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Mahjong Blast
Nebula Studio · 393,139 ratings · ★ 4.9
4.9
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Top complaints - extracted from 33 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.
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"game"
23 negative reviews mention this · 70% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Bad ads. Your ads get stuck in a cycle. Game must not be any better" - Player Ju
2
"free"
10 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "ads after every game over 20 and glitchy ads for powerups. dont download thinking this game is 100% ad free, they lyin to yall. and when you watch an ad for a powerup the ads are weirdly long and glitchy at times. the amount of times i had to close and reload the app because the x wouldnt pop up is…" - theseniggtwatsknoweverything
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"every"
9 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads. The ad said NO ads!! What happened there is ads every time after I win. So you lied right!" - Fl. Cracker 23
4
"better"
5 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Bad ads. Your ads get stuck in a cycle. Game must not be any better" - Player Ju
5
"lied"
5 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads. The ad said NO ads!! What happened there is ads every time after I win. So you lied right!" - Fl. Cracker 23
6
"another"
5 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads!. Really like this game. Challenging and fun. However I am forced to try a different mahjong game as this had too many ads. After every level, an ad. Restart a level, another ad. Power ups? Ads! I end up watching ads than playing the game. Ca…" - SmokinDevil
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"play"
5 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ai slop Events. I haven’t even played the game but I can already tell that it’s ai slop." - G O B 34
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"played"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ai slop Events. I haven’t even played the game but I can already tell that it’s ai slop." - G O B 34
9
"playing"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "False advertising!!. I am playing a different mahjong game and a mahjong blast ad came on and it’s the one that says “you must download the newest version of this game”, but if you click on it it takes you to the store to download mahjong blast, NOT an update o…" - Bowling Alley Fries
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"mahjong"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "False advertising!!. I am playing a different mahjong game and a mahjong blast ad came on and it’s the one that says “you must download the newest version of this game”, but if you click on it it takes you to the store to download mahjong blast, NOT an update o…" - Bowling Alley Fries
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"download"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "False advertising!!. I am playing a different mahjong game and a mahjong blast ad came on and it’s the one that says “you must download the newest version of this game”, but if you click on it it takes you to the store to download mahjong blast, NOT an update o…" - Bowling Alley Fries
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Bad ads
Your ads get stuck in a cycle. Game must not be any better
Ai slop Events
I haven’t even played the game but I can already tell that it’s ai slop.
False advertising!!
I am playing a different mahjong game and a mahjong blast ad came on and it’s the one that says “you must download the newest version of this game”, but if you click on it it takes you to the store to download mahjong blast, NOT an update of the game you’re playing.
That is such a horrible way to advertise. I’m sure it fools people who aren’t very tech savvy, which means they are taking advantage of someone. I am deleting this game.
That is such a horrible way to advertise. I’m sure it fools people who aren’t very tech savvy, which means they are taking advantage of someone. I am deleting this game.
Ads
The ad said NO ads!! What happened there is ads every time after I win. So you lied right!
No NO NO
It’s a joke. It keeps matching for you so you can’t finish and the ads are non stop. Awful idea for a game
ads after every game over 20 and glitchy ads for powerups
dont download thinking this game is 100% ad free, they lyin to yall. and when you watch an ad for a powerup the ads are weirdly long and glitchy at times. the amount of times i had to close and reload the app because the x wouldnt pop up is crazy. save yourselves your time while you can
Too many ads!
Really like this game. Challenging and fun. However I am forced to try a different mahjong game as this had too many ads. After every level, an ad. Restart a level, another ad. Power ups? Ads! I end up watching ads than playing the game. Can’t do it anymore.
NOT ad free
NOT ad free
Ads!!!!!
The game details say there are NO ADS!! Why are there ads then???
THERE IS LITERALLY ADS
Ad free lasted for about 2 days. So lame.
Ad for this is lying
Don’t be fooled by the ad for this game. I tried it cause the ad said NO ads and other things that made it sound like a better game to play. Well guess what they lied. After you get through the first 10 levels there are ad’s all through. To go to another level an ad!! Do t be fooled. I gave it a one star cause the game play was ok but the ad’s are like all the rest
Too many ads
Game was going great do the first hour. Then ad after every single board. Get out of here with that garbage.
No ads?
They out themselves as add free and that is a lie. After EVERY round this game tries to get you to download another game and will not relent. You are stuck until you get it. No thanks
Ad free is a lie
False advertising! This game is not ad free and I’ve gotten stuck in ads with no way out but to close and reopen ad. The game itself is decent but the as lie really annoyed me.
Way too many ads
Game is fine, but not worth watching a 45+ sec ad after every single level. I understand having ads in games is necessary, but the amount of ads is so ridiculous. And they aren’t short ads you can click out of. I’ll be finding a new app to download.
Confused
Why would you make a game but it’s so fun and so relaxing and then flip the crazy thing over into an ad for another app that has nothing to do with the game we subscribe to and we cannot get out of the ad. Can you help?
Perhaps the update fixes problems
I downloaded the app because it looked fun but it’s loaded with scammer ads and only gives you about 4 different puzzles with various tile faces. The patterns are exactly the same no matter how many levels up you reach.
The ads are bait and switch, leaving you at the mercy of unscrupulous Chinese product suppliers who take your money and send products that only closely resemble your order based on photos from legitimate USA companies.
The worst part is that you promise an ad-free game but after every game an ad still pops up. Talk about bait and switch! Apple should be ashamed of allowing customers to be so badly scammed!
The ads are bait and switch, leaving you at the mercy of unscrupulous Chinese product suppliers who take your money and send products that only closely resemble your order based on photos from legitimate USA companies.
The worst part is that you promise an ad-free game but after every game an ad still pops up. Talk about bait and switch! Apple should be ashamed of allowing customers to be so badly scammed!
Lies
The game says it don’t have ads and it does
Annoying Ads
The ads are insane. Tap to skip, tap again to close, tap a third time on the second close button. Not to mention if you miss the tiny close button and accidentally open the link. Apple should really enforce better design practices when it comes to ads!
It's a LIE!
They lied and said no ads. There ARE ads!
100% a GETTING FORCED ADS!
I was at first so excited to find an app with challenges like Vita’s Mahjong game… and since they won’t let me spend $3-5 to remove them; I found this one that claims no forced ads.
The first day I had two pop up. I thought maybe it was an accidental touch of the optional ads you can choose to do for special “save your butt” mechanics. But it was very clear, on my second day, that I was getting a terrible forced ad after every game! I feel very much LIED TO!
Gamer beware!
The first day I had two pop up. I thought maybe it was an accidental touch of the optional ads you can choose to do for special “save your butt” mechanics. But it was very clear, on my second day, that I was getting a terrible forced ad after every game! I feel very much LIED TO!
Gamer beware!
Mahjong blast
Fun to play
Ads are horrible
game is fun but the ads are never ending and distracts from the tempo of the game. there is NO option to pay to turn them off. deleting this game
WTF
I like this game but only when I can actually play it. You make a few matches before the game automatically matches the rest. Can You turn that off for goodness sake! I want to be able to play the game myself more than a few matches. Geesh
Add Free not True
Selling other games over and over again.
Even when I say not interested.
Even when I say not interested.
Unwanted features
This game would be better if it didn’t play half of the round for you. I couldn’t figure out a way to turn off the auto complete for a combo or turn off the tiles that start matching for you. Why would I “play” a game that is played for me? The tiles are cute but I’ll be finding a better app.
100%Add free???
It definitely has ads
Changes?
What happened to the placing of tiles at the top? I liked that feature of the game. Made it better.
Lied about no advertising!!
They claim 100% no advertising but that is not true.
AD FREE?
The write-up mentions several times that it is AdFree but the first time I played it I had to wait for one ad that was 30 seconds long followed by another that was about 20 seconds long. That’s not AdFree! What’s up?
Frustrating
I’ve been playing this game for a while now and it’s frustrating that as I’m doing the game it will just spontaneously start to clear the tiles. Frequently, it will say Epic Play and just clear the board halfway through the game. Then it gives the same awful, long ad that it forces you to engage with just to clear it and load a new game.
Potentially brilliant
This is such an absolute dopamine drip of a game- the mind numbing part is the continuous ADS. Lord God almighty what’s with the ADS - at least make it every other board NOT EVERY BOARD-- no pay option to stop it either is terrible - I have 154 levels completed which means I’ve seen 100k commercials -- I will quit playing solely because of the ads- even though I don’t want to. The game changed ads for about a week and I’ve played 585 levels - then yesterday the repetitive ads started back. I gotta say farewell to this game I can’t do the ads
Not ad free!
It literally says 100 percent ad free but I'm getting tons of ads?!? The game is awesome but this is the only reason I downloaded it and there are non-stop annoying ads.
Sentiment summary
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