# 16 Squares - Puzzle Game — user reviews > 395 indexed App Store user reviews of 16 Squares by Barry Wyckoff, rated 4.80/5 from 7,513 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/16-squares-puzzle-game/id1135219885/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/16-squares-puzzle-game/id1135219885.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6,349 · 4★ 852 · 3★ 231 · 2★ 41 · 1★ 40 ## What do users think of 16 Squares? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Addictive - 👍 Fun and challenging - 💡 Unique concept - 🎯 Great for brain exercise **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes frequently - 💰 Excessive ads - 🔀 Confusing mechanics (0 tiles) - 🔋 Battery draining **Commonly reported bugs** - Purchased items not working as expected - Coins disappearing after reinstalls - Tiles not combining properly **Most requested features** - Option to skip ads - Ability to purchase ad-free version - Improved instructions and tutorials - Customization options (e.g., board size) ## Newest reviews (13 of 395) ### 3/5 — Needs option to skip ads, and non-noisy ads. *2019-10-13, version 1.2* I like this game enough that I would pay A nominal fee to get rid of the ads, but there's no option for that. It would be nice to have that option. Also: --Too many "0" and not enough arrows. --No apparent way to increase chance of arrow or decrease chance of "0" by the way you play. --Too hard to get one 10, much less 2 tens to clear board. --No instructions, tips or tricks to help figure these things out. I've had this game a week and it's losing me. Just downgraded my 5 stars to 3. ### 4/5 — Fun and addicting, but still needs work *2019-05-13, version 1.2* There are a few glitches that mess up the game. It even cost me some coins earlier. Overall a good game. ### 4/5 — Lol *2018-07-22, version 1.2* I just want free coins ### 5/5 — el *2018-06-27, version 1.2* great ### 5/5 — woohoo *2018-06-24, version 1.2* fun when i’m bored ### 5/5 — Love this game! *2018-06-11, version 1.2* It keeps me entertained! ### 5/5 — Squares *2018-05-31, version 1.2* Fun challenging game ### 5/5 — 5 stars *2018-05-30, version 1.2* I just want the free 300 coins ### 3/5 — Kept popping up for a rating *2018-05-15, version 1.2* Would have given more stars otherwise ### 5/5 — Yeet *2018-03-24, version 1.2* Ya ### 5/5 — Fun *2018-03-05, version 1.2* Funnnn ### 5/5 — Fun *2018-02-25, version 1.2* This game is fun and addicting:) ### 5/5 — gr8 gam *2018-01-15, version 1.2* my fav gam its so adicyive ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can’t play *2021-12-18, version 1.2* Always crashing when it loads up, impossible to play ### 1/5 — Tech help *2020-12-27, version 1.2* I love this app, but the app lately will not let me play! It crashes every time I made more than 2 moves. Please fix! ### 1/5 — Love this game but... *2020-09-14, version 1.2* It hasn’t worked for several months. I will make a few moves and the app quits. I have to restart every time. No tech support ever available. As sad as it makes me, I am done with this game. ### 1/5 — Rigged *2018-07-25, version 1.2* When you put a swap sometimes it gives u the same tile which is not far and is horrible ### 1/5 — Rating for profit *2017-04-25* I'm totally hooked on this game - even though it keeps crashing on me. I love its simplicity, complexity, and elegant aesthetic. There's something very satisfying about watching those tiles merge and disappear. But for the life of me, I can't get it to stop crashing on my iPhone, even after multiple re-installs and re-boots. This has cost me real money, as my coins disappear when I re-install. So I'm kinda screwed. I wish I could find a way to talk to the creators and at least get a refund. If you're reading this, reach out and lemme know. ### 1/5 — Tricked me *2017-02-02, version 1.2* game crashes, very annoying especially just after you purchase something with coins ### 1/5 — Game *2016-11-19, version 1.2* Its okay ### 2/5 — Used to love this. Now it crashes *2023-10-01, version 1.2* Haven’t played in a while-thought I’d try again. But I can’t get the app to stay open. I think the most recent update was years ago according to the Apple App Store -so I guess that’s why. Too bad. It was fun. ### 2/5 — crashes way to much *2021-03-27, version 1.2* I love this game, but it is constantly crashing. Really annoying and despite downloading and redownloading the app. ### 2/5 — so freaking glitchy *2020-11-18, version 1.2* I love playing this game but the way it constantly glitches and closes out of the app is really annoying ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Turn airplane mode on to stop crashing *2021-09-27, version 1.2* I love this game. I noticed it stopped crashing when I turned it on airplane mode. ### 5/5 — Favorite game, but crashes more frequently *2020-12-05, version 1.2* This is my absolute favorite game. Lately, it has been crashing every time I open it, and I can’t play :(. Please make an update for this. ### 5/5 — Good game *2020-08-08, version 1.2* Good game ### 5/5 — Addictive *2019-11-27, version 1.2* Great fun difficult to stop ### 5/5 — Great Game *2019-10-22, version 1.2* Great game of strategy! ### 5/5 — 10/10 *2019-09-28, version 1.2* Awwwzzuumm ### 5/5 — Great *2019-03-01, version 1.2* Love the game it is so lit ### 5/5 — Ok *2019-02-10, version 1.2* Game is ok ### 5/5 — . *2018-12-11, version 1.2* FREE COINS😭 ### 5/5 — great *2018-09-18, version 1.2* yes --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-25.*