# California Lottery — user reviews > 144 indexed App Store user reviews of California Lottery by The Lottery Company, rated 4.60/5 from 13,811 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/california-lottery/id420883715/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/california-lottery/id420883715.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11,283 · 4★ 1,194 · 3★ 500 · 2★ 248 · 1★ 586 ## What do users think of California Lottery? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Concise and informative - 🚀 Verygood **Cons** - 🐛 Not user friendly - 🐛 Difficult to scan tickets - 🐛 Removed useful features like scanner - 🐛 Complicated to check tickets - 🐛 Worse than previous version **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent crashes - Login issues - Compatibility problems with older devices **Most requested features** - Bring back ticket scanner - Easier way to check tickets - Integrate second chance drawing - Add Mega Millions results ## Newest reviews (17 of 144) ### 2/5 — Weird… *2026-08-11, version 4.0.3* I’ve gotten weird popups on this app. It has taken me to weird, inappropriate pages, when I try to check draw results. I just got a popup that said my account had been restricted for visiting adult sites. When I tried to close it, another site opened up. It’s too scary to use. ### 2/5 — complicated *2026-04-24, version 4.0.3* the thing is you have one L on Monday and another one on Tuesday.Then another one on Wednesday. on and on . What to do? ### 2/5 — Thumbs down *2026-02-09, version 3.3* I do not like the new lottery app. They took away the scan a scratch ticket to see if you’ve won. And the 2nd chance drawing, not that I ever won anyway after playing it for years! To see past drawings it’s a whole new website too! The previous app was way better!! ### 2/5 — Scan a ticket *2025-12-25, version 3.3* Can’t scan a ticket with the application. Have to download another app to do that that’s not a good thing. The old app was better. ### 1/5 — Succeed not *2025-12-18, version 3.3* That’s the worst app Why the hell did you change it. Robbery ### 1/5 — Site *2025-12-17, version 3.3* This site is not not No wear good as other site was ha ### 3/5 — Doesn’t have scanner ability *2025-12-14, version 3.3* It has a thing where you input the numbers manually. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2025-12-11, version 3.3* Can’t scan tickets or scratchers!! ### 1/5 — Get this thing working! *2025-12-05, version 3.3* (1) No ticket price over $2.00. Ever! (2) Allow forward purchases of tickets, allow purchases for at least a month in advance. (3) How about a book of tickets for every draw for the next month? You folks have the marketing skills of a government bureaucrat! Think of the FAA, IRS, & Department of Toxic Waste etc. etc. Yea, that’s how much fun you are. Make the game fun and easy to play. ### 1/5 — Worst decision *2025-12-04, version 3.3* The older version was easier to navigate and read. This is the worst UI interface. Probably decided by the genius who raised the cost of the Mega from $2-5.00. ### 1/5 — Gene Borchert *2025-12-03, version 3.3* Too hard to use the original was easy. The old one also had scratch off info. ### 1/5 — My Entries *2025-12-01, version 3.3* I can’t find out where to sign in to find my entries should have left it alone!!! ### 1/5 — La aplicación no sirve *2025-11-30, version 3.3* Volver a la anterior ### 1/5 — It was better before *2025-11-16, version 3.3* You fixed nothing, it was just fine before ### 1/5 — Falling hearts bring lights *2025-11-04, version 3.3* When in the darkness the only thing that brings us together is our own lives ### 1/5 — Sorry, don’t like this updated version *2025-10-20, version 3.3* Your previous version of this app was by far superior to this new one ### 2/5 — Not good *2025-10-02, version 3.3* How can I scan my tickets? It doesn’t give you the option like the other version. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Check ’s *2026-06-10, version 4.0.3* Your app for checking number’s sucks! ### 1/5 — Second chances *2026-04-10, version 4.0.2* I purchased a lottery ticket two times a week. I have been able to check the numbers each time, however, I am unable to check for second chances it simply will not work for me on this iPhone. I have tried over and over, but nothing has worked that I have tried. ### 1/5 — hate it *2026-03-20, version 4.0.1* worst update ### 1/5 — App *2026-03-05, version 3.3* This app is too complicated and confusing ### 1/5 — Fix your app *2026-02-15, version 3.3* You cannot stay signed in to check tickets! Fix it now please ### 1/5 — Dumb *2026-02-12, version 3.3* It’s ridiculous now you can’t even find a place to check your ticket ### 1/5 — Not real *2026-01-16, version 3.3* This is not the real app to check lottery tickets. Any link that you try to follow takes you to more upsell and spam and a dead end. Look up the California lottery on Google, and follow the link to find the official app. ### 1/5 — App *2026-01-05, version 3.3* I hate the new app! ### 1/5 — New APP *2025-12-22, version 3.3* This California Lottery new APP is the worse to navigate. No second chance drawing. No way scan tickets. ### 1/5 — Bring back the old app *2025-12-21, version 3.3* This app sucks can’t even scan a ticket waste of download don’t get it ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Very good *2026-05-28, version 4.0.3* I love ### 5/5 — ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *2026-05-20, version 4.0.3* Very Good 👍 ### 5/5 — Job *2025-12-09, version 3.3* Good 👍 ### 5/5 — It’s FREE *2025-09-22, version 3.3* I love to be updated everywhere I go! It’s super easy & helpful. ### 5/5 — Second chance website *2025-06-25, version 3.3* Trying to enter my second chance tickets, but it won’t let me download lottery new app, tried several times it say my app is outdated and I can’t get my tickets downloaded ### 5/5 — Hot Spot *2025-06-18, version 3.3* How do I get the Hot Spot results? ### 5/5 — New app is less than helpful *2024-06-27, version 3.2.2* What happened to the “scan” application ... it’s Gone... not good or helpful ### 5/5 — Opinion *2024-06-02, version 3.2.2* You wants to play the game you gots to pay the price! ### 5/5 — Tumeromero *2024-05-03, version 3.2.2* I love it ### 5/5 — Easy to Use *2024-04-12* I like this version better than the older one. It’s much easier to navigate and find the sections that I want to look at. 😊 --- *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 2026-09-08.*