# Bingo Machine - Number Caller — user reviews > 101 indexed App Store user reviews of Bingo Machine by Benjamin Mayo, rated 4.60/5 from 337 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bingo-machine-number-caller/id422822316/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bingo-machine-number-caller/id422822316.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 278 · 4★ 32 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 17 ## What do users think of Bingo Machine? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Great for family and friends - 🚀 Smooth and fluid app - 💡 Useful for retirement homes and charity events - 👍 Excellent customer service **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g., crashes, timer issues, voice not working) - 🚫 Missing key features (e.g., letters, call history, number of balls remaining) - 🚫 Confusing layout and display (e.g., tiny text, numbers not grouped by column) - 🚫 Lacks customization options (e.g., voices, call phrases) **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes and freezes - Timer issues (e.g., inconsistent, inaccurate) - Voice not working or cutting out - Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions - TV-out and screen mirroring not functioning properly **Most requested features** - Add option to call out letter and number (e.g., 'B-23') - Improve timer functionality (e.g., allow custom intervals) - Provide more voice options (e.g., male, female, accents) - Include more traditional bingo call phrases - Display a running count of numbers called - Allow customization of visual elements (e.g., colors, layout) ## Newest reviews (12 of 101) ### 2/5 — Not very good Bingo Caller *2020-06-30, version 1.0* Not a very good caller. I would like the option of turning off the cute additions to the number itself "clicky click, sixty-six" and just have the letter and number called. It would be nice to have the letter/number called more than once. The letter/number does not stay on the screen long enough. The layout of the numbers called screen does not match a typical bingo card so it is harder to find your letter and number to see what has been called. I assume (although I have not seen it) that there is an automatic setting so you don't have to click the Call Next Ball everytime. ### 3/5 — Could do with fixing *2020-05-31* I bought this it trialled really well then when it came to using it for our game it wouldn’t let me control it. The calls kept coming even when the game had been ended. It states before bee were ready with no pause facility it seemed to be playing on its own. I had load a basic free one from the App Store. ### 2/5 — very basic *2020-05-23* Considering that the internet is littered with free online apps, this is very basic. Gave it 2 stars as it at least works, but I will be chosing an online service this evening for a video call Bingo night. You cant turn the wording above the numbers off (we made our own funny versions up for bingo number slang) and the ball it calls is tony at the top of the screen - would be good to have it large for people to see. ### 4/5 — I don’t like the updated version. *2020-03-09* Your app is great. But I like the old before update version. How can I get the old one in my new iPad? ### 4/5 — Good, but light on humour and call phrases *2020-02-05* Works well, so can’t complain too much for a £2 game. It really could do with having some more bingo call phrases, as other than a few very standard ones it basically just says the number - “one and zero, blind 10” etc. No “Boris’s Den, number 10” or any of the myriad funny and we’ll known phrases that make Bingo more fun. I was hoping to use this to replace our human caller at our social club, but it is just too boring. Shame as it is otherwise a good app. ### 2/5 — Disappointed with this app. *2020-01-03* This app has a lot of glitches on my iPhone. All of a sudden the voice stops working, but the numbers continue on the screen. Also will not stop when I hit pause. We enjoy playing bingo with our disabled son, but this is very frustrating. Please create a fix. **Developer response:** I think this is is a bug that has come up as part of the latest iOS update. I am investigating a fix for Bingo Machine. Apologies for the inconvenience in the meantime. ### 4/5 — Please check *2019-12-30* Please check ball 55 call female voice iPhone As it never calls it for me Haven’t checked male voicesbyet Please gix ### 4/5 — Not listening family members *2019-12-16* When I call bingo numbers family members are not listening (too busy talking) then they ask what was the last number called. Any way to hi-light/flag last number called? Love the app so far **Developer response:** On the iPhone, if you swipe down on the 'game' card, you can see a list of the last few numbers called. ### 3/5 — Needs customisable calls *2019-10-09* Would love to be able to customise the calls as we need for a themed evening. No need for audio clios, just need it as a a prompt for the caller... ### 4/5 — Great app *2019-10-03* Loved the new the set up but i work with elderly people and now it’s hard for them to see the numbers because of the color blue and red. Can you please fix that issue 🙏🏼 and make the number bigger again. I play it on the TV for them. **Developer response:** Hey there, can you send me an email me@bzamayo.com so we can better discuss your feature requests? I'd love to address them. ### 1/5 — Bingo Machine Number Caller *2019-08-20* I purchased this to use at an elderly home. It’s confusing because the caller uses the word “minus” between the letter and the number. The grid isn’t separated into 5 columns so you can see what was called. I found a free app that is better. **Developer response:** The ‘minus’ bug should be fixed. Please let me know if you experience any issues with the latest update. ### 3/5 — Needs more *2019-02-07* Caller works ok. Should have more voices and all using letter and number. Also should not have to pay again for foreign language use. **Developer response:** Hello, with the latest update we have upgraded the synthesized and male voices with letter and number calls. Also ... foreign languages are now completely free! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t call out Letter *2026-05-03* What good is this if it doesn’t call out the Letter as well? It just calls out the number. ### 1/5 — Waist *2024-10-10* This app is completely BASIC for $3. There’s no option to change up the BINGO game option. It’s basically a timer option & voice option & that’s it. ### 1/5 — It doesn’t have the catchphrases *2023-10-26* I brought this as the pictures show the catchphrases such as 2 little ducks etc etc, but this actually isn’t a function. ### 1/5 — Don’t Waste your Money *2022-12-27* The game won’t pause when the timer is on and if using manually it still continues to call the numbers automatically. Very disappointed with the app, basically just a rip off. ### 1/5 — No volume/ no speech *2021-11-21* Just got this app because it is supposed to be speech enabled- Using a female/male/synthesized voice to call the numbers. It doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Hardly any traditional names *2020-06-13* I downloaded this bingo app amongst a lot of free ones because it appeared to suggest it had the names of the numbers for the traditional English game. Given most numbers in English game have a nickname I was disappointed to find this app only has about five!! Waste of money ### 1/5 — Lost iPad Functionality with 4.0 *2020-01-15* I used this app almost weekly for various bar gigs, but found a completely different app when I updated to 4.0. The iPad version has very tiny text on the called numbers layout. Previously, call history was prominent, but now it is no longer there, leaving only the tiny text as your way of seeing which column a number falls into. Called numbers are no longer grouped by column. There is no longer a counter for total number of balls remaining. The timer function is inconsistent and inaccurate. A “two second” timer will actually take five seconds. The iPhone version sounds nice though. **Developer response:** I apologise for your disappointment with the latest update. I have submitted a new version that includes some layout improvements to address these issues. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2019-10-27* Purchased and want my money back there should really be a video preview of the way it sounds I want my money back and this app isn’t good you can’t even here when the voice says the letter and doesn’t matter if you slow it down still can’t hear the letter just the number **Developer response:** Hello, In the Settings, there are four voice options. Try the Male option for a human voice which you may prefer. For more help, please email me@bzamayo.com ### 1/5 — Not as good this time *2019-10-14* Preferred the last one having the numbers drop down like that is very confusing. Just a load of rubbish it’s too quick I got a headache from trying to catch the numbers the writing went off too quick and you can easily miss the numbers. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2019-08-21* Not like real bingo. Missing letters waste of money **Developer response:** Please give the latest update a try. It should address your complaints about ‘missing letters’. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Bingo machine number caller *2024-09-02* I really like this app, it’s a good little number generator and i love the female English caller. I’ve just got 1 small issue, I’m a blind person who uses voiceover and for some reason the timer isn’t adjustable for me. The app tells you to slide a finger to adjust the time interval between calls. When i tried out the timer i did this and nothing happened. It’s not a big thing i can always press the next ball button each time but it would be good to have the timer option as well. To be fair i could be missing something i need to do to activate the timer. As i say it’s only a small thing in an app that does what i want and it works without internet connection which is a bonus. I’m delighted to give this app 5 stars. I need to update my review now. I wrote to the developer about the timer issue last tuesday after i first posted this review. He got back to me within a few minutes saying i had correctly identified a bug that affects how the timer function relates to voiceover and he said he would fix it. Today, 6 days later he has fixed it and this app is now perfect for me. The customer support is first class and i say again I’m so happy to give this app 5 stars. Thanks Benjamin. ### 5/5 — Best bingo caller! *2020-12-27* Can we have more voices please and have some English uk version so that you get numbers like 5 and 9 the Brighton line or doctors orders number 9? ### 5/5 — Family Fun *2020-08-02, version 1.0* We've literally played at least one game of Bingo per week with Family since Covid began. It is everyones most looked forward to event of the week! ### 5/5 — Great fun. *2020-01-31* Love this app! Great fun with family and friends ### 5/5 — Very good app *2019-11-15* We use this to play bingo ### 5/5 — Mrs Sharp *2019-10-04* I am not using the latest update of today as on my iPad it has not updated thankfully. I need to see the number of calls to set a jackpot. I have to watch the number is calls at the bottom which is not as user friendly. Also we play a game of Hoy which is using a pack of 52 cards which I then call and they mark it off a board. Could you write us a programme please for me to call Hoy. It is a very popular game worldwide. Thanks Thanks again ### 5/5 — Great fun *2019-05-06* Fab little app, complete with bingo cards and dabbers- perfect for a quick bit of fun ! ### 5/5 — Bingo. *2019-02-10* This is a great app and works well. Can we have running total of how many numbers out,on the iPad for use in a ‘snowball’ game please? Also it would be a handy feature if this could be set prior to start of game. Thank you. **Developer response:** The new update features a full iPad redesign, and features a running count of balls called front and centre. I'm not sure what you mean by setting prior to starting the game, if you are still interested in this, please email me with more information at me@bzamayo.com ### 5/5 — Bingo *2017-11-15* With the letters on each ball now this is a great app! ### 5/5 — Clever and Useful *2017-03-27, version 3.4.2* B-I-N-G-O! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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