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Almost perfect
Me and my boyfriend have been playing this game for months now and we love it! I had an iPhone 8 Plus up until yesterday, and now having the XS I am having display issues. The majority of the top of the screen is not visible because of where the front camera and earpiece is on the new iPhones. It isn’t game breaking but it’s definitely not a fun thing! Hopefully it gets optimized for the X series of phones soon.Show lessWhaaat764
Why I stopped playing
This is a beautifully designed game. I love how the story mode adds an extra layer that was missing from the original. I played every day for a few months, I really loved the type of words puzzles they use. After getting to chapter 6, it was taking at least a week to beat each story level because I would have to level up the individual bears. I would recommend this game to anyone; but the story mode does get stodgy and ultimately is the reason why I have now deleted the app.Show lessHmoods
Better than AB1
The original was fun and simple. This is a true-to-the-original sequel with way more things to do. Well done yet again, SpryFox. If you think this is a kid’s game, think again. I use words like “monotheism”, “hexane”, and “eukaryotic” and still barely scrape by some challenges.
Please add a cheaper option to remove ads. $9 is too high. The ads aren’t super invasive but that’s just about the only glitchy thing in this game.Show lessArgu5
Slightly better gameplay, but plastered with unskippable ads
The mechanics of the game aren’t a lot different from the first: make words, get bears. This one has tons of cute pop culture references and shows you which bears you might want to use on each level.
Unfortunately, it’s also overrun with ads. Literally every single level, you beat one level and then have to watch a long, full-screen ad that won’t let you escape until it’s over, before you can play one more level. It’s obnoxious. I’ve gotten tired of having to put my phone down and walk away between each level. Time to uninstall.Show lessohgdaetiohfzerbji
Mostly like, some dislikes
I will say that I do enjoy the app during downtime or when I just need to relax. The graphics are good and the music is soothing.
I like the fact that the game has challenges, level ups, achievements and so on. What I do not like, is the energy system. Playing a game gets more expensive (honey) the longer you play, and the energy system seriously diminishes the game for me. Also, I think $8.99 to remove ads is a tad steep. Don’t get me wrong, I play and I enjoy the app and I think developers did a good job here. But the energy system and the price of removing ads keeps me from a 5* rating.Show lessSrslytho
Fun and whimsical
I don't usually stick with word games but Spry Fox has done a really good job with this one, learning from the first one and adding progression, a little story and improving on the fun random mad libs after you finish a level. It’s been holding my interest and I look forward to playing a few levels as a break in my day. I wish the game had more social elements integrated into the game. I like that they added the subtitles but I wished I could see more of the words and sentences that other people have created. Definitely worth a try.Show lessB1ueButterf1y
Stopped playing at level 4 👎🏻
I much preferred the first Alphabears game. What annoys me about this second one and why I stopped playing it is that they disallow you from bingeing on the game. You can kind of binge for the first few levels, but they’ve created ways to slow and stop your progress starting at level 4 so it takes much longer for you to get through it. It’s probably a financial reason, so they get more longevity (ad views and such) out of each player or something like that. But I went from super excited to frustrated to “meh, never mind.” I don’t have the desire to check in on a game daily for months so I can play the few boards they dole out that day. I even looked at purchasing the game ($10 ain’t cheap) but you still can’t binge—no infinite honey. So why the heck would I buy the game??? I’ll be honest, I’m bummed—I was looking forward to this. But I’ve deleted it off my phone and iPad because it feels like an obligation—one more task I have to do for the day. And when I do want to sit down and do something mindless for a few hours, I get to play a handful of boards and I’m forced to be done. Lame. 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻Show lessFashaezzle
Good F2P Game
Though this game has some of the typical F2P elements, like an energy system, it has many opportunities within the game to obtain the same currencies obtainable via real, hard cash.
Plus, it doesn’t force advertisements onto you; rather, adverts serve as one potential opportunity for added rates on obtaining rare bears, or giving more currency.
The core gameplay loop is also quite enjoyable thus far (Chapter 3).Show lessToontown 348
Well designed and a relaxing challenge. :)
If you’re a fan of word puzzles/games, and have a broad vocabulary, you’ll probably enjoy Alphabear. It’s got a well-designed user interface, uses multiple dictionaries to check your answers (which means that slang terms you use may be recognized as correct), and it won’t cost you an arm and a leg to play. Ads do play in the free version, but game play itself isn’t interrupted by the ads. They play between rounds, and you can opt to watch extra ads for bonuses.
There are both timed and untimed challenges. Time provided is generous and there are several ways to extend the time provided in timed challenges. All in all, it’s a good game!Show lessCatgrin
Incredible
This is one of the most highly polished and feature rich games on the iOS store. This game is free, which is ridiculous as there’s no intrusive ads or forced video watching. Instead they gamify the ad experience with some hilariously meta commentary that has me actually watching ads because I want to contribute to “TV time!” I’m going to “purchase” this game (disabling ads is a little steep at $9.99) but I want to really help this developer be successful. It’s great to learn new words too, which this game has helped me do.
The only negative I’ve found so far is that with someone who has a larger (more verbose!) vocabulary, the game doesn’t really reward you for going way above the required score at the beginning. I’ll sometimes end up with a few thousand points over the limit and a fully completed tile (the largest “biggest bear award”) but I don’t really get rewarded for it aside from some cloth. Would be nice to have the game acknowledge more power players in the early stages and perhaps unlock the medium and difficult modes a little earlier (I’m still on easy as I haven’t progressed to the later chapters yet despite nearly always acing each stage).
Aside from that—this is one of the best and most polished apps on the iOS store and I'm very happy to support it!Show lessJacian
