# City 2048 — user reviews

> 146 indexed App Store user reviews of City 2048 by Svetlana Beloglazova, rated 4.50/5 from 82 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-2048/id888457565/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-2048/id888457565.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 61 · 4★ 10 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 3

## What do users think of City 2048?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Beautiful city-building graphics
- 🚀 Addictive and engaging gameplay
- 💡 Clever twist on the classic 2048 concept
- 🎨 Relaxing and calming experience
- 🕹️ Fun and challenging puzzle elements

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Difficulty distinguishing between lower-level buildings
- 🔒 Lack of option to remove ads
- 📐 Diagonal board orientation can be uncomfortable
- 🕹️ Random swipe mechanic reduces strategic control

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game crashes on launch for some users
- Powerups/bonuses not functioning as expected
- Inability to progress past certain levels due to glitches

**Most requested features**

- Add pinch-to-zoom functionality
- Implement a level progression system with more challenges
- Include a customization option for the city layout
- Provide an in-app purchase to remove ads
- Add a landscape mode for tablet users

## Newest reviews (17 of 146)

### 4/5 — Хорошо!

*2020-07-10*

Игра работает очень быстро и плавно.

Но возможность полностью убрать рекламу была бы не лишней.

### 3/5 — Its ok

*2020-04-19, version 1.4.7*

If you are looking for some sort of puzzle this is a game for you but if you think it’s different it’s not

### 3/5 — Good Game - Ads Spoil It!

*2020-02-02*

A good game as a time filler. But the Ads spoil it. I’d happily pay for an ad free version.

### 2/5 — Limited enjoyment

*2020-01-02, version 1.4.7*

The game is slow in animations which is tedious, especially on a new device that could handle much faster transitions.

The game forces you to use undos before you can end a round even when there’s no point.

If you watch the end-of-game ad but then fail to start a new game before exiting the app, on the next access to the app you’re forced to watch the ad again.

The lower-value blocks aren’t designed well in terms of making it easy to tell them apart at times, making it visually boring on a new game for quite some time.

After a couple of days playing this, I’m at the point where it’s too tedious to continue to play.

### 4/5 — Perfect game.. but

*2019-12-30*

I’d love to pay a one time fee for no ads.

### 3/5 — Option to buy/remove ads?

*2019-12-27*

I just got this game and enjoy it already but I was sad to see that there is no option to remove ads by way of purchase. I was also disappointed to see that others have requested this option as well over 3 years ago and it’s still not an option. I will probably remove it as I don’t care for freemium games especially as I let children use my phone for games that they could otherwise enjoy save for the ads.

### 4/5 — Not original but great attempt

*2019-04-15, version 1.4.7*

I haven’t been able to get past level 10, finding it extremely frustrating but oddly rewarding. Would recommend to anyone who likes the original 2048 game

### 2/5 — Half N’ Half

*2019-03-01, version 1.4.7*

I didn’t mind this game (on my iPhone X) but it needs improvement, to go further. I had just downloaded Age of 2048 and had played one game, before trying this one. I only played 3 games on this app and all of them needed me to use a bonus, to continue playing - 1 of those games was completed 1 turn after using the bonus. The other thing: a bonus gives something like a reward, it’s not what you expect when losing a life or a turn (like this app). It has a a minute timer, counting down and I can’t even tell what it’s for - is it suppose to help in someway? (Besides giving me 1 square/block to use). Because of this, I’ve chosen to delete the app.

### 5/5 — Супер игра

*2019-02-27*

На iPhone 6s всё летает!

### 5/5 — Very good

*2018-11-20, version 1.4.7*

Excellent little game. Easy to play, very pretty, light on with the ads. Highly recommend

### 4/5 — Great free title

*2018-10-19, version 1.4.7*

Great fun and a real time waster. I will pay to get rid of the ads if you let me!

### 4/5 — iPhone X

*2018-03-09*

Игра очень крутая, жаль все ещё не оптимизирована под iPhone 10

### 3/5 — A bit dull

*2018-02-17, version 1.4.6*

That’s it.

### 5/5 — Once world  1 in this game. Love it even more!

*2018-02-06*

I’ve been a diehard fan of this game since version 1.2x. I was world #1 of this game for a year. Later on, I discovered that the designer of this game made it even easier and faster to achieve higher scores, I got blown away that he has finally made it a perpetual scoring machine. I’ll be back on top really soon.

### 5/5 — Not much numbers

*2018-02-02*

I have dyslexia, so to look at numbers and adding them up higher stressed me out a bit in the original game, but with this new idea to use scenery to build up building made it fun and more enjoyable to play and also to include that the achievements to find new buildings on the way to make you own little city is great to me, I have give it an five out of five stars on a good experience.

### 4/5 — Needs some tweaks

*2018-01-06, version 1.4.6*

I don't really want to start again. Wish there was a way to stay 1 block at the highest level building you achieved in the previous game. Woukd pay an in app purchase to jump right back at level 8 when I ended at level 8.

Also wish the bonus item explained what it did. At first I thought it reorganised all the pieces when it just takes one away. Would be better if they shuffled everything or took the most awkward piece away. It's so hard.

### 4/5 — S' good...

*2017-09-28, version 1.4.5*

It's a nice little game, and very addictive. In my opinion, this was actually ok.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — 1 Star for NO Landscape View Option!

*2022-08-03*

I absolutely despise games that don’t allow for switching to landscape view on the iPad. Like MANY iPad users, I have mine mounted on a keyboard stand so I use it in permanent landscape mode. It’s HIGHLY short sighted to think that users are only holding their tablets in portrait view. Won’t even try the game if I have to turn my head sideways or remove my iPad from the keyboard mount! Ugh!!

### 1/5 — Ерунда какая то…

*2020-09-15*

Это не градостраительный симулятор как я предполагал, а какая то аркада где просто нужно двигать клеточки. Бред вообщем. Это даже не игра. Ещё и не на русском. Заслуженная одна звезда из пяти. Более глупой игры не встречал.

### 1/5 — Игра для дебилов

*2019-02-27*

Отвратительная игра

### 1/5 — It's stupid

*2017-05-31, version 1.4.4*

Once you lose and use your rearrange power it just rearranges it so that you get one more move before you lose

### 1/5 — Total trash

*2016-11-02, version 1.4.2*

Shdodnsk

### 1/5 — Really fun but buggy

*2016-08-10, version 1.3.9*

I've had to delete and reinstall 3 times in 2 days due to bugs preventing it from opening. Shame.

### 1/5 — Doesn't work!

*2015-05-26, version 1.2.7*

It just shows a blank screen, cool idea but DOESNT WORK!!!

### 1/5 — won't load

*2015-05-25, version 1.2.5*

I saw my sister playing this game so I downloaded it and the app will open but all that will show is a blank white screen and that's it. I have an iphone 4

### 1/5 — Won't open anymore

*2015-05-24, version 1.2.5*

This is crap

### 1/5 — Crash

*2015-05-24, version 1.2.5*

Crash crash crash crash crash. Play for half a minute, it crashes; open the app, it crashes.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 还需要改进

*2024-03-12, version 1.4.7*

游戏是个好游戏，但是撤回道具给得太慢了，而且不能累计，这一点很不人道！

### 5/5 — almost perfect

*2022-09-15*

would love an option to display a picture list of all unlocked city tiles (while in game, like on the side) to remember which ones come next. there are one or two that aren't completely obvious and this would help me plan moves better. ALSO would love an option to remove ads

### 5/5 — Very nice

*2022-04-05, version 1.4.7*

This game is very fun and interesting!

### 5/5 — Beautiful and clever version of 2048

*2021-11-08, version 1.4.7*

I loved 2048 when it came out but always felt the visuals a bit bland. But this dev has implemented it into a city-building theme, which goes absolutely perfectly, and with beautiful art and city-sounds too. Even though it’s a few years old, it still holds up incredibly well today.

A few things I’d love to see get an update:

1) The clouds are probably the biggest frustration. They look nice but they’re too opaque, so you can’t quite see what building is underneath and have to wait for it to pass.
2) There doesn’t seem to be any in-app purchase to remove ads and support the developer. Please add this — I’d happily pay!
3) Pinch to zoom functionality is sorely missing. I want to admire the buildings up close so keep going to pinch the screen out of habit, except the game detects my pinch as a swipe and registers an incorrect move.
4) The double arrow icon along the bottom menu looks too much like a ‘rotate’ button. Users would usually associate a single circular back arrow as a restart button.
5) A small request, but would be nice if it was easier to tell what a tile was worth. You can count the buildings but it’s difficult when a set of houses turns into a mansion. Although perhaps I just need to inspect closer — maybe if I count all the windows of the house or trees or something it will indicate the level?

Either way, the nicest version of 2048 I’ve played. Will be playing it a lot I’m sure!

### 5/5 — Great game but you should add more levels

*2021-07-07*

When i first downloaded this, i reached level 19 in two hours. You should add levels maybe up to 30-40. Also, instead of just normal and destroyed theme, you should also add more past level 19 (like maybe futuristic theme)

### 5/5 — Great little game

*2021-04-25*

Great game, but will there be more levels? like to level 30 or 50?

### 5/5 — i love it so much

*2020-08-15*

very calming and easy to use. i always play it whenever i have anxiety. such a great app

### 5/5 — It’s great!

*2020-07-08, version 1.4.7*

Just wanted to point out, the bad reviews are mostly from people who were looking for something other than a 2048 game ^-^

### 5/5 — Great game. The best variant of 2048

*2020-06-26*

Great game with awesome city set. Very relaxing and fun. Cool power ups when unlocking higher level buildings. 

Only wish is to make an ad free version on the rewind button. We would pay for that.

### 5/5 — Quick question..

*2019-12-22, version 1.4.7*

This games amazing, but can you get past the mountain? (16,384) I got lucky with my third casino power and got a second observatory (8,192) but is it possible to go further? Just curious.

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