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Pocket Champs PVP Racing Games
MADBOX · 211,921 ratings · ★ 4.7
4.7
★★★★★
211,921 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 43 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"
33 negative reviews mention this · 77% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fun at first. Fun game but you’ll eventually (or quickly depending on how unlucky you are) reach a level that is impossible for you to win because you don’t have the right gadget. How am I supposed to pass the level when every race I’m matched up against…" - 2163615155
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"race"
9 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fun at first. Fun game but you’ll eventually (or quickly depending on how unlucky you are) reach a level that is impossible for you to win because you don’t have the right gadget. How am I supposed to pass the level when every race I’m matched up against…" - 2163615155
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"gadget"
7 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fun at first. Fun game but you’ll eventually (or quickly depending on how unlucky you are) reach a level that is impossible for you to win because you don’t have the right gadget. How am I supposed to pass the level when every race I’m matched up against…" - 2163615155
4
"every"
5 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fun at first. Fun game but you’ll eventually (or quickly depending on how unlucky you are) reach a level that is impossible for you to win because you don’t have the right gadget. How am I supposed to pass the level when every race I’m matched up against…" - 2163615155
5
"play"
5 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fun at first. Fun game but you’ll eventually (or quickly depending on how unlucky you are) reach a level that is impossible for you to win because you don’t have the right gadget. How am I supposed to pass the level when every race I’m matched up against…" - 2163615155
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"give"
5 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mandatory Ad Watch Nonsense. Typical hurry up and wait, timer based, **UnLeSs YoU WaNT To WaTCh ThE Ad** mobile game.. buying the only “Ad-Free” option just skips the long, needless ads between races which would otherwise be completely obstructive. You, personally, do…" - TiredofMobileFormatAdFarmApps
7
"playing"
5 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Holy P2W. Why is this game such a p2w I’m playing daily race and everyone has legendary gadgets. Like how is that FAIR?!??! Fix your game MADBOX 😡" - IndieFan1936
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Fun at first
Fun game but you’ll eventually (or quickly depending on how unlucky you are) reach a level that is impossible for you to win because you don’t have the right gadget. How am I supposed to pass the level when every race I’m matched up against 4-5 players that have the best gadget possible for the race and I don’t have it? It’s literally impossible to pass the level and makes the game pointless and unfair
Too many ads
Too many unnecessary forced ads
Game becomes unplayable
Fun game at first. Then it gets to levels you can’t pass because you don’t have a. Certain gadget. Extremely frustrating and I spent like 20 dollars on gameplay. What a waste.
Need to fix crashes
Great game but nearly impossible to play anymore since the app crashes/ loses every few minutes.
Wasted my time
Not like the game in the ad at all. Never got to control the runner just trained him by click a button and waiting for the timer to finish smh.
Mandatory Ad Watch Nonsense
Typical hurry up and wait, timer based, **UnLeSs YoU WaNT To WaTCh ThE Ad** mobile game.. buying the only “Ad-Free” option just skips the long, needless ads between races which would otherwise be completely obstructive. You, personally, don’t actually race.. you watch races that are performed almost based on how many ads you watch. I was going to give it 2⭐️ but as I’m typing this realized how stupid and non interactive this game actually is.. and that’s not getting started on how they intentionally place buttons so your reaction to hit what in any other design format would be next, or skip for them to be for buying more gems💎 which you essentially Have To, to get anything done. So your typical worst case mobile, money milking app.
Holy P2W
Why is this game such a p2w I’m playing daily race and everyone has legendary gadgets. Like how is that FAIR?!??! Fix your game MADBOX 😡
Ads suck
This game is pretty awesome but the amount of adds destroys the fun
Okay
It was a fun game. You don’t need to make purchases unless you want to level up quicker. The issue for me is that the game cuts out during races. I will be in the middle of a race and then the game disappears and I am back at my devices home page. It doesn’t really affect my regular races, but when it comes to the Gadget Ascent and other races that require tickets, I end up losing the ticket and don’t get credit for the races.
Full of ads / idle game
There’s no skill in this game just upgrades and watching your player run. When you’ve played for a bit then they start to throw tons of ads at you
2nd Review - Still a Scam
I gave Pocket Champs and Madbox another chance. This time they only get one star because their claim that all equipment is available without purchase is not practically true. I am still stuck in a catch 22 on ALL LEVELS, AND CHALLENGES. Madbox says I can win all that equipment that I need to be competitive, but when the equipment that I DO NOT HAVE is boosted and I CANNOT PODIUM THE EVENT, How can I WIN THE EQUIPMENT??? Have you played your own game. Did you ever hear of Beta testing??? The truth remains that this is a PAY TO WIN SCAM.
Not the game advertised
Found this game in a playable add from another game. Downloaded it, it’s very different.
Waste of Money and Time
The app has an unfair matchmaking system and forces players to keep getting stuck against opponents with more advantages. Even making purchases, opening multiple training bags, and upgrading gadgets has not helped. It gets very annoying and boring to have to go through the monotonous back and forth trophy races.
It also seems support doesn’t give prompt resolutions when glitches remove items like the purple tickets.
The purple event tickets can disappear through glitches and then get wasted in the event races anyway while the app prevents rewards and blocks progression with more unfair matchmaking against opponents with significantly higher power points/gadget advantages that guarantee losses for long periods across the event races and trophy races.
I noticed this started more often and for longer periods right after reaching the 30,000 trophies or “Master” rank. The purchases I made have clearly been a waste when the end result is still getting stuck between two trophy races for hours or days at a time.
It also seems support doesn’t give prompt resolutions when glitches remove items like the purple tickets.
The purple event tickets can disappear through glitches and then get wasted in the event races anyway while the app prevents rewards and blocks progression with more unfair matchmaking against opponents with significantly higher power points/gadget advantages that guarantee losses for long periods across the event races and trophy races.
I noticed this started more often and for longer periods right after reaching the 30,000 trophies or “Master” rank. The purchases I made have clearly been a waste when the end result is still getting stuck between two trophy races for hours or days at a time.
Not as advertised
The advertisement shows a game that’s similar to mario kart style play. But it’s not even close. You just choose the accessory to compete with and that’s the only thing you do. That’s it! Nothing more nothing less. If it’s a swimming competition you choose between different swimming accessories and click start. These falsely advertised games are getting out of hand
Ad Spam
When you hit 1,500 trophies it starts spamming you with ads.
Where is my stuff?
I spent about $50 and it didn’t give me any of my items. I tried all the methods and their customer service was horrible.
Not like the ads
I downloaded because the add shows you controlling the guy in a race against others, but it’s actually completely automated and you only upgrade his equipment- super BORING
False Advertising
Entire ad was a wheel drawing game for small car races, don’t download avoid at all costs
Too much buttons
I thought this game was going to be fun intill I downloaded it. You have to press how many buttons just to play it. Upgrade and train your player in the Home Screen then probably press 7 more buttons, skip an ad and then finally play it. This is not what the ad showed me.
This game is BS
They gave a fake video in a facebook ad showing characters running through checkpoints so they could fly, swim, or run faster none of that is true you cant even control your character, just let him run and level him up after each race IF I COULD GIVE ZERO STARS I WOULD
Boring
Boring AF
Mix of pay to win and just dumb luck but more pay to win.
At this point it’s clear this is a pay to win game. No matter how many training bags I open, every race all five opponents have better stats than I do and they nearly all have the right gadget that I’ve almost never got. I’m giving serious consideration to deleting this game.
Ad game
This “game” is just ads with a short race in between them. Would give less stars if possible. Less ads or at least some actual gameplay very needed.
I hate this game
I lose more than I win. That’s not fun
In game purchases
I bought the 9.99 thing to unlock all the other missions back feb 24th and now somehow was just charged a 2nd time with out authorization April 1st no I didn’t subscribe to anything I’ve reached out to customer support and have given all the correct info it says it can take up to 48hours took 5 days for them to say send the correct info which I did and also re-sent everything as well as the unauthorized charge and still haven’t heard back DO NOT BUY ANYTHING EVER FROM THIS PLACE THEY CHARGE AND DONT HELP
Developer does not acknowledge glitches
I caved and have been spending money on this game and I’ve come to regret this. I’ve reached out several times with no response about a glitch on one of the training missions. Bad communication and faulty game is why I rate this app 2/5 from 2 stars to 1 the developer has the audacity to provide such a generic response as if l have not tried to reach out to support via the In game settings. I have screenshots of me raising my concerns the support bot stating someone will get back to me within 48 hours and then another message from the support bot stating they are closing my ticket for lack of response from me when I was suppose to be waiting for someone to respond to me lol
Worst game EVER
Bro this game made me BREAK MY PHONE JUST BECAUSE THEY MAKE BOTS COMPETE 1 STAR
Scam :/
It’s not the game they advertise :(
False advertising
Game not like the add
Too much ads
Every single level pop out the ads ! Waster time
Pocket champs? More like. CHEATING CHAMPS.
Always read bad reviews cause THIS GAME LET’S PLAYERS/BOTS WIN ON PURPOSE. When I sawed someone using a something, I decided to copy them but when I used it, I got in 4th place. Also when I’m the only one that has the most stars and trophies, they still win the game. I’m never playing this game again cause this makes no sense. If you’re playing this game, DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY, DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME AND DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY.
Not Like Demo
I'm sick of apps having fake demo ads. The ad makes it look like you are actually playing and racing, but that's not true at all. You just watch the racer move and do nothing.
No good
Typical ad is nothing like the actual game!
Worst game
Poor rewarding game app crashes loosing tickets poor design
Fake
Game is not like advertised. Click bait and 100% fake.
pay to win
This game is nothing but p2w or u have to go offline and wait if u get to many trophies u js go back down in trophies bcs u cant even get good things without paying for it
Tutorial
The game won’t let me finish the tutorial cause it won’t equip a gadget since only the greyed out race button is highlighted. Pretty dumb we can’t skip the tutorial.
So Many Ads
Pretty fun across the board but it’s hard to have fun when every single match you have to watch an ad
Crashing
Game keeps on crashing when I’m playing ticket events.
Ads
I cannot enjoy this game because there are too many ads
Crashes
Can’t even open the app because it’s crashing so much.
mess.
I’m keeping it short, you always end up hitting a roadblock because you need a gadget that’s either p2w and only the bots have, you’re out of stats but need more, or now as it seems, the game just stops working and crashes before loading. so either you’re stuck waiting and trying to get something with a mediocre chance at getting or just not playing at all. bad system.
False Advertising
Game displayed creating a wheel for your bike to overcome obstacles- the game isn’t like that at all. It’s just another pay to play / ad-watch junk game where you passively participate while they mine your time out to advertisers.
Sentiment summary
94%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
2%
Negative (1-2★)