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Solitaire Associations Journey
Hitapps Games LTD · 200,877 ratings · ★ 4.7
4.7
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Top complaints - extracted from 63 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"
40 negative reviews mention this · 63% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Rigged to be impossible at higher levels. This game is rigged to be impossible when you reach level 30+ even with perfect play you can’t beat the levels without paying for crowns to get more turns. I liked it so I paid for the no ads upgrade, but I will be requesting a refund due t…" - CDittem
2
"play"
15 negative reviews mention this · 24% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Rigged to be impossible at higher levels. This game is rigged to be impossible when you reach level 30+ even with perfect play you can’t beat the levels without paying for crowns to get more turns. I liked it so I paid for the no ads upgrade, but I will be requesting a refund due t…" - CDittem
3
"level"
14 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Rigged to be impossible at higher levels. This game is rigged to be impossible when you reach level 30+ even with perfect play you can’t beat the levels without paying for crowns to get more turns. I liked it so I paid for the no ads upgrade, but I will be requesting a refund due t…" - CDittem
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"moves"
13 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not enough moves to be honest. Needs more moves for all those cards you get" - ROSESANC
5
"levels"
10 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Rigged to be impossible at higher levels. This game is rigged to be impossible when you reach level 30+ even with perfect play you can’t beat the levels without paying for crowns to get more turns. I liked it so I paid for the no ads upgrade, but I will be requesting a refund due t…" - CDittem
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"enough"
8 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not enough moves to be honest. Needs more moves for all those cards you get" - ROSESANC
7
"free"
8 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mid-level ads is insane. Despite the developers responding to reviews and acting like ads are normal in a free game, ads randomly disrupting gameplay IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEVEL, rather than in between games/levels is completely not normal and a new level of greedy. N…" - jannarains13
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"middle"
8 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mid-level ads is insane. Despite the developers responding to reviews and acting like ads are normal in a free game, ads randomly disrupting gameplay IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEVEL, rather than in between games/levels is completely not normal and a new level of greedy. N…" - jannarains13
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"watch"
8 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ad-Watching App. This app is mainly just ads but there is a game you can play in between the ads!" - Bahaha159303
10
"impossible"
7 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Rigged to be impossible at higher levels. This game is rigged to be impossible when you reach level 30+ even with perfect play you can’t beat the levels without paying for crowns to get more turns. I liked it so I paid for the no ads upgrade, but I will be requesting a refund due t…" - CDittem
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"cards"
7 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Seems like they're using AI now?. Since the last update I have had multiple cards that have words misspelled. Have you switched to AI? Because I don't understand why bicycle is suddenly a problem to spell?" - Favcuz505
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"between"
7 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ad-Watching App. This app is mainly just ads but there is a game you can play in between the ads!" - Bahaha159303
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Rigged to be impossible at higher levels
This game is rigged to be impossible when you reach level 30+ even with perfect play you can’t beat the levels without paying for crowns to get more turns. I liked it so I paid for the no ads upgrade, but I will be requesting a refund due to unfair business practices.
FUN & Challenging Category Words Match
I had been looking for a different, yet similar game - and this game definitely suffices. Match Word Cards by Category in a Solitaire Card Game Layout with 4 Columns. Category Word-Cards can be placed at the top row [like Solitaire], then the applicable word-cards go atop of the Category-Card Pile - until the Draw Card Pile is used up. FUN & Challenging.
Ad-Watching App
This app is mainly just ads but there is a game you can play in between the ads!
game used to be simple and fun
i used to love playing this game until they added a ton of new and unnecessary features that just make the game feel clunky and unfun
Not enough moves to be honest
Needs more moves for all those cards you get
Mid-level ads is insane
Despite the developers responding to reviews and acting like ads are normal in a free game, ads randomly disrupting gameplay IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEVEL, rather than in between games/levels is completely not normal and a new level of greedy. Not remotely worth it.
The ads…Uninstalled
Sweet baby jesus, the number of ads in this game are insane. (Mistplay ads over and over and over.) As if the way-too-frequent ads weren’t annoying enough, the difficulty level of this game is hard from the start. Takes forever to win each level because there aren’t enough moves (even when you have to watch 3 or 4 ads during each level to keep getting extra moves). I think I’ve only left one bad review before for a game, as I normally just uninstall games I don’t like and move on. But this game is deserving of a bad review. Uninstalled. Don’t download unless you want to pay-to-play or if you want to spend literally half your time watching ads and the other half playing the game. This game is a money-grabber, and it’s not getting a cent of my money. I do spend a lot of money on games, but this one is not worth it.
TOO MANY ADS
I’m sorry but if you’re going to stop me multiple times during ONE game I’m giving you ONE star. They are so annoying and I think at the end of a game is sufficient..
Scam purchases on app
I paid for no ads, a few hours later the ads returned.
Scam
Worst game I’ve ever played. They make it impossible to pass a level. I’m pretty sure that they purposely set you up to loose so you can purchase more coins.
To many adds
and it cheats to force you to pay and watch
Enjoyed at first
Baffled at the fact I’m stuck on level 11. I run out of moves every single time. Ive been working on it for days Im just deleting the app at this point.
Moves per level
There are not enough moves per round in order to fully complete
Good game
Larp
No iPad version
As soon as I opened the game, it forced my iPad into portrait mode. No choice to switch to landscape. Deleted as soon as this occured. A shame cause the add caught my attention. It was something I looked forward to but not with that play mode.
Ads cannot be closed on iPhone
App: Solitaire Associations Journey (iOS)
Issue:
Many advertisements do not display a usable close button (X) after the ad has finished. The game becomes stuck on the advertisement screen and cannot be resumed normally.
The only workaround is to force-close Solitaire Associations Journey and reopen the app.
After the required ad viewing period has ended, a clearly visible close button should appear and return the player to the game.
Please investigate the ad networks or ad creatives causing this behavior and provide a fix.
Issue:
Many advertisements do not display a usable close button (X) after the ad has finished. The game becomes stuck on the advertisement screen and cannot be resumed normally.
The only workaround is to force-close Solitaire Associations Journey and reopen the app.
After the required ad viewing period has ended, a clearly visible close button should appear and return the player to the game.
Please investigate the ad networks or ad creatives causing this behavior and provide a fix.
Impossible levels
The only way you can’t win is by spending money to get extra moves once you pass the first few levels
ALMOST fun
Got an ad break in the middle of a level, immediately closed and deleted. Already a constant banner ad at the bottom of the screen and ads after levels. Breaking momentum right in the middle of the game is just plain greed with no regard for player experience.
Greedy App Developer
Could be a fun game but algorithms and design only want you to pay $$ up front. Hard to enjoy when you're set up to lose and pay. Sadly deleting this game.
Trial and error
It’s literally just a bunch of ads and trial and error. Worst mobile game I’ve ever played
Ads in paid version!
Buyer beware! After paying for the ad free version, ads pop up continually in the higher levels.
To many add
The game is entertaining but not enough to pay $10 per month. The free has way to many add is gross.
Разочаровали
раньше была классная игра, с тех пор как ввели жизни и донаты на «бесконечные жизни» с кучами реклам, игра стала невыносимой если включен интернет
All ads
Not worth it all ads I deleted app
It was fun until they added the puzzle cards and hearts.
They keep adding more features that are blatantly there to make you have to watch more ads. it used to be fun and i wish that the things like puzzle halves and locks could be deactivated because they’re just obnoxious.
Impossible to play
After the locks and puzzle pieces were added, the game became impossible to play - it’s simply unreal to beat a level
Fun idea but 1 star for ads
Played a handful of rounds and pretty sure I was served up 15 ads in the few rounds. Not enough moves to generally finish a round and get an ad to get more moves. Then having MID ROUND ads is a scam. Just another AD generator hidden behind a game.
Nn
Why are the ads too much ? Did I download a game or an ad app? . It makes it tiring and the fun goes away. I’m uninstalling immediately
RACIST
It was such a fun game until it literally started pulling the racist card. As I was pulling the cards I’ve noticed “cotton” then I drawed another card and it said “picker” then I drawed another card right after… it said field, shotgun, & ROPE” I wish I can upload the screenshot, to show… now I might have to sue, hence the fact that I spent money on this app.
Terrible game
Poorly coded game, ads every two minutes. Ads blare loud cruddy music and hide the mute button under the link to the AppStore
Got this game to play and watch shows and my eardrums ring every time an ad plays.
Hostile marketing and a shabby game
Got this game to play and watch shows and my eardrums ring every time an ad plays.
Hostile marketing and a shabby game
Impossible
Physically impossible to get past level without buying more moves
Ads in the middle of the game
Having an ad pop up in the middle of the game is diabolical. There are way too many ads to begin with, but disrupting the middle of your game for an ad is insane work.
Over it
It’s gotten to the point the levels are impossible to win without needing to watching an ad or something. I’ve also now watched the app remove multiple moves at once or reset more cards in the deck. Deleting now.
Cash Grab
The game is made to ensure that you’ll never have enough moves to complete every level without watching ads or spending money on coins.
Ads
It is all the adds!! Seriously! Just let me play.
good concept but too many ads
I like the concept of the game but there are too many ads. Halfway through each level, there is an ad break, and I haven’t even made it ten levels and it seems like the levels are purposefully too difficult that you need to use ads to gain extra moves. I am deleting the game
Ads
Too many ads
Update Ruined it
New system with locked cards and puzzle pieces has ruined the experience for me, and of course they aren’t able to be disabled. Big bummer, on to the next one I guess.
Must watch ads to advance
I don’t mind watching ads, games aren’t free, but this game requires watching so many to play one hand. It’s just not worth it.
Seems like they're using AI now?
Since the last update I have had multiple cards that have words misspelled. Have you switched to AI? Because I don't understand why bicycle is suddenly a problem to spell?
Too many ads
The game is fun but ads between levels and even during the game there is suddenly an ads break. Ruins the experience.
2/5
I love the ads, and they are so fun to play so i downloaded the game! The game has a difficult words, and if you aren’t that smart you’re just going to have to google everything!
Неинтересно
Удаляю, так как своим умом там невозможно пройти. Только смотреть рекламу. Есть уровень, где количество карт и ходов ровно столько, чтобы каждый ход нужно ходить, а этого не бывает.
Too many long ads
The gameplay is fun, but there are way too many intrusive ads, which go on forever.
Seriously?
“World” in the category of “oyster”? “Gift” and “toy” being categories in the same game? Tapping and tapping and tapping and waiting for a card that matches ANYTHING showing? Really wanted to like this game but it needs to be fixed.
Too many ads!
I like this game, but might lose a customer due to too many ads.
Fun but…
So, when you first download the game, it appears to be relatively ad free. However, when you start increasing levels, it seems the amount of ads increase to the point that there is a “ad break” mid-round. I don’t mind ads between rounds but mid-round ones are extremely annoying.
Fun but ad interruptions are annoying
An ad break in the middle of a level? Easiest delete of my life
More ads than any other game
Great game but sooo not worth it for the tons of ads. It’s one thing to have them between hands but to pop up as “ad breaks” is not acceptable.
Ad Glitch
Not many lives and I do not mind watching an ad to get free lives but some of the ads just go in a loop and never end. I even downloaded a couple of the ads just to get past the loop and it still didn't end of course I deleted those apps immediately but that's the biggest problem with this game. You can only play a few hands and then they try to sucker you into purchasing coins or something.
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Sentiment summary
92%
Positive (4-5★)
5%
Neutral (3★)
3%
Negative (1-2★)