# Cheat for Words With Friends — user reviews > 351 indexed App Store user reviews of Cheat for Words With Friends by Groom Lake Development, LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 82,246 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cheat-for-words-with-friends/id454730846/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cheat-for-words-with-friends/id454730846.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 67,539 · 4★ 10,738 · 3★ 2,382 · 2★ 472 · 1★ 1,115 ## What do users think of Cheat for Words With Friends? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Helpful app - 👍 Great for expanding vocabulary - 🚀 Easy to use **Cons** - 🐛 Misreads letters/board - 💰 Expensive/requires payment - 🐛 Doesn't work consistently - 🐛 Gives invalid/unacceptable words **Commonly reported bugs** - Scanning errors/unable to process screenshots - Keys/purchases disappearing - Incompatible with newer device/OS versions **Most requested features** - Allow editing of scanned board - Improve compatibility with latest OS/game updates - Provide option to earn free keys ## Newest reviews (15 of 351) ### 4/5 — Good app --don't like having to pay…stopped *2026-08-05, version 9.5* All of a sudden it stopped working with players who use colored letters. ### 3/5 — Why only 6 letters? *2026-07-26, version 9.5* This would be a good app, but why does it only find words for the first 6 letters ? It doesn’t make any sense. Why not use all the letters at your disposal? ### 3/5 — Reader Error *2026-06-16, version 9.5* When using the app it sometimes reads the board incorrectly. I.e. there was a placement reading BAH I list 3 keys trying to get a word as it was reading it as BAR ### 4/5 — Cheats *2026-06-16, version 9.5* Sometimes the game gives a word and it doesn’t work. Lots of times it says I have to retake photo, or says there is a different letter than there actually is ### 2/5 — Not accurate takes your money *2026-06-05, version 9.5* At times the app does not pick up the correct tile u unlock it after paying for it and it’s inaccurate word due to reading the wrong tiles. A waste of paying ### 3/5 — Ads freeze app *2026-05-30, version 9.5* I don’t mind ads especially if it gets you things. But the ads here always freeze the app. And if it promises you keys (which are beneficial for larger points) it freezes and never gives you the keys or glitches and closes the app after you’ve watched the ads and never gives the keys. ### 3/5 — Mostly ok but at times frustrating *2026-05-03, version 9.5* There are certain tiles that it can’t read the correct letter so it gives words that you can’t play. Also, it keeps offering me 2 free tiles if I open the app “right now” but when I do nearly 100% of the time it doesn’t work. It doesn’t seem to matter if I click the notification or exit the app I’m in and click the icon to open it. Simply nothing happens. No free tiles are given. So I’ve kind of stopped using it lately. ### 1/5 — Constant error uploading photos *2026-04-11, version 9.5* Images don’t import. I always have an issue uploading and I get and error everytime ### 2/5 — Many ads cause program to close *2026-04-08, version 9.5* This app has many useful features, but has some faults that prevent me from purchasing keys. The most glaring fault is that many of the ads (and all of the ads that redirect and open another website), will cause the program to shut down. I know that there are “protections” built into the app that prevent you from skipping or ignoring ads, but this also happens when using existing keys, purchased keys and when “free for watching an ad” pops up. When it happens, you lose your key or your free turn and still get no word reveal. The revenue hunger that causes us to watch an ad for the word reveal and another for the placement doubles the chances that the app glitches and closes down. I purchased keys ONCE, and lost several of the purchased keys for the same reasons. Very few complaints otherwise and I would happily pay with a guarantee that my money won’t be wasted. Oh-DI IS NOT CONSIDERED A WORD IN WWF!!!!!!! ### 2/5 — Error reading screenshots *2026-02-12, version 9.5* This app used to work well, but over the past two months it cannot read the screenshots. It’s useless. There is no app support, just a button link that takes you back to the App Store. ### 1/5 — Words cheat *2026-02-07, version 9.5* When i cheat it doesnt always give me the highest points. I paid have this . ### 2/5 — Horrible! *2026-02-04, version 9.5* Many errors. I’ve paid for extra keys twice and may times it doesn’t read the screen right. Why pay for something that doesnt work 75% of the time. ### 1/5 — App does not work *2026-01-29, version 9.5* It has been a month now and I am unable to use the app. I open it and it just closes again. I have purchased points and would like a refund if this is not going to be fixed. Pleas fix this issue!! ### 1/5 — Not working *2026-01-28, version 9.5* This app was great until 2-3 months ago. It now mistakes several different letters, for example P, R, T which then causes it to suggest words that do not work at all ### 3/5 — Good but inaccurate *2026-01-20, version 9.5* Offers unusable words ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — OVERCHARGED ME! *2026-08-05, version 9.5* Charged me $23 instead of $1.99 !!!!!!! Unable to contact them for refund ### 1/5 — Ehhhhh… 😕 *2026-07-22, version 9.5* The points don’t match. It’ll say Apple is worth 63pts and then when you play it, it’s worth 19pts. When you upload screenshots, the images sometimes appear with letters that aren’t there. If Apple is already on the board and you upload an image, the image will show an S at the end of Apple that isn’t there. Not a fan. Especially when they want you to purchase keys. ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2026-07-20, version 9.5* There is no option to get help/support and app regularly mis reads letters so you pay but unable to use the words.. disappointing ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work correctly *2026-07-16, version 9.5* Use this to earn coins with Words With Friends on the solo challenges. Even paid the $1.99, but doesn't work correctly. It adds letters that aren't there to make you a word, and is useless. Keep your money, as this one is seriously flawed!!! ### 1/5 — Constant errors *2026-07-02, version 9.5* This was a fun app for awhile but lately there have been constant screenshot error notices rendering the app useless. Very disappointing. ### 1/5 — It doesn’t work *2026-05-23, version 9.5* It doesn’t work.at all ### 1/5 — Hasn’t worked in months! *2026-05-20, version 9.5* Hate this app! Hasn’t worked in months! I get a notification to open the app for new cheat keys and it never works when I launch the app!!!!! Hate this! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work correctly *2026-05-15, version 9.5* Use this to earn coins with Words With Friends on the solo challenges. Even paid the $1.99, but doesn’t work correctly. It adds letters that aren’t there to make you a word, and is useless. Keep your money, as this one is seriously flawed!!! ### 1/5 — Charge *2026-05-07, version 9.5* I paid $1.99 for this and it said it would be a one time charge now it is asking me for the dollar 99 again why is that happening? ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work! *2026-04-23, version 9.5* I used this app before and it worked well. Now it consistently gives me errors about my screen shots - which hasn’t changed because there is only one way to take a screen shot - and IF it accepts my screen shot - it puts in letters that are not on the board and doesn’t give me a good word to use. I paid for this app and I regret it! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Update app needed *2026-07-07, version 9.5* Liked using this app but I see the last update was 4 years ago and it’s time to do an update to this app. Another thing I’m getting notifications to open the app to get two free coins and nothing is there to claim. ### 5/5 — Puto is a word *2026-06-16, version 9.5* Now ### 5/5 — If ya can’t beat em…. Teach em a lesson. *2026-02-24, version 9.5* You not really winning but neither is Armstrong #wordstrong beatem every time my friend! ### 5/5 — App no longer crashes *2026-01-30, version 9.5* Thank you for fixing. Working again ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-01-01, version 9.5* Really helps learning new words. Thanks ### 5/5 — Like : dislike *2025-08-26, version 9.5* Love the app but after you use it & accumulate keys the app stops working ! Keeps saying error with the snap shot & wont work ! ### 5/5 — DOWNLOAD NOW THIS APP IS on FiRE *2025-08-05, version 9.5* Beast game Ever👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👊 ### 5/5 — I do not like the new version. *2025-05-16, version 9.5* The new version is not good. Please change it back. I like to press the arrow to see where the next word will go, not go back to a list. That just takes more time. Plus I wasted keys because there was nothing indicating pressing on the disguised word would use one. Very poor design!!! ### 5/5 — Bought new pack *2025-05-10, version 9.5* Bought new pack(twice). Yet I didn’t get the pack. The bank has already charged me. I’d go the APP problem side, but that takes me somewhere else. ### 5/5 — Please fix *2024-11-25, version 9.5* App no longer working. Hope it’s fixed soon. --- *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.*