# Dog Play & Whistle Games — user reviews > 171 indexed App Store user reviews of Dog Play & Whistle Games by Dmitriy Shevchenko, rated 4.30/5 from 4,689 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dog-play-and-whistle-games/id1636914989/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dog-play-and-whistle-games/id1636914989.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,434 · 4★ 357 · 3★ 257 · 2★ 159 · 1★ 482 ## What do users think of Dog Play & Whistle Games? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💕 Best thing ever - 👍 Really helpful with my dogs - 🥹 I'm so excited for this game for my dog **Cons** - 💰 You have to pay for almost everything - 🔒 Can't use the microphone without paying - 🤑 Expensive subscription - 😡 Tries to make you pay for everything - 💸 Way too expensive **Commonly reported bugs** - Doesn't work as expected - Microphone and translation features don't function without paying - Glitchy and unreliable **Most requested features** - Make the app free to use - Unlock more features without paying - Allow free access to the microphone and translation ## Newest reviews (14 of 171) ### 2/5 — Clearly costs money *2026-06-27, version 1.13* When I got this game I thought “oh now I can talk to my precious dog (Oakley)” and it costs money! I can’t even get my dog to communicate! I don’t like this app it’s a scam! ### 4/5 — 3 1/2 *2025-12-06, version 1.13* I like it , but you can’t use whistle or the Voice game whiteout paying ### 2/5 — NEVER DOWNLOAD *2025-12-01, version 1.13* This is a scam never buy this app just to talk to your dog you have to pay a 3 day trial or get a very expensive monthly payment ok if you are reading this and want to burn off some money this is the app for you ### 2/5 — limited *2025-11-15, version 1.13* very limited as to what you can do ### 2/5 — Not very good *2025-09-07, version 1.13* I don’t really like this because you have to pay to do a lot of things and like it is cute but unless you are willing to pay money I would not choose to get this ### 1/5 — Do not recommend *2025-08-06, version 1.13* This game is awful. You have to pay for it in the middle of the game. You have to pay like 499 monthly for two things that just adds up and that’s like a lot of money. I do not recommend. One star ### 1/5 — Horrible app *2025-07-18, version 1.12* You had to pay for like everything it’s so annoying don’t buy it you can only use a couple sounds ### 1/5 — Didn’t work *2025-07-06, version 1.12* It didn’t work because all it let you do is use fog sounds you can’t even talk to your dog so rate it 1 star everyone ### 1/5 — Bad *2025-07-04, version 1.12* Charges to much and not reliable ### 2/5 — Savannah c. *2025-07-02, version 1.12* It should’ve warned me that I will have to sign up to talk with my dog 2 stars ### 1/5 — Do not get this app! *2025-07-01, version 1.12* Do not get this app ever since I got this app,it just made me pay and pay and pay you can’t even use it without payment that are like monthly and I think that is outrageous.So I DON’T RECOMMEND THIS APP ! ### 1/5 — Worst dog game ever *2025-06-27, version 1.12* The worst dog game ever it doesn’t even like let me play some games they charge you for money it’s so annoying because my dog even do anything, bro ### 1/5 — 𝔹𝕒𝕕 *2025-06-22, version 1.12* 𝕀 𝕘𝕠𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕠 𝕀 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕜 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕪 𝕡𝕖𝕥 𝕀 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝕕𝕠 𝕒𝕟𝕪𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 ### 1/5 — Bad *2025-06-20, version 1.12* I don’t like this because I can’t pay. I’m just a kid. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — This app sucks *2026-06-30, version 1.13* Why would I have to pay for this ### 1/5 — Worst game ever *2026-05-30, version 1.13* Im gonna make this short, you have to pay to do anything, it doesn’t work, and it lied about how you can talk to your dog. So if you want a game that you have to pay for or even pay for it to not work, then play the worst game EVER! ### 1/5 — 🙄 *2026-03-15, version 1.13* We have to pay for it. It doesn’t work for my 3 dogs ### 1/5 — The pay problem *2026-01-12, version 1.13* I don’t like that I have to pay to be able to play and teach my dog ### 1/5 — No so bad!! *2025-12-16, version 1.13* This app sucks!! Everything costs money!! I really wanted to say “I love you” to my dog and guess what I can’t because it costs money!! ### 1/5 — Why *2025-12-14, version 1.13* Why do i have to pay a free month trail when its an app and its supposed to be free i was going give yall a better review but obviously this app has to be payed 🤨😩 ### 1/5 — Bad *2025-12-10, version 1.13* I tried it on my dog. It didn’t work bad bad bad you never try again. ### 1/5 — It would have been better *2025-12-04, version 1.13* It would’ve been if the app literally would let me actually help train my dogs without paying $30 a month or more ### 1/5 — You get a one star because l have to pay or subscribe and I can’t *2025-09-23, version 1.13* 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤not cool ### 1/5 — Do not get this game *2025-09-14, version 1.13* Because if you have the X at the top you’ll shoot, you should be able to let us not be able to pay ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Hi *2026-05-21, version 1.13* Well it kinda worked but still I’m a fan ❤️ ### 5/5 — WOW🥹🥹🥹🥹😒 *2026-03-08, version 1.13* DOG PLAY IS THE BEST ### 5/5 — So Bad *2025-11-09, version 1.13* This is really cute but you have to pay for stuff it is not like your buying a toy for you’re dog I don’t recommend DogPlay 1 star ### 5/5 — My returning to dog life *2025-08-04, version 1.12* It was nice but had to pay do much money 4 stars ### 5/5 — Dog translator, whistle game *2025-06-28, version 1.12* Can you see is the best game to train your dog you can train your dog with a ### 5/5 — A little good *2025-06-18, version 1.12* I gave it five stars but it deserves 0 stars because you have to pay for it but if you don't you have limited stuff and I don't really think it works but buy it if you want to play 20 dollars a year or 4 dollars a month ### 5/5 — Best thing ever *2025-02-24, version 1.12* Really helpful with my dogs ### 5/5 — Very cool *2025-01-30, version 1.12* I tried it on my dog and she started licking me ### 5/5 — 🥹🥹🥹👍👍 *2025-01-14, version 1.12* Best ever ### 5/5 — Do it *2024-12-16, version 1.12* You should be able to do all of them!! --- *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 2026-08-26.*