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Wordus App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Removing due to political adsDisgusted to have an ad for United Australia Party splash across my screen.. disagree with mixing politics (particularly swamp dwellers) on an app designed to relax and unwind ...Version: 1.6.8
✓ Ruined itYou’ve completely ruined it with the ads & videos you must watch after finishing a game. And you want us to pay $14 for an ad free version??!! No thanks. Talk about gouging once something becomes popular. How about $3.99? That I might have considered. Deleting game now..Version: 1.6.8
✓ Update destroyed gameUsed to be the best worlde app, however must have been bought by a developer. Now tainted with adds everywhere. Not as clean and a worse layout than before. Completely ruined the whole app..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Latest update has killed the game.Was a simple version of ‘Wordle’ but latest update has destroyed the usability. They’re obviously trying to force people to remove ads for an extortionate amount of money, but they will lose majority of their users. Non-invasive banner ads would have generated huge revenue, but instead they’ve opted for ads every 20 seconds. Will delete the app and look for an alternate.Version: 1.6.5
✓ Truly awful updateWhen I got this game is was basic, quick and easy to play- I was happy. The fixes have ruined it completely. Now there are adverts flashing at the bottom and playing in between games and the game freezes so you can’t make your guess. I will be deleting.Version: 1.5.4
✓ What Happened?I’ve been playing the game for a few weeks every day and loved it. Then one day I open to find it’s completely different. I’m not sure if the game was bought by a bigger company or what but the game’s unplayable now. There used to be no ads and I understand that as a developer you should make some money. But to have an ad after almost every single puzzle?! And as an originally free game, making ads so often while playing and then trying to force people into buying the no ads upgrade is the epitome of a bad move. The game would have been fine with ads spread out. You would have had millions of people playing and after this change I can’t see anywhere near that staying for long. The game will eventually fade away and it will come from this decision..Version: 1.6.2
✓ Horrible UpdateAfter the newest update the app has been straight garbage. Not only is the whole app ruined but it ruined the wordle experience. Let me break it down: when you first open the app you are met by these new levels and challenges, then after you click to play the "level" you are on there's an ad. Once you are in the game there are ads on the bottom. There is also this new mechanic where you can pick the amount of letters are in the word for you to guess (1st guess is 5 letters after that you can pick a 3, 4, 5, 6 letter word to guess LIKE WHAT). After you complete the level you are met by another ad. Completely ruined the app..Version: 1.5.4
✓ WordusUsed to be great now it’s 4 minutes of advertisements for 30sec play. GAME RUINED. BOOO.Version: 1.5.4
✓ AddsHate the adds.Version: 2.2.8
✓ Getting worseThis game was fun when first released. Now it’s just like all the other games out there...full of ads. Even when just going from the menu back to the game, one has to watch ads. Now there’s ads along the bottom of the screen constantly..Version: 2.1.1
✓ Went from GREAT to JUNKYThis was a great, simple free to play Wordle alternative that allowed unlimited play and practice without ads. It had great word lists, instant loading and smooth gameplay. Since the update it will no longer load, the interface looks clunky and gameplay when you can get it to load is so slow. After the initial first week, you are served game crashing ads after every puzzle and a really great game that I might have paid a few bucks for is now so bloated that I can’t even click the button to purchase the ad free version. I will try one more time but then I am moving on and looking for other ways to sharpen my skills so that I can master the real WORDLE..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Could be betterWith wordle moving behind a paywall here’s a perfect opportunity for this game to move into its space. However the correct letters being blue? Why? Kicked an own goal there..Version: 1.5.4
✓ So many advertisementsI’ve been playing and enjoying this game for about a month. Then yesterday there was an update, so many advertisements, and now the game has been ruined for me. There are now so many advertisements, much smaller playing screen, so many advertisements, fonts changed, and so many advertisements. Sure I could pay to get rid of them, but it had been free, the cost seemed high and feels like extortion, we’ll hook you in make your enjoy the game, and then they say ”you want to enjoy the game again, pay us money or we’ll ruin it by loud obnoxious advertisements that take longer than actual game play”. Did I mention there are now so many advertisements!!!!!!.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Ads!Played it for 5 minutes and got bombarded by a lot of Ads!!! Delete..Version: 2.0.3
✓ CapitalismA lot of advertisements. Don’t download it, they ruined it..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Nice little gamePretty good as far as it goes. Simple and seems to work ok. I think It would be nice and an improvement if the game kept a track of how you did, with some kind of scoring system based on how quick you get the word, or how few turns it takes.Version: 1.1.0
✓ Update is trash!I love this game, but the new iodate is bad. i liked how there was no adds and hints and others stuff for me this update ruined the game. is there a way i can get the old version back? if there is please let me know. thanks🤗.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Horrible addsSo I’m almost a teen and even I know when something’s is really inappropriate. I like the game but it updates so often that I don’t actually get to play it that often. I like the challenge but it kind of confusing since it doesn’t give you any instructions to begin with. Back to the add, it was extremely inappropriate because it had a really bad word in it.(if you want to know how bad the word is wait until the very end) so I get the add and I am thinking what kind of app lets kids see this!? It’s just irresponsible to let an add like that be for an app for teens. (The word was probably worse than 3 really bad words combined).Version: 1.6.2
✓ Ruined by adsBruh.Version: 1.7.0
✓ CraigWhen you updated the game u made the wprd “Craig” not a word and that word really got me through the day and without it idk if I can live much longer..Version: 1.5.0
✓ Total sell out “update” this weekI found this when I first heard about Wordle (like many others) and I loved its simplicity, lack of obnoxious ads, and how you could guess however many words you’d like in a day (vs Wordle’s one-a-day model). They’ve had a recent update to make it a leveled game (…why?? No one asked for that) with a leaderboard (-_-) and now it has ads galore with a feature to pay to remove the ads. It just feels like a complete sell out with no regard for the users who came to it for how different it was to other games out there right now (simple concept/gameplay with no extra frills). Sorry I just can’t get behind this downgrade of an “update.”.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Too many adsA good app spoiled. I will delete this NOW.Version: 1.7.1
✓ Trop de publicitéVraiment trop de publicité - après 8 mots je suis à bout de nerf Même si le jeu semble intéressant… Ça va finir à 8 mots.Version: 2.2.5
✓ Disappointed.Before the recent update, the game really was simple, and fun to play. It was nice to play a little puzzle word game a couple of times a day, sometimes asking a friend for help. Then the update came. Everything changed, the entire layout, ads were introduced, hints and levels. The devs turned a nice and simple game, with like 4 or 5 colours in its entire UI into this children’s game, colourful, round, and dissatisfying to play. - Side note: adding a menu, and sort of like a “start playing” screen just doesn’t make sense to me, was much better when there was a little loading symbol and you’d be taken right into the game. Also the unnecessary extra text like “find the word in 5 tries” is annoying. If the old layout was kept, and the logo was reverted back then adding ads wouldn’t make too much of a difference because I understand that devs want to make money. But, completely changing everything really was a bad idea, and I’m pretty sure that anybody who played before the updated went live is also as disappointed as I am. I would do anything to get the little green/blue and orange square board back. 🥲.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Same StoryWas a good app until one day it just became the same advert riddled rubbish as everything else. More time watching adds than playing the game. Forcing me to watch 30 seconds about something I dont want to buy makes me hate the product not sit and fall in love with it...Version: 1.6.6
✓ Keeps changing for the worseI liked it when it started but something changes every time I log in. Now I can’t even see how I’m doing on completions by tries without digging for it. I used to be able to see how many I got right on the first, second, third, etc try that was one click away after each game and now there’s just some stupid point system and when you do find the stats buried in your account information it’s a bar chart but doesn’t show actual quantities. I don’t care about your stupid points or even other people, I wanted to know how I was doing on solving them by number of tries..Version: 1.6.8
✓ ANNOYINGThis game is so irritating it’s unreal 💀💀.Version: 2.2.8
✓ Still has ads even when you pay to remove themI downloaded this game when it was a simple no-frills wordle knockoff. It had simple graphics, ran fast, and most importantly had no ads. I regretted eventually updating the game and seeing ads, but I caved and decided to pay to have the ads removed. But now with the recent update it doesn’t appear to be no ads anymore, despite paying. There’s an annoying lightbulb button on the keyboard that tempts you to push it, and without any warning launches you into a long ad that you can’t close out of without going to a purchase screen. I’ve not figured out what it does exactly because I don’t want to watch this whole ad, but more importantly, why is this ad-button even there if I paid to remove ads? Now it’s even worse, there’s an additional lightbulb button in the top right corner, which presumably does something different, but what that difference is I couldn’t tell you, as it seems to also take you to another ad. Finally the game has become super cluttered with new features, like these “gems”, whatever those are. Every update makes the game worse. I’m going to delete this and find a simpler truly ad-free wordle knock off..Version: 1.6.8
✓ Too many adsThis was a good game until the recent update now you have to watch three ads after every game, this is so tiring. I’m too stubborn to pay for ad free sorry I’ll just move on to a new free game. Also there’s no way of looking at the game you just won, you win it and it’s gone you can’t show your partner or screen shot it. You got greedy and you’ll lose players..Version: 1.5.4
✓ UpdateThe update is bad. I see a lot of people are upset about the ads, but I’m not upset about that (just turn on airplane mode, guys). What I’m annoyed by is that every time I submit a guess, I have to choose the character length of my next guess. What’s the point in this? It’s just in the way and it doesn’t provide any value to the game. It’s like the devs are just adding features for the sake of it, without thinking about whether or not it’s necessary or useful. Why would I want to guess a 3 letter word when the answer is always 5 letters? Just stop guys, you’re ruining your own app. I’m literally just going to find something else, because lord knows there’s plenty of other wordle knockoffs out there..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Updated app leaves it full of ads and slowWhen the game first launched. It was great. Loaded instantly, you had your own scores, all you. Even the icon was simple and perfect. Now the app loads slowly, full of ads, wants to track you (it's wordle c'mon - let us pay you $2 for a game that you didn't make popular vs filling with ads), and no real improvement to the core experience. The word list still contains words that even merriem-Webster doesn't define (or defines as a proper noun like a small town in Denmark). Unfortunately, deleted..Version: 1.5.4
✓ So disappointedThe new update with “app game aesthetic” (with ads and leaderboards) screams distrust. Would have happily paid for the data-free, simplified version of this game. Immediate deletion..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Great game. Not a great appI love this game but recently they change the format. It is only available as a vertical puzzle on my iPad. Definitely not user friendly. Disappointing. In order not to have a ton of ads you need to pay $3.99 which I did. However now when I play the game they have this lightbulb that pops up around the screen in case you want a hint. I made the mistake of choosing that once. Before you get the hint you have to watch a 30 second ad. I feel like I’ve been taken. Apple you can do better at screening your apps. Just got the update. What a disappointment even after all the complaints. Changed the rating from two stars to one star..Version: 1.6.2
✓ Was great onceThis was a great game once. Since the recent updates, it has become NO FUN. I did fork out $5 to remove all the ads. But of course, the money-grabbing does not stop there. I will join the long list of people uninstalling this game. Such a shame..Version: 1.7.1
✓ Was GoodYet another simple “free” game has jumped on the ads wagon! Ads should not last longer than the game. Nor after every round. Ridiculous! I appreciate you want to make money, but Wordle’s popularity has helped you see dollars. It’s a real shame that developers don’t listen to their player base. They walk onto the next game, as will I..Version: 1.6.8
✓ They want you to pay…I will watch an ad in order for the game I’m playing to be free. It’s standard and expected. But the cruel makers of this game want to make the process excruciating for free users. First, you have to watch one version of the ad until the tiniest arrow pops up for you to skip. If you don’t hit the one pixel that allows you to move on, you are sent to an App Store page. If you happen to hit that pixel, you are presented with a shorter ad for the same game and after five seconds the smallest “X” pops up. If you don’t hit that tiny button as well, you go back to an App Store page for the game. If you complete this stupid quest, you get to move on to the next level. If you enjoy wasting your time, this game is for you!.Version: 1.6.6
✓ Another Update? You Keep Ruining It!Paid to get rid of ads. That should have included the ability to turn that blinking annoying hint button OFF as well. And when you’re done with a round you get presented with a results screen and no way to go back and look at the word or what you did. You had a better game than Wordle and you ruined it. Look at all of these reviews, are you even listening? You have a huge audience and you’re going to lose all of them. Wordus is not the only Wordle alternative app out there. I’ve leeway downloaded a bunch that I’m trying out. You need to make some changes and make them fast, if you’re charging money and making ad revenue you need to listen to the customers that are paying you that money. Worst updates I have ever seen in all these years of iOS apps. Why on earth would you take the best app in the store and just ruin it?.Version: 1.6.2
✓ Too many ads…So many obnoxious ads, not enough gameplay….Version: 2.2.5
✓ MAJOR DOWNGRADEOkay i USED to be addicted to this game, like a week ago. HOWEVER, WITH ALL THE IDIOTIC "UPDATES" YALL DID, IT RUINED THE INTEGRITY OF THE GAME. THE WHOLE POINT OF ME DOWNLOADING THIS GODFORSAKEN APP WAS THAT IT WAS AN IDENTENTICAL COPY OF WORDLE, JUST UNLIMITED AND IN APP FORM. NOW ITS NOT AT ALL LIKE WORDLE. EXAMPLES: -THE WORDS CAN HAVE AS LITTLE AS 3 LETTERS AND AS MANY AS 6 LETTERS, LEAVING A WAY LESS CHANCE OF YOU WINNING -THE APP LOOKS TERRIBLE. THATS IT, IT JUST MAKES MY EYES WATER ITS SO BAD. -THERES LEVELS NOW???? WHAT?!!$7:&/82 THATS SO STUPIDDDDD AND UNNECESSARYWYHWHSHDBE -NOT LETTING YOU SCREENSHOT HOW WELL (OR NOT SO WELL) YOU DID ON THAT "LEVEL" 😐😐 I HAD A WHOLE ALBUM GOING OF ALL THE WORDUSES AND WORDLES I HAD WON AND IT IS OVER 200 AT THE MOMENT AND NOW THAT IS COMING TO A CRASHING HALT BECAUSE OF YOUR IDIOT COMPANY. I HAVE SEARCHED LONG AND FAR ALL THROUGHOUT THE APPSTORE FOR A GAME THAT IS IDENTICAL TO WORDUS BEFORE ALL THE TERRIBLE UPDATES AND IT DOESNT EXIST. IT DOESNT EXIST! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?!!! I HOPE YOU ARENT BECAUSE NO ONE WITH A MIND LIKE YOURS THAT TELLS THEM TO RUIN A PERFECT GAME SHOULD BE HAPPY. I HATE THIS GAME NOW THANKS TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR NOTHINGGGGG GOODBYE. THE ONLY WAY I WILL PLAY IS IF THERE IS A WAY TO UNDO THE MILLION TERRIBLE UPDATED YOU DID OR IF YOU UNDO THEM FOR EVERYONE. NO ONE DESERVES TO FEEL THE NEED TO PLAY THIS HORRENDOUS "GAME." GOODBYE..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Was fine before the updateThis used to be a good Wordle clone that you could play as much as you wanted. I never had any issues. But since the recent update, I can't even get the app to open. It just sits on the loading screen and doesn't load. Reading through the other recent reviews and seeing that they've introduced ads that play after every round, obviously this has become just another "advertising app with an occasional game." Yes, game devs should make money from their work, but too many mobile games are 50% ads. I would've been happy to pay $0.99 or whatever for this app the way it was before. But as it is now, I'm deleting it. There's a bunch of these style games on the app store; I'll just try a different one..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Great before updateThis game was so good before the update. Now there’s ads everywhere and the main playing screen doesn’t load properly which normally results in my coming out of my game and wiping the cache, because I can’t guess the letter. Going to delete after I finished this review.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Distractions :(I loved the app before it updated. I have epilepsy and recently had a seizure. This game was so calming and nonstimulating (things popping up on the screen). I used it to calm down. The ads started at the bottom. I paid to have that taken away. It was too stimulating. I wanted just a plain screen where I could relax. Now there’s a hint button that keeps popping up in random parts of the screen. I wish I could turn it off. I’ll be looking for another app that hopefully is more relaxing and less stimulating. I know it seems little, but it’s big for me. Also, I hate that now, you can’t see your words once you guess correctly. I always like showing my friends if we are playing together how I got to my word..Version: 1.6.1
✓ Hate hate hate the new updateThis was one of my favourite apps until the latest update. They’ve completely ruined the game! It’s now hideous and childlike and it’s gone from having 0 ads to being riddled with them! I’ll sadly be deleting this now and sticking to the online, once-a-day version!.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Trop de pub candy crush est mieux pour celaTrop de pub candy crush est mieux pour cela.Version: 2.0.8
✓ They are pulling a fast one! 😡I love Wordle but it was one game a day so imagine my excitement when I found this app. It’s exactly like Wordle. For a few weeks I played for free and then they redesigned it with annoying ads all over the page and the only way to eliminate them was to pay $4.99. No problem. I loved the new interface, still the same great game. NOW, they’ve updated it again, but this time you get an annoying “hint” button that’s constantly blinking. So I tapped on it to see if there was a setting to take away the hint button because I don’t use it, and there it is….more ads. So I’ve stopped playing because I find that blinking button so annoying and I don’t want to play. Really low of them to charge you for the game, which is perfectly ok and then to redesign it in a way that makes the experience unbearable..Version: 1.6.1
✓ Way too many adsNot worth the download. It’s a challenging game and way too many ads.Version: 2.0.7
✓ Now 6 lettersIt used to be 5 letters until todays update, now it’s 6 letters. I don’t like that. Just ruined my fun..Version: 2.0.5
✓ Not buying itWas great until the latest update. Now with ads popping up and a charge to get rid of them I’ve deleted the app. I’ll find another..Version: 1.5.4
✓ I purchased no adsTho I purchased no ads, why is it still running ads after I played each game? I got scammed, I want my money back.Version: 2.0.5
✓ Update ruined the game.Used to love the game for its simplicity. Great to play. The update adds nothing but annoying features and a ton of ads all the time. The ads are completely in your face and obnoxious. It’s like the developers decided to make the ads as unbearable as possible to force you to pay for the ad free version..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Update 1.5.4 is GrossI was obsessed with this app, but it just updated to version 1.5.4 and the app no longer maintains its same entertainment value. I had played 185 times on the previous version (like I said, I was obsessed and really enjoyed this game). However, after the new update, I no longer had any desire to play this app at all. The interface is ugly and different, there are ads that run and make the app go slower, and the leaderboard was an unnecessary feature. I was fine only seeing my own stats; I don’t need to know how I rank against other players. The previous update had been perfect but it seems like they regressed and are now running an outdated version of the app (when this is actually the newest update). The previous version had been way cleaner and had a more modern look, now it looks old and is not as user friendly. I would love to re-download in the future if the developers make the smart decision do get rid of this awful update..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Inevitably, full of adverts…This has been a fantastic game for a few weeks (albeit US spellings of words, rather than proper English). Sadly though now, they’ve inevitably caved to capitalism and put advert banners on the page, with the option to buy a no ads version. But also, the visuals have become rather childish, so I’m afraid it’s time to delete….Version: 1.5.4
✓ AnnoyingI paid £3.49 to stop annoying adverts appearing every 5 seconds. Now we got an annoying hint thing bouncing around the screen. Please give us the option to disable this. You’re not getting any more money from me for hints..Version: 1.6.1
✓ Ruined with updateIt was nice until they updated. Now it has distracting flashing buttons and ads..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Non-wordsStarted out great. Many of the words now are not even found in dictionary and not all are English..Version: 2.2.5
✓ Re changes madeThe game was great now the format has changed and when you can’t guess the word the answer is placed over where you were filling the letters in and you can’t see it. ☹️🤔Disappointing, can you change it back…..please.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Terrible gameI used to have it when it wasn’t bought by a company and now all of a sudden the game looks awful and too many purchases to make , i accidentally just bought what ever i did and it won’t change how i play what we’re they thinking why would you make a purchase for wordle who needs it ffs.Version: 1.7.1
✓ An unwelcome update!So, the app developers saw that the game was becoming really popular because of the real wordle game and therefore decided to charge everyone and throw in a whole load of adverts as well. 90% of the people that used it before the update have now deleted it, but hey at least they’re now earning money on the 10%! Short term thinking!! Byeeee.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Obscure wordsThe colours are hard to process - green makes way more sense for a correct tile. Also some really obscure words, for example MARGE? It makes it way less fun if the words aren’t actual words..Version: 1.5.0
✓ It’s okThe part that I find troubling is that it takes a while just to load on and there are lots of adds even in the middle of a round..Version: 2.2.8
✓ Terrible updateI was looking forward to playing a few games this morning, however my excitement was tarnished by the new update. What used to be just a simple word game has now turned into an ad-riddled disappointment. Now you can’t play more than one game without adverts popping up. Very frustrating..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Too many adsUsed to be a fantastic game but of course the lust for profits kicked in and now the game is a disgusting mess of ads. Fun while it lasted!.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Feb 18 update ruined it completelyThis was a great game. Simple, no ads, no fluff, no annoying animation. Just open it, play some levels, nice to look at, pretty teal and orange colors, it was great. Then they updated it today, February 18, 2022. It is completely ruined. It’s the exact opposite of how great it used to be. It now takes forever just to open and load, whereas before it was instant. There are annoying animations, and of course ads flashing all over the place, at the bottom of the screen and between games, ones you can’t close out of, etc. It’s horrible. My phone was literally hot after playing one game, just due to the sheer amount of flashing ads all over the place. $4 to remove ads? Not a chance. There’s also now some stupid leaderboard and “levels” and junk. And of course they want you to connect to social media and all that garbage. They completely killed the simple, pleasant, low maintenance, nice looking interface. I had to uninstall it. I’m so disappointed..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Beware! Words used are American NOT EnglishApp works OK but until I realised the spelling wasn’t English but American it was a bit frustrating as there were no English words that fitted. At least it’s only the 5 letter words..Version: 1.4.0
✓ Proper nouns? Place names?No way should place names or people’s name be solutions in a word game. I’m done..Version: 1.7.1
✓ !! DON'T IN APP PURCHASE!! Horrible customer service and game is setup to scam you!!Do not do in app purchases on this game. The game has the buttons to use hints very close to the enter button. No confirmation is given asking if you want to use your gems for the hint. I tried to contact support to ask them to fix this but have not received any replies. I'm sure they won't return any money. I'm posting this review and then contacting apple to complain about them..Version: 2.1.6
✓ Update awfulLatest update terrible. Lost my stats page showing number of guesses and now have all the glitzy leaderboard and winning gem stuff that doesn’t interest me at all. Paid for the no ads version so would expect to keep what I paid for. Don’t meddle when it works..Version: 1.6.8
✓ RuinedWas good, simple, effective and no ads, now they’ve updated it and ruined it like morons.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Ad infected wordle cloneWhat was a nice little freebie to practice wordle has now become a really bad ad infected app - put in one (first) word, hit enter and copped a 24 second video straight up - didn’t hang around to see if that was going to happen every time..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Ruined by including adsThis used to be lovely and simple, absolutely destroyed by adding in ads all over it. Obviously no mention of the ads inclusion in the version history notes ! Going to bum this right away and switch to something with less makes greed..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Went to ads and now it’s a painWas ad-free, now after every round you have to endure two terrible ads for the worlds worst games..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Zero scoreI’ve been playing this game for about a month now and with this new update, I was happy to see some other features added, like a leaderboard…until I see I have a zero for a score while others somehow, miraculously have over 30K for a score. I’m on level 440 with an average solve rate of 4/6 and 96.5% solve percentage. I roughly calculated what my score should be and came up with approximately 30K as well. I continue to play and was able to put together a score of 1008 today. Yet when I just got back in, it once again shows 0 for a score. Either there is something I’m missing somewhere or the scoring mechanism is flawed somehow..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Ads - the bane of every free app userWordus was a beautiful thing until one day I reached a predefined quota and saw the game become subsumed in an ocean of ads. Ads. Ads preceding and following each game in multiples of 1 and 2. Ads scrolling across half the screen while the session is in play. The experience was ruined. So I upgraded to the Pro version for the satisfaction of buying back my concentration. At first the $3.99 investment was money well spent. No ads, no annoyances, no eye-bleeding distractions. After a day or three, however, Wordus Pro was enhanced with a “hint” button that bounced from cell to cell appealing to the user’s sense of resignation (at first) then beseeching the user to take the hint just to make it go away. Surprise, surprise. The hint button pages out of the game window into another (guess what), another ad. And perhaps the most infuriating aspect of this app is there’s no way to override hints option in the settings menu. If not for game itself being quite enjoyable, I wouldn’t give the ap more than 1 star. If you love being besieged by ads and having your focus interrupted by a barrage of visual noise, this is the game for you. Enjoy..Version: 1.6.2
✓ Ruined by recent updateIt was a nice and simple app, a nice and quick way to kill some spare time. After the recent update the whole UI has changed, everything has a terrible colour choice but worst of all the long ADS after every match completely ruined the experience. Uninstalled..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Used to be a great way to kill down time…I like this game (basically Wordle that you can play constantly) and enjoy the challenge. it was fun and my go-to whenever i had a little time to pass. the newest updates/additions have made this game unplayable to me and i will be uninstalling the app after this review. recently they added ads to the game. i understand the need to generate revenue so the ads themselves don’t bother me. the fact that i need to watch part of the ad before i can skip the ad (pretty standard) then watch a shorter part of the same ad after i already pressed skip only to have to press skip AGAIN (seriously annoying) and then to make the user watch ANOTHER short segment of the same ad to be able to finally close the ad is too much, especially since the user has to endure this between each and every puzzle they want to play. my gf and i like to compare scores and compete (even though some words are more difficult than others and we’re never guessing at the same word) but the newest update created a pop-up screen at the completion of a puzzle that cannot be closed so you cannot go back and review or take a screen shot of the puzzle you just finished. i hope they fix some of these issues for future players. sadly, my gf & i will not be around to find out.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Was greatHad lots of fun but now a new look? Really a bunch of ads and garbage onscreen, too bad!!.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Awful AdsThe game used to be great to play, but the introduction of Ads with the latest update has ruined the experience. I’d rather pay to go back to the old version than continue playing with the Ads..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Good but…Well made version of Wordle but since the newest update, I randomly get rerouted to the app store like you would if you’d clicked on an ad. This has happened multiple times, sometimes whilst I wasn’t even touching the screen so I know it wasn’t me. I don’t appreciate this level of advertisement..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Ads ads adsIt used to be good - that’s how it got all the review - But was ruined with lots and lots of ads that can’t be skipped. I realize these guys need to make money, but this makes experience completely unusable - and I am sure that many people like myself would never click on these unskippable ads out of principe.Version: 1.7.1
✓ Words from US ( and now too many ads)Edit: it is no longer and ad free game after the recent update. In fact you are forced to watch adverts before, during and after in some cases. It’s too much. It’s now ruined. I am sad. I’m deleting it. Beware UK gamers! There are American spellings of words in this app. Which is fine- but so frustrating sometimes when you are sitting there for ages and can’t make a word fit because in reality we have the extra letter in our spellings! For example I just had a game where the winning word was ARMOR, but here in the UK we spell it ARMOUR. I have felt stupid on the odd occasion! Other than that tiny little (ok massive for me lol) frustration, I love this game and it is excellent entertainment during the times when I have a few idle minutes. Currently is it is ad free, there is no time limit and you can play as many words as you like. Which makes it better than Wordle in my book (dictionary/thesaurus) 👍🏻.Version: 1.5.4
✓ All changed for the worseWell I would have scored you 4 before the update. It was a nice, sensible word game, with no flashing images or Ads. Just let you open the App & play with no interruptions or distractions. Why on Earth did you ruin it? We don’t all want the trashy versions of games. This has gone from an enjoyable game to very trashy, overnight. I shall have to look elsewhere for a replacement..Version: 1.6.8
✓ Not worth your time!This app started out ad free…after an update it was flooded by ads and became unplayable! Clear example of a creator trying to cash in and destroy their integrity!.Version: 1.6.0
✓ The adsThe ads are too long and annoying.Version: 1.6.6
✓ Bait and switchDeveloper used a simple, clean, free app to draw everyone in and get tons of five star reviews. Latest update is a completely rebuilt game stuffed with intrusive, full screen advertising and in-app purchases. I would have been more than happy to pay to support great development. Shady, dishonest business practices earn immediate deletion..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Intrusive AdsJust uninstalled you bc you filled it with ads. It was fine a few weeks ago, played to my hearts content. COMPLETE AND UTTER GARBAGE NOW.Version: 1.6.4
✓ Deleted - now full of Ads and an awful update!Had been playing for quite a while but came on this morning to find the app had updated. Awful interface, horribly commercialised and fake and lost its authenticity, and now full of Ads! Runs much slower too! Awful update! Immediately deleted. Don’t bother, find something else!.Version: 1.5.4
✓ ReallyThe game is good for the most part. Following all the game rules I came up with yyric. No such word using these letters. I resorted to google anagrams when I was totally mystified. The actual word was lyric, but according to the clues given the second y was not part of the word. They have a hard word that shows up every so often and that word is so obscure that even with a decent vocabulary the chances of arriving at that word is very questionable. I wanted to voice my opinion within the game itself, but found no way to do so, thus this review. I enjoy the game and hope these complaints can be dealt with..Version: 2.3.3
✓ ADS ADS ADS ADS3 long ads between every game UNINSTALLED.Version: 2.3.0
✓ Bait and switchIt was great then updated and loaded with ads. Immediately deleted it. Hey developer. Bye bye.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Terrible GameGame doesn’t load. Full of advts. It’s a scam.Version: 1.7.1
✓ Was a 5 now a 1 star game - five letters S-ITEWas originally the best Wordle app out there. Then software house upgraded the app, I lost my stats as the app hung, so I was forced to delete and re-install and now the adverts make the game unplayable in a relaxing way. Keyboard is not as good either. Such a shame, no fun anymore. I’m sure coders could have found more subtle way of doing adverts. I will go and use one of the other myriad of Wordle apps now..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Do not update under any circumstancesThis game was fun, then I made the mistake of updating it. It’s been monetized and full of ads now..Version: 1.7.0
✓ Bad to worseGame won’t even open since the latest update. They probably crashed it with all of their ads..Version: 1.6.8
✓ Ruined with ads.Loved this app before, got many people addicted to it, too. Then the update came and the game as we knew it was gone. Terrible now. Aesthetically, it looks awful. But it’s also now full of ads. It was fun while it lasted, but have no choice but to remove it now and try and find something better..Version: 1.5.4
✓ It was better beforeThis game was much better before. It was simplistic, fun, and a good way to kill time. Compared to the normal Wordle, it’s fun to be able to play more than one a day. That was until the update. The update is unplayable. You have to watch ads, the design is horrible, and they have HINTS? The whole point of the game is to be able to figure out the word by making words and using that to get the correct answers, not to use to cheat with hints. I don’t understand why apps have to go this far to make stupid updates like this, when the design was fine already. I already deleted the app, but others, be warned..Version: 1.6.6
✓ Beware of Ads!!This game is great and can hold you over until the next Wordle comes out, but the ads are literally over three minutes long in between games. I decided to play for a few days before determining whether to upgrade to the no ads version for $3.99 or not. I liked it so I told myself I’d upgrade the next time it was pushed to me. Upgraded and guess what, there’s STILL ads and they’re STILL awful. Game is great but I’d pay more to not have to suffer through these terrible ads, so three stars bc their business strategy is torture..Version: 1.6.6
✓ Ruined by updateWas really good. Simple and easy to play. Could have had better stats though and when the update came I thought that’s what they would do. Instead they have messed it up completely. The game is now terrible and I will stop playing. Which really defeats the object of the ads which I now won’t see. The ads are beyond annoying and for stupid childish games which makes no sense as this app is probably used by an older audience..Version: 1.5.4
✓ So badLatest update was full of micro transactions and ads that need to be closed three times, twice after a time limit. Good concept made absolutely unplayable..Version: 2.0.3
✓ You just couldn’t leave it be, could you?You have ruined this game by introducing ads. I loved this game, but am now deleting it..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Ruined now — WAS fun, until this week’s “update”And now this game seems to be “sell-out” to some company that revamped it with stupid sounds, bright coloring, unneeded “enhancements,” and adverts… It used to fun to play several times per day. Take a look at the reviews for this game and notice that of the many people reviewed this game prior to this update many were very happy— and were happy because of how it WAS (and for what it was)—- BUT after the update not so much. I will refer back to the original game of WORDLE and play once a day where they don’t have any of that junk. If I can find a way back to the original edition, I’ll keep it, but otherwise I am deleting this junk today!.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Great app until latest update - all noisy ads and horrible designThis was an excellent app until today. Now it’s horrible with unnecessary features and ads that play with sound. I would have Considered paying to remove ads if the app layout and design was the same as before. Now it’s looks like a kids game and the assumption is that we all want to share everything, and tell the world what we’re doing using social media. I can’t use it any more. App deleted..Version: 1.5.4
✓ OkUses some pretty obscure words..Version: 1.2.0
✓ Newest UpdateThe most important complaint would be about the ads. There are so many. It’s just annoying because they’re literally everywhere. I understand having to make money but the ads are so long, you have to pay $4 to get rid of them and again, they’re everywhere. Second, and this is just a personal preference, the new interface is cheap and cheesy, if that’s the right way to word it. I don’t need a leaderboard or a way to save my progress. The new colors are visually unappealing and plain gross. The new logo is a graphic design failure and the new update’s appearance is just plain trash. I miss the simple, play the game, and that’s it version we had before. Anyway, I deleted it..Version: 1.5.4
✓ New update - too many adsIdk about other people, but I loved the simplicity of the game. You guessed the word then went into the next way. There wasn’t any goals or extra challenges or anything. Just a fun simple word game. But the new update now has ads between every word which is insane. It doesn’t take that long to guess a word so having an ad every minute or so is so excessive. And not just any ads, but the ones that you have to X out of like three times and it takes you to the App Store if you’re a millimeter off from the x. It’s awful. This was a calm game for me to play when I have a few minutes, but now I spend half the game time watching ads and I do not feel calm. They just sold out because wordle got popular..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Worse Update EverPrior to the most recent update I would’ve given them a 5 start rating. The NEW UODATE RUINED EVERYTHING. 1. The ads make the game unbearable. They show up so quickly after you submit, that you can’t even look at the last word you guessed. You can’t share that awesome first or second word guess with your friends. 2. The new keyboard format is much less clean than the recent one, adding wiggling icons and hint button (if you watch another ad of course) further complicate a design that was Not broken in the first place. This all used to be a simple word game app for you to play and get your kind off of things. Now it’s just like every other app in the App Store. An ad revenue magnet that could care less about your overall experience as king as you are forced to watch and ad. Do not download unless you want to spend more time being told about other games than actually guessing words. I think i would genuinely get more enjoyment out of just flipping through the dictionary..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Recent update has ruined a good gameUntil this week, this was a solid 5 star game. And as expected, this game has now fallen to the success of another, very similar word game, and Wordus has now been filled with banner ads, I skip panel video ads, pop ups, slow interfaces, long loading times etc etc - the whole expected and utterly painful dump of poor customer experiences loaded into a once fun game..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Worse update everSo this game was pretty good apart from some words being American but that’s forgivable but I’m guessing it’s either changed owners or they decided to completely revamp. HUGE mistake. I’m deleting it after this. It’s bad enough that some words are peoples names like Maria for example but the introduction of all those ads etc. nah no thanks..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Used to be 5*, Latest update ruined itIt was a great app, especially when they added the ability to track your stats but now it’s been ruined. I wish I never updated it bc the screenshots shown are not what the new version looks like. Seems they were bought over and now the game is completely different and overrun with ads after every word. Will be deleting and switching to another app that resembles the older version. I can’t believe they would ruin their app with cheap money making tactics. Having to watch so many ads between each puzzle, not being able to see your stats easily, adding the nonsense of coins (and gems?)to try to get you to spend money, very disappointing. The puzzle isn’t even able to be enjoyed anymore..Version: 1.6.9
✓ Ruined the user experienceWARNING - PURCHASE DOESN’T REMOVE ADS Developer continues to insist on pushing hints/ads hard even after purchase. For somebody who wants to be challenged by the game, this completely ruins it for me once again. 👎 The App Store screenshots need updating to show how the greedy developers have ruined the playing experience with lots of distractions all designed to make you view ads even after you’ve purchased..Version: 2.0.7
✓ Spam adds despite payingI paid for it so there would be no adds. yet they have the most annoying adds ever if you accidentally click on a button. The ads are spam Adds that are difficult to close. Disgraceful. No adds Should Mean NO ADDS.Version: 1.6.6
✓ AdsThe game should be called ads with a side of wordle.Version: 2.2.7
✓ What happened???I found this game bc I had heard about worlds like everyone else but I don’t like the one puzzle a day garbage. I was loving this app soooooo much. I have already done 70 puzzles within a week and they have been challenging and I truly figured this is a way to keep my brain active. I was recommending this app to everyone! Then this morning I go on and bam - the whole page looks different and now there are ads!!! I guess I knew it couldn’t last to be a free form of fun and engagement. I get it. People have to make money. And I apologize for being greedy 🙂 I’ll probably pay to have no ads bc I do love the game. I’m just disappointed that the change seemed to come out of no where. Maybe it happens at game 70? Or maybe when everyone realizes this is a great game. Thank you though for the unlimited games. And after reading other reviews I do notice that you take the suggestions seriously. I noticed so many things mentioned already implemented. That is a sign of good developers..Version: 1.5.4
✓ DeletingHave had this app for about a month and all was great. Then they updated it and now it is overrun by ads. Every puzzle has an ad immediately after it. Not worth paying to get rid of ads. Way to ruin it developers.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Glootie must be the new CEOLoved this one and used it during my small screen/big screen time but ad wall phase just began so guessing it’s time to delete. I hate it because now I have to find another app or go back to sudoku and I’ve playing that for so long man. How much of my life am I supposed to spend staring at a 9x9 grid of boxes made up of smaller 3x3 grids while I randomly guess between 1 and 9 until my phone stops shimmying? I needed something new and exciting and I really thought you nailed it with this great new 5x6 grid guessing game. Did I mention each individual box can change colors at will? There have been a handful of times though when it stopped me before I got to fill all of them in though so I think the game might have been hacked so you should probably change your password or update your McAfee to be safe Tl;dr App good. Ads bad.Version: 1.5.4
✓ NopeWasn’t too bad than came the ads. Round 1… ad, round 2, ad, round 3, ad… screw that..Version: 2.0.2
✓ Great game, but not fond of updateThis has been my go-to for mobile, unlimited Wordle. My only issue was the obscurity of some words available. However, with the most recent update, there are ads and a less minimalistic layout, along with better words. I would be fine with the on screen ads if the long, forced ads no longer existed. I would also like it if only hints caused an ad. This would make the game more enjoyable and more like the original. If these long, repeated ads continue, I may just use ad-free browser alternatives (like hellowordl).Version: 1.5.4
✓ Great puzzles but WAY to many addsAds go ON and ON and ON with no way to X out for ages. Takes all the goodness out of the game.Version: 2.2.5
✓ Was fun until they use adsRemove ads.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Far too many adsI used to absolutely love this game. Something simple to play when winding down for the evening and completely ad free. Now there are ads before each round and sometimes even during. It completely ruins the user’s experience and will now be reluctantly deleted from my phone 😓.Version: 1.6.2
✓ Cut down the ads!This would be 5 stars if it weren’t for the recent update that now inundates you with an obnoxious amount of ads. I’ve got dozens of apps with ads, but they at least let you get 3 or 4 rounds of a short game in before the ads pop up. These are in between EVERY SINGLE GAME! On top of which, if your phone is on silent the ads still come blaring out at top volume. Totally takes the enjoyment out of using this. It’s a shame because it can be a fun, addicting app without being bombarded, and now I don’t want to play until you tone it down (volume and quantity).Version: 1.5.4
✓ Too many adsToo many ads, very long, interrupt play to the extent that it affects enjoyability.Version: 1.6.6
✓ Was great, now ruinedWas great - simple, easy to play. Now a mess. Full of ads. Avoid..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Use of the word “rapes” as word of the day!Absolutely not and unbelievable in today’s climate of rape culture! I deleted immediately! Do not use!.Version: 2.2.7
✓ Terrible New VersionIntrusive ads, constant pop ups. Some ads are full screen and pop up, forcing you to watch some ridiculous advertisement. Old version was simple and clean. Now it’s a garbage dump. Deleting immediately after loving it for a month..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Forced ads after paymentTo start off, it was free, but free things don’t last. Fine. So I paid £3.49 to get rid of ads. The keyboard has changed since I first downloaded it; it now has an orange button with a bulb on it. So it gives hints/inserts a letter. And for that, you have to watch ads!! This is pushing ads on the sly despite payment. There was nothing mentioned at the point of payment that this would happen. Developers, you should be ashamed. No ethics..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Was GREAT Before the UpdateBefore the update, the app flowed smoothly and quickly on my phone, had an extremely simple and easy-to-understand interface, worked offline and didn’t need internet or cellular data, and had no advertisements. I understand adding advertisements because they need revenue from their app. That doesn’t bother me. What does, though, is that the app runs so slowly now. It takes forever to load, and intrusive ads pop up randomly instead of there being any warning. The app also doesn’t work anymore without internet, and instead of letting you play if you’re in an area with a bad connection (like I often am), it prompts you to spend $3.99 to get rid of their intrusive advertisements instead. Unfortunate because the game itself is fun, and some of the update’s design changes (like the color changes and the dark mode) are great. The app is now clunky and runs poorly. It was a fantastic app before the changes, and one of my favorites! But they ruined a good thing..Version: 1.6.2
✓ Updates have spoilt this gameI loved this simple no fuss word game & played it multiple times a day for weeks. Then a few days ago an update appeared & this game changed into an advert laden nightmare which shows an advert after every go. I have deleted the app & I’m really disappointed this great little game has changed.Version: 1.6.0
✓ To many addsToo many adds.Version: 2.2.5
✓ Boring adsTooooooo many ads!!!!!!.Version: 2.2.5
✓ Was greatTurned from a 5 star adult great game into a childish, intrusive POS..Version: 2.0.8
✓ Ruined with updateUsed to be good. Clean and simple interface. Just a simple clean look. No frills. After the update now it’s crap. Added ads and changed the look. Very disappointing. Obviously their plan all along. This was just a bait and switch. Put out a clean and simple app with no ads, let it build up a bunch of positive reviews and then switch it for this new crap so that people see all the great reviews and think this app is better than it is. I am willing to bet that they always had 2 versions of this app from the start. This version has just been sitting there waiting until all the good reviews built up and then boom. Bait and switch. Well the joke is on them. The change is far too vast of a difference. It completely changes the experience and the 1 star reviews are flooding in. It won’t take long for that overall review to start dropping. Should have made the changes subtle..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Disappointing frustratingI usually can get these in 3 goes but on the second level the only word it could feasibly be was ‘kinda’. When I tried to submit it’ it said it was not a word. So I put in a word I knew it couldn’t be, just to get to the end, only to find to my annoyance that the word was indeed ‘kinda’!! I personally think slang words shouldn’t t be there any way..Version: 1.6.8
✓ ConfusedThis app was class until they updated it and now it’s so weird and confusing. So weird it was so fine now they’ve messed with it for no reason. It’s not a bad game but don’t like the new lay out or anything.Version: 1.5.4
✓ Moody gameSometimes it works but often freezes and the adds are frequent. I would pay for the game if I knew it worked but have regular problems with it..Version: 2.2.5
✓ Uses data even when turned offI have data turned off for this game and ads still pop up and consume data. Deleted immediately..Version: 1.5.4
✓ What have you done?I fully understand the need to monetise the app and honestly I would have been more than happy to pay for the game to avoid ads, if it had stayed as it was. But the new interface completely ruined it for me 😞. I loved the pure and simple design, the subtle link to an online dictionary, it was simply perfect. Now it looks a lot more than other apps out there and there’s way too much packed on the screen. What a shame! Please bring back the old interface..Version: 1.5.4
✓ Hugely disappointingApp was perfect before I updated it, now all I get is ads. Went from awesome to a useless game. I am really disappointed that I updated the app, I have immediately deleted it. Your app sucks now, spare yourselves the trouble and don’t install. Waste of time. All ads and useless crap. So frustrating..Version: 2.0.0
✓ Was great. Then not. Then better. But not great yet.Update: Okay I spoke too soon (regarding my review below). Annoying advert lightbulb still flashes randomly in different positions- even though I paid. Downgrade from 5 stars to 2. Earlier Review: Having gone through a few questionable iterations over the last few weeks (since NYT’s purchase of Wordle perhaps meant the Wordus devs were forced to make some changes), I think this current version on March 7th 2022, is really good - and I’m happy (having paid) that the annoying lightbulb / ad thing has been banished to the top corner, where I hardly notice it. Well done, you got there in the end :-) By the way - nice touch with the panel at the bottom which shows in green, the letters which have been correctly assigned. I like that..Version: 1.6.5
✓ Useless!Game crashes and just keeps freezing. That was from the very beginning. Went to change settings and had to watch an ad! Don’t waste your time..Version: 2.0.2
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