# Ava Grows Up - Makeup, Makeover, Dressup Girl Game — user reviews > 107 indexed App Store user reviews of Ava Grows Up by Ninjafish Studios LLC, rated 2.00/5 from 23 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ava-grows-up-makeup-makeover-dressup-girl-game/id990025336/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ava-grows-up-makeup-makeover-dressup-girl-game/id990025336.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 14 ## What do users think of Ava Grows Up? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎮 Engaging gameplay with character progression - 🎨 Appealing visual design and graphics - 📖 Interesting life simulation storyline - 🎵 Good music and audio elements - 👧 Suitable entertainment for children **Cons** - 💰 Excessive in-app purchase requirements - 📺 Overwhelming number of advertisements - 🔒 Free-to-play model is misleading - ⚙️ Limited free content (only 1-3 levels) - 🎯 Repetitive and simple gameplay mechanics - 🚫 Broken ad reward system - ⏱️ Long loading times and performance issues - 😞 Lack of emotional depth in character interactions **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes or freezes during gameplay - Cannot progress past level 1 without payment - Ad reward button does not function properly - Game stuck on installation - App crashes when returning to home menu - Video ads fail to load or complete - Cannot complete tasks even after watching ads **Most requested features** - Remove or significantly reduce in-app purchases - Make the game completely free - Reduce the frequency of advertisements - Provide more free levels - Add ad-free premium option at reasonable price - Improve emotional responses from character ## Newest reviews (10 of 107) ### 2/5 — Soava *2020-08-03, version 1.8* Lol you name is Ava but the game is not so good you have to buy everything ### 1/5 — Horrible *2017-06-17, version 1.8* They make you pay the second you get this app. It's garbage and very stupid. I would rate this 0 stars if possible!!!!!!! ### 1/5 — This game is the worst 😤 *2016-10-24, version 1.6* I don't understand why people buy this game it's just bad. At first like right when I stared to play it 💥 I was VERY VERY VERY disappointed 😔 I don't understand why people make game where u have to get the stuff to help Ava its, it's just wow 😳 is just very VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED 😔 I will never get this game never again. It's a waste of time and money 💰. PS I would never spend my money on stuff like this NEVER and I mean never. This game is a -0 star ⭐️ app. I'm not trying to be mean but it's my opinion 😑😑 so anyway if I was you I would not waste my storage space on this game☹️ Very disappointed 😔 ### 3/5 — Ok *2016-07-21, version 1.5* Good game however I hate the fact that you have to pay £2.00+ just to get all of the tools or all of the levels ### 3/5 — Ava grows up *2016-07-14, version 1.4* It doesn't work you get past level 1 with watching the two videos but then level 2 it will let you watch one video then it stops and you can't complete the game :/ ### 4/5 — 👍💋🏵💜 *2016-06-23, version 1.3* ❤️💛💚💙💜 ### 3/5 — Can't really play and too much adds *2016-06-04, version 1.3* I like the game and all but you have to pay money to play all of the levels of her life!!!😡😤😐😕 cannot play if it isn't fully free😕 ### 1/5 — Yolo *2016-05-28* I had to watch like 9 videos to unlock everything in levels and you could only go past her 1st b day ### 1/5 — I do not like the game!!! *2016-05-24, version 1.3* The game has to have much money,ads. ### 4/5 — 🤗 *2016-05-21, version 1.3* Good ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Horrible game!👎👎👎👎👎 *2021-07-14, version 1.8* It won’t let me even finish the first level,LIKE WHAT IS THAT!👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎 ### 1/5 — Dumb game do not get *2020-09-29, version 1.8* This game sucks u have to pay for everything birth u can not do all the tasks. Don’t get it. Dev plz answer me back ### 1/5 — This is the worst game ever *2020-09-07, version 1.8* So I only just downloaded this game thinking I can have fun turns out I was ripped off I can only play level one and the free unlock button does not even work and just to play the game you have to pay 9.99 so I’m mad. ### 1/5 — Scam😤😤😤😤😤😤😤 *2020-08-10, version 1.8* Do not get this game u half to get something free from an and and u watch an add and it dose NOT work🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 ### 1/5 — PAY *2020-05-22, version 1.8* You have to pay for each level! DO NOT GET! ### 1/5 — So it’s okay until you realise you can’t get past Level 1!!!! *2019-11-18, version 1.8* I was playing the games for about let me estimated 39 seconds before I realised you can’t get past level one, YES LEVEL ONE, without watching TWO adverts or paying to play the game, DONT GET IF YOU KNOW WHATS BEST FOR YOU! #notgood 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🥵🥵🥵🤬😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 PS: I don’t usually review games unless the are extremely good or bad. This one goes in the extremely bad section. I feel sorry for all the people who wasted their money on the controlled pointless advertisement crazy game. ### 1/5 — Bad *2019-07-17, version 1.8* It doesn’t let you watch the video on level one to get the things for free so you can’t get to the next levels. ### 1/5 — I hate it 👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿 *2018-10-20, version 1.8* It is horrible it doesn't even let me go past the FIRST LEVEL. I can't explain how bad it is . I liked it until the update.😡😡😡😡😡 ### 1/5 — Scam *2017-12-07, version 1.8* This is a scam ### 1/5 — BLAH! *2017-10-21, version 1.8* This game is TERRIBlE!!! You get to play two free levels and then you have to pay for the last twelve ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Ava grows up *2021-10-21, version 1.8* This game allows you to make your own choices on how you want your life as Ava to go. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2016-06-27, version 1.3* Awesome game 👍👍 ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2016-06-22, version 1.3* Really fun to play love it ### 5/5 — Good *2016-06-03, version 1.3* Good ### 5/5 — Hi *2016-06-03, version 1.3* Gg ### 5/5 — Cool game *2016-05-31, version 1.3* I LOVE THE GAME ### 5/5 — It's ok *2016-05-27, version 1.3* I like the game BUT CAN WE HAVE MORE FREE LEVELS FOR REAL CMON MAN I LIKE MUSIC MORE THAN GAMEPLAY ### 5/5 — Lo *2016-05-17, version 1.3* Love this great for kids ### 5/5 — Great *2016-05-12, version 1.3* Love you app could you take away the In app purchies please ### 5/5 — Avazing *2016-05-12, version 1.3* Ha ha ha love the title cool funny is well but a great game and avazing --- *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 2026-06-11.*