# Bacterial Takeover - Idle game — user reviews > 177 indexed App Store user reviews of Bacterial Takeover by Fufla SIA, rated 4.70/5 from 882 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bacterial-takeover-idle-game/id1217470965/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bacterial-takeover-idle-game/id1217470965.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 743 · 4★ 70 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 16 · 1★ 30 ## What do users think of Bacterial Takeover? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Fun game - 🚀 Addictive gameplay - 👍 Optional ads - 👍 No forced ads - 👍 Customizable bacteria - 👍 Offline progress **Cons** - 🐛 In-app purchases don't work - 🐛 Ads still shown after purchase - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 🐛 Bugs with planetary attacks - 🐛 Glitches with mutations and upgrades **Commonly reported bugs** - Ads not loading properly - Game resets progress after updates - Planetary attack button not working - Mutations and upgrades not functioning as expected **Most requested features** - More content updates - Improved gene strand upgrades - Additional colony types - Better progression after black hole - Ability to buy more bacteria at once ## Newest reviews (12 of 177) ### 4/5 — Pretty fun idle game *2026-07-05* In a future update i would love to see another button added next to the x100 and max upgrsde buttons. I would like a button that says next. The next button would upgrade a colony to the next purchasable upgrade on the upgrades screen. I have been playing this game for about a week now off and on and each time i pick it up its hard to put down. Thank you in advance. ### 2/5 — In-App purchases don’t work *2025-12-22, version 1.35.6* Game is pretty fun but do not spend any money in game. You get charged for whatever you buy and never shows up in game. Especially the “no ads”. Tried reaching out to their support but I think this game is abandoned. Was forced to request a refund through Apple. ### 3/5 — Wouldn’t buy the add ons *2025-07-27, version 1.35.6* It’s an alright game. But bought the x2 and didnt get the x2 multiplier on the app. ### 2/5 — Erst gut *2024-03-15* Die ersten zwei Planeten haben Spaß gemacht jetzt ist es nur noch langweilig. Aber man kann es offline spielen ### 5/5 — Honestly the best mobile idle game I can recommend *2022-08-20* I used to play this quite a bit a few years ago, after coming back to it I remembered just how fun it was. The amount of playtime is as close to endless as you can get, and the ads are completely optional, certain boosts and multiplication of rewards are grantable through them if you choose, however. That fact is very refreshing, because most mobile games nowadays are quite annoying regarding that aspect. Other than that, it also has a sort of calming feel, quite ironic for a game about destroying and conquering planets with bioweapons. All in all, definitely give it a try, the start may be slow, but it ramps up after the first planet. :) **Developer response:** Thanks for the positive review! 🙏 ### 5/5 — Mor mins mor pls *2022-06-14, version 1.33.0* Mor minerals ### 4/5 — Great fun idle game *2022-06-09, version 1.33.0* But I’m curious as to why the no ads option stopped working after 2 red bacteria ### 5/5 — THE BEST GAME I EVER PLAYED *2022-02-06, version 1.33.0* I spent more than three hours clicking away, the is a great game to pass the time. I really enjoy playing this game! ### 5/5 — I got ripped off *2022-01-23, version 1.33.0* I love this game it is so much fun to play and that is why I spent money on this game I bought Big diamond delivery and today I was suppose to get my 75 diamonds but The game lagged and I lost my 75 diamonds so if you could please give me my 75 diamonds my user ID is 4245297 ### 5/5 — Absolutely absolutely beautiful *2021-07-17, version 1.29.2* Best game ever ### 5/5 — Good game *2021-06-09, version 1.29.2* With the right upgrades you can not play the game for a while and U can gain bacteria ### 5/5 — Is fun *2021-05-01, version 1.29.2* Really like the part where I get to consume Earth in disease. Let the public rot. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2026-05-13, version 1.35.6* This game is trash bought some stuff never received it hit them up and never got a reply back ### 1/5 — Game charged me 4 times for the no ads and didn’t give the no ads. Won’t respond to messages *2026-04-20, version 1.35.6* Poor. Deleted the game. It’s a scam. ### 1/5 — Took my money but still advertising. *2025-12-26, version 1.35.6* Fun game and I’ve been playing it off and on over the years. I just recently decided to pay the five bucks to get rid of ads, but they are still showing me ads. Scam app. Don’t download, they’ll take your money and still serve you ads even though you paid to not have them. Do not download. 1/10 do not recommend. ### 1/5 — Scam *2025-09-26* Man wird mehrmals berechnet und erhält Käufe nicht ### 1/5 — DO NOT PURCHASE NO ADS, Support in app doesn’t get back to you *2025-05-25* I would rate this game three stars, because it can be educational but that’s limited because the game doesn’t explain what each bacteria does. I purchased no ads, the company broke its word by still making me watch ads. Got a refund, decided to give them a second chance. BIG MISTAKE. They stole my money and I again didn’t get what I paid for. I contacted help, NO RESPONSE, even though I sent them my account number, screen shot of my purchase, and screenshot of their promise about no ads. This time is my fault, because I gave them a second chance. I guess they just want to SCAM PEOPLE out of their money. ### 1/5 — No purchase rewards *2025-03-24, version 1.35.6* Bought a couple of the in app boosters and got nothing. -$20 ### 1/5 — Broken p2p… *2025-01-31, version 1.35.6* Purchases don’t seem to work at all. No ads still shows ads, Friday purchases don’t give any bonuses. Money still goes though ### 1/5 — Got something sick of after five minutes. *2022-04-27, version 1.33.0* I got sick of it after minutes, I’m sorry but I couldn’t figure out how to evolve the bacteria and that is why I deleted it. ### 1/5 — :( *2020-05-29, version 1.26.0* Game is not interesting also poorly made ### 1/5 — Monthly Ad subscription *2019-11-06, version 1.22.0* No way to cancel monthly ad subscription fee. Please assist with either adding capability to cancel subscription or cancel my account. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *2026-04-02, version 1.35.6* This game is great ### 5/5 — It’s AWESOME *2026-03-17, version 1.35.6* I love this app I’ve been playing since 6 ### 5/5 — Are you able to update *2025-07-14, version 1.35.6* Are you dead? ### 5/5 — Pretty fun ngl *2025-05-24, version 1.35.6* Ya know I used to play this game a lot when I was a kid. I reinstalled it out of nostalgia, and it’s just as good as I remembered. It’s not super addictive, letting you play other apps if you want, but yeah that’s about it. 5/5 stars, just really good game. ### 5/5 — BEWARE: In app purchases DO NOT WORK-Support does not reply. *2025-03-06* I have bought 3 different items and they do not get delivered. Support does not reply. Don’t waste your money! I WANT A REFUND ASAP ### 5/5 — Good game *2024-08-21* I originally played this game on my old phone but I lost the data so now I am on planet 3 and it is very fun I recommend this game as it lets you click or get like 3x bps without clicking ### 5/5 — Fun Game *2024-07-14, version 1.35.6* I always come back to it at some point. Hoping for more updates and improvements over time! ### 5/5 — :) *2023-08-18, version 1.35.6* I cannot stop playing this game ### 5/5 — Bacteria gamer *2023-07-08, version 1.35.6* Amazing wish I had old progress still lives up to the hype ### 5/5 — I have played for years *2023-03-07* I have played this game about 5 years ago and the graphics has been the same until now. The graphics was updated and I have 1 small problem with it and that is when I go to buy colonies I click on the planet view and it is annoying. The skill point system is great but what about gene strands because I usually go straight to the planets Colonies but now I take a moment at the artificial planet before continuing and it has slowed my progress. I have not gone through the black hole and it’s at 84% right now and I have maxed out the skill points already so it’s kinda useless but anyways this is a great game. I also like how you give the option to watch and ad but never force it which is extremely rare in games that have ads. **Developer response:** Hope we get 5 stars then 😂 --- *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 2026-09-02.*