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Pinkfong Baby Shark
The Pinkfong Company, Inc. · 2,977 ratings · ★ 3.5
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Top complaints - extracted from 79 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"
28 negative reviews mention this · 35% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Worst game in the world😡. This game is the worst game in the world if you think about playing this game don’t trust me and if you do and you don’t like it don’t tell me I didn’t warn you and hey developers please please make some updates since this game is getting w…" - Paisley star girl
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"kids"
20 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads. Too many ads. All this app, and the other ones associated with it, care about is making money through excessive ads which makes it very difficult for kids to learn/play" - MasterMaxx13
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"every"
17 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth playing. My child likes the game but the adds are impossible to get past and it’s every little game and an adult has to help get out of the add!! No thanks!" - summersayulita
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"play"
17 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Worst game in the world😡. This game is the worst game in the world if you think about playing this game don’t trust me and if you do and you don’t like it don’t tell me I didn’t warn you and hey developers please please make some updates since this game is getting w…" - Paisley star girl
5
"games"
15 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Looks fun… but. Downloaded this for a very excited 3 yr old only to find you can’t play any games! You can watch short videos but none of the games open. When you click on anything a security question pops up for parents to answer and after answered it tak…" - seeking pic organizer
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"baby"
13 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Baby shark is the worst and Pinkfong. Baby shark is for babies and no one should get this app" - Mables01
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"pinkfong"
13 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Baby shark is the worst and Pinkfong. Baby shark is for babies and no one should get this app" - Mables01
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"shark"
11 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Baby shark is the worst and Pinkfong. Baby shark is for babies and no one should get this app" - Mables01
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"baby shark"
11 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Baby shark is the worst and Pinkfong. Baby shark is for babies and no one should get this app" - Mables01
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"child"
11 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth playing. My child likes the game but the adds are impossible to get past and it’s every little game and an adult has to help get out of the add!! No thanks!" - summersayulita
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"children"
11 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Way too many ads. Don’t waste your time downloading this app unless you are willing to pay for the premium membership on every app inside of this app every three clicks on something a new ad pops up, which takes your child to the Internet and away from the a…" - Mugsey2
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"other"
10 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Worst game in the world😡. This game is the worst game in the world if you think about playing this game don’t trust me and if you do and you don’t like it don’t tell me I didn’t warn you and hey developers please please make some updates since this game is getting w…" - Paisley star girl
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Worst game in the world😡
This game is the worst game in the world if you think about playing this game don’t trust me and if you do and you don’t like it don’t tell me I didn’t warn you and hey developers please please make some updates since this game is getting way too boring and trust me I’m running this for my little brother and he does not like it so yeah please make some updates if you please. Sincerely a nine year old girl
Baby shark is the worst and Pinkfong
Baby shark is for babies and no one should get this app
Not worth playing
My child likes the game but the adds are impossible to get past and it’s every little game and an adult has to help get out of the add!! No thanks!
Horrible
I hate this game because I’m dead
Don’t get this app at all
Don’t get this app. It’s just a waist of storage
In your device. My sister (who i got this app
For) couldn’t play it because it just makes
You sit in silence on road trips. It works
At least when you have Wi-Fi
In your device. My sister (who i got this app
For) couldn’t play it because it just makes
You sit in silence on road trips. It works
At least when you have Wi-Fi
Same as the phone game
It’s to much mayhem Pinkfong please help me!!!!!
Ads
Too many ads. All this app, and the other ones associated with it, care about is making money through excessive ads which makes it very difficult for kids to learn/play
Not at app
DONT BUY WITHOUT OPENING ONLY CLOSED I’M SORRY DO NOT BUY!
Current update is not working
Hello: the most recent update is not allowing for all programs to work. The download bar does not load new content. Please advise. Thank you
Glitchy, frustrating app
It’s expensive, glitchy and will make you want to pull out your hair attempting to “restore purchases” to prove you paid its horribly expensive subscription price for it to just not work with any reliability. I am disappointed.
Cringe
No just no 🙅🏻♂️
Not working
I've tried to remove adds and all it does is turn screen white and clock forever. I won't use this app for my grandson with the apps because they are too easily accessible and interrupt playtime.
Adult ads
This is a kids game and they should have the ads controlled and age appropriate. Also the frequency of the ads is so often I have to help my toddler with every game multiple times. Not necessary.
Theres a inappropriate ad!
Okay, so Danielle and Danny was playing this game and then they wanted to play this musical dancing things game then I press for more than all of a sudden an inappropriate ad popped up and that ad had naked busty anime girls and they were talking to a boy. That ad had nudity and was very explicit. They are not going to play this until you fix it pinkfong.
No 👧 kid adds
I got this for my little sister who is 5 years old and im 16 years old and so i was watching her play when my mom and dad were at work so a adult 👩 add poped up 🆙 and another adult 👩 add popped up 🆙 and in the first add two 2️⃣ people were having sex and that is not for kids 👧 so in the second add two 2️⃣ people were having sex so i grabbed my phone 📱 and just deleted the app do not dalod this app please
DO NOT DOWNLOAD!!!!! IT IS A SET UP!!!!
All of these apps are designed to MAKE you buy an expensive upgrade to keep your child from having a tantrum from commercial interruptions.
Way too many ads
Don’t waste your time downloading this app unless you are willing to pay for the premium membership on every app inside of this app every three clicks on something a new ad pops up, which takes your child to the Internet and away from the app. Some ads are not appropriate for children, I would not recommend this app unless you are willing to pay 30+ dollars to remove the ads.
Unnecessary ads
I don’t why would they create this app with so many ads little children cannot navigate out of. This is a horrible app that needs to be fixed immediately.
BEWARE Was good till horrible
Used the app for 1yr+ was great till it became waste of money. Paid every month for the app to stop letting my children access everything we paid for. Paid for add free got adds. Reached out to the TERRIBLE customer service that did not attempt to fix my issue at all. Saying they don’t see an account which is strange because I have several paid receipts I sent that they ignored. They only care about the money I guess find a better experience for your children.
Terrible. Kids will become frustrated
Terrible game. There is so many ads and kids will become so mad and frustrated cause how often the ads come and you have to wait 3 minutes before playing again. And the ads come back every 5 minutes. The Developers are so greedy charging so much to remove ads. It’s not worth the headache. SERIOUSLY KIDS WILL BECOME SO ANGRY THEY CANT PLAY
Won’t restore purchases
I paid to remove ads a few years ago. The app refuses to restore purchases and customer support will not email back.
Why
My lil sister loves drawing baby shark but ads pop up and they are long long like 30 seconds if lucky long and they’re not skipable plus she has a short wait before she gets angry because she wants to play I would be fine if one of the ads HAD A WOMANS BOOBS WITH XS OVER THE NIPS she saw one of the lewd ads and she CRIED about it
Please fix this game plus she almost bought a $14 DOLLAR BOOK
Please fix this game plus she almost bought a $14 DOLLAR BOOK
SO. MANY. ADS.
It’s actually ridiculous to put this many ads on a kids game. Especially ads you have to click 5 buttons to close. Sure I can pay for no ads but I’m not going to for an app with barely anything in it.
If I’m giving my child my phone it’s to give them a distraction while I quickly get something done. I can’t do that when you have ads after every single video.
I’ll keep other apps instead that only have a few ads that only take 1-click to close. Or the real nice ones that are ad free and cost nothing. Once again Pinkfong is the actual worst.
0/10 recommend unless you want to pay for the ad free version.
If I’m giving my child my phone it’s to give them a distraction while I quickly get something done. I can’t do that when you have ads after every single video.
I’ll keep other apps instead that only have a few ads that only take 1-click to close. Or the real nice ones that are ad free and cost nothing. Once again Pinkfong is the actual worst.
0/10 recommend unless you want to pay for the ad free version.
They flood the game with ads to make you pay
I feel SO bad that my kid cannot enjoy any of the Pinkfong apps because there’s constantly ads popping up, making it impossible to even play anything! I am livid that this company has made it in such a way that forces parents to pay at some level, otherwise my kid is constantly complaining, crying, and wanting me to “fix it”. I am going to pay to allow my lil one to enjoy the games she wants to play, but I do not at all support Pinkfong with its money scheme.
DIE NOW
I HATE YOU SO MUCH
Way too many ads, barely able to play.
The screen is littered with ads and between even 2 second game an unskippable ad pops up that your toddler WILL click on. These ads open other browsers and it’s all very predatory. Avoid this money grab. Would rate zero stars if I could.
Adult ads
Adult ads are horrible. Deleting the app.
Paid to remove ads and there are still ads
Paid to remove ads and there are still ads…wtf?
No good
This is a game for toddlers and you have non stop ads, are you people literally retarded?
All the constant ads are just killer
You are bombarded with ads that freeze the game and I have an obsessed two year old who throws a fit when it does that.
Don’t do it
So many ads the kids can’t use the app. Constantly navigated to yet another download page
Annoying TODDLER GAMES EVER
Please if i can give 0 star i would give. This is the MMOOOOOOST ANOYING GAME/ APP YOU WOULD EVER DOWNLOAD PLUS THIS APP IS FOR TODDLER. Likeeee every 30 seconds there’s an ad ! And your toddler will keep you asking for help regarding with the ads! So pleaseeee! Save urself !! DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS!
Garbage App, poor for little children, the people who want to use this
There are too many ads, even when you pay for it. My two year old cant use it because the app constantly takes you to the App store and this is with a paid whatever to this app, to unlock everything. It could be much better for little children, its very unfortunate that Pinkfong cant make something better with all the money they have.
No Adds Option Is A Scam
there’s an option to buy add free for 3.99. normally i don’t but my toddler was constantly clicking on the adds that are animated like a mini game then require an adult to solve a math problem. Not only are those still there but there’s still ads when the game is first launched, literally nothing changed. it is the same app from before i spent 3.99 and i’m still hearing “Uh Oh fix iiit!!!” every 2 minutes on the car ride it was supposed to make easier.
Too many interrupting ads for a toddler game
Super annoying non stop ads that a toddler can’t navigate out of. They trick your baby into downloading stuff. Absolute trash.
Non working app
Game used to be good my son used to play/use this app. It now no longer will load any of the games/videos you click on in the app to play so game is broken !
Constant ads even after purchase
Ads don't go away even after purchasing the "remove ads" option. Makes the app unusable for a toddler when it is constantly opening safari pages. Just avoid this one
False information
They offer an ad free option for 3.99 and it’s definitely not ad free at all. Just to open the app you get an add you have to watch in order to click and open the app. Not a kid friendly app and very disappointing. Definitely false advertising to go add free
Too buggy to even use
Tried to use the app but the amount of ads made it unplayable. Tried to watch the ads to play uninterrupted but it literally locked all of the games so that you couldn’t play them until the ad timer was up. My kid is 4 and she could make an app with less bugs than this one.
Garbage
Garbage. Add after add after add
Disappointed
Way too many ads. My toddler doesn’t know how to turn off ads or not click them, and is immensely frustrated every time we use the app. Too bad, he’s a huge Baby Shark fan. I’d much rather pay $5 or $10 once for an ad-free experience.
Too many ads
My kids couldn’t enjoy the app.Just goes to show you that they are more interested in making money
Still ads after paying!!
There are still ads even after paying for them to be removed. They are for other Pinkfong apps and they still open the annoying screen that only a parent can navigate. Also, as a teacher, none of the games are educational in any form or fashion. This is just a bunch of random mini games with zero educational function and ads on ads on ads! How is my child supposed to benefit from any of this?
Ads
Paid to remove ads but it certainly did not! How is this safe or appropriate for children? Do better, especially when you take money from customers.
Don’t download save yourself the headache
Don’t download unless you want ur toddler passing you their tablet every 15 seconds so you can skip an add that you have to wait 2 minutes to even skip. Also seems like it has viruses, a lot of adds for “free laptops” or dumb stuff like that pop up !
Paid for Pinkfong+ but there's still ads
I paid for Pinkfong+ with the first bullet point being no ads in addition to access to all the Pinkfong apps. Even with the plus membership, there's still too many obnoxious ads that young ones won't know how to skip. They'll click on it and go to inappropriate content.
Cussing in Ads (cash app ad)
Pinkfong allows cussing in there ads. My child heard an ad that had a trans woman yelling about the cash app . Before I could get to the phone the trans actress cussed. Deleting the app now. Beware!
Baby shark is way to overrated
Baby shark is the most annoying, stupid, terrible song every to exist on this world it’s so annoying and dumb, I can’t tell you my how dumb it every time I hear that dumb song it so so so bad the vocals and everything now I don’t have a problem with the sharks it’s the song. It’s so bad and every other song too is terrible it brings me into fear of the poor kiddos suffering out there annoying there sibilings and parents the kids are getting baby shark brain washed. GET RID OF THE STUPIDEST BABY SHARK SONG EVER. BAN BABY SHARK
Not worth the money
First of all, there were way to many inappropriate ads for children. So we paid to remove ads, and they are still popping up! The app also crashes every few minutes, or the sound doesn’t work. Save your money, don’t buy this.
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Sentiment summary
56%
Positive (4-5★)
12%
Neutral (3★)
33%
Negative (1-2★)