# Derby Quest: Horse Manager HD — user reviews > 260 indexed App Store user reviews of Derby Quest by SCEP LLC, rated 4.50/5 from 579 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/derby-quest-horse-manager-hd/id500605886/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/derby-quest-horse-manager-hd/id500605886.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 415 · 4★ 82 · 3★ 40 · 2★ 13 · 1★ 29 ## What do users think of Derby Quest? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🏇 Great game - 🏇 Love the game - 🏇 Addictive and fun - 🏇 Realistic graphics - 🏇 Enjoyable gameplay **Cons** - 💰 Expensive to upgrade stable - 🕰️ Long wait time between races - 🐛 Glitches and crashes - 🤖 Repetitive AI opponents - 💰 Gems/diamonds hard to earn **Commonly reported bugs** - Scoreboard overlay during races - Inconsistent training results - Horses not progressing as expected - Freezing and crashing issues - Inability to access store/upgrade **Most requested features** - More race types and distances - Ability to train without racing - More horse customization options - Multiplayer/social features - Improved tutorial and instructions ## Newest reviews (14 of 260) ### 4/5 — Great game *2025-05-18, version 2.11* this game is amazing, i ought to say, it’s honestly addictive, my go to game when there’s no internet, i love it, this game is amazingly addictive and fun ♡ ### 5/5 — What's not to love? *2018-07-12, version 2.5* Just read the title. That is all I have to say. ### 5/5 — Love it *2018-07-05, version 2.5* I love this game so much I love everything about it but just one thing, Can you more coat colours please and thank you ### 5/5 — I love horses *2018-03-28, version 2.5* Such a great game ### 5/5 — Exceeded My Expectations *2018-02-28, version 2.5* I really enjoy this game. I downloaded it years ago when I was much younger and didn’t understand how it worked, but it is perfect for kids 8+. (I was 6.) What I really enjoyed about it was that you don’t need to spend actual money to get diamonds. If you successfully complete a full round of races, you will receive 20 diamonds! The ads are fairly infrequent and short. Ads would be my only complaint, but it is what you have to accept with most free games. I have two horses, Rising Glory and her son Glory’s Honor. My piece of advice would be to fully train your horses. You have a much better chance of winning if you do that. Because of this I have only lost two races. (I placed second) Have fun! ### 5/5 — Racing is. Hard *2017-11-18, version 2.5* T. do. Not. Like. Racing ### 5/5 — So cool *2017-09-17, version 2.5* This game is very cool but I wish they would do more updates ### 5/5 — Best Horse Racing Game Ever!!!! *2017-08-09, version 2.5* I'm in love with this game it's awesome.....the graphics are outstanding and with my horse "Secretariat" I'm having a blast!!!!! Get this game and it will never let you down! 🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍😊😊😊😊 ### 5/5 — This game is the best game in 2017 *2017-07-18, version 2.5* I mean the graphics are awsome they are better then any horse game I even seen ### 5/5 — It's awesome!! *2017-07-05, version 2.5* Maybe put more jumping events too!! ### 2/5 — Wher Does This Game Go? *2017-05-22, version 2.4* You start, you train, you run. There are no upgrades, like there's supposed to be. And, you can win from the first race. There's no progress to be made. It just loops itself. Tons of ads, too. ### 5/5 — Soooo good *2017-03-20, version 2.4* WOW this is amazing! I love the different colour horses! I gave it full star rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ### 4/5 — good but.... *2017-02-05, version 2.4* this game is good but when you want to buy new equipment it doesn't show you the things that you can buy 😬 but apart from that it is great !!😄😄😄😄 ### 2/5 — Frustration! *2017-01-25, version 2.4* CONSTANT ads and app crashing. Unable to access store for purchase options. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2018-05-01, version 2.5* A bit repetitive, when buying riding items it's blank so can't see the items until you press in the area. Health etc too quickly to need replenishing, way too many advert. ### 1/5 — Fun but... *2018-02-24, version 2.5* It only lets you have one horse and to get more you have to buy a bigger stable with diamonds and it only gives you money and no diamonds. You get to buy the diamonds with actually money. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2017-07-28, version 2.5* I played when first came out and loved it. They they totally changed the game and I lost all my horses and diamonds. Keep hitting migration button and nothing happens. Seriously 0 stars people!!! ### 1/5 — Dont bother *2017-05-25, version 2.4* Everyone is right! This game is loaded with ads. Didnt even get to try it out because it glitched and froze during the tutorial. I just deleted it. Too bad. Looked fun ### 1/5 — Wish I could give it a zero *2017-01-29, version 2.4* Honestly, the game doesn't even work. It's incredibly glitchy, there are ads everywhere you look and it's really not enjoyable. ### 1/5 — 😕😔😞😟🙁😒 *2016-12-26, version 2.4* I hate this game soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooomuch. ### 1/5 — Can't purchase items *2016-12-22, version 2.4* Have I got this game to late I can't make purchases and that's too bad because it truly is a unique game I love it It reminds me of. A certain time in my life when I worked with the ponies. The support is no help I cannot contact the developer. ### 1/5 — Horrible experience *2016-12-21, version 2.4* I have never seen a game with more aggressive ads then this one. You even get an ad the first time you open the game before you see the home screen for the first time. After that it's an ad everytime you click a menu option. Additionally the in game shop is glitched and I can't see the equipment to upgrade. ### 1/5 — Update *2016-07-23, version 2.2.1177* You need to update this and fix the glitches like unable to purchase things. I can't move through the game if I can't upgrade my stable. ### 1/5 — I haven't even played it *2016-06-19, version 2.2.1177* I haven't even finished the tutorial before the problems start. When you equip you gear, I won't let me put on the horseshoes! I drag I click I do anything possible and I still dosent work! Plz fix this so I can play! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love *2024-11-17, version 2.11* I love this i think that there should not just be derby ### 5/5 — It is so fun *2024-06-25, version 2.11* I LOVE DIS GAME SO MUCH!! It is a good game and the horses go so FaSt I LoVe It sO MuTcH ### 5/5 — One of the best games outhere *2024-06-10, version 2.11* Me and my horse “lightning dexter” have lots of fun racing. The graphics are high quality. I am a jockey in real life so during my short break in traning I just play this so get this game today! ### 5/5 — I love all of the horses *2020-06-17, version 2.5* I have a horse of my own her name is Stella ### 5/5 — GET IT FREE WITH VERY LITTLE ADDS *2020-05-15, version 2.5* You always get a game expecting it will be a good one…… This is that game but unlike other games you get your expectation and more!!! You do have to buy gems with real money to get more than one horse but one horse is plenty. Actually some how it gives you more diamonds 💎 i started with fifty spent forty now I have sixty! I have 33 first place wins and 1 second zero the rest!!!! I love 🐎 🐴. Your horse rest in like 5 minutes so you can race in no time or you can give it an energy shot! Belive me you want this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ### 5/5 — I love horses *2019-12-03, version 2.5* I like to play this all the time😃 ### 5/5 — Horse game *2019-09-30, version 2.5* I love this game ### 5/5 — THIS GAME IS AWESOME *2019-07-28, version 2.5* This game is cool I will give it a five star rating because I injoy horses ALoT so this game is perfect for me. ### 5/5 — Awesome game *2018-08-07, version 2.5* Make it better by giving more options ### 5/5 — Amazing game but needs one small change *2018-07-27, version 2.5* I love this game so much. It is so addicting that I can't stop playing it. Just one thing though. When you are racing, you don't have a lot of whips and you can run out of them very easily and that can cause you to lose a race. --- *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 2026-08-07.*