the amount of ads this game has is getting out of control. they come up after every level, even mid game! I would give the game five stars if it was not for the insane amount of ads. also, when I enter a word I know should be there it won't take it sometimes. so I end up spending on one of the hints and turns out the word they rejected is there after all.
Reviews for Wordscapes
← Back to WordscapesThis game used to be one of my favorites. Ever since the most recent update, everything in the app feels more jerky and poorly animated. The animations for when you earn hearts, coins, portraits, etc. are WAY too slow, not as smooth as they used to be, and are basically unskippable now. Unless they fix this and go back to the way things were, I'm going to uninstall.
This should be a five-star game, so why am I rating it 3 stars instead of 5? Two main reasons. Since the most recent update, it now takes 20 or more seconds to load (Pixel 9). That's too long, and I have been hoping to see another update that fixes that. Also, although I have the ad-free version, I am now seeing more intrusive pop-ups asking me to buy more bees, hints, etc. I call these ads. They don't bother me if they only happen once in a while, but they seem to be happening frequently now.
Way too many ads! I do like this game but not enough to sit through a long ad for stuff I don't want or need everytime I complete a puzzle. It's so frustrating I'm ready to just delete it bc it takes more time to get through the ads then actual playtime. Also they make them so you can't close out if them and it takes you to a download screen without you even clicking on it. The ads themselves are scams.
It isn't difficult to play if you have a decent grasp of English, but it never gets noticeably harder after the early levels, which may be a pro or a con for users. Unfortunately, this game also suffers from an abundance of ads. In the early stages, I'd get an ad every few levels, but by level 65, I was getting one after each level. The ads were for games that I wasn't at all interested in playing, and the game would put in its own popups asking for money. It also had many unnecessary gimmicks.
I like this game... but I don't like its ads. I understand ads help pay for things, but the sneaky way you can't skip them without being taken to the app store is trash. even a nanometer off the 'x' and you're taken to a download.... or the only way out is by clicking through to the play store??? ugh, I wish I had something nicer to say, but the glaring issue is the ad-pocalypse....
this game has an unacceptable amount of ads. Need to open your notifications-there's an ad. Finish a level-more likely than not you'll get an ad. Come back to the game after putting it down-ad. Some of the ads take up to a minute to finish and many of them give you fake "close/skip" options to trick you into opening the links. Truly the worst game in that regard... a shame really because the game play itself is decent!
This game use to be great. I had the paid version at one point and played it until around level 1500. I got a new phone and eventually reinstall the game recently. The ads now are ridiculously repetitive and extremely long after EVERY level you play. I would pay for the ad free version but that's gone now, and the only option is to pay $2.99 for only 7 days of ad free?? I'm uninstalling it and I will never download it again unless there's a fully ad free playable version. Disappointed.
In August, I paid for extra coins on 8/7, 8/14 and 8/21. My transactions went through and then I was locked out. I have played this game for 2 years. This month is the first time I've experienced this. I like this game but being ripped off 3 times in one month is ridiculous! I agree with complaints about the ads but losing money is unacceptable. I've sent an email complaint and hopefully they will resolve this issue. Beware paying to unlock coins.
Regardless of the "volume off" setting, eventually, the ads start popping up with volume. I've already had to delete the game (& my progress) once to fix the problem. I've sent in multiple messages and screenshots as requested, and the problem has only worsened. Now, it is every single ad! And there's LOTS OF ADS. More than most games I've played. It's infuriating that there's a "HELP" option, and it does the exact opposite to use it.
Game is great, but the ads are waaay too long and now have unmutable sound! And you can't pay for a permanently ad-free version - just a week at a time. FORGET IT! Saps all the fun away and replaces it with bitter annoyance. * Update in response to the developer asking for screenshots of the ads that do this: It's ALL OF THEM, as you must know, since there used to be 1 in 10 ads that had sound, and suddenly they all do. I have sound turned off in the game settings but it doesn't apply to ads.
Fun game - However, I have 2 things to say.. 1st, if you want people to spend money on coins, maybe make it a little more likely to get the top prize at the end of Mt Fortune. I literally got to the top 10 times, and I didn't once get the main prize, ridiculous. So not gonna be spending any more money. The second thing is how in the world is Mt Fortune ending so soon this time!? The last one gave us 4 whole months, this one only like 1 month. There's no way to get any of the cool portraits 😔
I'll just cut straight to the point. This game was, at one point, a very good game, one that would stretch brains. Not on the phone I'm putting this report in. I just downloaded the newest update, and was excited to continue level 390, and I was kicked out of the game. TWICE. Honestly, if there aren't gonna be any fixes on this problem, I'd just go ahead and delete it, and not even recommend it to anyone.
Until this weekend, I'd have given it 5 stars because I enjoy it (and it certainly keeps me humble). But now it keeps interrupting me mid-game for a commercial. Later ... I bought the commercial free. That problem is solved. But then I joined a new team and it wouldn't let me score for them in the tournament. Apparently this is a common problem and I was advised to uninstall and reinstall to fix. Edit 3 years later: Haven't had that problem since. 5 stars again!
1 ad per puzzle is a ridiculous amount. On top of that, you get an additional ad if you leave and come back. Game is extremely choose-y when it comes to what a word is. Some common words are completely unrecognized, and some puzzles are essentially unsolvable without spending coins or brute force guessing every combination the provided letters give you. And to top it all off, coming out net positive on the in-game currency is essentially impossible.
The ads are getting ridiculous. I cannot just close them. The play store keeps popping up even when I don't touch the phone. There are 3 screens to some ads on top of that. At times, you have to click 5-6 times just for one add. Not worth all the wasted time to play. I used to be able to delete ads for a month...not any more. No longer fun...
You can only remove ads for 30 days for $10, or for 24 hrs one time a week. I would pay $10 to remove ads for good. $120 a yr!!!!. No! just a money scam. Is this really where we are with in app purchases?!! really love this game. It's been around for a long time wasn't like this. The ads become more frequent the more you move up. Find another game thats like boggle and doesn't have so many ads or that you can buy and remove for good. I'm so disappointed I'm uninstalling the game.
Great game ruined by ads. Played off and on for years and really is a well polished game and great for casual play. I don't mind ads for free games but this is ridiculous. Chasing fast forward buttons followed by an X followed by another X. It's awful. What they are charging for ad removal and to only do so for a week is way too much. I'd gladly pay $10 for permanent ad removal and be more inclined to spend money on coins & bees. Instead this will be getting uninstalled. Shame really.
the constant ads are annoying, especially with the exit button being so small for them. I regularly get sent to the app store because I accidentally clicked it, though I think that is an intentional design. But I really like the game, is word game with little pets thrown in there, there are so may other things going on in the game but I just exit out of anything that pops up.
Years ago when I first started playing this game, I paid a flat fee for no ads. And that worked for a while. Then they put a little ad icon on the puzzle page. Now it's on the home page, too. And now there are multiple pop-up ads every time I open the app, and they're selling NEW ad free subscriptions! If you paid for ad free already... well, that option is ad free light, and you need to pony up more and more for PREMIUM ad free. Get less, but it costs more! Get bent, rent chargers.