This game is fun and challenging when it works and I love to play it. Unfortunately, more than half of the time it tells me there is no WiFi connection, when there is (every other app/game on my phone works). I have not been able to play for almost three days now due to this message. It’s annoying, especially when I’m playing to earn points.
It’s enjoyable
Overall, the game itself is fun. There is not a given word list which adds to the challenge. The first 10 levels (atom) you breeze through without any ads. After that you are forced into ads about every four levels. Most ads are not that long but some will crash the app. You can also play optional ads for bonuses. I would give more stars if there were fewer ads.
Ads
I was really enjoying the game until banner ads started popping up in the middle of the screen throughout each game. I have honestly never had that happen in any other game I have ever played. As much as I enjoyed it, I will be deleting the game.
Fun but….
This is a fun concept and has potential to be challenging but way too many ads!
So many ads your head spins
They break through your game multiple times with no shame. It almost makes the game unplayable
Sentiment summary
98%
Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)