# Acrobots — user reviews

> 165 indexed App Store user reviews of Acrobots by Vectorpark, rated 4.40/5 from 24 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/acrobots/id322149014/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/acrobots/id322149014.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 17 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2

## What do users think of Acrobots?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🎉 Fun and entertaining
- 👍 Mesmerizing and relaxing
- 🤖 Clever and unique physics simulation
- 💻 Great port from the web version
- 🕰 Good time-waster

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🔍 Lack of customization options
- 💤 Can get boring after a while
- 💰 Some feel it's not worth the price

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Acrobots disappearing when device is leveled
- Buttons/controls not always responsive
- Performance issues with many acrobots on screen

**Most requested features**

- Ability to customize individual acrobots (color, size, etc.)
- More interactive elements (explosives, trampolines, etc.)
- Ability to pause/freeze the simulation
- Additional background options
- Sound effects

## Newest reviews (19 of 165)

### 4/5 — so silly (great job me for being the first person to review in like four years)

*2026-04-04*

I think you can guess by the title that this is super cool and silly and stuff
Basically, the only bug is when you add a lot of Acrobots, the four icons at the top can glitch out and the settings won’t work. This only happened to me once so I can’t really give anything else. Just cool low-cortisol things bouncing around and stuff. Thanks for curing my mental crippling depression 😌

### 4/5 — Super fun!

*2022-01-23*

I think it is amazing ! Iike how you get to change the size and things like that!

### 3/5 — Like it, just one problem

*2016-12-28, version 2.7*

I like the game but you should improve the A.I. because I've noticed the legs are like magnets and draw eachother around. IMPROVE THE A.I.!!!!!!!!!!!

### 5/5 — So much fun

*2016-08-22, version 2.7*

I LOVE THIS GAME! This is the perfect time wasting game. I can't stop playing it

### 5/5 — What a nice, simplistic, game!

*2016-02-23, version 2.7*

This is a cool game! Worth the cost! Definitely get it!

PS. I would like the ability to change the Colors of the little Bots. And i would also like if you could like pause the movements and build with them the un pause and the see what happens.

### 5/5 — Awesome!!!!!

*2015-11-13, version 2.7*

I so love this game! It's very addicting. You'll find yourself playing for an hour or eternity.

### 5/5 — Acrobots are Crazy Fun!

*2015-08-13, version 2.7*

These wacky legs act so simple and silly.  I just can't stop laughing at them.

Most fun I've ever had with any 1MB program.

### 5/5 — Acrobots

*2014-09-20, version 2.7*

Amazing creation from these great programmers! Worth every penny 😊👍

### 5/5 — Truly amazing!

*2014-04-05*

Very entertaining for such a simple premise: watch things bounce around. The "replay" value is apparent when you see how drastic the acrobots' behavior changes when you change a few rules (gravity, balance, stickiness, etc).

This is an incredible piece of software. Any math/physics/computer science geek will appreciate what's going on behind the scenes, and anyone can enjoy just playing with it.

### 5/5 — Minted!

*2013-09-20, version 2.7*

Mint! :)

### 5/5 — Horsetail plant spores

*2013-09-11, version 2.7*

You have been animating them likely without even knowing it.... :)

### 5/5 — Love it

*2013-08-24, version 2.7*

They act like little atoms its so cool

### 5/5 — Actually, Pretty Good!

*2013-05-06, version 2.7*

Well I bought this game because of the good reviews and this can is quite interesting so buy plz! :D

### 5/5 — Outstanding

*2013-04-28, version 2.7*

Amazing to watch very clever ai

### 5/5 — Majestic

*2013-04-22, version 2.7*

I love watching the little guys fly around and stick together. Perfect for relaxed fun. Definitely worth one dollar!

### 5/5 — Brilliant toy including physics

*2013-04-20, version 2.7*

This is what I've been looking for for ages.

### 5/5 — Cool

*2013-03-15, version 2.7*

Really cute and cool :)

### 2/5 — Waste of a dollar.

*2013-03-07, version 2.7*

Not a game or toy, just watching three legged things connect and disconnect.

### 4/5 — If only. . . .

*2013-02-01, version 2.7*

I love Acrobots. The only thing it needs so I would give it five stars is the ability to change the colors of them.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — :~|

*2016-06-29, version 2.7*

It is so boring. Waste of my money. The people put 5 or 4 stars are friends of the creator or is the creator on a bunch of accounts. Really not worth a dollar.

### 1/5 — Not Worth It

*2012-06-06, version 2.6*

Biggest waste of .99 I've ever spent. The app should be free. Extremely disappointed.

### 1/5 — Nervtötend

*2012-04-11*

Sollte umbenannt werden in Aggrobots.
Außer die "bots" planlos herumzuschubsen, kann man mit der App nicht viel anfangen. Jeder Versuch, irgendeine stabile Form zu schaffen, wird von den Bots im Keim erstickt.

Nach vielen Experimenten endgültig aufgegeben.

### 1/5 — Stupid

*2012-04-09, version 2.6*

This game has no point. I am disappointed with my purchase.

### 1/5 — Total waste!

*2012-01-13, version 2.4*

It is a complete waste of time and money, if I could give it negative stars I would! It is not addicting at all! 

### 1/5 — what the hell ?

*2011-05-22, version 2.4*

what the hell is the point of this game, 59p wasted !

### 1/5 — Played for five minutes

*2011-03-02, version 2.1*

This app is bugged. I played for five minutes and the minus button stopped working.

### 1/5 — Fairly pointless

*2010-11-12, version 0*

OK. what's the point? You get a black screen, loads of acrobots that you can change the size, colour, speed etc, & then you can fling them about the screen. There's no skill or imagination required, & after a couple of minutes it's BORING. Now I can doodle pointlessly with the best of them, but you need to see some sort of result to the doodle - I strongly recommend LINE ART, which if you doodle you'll go back to time & time again. This however is unimaginative & tedious, & you'll delete it pretty quick. In fact, don't bother in the first place.

### 1/5 — Crap crap crap

*2010-09-06, version 0*

You can't even make them do anything they don't stay where you want them to stay and they are not not not worth 99€ it is just plain old crap

### 1/5 — Tedious!

*2010-05-23, version 0*

The most boring pointless app I've ever been stupid enough to buy, not worth 59p at all!

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Really addictive and fun!!

*2020-01-20*

Please make more games like these!!

### 5/5 — Nice time killer

*2020-01-19*

This isn’t really a game, it’s more of a toy. It’s great for if your bored and think “eh why not”. Very fun.

### 5/5 — Sleep Aid&Wks on ios12

*2019-02-03*

Update 2019-works on iOS 12.1.2
             awesome late night brain distraction. 
Update--works fine on iPhone 6+/ios8.3 . 

Soft, cute almost look & act alive. Lots of settings. Can't sleep? Good mindless distraction. The black background-easy on the eyes.

### 5/5 — Great Game!

*2017-10-03*

The cute little guys are really playful and it relaxes my brain. I recommend adding a setting where you can make them stick to the ceiling and walls. Besides that I enjoy it! 5 stars. 😂😂😂

### 5/5 — Awesome - best physics toy

*2017-08-15, version 2.7*

This is an amazing toy - thanks to the developer for updating after so many years of support.

### 5/5 — Relaxing

*2017-03-30, version 2.7*

I have had this app for years and now I see it won't work with the next version of iOS unless it is updated. Often speak at conferences and I use this to relax before presenting. Please don't let it die! :-(

### 5/5 — Customizability

*2017-03-06, version 2.7*

I enjoy this game a lot, though you could make a tool to customize single acrobots, or choose what color an acrobot is, or the ability to make mountains and hills for your acrobots to climb

### 5/5 — 🐍

*2016-11-30, version 2.7*

This is Gud.

### 5/5 — Wonderfully entertaining

*2016-10-26, version 2.7*

Ingenious

### 5/5 — One little thing

*2016-08-31, version 2.7*

Ok, love it , but just add a button to make it so your screen wont move when you move it and you can put it on and off, thank you!

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