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Word Search Solitaire
PlaySimple Games Pte Ltd · 9,009 ratings · ★ 4.9
4.9
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Top complaints - extracted from 14 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"
10 negative reviews mention this · 71% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Doesn’t accept average words. It’s really frustrating when you’re on a roll, and the game doesn’t always accept your input. I’m done with it. Make your game a joy to play. Don’t make a word game out of your ignorance." - thefrex
2
"level"
5 negative reviews mention this · 36% of all complaints
★★★★★ "So many ads. I love this game but there are long ads that pop up at every level" - demetrefuneral
3
"while"
4 negative reviews mention this · 29% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads, Ads, Ads. Update: Thought this game was great until it wasn’t. Suddenly ads are popping up every few seconds (not exaggerating), in the middle of everything, forcing me to pay $9.99 to remove them. Unfortunately I’m a senior on a fixed income and ca…" - sharonhenrydesigns
4
"playing"
4 negative reviews mention this · 29% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads, Ads, Ads. Update: Thought this game was great until it wasn’t. Suddenly ads are popping up every few seconds (not exaggerating), in the middle of everything, forcing me to pay $9.99 to remove them. Unfortunately I’m a senior on a fixed income and ca…" - sharonhenrydesigns
5
"play"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Doesn’t accept average words. It’s really frustrating when you’re on a roll, and the game doesn’t always accept your input. I’m done with it. Make your game a joy to play. Don’t make a word game out of your ignorance." - thefrex
6
"word"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Doesn’t accept average words. It’s really frustrating when you’re on a roll, and the game doesn’t always accept your input. I’m done with it. Make your game a joy to play. Don’t make a word game out of your ignorance." - thefrex
7
"love"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "So many ads. I love this game but there are long ads that pop up at every level" - demetrefuneral
8
"every"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "So many ads. I love this game but there are long ads that pop up at every level" - demetrefuneral
9
"love game"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
10
"paid"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ruined with ads!. This is a great game were it not for the ADS after EVERY. SINGLE. LEVEL! And…also ads flashing at you at the top of the screen constantly. Cannot compete with a player who paid to get rid of the ads as it stalls you being able to even begin…" - Ladiediver
📋 All 14 negative reviews
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So many ads
I love this game but there are long ads that pop up at every level
False advertising
Not anything like the ad and not near as fun as it looked!
Ads, Ads, Ads
Update:
Thought this game was great until it wasn’t. Suddenly ads are popping up every few seconds (not exaggerating), in the middle of everything, forcing me to pay $9.99 to remove them. Unfortunately I’m a senior on a fixed income and can’t afford that. Sadly I’ll have to delete this once beloved game.
Old 5 Star Review:
I’m amazed with how much I love this game. It’s relaxing and fun with a bit of challenge if you want it. There are multiple goals and features keeping things engaging and fun. Yes there are ads but they’re very short and you can pay to remove them which I appreciate when I can afford it.
I genuinely enjoy this game and am super happy their ad popped up while I was playing another game.
Thought this game was great until it wasn’t. Suddenly ads are popping up every few seconds (not exaggerating), in the middle of everything, forcing me to pay $9.99 to remove them. Unfortunately I’m a senior on a fixed income and can’t afford that. Sadly I’ll have to delete this once beloved game.
Old 5 Star Review:
I’m amazed with how much I love this game. It’s relaxing and fun with a bit of challenge if you want it. There are multiple goals and features keeping things engaging and fun. Yes there are ads but they’re very short and you can pay to remove them which I appreciate when I can afford it.
I genuinely enjoy this game and am super happy their ad popped up while I was playing another game.
An ad after each level? Not worth it.
You force people to pay $9.99 to get rid of ads by making them watch an ad after each level?! No thanks. Otherwise it’s a fun game, but I’m not going to spend my time watching ads for the same apps over and over again. I spend more times with the ads than playing the actual game. Not worth it.
Discrimination
I use only one name for ID in all games. Word Solitaire won’t allow me to use the name. I will have to delete the game since there is no reason for your decision.
Bait & Switch
I was looking for the game that’s shown in the preview. I’m not sure what I got but it’s pretty basic and boring. I think it’s meant for kids. 🙄
Starts out good but then ADs
Way too many ads once you play for a while
When?
When does it become game shown on the “lure” to get app? So far it’s not at all what it looks like.
Where’s the challenge?
I really thought the puzzles would get harder, but I gave up on that idea after level 20. If you want a real challenge, do something else.
Doesn’t accept average words
It’s really frustrating when you’re on a roll, and the game doesn’t always accept your input. I’m done with it.
Make your game a joy to play. Don’t make a word game out of your ignorance.
Make your game a joy to play. Don’t make a word game out of your ignorance.
Ruined with ads!
This is a great game were it not for the ADS after EVERY. SINGLE. LEVEL! And…also ads flashing at you at the top of the screen constantly. Cannot compete with a player who paid to get rid of the ads as it stalls you being able to even begin to keep up. The $10 fee to have no ads is the highest I’ve ever seen in any other games and I just can’t pay that much. Sadly, it’s tune to find a new game.
Good but has bugs
UPDATE: ow I am totally locked out of playing. Coming soon on the next level. That’s it, deleting this app. They can’t keep up with the updates to the game.
I’ve been playing this game for a long while. It’s great but has a very annoying bug. All of the “qu” words do not register as found in the word list. If you use a wild as a Q it sometimes works. Bad flaw, SO PLEASE FIX THIS. You can not complete any of the word lists and get any coins. I paid for no ads and that does work but please fix the AU error!
I’ve been playing this game for a long while. It’s great but has a very annoying bug. All of the “qu” words do not register as found in the word list. If you use a wild as a Q it sometimes works. Bad flaw, SO PLEASE FIX THIS. You can not complete any of the word lists and get any coins. I paid for no ads and that does work but please fix the AU error!
Love the game but won’t keep it
Game play is fun and the ads are reasonable. I really hate to say this but it’ll be deleted after this review. Playing it heats up my iPad and drains the battery. I just checked and 42 minutes of play used 33% of my battery while 2.5 hours of a game that should be much more intensive only used 47%. Not sure what this app is doing but it’s working hard at it.
Don’t waste your money
I paid for NO ads. They still force you to watch ads or you can’t advance.
Sentiment summary
101%
Positive (4-5★)
-1%
Neutral (3★)
1%
Negative (1-2★)