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VERY FUN! But, ads, after paid for “no ads!”
UPDATE: I fixed this glitch … (no update issued to fix the glitch). The only thing I did to make the “no thank you” option to show up constantly was turn off all SIri-related settings for the app (in settings). Don’t know if that was it, but cant argue with the result.
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I love this game except for what appears to be a glitch regarding post-level completion ads ... I paid the money to remove ads, & this worked ... or the majority of ads ... EXCEPT ... after clearing certain levels there is a meter offering a player up to x5 extra coins ... to get the bonus, a player must watch a video ad ... This is where there is a glitch occurs ... Every so often ... there is a “no thank you” to bypass this bonus, however, this option is horribly inconsistent at showing up, forcing all players who paid for “no ads” to watch the “bonus” video ad. The developer of this app really needs to fix this glitch. After all: “no ads”, means “no ads”. Please FIX this glitch & I would be happy updating the rating of this game to 5 stars!Show lessIzademas
Obnoxious ads
The absolutely obnoxious ads make this game unplayable. It literally stops you right in the middle of gameplay, yes seriously right in the middle of a hectic level while you’re making moves and decisions, to show you an ad that you’re likely to tap on because you were right in the middle of something. And this is in addition to ads after every level (levels are short), and every time you restart a level.
And they’re all the obnoxious kind of ads where after you watch 45 seconds, you have to tap this tiny x that’s hard to get without tapping the ad and navigating away from the game. And after wasting those 45 seconds, there’s still a second screen where you have to wait even longer for a second x to appear to tap.
The game is cute, but it’s just not great enough to put up with that level of obnoxiousness.Show lessrane42
Terrible performance/ad practices
Completely ignoring the issues many users encounter with ads, the recent version 2.0 “bug fix” overhauls the game completely, adding in power ups and redoing the world map. These changes caused massive performance issues as these new systems use an exorbitant amount of system RAM, causing huge lag spikes when it attempts to clear some of the used memory heap. This process usually takes up a lot of CPU time when memory is completely full and I can see the CPU on my iPhone 8 spiking to around 80% usage.
The lag was never this bad prior to the 2.0 update. So much for a “bug fix” update, it makes the game very unplayable.
When you factor in the ads for this game, they are frequent and intrusive. Ads for skins and coins are very low reward making them essentially pointless. Removing ads doesn’t seem to work for some of those who have tried using itShow lessSmigglebah2
Level 103 impossible
Was really enjoying it but I’m not sure if there was an update or something that made level 103 impossible to beat. The level is a z shape with the blue on the top left and there are walls blocking you so you can only go one way (in the shape of the z) which is fine and the red is on the bottom right. There is a power tower blocking the red from getting to any other pods and blocking the blue from getting to the red. I googled to try and see how to beat it and the only video I saw had the same shape but didn’t have the power tower in it. I deleted the app and redownloaded it in case I had a glitch but no luck still can’t get by it.Show lessCld572
Love it
Despite the repetitiveness of the game, I love it! I usually hate the type of games that have the same goal with slightly different results but this is one that has me hooked for sure. The levee eventually recycle but I did start to realize around the 600s that while the lay out is the same (I’m on level 873), your building starts off in a different location. It may be an update that just so happened to start at the time I was on those levels but I have fun each time. I purchased the no ads around level 30 so I’m glad I did. I do happen to be stuck on a Z shaped level that is typically super easy but since the powerhouses showed up, this one is directly in the way of the last building and I can’t pass it, depending on how many tried it takes me before I give up, I may delete it. I do recommend it though, it’s definitely fun! PS there have been about 2 times (on the level that has 6 buildings in the shape of a crescent moon) it took me at least 15 minutes to get past that level. Enjoy the game!Show lessuser_blablabla
Good game; latest development has ruined it
This game is a great way to pass time on the train after work. It is mindless enough that you can play even with a stressed mind; involved enough to still be engaging. There are only 70 levels, but that’s enough to keep it fresh with each iteration. However, the new feature of the giant tower that sends powerful reinforcements... it’s a fun twist, but on level 803 (level 33; part 12), the tower is placed so there is no way to take the opponent’s k my building. In fact, it completely blocks the opponent from even attacking a second building. I was further dismayed to not find a way to report the bug through the game. Until or unless you fix this, I can’t play anymore.Show lessswampyfool
Great game, recycles too much
This is a really fun game. Bite size levels, simple yet involves strategy, fun cosmetic upgrade system, and in my case, easy to compete with my wife to see who’s in the higher level.
Unfortunately, around level 75 the level designs start getting recycled. Not similar, exactly the same. After level 100 you won’t see a new level design.
To put this in perspective, each level generally takes about 90 seconds, sometimes less.
In one case, I beat a level and then played the exact same level design 3 levels later. Also, the cosmetic upgrade system, while fun, runs out too quickly. By level 200 I had everything bought except the 3 most expensive heads.
Similarly, they have a landscape upgrade that randomly changes the cosmetics every time it’s purchased, but after about the 10th time it repeats and recycles all of the older designs. Fun, but it’s best just to find one you like and stick with it.
Finally, it’s worth saying that there’s a lot of ads. Clearly this game was meant to be downloaded by a large amount of people and only be played for 75 or so levels. However, they’re only 5 second or so ads, and you can just go on airplane mode if you want to skip them, so not a big deal to me.
TL;DR: super fun, perfectly fits the niche “on the toilet” game, but suffers from recycled levels later on and not enough upgrades to keep you invested after about level 75.
That said, I’m on level 375 and clearly still enjoying it :)Show lessItsAMeAMario7
The ADS!!
Before this last update, the ads were already infuriating. Seriously, an ad pops up in the middle of every single game! I don’t care if it is a 5 second or 30 second ad. It is infuriating and disruptive. After each game, you had an option to get extra coins by watching an ad, but you could choose not to watch it.
Now there is still an ad right in the middle of the game, but now you have no choice but to watch an ad after each game for extra coins, with no way to opt out of it! As someone who has thousands of coins and has already bought everything in the game possible, it makes no sense to waste my time watching ads for extra coins! Even if I didn’t have the coins, I shouldn’t be forced to watch an ad when it had always been an option.
I understand the need for ads in the game, but right in the middle a level?? No. Dealing with this has made me stop playing several times.
I am up in the thousands with the levels. I really do love this game and would love to keep playing, but the ads are extremely frustrating. Different levels would be fun as well.Show lessBoucherSD42
It’s great :)
Now even tho this game is actually a great game, it can be quite frustrating 😭. Like JUST now, as I was playing it, everybody had their own lil section and decided to attack mine 😐 like that’s so annoying. And they do that a lot. I know thats the point of the game (i guess), but it’s sooo annoying. And the ads... omllll i get a lotta ads 😭 like sometimes I’ll even get two during one game. Usually theyre short, so I guess it’s ok. But it’s during the game!!! Like omg, what if I die. But then again, i guess the game “pauses” or wtv during an ad. Idk.. but still. The ads during the game is very annoying 😭 and i get an ad after EVERY game. Goodness gracious 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️ luckily i got used to it lol, but yeahShow lessJahzara Epps
The ads man.....
Okay so I LOVE this game. It’s super fun, and a bit challenging, but not so challenging that I want to quit. There are quite a few ads but honestly I don’t mind it. The ONLY reason this is getting 3 stars instead of five is because there is a series of ads where it says “Know More” at the bottom and the exit button doesn’t work....like at all. Every time one of those ads pops up I have to close out the game and restart it. So if I’m in the middle of a round, I lose that progress. This has caused me a lot of frustration as it has happened a couple of times right before I am about to beat a particularly hard round.
If y’all could fix this bug that would be great. I’m ok an iPhone if that helps.Show lessQuigonrules
