# Bears vs. Art — user reviews

> 622 indexed App Store user reviews of Bears vs. Art by Halfbrick, rated 4.60/5 from 137 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bears-vs-art/id708779888/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bears-vs-art/id708779888.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 104 · 4★ 22 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 6

## What do users think of Bears vs. Art?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🐻 Cute and fun game
- 🧠 Challenging puzzles
- 🎨 Unique concept of destroying art
- 👍 Addictive and enjoyable gameplay
- 🎨 Humorous and witty commentary

**Cons**

- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- ⏱️ Limited play time due to energy system
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔁 Repetitive levels and lack of progression

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game resets progress after updates
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Connectivity issues and server problems

**Most requested features**

- More levels and content updates
- Ability to continue progress across devices
- Removal of energy system or more generous refills

## Newest reviews (17 of 622)

### 2/5 — Used to be free

*2025-10-07, version 1.1.7*

Game only works for 1 hour and then locks you out unless you buy a subscription to Halfbrick+. 

Did halfbrick get bought out by private equity or something?  Sad. 

It’s a good game and there are no third party ads, but now you’ve got a monthly cost to access it.

### 3/5 — Great game, bad payment model

*2024-09-26, version 1.1.7*

Great to see this game back! Really!

I loved this game so much and was thrilled to see it return but that was quickly tainted by this new Halfbrick+ payment model.

I really didn't mind the old way of paying!
I would even totally just outright pay for this game.

I understand you have to keep the lights on but I don't think this is it.

### 4/5 — Stop the restart

*2020-03-29, version 1.1.4*

I wanted to play this game because I love halfbricks games and especially this, but I want to play the game from where I started from not the beginning

### 3/5 — Addictive, but..

*2017-09-28, version 1.1.4*

Love to play this game, everythings go well untill i pass level 11 (yes, i'm new player here)

Game always throw me back at level 12, eventough i already beat level 18. 
All the level tiles (or buttons) disappear, so i have to beat all that levels again & again.

It happens 3 times. I'm running thia game on my old iPhone 4 with iOS 7. Any advice?

### 2/5 — Disappointed 😞😞

*2017-07-17, version 1.1.4*

This game is actually fun to play I mean I love to play this game but it keeps repeating levels for example yesterday I was on level 54 and today the game starts on level 1 !!😨😨 and last week I was on level 47 and the other day I was on level 32!! That made sad because I wasted time playing the levels and disappointed because I actually liked the game 😢😫

### 4/5 — Good Game

*2017-07-09, version 1.1.4*

Good game, very enjoyable but I found it a bit easy and I would love it if you could add more levels and I would give it 5 stars

### 3/5 — hola

*2017-06-14, version 1.1.4*

cuando van a poner nuevos mapas, ya mas de un año sin actualizar es demasiado... actualicen por favor

### 5/5 — Great Game

*2017-04-16, version 1.1.4*

Super fun game‼️

### 4/5 — Actualizacion

*2017-04-05, version 1.1.4*

ya es hora de actualizarlo con los nuevos niveles, el juego es prometedor

### 3/5 — Disappointed 😔

*2017-03-13, version 1.1.4*

Why iPhone 4 has a different market and other iPhones are not i like iPhone 4's market

### 4/5 — Does not save

*2017-03-06, version 1.1.4*

Hey I like the game but it never saves,it always brings me back 3 levels and it annoys me a lot!

### 5/5 — Tolles Spiel !

*2017-02-26*

Top !

### 5/5 — Kool

*2017-02-19*

👍

### 3/5 — Good game

*2016-12-21, version 1.1.4*

To many glitches

### 5/5 — More levels

*2016-12-14, version 1.1.4*

Love this game wish you would add more levels I'm stuck playing the infinite levels

### 5/5 — Worth Your Time!

*2016-11-20, version 1.1.4*

It is a great and difficult game that has awesome graphics. But be warned it gets difficult around level 20-23.

### 4/5 — Fun but hard

*2016-10-08, version 1.1.4*

This game was fun to play but it's HARD. If you don't like hard games don't get this game.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Locked behind subscription

*2025-09-27, version 1.1.7*

You can install the game but you can't play it, you are forced to pay a monthly subscription to play this, it doesn't matter if you've spent money on it in the past or if you have fond memories of it, this despicable company has decided it doesn't care about their loyal customers. Boycott halfbrick.

### 1/5 — Horrible. Forced subscription

*2024-06-26*

After about 60 mins of gameplay the game asks to pay via subscription. Very unfortunate for a good game. And in those 60 mins of free play there are so may ads. Horrible.

### 1/5 — NAO ABRE

*2024-03-11*

….

### 1/5 — Jeu sympa dommage trop de limitations

*2016-04-09*

Le jeu en lui même est vraiment très bon, il est gâché par toutes ces limitations de temps, de fric, de connexion Facebook, de vidéos commerciales à regarder c'est vraiment CHIANT comme modèle économique !!!

Le jeu lui tout seul est formidable, ouf

### 1/5 — Keep deleting its own data

*2016-03-07, version 1.1.4*

I've already played until about level 15, closed the app and opened it again, it automatically turns back to level 1

### 1/5 — JT

*2016-01-12, version 1.1.3*

It is a dumb game because it's to hard to complete there for it is poooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

### 1/5 — Ruined

*2015-11-12, version 1.1.3*

Latest update wiped my game, all reset to zero, game now at day one, upgrades and coins gone, unable to add skill points and just says unable to contact server!! Nice going!

### 1/5 — Bescheuerter Logik // Nein Danke

*2015-10-17*

Dachte zuerst, dass ist doch süß und frech und witzig, aber schnell ist mir schlecht davon geworden. Warum soll ich mit einem nerfigen Bär 'abstrakte Kunst' total aggressiv zerfleddern, und außerdem noch das Kunstpublikum töten? Klar gibt es arrogante Leute da draußen mit viel zu viel materieller Wohlstand womit sie verantwortungsvoll umgehen können, und auch Kritiker die nerfen, aber deswegen Leute töten zu müssen ist doch krank. Und nur weil 'abstrakte Kunst' manchmal (erstmal) schwer zu verstehen ist, ist das doch ne ganz schön billige Nummer sie in Rage von einem 'niedlichen' Bären zerfleddern zu lassen. Gebt doch lieber die Bilder eine Chance, und wenn Sie immer noch unverständlich erscheinen geht ein Buch lesen oder redet mit einander. Und übrigens - wenn wir diese bescheuerte bunte Piratenhüte teuer zahlen, lachen die Programmierer den ganzen Weg von ihren vulgären Villen in idyllischen Wäldern (mit öden Kunstsammlungen) zur Bank! Paläste die außerdem nicht erreichbar sind für wütenden Bären, denn sie sind durch streng bewachten Gated Communities abgeriegelt! Und an den Programmiern selbst - sei doch ein bisschen mehr einfallsreich und subversiv
in euer Kunstkritik wo ihr euch doch schon die Mühe macht, bitte. Ciao.

### 1/5 — Half Slab Failed again!

*2015-09-19, version 1.1.1*

There is really no good point for the stash,though there's skills you have to wait century's to actually get an upgrade. I also hate the paw mechanics I don't ever get to play the game cause my paws always run out. I don't get why there little markers with people like "zombie dinosaur" it does not make sense! There for crapy game

### 1/5 — Bear-ly fun, freemium BS.

*2015-09-08, version 1.1.1*

I tried the game because I really like fruit ninja.

The game mechanic is kinda fun, but isn't anything novel. It's just designed to make you impatient and constantly prompts you to spend money on pointless things. Addiction-forming tactics 101. This "game" shouldn't be allowed to exist. 

Shame on you, Halfbrick.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Ok

*2026-02-23, version 1.1.7*

Ok

### 5/5 — Nostalgic for me

*2024-03-15, version 1.1.5*

I recently was looking at my old history of apps I use to own and I remember playing this back in 2015 and I loved it so much I was just a little kid back then and this game brought me so much joy I had to play it again 9 years later :)

### 5/5 — So glad it’s back!

*2023-12-10, version 1.1.5*

I’ve loved this game for years! So happy it’s playable again!

### 5/5 — Doesn’t work any more!!!

*2020-10-18, version 1.1.4*

Quite sad that this app has been taken off of the App Store, such a fun game. I hope one day it gets back on. :((

### 5/5 — 好玩！！！

*2018-03-22, version 1.1.4*

有趣的遊戲

### 5/5 — Incrível

*2017-12-28*

Realmente muito bom 👍🏻

### 5/5 — Super fun🐻vs🖼

*2017-08-13, version 1.1.4*

Really good game

### 5/5 — Muy bueno

*2017-08-01, version 1.1.4*

Lo juego cuando estoy aburrido

### 5/5 — Super Fun!!!

*2017-07-01*

When I first started playing this,I felt it was going to be like candy crush. But on the first it was nothing like it. I recommend it to kids.

### 5/5 — Level editor!

*2017-05-14, version 1.1.4*

This game is real fun! It has a nice gameconcept as well! Maybe I have an idea to make it even better! Maybe the makers can make a leveleditor for the players, so they could make there own levels. That would make the game "bears vs art" even better... I think.

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*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.*