Two Dots: Brain Puzzle Games Negative Reviews

Two Dots: Brain Puzzle Games App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Two Dots: Brain Puzzle Games app received 151 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Two Dots: Brain Puzzle Games? Can you share your negative thoughts about two dots: brain puzzle games?

Two Dots: Brain Puzzle Games for Negative User Reviews

✓ Timed rewards are horribleI’ve stopped playing the game because you changed the reward system. It used to be that you could build up a reserve of items to help you. Now - it’s all timed. Boo..Disappointed219Version: 7.31.0

✓ The dam videosHey guys, i get the point but why the hell do we have to watch the same videos over and over again. If we dont find them interesting the first few times, we certainly arent going to install them. It just makes YOUR game F..g annoying. I am so over the Royal Match, Gardenscapes. Etc etc. Get original for heavens sake.....,.,0Version: 8.02.0

✓ Great game but…I don’t get the whole coins thing… every time you pass a level it makes it seem like you have earned coins (like most other games, you finish a level or certain point and you get a small reward of some sort) but then a pop up tells you that your gold is full and in order to be able to keep your coins, that you’ve apparently earned, you have to pay for a gold mine etc. but you haven’t actually received any more coins! Eg. my gold is full so I need to purchase a gold mine but I still only have 5 coins? I get that apps need to have their profit side, however, you also need to cater to the clientele who like your game but can’t afford to just purchase rewards whenever they’re needed! They’re the ones who would continue to play consistently especially when there’s a small daily or repetitive reward..Emmy.janeVersion: 7.10.8

✓ Stolen power ups a dragI was enjoying this mildly frustrating game, working my way through the levels and trying to access power ups through their challenges. I had about 15 banked up for use when a level got too much, I felt set. Then the new update came and THEY STOLE ALL MY POWER-UPS! Really? You make it harder to achieve them, want me to in-app purchase to buy them and steal what I've earned? As you can see, this review is now not so complimentary. Give me back my power-ups you money hungry developers! PS even more in app purchases to annoy you now. I’ll play until they make it too hard to beat levels without spending money. Won’t be long then..Bird_LauncherVersion: 5.7.0

✓ FrustratingNothing to help explain stuff like where does all the gold go? I keep winning gold every time I win a round and it keeps telling me my gold is full but when I try and spend any of it I don’t have any and they just keep trying to sell me gold. Also nothing to tell you what the keys are for??? Very badly designed and confusing :-(.AnneQ303Version: 5.19.3

✓ Not the same game I seen in the adThis game is completely differnthan what I seen in the ad.Shay shay 12💋Version: 6.24.0

✓ Annoying Money GrabIt’s actually a super fun little game. There were a few things that annoyed me initially, but mainly just because I’m not a patient person. Every level or two I’d beat, they’d introduce a new feature that I didn’t see a way of avoiding to continue what my mind was already focused on instead of switching gears to whatever new shenanigans and being made to play it. Now that I’m further in the game, that doesn’t happen as often, and even if it did that alone wouldn’t be the cause of my 1 star review. Probably would have given it 4, or even 5, stars. It’s not that big a deal HOWEVER, what does annoy me is that there are these little maps where you have to find a set number of certain defined objects. They’re pretty fun and a good mindless exercise to do. But I can’t play them, because I refuse to spend money on this game, and the only way to play them is to spend money. That’s extremely harsh. I get having in-game currency and having the ability to buy it. However there should be a way to earn it, at a slower and perhaps more annoying or effort full way than just buying it of course. But not having a way to earn it by playing the game, having the only way to increase your coins be through purchasing them, and then requiring coins to even play pieces of the game … is ridiculous and I wish I could give negative stars for it. Do better..Pinktink1394Version: 7.1.0

✓ Way too many “offers”This game is so annoying!! All I want to do is play but the game is continuously interrupted with other pages and different games within two dots..Meggiemay030685Version: 6.4.6

✓ Mandatory pay to play = horrible user experienceThis is a great game as far as the design and game play are concerned, for the most part. However, I’m not a fan of how it’s not actually possible to beat some levels without using power-ups, often multiple different power-ups, in fact. Even more disappointing is the “gold” (read: greedy) system…some special event levels require you to unlock them using gold coins. There are also tons of other features that require coins to activate. That would be fine if you could earn these coins in the game by doing certain tasks, winning them as prizes, etc. However, that is not the case - you have to use real money to purchase them. This makes for a really horrible user experience in what overall would have been a great game. Forcing people to give you real money constantly to continue to play the game makes things extremely unenjoyable. You should make it so that it’s possible to earn gold within the actual game instead of paying real money, and quite a bit of it at that, to purchase gold in the game’s “store”. Unfortunately this resulted in me deleting this game - it just wasn’t fun anymore when I wasn’t getting anywhere because I refused to shell out a bunch of cash. Very sad the developers made the decision to implement such a greedy business model..MarmarskiVersion: 7.9.5

✓ HeartbrokenThis app is the ultimate lesson in economics. What was once a beautiful, calming, and well designed piece of art is now nothing more than a thinly vailed money grab. I have been here since the beginning. Before Two Dots there was just Dots, and I can remember how stoked I was to get a 700+ score in the timed mode of that game. That was, sheesh, probably 5 years ago. That they’ve kept me on the hook for so long with a 2D phone game is nothing short of brilliant. When they put TwoDots out, I was floored. I was continually amazed by the frequent, creative expansions on the same basic principle. Slowly but surely however, I began to notice a trend. Victory could only be had after a certain number of ads were seen. I would be kept one move away from victory until I was on my very last life. If I did use a booster, and was on track to win, I would suddenly be given an impossible field to play (must sink 10 anchors, but even after 5 moves no new anchors appear). If I hadn’t used a booster box or seen an ad in some time, I could not win. Those are just a few examples. Somewhere along the way the investors and finance department took control of this team. And it became less about making a fun game anymore about creating insidious ways to coerce micro transactions. You have been warned..CreophotoVersion: 4.5.4

✓ Not like YouTube adInstalled based on gameplay seem on YouTube connecting dots. But gameplay is nothing like the ad. No drawing with a pen to connect dots with none crossing lines. Why!.S4lt3dVersion: 7.44.0

✓ Good Game with annoying setbacks.I’ve never reviewed an app before, but I’m choosing to now because I enjoy the game but there are serious issues. At the core of the app, you have a really fun game that takes strategy and is admittedly really satisfying. You don’t have to pay for ANYTHING- unless you want to. You don’t have to watch ads- unless you want to. Which is great. But the game is LITTERED with random side-games, distractions and annoyances between games that’ve just as bad, if not worse than ads. I can promise you, if I wanted to play a tedious version of where’s Waldo, I would have downloaded where’s Waldo. It’s extremely annoying to tap through these pop ups. It’s like bloatware designed by the developer and implemented into their own app. Additionally, you’re forced to use power ups at the beginning of matches if you’re good at the game. This seems to help you at first, but actually swaps out the strategy out of the game in favor of randomization that - I promise - will make you lose more than once. I’d rather never use power ups because they’re actually just a ploy by the devs to make you lose the game and buy MORE power ups or skips because you think you’re bad at the game. All of that being said, I’m probably gonna Lee playing the game despite the annoying setbacks, because overall, the core game is fun..PlasticStealthVersion: 6.12.0

✓ CoinsMaybe getting rid of coins that I spent my hard earned money own is a terrible idea? People are living lives and are not playing this game every single day, that the 24hr countdown of when you decide to get rid of coins that the player has paid for is quite counterintuitive. What is the point of purchasing the coins if the player does not have the CHOICE of when they get to use it? Is this app really that greedy? Do you want players to enjoy the app or is disguised as a plan to steal from us? $8 may not seem like a lot to you, however, to some it’s more than “just $8”. Especially when spent on a game.Me-CCVersion: 7.51.9

✓ Update now too difficultUpdate: they fixed the glitches a few weeks after I wrote my last review and kept on playing nearly daily. I’m currently on level 5519 and the last 100 levels or so have become too difficult. If I can’t pass one after a couple days and numerous cheats, then it’s just feeling like it’s time to let it go again. They need to figure out when challenging loses its fun and thrill and just becomes frustration. I will pay less money or watch fewer adds if I know the cheats will be useless. If I earn or collect cheats I expect they will work. I just wasted 5 cheats after being too frustrated and the level simply wouldn’t drop enough of the item I was after to even win in the amount of moves. Not dropping an anchor or an egg after three moves is ridiculous. I currently don’t recommend again unless they return their algorithm. Why change what worked. Old review: I give it 5 stars for the fun I have normally playing it but 2 stars currently. I’ve played Two Dots for several years. Just broached level 5000. The last 2 weeks the app keeps shutting down after finishing a level—and seems to always be after a particularly hard one I spent a lot of time on and used cheats on. When I go back in it doesn’t show I passed the level and I have to start again. I’ve seen a few odd adds pop up, which it didn’t used to have, that I think is causing the glitches. If it keeps going I will have to give it up. Too annoying. Trying another update to see if that fixes it..2dotter79Version: 8.30.0

✓ Beautiful, addictive game! However …I’d like to start off by saying that I love this app! I love the game and I adore the art! It’s simple, fun and addicting! However, I hate that it seems I’m unable to REALLY progress without spending real money. I understand that the developers of the app need to be paid, but I would rather pay a flat game fee instead of needing to buy coins. I would happily spend anywhere from $5-$12 on this game! As well, my favourite part of the game is actually the finding parts! I’m not sure of their actual name but I love going into the worlds and searching for the little objects. I love how interactive and challenging it can be! I actually wish this were a seperate game!.PerrythePlatypus98Version: 7.7.4

✓ Used to be my favourite game, now ads have ruined it :(Love this game. I’ve played it almost everyday for about 2 years, and find it a huge anxiety/stress reliever. I’ve seen a lot of people complain about how you HAVE to spend money to play this game.. that’s not true. I’m on level 3332 and I’ve never spent a penny on this game. Sure, there are levels that I use boots etc but I’ve only ever got those boots through the daily gifts or scoring high on the leaderboard. If you don’t have boosts available, just keep trying that tricky level and eventually, things line up and you win :) However, as much as I love this game, they’ve started playing ads between every 2 levels and honestly it’s ruined it for me. One of the main draws that made me download the game in the first place was because I saw there were no ads, and after playing it I was addicted. I’ve tried to play a few times since the introduction of ads, and I just end up turning off after 2 levels of play. It’s not enjoyable anymore which is such a shame :( this game has distracted me through some rubbish times, now I might actually have to find solutions to my problems!!!.Nm xVersion: 7.71.3

✓ It’s too easy to lose the coins you pay forThe basic gameplay is really good. Some of the mechanics are annoying, but that’s a matter of preference. The big issue is that there are so many other things going on, and so many distractions that you are forced to deal with...Pop ups that you have to tap through in order to get back to the game. Even if you don’t want to play these other parts of the game, or if you know what the deal is with them, you have to tap through the info about them every time they pop up. Also, you have to tap TWICE to quit a game I order to start a new one (it asks “Are you sure????”) but one quick accidental tap and the game happily and quickly takes coins that you paid actual cash for, that you may have been holding onto for something else, and now you have wasted by mistake. I know the developers need cash flow to keep releasing new levels. I’d rather have to pay a bit on a subscription than put up with this crap. (And y’all out there thinking that you’re entitled to all this work for free are part of why we have to put up with this manipulative gamey nonsense) But seriously TwoDots, I’ve given up paid coins 4 times unwillingly because there is no confirmation on that tap...the game has gotten so tedious..Jenny1193Version: 6.17.6

✓ False advertisingShows you one thing in the ad, but is totally different when you actually download it..TxixiyduVersion: 7.2.0

✓ Scavenger HuntThe scavenger hunts are the best part of this app, but lately they aren't nearly as challenging, which is really disappointing. The items are hardly even hidden now. They're just sitting in wide open spaces and they don't even blend in to the background at all. I'd love to see the former, more challenging, scavenger hunts as a separate app..TJ_🤓Version: 7.25.0

✓ This new update has messed up everythingI used to LOVE this game and spend hours upon hours every tuesday over-completing expeditions to get lucky chests and basecamps. Now, however, the basecamp system has gone haywire. Instead of the expected rewards from each camp. Certain camps will give 6 tickets??? 6 tickets won't even fit on the ledger for extra tickets in an expedition so 3 of those are completely gone to waste. Also, basecamps give out keys now?? I am sorry but keys are completely useless, especially since they give only booster boxes and no other power up. And NOW the booster boxes they give aren't even permanent. Im sorry but if daily doors (which are also overrun with keys) and lucky chests (which only appear by chance during a weekly 48hr window) are the only ways to get useful powerups now, then I'm done with this game. It was scarce enough already as a free to play player, now its just ridiculous. And another complaint. Why are previous powerups not saved when you uninstall the app, but your progress is saved? I think the items I work hard for should be stored when my phone crashes or gets lost. I had 15 of each powerup that i had saved over months, and when my phone was stolen it was all gone. I love this game but these changes are so disheartening so I will be uninstalling until a patch is made..Frustrating 2456Version: 3.21.2

✓ Gold CoinsYou should be able to earn the coins rather than having to buy them...game can become impossible without a power up and you can only get them with gold, which you have to buy! In Words with Friends you can earn coins to use for power ups, why can’t this be similar. It’s a money grabbing exercise, otherwise it’s a great addictive game, beautifully presented.. Now they’ve decided to make you play the ‘spot the items’ game. You can do two levels, then you have to pay..come on, stop the money grabbing...Micheleb54Version: 5.9.7

✓ Can't even play the gameOn the description it says the game requires 10.0 or later. Well my phone is 12.8 but the game still crashes. Can't even open a level or browse my avatars. Seriously in need of fixing. For what it's worth, my phone has adequate storage (used less than half so far) and I even tried deleting and redownloading the app. I couldn't end the tutorial because of the crashing. Annoying!.Lozellina27Version: 6.23.1

✓ I don’t even know what I’m playing anymoreI’ve had this game for forever. It USED to be one of my favorites but after I re-downloaded it I’m always questioning why I did. For one, the game looked completely different than it had before (why are there so many game options and pop ups?!) For the longest I really only wanted it to play the scavenger hunts because in all honesty the realization that restarting a level doesn’t actually “restart” it. On candy crush (at least when I did have it years ago) when you restarted it you at least got to start with the same pieces. TD algorithm is set up to get your engagement and your money, not for pure enjoyment. They want you to play…even if that means having to do the same level 30 times. I’ve stopped spending money on the game a while ago, as I really only used it for coins to do the scavengers which at this point are just rewinds. OMGOSH and the amount of pop ups when you open the app, you HAVE to opt in to the challenges to even play and sometimes I may just be opening it for one round, but now they’ve given me an hour of infinite lives which end up going to waste. They should make it so you can either use or save them (to a max ofc) for later use like boosters. If I can find another game that feels and looks like how this game was years ago I’ll be off this for sure. It’s not even fun anymore..PSIMDOPEVersion: 8.20.3

✓ Disappointing changes to rewardsThis used to be my favorite game, but not anymore. Really dislike the change to time limited rewards. Why change something that works? It looks to me like you want the user to start paying for rewards. I’ll stop playing this game before I will ever purchase something the game used to provide..LgreenbeVersion: 7.34.1

✓ What happened?This game has become unbearable. Ads aren’t a problem but the constant pop up menus asking you to spend money and time on side quests have no pay off and are just another money grab. This game used to be so simple and calming and it’s the complete opposite now..DJSTONSTVersion: 5.26.3

✓ DisappointingThis app used to be great fun. But now it’s just not working. Cannot move up levels as it doesn’t recognise when you explode things. For instance watching lantern after lantern explode but no score being added. Same with the chickens. Turning the diamonds for the board to explode and not recording what went when it did. Pointless playing as you try to met the targets but how can you when the app doesn’t record what’s happening. Was a favourite but waste of time now. Also getting constantly charged for in app purchases I’m not making. No idea how it’s getting past iTunes security. at least it gets refunded..Cool cats 2Version: 7.54.8

✓ Can only get ahead if you purchase toolsVery discouraging game, you can’t get extra tools or aids unless you spend $ on them. You can’t earn by winning and playing. Just a money grab game!.YeudijdVersion: 7.50.3

✓ Message to the developersUntil the developers realize not everyone is going to drain their wallet into games they need to learn a few things. First, making a game too difficult to advance through does one of a couple of things. 1. Leads to the game being deleted and never downloaded again. It turns the game into a moneygrab especially when only spending money will allow you the one last move you need to advance. 2. It can lead to many bad reviews and thus lead to fewer downloads. 3. It can lead to fewer downloads for other games you develop when people realize they won’t advance through the game without spending money. Watching ads is a trade off, but being stuck on a level for three or four days is a turnoff and leads to being deleted. This bad reviews. Making a game where the easiest way to advance is by dropping money is not a fun or entertaining game. My message is simple. You are turning people off to this game because you want to make money and make it more difficult. Just charge for the game a coup,e f bucks and back off on the difficulty. Just a word to the wise. I’m just about ready to delete this thing and find a better game. You are making it too difficult and it’s not a life or death crisis. It’s a video game for crying out loud. I hope you take this to heart and learn from it..RcsoxfanVersion: 7.71.3

✓ Used to be great…Over the past year there have been a number of changes made to the game, more advertising, and more bugs! This was one of the games I’ve supported from the beginning as it has managed to stay away from that horrible business model of stuffing the same 5 ads in your face every 3 minutes (unless the user chose to view an ad for additional lives or whatever). Apparently money now beats user experience. As for the bugs, many of the old mechanics don’t seem to function correctly much of the time, the first try win doesn’t register all the time, and the daily bonus errors every few days then resets despite playing a couple times every day. None of it is that big a deal, but for the amount of effort going in to monetizing the game, the least they could do is make sure it plays properly. As for the user survey… most of the questions don’t even remotely relate to the game for improvement purposes. For all the advertising that’s being stuffed in the users face now, it’s clear that it’s not enough and also trying to use their customer base for free market research for whatever other purpose. It’s been a fun game for years, I’ve 3 starred every level up to the current 3800, but unless the next update fixes the bugs, that’s enough for me..StevenHoldenVersion: 7.15.0

✓ Used to love this gameIt crashes nonstop now and tries to force you down rabbit holes of games and features that you can’t skip. I just want to play Two Dots (amazing); not spend time trying to find my way back to it because of all the extras they force you to see..J9VictoriaVersion: 6.4.1

✓ Not like the advertI downloaded this game as the advert looked fun. Filling in different colours of sand into different shaped puzzles. However the game is nothing like the advert. It’s “ok” You have to join small coloured dots in rows instead. So obviously the title is accurate, but the advert is very misleading. Such a shame as was looking forward to playing the game that was advertised. I will be deleting it as the actual game isn’t as good unfortunately & graphics much more basic. I don’t understand why the makers of these games insist on misrepresenting them in the ads. I guess because even if people download the games then delete them it will still show as lots of downloads and make them appear popular? Sorry but it’s false advertising at its finest..AlilovescookiesVersion: 7.6.3

✓ Constantly crashesI’m very addicted to this game, but it’s incredibly frustrating when it crashes all the time, particularly when I have just finished a level and it takes me back to the previous played level without adding my current placement..Rosec20Version: 7.5.4

✓ What happened???Excuse me? But what the heck. Game became EXPENSIVE. I am out..JojojojopojVersion: 7.16.4

✓ Just another “free” pay to win gameThe game is beautifully designed, the concept is fun and the music is soothing. It has the same issue as so many other puzzle games: even though it’s free, you have to pay to really progress. If you enjoy doing the scavenger hunts, you have to use coins to do so. This would be fine except after the first scavenger hunt and the third level of the second one, there is literally no way to earn coins. You have to purchase them with real money. While the puzzles themselves are mostly fun, they get increasingly difficult as the game goes on, to the point that you have to pay money to get the boosters or coins you need to win. This turns the game from somewhat relaxing and fun to just another stressor/frustration in your day. I stopped playing when it got to this point (very quickly) as I have fallen for this trap before. I was really hoping this game would be different, but it’s just another pseudo free game that would rather frustrate its users into spending hundreds of dollars than just make the game cost money for everyone from the start with better gameplay..Astro450Version: 7.1.0

✓ Pay for playingImpossible to play for more time without paying. The buttons for buying pops up every time you play (easy for kids to push it and buy). The mechanic it self is nice but they do it in a way that you can’t win more than 2 times without losing all your life. And of course if you want to play more you have to buy more life or wait 20 minutes for one life (time enough to lose 5). Highly addictive and kind of stressful if you want to continue playing because you can’t..AbeldemacedoVersion: 3.17.8

✓ Liars!I just wanted to play the colour filling game - you know, the one they spend the entire trailer showing you? Well that whole thing has nothing to do with what the app actually is. Sure, the name and description are accurate, but it’s still a disgusting and manipulative practice to bait your trailer with completely unrelated content that you can’t actually play. There’s only two ways this can go, either that content isn’t in the game at all and you’re all frauds, or maybe you get to play the advertised games once as a special bonus round you have to watch an ad to get to, which honestly is maybe worse because you were actually capable of making a good game but couldn’t be bothered to put the effort in beyond that one level. Why not honestly advertise for the game you actually made? It’s not a BAD game, I’m sure there would be a lot of people interested in playing it, you didn’t need to take the dark path of lying in your trailer..Nirvana_bananaVersion: 6.20.1

✓ Bug in the "watch video for booster box"When I click the "watch video for booster box" it keeps on trying to load the video. I can not even press the x button to close it. I have to manually exit the whole app, then start the app again. I also won't receive a booster box afterwards, even though I need one to complete levels (the dots that appear are random, so so are your chances of winning). When the bug gets fixed I will change my review..TigeroicVersion: 3.21.0

✓ Pros and consIt’s a fun game, and is good for distraction, or to fill in time on public transport, etc. The graphics are neat, and I like how there is a story as you scroll through the levels. However I don’t like how I Have to click through to the side quests and then exit back to the main page. There are too many extra side quest things for me (the only one I like is the expedition). I also don’t like all the pop ups to purchase extra lives etc. The manufacturer says you can just turn off in-app purchases on your phone, but this is a blanket setting that applies for All apps, so not a very good work-around. These negative things have all slowly come in over the last few years. I’ve persevered with the game because it was fun when I first got it. However I’m not sure how much longer I will continue playing it if it continues on it’s current path..Wilkie25Version: 5.21.6

✓ Loss of playing streakI actually really enjoy playing Two Dots but I have a reoccurring issue that is frustrating and disappointing. Part of the game play is that you receive a daily gift for playing with multiple gifts on certain days. Several times I have had a message stating I failed to play the day before and am at risk of loosing my playing streak despite having played and received the gift. To save the streak you need to pay with gold which is an in app purchase. I have contacted the developers several times and each time they have restored my streak and some of the gold I used to save the streak but it keeps happening. Whenever I contact them they say I need a stable internet connection to play and receive the daily gifts. Given I had played the previous day AND received the gift, my connection was clearly strong and stable. I don’t have issues with other apps or websites which suggests this is a minor bug in the game. I have had a message today telling me I need to pay with gold to restore my playing streak to day 240 despite being at almost day 300 and playing yesterday. I will contact them again but it happens so frequently (last time was end of July) that a part of me wonders if it is a stealth way of getting people to pay!.Pink-TillyVersion: 7.50.3

✓ Ruined by not-so-micro transactionsVery well made, rather fun and adorable art style, but absolutely ruined by one of the most invasive (and expensive!) pay-to-play models I have ever seen. Play it for the first twenty or so levels then ditch it. Don’t waste a cent, you’ll need an extension on the mortgage to progress any further anyway. Glad I haven’t wasted any money on it....TC FoxtaurVersion: 3.20.2

✓ The Scavenger HuntThe core game is fairly simple and repetitive, with a strong degree of luck involved in the player’s success or failure. I personally got bored of it rather quickly. However, there is a side game within the overall game that I absolutely adored... The scavenger hunt was so much fun and had an amazing art style that my eyes could explore for hours. The issue is that because it was a side game, I was forced to go back to the inferior core game when I ran out of tokens or when I completed all the quests. I truly believe that if the scavenger hunt was a game of its own, it would be far more enjoyable and popular. I sincerely hope that the developers will consider creating such a game..AzruthorVersion: 6.18.3

✓ False advertisementThe ad for the game is completely different that’s the game.TutbbthdVersion: 7.51.22

✓ Fun game, too many ads.Good game overall but almost every time you finish a level, an ad will come up and you have to close it before you move on to another level OR there will be a timer you have to wait for until you can close it. That really dulls the fun out of this game. If there was a paid version to get rid of the ads then I would gladly take that, otherwise will most likely not continue..RazorW_9000Version: 8.20.3

✓ Unnecessarily difficult early onI played this when it first came out and got quite far until hitting a level I just couldn’t get by and eventually deleted it out of frustration. Decided to download it again a couple years on, can’t say I’m impressed by the new features. It’s disappointingly difficult almost immediately. I enjoy puzzle games that can actually be solved and you get the satisfaction of progress. This new water feature is just ruining it frankly. Visually it’s great. The music is nice, no complaints in terms of style. But the game play is where it lets you down. I want something I can just relax and do a few puzzles on my break, not get annoyed and frustrated that I blow through all my lives in 5 minutes on the same level! I’m not competing for a place in Mensa, I just want a little serotonin buzz from connecting the dots. Devs, can you just reign it in a bit? Edited to add - confirming what everyone else had said, the game does aggressively pursue you to spend money. It is annoying and off putting..KeltikispissedoffVersion: 6.23.1

✓ Frustrating unless you want to spend $$$$I’ve honestly gotten to the point that I hate this game because I love so much about it but it’s just become so frustrating. I loved the little side challenges at first but quickly realized that they’re essentially unwinable without spending money on special moves or extra lives. I have yet to ever successfully complete any of the side games because inevitably you hit a level that you just end up playing over and over because it’s literally unwinable without extras. The main game is not as bad but I’m just not going to spend $20 a week or whatever to pass levels on some stupid phone game. I have no problem purchasing gold or specials occasionally but when I feel like the game is set up specifically so that you can’t win it without using a lot of special moves, then I just feel like I’m being scammed. And playing the same level over and over and over and over and over is just not fun -it’s not like it’s a challenge to get better at it, you just aren’t given anything you can win with no matter how good you are. Anyway, I mostly keep it in my phone at this point because I love the hidden item puzzles. I wish they’d make a whole game of just that. But any time I try to play the rest I quickly become annoyed and frustrated..DogsnbugsVersion: 6.22.8

✓ Newest update is bad!Newest update makes the game freeze every couple of moves… please fix !!.LiiisaCVersion: 7.49.1

✓ When are you making more hidden object puzzles?!The dots game itself is OK, I like that it’s challenging (sometimes a bit too much...) but the best bit is definitely the hidden object puzzles that are released sometimes. I love them and I know others that do too! We check in to this game regularly just to see if a new hidden object puzzle has appeared (I rarely play the dots game now) and then tell each other so everyone can do it. Please please please make a separate app for just the hidden object puzzles, I would pay decent money for that! There is nothing comparable on the App Store, I love the set up of the hidden object pictures and the animations, the graphics, the difficulty, they are just so good - please make more!.NewstreetbotanicsVersion: 6.24.1

✓ Can be frustratingOverall the puzzles are enjoyable. Perhaps the developers offer multiple opportunities to help you progress. Sometimes it literally takes one move, while some only after dozens of attempts. So luck does play a part - whether it’s pure luck or manufactured, don’t know. I would love a video replay option, with slo-mo. When a game ends in a flurry, it would be nice to know how it happened! I also would like the option to continue after the goal had been reached. If I needed 10 of something, would be nice to see if I ended up with 12. And watching things blow up can be rather therapeutic. But the frustrating part are bugs. I have an 11-inch iPad Pro and game sound has never worked except via headphones. Early on I’d need to kill and relaunch the app, lately it’s doubly frustrating when it’s an ad that causes it. Worst as I’m hoping to get an extra life to finish the game. You can earn a Boost at the start too, but the ad getting stuck means you lose that ability after having to restart the game..Norton from OzVersion: 7.73.1

✓ Misleading advertisementI saw an ad for this in another game which made it look interesting, however the ad showed a gameplay format that is totally different to the one in place. This one is drawing lines and clearing like coloured dots, the ad showed a more puzzle like game where you had to fill a drawing with colour where no one colour was adjacent itself in the sections. I’ve hunted and hunted in the game for the puzzle game I saw in the ad and it’s just not there. I played over 170 levels thinking it might be a side game once you reach a certain number of levels - nope. This game you actually get to play is ok, but nothing to write home about. It also is poorly designed in the sense you can’t earn gold coins through game play unless you buy a vessel - which it appears you don’t even get to keep (I could be wrong on that as I didn’t buy it) You are assigned some gold coin when you join but you can earn more without the vessel to put them in. You can’t play certain challenges unless you use gold coins to enter. The game is not that much fun that I would want to regularly buy a thing to collect gold coins in. My biggest reason for review though is the false advertising. I certainly don’t like being tricked into downloading a game based on an advertisement then getting something completely different, that’s poor form..XliiVersion: 6.25.0

✓ Fun but flawed mechanismSo I have been playing the scavenger hunt for a while now, and you have to pay for it to enjoy the full map each time. I have no problem with that and pay it every time. Until I realise the money I paid each time was a once in a lifetime experience. I can’t replay the map I finished, which I think is exploiting the user experience. If I bought a switch console and a Nintendo game, I would expect full ownership, but in this case, it’s different. Already stopped buying the scavenger hunt because they need to stop robbing people money..Anon_1288Version: 7.66.0

✓ Misrepresent themselvesA beautiful game, but they misrepresent themselves in their click bait advertisements. The game is completely different from what you think it’s gonna be. Then the games gets harder and harder and impossible. The hide and seek game is amazing but it’s just a tease cuz you have to buy the gold to keep playing it..ExtremesueVersion: 7.18.2

✓ Great but..The game is great, I've been playing for years, but recently, my daily rewards stopped working. When I flagged, I was just given a generic answer, and it's been close to a month now with no resolution. Further, the game now plays an ad after EVERY level I complete, sometimes with sound on even when my phone is on silent, and they're super hard to close, you have to X them like 3 times to return to the game. This is really bad user experience and I'm frankly surprised, although the graphics quality has decreased so maybe they're struggling financially..Mbc87Version: 8.31.0

✓ Would be fun, if not for the constant micro transactionsI take serious issue with any game where you are given a set amount of lives and, if you lose them all, you either have to wait several hours or spend money to continue playing. This is made even worse by the fact that some levels are seemingly impossible without buying bonuses and power ups. This isn’t really a game - it’s just a cash grab..Koality controlVersion: 6.1.1

✓ Good but ridiculously addictiveI honestly love this game a lot even though it’s a basic game but I think that when you play the levels and then it goes into the mine it should be free considering that we spend ages on the levels you would at least expect to earn coins from it (not from real life of course) because it costs around £2.99 to just get 50 coins from the mine and I read some of the other reviews talking about how they brought the mine coins and then had to buy them again later on so I personally think that the coins from the mine should be free. Just imagine someone is in debt, they get addicted to this game and spend the money they have on this game. This my opinion so please don’t attack me. Thank you :).Record it bugsVersion: 8.08.01

✓ Not what it used to be…I’ve played this game for years and truly used to love it. I’ve leveled the quests to the max, so appreciate they’ve added things for those long time players. As one of those players, I know within the first three or so moves whether I’ve gotten a board with a chance to win. Otherwise, there’s no point to play. When you’re newer the game is still refreshing and enjoyable. However, whatever algorithm they use for the boards needs work at the advanced levels. It’s either a 0% chance of winning, or you win with 8 moves left. Either way, there is no challenge or thought that goes into it. When this game came out it felt indie and fun and I was willing to spend a little money. Now, it’s so in your face with trying to push their worthless speed ups and things, it’s seriously like 10 clicks to start playing. I’m not sure what happened, but this is unacceptable compared to what I’m used to from the old days. In the end, I’d recommend the game to new players. It’s still relaxing and has it’s charm. Once you get the squids and random things you have no control over, don’t torture yourself anymore if it’s just frustrating. That’s the point I personally got to..DoubleElixirVersion: 7.11.4

✓ Going downhillI’ve been playing for years, gotten to level 4450 (in addition to all the side quests and hunts), and have never ever spent a single penny of real money. So it is possible, despite what other reviews say. My issues are with ads getting progressively more annoying and longer over time, plus super loud without the option to mute (I play while listening to podcasts, which the ads interrupt). Secondly, the game crashes more and more often right after I pass a level. It’s starting to happen every 3-4 levels now, where the whole thing just suddenly shuts down and I’m back to my home screen and when I open it again, my progress and passing is gone. Super frustrating. I used to really enjoy this simple, cute, peaceful, and colourful game, but it’s getting worse over time. Perhaps I’m expecting too much from something I’ve never spent money on? It might’ve time to delete it since I’m not playing it as often due to these frustrations. Oh well, was fun while it lasted..Josh D from OntarioVersion: 7.66.0

✓ Scavenger Hunt should be it’s own gameI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again! The scavenger hunt game should be its own app, I would pay for the game itself to play its the best! I’ve given up on playing two dots since the level I’m up to was incredibly hard and it got less amusing to play, this was about a year ago. But I check in every single week to see if there’s a new scavenger hunt, but it’s really disappointing you can only pay two levels before you have to pay a ridiculous amount to play another.. it keeps me coming back but not to actually play the main game and I would really love to see it become its own thing! It’s one of a kind.Brunette_lolVersion: 7.18.2

✓ Used to be great, now they’ve lost a playerI’ve completed over 400 levels over the course of a few years. I used to love this game but as time as gone on the app has become bloated with annoying pop ups and useless features. I want to solve puzzles. Simple. I’m even okay with some micro transactions. What I strongly dislike is the million different pop ups each time I open the app. I do not care about collectibles, events, medallions, avatars or treasure hunts. For this reason I am uninstalling the app. I enjoyed the hours I’ve spent solving different puzzles and I even kicked in a few dollars to get extra lives on occasion. But I do not want to be bombarded with pop ups when I just want a solve a puzzle..Kristina kardashianVersion: 6.5.3

✓ Ok gameAddictive game that’s quite fun but also equally annoying, sick of watching videos just for a bonus, takes too long to pass some levels and dislike fire options..Pata5Version: 3.24.9

✓ Flip two weeks playing timeI really don’t like now that the Flip games only giving us two weeks to complete 4 levels of game boards. It was about 30 days and 5 levels of games. The individual games are also being repeated more frequently. Please go back to a month before ending. Now after two weeks of the current Flip and barely completing half the games a new Flip isn’t available, nothing to play right now. I like to get the games needed to go up a level and after getting to the end going back and playing more games on the lower levels. Trying to complete the whole level. When you made the switch for Flip to be available for only two weeks you said the next set of games would happen immediately. There isn’t a new Flip available right now. Please give us 30 days again. Also thanks for giving us “one hour of infinite lives” for free but why can’t it be used for all areas of the game? I’ve never bought one because I am not sure where I can use it. Also you don’t explain if it must be used immediately or can you store it like you can with booster boxes etc? I want the infinite lives to be used with all of the games, like Flip and not just the main game and having the ability to bank it. Flip is what I keep coming back to Two Dots for. I’ve been playing over 3 years now..Gina1762Version: 7.21.4

✓ False AdvertisingFound the app through a Facebook ad and it is a completely different game than what they were showing. I recommend not using this app so developer stop using this manipulative tactic. If they have a good game they shouldn’t have to lie!.BreanneRussellVersion: 5.9.8

✓ Will hound you for moneyI love this App in that it’s addictive and beautifully designed... but geez, prepare yourself to be hounded to buy stuff, connect to Facebook, watch videos to “earn” more lives etc. It really detracts from the enjoyment of game. Particularly annoying at the moment is a glitch where you watch a 30-second video to get a bonus life or booster only to see a black screen at the end. This means closing the App and starting again - and worst of all, upon re-launching, you haven’t received your free life or booster. So you try again and the same thing happens... so frustrating. Please fix as I’m close to deleting..Kebo9035Version: 5.5.5

✓ CrapFirst, no screen rotation. Play on an iPad, so rotation a must. Second, false advertising - shocker. I downloaded the game because it showed other puzzles than just matching coloured dots. Third, super boring. Matching coloured dots? Seriously? Deleting..AndalayBayVersion: 7.2.0

✓ It’s full onIt’s like the creators keep getting ideas and instead of making a new game they stick them all in the one game. It’s really full on, you don’t know what’s happening or coming and you’re left sitting there going “why is this here?”.Givemealook?Version: 6.7.0

✓ False AdvertisingI watched an ad for this game while playing a different game. Directly from that ad I click to download this game. This game is absolutely nothing like the ad. Nothing. Honestly, the actual game is something I might have played… but I am so sick and tired of seeing ads that are nothing like the actual games, I am deleting it. If you can’t advertise your actual game, I don’t want to play it..4578abcVersion: 7.1.4

✓ Updated version without tournaments??Used to absolutely love this game, even with the advertisements which I learned to tolerate. But now with the latest update they seem to have eliminated the two dot and four dot tournaments you play directly with other players. It’s boring without this feature. Such a shame, was a great game..MangmangnzVersion: 7.50.3

✓ Doesn’t sync my wins to my scoreI find the overall concept of this game addictive but I agree with the other player who noted that the developers have gone from offering lots of freebies to charging for most assets, though they do give you a few if you login every single day (I’m too busy to do that). I was managing to keep costs low by playing in the contests and winning some items, but now the game doesn’t add the squares I have won from levels played, to my overall contest score. It syncs and adds wins from every second level but otherwise says ‘Unable to sync try again later’. Then my additional square wins just disappear and are never added to my score. Absolutely no point in playing any more. There are other addictive games I play for relaxation now. It also irritates me that there is no way of reporting problems to the developers other than filling out this review & I can only fill out ONE review..Kaos-KattVersion: 7.38.3

✓ Updates have slowed it downThis is a really good game, but since the update I’ve been having issues. Half the time I try to play the app closes down. Please fix this if possible as I still really want to play this game.Margie123xxxVersion: 6.5.1

✓ Latest couple updates reducing minimalist charmI’ve been playing TwoDots for 4 years now and I love the game. It’s minimalist, very relaxing, and I play it almost every night as I’m falling asleep. However, the last couple updates have been pretty terrible. There are more and more popups asking you to purchase coins, making it so that every time you open the app or finish a level you have to close out 3 different windows before actually getting to the game or home screen. The latest annoyance, the “win streak”, offers terrible power-ups that often prevent you from getting squares from the start of a level and thus make it unwinnable. When asked “Are you sure you want to give up? You will lose your win streak!” I often am grateful to lose it because the power ups have cost me so many games. The more popups and attachments and bells and whistles you add to the game the more charm it loses since one of the biggest draws is how minimalist it is. The past year has seen update after update challenge this minimalism, making the game less relaxing and more stressful. Because of this, it has become harder to play before bed and I have been using the app much less than in the past. If you don’t want to lose long-time players I would advise minimizing the in-game popups and ditching the win streaks altogether. I don’t need a “piñata party” every time I play and I definitely don’t need a “win streak” meter..ErinniumVersion: 5.14.4

✓ No option to replay scavenger hunt that I’ve paid forJoining the dots is boring in my view. So I paid to play the scavenger games which don’t update very quickly. Also, why can you replay scavenger hunt especially when you pay for them? Paying for a game you can’t play. Bit of a rip off..Wolverine3777Version: 8.28.3

✓ A wonderful and frustrating gameJan 2024 edit: What was once my favorite game has become all but unplayable. Ads are now constant and intrusive instead of chosen for boosters, and higher levels on the map are impossible to beat without spending money or grinding for weeks for enough power ups. Really sad to see this game go this way. 2022 review: The puzzles are deceptively simple to learn but become more complex and challenging—the design is clean and stylish. There are frequent events and all kinds of exciting levels and boards. All this swiftly made Two Dots one of my favorite games—but, and this is kind of a big deal—the game crashes frequently. If I play for about two hours a day, it will usually crash three or four times in that time. This means you might finally win a challenge you’ve been trying to beat for days, and right before it records your win the game freezes and crashes. When you reopen, you’ve lost the resources you used on that level, but it’s not recorded as won. The first few times this happened I shrugged it off. Then it happened when I finally won a timed level that was about to end, and I wrote to tech support. Their fix was so convoluted I never tried it. I just decided to be less attached to winning, and to never spend actual money on boosts I might lose anyway. So now, having just lost another hard-earned win to the game crashing, I’m coming here to warn y’all and see if the developers can solve this problem in what is otherwise a perfect game..DrozgacdaVersion: 8.33.0

✓ Sort of fun, then not fun at allIt follows the typical paywall model - sort of fun and easy for a few rounds to get you hooked on the game, then abruptly becomes impossible *unless* you buy the boosters. I wish this model would go away. It has ruined the App Store because nearly every game follows this exact model. No games are based on skill or experience anymore. Every game is pay-to-win. It’s unfortunate because developers apparently don’t realize that users will pay for a good game if it’s fun. Just make fun games and give users a good experience and you’ll make money. It’s not necessary to use this gimmickry to sucker people into these games that require dozens of microtransactions to even progress. I never give a cent to games like this. I simply uninstall them when I hit the wall because it will never end. Every level will require more money. There’s nothing random about how the dots drop in this game. It is all done in a strategic way to force you into buying boosts. The first few levels are laughably easy, then the game becomes impossible without buying boosts. Zero ramp up 😂 It’s almost comical. Dots drop in a way that there is no move at all. Random drops would generate at least some moves, but the game forces you to spend money to progress. Install it, try it, then uninstall it when you hit the paywall. Don’t spend a cent. It’s time to stop rewarding developers for this trash or it will never end..Moondogg MattVersion: 7.31.0

✓ Don’t bother downloadingWhen this game first came out 7 years ago it was great to play. These days the creators is driven by greed for you to make purchase to win levels and there is still no guarantee of winning. When I played the game 7 years ago difficult levels could be knocked over in a day or so. Now it can take weeks to beat a level. I’ve lost interest in the game as it’s boring playing the same level over and over. Don’t get a lot of time to play, back in the old days 30 minutes a day you could make reasonable progress. Treasure hunt and rewind you get through levels 1-5 in one or two turns, then level 6 comes along and can’t be beat. Opening the crates aren’t to random, on some levels opening crates gives the exact same power ups and is weighted against winning. I come back to this game after a 12 month break for the above reasons and it’s only gotten worse. Don’t waste your time downloading. There was a time I was happy to make the occasional purchase but not anymore. Streaks are pointless as they’re impossible to get. If I’m lucky enough to win an hour of unlimited lives it has to be used immediately and it’s usually at a time when I don’t have a lot of time to play so it gets wasted. The constant pop ups of purchase something is annoying..ThelastnameVersion: 6.10.5

✓ Frustrating and could be expensiveIt’s all going really well until around level 25 when you realise you’re going to need all of the free boosters you’ve collected just to get through one level. Then the difficulty ramps up to such an extent that you could easily lose 10 lives passing a single level if you’re not willing to pay for coins to buy more power ups. The side games are fantastic- where’s Wally affairs where you have to find objects in detailed scenes and landscapes. In fact, they’re more soothing than the game itself. But you need more coins to progress on to further “find stuff” screens. So. No pay, no progress. No thanks. Not no thanks I’m going to delete it, but I’m not going to revisit it as much as it might want me to, and I’m definitely not spending any cash on it..Dj0074Version: 7.51.23

✓ Key shop?I really like playing this game and I REALLY liked that you added a new section to “the shop” where you could use keys to buy items. We always get given keys and they just accrue (I don’t use them for anything). So it was not to have to buy gold (using real money) to purchase items from the store - being able to use the keys instead. Will you bring this feature back? Also in the scavenger hunt elements - it seems to cost more gold to play and less gold as a final reward? Im playing this game less now because it seems like some things have been changed purely to get more money out of us.Miss kimmy 1Version: 7.68.0

✓ False advertisingNot what was shown on the Instagram Ad.ZyoudeVersion: 5.11.2

✓ Only good if you payFun game but they must be making an absolute fortune. You have to buy gold for certain things plus there’s a lot of ads to get hints etc. And it’s super easy to spend your gold by mistake. Really gives off deceptive design pattern vibes..RyanoscerousVersion: 8.30.0

✓ Ads stop whatever you are listening to while you play -Updates have made it impossible to play because the ads silence whatever you’re listening to and play sound even with your phone on silent. This game has gone from being my fav to hardly used..PeopleishVersion: 3.29.1

✓ Aggressive difficulty manipulationI discovered this beautiful little game a couple of years ago and loved it right away for the minimalism and problem-solving. Unfortunately, the difficulty manipulation has only become more and more aggressive. I feel like I’m dealt unwinnable hands of dots over and over to frustrate me to make in-app purchases. I definitely often find myself, rather than calmed and having fun, full of explosive rage that leads me to close the game and not go back to it for weeks on end. I wish this game existed in a regular non-app form so you could just purchase it once for a higher price and then play normally. The monetization of these App Store games is overly aggressive and a huge turnoff. Two Dots is a beautiful game, but that just ruins it for me. Additionally, I was really into the scavenger hunts. They used to put out one a quarter and align with major holidays. Now the hunts are ridiculous overkill. Rn there are three at once with less time to complete each: one is the same one from last year, another is a completely irrelevant winter-themed hunt in July, and the third is an absolutely awful pixel art hunt that gave me a migraine headache almost instantly. My suggestion to the developers would be to tone it down and get back to basics. The entire game is unplayable to me now and each time I open the app I’m reminded why I stopped laying months ago..Gsf79Version: 7.38.3

✓ Stuck at level 12You can only move forward if you pay. That early in the game? Level 12? It’s a joke..Xplosive98Version: 6.15.0

✓ Gold coins takenI like this game. I play it a lot. However, I find it quite sneaky how they only provide gold coins through payment and then rig the game so it's super easy to spend gold coins on accident! At the end of using all of your lives, they change out the continue button you get used to pressing with a pay 9 gold coins to continue. They do this all the time. Have legit spent 50 gold coins on accidentally taps like this that set up so you do this. It feels really icky and BS to be honest. There's no way to undo these actions so it all feels like a trap and gambling. Fun but also not very fair game. So I plan on leaving it after I spend all these coins..AlyBarb86Version: 7.66.0

✓ Cute but inconsistent and frustratingObviously the visuals of this game are nice, and the base gameplay pretty enjoyable, but the levels vary in difficulty to an almost unplayable degree. Some levels are so easy that anyone can finish with 15+ moves remaining, others are so difficult they can hardly be done without many power ups AND incredible luck. Also, the UX does not feel intuitive at all. There are constant pop ups promoting cash purchases and unnecessary gameplay tips. If there are certain special dots present on a level you must wait for their animation to finish playing before you can move, and that may take some time depending on what mechanics are active. This often leads to wrong moves or just feeling annoyed. Worst of all, if you use your 3 bonus moves that are part of win streak rewards, the barely noticeable starburst animation around your move count plays for FOREVER before you’re allowed to touch a dot. Both because it is not noticeable and because it is too long, it’s easy to let a finger slip while trying to make your next move and waste that move. It’s like this feature is built in to test your patience. I’ve downloaded the app twice over the years and both times i have deleted it because it feels like just another scam in disguise built to infuriate you into making in-app purchases..Kareem Abdul-JabbarVersion: 8.11.0

✓ Read start of my review pleaseTHIS GAME WONT LET YOU PASS A CERTAIN LEVEL IF YOU DONT DO IN GAME PURCHASES DUE TO THE ALGORITHM, WARNING!!! Good concept, lovely photos and cartoon type pictures with a good vibe. Only thing that ruins it is that it tries selling you too much stuff all of the time- I will never ever ever ever ever purchase anything and I never have purchased anything so stop promoting things as most people don’t buy things, if I wanted to buy things and waste my hard earned money then I will. I’ve paid enough for this iPhone, I watch enough adverts when I run out of lives which is annoying. Giving a very generous 2 stars for the nice graphics and concept but I’ll never be that sad and buy a box or gold whatever with my real money- ruins the whole game for me when I’m suggested to buy things constantly. Currently stuck on a level because the algorithm doesn’t let you past level 100 without buying things ! Realised I was stuck on the same level after 3 days 😂 Will be deleting due to the algorithm..FfergieeVersion: 7.4.2

✓ Scavenger hunt paywall lockedWish I could play all scavenger hunt levels. Would be willing to watch ads or pay once to unlock, but I can’t fathom paying 1-2$ per level that’s crazy..Eee1233345!Version: 7.49.1

✓ Great game for about a daySuper enjoyable at first, relaxing. But there were a few levels that were actually impossible without spending premium currency or boosts. I mean actually impossible. These games start off where you play using skill then after a while make it a flip of the coin whether you would win. Even if you make every single correct move they will still be unbeatable without spending money. I prefer games that give you a sense of accomplishment when you beat it. When you restart a level it should look the exact same for every player because it should be winnable every single time and not a gamble. I loved the look of the game, I loved the different modes, but the greediness was a deal breaker. Twice I spent 9 premium coins (that’s 18 total) because I thought I had another life. The game should really pop up and ask if you want to spend premium currency. I’d rather the game have constant ads and I have to pay $10 to get rid of them then have these issues. I did really enjoy this game..April-ShikariVersion: 7.6.3

✓ Going downhill fastI loved this game so much when I started playing a year ago. Fun concept, excellent design, good game. It used to be that the ‘check in’ or level winning prizes - WERE ACTUALLY PRIZES YOU COULD KEEP and use on later levels - now - there’s this aspect where the ‘prizes’ you win are only given to you for 15 min and then expire. So you NEVER win anything to help you. Even the ‘shufflers’ don’t shuffle to give a square anymore. Nothing-no erasers, no colour pops, nothing to assist lasts longer than the 15 minute window you are graciously given to use your own damn prizes that you earned, and then get told how you can use them. Seriously debating deleting this because it’s changed into a waste of my time..Jusxkywxjc48!feVersion: 7.42.2

✓ Get rid of the timed power-ups!!I really like this game, but the recent update has just made it much less enjoyable. I really enjoyed being rewarded with a power-up for complete the challenges or as daily gifts. I could stockpile those until a super hard level and then use them. But now all I get is rewarded with timed power-ups, that I can use once per level for 15 minutes usually. This makes it much less fun as the power-ups are always conveniently available to me for easy levels, and then the timer runs out when I get to a hard level. The game is already always stacked against me, never giving me the right coloured dots when the only way you can win is by making squares. Just bring back regular power-ups instead of this timed nonsense. The game is becoming less fun every time you make an update that is trying to push people to send more money..Kit Kat =)Version: 7.30.0

✓ Stacked against youThe further you progress through this game the more it feels like in order to move forward you have to make a purchase. With some of the levels you’ll need to clear a certain colour or type of tile which will just not be on the board at all so you have to waste moves just trying to get it on the board. The idea of the gold that can be earned for completing a level to buy tools to help is good, but it can only be accessed by buying a goldmine so you actually get no reward without a purchase. I also think the daily reward is bugged as I open this app at least once a day, yet somehow missed a day which reset my reward progress.-knighty-Version: 7.10.2

✓ Not getting goldYou really expect me to pay real money for the gold I earn in game? What a scam. I keep beating levels and it shows gold falling into a treasure chest but my count always remains at zero :/.EisceVersion: 5.25.1

✓ Great and addictive game … BUTIt's a deceptively simple game that has proven quite addictive. I avoid buying in game offers so sometimes spend ages on a few harder levels, but purchasing is not necessary and a combination of luck and skill can keep you moving through the levels. The intermittent timed treasure hunts mean that there's usually a level to play, even as I move through the main levels. Highly recommended. Update: More recently the game has started crashing badly - usually after I’ve won a level. I’ve lost so many lives and power ups as the game crashed after I finished a level (but before it is registered) that I have decided to stop spending money in app and stop playing. Really annoyed now about how much it’s cost me through crashes..PothumVersion: 7.18.2

✓ Tired of those stupid false info commercialsAnother app that push stupid commercials that do not reflect at all the actual game..HttfhukVersion: 6.24.0

✓ After ads the spin didn’t stopI have contacted customer service a few times but this still haven’t resolved. After watching ads you should have bonus / support features but it doesn’t happen everytime after the long ads, I can say its just getting worse. They sent you to a black screen with a cross, after a cross it’s backed to the spin that won’t stop. Wasted my time to watch the ads for nothing. The support team asked me to find out which was the provider that provided the ad by pressing the i button. The i button wasn’t for that but instructions only. I couldn’t find which provider at all. Please solve this asap, thank you..Liviie337Version: 8.18.0

✓ ScavengerI downloaded this game just for the scavenger hunts and I’m totally addicted! The art is so cute and the animations really add to it. I wish you had a game purely centred around the scavenger hunts, as I’m not so interested in the two dots game itself :) I also wish you could get hints that show you what section of the picture an item is in. I keep getting stuck with one last item to find! Edit: I just found out you can’t earn gold and have to pay to play further scavenger hunt levels :/ Will be deleting the game now, it’s a shame as it was fun while it lasted..Appstore fanVersion: 6.8.6

✓ Crashing my IPhone- This game keeps causing my phone to overheat and crash. It seems to be an app issue because I have plenty of storage space. This app drains the battery and I feel like any time I want to play it I have to make sure my phone is plugged in. I have no other app that causes this. The game itself lags. It especially crashes when clicking on the videos for free boosts. It’s just a plain black screen that I need to close out and then reopen the app— almost every time I click the “watch video for boost” option. Thus—the boost is not applied and I have to go back into the game and level. The boosts themselves are problematic and most free boosts actually don’t help you—other reviewers have commented on this problem. Also—what is the point of rewarding coins if those coins have to then be bought? Yes—keys can be used to buy some of the power ups but not all of them. It’s disappointing that as I have continued to play this game (please stop asking if I want to link it to Facebook) it’s become more apparent that the app is only interested in adds and getting you to buy more coins. While recognizing that the app has at least acknowledged quarantine and allowing unlimited hearts it still seems to be like most apps—all about profit..Fui trchioiytgiVersion: 5.23.0

✓ The treasure hunt is the best partThis game can be very frustrating at times. I only get a small number of shots to complete levels before I run out of lives, and there’s not enough incentive to make me want to come back each day to keep trying. I love the scavenger hunt mini game. It’s my favourite part. But I hate how I can only do two parts of it before I have to pay for the other ones with coins. I don’t have any coins and I don’t know how to get any without paying for them with my own money- which I’m not going to do. I ended up just downloading another game altogether that’s just the scavenger hunt mini game, but instead it’s the only game on the app and I don’t have to pay to unlock levels. It’s very fun. It’s called ‘Scavenger Hunt’ and the icon is a magnifying glass with a red balloon in the middle, in case anyone else is only here for the treasure hunt mini game and wants more..Bring back HPVersion: 7.40.1

✓ False advertisingThe video ad for this game is completely different to the actual game.Lloydos79Version: 7.17.1

✓ Not as advertisedThe game looked pretty cool in the ads but no way to find the levels that were advertised - would be keen to try again if they made the levels in the ads available- not sure the point of the fake ads?.Mr.GarrisonnnnnVersion: 7.41.1

✓ So many glitches at the momentI don't know what has happened but the game constantly shut down when I win a level then when you open it again you have to redo the level and have lost any bonuses you used! And it never shuts down after losing the level. I have won some levels 4 or 5 times before it finally works. Please fix the glitches, I have played and enjoyed this game for years but not so much now..ZangeriVersion: 8.07.1

✓ Fun game, irritating featuresI’m currently on the most recent set of stages (Marshmallow Mills), every time I finish a level I get a pop up telling me that the new levels wil come out in 10 days. I know, I’m happy to accept it once but it’s irritating to have to exit out of over and over again. A few months ago the game was testing a variant of the keys shop where it capped at 999 keys and you couldn’t earn any extras - again, fine, but I didn’t know this and hit the 999 cap. It’s now reverted to the old shop with unlimited keys but my keys are always a number ending with 9 or 4, really hate this and would love if 4 keys could just be subtracted?? Like it’s impossible to change on my end given that the key cost is always ending in either 0 or 5..EmpressdawnVersion: 8.22.0

✓ Misleading?I have no idea why a game like this, which has its unique play style, would advertise itself as something totally different… And yet. I saw an ad for two dots while playing another game and thought, based on the ad, this looks interesting. When I downloaded the game I thought it looked different to what I expected. I played a couple of levels and came to the realisation that the game that was advertised had absolutely nothing to do with the game I just downloaded. Why? Is it simply to raise your download #status? Or are enough people happy enough to be conned into playing this? Your ad makers are untrustworthy and I don’t trust anymore..Chanelsno5Version: 6.24.0

✓ Can’t play without spending a fortuneI love love love this game. Having said that. I am having to give it up. You cannot play this game for any length of time without spending regular amounts of money. You can win all sorts of things playing games but very few of them are useful. You get keys for instance but can’t really used them for anything other than new lives and booster Boxes. You get coins for playing too but you actually have to pay to get access to the coins you win. Can’t use the key for ANY of the other power ups. All of the other power ups you end up having to pay for. Would be nice if you were rewarded for play rather than just addicted so you will spend more money. Great game though. Wish I didn’t have to give it up. Btw - you can spend hours looking through stupid pictures trying to find items (think Highlights magazine) but the rewards are not worth it. The “extra” adventures you can play are even worse. Can’t even play them at all without a big wad of cash to buy power ups. Devs need to stop being so greedy with this game. It’s a really awesome game but I am not a bank!!!.Jaym43Version: 7.35.9

✓ Not what was advertisedI downloaded this game based on ads in other games but the ads for this game are totally misleading with not 1 game the same as the many ads I’ve seen advertising this The game itself is very repetitive and rewards are non existent. The gold you get for passing a level ends up in a pot which you then have to purchase to use. This is greedy. I don’t mind paying occasionally but to not reap any benefit for passing a level is not satisfactory. The game itself becomes extremely difficult to pass without using boosters or coins. I made it to level 159 but it is now boring, too difficult to pass without spending money.PrscomhVersion: 7.53.1

✓ The side games are better fun than the main gameThe main games are similar to the ‘candy’ type games, however in two dots they are blatantly and obviously made too difficult to complete on their own, forcing you to spend real money on various power ups and boosters. With the ‘candy’ range of games at least allow you make a fair progress into the game before finding yourself wanting to use a booster. In two dots you’ll probably get to lvl 20 after about 10 mins and then struggle. I would have rated this 1 star if it wasn’t for the side games, where you have to hunt for hidden items in various scenarios, a bit like ‘where’s Wally’. But even then the devs kill the joy by only allowing you to complete two rounds of these games before you need to spend real money (aka in game currency) to progress to the final levels. This could have been a real alternative to the ‘candy’ range of games except that the devs choose to extort money from you at every opportunity. They will probably respond to this review by saying that buying in game currency is an option, but the reality is that unless you like doing the same levels over and over again and getting nowhere fast, you’re better off avoiding this game..Jobe77Version: 7.36.0

✓ Disappointed with in game purchasesI love playing the game and it is very addictive. I just find it disappointing when you purchase extra moves to finish a level. As soon as you finish the level, all the extra moves purchased disappear and are gone. What a waste of money!!! You lose what you purchased and don’t even get to use them on another round!!.123456789nadaVersion: 3.28.3

✓ Addictive but it forces you to payI have downloaded this game and playing it for a couple of days. It is addictive, no doubt about it. Aesthetic, sounds and often cleverly put dramas are fascinating. But they are all baits to get you hooked into the games and buy coins. The algorithm will not allow you to progress without buying offers or watching adds. I understand they need to make money but there are lits if other apps making money without pressuring you to pay for levels. Such as similar games like candy crash. You don't need to use much brain or give attention as it is like candy crush with better graphics. I like games where I can use my brain. I really liked the game it has where you need to find things, but after just levels, it's asking me to buy the next level. Annoying! So, I will be deleting this app for nagging for money in each level. Also, it is an app for procrastinators. Dangerous for those who cannot control addictions. So be careful before you download this app as it psychologically prays on you..SHCHDR154Version: 6.6.2

✓ Game changerGreat game when it first came out. Game has become all ads. User no longer has option to view, ads are forced. Ads take user to websites to download their products and quite often freeze screens on mobile devices. Game has changed to require more “boosters” to win levels, boosters must be purchased or gained through viewing ads..Ban_adsVersion: 7.71.1

✓ EnjoyableUpdate 11 Feb: New main map levels are unplayable, it tries to show you how to solve geodes using an illegal move and never works, but it COUNTS YOUR ATTEMPTED MOVES! I’ve wasted two booster boxes attempting to play this level. No response on Twitter or HelpShift, does anyone work at Dots anymore? Please fix your game. The Flip, searches, and Treasure Hunt still work, why doesn’t the main map? Took away two stars because the game is not as good as it used to be and staff is unresponsive. Also, please stop doing business with advertisers who have violent or adult content. I can’t believe some of the ads that are allowed. UPDATE: Where did the daily mystery prizes go? The March 1 update has a flaw. Please fix! I find myself playing this more than I thought I would when I first downloaded it. It is quite entertaining, but sometimes the levels feel rigged. Like during Treasure Hunts, I often get stuck on the final level, and cannot solve the puzzle. I know they're trying to get me to spend money to buy extra power-ups, but I rarely spend money on games, and that's not going to change. All in all it's a good game, and it would have had five stars if not for the pressure tactics. UPDATE: I think they revamped some things. I no longer get stuck at the end of the Treasure Hunts, and I really love the addition of the Expeditions. I play this game every day, whereas my other favorite games might only be played every couple of weeks. Beautiful game!.CyclegoddessVersion: 7.68.0

✓ Great Game…Fun & Challenging, but…Game is a lot of fun! Always different games at every level & the hidden objects games are such a great addition! The problems I’m having is that I was playing against some friends via Facebook. We had been playing this game for a few months. Then all of a sudden we were disconnected. I tried to connect to Facebook again & was unable to. A message came up saying the app was not able to connect to Facebook because it’s still in development, or something along those lines. Another issue I have is that the daily prizes are very inconsistent. I’m a daily player & each consecutive day you play you get rewarded. It was like that for awhile anyway. Now, when you log on it says you’ve missed days, even though you haven’t, and the rewards are nonexistent. It doesn’t affect the game at all, but it’s pretty annoying considering you put all of this time into the game & then everything you’ve accumulated is gone. The developers of the game could apparently care less because there isn’t one response to any of the complaints in these reviews. The people who support their game & pay for the extras are just being ignored, just like I will be, I’m sure. There are many, better games that I would rather spend my money on games developed by people who care about the players. Deleted!.A.M. DeRosaVersion: 7.9.1

✓ Addictive gameThe game is addictive and I do enjoy challenging my brain BUT I hate that when you earn the gold coins you have to buy them to get them, this is a real put off. I can’t afford to buy the coins that I’ve earned playing the game so can’t go any further now. Shame but hey ho was fun while it lasted..RonkipathVersion: 5.22.0

✓ Scavenger Hunt is the Only Thing That’s Worth itReally wish the scavenger hunts were their own game and you don’t have to pay to progress further than the first two levels. The hunts are unlike any other missing objects game out there, fun and creative animation. The actual puzzle game is nice to play for a while but then it just gets repetitive, or it gets challenging and you have no motivation to even care to beat the level. I literally only ever go onto the app to see if a new scavenger hunt is out ..NamjoonlistenVersion: 7.26.0

✓ Very difficult to play F2PSimilar to a lot of other reviews, it’s very difficult to play this game as F2P. the hard and super hard levels if you have no boosters you end up watching ad after add to try and get boosters or extra moves to beat them. Or you need coins to unlock special boosters. In most other similar games I’ve played there is usually a way to acquire coins as a F2P player albeit at a slow pace, yet this game has no way to acquire a single coin without spending real money. The side scavenger hunt games are my favourite part, they have different levels in them, but again to unlock and play them you have to use real money to buy coins. I’m playing less and less now as I’ve found an alternative scavenger hunt game which I can play without paying out! Developers…. Introduce a way of getting coins without spending money please!!.Lizzie9876Version: 7.63.2

✓ Too many addsThe designers overhauled this game around 01 mar 23 to insert long boring adds into the game. You’re forced to watch them and there’s no reward once they’re finished (except that you’re allowed to play again). Buh-bye.Anymouse511Version: 7.71.1

✓ FALSE ADVERTISINGWhen you see the ad it shows and says TWO DOTS, joining them together in a circle. Once it is downloaded it is hundreds of dots in a square trying to join the most possible and running out of moves, and only joining TWO DOTS each move made, the first level can never past! Instead of hundreds of dots and hundreds of different ways to go It’s a shame the game isn’t what it says. It would be more interesting to use your brain when there is only one way to join the two dots together, the way it shows you! It is just like buying a jar that says and looks like peanut butter, and once you open it you find it full of vegemite! Otherwise I haven’t really found any interest in the real game it is!.Disii2Version: 7.29.3

✓ Beauty, then the BeastI’ve been a longtime player of Two Dots, from back when it circulated around on a post of calming games. Like a lot of people, I was charmed with its simple design, its playability, and its challenging but rewarding levels. Sometimes I’d play for two hours and not notice any time had passed! Now, it’s an unnavigable mess that’s completely pay-to-win. Everything is a money grab, and even the new features I liked (the new Where’s Waldo-esque search puzzles) ended up locking me out because I wouldn’t pay for more gold, or the godforsaken gold mine, to keep playing. Every single puzzle could probably be solved in a minute if you’re willing to fork over dollar after dollar. Trying to keep track of the new puzzle features is a headache as well, and I can’t get behind consulting an off-app compendium to see how I’m supposed to solve something when the initial draw of the whole game was... minimalism. That, and why bother learning how to solve it when, again, you can just pay $5 or more and solve it in a few taps? I know people have to make money somehow, but this seems extreme if they’re locking players out of certain features. It is still a beautiful game, and I enjoyed some of the Pride-themed puzzles recently, but I’m probably going to end up deleting this app. The user experience feels rotten now and it just comes across as a cash grab wrapped in pretty packaging..Shane AniganVersion: 6.1.1

✓ Fun with butScavenger hunt is fun and i enjoy all the moving parts and noises figures make Marlene’s liar as well as all the “challenges” with “other players” are all rigged just to make you play more and hopefully spend real money (expensive packages) Recently making squares vibration doesn’t work and sound is playing up since few updates ago Game is becoming too busy All graphic is stunning and fun welcome screens keep changing depending on season.PetrSedaVersion: 8.29.0

✓ CrashesThe idea is great but it gets too busy with useless stamps, keys and other dross. The best thing is working out how to play but never pay real money for anything. The worst thing is when you need an extra move and you are offered a spin if you watch a movie. So you run the ad. The app crashes and you don’t even get your spin..Prince GesualdoVersion: 7.24.0

✓ Ads are annoyingWhy im deleting this game: -The ads are way too long -They are tricky with requiring you to play the game in the ad Ive had this game for quite a while, it’s even ridiculous that you have to pay money to advance in the scavenger hunts. Love the simplicity, beauty of the game, and music. Im done with games that waste my time with ads. No thanks..SillygameVersion: 7.43.1

✓ Not what I wantedThe add for this app said I would have a game where I had to make a town of colours and the same colours could not touch but instead I got a game where I had to connect dots and because I did not get what was shown to me I will be rating this app one star.Brianne hillVersion: 7.2.0

✓ Pay to playThis game is fun as a whole, but the best part in my opinion is something called the Two Dots Odyssey. This is essentially a digital I Spy book, and it’s extremely fun. However, you have to pay in game currency to unlock new sections of it. You collect said currency by playing the main levels, and upon completion, the coins are sent to a “mine.” From there, you have to pay real money to unlock the mine. The mine only holds 50 coins, and once it’s full, any new coins that you collect just disappear, and you have to pay $2.99 to unlock the the mine. Once you’ve unlocked it, a new mine is created, ensuring that you have to pay real money each and every time you want any coins at all. Furthermore, the price of new sections of the Odyssey rises with each section, with the first two being free, the third being 7 coins (if I remember correctly,) and the fourth costing 15 coins. At three dollars for 50 coins, that means that the first four sections will cost you $1.31. To add insult to injury, when you click on the mine icon, a message pops up which reads, “Don’t miss out on your hard earned coins!” If you want to play the most fun part of this game, you have to be willing to constantly pay your hard earned money to collect your hard earned coins. There are other problems with this game, but this one bothered me the most, so I chose to focus on it..Some random angry kidVersion: 6.23.1

✓ Shame about the ads crashing the appIt’s a neat game, and I don’t mind the ads in principle, but when the ads (not all of them, Royal Match! is easily the worst) crash the app, it’s very frustrating.Mm2theBbVersion: 7.51.23

✓ Five star gameI love this game it has everything one wants in a casual play game, however, I have started to see ads in other games for Two Dots and they are those stupid ads that show a totally different game from the actual game. Why do companies keep making these misleading ads? Why do you think that you need to lie to people about how your game is? You have a good game don’t lie about it and mislead people to download it. When I see these ads I assume your games a scam and it gets deleted. It’s a shame, I really enjoyed the years of playing..Stokes331Version: 8.29.0

✓ Could be great but it is too annoying! Not in a good way!I really like the idea of this game. But there are too few instructions and no help to work out how to succeed at higher levels. I have been stuck on a level for the last 30 attempts. And without buying hints or extra shuffles etc I think I have no way to succeed and so will never be able to get past the level! I think I will give it another few tries and then delete the app. If you can only beat the level by buying extras, that is a bit of a cheek imho. Also, I got this on the basis of an ad in the middle of another app. But what the ad shows bears no relationship to the game, which is also annoying. So give it ago if you like, but this is not designed with the player in mind. More as a way to drive you enough nuts to get money from you. So it feels like a great idea but unethically designed. Hmm. I would like to hear from someone who has won level 14 without shuffles or paid for ad ons..Laurita corazonVersion: 7.1.0

✓ Break the bank to playYou have to constantly pay to play, for gold mine, for side quest, for challenges. Every time you return to play it’s suggested you spend upwards of 20 dollars within 5 minutes..0416marieVersion: 7.47.0

✓ Fun, But VERY Glitchy(Winter 2022) I’ve been playing this game for about three months. It’s fun. I like the concept, but to say it is “glitchy” is an understatement: * sometimes ads don’t play. * sometimes ads don’t give rewards. * sometimes ads freeze the app. * sometimes the only way to “unfreeze” the app is to reboot the iPad. * the total dots added to the dots race does not match the dot count in the lower right corner (less than the dot count BEFORE completing the puzzle). * sometimes puzzles completed are not added to either the dots race or the squares race. * the restore option does not work (failed four times). I lost 900 levels of play and had to start over. These problems were reported to the programmers. (Winter 2023) I came back after nearly a year off. Of course, the issues involving the ads were fixed, but the most frustrating issues, involving scores not added to the races, was not. Last winter I sent Two Dots screen shots with time stamps showing scores were not added. Today, they STILL have not fixed the problem. This isn’t hard! TEST THE PROGRAMMING! Finish a level and look at the score for the races. At some point you will see the scores for a completed level isn’t added..Domino255Version: 8.28.3

✓ Watch out for double purchase scam!Yup! That's right. SCAM. If you plan to play the game be aware of the fact that in-app purchases that are doubled seconds from each other. I have contacted the developer MONTHS ago about this issue - they are well aware of it, at this point the glitch is not a glitch but a fully intended scam getting double money from the players. Shame on you!!.Dsksd2onVersion: 6.5.1

✓ CoinsHate the fact that you have to buy the coins in order to play the whole scavenger hunt game or buy coins to do anything. You should be able to play the game without needing to buy coins if you don’t want too..VB854Version: 7.68.0

✓ Fun game let down by constant naggingI do not want to follow anything or anyone. I do not want to buy anything. I do not want to have to press “continue” a million times just to play the game. I just want to play it and not feel like I’m constantly being accosted..Prof. PickleVersion: 7.27.0

✓ Ad serverAnd a buggy one at that. Avoid this game..WolfesjVersion: 7.18.2

✓ Entertaining but sometimes problematicI found this game to be really entertaining and a good way to exercise the mind. I do have some problems with it though. For most levels one must arrange the dots to form squares, and use those squares to eliminate many dots at once. But there are things that get in the way of forming squares and make completing the level near impossible. I‘ve found that, for many levels, if one makes a single wrong move then making squares isn’t doable for the rest of the level. The game doesn’t seem to supply the dots in a way that gives the player another chance to make a square. Basically, the player is stuck swiping at random dot arrangements for the rest of the level until they inevitably lose. Another thing I really dislike are the win streak „boosts“. If the player wins a single level they will get a win streak. This comes with boost dots that, when eliminated, will eliminate many other dots at once. The thing that bugs me is that the boost actually gets in the way of finishing the tasks. It eliminates random dots in a way that isn’t helpful to making squares, so you’re stuck again just swiping at random dots. I actually sacrifice my lives and restart levels often just so I can get rid of the boost. So yeah. I‘m only writing this super long review because I wish the game designers could change these features to make the game more enjoyable. I already like it a lot, I just wish it were easier to play in these ways..Mckennabear09Version: 5.27.1

✓ Good but no bonus $$Great game and challenging. Only playing dots as the game to find things on the map takes coins to play and the game doesn’t give out coins as bonuses so you have to spend actual money to play them..FiddmaniaVersion: 7.7.11

✓ Pretty disappointed too many ads. Deleted app.The game itself is pretty, love the graphics. But it’s model is to get as much money out of you as possible. They give you just enough to get so far, then you are stuck unless you pay something like £2.50 a day or more. Really disappointing. If you choose to watch an ad to move forward, the ads lock the screen and you have to restart the game. Also some very complex game options that also costs money. Why not just charge once for the game itself and then let people enjoy it instead of money grabbing nags being displayed after every level? I had to remove this and I deleted all data. Too many ads, too many nags for payment. Not enough fun..Pottedplant99Version: 7.72.2

✓ Full of glitchesAfter playing this game for several years (yes, I'm addicted) I can't recommend this game. They have two competitions, one is called 'Square Race'. On numerous occasions over the past couple of years, I've noticed that points are, quite often, not registered and it acts as a handicap when playing the game. I contacted the admin who was either arrogant, ignorant or stupid (I haven't fathomed which) but overall, was quite ambivalent to my concerns and issues. I say arrogant because they believed their app had no issues, I say ignorant because they didn't care and blew me off and I say stupid because they now see me here, slamming them in a review- NOT the best outcome. Yes, it's a good game but if you're as competitive as I am, you be sharing my frustration. I cannot recommend this game!.BerrhetVersion: 8.08.01

✓ Ruined by latest updateI’ve been playing this game for about 5 years. In that time it’s developed massively and become much more complex with tons of in app purchases being offered in order to progress, however, it’s always been possible to play for free and the interruptions from the pop up offers have been tolerable. Suddenly with the latest update I’m getting full blown video ads between games, and the longer I play the more frequent they seem to get. I appreciate the need to monetise but I am very disappointed at the choice of direction here by the developers and will probably delete. It’s already shortened the amount of time I spend playing. And by the way the cute waving beast after the ad does NOT make it less irritating. What a shame..Totnes GhostVersion: 8.33.0

✓ The worst gameThis is the worst game. The levels are ridiculously hard after a certain point. Where other games let you earn far more coins and give far more boosters for passing levels, this game is mean and is designed just to take your real money. If I buy a board game from a shop, I pay once for it, I don't have to keep paying the shop everytime I play it. I know there are system updates that need to be kept up and salaries have to be paid as well as profits made, but shops have overheads too. If 1000 people spend 10 real $ etc. a week on this then that would be a tidy sum right there. Ask anyone if they played Farmville, or the Candy Crush games and you will find that they have almost died out because they got too hard and too expensive. Developers, wake up to yourselves. I do enjoy the scavenger hunt but it is too long in between waiting for the new ones. The Dots games are virtually impossible after a certain level, at least without spending real money. The gold mine is a grab at real money for sure. Why after filling it up, do we have to buy it. I play another game and it has a goldmine which, once you reach 50 coins you can have them for free. Another 2 games, and far better than yours, gives coins at the end of a game whether you beat the level or not. The games are not easy but at least some boosters are available. I would never recommend your game to anyone..LittleBirdy31Version: 7.17.3

✓ Almost really good … ultimately awfulAlmost really good… I’ve downloaded it about half a dozen times, and deleted it just as many … it’s really creative, but its mechanics, which tend towards pay-to-win the longer you play, always end up being so frustrating I get angry and delete it, remembering at last why, for all it virtues, I hate this game. If it charged a one-time fee, and then played fair in terms of reward for wins, I’d be happy with that. As it is, it’s all about limbic hijack (I.e. making you addicted, even while you get more and more frustrated), and then milking you for money. The opposite of a great experience, appalling really … all the more so because some genuinely good design elements are in evidence. If you love Prune, Alto’s Odyssey, Monument Valley etc. do not download this, it’s the antithesis of such masterpieces..GuadiolaVersion: 7.4.2

✓ Disappointed & developers NEVER comment on bad reviews..never change anything people complain about!So today, I received a response from the developer, and I am thankful. At least they recognized my concerns, and others as well. I just wish the games they advertise for two dots would be the ones we can play. Thanx again, developers for answering me. It is refreshing. Just ✔️’d again today……still same thing, advertising a fun dot game and reality is a very boring square dot game. Fix the game to be able to play the fun you show in your advertisement…otherwise forget it! Don’t the developers read the reviews, so many say the same thing and still no answers…. So, this is the second time I thought I would give this a try. I love the advertisement for it, connecting the dots in a circle and in the sand, but, just as last time, (I thought maybe it changed) it is the same old 2 dots 4 dots etc all in square type form…..so boring. And, the first time, I was way up in my levels, constantly hoping the next level would be what the advertisement showed, but, all in vain. Don’t advertise what you don’t deliver!! Sad, it could be so fun!!! STILL IGNORING EVERYONE’S COMMENTS REGARDING FALSE ADVERTISING OF THE GAME, WHICH COULD BE LOTS OF FUN AND ATTRACT MANY MORE PLAYERS, IF WHAT YOU SHOW IN ADVERTISEMENT WAS TRUE!!!!.DitseydooVersion: 8.23.0

✓ It takes real money to playI initially became interested in this game via an Ad I saw in another game. I downloaded it to find he app had no similarity to what was shown in the ad, however I decided to give it a go. I initially enjoyed the challenges. As I progressed through the levels I found the only way to go further was with boosters and other assets and the only way to get these was to buy coins using real money. In other apps you can do activities such as the find and search to get coins, but not this app. Even the option to view an ad when you loose a level goes and only option is to pay with coins. After your initial allotment is gone Coins = Money! I have deleted the app..OzGatVersion: 7.40.1

✓ Scavenger Hunt Own Game!Loooove this game but the scavenger hunt/hide and seek game is top tier. i would PAY for a separate app that was solely the scavenger hunt game!!!.Mackphibbs!Version: 7.6.3

✓ Ads between levels now?Two Dots used to be a sublime, relaxing experience. Now annoying, sub-par ads are interrupting the flow! 😩 Otherwise a phenomenal game!.RedSirusVersion: 7.71.1

✓ An interesting game…but mostly luck.An interesting premise, but far too many levels you depend on getting lucky. There are some levels that the dots just USUALLY don’t go your way and you can’t win no matter what moves you make. I’m currently stuck on a level that you can usually tell within the first five moves whether you have even a tiny chance. It seems that a lot of the levels are designed to be impossible to pass without playing dozens of times, waiting to get lucky…presumably in order to make you desperate enough to spend money. One star until that aspect is changed. I have no intention of playing a single level dozens d times just hoping the “random” arrangement of dots makes it possible for me to clear the board properly and win. To begin more specific: I’m at level 185. The arrangement of that board is such that you CANNOT win unless you just get lucky. You can make every move right if you want, and it isn’t enough; unless the game randomly gives you the color dots you need, you automatically lose. You can make every move right and still lose repeatedly. I’ve played the level countless times, and there is no trick, no technique, no strategy to it; the only possible way to get through it is for the game to just randomly drop the dots you need at the right time. I refuse to play a single level a thousand times hoping for luck. This is lazy game design to allow this..ToHellWithChromeVersion: 7.13.4

✓ A decent game mechanic ruined by micro transactions and unskippable adsAs stated. Many of the ads it’s suggests for you to watch to get rewards can’t be skipped or even crash the game, meaning you watch an ad to get a reward and don’t even get that reward. Secondly the mechanics of the puzzles are fun; except the life system is unfair given the random nature of the game, retries are limited before being locked out of the game. Which feels particularly unfair because of the random nature of the game. I have yet to see if this games own ads are accurate to the gameplay, which makes me suspect that the advertisement is even accurate. I get that these games need to make money but this is not done in a customer or player friendly way, it hinders the player like this. If they want to make you watch ads they should at least make sure the ads are not scripted 5 minute gameplay loops with broken skip buttons. If they want to offer boots for money, that’s fine, but including the life system is just money-gouging. It’s not balanced fairly and feels predatory. It’s a true shame that mobile games insist on being this way, I’m close to giving up on even trying any game on the App Store because of this..ThelemonadestandoflifeVersion: 7.58.4

✓ DisappointedI can’t get past the deliberate need to spend real money in game to advance or clear stages and frankly to do that i will be far too expensive! I’ve been playing for many months now but have had to put it down for weeks at a time out of sheer frustration, this is due to my needing to purchase in game currency which I just cannot afford but also the fact it’s even needed as much as it is to play your games really annoys me. The levels are definitely deliberately hard so we need boosters to clear levels with the cost to do that I’m afraid I will be leaving this game soon! I’ve had enough! I see several other users stating the same thing and I feel it’s a great shame you just aren’t listening! Today I saw an advert on social media and I’m also shocked it was showing puzzles I know aren’t in this game! Not sure if you’re intending to introduce those but the advertising is premature if so? I feel like I’m being conned and it doesn’t matter how nice it looks and sounds I get no satisfaction or enjoyment out of knowing these faults with the game! Most normal people will not be able to afford to play this game you would need to be wealthy frankly!.Girlgamer2480Version: 7.68.1

✓ False advertising???I kept playing this game, waiting for the games I saw on the ad to come around (sorting colored water in the bottles and the same colors not being about touch). Where are they???.Ui taszkVersion: 7.17.1

✓ Cool art to detract from the constant prompts for $$$Fun enough puzzle game. I got to around level 450+ without spending a dollar but watching videos (note these games also have ‘in app purchases’) for bonuses which are absolutely necessary to progress. The constant attempts to get money at every opportunity by wasting cash on in game perks is tiring. I understand this is how companies make their $ but reading some of these reviews points to how happy they are to take advantage of an addicted consumer. I finally deleted the game when ‘slime’ was introduced as it’s seems near impossible to beat certain levels without a lot of bonuses and it’s not at all enjoyable..FsthbvjmcxVersion: 7.13.1

✓ Fun with too many ads and wastes spaceToo many repeat ads taking 30 seconds at a time becomes monotonous. Also was taking up 2GB on phone. Recommend getting a better hobby to spend your time in this 1 life..HarsheninVersion: 7.18.2

✓ Ads & Poor Customer ServiceThe game has become littered with offensive LONG advertisements which in the past did not exist. 😡Much of the game time is now wasted by being force to wait for the offensive and repetitive advertisements to end. Every second level is interrupted by these ads. 🤮🤮You can’t even close the game to stop the ads since you will loose the whole previous completed level. So they trap you in having to sit through the ad and waste time. Game play now has become an arduous experience with much frustration. Not only that the customer service for other issues is hopeless at best😤. Coupled with their ultra left political messaging within the game..Erick SermonVersion: 7.66.0

✓ Nice, but…It’s kind of a cute and quirky Indy type game, but the devs added more and more to it to the point where the games is now a hodgepodge of game modes and power ups and badges and mini games. I lost track. In Artistic Avenue there’s seemingly no way to get the Construct Court other than paying. Unless I’m overlooking something. It’s definitely not clear. And as usual with these games, once you surpass the initial all rewarding experience, you’re asked to go to the checkout, ie. #paytowin. That’s when I deleted the app. Thanks for all the fish 🐬.InvenioVersion: 7.42.2

✓ Pretty Good.. and then…Two Dots is strangely addictive at first, but the difficulty increases too quickly. I have persevered up to Level 101 and it’s just more of the same stuff and now I’m bored of the dots. Like most puzzle games of this type (where the pieces randomly fall from the top) you’re hoping that the game gives you the right combination in order to successfully make a square. They have a Discovery side-game, like a Where’s Wally/Waldo extension which is fun, but you can’t play the higher levels unless you have enough coins and the only way you can get coins is by purchasing them. I feel the IAP model needs to be tweaked slightly here..Sclouston.gsyVersion: 7.28.2

✓ I like this game and play it all the time butI am 1 star reviewing it because they are running misleading social media ads which portray a completely different game. Don't be a scummy company, y'all. Run ads which accurately describe your product, or don't run ads..JupiterRoadVersion: 7.16.4

✓ Used to be betterThe game developers have become confused about who their audience is in the last year or so. This is a casual puzzle game for people who like to think through complicated puzzles and take a break maybe from other stressors in life. I find the puzzles relaxing. But recently, there have been so many bells and whistles added to make it flashier, and to encourage people to spend money, I assume, that the relaxing aspect has diminished. Trying to make the game more exciting has taken away from the original selling points. Also, all the windows that pop up up now before I can start the next puzzle have become annoying. I am still able to play the game, but I am not as big a fan as I used to be and my interest wanes when I get too annoyed with all the pop ups. I don’t know if all players would agree, but I would rather pay a small amount to open new worlds, say $0.50, than have all this constant noise about spending money interrupting my game play. I don’t want to pay to solve the puzzle because that defeats the purpose of it being a puzzle. I also don’t much care for giving me automatic boosts at the beginning of a puzzle...I prefer to solve the puzzle on my own. Solving it is where the reward comes from in a puzzle game. I will keep playing until developer greed gets too large and the puzzles are no longer fun....you are getting close..KumitekatVersion: 6.3.4

✓ Sexist adsWell my previous review disappeared when I went to look at my review. The ads are disgusting and while the developer responded that they were going to look into it, I just encountered another horrible ad tonight, this time with the short shorts isolated out and an arrow indicating where the shooting happens right between the legs. HORRENDOUS. The ad shows a woman with her legs up in short shorts. This game apparently doesn’t care about the audience and the way they offend with the ads they are accepting. By the way, I thought these offensive ads were being shown only late evenings (no excuse however, as *I* don’t want to see them, much less my young daughter!), but nope. Saw them several times this morning at 9:30 am. One was a woman bent over in stockings and a bra. Another image encouraging you to play showed a schoolteacher and when you send in the balls to break the brick, it removes her clothes so she’s standing in underwear. The game ads are literally an ad for undressing females. What garbage is TWO DOTS encouraging??? It’s a wholesome game, so why is Two Dots debasing themselves with these ads??? They said they were looking into it immediately. That was weeks ago. Apparently they don’t truly care..MbklynVersion: 7.28.2

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