# Doctor Who: Lost In Time — user reviews > 418 indexed App Store user reviews of Doctor Who by East Side Games Inc, rated 4.20/5 from 1,759 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doctor-who-lost-in-time/id1615158216/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doctor-who-lost-in-time/id1615158216.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,078 · 4★ 342 · 3★ 116 · 2★ 73 · 1★ 150 ## What do users think of Doctor Who? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Fun and entertaining - 🎨 Great Doctor Who references - 🕹️ Decent idle game mechanics - 🤖 Includes characters from various eras **Cons** - 🕰️ Slow progression without spending money - 📺 Too many ads required to progress - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases - 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches - 🔌 Connection issues and server problems **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes after updates - Progression resets or gets stuck - Connection issues and server downtime - Incorrect or missing rewards **Most requested features** - Add more Doctors and companions - Improve event balancing and rewards - Reduce reliance on ads and microtransactions - Implement cloud save/restore functionality ## Newest reviews (15 of 418) ### 3/5 — an insane amount of pop up ads begging for money *2026-07-23, version 2.8.3* besides the fact i keep getting disconnected while on a stable wifi network while actively playing, the amount of popup ads i get for "limited time packs" or whatever is actually so annoying, along with having to go through the SAME tutorial during each mini event. please fix this it's actually so annoying ### 2/5 — Redownload and Saves Were Gone *2026-07-14, version 2.8.2* I just re-downloaded this app to play considering it's going to be in involved in the new circuit breakers thing and it started me over from the beginning even though I played it quite a bit ### 3/5 — Can’t get past profile creation *2026-07-09, version 2.8.2* It let me play for a while and then suddenly brought me to a profile creation screen, and wouldn’t let me hit ‘save’ for the profile and move on. It wouldn’t even let me tap out of the screen, I’d be fine without a profile, I’d just like to keep playing but now the game is completely stuck. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a quick solution, am I doing something wrong? Or is this just a very specific glitch? ### 2/5 — Overpriced *2026-07-05, version 2.8.2* Game play is ok, but overall is a money trap. Buy this, buy that, $24.99 a month for no ads etc etc. ### 1/5 — Get rid of the small savings jar and do something about the scammy weight loss ads *2026-06-27, version 2.8.2* This game is going down the toilet The small savings jar is a total rip off. I refuse to pay real money for this game It’s no longer any fun (not that it was much fun to start with) I am a huge Doctor Who fan and it saddens me to see the legacy being ruined Do something about the fake weight loss ads as an eating disorder survivor I find them offensive and dangerous I don’t play a game to be bullied like this ### 1/5 — Looks like more of a comic book than a game *2026-06-16, version 2.8.0* It sure looks like more of a comic book than a game. Gave up reading the screens and clicking this, that and the other. “Time” to delete… (get it? Time, time traveling.. real knee-slapper!) ### 2/5 — Awash with scam ads *2026-06-09, version 2.8.0* This game includes some good design and storytelling. Sadly it’s become infested with AI-generated ads for obvious scams for weight-loss drugs and the like. I’ve reported these repeatedly and nothing happens, so I can only conclude the developers don’t care as long as the money keeps rolling in. A main feature hasn’t worked for months. When I reported this the response said they’d fix it in the next patch. There have been several patches since then so I can only assume the game is being slowly run into the ground through lack of investment and attention, while it’s rinsed for ad cash. ### 4/5 — Good game but could improve *2026-06-04, version 2.8.0* I like the game and the reward boxes come often, which really helps me advance. The one annoying part is that at the beginning of every event, we are forced to go through the tutorial on how to click the screen areas. ### 1/5 — Gross ads and game resets *2026-06-01, version 2.8.0* For a game that’s aimed at teenagers the ads are awful comprising of diet and weight loss meds that are not helpful for people who struggle with body image My game keeps losing progress and resetting back by a few hours I am unable to complete events I have tolerated this game as I am a Whovian but it is not doing the legacy any favours ### 2/5 — Dissapointing *2026-05-10, version 2.7.2* Great story and character work, very difficult to get achievements past level 10 without paying for in game currency and/or watching a staggering number of adds. Gave up on it as there was very little game play remaining without transactions. ### 3/5 — Great graphics, slowing progress *2026-05-09, version 2.7.2* The graphics are great. Many of the characters closely resemble the actors. There are a few reported glitches that are yet to be fixed like during the story pieces, the characters are occasionally replaced by big white rectangles, and the character screen indicates that character(s) can be upgraded when they can't. The game progress speed is inconsistent. Sometimes you can get through an episode fairly quickly otherwise it takes you days to make much of any progress. It gets expensive trying to buy what you need to move forward in the game. I play a game for a break from what I'm doing. It isn't very fun when there isn't very much for you to do in the game when you do get time for a break. I thought many times about deleting the game so I wouldn't be tempted to spend lots of money just to play and get the story to advance. The experience was nice but it is a bit expensive for my taste. Thanks for the time together. ### 2/5 — No respect towards the unpaying *2026-05-01, version 2.7.2* They absolutely have to fix the bug where update popups automatically close another popup with bonuses for your absence. Because of that, you can’t choose the “watch an ad” feature, and you lose a LOT. The game is already cruel to people who can’t pay for it. I’m willing to spend my life watching your ads for literally 90% of the whole gameplay, so don’t be cruel to me. That said, you won’t really enjoy the game without spending money. It’s already harsh as it is. Especially during events — you never get anything worthwhile. I don’t think I’ll keep playing the game longer than a week. I’m already frustrated more than I’m enjoying this. It has potential indeed, and I understand that you have to encourage paying for it, but right now it’s insufferable. ### 1/5 — Not a very good game! Hard to get through levels and slow moving *2026-05-01, version 2.7.2* I wont ever play this game again to hard to get through levels ### 2/5 — Poor *2026-04-29, version 2.7.2* The game in several occasions resets to an earlier state. Timings remain consistent , hence looking a lot of achievemennts . ### 1/5 — Keeps taking me back *2026-04-27, version 2.7.2* Naaa this is a good game it’s a good time passer but honestly I’ll play it for abit then load it back up a few hours later and I’ll be back where I was before all my upgrades gone , it’s starting to wind me up how have you not fixed that? How am I doing the event unlocking something then going back a few steps and not having it unlocked anymore ? Fix it !!! You want a better review sort it out I ain’t doing the same stuff again it’s a joke ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Very buggy, massive ads *2026-09-02, version 2.8.5* The game basically requires you to either pay cash or watch a ridiculous number of ads to play. All so you can have it lock up or crash on you. Avoid this mess. ### 1/5 — Irresponsible advertising *2026-08-15, version 2.8.4* I do not play this awful game to be harassed by ads that are triggering my eating disorder This game is supposed to be safe for 13 year old people to play but frequently there are ads that are unsuitable for under 18s If we must have to watch ads make sure they are responsible ### 1/5 — All the ads *2026-08-11* I really wanted to love this game. I wanted to feature it on my channels even. But there are just too many ads. What’s worse is they are long, bad, ads that force you to interact with them. All I wanted was to be able to recommend a good Doctor Who game, all I got was more ads than gameplay. ### 1/5 — can’t progress *2026-08-11, version 2.8.4* can’t progress to episode 3. gets stuck loading. awful do not download. ### 1/5 — No Eccleston *2026-08-09, version 2.8.3* Lame ### 1/5 — Game isn't fun, nor are the special events *2026-08-07, version 2.8.3* I've only downloaded this game for the Circuit Breaker tie in, and I have to say I'm disappointed with pretty much every aspect of it. First of all, the base gameplay is boring and uninvolved, once you earn enough to automate your waypoints, you only have to sit and wait for an hour to get enough currency to progress. Then, once you finish an episode, all your progress resets, so what's the point of upgrading anything past what's required to beat the stage? Finally, for the "Castling" special event, you unlock very cheap "cutscenes" that only give you 10 pieces of dialog for every completion requirement, which themselves scale WAY too high too fast. The first story section is unlocked at 100 BILLION currency, the second at 10 TRILLION, and the third at 1 QUADRILLION. I've been min-maxing this game as much as I can without spending money (which obviously is the real goal of the app) and I've only unlocked 4 story segments out of SIXTEEN. How do you expect us to gain the whole story and get the most out of this event when it's available for THREE DAYS ONLY. Terrible addition to this multi-media saga, and I will be uninstalling the second the event ends. ### 1/5 — Not much fun. *2026-08-04, version 2.8.3* Just got app and played for an hour Pretty much just pushing buttons to collect without without explaining why. Don’t know what game goal is other than keep collecting. ### 1/5 — Paid for a lot of in game stuff but lost it all *2026-07-19, version 2.8.2* So I had been playing the game for a while and I uninstalled it after I lost soon interest in the game well I go to redownload the game thinking I would still have my PAID for extra items n things no that didn’t happen I even logged in with my iPhone email n it said I didn’t have any chapters done which is insane bc I know I might have been on like 7 or 8 chapters for the game when I first started to play it n was love it n I love doctor who a lot but this just made me feel mad ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-07-14* This is just ad watcher the game. The art is fine and the story is super simple. You will spend 90% of your time watching ads ### 1/5 — Clone *2026-07-07, version 2.8.2* This is the EXACT same game this company made for The Office. Everything is the same, there is no difference at all. Just a copy and paste for a cash grab. Incredibly lazy.. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fun game *2026-07-26, version 2.8.3* Fun little time killer ### 5/5 — Fun doctor who mobile game *2026-06-29, version 2.8.2* If you like video games and doctor but don’t want to buy one of the other doctor who console games then this is the game for u. ### 5/5 — This game is amazing *2026-06-28, version 2.8.2* I watch Doctor Who every single time I go to my dad‘s house ### 5/5 — Fun game! *2026-05-26, version 2.7.2* Basically, I started playing this aftermy friend recommended the show. I got fixed on doctor who and became a true whovian. This was 5 years ago. Once I watched Ncuti Gatwas era (I hated all episodes except for the ones with the gods and that midnight alien), I decided I wanted to find a game for the show. I first downloaded Doctor who comic creator - which I highly recommend - then Lost In Time which blew me out of this world! I have played all events and got 43 on Dalek-Bumps! The episodes are amazing and I have the 2nd, 4th, 14th, 15th and war doctors! I have only been playing for 2 months but I truly appreciate this creation. Highly recommended by me. ### 5/5 — I’m a who fan *2026-04-24, version 2.7.2* This game is so fun it almost exterminated my attention span ### 5/5 — Love this game *2026-03-01, version 2.6.7* I love doctor who and I love this game. There are no ads, it’s like a tycoon and it’s an amazing game for doctor who lovers ### 5/5 — Doutor quem! *2026-01-31* 100 estrelas ### 5/5 — Christopher Eccleston *2026-01-14, version 2.6.5* My collection can’t be complete without the 9th doctor 🥺 Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee find a way to get the rights I’m sure I speak on behalf of many people. ### 5/5 — This game is amazing *2025-10-09, version 2.5.3* I love this game it is good for whenever I am bored and I love doctor who 5 stars ### 5/5 — Yes *2025-08-15, version 2.4.7* It is good --- *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 2026-09-12.*