# Bookshop Empire — user reviews > 27 indexed App Store user reviews of Bookshop Empire by CDT GAMES LIMITED, rated 4.70/5 from 201 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bookshop-empire/id6756104825/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bookshop-empire/id6756104825.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 169 · 4★ 17 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 5 ## Newest reviews (7 of 27) ### 3/5 — Issue *2026-05-17, version 1.0.4* my only issue so far is that sometimes the customers mess up at the register. the books wont show up & i can’t check them out 😭 ### 3/5 — Decent game but… *2026-05-17, version 1.0.4* I love the idea and when the game actually opens it good but I can’t purchase the last 2 licences and it shuts down many many times before I can open the game ### 3/5 — Spent $$ & it crashes *2026-05-08, version 1.0.3* I’ve spent a ton of money on this app, and very much enjoy it. But every time I try to load the game up now, it crashes halfway through the load screen. ### 3/5 — Fun concept but the ads are excessive! *2026-04-29, version 1.0.2* As soon as you open the game app to play, you immediately get an ad before you can even start the game! If you see that a game uses “Unity” as the ad provider, beware there will be ads every one to five minutes. I love that this is a bookstore game but I’m very close to deleting this game. I’m actively looking for another bookstore game. ### 3/5 — Cashier not working *2026-04-28, version 1.0.2* I absolutely love this game but I bought another register. But all the customers are going to the register with no cashier and stand in line through the bookshelves. The other cashier I hired is not working and is standing there. Also I bought floor tiles and I want to save the rest for another time, I can’t place the remaining box on the shelf because for example i have 10 tiles left and I want to save for later. I don’t have them in a box and I have the 10 tiles in my hand and I can’t place on the shelf….instead I have to place them on the floor and sometimes the tiles camouflage with the already placed tiles, can you update game where box if tiles and other decorations can be placed on the shelves and also more books and magazines suggestion like Time magazine. I’m loving the game and also variety colors of floor, wallpaper, and ceiling colors besides brown (ex pink,blue, yellow ) ### 3/5 — Can’t put book on shelf *2026-04-08* I bought used books and when i opened the box, one book fell to the floor. I was able to pick it up but not able to put on the shelf at all. Please fix when updating hopefully. I’m loving the game ### 2/5 — $$$ *2026-04-05, version 1.0.1* Stuff costs way too much ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-08-26, version 1.0.10* Reason why I refuse to play this games is down to the ads £9.99 nah you’re dreaming that’s just insulting other games charge £1.99 but not you ### 1/5 — Реклама *2026-08-18* Очень много… ### 1/5 — CRASHING AFTER UPDATE *2026-05-17* I love this game but shortly after downloading and purchasing No Ads, it crashed. I reached out to the developers and they responded quickly to say there was an update coming. I updated and the game still crashes. I just want to play. If they can fix all the bugs, it’s a great game and I highly recommend it. It is hours of fun. I will keep you posted in my next review. ### 1/5 — Crashing *2026-05-12, version 1.0.3* I really like the game but After I bought the no ads pack, it started crashing and now won’t open unless I restart my phone and then it will just crash again. ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-04-18, version 1.0.2* Loved it at first but then made a purchase for no ads and now the game crashes every time I try to go into it. ### 2/5 — Ad gets in the way! *2026-08-03, version 1.0.10* I really wanted to love this game, but the ad sitting right in the bottom middle of the screen makes it awkward to play! ### 2/5 — Battery Issues *2026-05-28, version 1.0.6* Potential to be a really enjoyable game. Understand it’s new and improvements being made often. Been playing for a couple of days now and starting to expand etc. The main downside/frustration is that it absolutely drains my battery. I’ve played this today for just over an hour mins and it’s used 40% of my iPhone 16 pro battery… ### 2/5 — bugs *2026-05-23, version 1.0.5* could be good, you can buy storage racks but you can’t put anything on them! also there’s no seperate part for the storage racks to go? so you have to have them in the shop would be enjoyable if bugs were sorted and more thought as to what works in a simulator game. ### 2/5 — Could be better *2026-05-20, version 1.0.5* First off, the design of the game is good, but there are a few things I’m not liking. Maybe it’s just me, but hear me out. One book per license was a big thing that doesn’t really make sense to me. Ads, of course, as soon as I open the game back up or after every time I open the menu. Also, I’m noticing the game has a serious lag issue and the NPC customers keep freezing in the doorway. Not sure if that’s just me or not. ### 2/5 — Should be able to pick own price… *2026-04-11, version 1.0.1* Literally just downloaded as I loved the idea of the game but find it weird how you can’t pick your own price? Why have customers say “this book is to expensive” very weird ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I love this! *2026-07-17, version 1.0.10* I’m a huge fan of tiny bookshop owners n my switch, but I don’t always have my switch with me. With this I can play a similar type of game anytime. I just downloaded this game like 3 days ago and I’ve already expanded my shop twice, purchased a shop kitty, and gotten to like day 16. I’m having so much fun. Edited to add: I’m still really enjoying this game, however a couple of small things I wish could be implemented are that the stocker would fully stock the games, not just one game per shelf when it holds two. He will stock a shelf full of books but only one game. I also wish we could specify items to a specific shelf, so that if I run out of evolution books, the stocker will only stock evolution there unless I don’t have anymore. Sometimes I end up with 4 shelves of the same book, when I have plenty of other books they can stock instead of 4 shelves of DNA. I also wish there was some area where users could give feedback as opposed to editing their review like this. ### 5/5 — My game *2026-06-11, version 1.0.7* I love the game but ask I was almost done with level 6 my mop disappeared, I can’t mop I have to use 20 lighting bolts every time to clean my book store. Can you fix it ### 5/5 — Best game hands down *2026-06-03, version 1.0.7* Absolutely LOVE this game. I play for hours! One of the best games on the App Store for simulation. Couple ideas if your interested lol A coffee shop or cafe in your bookstore would be amazing feature for different levels. Where we can actually make the coffee as well. Also we have furniture but the NPC just sit, it would be cool if they could read the book they bought or drink coffee. Also the scanner if it could work for all things that need ordered like books and games not just books that would be helpful. Let me know if need anymore suggestions lol ### 5/5 — Awesome Game, Great Support *2026-05-22, version 1.0.5* I love this game, it is very addictive. I play for hours. The new update was great many new items. Shortly after I downloaded, it crashed. The support I received from the developers was unbelievable. They kept in touch with me daily until the issue was resolved. You hardly ever see that level of support from other developers. I was very impressed. I can’t wait to see what else they come out with. I am hoping for a video store simulation game. I suggest you also buy the “no ads” package because there are many ads. But it is so worth it. ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-05-07, version 1.0.2* Enjoyed playing and like all features. Although my pet never appeared and it won’t let me buy the licence for the manga books ### 5/5 — Update nightmare *2026-04-17, version 1.0.2* I was absolutely loving this game until I did the update. Now each time I try to get in the game it crashes.😡I’m done trying. Moving on ### 5/5 — Love this game! *2026-04-11, version 1.0.1* Almost fully maxed out my bookstore, can’t wait for more updates :) ### 4/5 — Loving the game *2026-06-12, version 1.0.8* Absolutely love the game but it’s not as good as the PC version purchased through Steam. I don’t have a PC so this is as close as it is going to get. What I would love to see is when pricing books, if maybe you can have it like the PC version? Where you can set to market price first add 10% or whatever percentage more and then have a round option so you are not dealing with cents in the game. Also would love the option of the cats and selecting a cat like in the PC version that has names. ### 4/5 — Игра *2026-05-31* Игра классная , но сотрудники просто зависли и ничего не помогает , исправьте пожалуйста ( **Developer response:** Спасибо за отзыв! 😊 Мы уже работаем над улучшением поведения сотрудников и исправлением подобных ошибок в будущих обновлениях. Благодарим за поддержку! ### 4/5 — More Updates Please *2026-04-18, version 1.0.2* Waiting for the updates for more expansion and why are some of the licenses locked, it wont let me purchase the last 3 yet but doesn’t say if it’s level restricted or what’s blocking them. To the person earlier who talked about the book that fell to the ground you need to buy the rare books shelf for those, those are special books you can sell for $100-300 ish the ones that fall out of the used book box. Not a bug. If it’s a smoking book those you need the pedestal for. Fun game but getting stale without more ability for growth! Would also like to be able to hire a cleaner to deal with the floors please. --- *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.*