# Ancient Jewel — user reviews > 88 indexed App Store user reviews of Ancient Jewel by 晓翔 黄, rated 4.60/5 from 211 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ancient-jewel/id713925776/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ancient-jewel/id713925776.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 151 · 4★ 38 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of Ancient Jewel? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 😊 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay - 🧘 Relaxing and meditative experience - 🎮 Challenging yet accessible difficulty balance - ⏰ No mandatory purchases required - 🎨 Colorful graphics and appealing visuals - 🎵 Soothing music and sound design - 📱 Works offline without internet required - ⚡ Smooth performance and no crashes (when working properly) - 🎯 Long-term replayability with hundreds of levels - 👴 Mentally stimulating for older players **Cons** - 🐢 Game runs too slowly and sluggish - 🐛 Frequent freezing and crashes during gameplay - 📺 Excessive advertisements interrupting gameplay - 🔄 Repetitive level designs and board layouts - ⏱️ Time pressure creates frustration - 🔋 Drains battery quickly - 📖 Unclear instructions and unreadable text size - 😴 Can become boring after many plays **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezes when combos or special pieces are triggered - Slow motion gameplay after updates - Advertisements appearing despite paid removal - Game freezing at specific levels - Battery draining excessively during play - Spelling errors in game interface **Most requested features** - New and varied game board layouts - Additional levels beyond current progression - Ability to bank unused time for next game - Points carryover to next level - Removal or reduction of advertisements - Option to return to original game version - Kindle Fire compatibility - Larger, more readable instruction text - Improved graphics speed and performance ## Newest reviews (17 of 88) ### 4/5 — Good Game *2025-03-29* I have played this game for years and very much enjoy it. It’s one of my go-to games. But it has a few glitches and sometimes freezes up ### 5/5 — Ancient jewel *2023-11-18* Just downloaded this is fun so far JANICE ### 5/5 — Sympathique *2023-01-23, version 1.2* Bien et surtout sans pub 👍 ### 4/5 — Tres bien, merci *2022-09-07, version 1.2* Tres bien merci ### 4/5 — Fun, but... *2022-03-19* This game freezes often. I am now frozen at level 7209. It's a fun game but needs new levels interspersed as same game patterns keep looping through. Ad some challenge please. And please unfreeze me. Thanks ### 5/5 — Good game *2021-10-29, version 1.2* Very addictive, really enjoying the game ### 5/5 — Ancient jewels *2021-10-23, version 1.2* My favorite I can play for hours! ### 4/5 — Ancient jewel *2021-07-17, version 1.2* Needs more variety…the same plot is continued over…otherwise a good game. ### 4/5 — No stress *2021-07-07, version 1.2* Jeu agréable aux beau graphisme. Pas de pub, pas trop d’incitation à payer... ### 5/5 — Excellent *2020-01-09, version 1.2* Excellent ### 4/5 — New games *2019-09-03* There need to be newer levels after a hundred or so. I love this game, but I’m playing levels over and over and over. Gets boring at times. Make new levels please ### 4/5 — Schönes Spiel *2019-08-14, version 1.2* Sehr schönes Spiel zum Zeitvertreib ### 5/5 — Ancient jewels *2019-05-22* I love this game. I’m on 95 already really makes you think and as getting older keeps your mind sharp.I also getting up in years and this helps the mind to work. Good job ### 5/5 — Ancient jewels *2018-06-19* I can’t put it down! It’s very relaxing for a 67 year old! ### 5/5 — Ancient jewel *2017-09-21* One of the most intriguing Games I have ever played and most addicting ### 5/5 — Fun *2017-03-17* This offers hours of mindless play, challenging enough for the novice and easy enough to keep you playing just one more game. Up to about 550 plays so far myself and still not bored. ### 5/5 — Ancient Jewel *2017-03-13* Enjoyable, especially when you want to be thinking about other things but still want your hands engaged. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Liked old version better *2016-01-31* I liked the older version of this game better. The jewels were smaller and the action was much quicker. This version moves in such slow motion it puts me to sleep. If there is no option to go back to the original version, I will delete this app. ### 1/5 — Slow! *2014-05-09, version 1.1* What happened to the game, it runs sooooo slow! Will delete if not fixed. ### 2/5 — Game is great except for freezing *2015-12-25* I loved this game for a while now. Started playing a couple days ago and whenever I get a combo or special it freezes. ### 2/5 — Update!!!!!! 5/5/14 *2014-05-15, version 1.1* WTH????? Now the game runs in slow motion!!! Also, why am I getting ads?! I paid to remove them! Good luck with tech support! Can't read asian!!! ### 3/5 — Improvements *2024-01-09* I love this game. I only have 2 suggestions. First-if you have time left you should be able to bank it (like comp time at work) and add your left over time to the next game. Second-you need more game boards-it is definitely getting boring having the same boards show up!!!! Please create some new ones!!! ### 3/5 — Ancien Jewel *2021-04-09, version 1.2* Dommage qu’au fil du jeu les mêmes reviennent trop souvent ### 3/5 — Fabric Nut *2021-02-06, version 1.2* A little slow moving. Would be nice if there were more puzzles with different layouts. Good for zoning out. ### 3/5 — Improvements *2017-02-23, version 1.2* I love this game. I only have 2 suggestions. First-if you have time left you should be able to bank it (like comp time at work) and add your left over time to the next game. Second-you need more game boards-it is definitely getting boring having the same boards show up!!!! Please create some new ones!!! ### 3/5 — Ld *2016-04-12, version 1.2* Good game ### 3/5 — Ancient Jewels *2014-07-11, version 1.1* This game is one of my favourites in fact it's the only game I truly in joy playing. I gave 3 stars would do 5 but at times well all the time it's too SLOW the music and sounds are a good choice I like it but when you only have seconds too clear your board and it takes forever for the game too move becomes very frustrating its suppose to be fun not make you wanna throw your iPod at a wall!!!! Come on fix this already please another thing I haven't bought any power ups because I don't no how too use them your printing that explains the game are so tiny I can't read it can you fix that too also will you ever make it for Kindle Fire?? It would be better a little bigger plus when I play on iPod my battery drains in 12 to 15 minutes which is not good for playing as I read other reviews I notice they too say TOO SLOW I end up going off then back on and is good in the at first then it's slow again please please fix and extend too Kindle Fire Please ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Ancient Jewel *2026-02-11* Favorite game ! Played it for years and never get tired of it ❤️❤️❤️ ### 5/5 — absolute no commercials *2026-01-12* when electricity is off and you’re fully charged you have a game you can play over and over ### 5/5 — Game *2026-01-05* This has been my favorite game from the time it first came out!! Please don’t remove it! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ been ### 5/5 — Ms.Mason *2025-04-15, version 1.2* This is the only on line game I really like. I have played it for at least 8 years! It is awesome 😚🥰, ### 5/5 — Ms. *2025-03-18* This is the only on line game I really like. I have played it for at least 8 years! It is awesome 😚🥰 ### 5/5 — So fun! *2025-01-10* I’m on level 23,400ish and that means I have many more “plays” I guess! It doesn’t really matter because I find it very relaxing and still challenging too ### 5/5 — Love it! *2025-01-06* As noted by another reviewer, I don’t know how many plays I have, but I have been playing it for years. I find it very meditative and soothing when I am having a bad day, and yet challenging and stimulating when I am having a good day and am trying to beat my times! Love it! ### 5/5 — So addictive! *2024-03-12* I’m over 14,000 levels and finding it still challenging and enjoyable!! Hope you love it too. ### 5/5 — Rating *2024-02-25* I have no idea how many plays I have (and don’t know how to tell that), wish I did out of curiosity. But it’s my second favorite game and been playing it for years! ### 5/5 — Ancient jewel *2023-11-28, version 1.2* Just downloaded this is fun so far JANICE --- *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 2026-09-03.*