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Gecko Out
Rollic Games · 42,865 ratings · ★ 4.6
4.6
★★★★★
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1
"game"
27 negative reviews mention this · 64% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fix ads. Ads kept popping up mid game from the bottom of the screen without me touching it. It threw me off and I lost all my extra bonus help on a very hard level." - SSB256
2
"levels"
16 negative reviews mention this · 38% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Game still steals coins. I’m DONE!!!. Updated review 6/24/2026: Deleting this game. And three stars. It is a shame too, I really like it and was on level 1336. Just lost 1000 points this week due to this goofy setup described below. Also, it is ridiculous that you cannot get th…" - salsmismilnik
3
"hard"
12 negative reviews mention this · 29% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fix ads. Ads kept popping up mid game from the bottom of the screen without me touching it. It threw me off and I lost all my extra bonus help on a very hard level." - SSB256
4
"level"
12 negative reviews mention this · 29% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fix ads. Ads kept popping up mid game from the bottom of the screen without me touching it. It threw me off and I lost all my extra bonus help on a very hard level." - SSB256
5
"impossible"
9 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Forced to spend actual money. Starts out fun. But the more you advance, the harder levels are impossible to solve without spending actual money on tools needed to solve. Deleted it." - Ghyf12
6
"without"
7 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fix ads. Ads kept popping up mid game from the bottom of the screen without me touching it. It threw me off and I lost all my extra bonus help on a very hard level." - SSB256
7
"timer"
7 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads ads ads. This was a fun game until suddenly, in the last couple weeks, ads started popping up IN THE MIDDLE of playing a level. It doesn’t even stop the timer. Like wthell, never seen anything like it." - Irie Swerve
8
"give"
6 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Liked it at first. I liked this game, event spent $12. Well, these “very hard” levels that feel daunting and impossible not only do they give you less than two minutes, they taunt you to purchase more stuff just to complete the level in such a short time span…" - Nightonic
9
"play"
6 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Game still steals coins. I’m DONE!!!. Updated review 6/24/2026: Deleting this game. And three stars. It is a shame too, I really like it and was on level 1336. Just lost 1000 points this week due to this goofy setup described below. Also, it is ridiculous that you cannot get th…" - salsmismilnik
10
"extra"
5 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fix ads. Ads kept popping up mid game from the bottom of the screen without me touching it. It threw me off and I lost all my extra bonus help on a very hard level." - SSB256
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"money"
5 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Game still steals coins. I’m DONE!!!. Updated review 6/24/2026: Deleting this game. And three stars. It is a shame too, I really like it and was on level 1336. Just lost 1000 points this week due to this goofy setup described below. Also, it is ridiculous that you cannot get th…" - salsmismilnik
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"until"
5 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads ads ads. This was a fun game until suddenly, in the last couple weeks, ads started popping up IN THE MIDDLE of playing a level. It doesn’t even stop the timer. Like wthell, never seen anything like it." - Irie Swerve
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Game still steals coins. I’m DONE!!!
Updated review 6/24/2026:
Deleting this game. And three stars. It is a shame too, I really like it and was on level 1336. Just lost 1000 points this week due to this goofy setup described below. Also, it is ridiculous that you cannot get through a level even with the powerups and adventures bounty. Does anyone even see if a human can win these levels before you take them live? You’ve made enough money off of me. DONE
When I have extra coins I can never keep them because when time runs out and my finger is swiping the screen the game ‘plays’ those coins for me. This needs changed. You need to add another step (“are you sure?”) or move the option button to a part of the screen where gameplay doesn’t occur. It is very frustrating to lose those coins when you already know the current game is a lost cause.
Deleting this game. And three stars. It is a shame too, I really like it and was on level 1336. Just lost 1000 points this week due to this goofy setup described below. Also, it is ridiculous that you cannot get through a level even with the powerups and adventures bounty. Does anyone even see if a human can win these levels before you take them live? You’ve made enough money off of me. DONE
When I have extra coins I can never keep them because when time runs out and my finger is swiping the screen the game ‘plays’ those coins for me. This needs changed. You need to add another step (“are you sure?”) or move the option button to a part of the screen where gameplay doesn’t occur. It is very frustrating to lose those coins when you already know the current game is a lost cause.
Forced to spend actual money
Starts out fun. But the more you advance, the harder levels are impossible to solve without spending actual money on tools needed to solve. Deleted it.
White Glives
Those white gloves are really getting on my nerves telling me where to tap and giving me no other option. Makes me want to delete all may game apps. I have better stuff to do!
Piss poor
Nothing to it
Android version has more
Coin shower which never have I seen happen on iOS version and adventurers bounty has TEN power ups instead of just five. What the actual hell?
Expensive
It would be nice if there was a little more time and cheaper to buy extra tokens.
Money pit
Originally downloaded this game to play and earn money through tester up. This game is so trash that literally all the hard and very hard levels are exactly that! My first goal for the speed bonus $ was to reach level 250 in one day… That’s nearly impossible if I’m getting stuck on the hard levels and having to replay it 10x without spending actual money for coins, hearts and tools/boosters. Not to mention the time limit is pitiful… Only 1 min & 45 secs, really??? Can’t even actually enjoy the game, and it causes more frustration if anything. I think I’m going to have to pass on this offer.
Events
What is with all these “events” that force me to close out 20 different things? I just want to do a damn puzzle.
honestly deserves 0 stars
at some point this game is impossible to win in. the lucky roll is literally useless at later levels. developer doesn’t really care that much except for pushing people to pay for micro transactions
1000’s of pop ups
Game can’t be played
Remove
Too many Ads
Ads
This game is flooded with ads and micro transactions. It really ruins the experience.
Stop asking for a review
Stop asking for a review
If every single level is very hard it’s like no levels are hard
setting 40 seconds to practically rearrange the board 3 times isn’t “medium” level and I think you know it
Too many ads
Too many ads now that I’ve hit whatever level. They play between every level. I will be deleting the game.
no longer fun
The game in further levels have become near impossible with only a minute to attempt to do them. it’s basically become unplayable and unenjoyable.
Timer ☹️
I wish there were a relaxed mode with no time limit.
Impossible
Not fun. Adds to stress
Remove the timer
I will give the game 5 stars if we have the option to turn the timer off. (This needs to remain true for all levels, not just the first few.)
Rules changing
The rules and levels change too quickly to truly enjoy a relaxing game.
Ridiculous
This game is fun until you reach a hard level and then you’re stuck forever because there’s no way to solve it in the amount of time that you give us this game would be funner without the time restriction
Watch out, they’ll scam you
For all of the months I’ve been playing this game - I’ve received the gecko pass as soon as I purchase it. This most recent update has made it where you have to activate it after purchase. I bought it twice thinking the first purchase had failed since it was not activated. After releasing the second purchase didn’t work I went into my account and found I had to activate it after the purchase. I submitted a complaint, they claimed they would refund my money in a few days, but I was notified days later that my refund had been rejected. I asked why the purchase suddenly had to be activated when in the past it took effect at purchase & never got an explanation, just the promise of a refund that never came. I’m so disappointed.
Higher levels are not possible and require buying extras
Dealbreaker and predatory. Self explanatory.
DO NOT INSTALL!!!!
You CANNOT Opt Out, they sell your data! READ PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING!!!!!!!
They did NOT remove my data as requested. Tons of spam resulting. No customer response.
Game is very cute and fun. Would pay for game if PRIVACY policy was reasonable. Unfortunately it is not.
They did NOT remove my data as requested. Tons of spam resulting. No customer response.
Game is very cute and fun. Would pay for game if PRIVACY policy was reasonable. Unfortunately it is not.
Menu Crazy
I have to go through at least 3 different menus before actually playing the game
Don't bother
As usual, you make the game with too little time and too hard. You're on my blacklist of never play another game by these developers. You're the single worst developer I've seen.
I CAN’T DOWNLOAD IT
I CAN’T DOWNLOAD IT
Don’t do too good.
Once you get to a certain point they make the levels impossible by making the time allowed so short you have to pay to even have a chance and they don’t reply when you contact support. For instance level 1499- cannot be done in one minute. And the default message is yes it can but they won’t prove it and it’s all over many message boards etc that without tons of extras it cannot be done. They scam you into
Having to pay to continue.
Having to pay to continue.
Fix ads
Ads kept popping up mid game from the bottom of the screen without me touching it. It threw me off and I lost all my extra bonus help on a very hard level.
Ads ads ads
This was a fun game until suddenly, in the last couple weeks, ads started popping up IN THE MIDDLE of playing a level. It doesn’t even stop the timer. Like wthell, never seen anything like it.
Could be great.
Some of the higher levels require a perfect run to beat. It is designed to make you pay or have perfect dexterity to complete.
Liked it at first
I liked this game, event spent $12. Well, these “very hard” levels that feel daunting and impossible not only do they give you less than two minutes, they taunt you to purchase more stuff just to complete the level in such a short time span. Very discouraging to play when I feel punished for making it further. The short time, and you use the upgrade to add more time and you get a whopping 3 seconds extra? Wanted to love it, but it’s annoying and discouraging now.
Stingy on time boosters
The premise is cute, I love the animation, and there are creative ways the game is made challenging. I played about 80 levels to give the game a fair chance, but what did me in was the timer-or more specifically, time boosters. A time booster in this game gives you… 3 whole extra seconds. That doesn’t qualify as a booster, especially on the Super Hard levels. The resulting frustration makes the game not worth keeping.
Ugh timer
Every time someone comes up with a cute game they put a timer on it and suck all the fun out of it. This is just stressful.
Fun but extremely frustrating
This game is so fun, and in the beginning it was great! However, once you get past a certain point it becomes absolutely rage inducing as the levels get ridiculously difficult to do in only 1 minute. It then becomes more of a “pay to play” game. I feel the developers know this, and don’t care about customer satisfaction whatsoever. It would be great if they were like most games I play and offered tools/coins for watching ads. But nope, that would mean people wouldn’t have to pay to pass their impossible very hard levels… I’m so frustrated that I’m seriously considering uninstalling. Please developers,I’m begging you to stop being so money hungry and give us more free items,or ads for free items so we can continue playing without having to drain our bank accounts!
Ugly
Nearly impossible to solve right from early levels especially with time restriction, which is extremely frustrating and annoying.. difficult to distinguish colors and yes the graphics are ugly.. thanks but game is deleted!
Can’t watch an ad to gain more time.
Wish I could watch an ad to gain
More time in a hard level. It only prompts to use your points or purchase time. I’d rather watch a short ad as it helps take a break on my eyes from the game anyway. But then you want 1900 points to give you 20 seconds. come on. Ridiculous. I’ll keep playing until I find a different game that gives better options.
More time in a hard level. It only prompts to use your points or purchase time. I’d rather watch a short ad as it helps take a break on my eyes from the game anyway. But then you want 1900 points to give you 20 seconds. come on. Ridiculous. I’ll keep playing until I find a different game that gives better options.
Too hard
Would be great if you could opt out of the time limit. Some people want to just play for fun. Also, they say every level is doable without buying things but that’s false! I even looked at YouTube to help with a level and those people, while fast, still can’t make it in the time. Deleting game because of this.
Fun but horrible for people with color issues.
This game was fun and I was enjoying it greatly, until it got to the levels where multiple colors were added that look very similar. There is no color blind setting or anyway to get around the colors such as color swap, shapes, or anything similar. To make things worse, the timed levels are so down to the number that by the time it takes me to realize what that color is, as I would bring the gecko to the wrong color, thinking it was the right color, the time would run out on the level. This game is terribly unforgiving for mistaking colors or for people who have color issues.
It’s fun but I deleted it
The game is fun but the timer is too short and takes away from the enjoyment of the game. Ended up deleting because of that.
Darn Timer
Having a timer ruined ALL the fun
Too Hard also
Too Hard also
Used to love it but now it’s ridiculous
Up until 1170-ish, this game was cool and fun. I even literally decided to buy it. Right before I bought it, I unlocked a new ‘feature’…the bow and arrow. And it’s so stupid and hard and just…sucked all the fun out of the game for me. Not even worth continuing.
Sentiment summary
91%
Positive (4-5★)
5%
Neutral (3★)
4%
Negative (1-2★)