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Knit Away - Yarn 3D
PIXON PTE. LTD. · 20,955 ratings · ★ 4.9
4.9
★★★★★
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"game"
44 negative reviews mention this · 69% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads have sound. The ads have sounds, people talking, etc. it all sounds like bad ai. Too bad, it was a fun game." - jtash13
2
"level"
19 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Why?. I’m stuck on one level for too long Only way out from this level is pay for stuffs use on this game Sad … I have to delete this game" - Free game ?!
3
"play"
18 negative reviews mention this · 28% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Would not recommend. 1. Win the game? Here’s an ad. Want to multiply your coins? Only with an ad. About to lose and want an extra life? Here’s an ad. Lose the game (due to bad RNG?) Here’s an ad. Lose the game (just because you’re bad at it?) Here’s an ad. …" - Yoit2526
4
"playing"
14 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Would not recommend. 1. Win the game? Here’s an ad. Want to multiply your coins? Only with an ad. About to lose and want an extra life? Here’s an ad. Lose the game (due to bad RNG?) Here’s an ad. Lose the game (just because you’re bad at it?) Here’s an ad. …" - Yoit2526
5
"watch"
14 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Would not recommend. 1. Win the game? Here’s an ad. Want to multiply your coins? Only with an ad. About to lose and want an extra life? Here’s an ad. Lose the game (due to bad RNG?) Here’s an ad. Lose the game (just because you’re bad at it?) Here’s an ad. …" - Yoit2526
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"money"
13 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Would not recommend. 1. Win the game? Here’s an ad. Want to multiply your coins? Only with an ad. About to lose and want an extra life? Here’s an ad. Lose the game (due to bad RNG?) Here’s an ad. Lose the game (just because you’re bad at it?) Here’s an ad. …" - Yoit2526
7
"without"
13 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Would not recommend. 1. Win the game? Here’s an ad. Want to multiply your coins? Only with an ad. About to lose and want an extra life? Here’s an ad. Lose the game (due to bad RNG?) Here’s an ad. Lose the game (just because you’re bad at it?) Here’s an ad. …" - Yoit2526
8
"levels"
11 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Would not recommend. 1. Win the game? Here’s an ad. Want to multiply your coins? Only with an ad. About to lose and want an extra life? Here’s an ad. Lose the game (due to bad RNG?) Here’s an ad. Lose the game (just because you’re bad at it?) Here’s an ad. …" - Yoit2526
9
"coins"
8 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Would not recommend. 1. Win the game? Here’s an ad. Want to multiply your coins? Only with an ad. About to lose and want an extra life? Here’s an ad. Lose the game (due to bad RNG?) Here’s an ad. Lose the game (just because you’re bad at it?) Here’s an ad. …" - Yoit2526
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"start"
8 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Would not recommend. 1. Win the game? Here’s an ad. Want to multiply your coins? Only with an ad. About to lose and want an extra life? Here’s an ad. Lose the game (due to bad RNG?) Here’s an ad. Lose the game (just because you’re bad at it?) Here’s an ad. …" - Yoit2526
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"watching"
8 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Would not recommend. 1. Win the game? Here’s an ad. Want to multiply your coins? Only with an ad. About to lose and want an extra life? Here’s an ad. Lose the game (due to bad RNG?) Here’s an ad. Lose the game (just because you’re bad at it?) Here’s an ad. …" - Yoit2526
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"impossible"
8 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "ADS AFTER EVERY LEVEL!. I think developers who claim there are no ads in their apps and then who proceed to have an ad after every level should be held accountable and legally responsible for false advertisement. You literally have an ad after every single level, …" - KeepItReal1111
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Ads have sound
The ads have sounds, people talking, etc. it all sounds like bad ai. Too bad, it was a fun game.
Would not recommend
1. Win the game? Here’s an ad.
Want to multiply your coins? Only with an ad.
About to lose and want an extra life? Here’s an ad.
Lose the game (due to bad RNG?) Here’s an ad.
Lose the game (just because you’re bad at it?) Here’s an ad.
Want to just start over? Here’s an ad anyway.
2. You can’t zoom in enough. There are tiny things you’re supposed to hit that you can’t control whether it will hit that or the one next to it. This is by design- they want you to lose. Forget about trying to see what color is underneath the tiny ones. Holding down your finger doesn’t matter when your finger covers up the whole piece anyway.
3. Banner ads at the bottom of your screen randomly start playing tiny videos with volume, and you can’t X out of them. Any advertisers that see this- I think negatively of all the products I see in these ads. ☺️
4. I’ve seen the “No ads” go for 30, 20, 10, and 5 dollars 😂 It’s all made up. They just want to see what you will pay. They could charge a dollar if they wanted. Don’t waste your money.
5. Some levels have to be played 10+ times before you’ll get RNG that lets you win the game without watching ads or paying for coins. Players want to be able to win without watching more ads!
6. Weird looking AI-generated art. Looks fuzzy and yet smooth, just gross.
Want to multiply your coins? Only with an ad.
About to lose and want an extra life? Here’s an ad.
Lose the game (due to bad RNG?) Here’s an ad.
Lose the game (just because you’re bad at it?) Here’s an ad.
Want to just start over? Here’s an ad anyway.
2. You can’t zoom in enough. There are tiny things you’re supposed to hit that you can’t control whether it will hit that or the one next to it. This is by design- they want you to lose. Forget about trying to see what color is underneath the tiny ones. Holding down your finger doesn’t matter when your finger covers up the whole piece anyway.
3. Banner ads at the bottom of your screen randomly start playing tiny videos with volume, and you can’t X out of them. Any advertisers that see this- I think negatively of all the products I see in these ads. ☺️
4. I’ve seen the “No ads” go for 30, 20, 10, and 5 dollars 😂 It’s all made up. They just want to see what you will pay. They could charge a dollar if they wanted. Don’t waste your money.
5. Some levels have to be played 10+ times before you’ll get RNG that lets you win the game without watching ads or paying for coins. Players want to be able to win without watching more ads!
6. Weird looking AI-generated art. Looks fuzzy and yet smooth, just gross.
Another lying app
Download the game because it looked fun and the ad said “no ads” but of course there were forced ads. Going to delete. I wish there were some repercussions for false advertisement. So disappointing!
Ad audio even with ad free version
All of a sudden the game has started playing audio from ads even though I paid for the ad free version! FIX YOUR GAME!
ADS AFTER EVERY LEVEL!
I think developers who claim there are no ads in their apps and then who proceed to have an ad after every level should be held accountable and legally responsible for false advertisement. You literally have an ad after every single level, and then you also have to watch an ad if you want to get through some levels. I would actually enjoy this mind-numbing app otherwise, but with some of the levels, you absolutely cannot get through them without using the boosters. However, unless you watch an ad or spend some money, it is impossible to get through them without using the additional tools that are available. That means at some point you will have to watch ads. I’m not sure how this app acquired 4.9 stars, because I know I’m not the only person here who is annoyed about the fact that there are ads after every level, but that is also sketchy to me. As I said, although the game itself is enjoyable, it is not worth sitting through the monotony of ad after ad after ad when you have claimed there are none. I’d rather pay you an upfront fee for this app and earn the boosters/tools along the way than to waste any of my precious time on an ad. I will be deleting this app and continue to delete any others like it. I’ll also make sure that I leave 1-stars and negative feedback just like this so that maybe others will start to follow suit and force developers to be honest, ethical and transparent before we download these apps to our devices.
Audio on ads at the bottom are awful!
I like this game a lot and don’t complain about the fact that there are ads IN the game. But the audio that blasts out from the ads at the bottom of the screen are making this game unbearable to play. Hopefully they will fix this because it’s currently too awful to play. It started about a month ago. Please fix this! Ugh.
STOP THE AD SOUND
It’s becoming increasingly painstaking to play this game with all the ads and how many clicks you have to make to get out of the ads. The banner ads at the bottom should not automatically play sound! PLEASE STOP. Ads should also not open up Amazon automatically. I like playing. I’m getting closer to deleting because of all the anime though.
Sucks
Bro I swear this game makes your purposely lose just so you have to watch an add sooo annoying
The $9.99 “Ad Free” version of this game is a LIE!
I liked this game enough that I was willing to spend $9.99 to get the “Ad Free” version of the game. I’ll be requesting a refund from Apple. The developers of this game are nothing but greedy liars. To be able to use certain tools in the “Ad Free” version I either have to pay MORE money, use points (that are accumulated very slowly) or WATCH an annoying ad! Don’t waste your money purchasing this game.
Too many long and broken ads
I've given up after 5 levels and about 6 ads, impossible to play without watching ads that never end!
Give, then take away.
I had previously downloaded this app and deleted it. Now I remember why. The owners give you a booster, one booster. Then they force you use it to show you how it works. Most of us have played many versions of this type of game, trust me owners, we know how they work. You don’t need to show us. So remember folks, what they give, they take away. Yes it may be fun, but they don’t care, unless of course, you purchase more boosters to replace those that they forced you to use.
Ads are too intrusive!
The small banner ads at the bottom has all of a sudden started playing loudly while I’m playing. I downloaded this game to relax. I hate this and will be deleting the app. I don’t want to have to turn off my ringer and miss my notifications.
Horrible ads while playing
I’ve loved this game for a while and I don’t mind the add between games and for the extra tools but I am beyond annoyed with the ads playing during the game play. Sad sad decision to do that. The ads will play even if the game app is open
Unwinnable
The most unwinnable of all the yarn games, even with the extra yarn slots. There are so many others that aren't pay to win!
DELETED
DELETED
Ads blasting
With this latest update I have noticed that the ads play with sound blasting and won’t stay muted. So annoying. I used to enjoy this game.
Ad redeems are broken
The “x” never pop ups up to close ads them and get the redeem for the brush, vacuum, extra box, etc. You have to force close the game and start the level completely over. Deleting the app
Loud ads
The latest update plays the sounds of ads while you’re playing the game. Very loud and very distracting with no option to mute them. Then you finish the game and you’re force to watch the ads that you just listened to over and over and over again.
Too Many Ads
After each game there is an ad! Some of them freeze and you must fully close the app. The ads after each game is ridiculous.
You will pay if you want to get off a level
Worst game I have played. It cheats by only giving you boxes of a color not on the screen at all. You’ll play an easy level longer than any of the hard levels as a result. The game will force you to pay to get off a level as you’ll be so sick of playing the same image 20 times. Some levels take a significant amount of time to play. Absolute cheat and manipulative game
3 minute ads!
Fun game. I paid to have ads removed, but to get tools you have to watch 3 minute ads, crazy! I don’t mind watching a 30 sec or 1 min ad, but 3 minutes isn’t right! I watch ads as much as I play the game.
Ads ads ads
While the game is fun and graphics are pleasant, the game quickly begins to give you an ad after every level, which takes away the fun when each ad requires pressing some small button 3 to 4 times just to get back to the game. This game is not worth all that, easy choice to uninstall.
SEXUALLY EXPLICIT ADS
NOT FOR CHILDREN!!! THEIR ADS SHOW YOU X-RATED GRAPHIC NOVELS. About sexual acts BOYCOTT these games that prey within children’s games
A Money Game
The game is fun, however in order to get past certain levels it will cost you money. After I failed a level 25 times, I deleted the game.
Very glitchy
Glitches and gets stuck often enough to be irritating. You lose points and prizes and have to play the same level again.
This game sucks
S u c k s
Was fun until forced to pay to win
At level 45 it was no longer strategy. It became impossible to win without boosters which required watching ads or spending money. But they limit how many ads you can watch and you still couldn’t win. I’d rather pay a flat fee for a good app up front than pay money to win a game that’s impossible to win with my own brain. How stupid is that?
You should be ashamed of yourself
You have to make SOME levels passable.
I buy the option for no ads and then packages that include free play and tools, and you still make levels impassable. Again, you should be ashamed! You don’t have to be THAT greedy.
I buy the option for no ads and then packages that include free play and tools, and you still make levels impassable. Again, you should be ashamed! You don’t have to be THAT greedy.
Need to use the tools to win
Before the latest update, I could beat multiple levels without needed any of the tools, but now I can’t seem to win even the “easy” levels without them. Which means I need to purchase coins with money or watching ads. Now ads are at least a minute long AND they limit the number of times you can choose to watch ads which means I’d need to buy coins. Frustrating.
Ads ads ads
More ads then play time
Coins
It’s incredible annoying that after a certain amount of levels you don’t have the option to watch an add to get any of the tools. I’m on level 424 and half of the levels I would have to pay to get coins to pass them. I love this app but it is so annoying and it’s just a money grab at this point
Coins
Every time I beat level, I either don’t get all of the coins that I won or the amount that I won gets subtracted from my total.
Ads
It’s advertised in other games as “no ads” maybe the first 10-20 levels it doesn’t give you ads but then you can’t avoid them. At the end of the level when it gives you your “prize” it gives you the choice of regular or x3 with an ad. Even if you choose regular it still gives you an ad with the regular prize. It’s so annoying I deleted it.
Too many long ads
Too many long ads and half of the ads don't load correctly then you have to force the game closed and you lose everything. Don't waste your time
Random music
I have sound and music muted but I've been half way through the same level 3 times where some random music starts blasting in my ears. I still have music and sound muted but the only thing that stops it is closing the app, which resets my progress on the current level as well as taking a life away
Awful Game
They make you think their game is the best but it’s just like the others. I paid for no ads so now I no longer have the option to watch a commercial when I run out of moves. I AM DELETING!
Knit Away-if you like ads!
This game has far too many ads. Not only that, they are super long ads. plus an ad has locked up on me a few times and I had to close the whole window & lost all my progress and had to start over. After you get to a certain level, it’s impossible to win without having to watch multiple ads to get a boost to save your game.
It’s a shame because it is a cute game.
UPDATE: I can’t get past level 327 unless I want to spend real money. The game is set up so you can’t win unless you spend real money. I’ve tried for a week, it’s impossible to win and at this level, there isn’t even an option to watch ads to move on. Not worth it!
It’s a shame because it is a cute game.
UPDATE: I can’t get past level 327 unless I want to spend real money. The game is set up so you can’t win unless you spend real money. I’ve tried for a week, it’s impossible to win and at this level, there isn’t even an option to watch ads to move on. Not worth it!
Total ripoff
I downloaded this hoping for a relaxing experience and even paid to remove ads, but it’s impossible to complete most levels without multiple boosters which require you to watch ads or pay for. Totally ruins my zen. Do not recommend.
Latest update ruined everything
Me and my daughter used to love this game and then I made the mistake of updating the app a few days ago. It is no longer functional and won’t let me get out of ads and just keeps looping to different challenges and never lets me just x out to play the game. Such a shame. Looking for a different yarn game now because my daughter was obsessed with this.
Not Really Free
Love this game except after awhile, the only way to advance is to pay for coins/prizes. Watching ads is blocked. Very disappointing.
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The ads are ridiculously long and make the game not worth it.
scam
this game is impossible to beat without PAYING .. it’s incredibly addicting and therapeutic and the creators know this .. they weaponized this app in the name of capitalism
Impossible - Look at other games
Some levels are impossible without boosters or whatever they call them and it becomes pay to play or watch ads to play. Except the ads don’t always work. AND the ads are some of the most obnoxious ones I’ve come across. All are loud and there’s rarely a mute button. There’s better yarn games out there, don’t waste your time.
New update
Your new update is terrible. When you get to a difficult spot, you can only get one “helper” before you have to restart and loose all your work- and if you’re too far the only help you can get is to BUY coins. Deleting.
Watch Ad Gone!!!
We used to be able to watch an ad to get help but that option is gone. Not spending more money. I spent money once and now the watch ad option is gone. UNINSRA
Disappointed
This game is reasonably entertaining and I would have kept it, except for the ads.
You can’t 'earn' any rewards playing the game.
You have to buy every function by watching an ad.
And nothing carries over to the next level.
After finishing a level you can’t even claim the money earned without watching another ad!!
So, even though it advertises no ads - EVERY function requires an ad.
Ridiculous.
You can’t 'earn' any rewards playing the game.
You have to buy every function by watching an ad.
And nothing carries over to the next level.
After finishing a level you can’t even claim the money earned without watching another ad!!
So, even though it advertises no ads - EVERY function requires an ad.
Ridiculous.
Why?
I’m stuck on one level for too long
Only way out from this level is pay for stuffs use on this game
Sad … I have to delete this game
Only way out from this level is pay for stuffs use on this game
Sad … I have to delete this game
Ads with sound
There are already too many ads, even for a free game. but now it has ads going at the bottom during game play. and half of them have sound that will not turn off. i’d rather delete the app than be expected to pay to get rid of that level of bs
Not what they say
Fooled again! Adds start showing up around level 5. They advertise no adds
You lost me with the Piggybank
I really enjoyed this game, and I was willing to put up with the ads. However, adding in the piggybank feature to hold 2,000 of my coins hostage was the final straw. It takes so much effort to earn that many coins, and I watched my supply drain even as I completed rounds because my winnings all went into the stupid piggybank. I will not pay for them, for coins that I already earned through playing and watching ads. So, I will officially be deleting the app now. Congratulations. You lost another user through your greed and bad choices.
Loud pop up ads in middle of game
This game use to be great. Recently there have been very loud ads at the bottom of the page that randomly turn on and start talking or play loud music during the game. Happens repeatedly. Very frustrating and disruptive. Had to delete the game.
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Sentiment summary
97%
Positive (4-5★)
1%
Neutral (3★)
2%
Negative (1-2★)