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Knit Away
PIXON PTE. LTD. · 19,302 ratings · ★ 4.9
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"game"
35 negative reviews mention this · 61% of all complaints
★★★★★ "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." - F17507
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"level"
23 negative reviews mention this · 40% of all complaints
★★★★★ "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 …" - DizzleSizzlefo
3
"without"
18 negative reviews mention this · 32% of all complaints
★★★★★ "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 ap…" - Shopper4103
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"watch"
17 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "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." - F17507
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"play"
15 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "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." - F17507
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"money"
15 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No more ads for upgrades?. I relied on ads for upgrades (extra bins, etc.) so I wasn’t forced to purchase, but that is suddenly not available anymore. So, no ads, but your shelling out lots of money" - bob's_apples
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"levels"
12 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "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." - Men Igna
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"every"
10 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "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 …" - DizzleSizzlefo
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"playing"
10 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Expensive and Frustrating. This game would be really fun if you weren’t forced to spend money to play for longer than five minutes! And it should at least start you out with the tools you need the first time playing each new day/session." - Melli1200
10
"watching"
9 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "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." - F17507
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"worth"
9 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "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 …" - DizzleSizzlefo
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"impossible"
9 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "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 ap…" - Shopper4103
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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.
Ads for power ups
I use to be able to watch ads if I start to struggle on a level an now I can’t pretty frustrated with it
Pay to win
Even after you pay for no adds you still have to watch them to unlock an extra spot. The adds are almost 2 minutes long. At a certain point you can only unlock one extra spot. They want you to spend money to continue to play this game after the beginning. I will be deleting. I only wish I could get my money back.
Horrid game
You get to a point when there is zero choice but to watch more completely, worthless ads.
Unwanted challenges
On these challenges on your game, is there a way you could put an X on the little challenge from the start without having to kill your game cause I don’t like to play the challenges on this game and if you could put an X on it that would be great to bypass it
Wasted my time
The ads are very long and with some of them, you don’t even get the chance to go back and play. If I use unlimited lives, I get zero lives after the time runs out.
Greedy developers over game ads
This game has so much potential to be a fun relaxing game to pass time. I very much enjoyed the game concept and gameplay however the amount of ads and how long the ads run for is unreal. If you win a level, you have 2 options: either watch an ad to receive a bare minimum amount of coins, or the option to watch an ad and win 2-5x the coins. I have never played a game where you are forced to watch an ad either way until this game. If you lose a game, you are instantly put to watch an ad. Once you get around the 40th level or so, it is impossible for you to win the levels without an upgrade. If you don’t have enough coins, want more coins, or choose the unfortunate option of watching an ad, it is, believe it or not, 5 MINUTES. The ad itself runs for about two minutes, then you have to wait an additional minute for the X button to appear on your screen, then an additional minute for the X button to appear again before the 4th X to boot you back in the game with your upgrade. I have permanently deleted this game as the developer does not deserve to receive $10 to remove these outrageously long ads. This game is not worth that. I would highly recommend picking other games that do not force you to watch ads to continue playing. There are plenty of other games that deserve you and your time more than these greedy developers who chose to charge $10 for players to remove unbearably long ads the developers chose to include in their game.
Don’t waste your time
Not worth it. Unfortunately with all the apple updates they still will not give us to opportunities to give no stars
Game crash
I love love loved playing this game every night to fall asleep..:and now all of a sudden I get to level 401 the app crashes and doesn’t work 😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐
Impossible to play w/o purchasing or watching tons of adds
I really like this little game but the level are impossible to navigate through without making a purchase in every 2 minute level or watching add after add. If you enjoy spending more time watching adds than playing, this is the game for you.
Upper levels hard to obtain
The game starts out fun. However, as you get up higher levels it is impossible to move up without purchasing buttons to extend game or booster for help.
Inappropriate ads for age range
Sexual ads between levels when the app is rated ages 4+!
Ads kill the calm
This used to be relaxing fun. Be prepared for ads and hard puzzles almost impossible without buying extras and boosts. A real piece of yarn would be far more fun.
Game Crashes
this game crashes all the damn time. and every time it crashes, you lose a life. i haven’t played for more than 15 minutes without it crashing on me an making it to where i can’t do anything for about 30 seconds then i have to lock my phone and then close the app. with as much money as the ads brings this game you’d figure they would figure this out.
TOO many ads
I actually enjoyed this game and would have rated it way higher however there is an add after every single level. At that point it becomes very annoying and honestly, not even worth the game.
Breaks on iOS 26.1
Played this game for many weeks - great game! Then updated to iOS 26.1 and graphics freeze and/or garble, screen flickers, and / or phone locks. Have to restart the phone. Can’t even get through a single level without it crashing. 😕
No more ads for upgrades?
I relied on ads for upgrades (extra bins, etc.) so I wasn’t forced to purchase, but that is suddenly not available anymore. So, no ads, but your shelling out lots of money
A LOT of Ads
The game itself is a lot of fun, but once you pass level 3-4, you’re getting long ads between every single level. You have to close out the app completely and then reopen it to skip them.
Ads redirecting
I can not stand the ads that automatically take you out of the game, opens safari and ALSO the App Store! Please stop this! I’ll watch the damn ad, just stop redirecting my damn phone please 😣😤
Problem
It keeps telling me ive failed even when i havent. If i use all the extra yarn slots but there is a green bin with 1 slot left and there is green on the screen it still tells me ive lost.
Expensive and Frustrating
This game would be really fun if you weren’t forced to spend money to play for longer than five minutes! And it should at least start you out with the tools you need the first time playing each new day/session.
Not worth it
Enjoyed playing it until I got to a level that was very hard, and there is really no way to solve it. Game won’t give you the colors needed to win. Disappointing. My grand was enjoying it bc she could do it with the colors, but ruined it for us when we absolutely couldn’t pass the VERY hard level.
Too Many Ads!
I love the actual game play. However, there are ads for everything. And ones you cannot close without closing the whole app.
Yes you are given the option of paying $10 for ad free, but I just downloaded and started playing. Not sure I’m ready to commit but the content ads are driving me away faster than my interest to continue playing.
Also, is it actually ad-free if I pay???
Yes you are given the option of paying $10 for ad free, but I just downloaded and started playing. Not sure I’m ready to commit but the content ads are driving me away faster than my interest to continue playing.
Also, is it actually ad-free if I pay???
Too many ads.
Can’t do anything without an ad. Earn coins very slowly to gain hints and helps.
Fun But Have to Spend $
The game is really fun and relaxing, but you get to a certain point where you can’t pass the level without spending money.
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Sentiment summary
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