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Word Connect Association
PlaySimple Games Pte Ltd · 25,290 ratings · ★ 4.9
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Top complaints - extracted from 48 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.
1
"game"
34 negative reviews mention this · 71% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many Ads!. Like the game but There’s an ad every couple of minutes!" - hollace12
2
"play"
12 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads!. Okay. I can deal with ads but several while in the midst of playing each level. No thanks!" - Georgiaoney
3
"level"
11 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads!. Okay. I can deal with ads but several while in the midst of playing each level. No thanks!" - Georgiaoney
4
"every"
10 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many Ads!. Like the game but There’s an ad every couple of minutes!" - hollace12
5
"middle"
8 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Interruptive ads. Could be fun but often categories and words don’t match (a surgeon isn’t a doctor?). But the worst part is ads that pop up in the middle of playing a round as you concentrate. Who does that anymore? Awful! Deleted." - Giving an
6
"deleted"
8 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Interruptive ads. Could be fun but often categories and words don’t match (a surgeon isn’t a doctor?). But the worst part is ads that pop up in the middle of playing a round as you concentrate. Who does that anymore? Awful! Deleted." - Giving an
7
"without"
7 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads Ads Ads. It literally will not let me play for 15 seconds without ads. I can barely start to study the board and it jumps to an ad. C’mon" - Yappycamper
8
"playing"
6 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads!. Okay. I can deal with ads but several while in the midst of playing each level. No thanks!" - Georgiaoney
9
"annoying"
6 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "You lied about this game!. Your ad said no annoying ads. But I got several ads in the middle of each game." - gpa bud
10
"games"
6 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fun Game, Too Many Ads. I love playing the game when able to do so but the amount of ads that play make it almost impossible. know the ads help to keep the game free and I don’t have an issue if they played between games or maybe 1 randomly in the game. But when …" - SchizoKitten
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"long"
5 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "More ad play time then game play time. Fun game but there are more ads then game play. Ads pop up in mid game play, before and after. Ads are too long. I deleted game as it’s just a platform for ads." - 27DG
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"seconds"
5 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too Many Ads Make It Frustrating. I decided to delete the app because there are too many ads. When you open the app to play and complete a row, it immediately goes to an ad, which is about 2-5 SECONDS into playing the game. The "daily" challenge isn't daily: I've opened …" - Wieuebrbr
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Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
Too many Ads!
Like the game but There’s an ad every couple of minutes!
Too many ads
If you like ads, this is your game. Constant ads. Enjoy.
You lied about this game!
Your ad said no annoying ads. But I got several ads in the middle of each game.
Game is great , ads not so much
The ads are long and interrupt the game on almost every level, usually right in the middle of playing. I gave up!
Ads Ads Ads
It literally will not let me play for 15 seconds without ads. I can barely start to study the board and it jumps to an ad. C’mon
BEWARE
I was really liking this game. I played every morning. I made simple in-app purchases and then decided to buy one of the packs. I only received half of what I purchased. I contacted Support and was advised they would respond in two business days. I gave them till the third day. On the second day I was asked to send them a screenshot from the purchase, however, the screen would not allow me to drop my screenshot and when I clicked their icon, my screenshots were there to select. I replied with this information and nothing. I am removing the game from my computer and considering the money just gone.
Word connect
Way too many ads so I deleted the game. Too bad because it was an interesting game
Lying stinking game
Not to be critical. If you pay to not have ads, they give you impossible associations to solve and make you watch ads to be given clues that eventually work. Ads are always for the stupid gossip harbor game for which the low-life developers should be imprisoned.
Too many ads
This is a good game if you were actually able to play it without numerous interruptions. I have provided feedback several times regarding payment for no ads and that has not happened. The pop-ups are happening in the middle of a game, which makes it really hard to concentrate and they’re gonna lose me as a player.
Adds
SOOOOOOO MANY ADDS- every minute or so there’s an annoying add🤦🏼♀️
To many ads
Excessive amount of ads ruins gameplay
No Variety
Advertises for a variety of games but all it is is one level after another of something stupid.
False advertisement!!
There’s nothing worse than having false reviews, and the reason is obvious, there is no way to a 4.9 rating with this many ad interruption’s. This is horrible, you can’t even go five seconds in a game without having more than one ad, and it’s constant. I’m only on level six, first time playing, and what could be a fun game has turned into a dud. I’m deleting!!! Fix it!
Awful
Too many ads and a lot of the words don’t match their categories or are duplicated.
Ads
I have deleted your app. Not only are your ads excessive, they constantly pop up in the middle of choosing words. I was really enjoying the game but the ad breaks are obnoxious. I understand the need for ads but better placement is needed. Sorry.
Ads
Mildly amusing. Some challenge. Ads pop up during each round Interrupting play
Ad City
I have never seen so many ads. No fun at all.
Too many ads
This game is really fun,but it has too many ads. They really pressed for customers because they won’t let you really play the game unless an ad comes up. Deleting asap!
Ads won’t close
I like this game but every other ad gets stuck on my screen and I have to either delete the game or turn my phone off to get rid of it. Way too much trouble.
Way too many ads!
It said “no ads”, but every minute or two an ad popped up. Immediately deleted!
Horrible!
The worst
This game has THE MOST ads I’ve ever seen in a game! You can hardly play it. I would really like the game if it wasn’t for all the ads. I’m deleting it.
This game has THE MOST ads I’ve ever seen in a game! You can hardly play it. I would really like the game if it wasn’t for all the ads. I’m deleting it.
Ads
Ads are ridiculous. Can’t play one level without ads.
Not So Happy
Not even about the ads. Game is unfair and lacking in true rewards. First-not all words are shown at the beginning of play. Often you must use a clue to open it up for the hidden words to fill in, because there are not any matches available. Second- must pay for multiple clues to complete a round. Must play multiple rounds to receive a reward-ONE clue, just cheap! Too frustrating, going to delete.
Way too many ads
Great game but way too many ads. Deleted!
Ads in the middle of puzzle
The ads in games are usually between puzzles. This one interrupts you mid game. Deleted on level 6 due to being amazingly annoying.
Excessive Ads
The game is fun and challenging, but the constant disruptive ads (not just between levels, but also in the middle of games) are beyond extreme, it reeks of greed.
Way too many ads
I really like this game but when you need a hint and have to watch an ad every single time it starts to get boring and like a waste of time. There needs to be a way to get bulk hints. I’d rather watch ads for 30 minutes to build them up than having to watch 1 ad every hint.
Great game
Love this game but can’t even get through a level without long ads. Deleted after 5 levels of enduring them.
Too many ads!
Okay. I can deal with ads but several while in the midst of playing each level. No thanks!
Interruptive ads
Could be fun but often categories and words don’t match (a surgeon isn’t a doctor?). But the worst part is ads that pop up in the middle of playing a round as you concentrate. Who does that anymore? Awful! Deleted.
More ad play time then game play time
Fun game but there are more ads then game play. Ads pop up in mid game play, before and after. Ads are too long. I deleted game as it’s just a platform for ads.
Too Many Ads Make It Frustrating
I decided to delete the app because there are too many ads.
When you open the app to play and complete a row, it immediately goes to an ad, which is about 2-5 SECONDS into playing the game.
The "daily" challenge isn't daily: I've opened the app as early as 8 AM yet I'm shown that I have to restore my streak by watching a long ad even though I was playing only 10 hours earlier.
These ad interruptions are so frequent that I lost interest even though I really liked playing. I was tired of the manipulation.
When you open the app to play and complete a row, it immediately goes to an ad, which is about 2-5 SECONDS into playing the game.
The "daily" challenge isn't daily: I've opened the app as early as 8 AM yet I'm shown that I have to restore my streak by watching a long ad even though I was playing only 10 hours earlier.
These ad interruptions are so frequent that I lost interest even though I really liked playing. I was tired of the manipulation.
Too Many Ads
Not a bad game but in addy to add between screens, “ad breaks” pop up during your gameplay. Very annoying to the point of deletion.
Word Connect
If you can get out of the incessant ads, it can be a challenging game at the higher levels. Once you’re in an ad for another game, it can be impossible to get back to where you were. Why bother?
Nice but--
This game is enjoyable but the ads are so lengthy- takes way too much time
Fun Game, Too Many Ads
I love playing the game when able to do so but the amount of ads that play make it almost impossible. know the ads help to keep the game free and I don’t have an issue if they played between games or maybe 1 randomly in the game. But when I am playing a game and there is an ad playing every 5-10 seconds. Just now I had 7 adds play in the middle if a game. I could not actually play because an ad would end, game screen would appear, & before I could even seen it fully, another ad was playing.
Love/Hate
I enjoy this game. It challenges my mind which is a good thing. Lately, though, the ads have been impossible to accept. They pop up every time you make a move. It may only last 15 seconds, but it is very disruptive to your game play.
Too many ads that take too long
More ads than game
Good and bad….
Fun game to play but don’t fall for the scam of paying $7.99 for NO ADS EVER like I did. The ads are annoying !!!! You still get constant ads when getting hints, etc. after paying the $7.99.
I contacted the developer and they gave me the runaround and simply didn’t care. Just trying to warn you… they are lying when they say NO ADS….
I contacted the developer and they gave me the runaround and simply didn’t care. Just trying to warn you… they are lying when they say NO ADS….
Nice Game App But Too Many Frustrations
I like this app but there are too many issues to really enjoy it. You will spend 75 percent of your time watching ads, and you see the same ads over and over and over. The ads consistently lock up the app requiring rebooting my phone to get back to the game. Fix these issues and it would be great, but right now it is too frustrating to enjoy or find relaxing.
Recent update
Game is still stalling. Doesn’t update after I have played several levels.
Keeps freezing
I liked it until it started freezing. If I reinstall it, I lose all my progress AND the fee I paid for no ads.
Too many ads!
I really enjoyed this game and I was quick to finish a level. Then there would be another ad! I felt as if I were being punished for being able to solve so quickly because the ads took more time than completing a level!!! Too much!
Mentally stimulating
I like it. Nothing makes me delete a game faster than when it freezes. Don’t waste my time.
Ads
This app constantly freezes up on Vita Mahjong ad. So annoying!
ADS
This game is flooded with ads at every turn. It was advertised as ad free which is untrue. You cannot even get thru a level with getting interrupted with an ad therefore I am deleting it.
Can’t get far without spending money
As as with most of these games, you can’t get very far until you have to start spending real money. I got to level six and there were no more word choices that I could use unless I bought them. Don’t bother wasting your time. I’m guessing most of the glowing reviews are written by fake people pay to write them or by bots.
Frequent Ads
Game is fun, but you can’t even get through one whole level without at least one forced ad break (sometimes two or three). Free games are nice, but this one isn’t worth so many ads. Maybe if there was only one ad between levels.
Sentiment summary
99%
Positive (4-5★)
0%
Neutral (3★)
1%
Negative (1-2★)