# Don't Starve: Pocket Edition+ — user reviews > 488 indexed App Store user reviews of Don't Starve by Klei Entertainment Inc., rated 4.32/5 from 1,096 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dont-starve-pocket-edition-plus/id1554362170/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dont-starve-pocket-edition-plus/id1554362170.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 737 · 4★ 173 · 3★ 65 · 2★ 42 · 1★ 79 ## What do users think of Don't Starve? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎨 Unique art style - 🎮 Engaging gameplay - 🕹️ Smooth controls (with controller) - 🕰️ Challenging yet rewarding survival experience - 🌍 Highly customizable world settings - 🔍 Lots of content to explore and discover **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs (especially when building fences/gates) - 🔍 Lack of clear tutorials or guidance for new players - 🔍 Unintuitive touch-based controls - 🔇 Audio issues (sound cutting out) - 🔌 Performance issues on newer devices - 🔒 Lack of cloud save sync reliability **Commonly reported bugs** - Beefalo spawning as dead - Crashes when entering cave depth 2 - Bundling wrap causing game to crash - Inventory and crafting UI issues - Inconsistent save/load behavior **Most requested features** - Add multiplayer co-op mode - Implement joystick/controller support - Expand character selection and unlocks - Introduce new gameplay modes (e.g. sandbox, hardcore) - Provide more in-depth tutorials and explanations - Optimize performance and stability on mobile devices ## Newest reviews (12 of 488) ### 2/5 — Controller support needs to be fixed. *2025-12-30* Played the game a long time ago with touch and it was good. I was excited to try it with a controller for ease of movement and having a screen clear of my fingers. The controller is not supported very well. Lots of bugs. I can attack things with a button and move around with the stick but you can’t pick anything up with a button. It’s like half controller / half touch which is annoying. All other controller input seems to go to inventory. 5 minutes of that and I’m uninstalling. Touch is fine for the game but that’s not what brought me back to the game to try it again. Looking online, it seems to be a long standing/ ongoing issue that they don’t address. ### 2/5 — Potential with Bad Execution *2025-12-20, version 1.2.10* It is easily the buggiest game I have played and the controls are bad, but I can see it being fun to play (with replayability) if those things weren’t an impediment. ### 4/5 — Great Pocket Game *2025-11-18, version 1.2.10* The game is great and I’d give it 5 stars but it glitches and the screen will blackout without loading and cause you to loose your saved game. ### 2/5 — Saves do not load *2025-09-28, version 1.2.10* Please fix this ,it is not playable ### 3/5 — Контролер *2025-09-21, version 1.2.10* Добавьте поддержку контроллера пожалуйста ### 2/5 — Problem with gamepad *2025-09-15, version 1.2.10* Problemy with controlling with gamepad ### 3/5 — Glitch with saving progress *2025-09-10, version 1.2.10* The game is really fun and addictive. The only thing I’m disappointed about is constantly losing progress and having to start at Day 1 every time I die. Even if I save my progress on day 14 and die, I’ll have to start all over which limits the playing potential. ### 2/5 — Баги *2025-08-28, version 1.2.10* Просто невозможно долго играть, 11 iPhone, залипают клавиши удара и действий, так же поворот экрана и карты перестаёт работать через какое-то время, и не понятно из за чего это происходит, ладно поворот экрана стерпеть можно, но когда у тебя зависает кнопка атаки и персонаж постоянно бежит атаковать а ты сделать нечего не можешь и умираешь, это ужас! Игра классная но управление вымораживает ### 1/5 — Not compatible with controller *2025-08-16, version 1.2.10* Won’t work with controller. Very disappointed because I love this game on pc. Oh well. ### 2/5 — User Experience Issue *2025-08-14, version 1.2.10* The UI layout is not quite gaming friendly, Buttons are feels out of thumb’s natural reach, slows down quick actions and breaks the gameplay flow. Issues: 1.Not matching with the existing user experience. 2. The farther away and/or smaller a target is, the longer it takes to hit it accurately. ### 4/5 — Very Fun! A few Suggestion and some bugs *2025-08-11* So i have ben a dont starve player/fan for a while now! I first started playing Dont Starve Together and had a blast! So I decided to try the mobile version for ios so i did and it was okay. I have a problem though it NEVER EVER saves its sooo rare it dosesvsn when i click save and quit and also it keeps crashing / freezeing. And for the suggestion please give dst on switch chat and console commands, give this game that too.. people would love it especially me. Well thanks for the fun time definitely did NOT have a fun typeing this it was hard cause i kept misspelling words 😭 anyways byyeee ### 1/5 — Не сохраняется прогресс *2025-08-06, version 1.2.10* Спрашивает либо заменить ли данные из айклауд, либо использовать локальные. Если выбрать первое- откат на несколько дней (хотя знак сохранения уже был после того дня несколько раз), если второе - вообще все сохранения слетают и надо начинать заново ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Unplayable *2026-02-13, version 1.2.10* Rave reviews but doesn’t actually support controllers. Primary reason I got Apple Arcade was to play this game with a controller. disappointing to find it unplayable and see all the bugs it has with a controller paired. ### 1/5 — DRAT *2026-01-11, version 1.2.10* Horrible I downloaded this addition and the other but it just pushed me out every time thought I’ve played it on my phone and it was a great game. ### 1/5 — Needs ps5 Bluetooth controller support, the controls don’t work *2025-12-30, version 1.2.10* I get that you guys want to to make your revenue by making us try the first 1$ game then move on to the monthly payments game only to find out that it’s a 🪤, unaware brain rot kids will then want a Xbox or pc witch they will then buy don’t starve together and then leads to them buying in game items so I get that the two pocket edition games are basically adds for the actual don’t starve together game that starts the long journey to get it for those who start from the start but their has to be a better way to go about this, i know creators have to make revenue but damn it’s a crazy way you guys went about it. Guess I have to quit now.🥀🥀🥀 ### 1/5 — PS4 controller doesn’t work *2025-11-08, version 1.2.10* Every button works except for the X button pls fix it ### 1/5 — No Longer Working *2025-11-07, version 1.2.10* Just hangs indefinitely when starting to retrieve Cloud Save data. Unable to progress. ### 1/5 — No controller support *2025-11-07, version 1.2.10* Just because you put an image of a controller in the settings doesn’t mean the game has controller support. Has any dev actually tested it? ### 1/5 — Too many bugs *2025-10-20, version 1.2.10* The menu is super glitchy my saved games won’t load it keeps a black screen ### 1/5 — Controller support broken *2025-10-05, version 1.2.10* Love the game on pc. Hate the game on iPad. I don’t want to hold my iPad while playing. Fix controller support ### 1/5 — Xbox wireless controller - most controls don’t work *2025-09-25, version 1.2.10* I can’t pick up item, chop tree and other actions using tools, close inventory and crafting menu. I have played this game for 500 hours on PC, please fix I really want play this(((( ### 1/5 — 我在洞穴裡，重新讀檔後地下世界不見了 *2025-08-19, version 1.2.10* 2025.8.19新增：我在地下洞穴探險結果讀檔過程中整個地下世界檔案不見（突然就重新建立世界了）連我身上+包包東西全部遺失，請問這還救得回來嗎？回到主世界地圖跟建築都還在，但已開啟的科技全灰了，欲哭無淚，想棄遊了 1. 為了美美的skin入坑結果單機版沒有skin，希望能夠有！ 2. 常常當機卡住，死掉之後就開不起來了，只好刪檔重來。 3. 不想再看到簡體中文，明明已經選擇了繁體中文，登入時連線iCloud卻還是簡體字。 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fun but sad *2026-02-08, version 1.2.10* I was paused then unpaused then my bee farm was on fire and there were 83 beehives that burned my hard work gone😭😭😭😭😭 but it is still fun😀😀😀😀😃😃😃😃😃😃😄😄😄😄😄😄🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🥳🤩🤩🤩🤩🙂🙂🙂🙂😆😆😁😁😁😄😄😄😃😃😃😀😀😀🥲🤣😂😅😀😀😀😀😀😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😃😃😄😁😆😆😆😆😁😁😁😁😄😄😄😄😃😃😃😀😀😀😃😃😃😄😄😄😄😁😁😁😁😆😆😆😆😆😄😀😀😀😃😃😄😄😄😄😁😁😆😆😆😆😆😁😁😁🤣😁😄😄😄😄😁😆😆😆😁😁😄😄😃😀😃😃😄😄😁😆😆😆😆😁😁😁😄😄😄😃😃😃😀😀😃😃😃😄😄😃😉😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😤😤😤😤😤😤😕😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀frogs are annoying there everywhere they should not exist ### 5/5 — Please Bring Don’t Starve Together to AppStore *2026-01-30, version 1.2.10* Love the game in the beginning it was quite frustrating but figuring and discovering everything out during each new run/life is amazing!! Please add Don’t Starve Together!! Even if the multiplayer doesn’t work on the iPad I’ll love to play the new version!! ### 5/5 — Is dis Minecraft *2025-11-06, version 1.2.10* I love this game it is so good it is just like Minecraft ### 5/5 — New weapon suggestion *2025-09-29* This is a AWESOME game, but there’s 1 thing I’d like to be added: bows and arrows. Like, there’s no cheap way to get ranged weapons mainly because feathers only have a %50 drop chance when birds die and reeds are in one biome and are not relocatable so it’s hard to get blow darts it would be nice to have cheap ranged weapons a bow should be crafted at a science machine and cost 2rope 5twigs and 1grass maybe there could be a armor slot for amulets and quivers which should be crafted with 3 pig skin and 3 rope and could give you 2 storage which can only hold arrows which should be craft with 2 sticks 1 rope and 2 flint to get 5 arrows. Maybe even they can have some variety’s like thulecite , sleep , poison (maybe with red caps) and fire. So that’s my suggestion for a good weapon Also, why does it show Wagstaff? He cannot be played in game despite the video also I need DST and the other dlc’s in arcade. ### 5/5 — Добавьте Мультиплеер *2025-09-05, version 1.2.10* Игра отличная, осталось играть вместе ### 5/5 — New weapon suggestion *2025-08-26* This is a AWESOME game, but there’s 1 thing I’d like to be added: bows and arrows. Like, there’s no cheap way to get ranged weapons mainly because feathers only have a %50 drop chance when birds die and reeds are in one biome and are not relocatable so it’s hard to get blow darts it would be nice to have cheap ranged weapons a bow should be crafted at a science machine and cost 2rope 5twigs and 1grass maybe there could be a armor slot for amulets and quivers which should be crafted with 3 pig skin and 3 rope and could give you 2 storage which can only hold arrows which should be craft with 2 sticks 1 rope and 2 flint to get 5 arrows. Maybe even they can have some variety’s like thulecite , sleep , poison (maybe with red caps) and fire. So that’s my suggestion for a good weapon Also, why does it show Wagstaff? He cannot be played in game despite the video ### 5/5 — Don’t starve together *2025-08-18, version 1.2.10* When is don’t start together coming to mobile?? ### 5/5 — Great! *2025-08-15, version 1.2.10* The premise of this game is awesome and the graphics and audio are incredible! Every time I open this game I get sucked in for hours. ### 5/5 — BEST SURVIVAL GAME EVER *2025-08-06* I have been looking for a fun survival game that never gets boring and THIS IS IT! I get to run around looking for resources and crafting new items, allowing me to think of new strategies to play with! I am always trying to aim for a higher score because if I die, I have to restart! that allows me to keep trying new things and aiming higher so I can get better! there are also multiple characters to use so you can try to unlock them and use them to progress through the game. anyway, this game is awesome! thank you for making this! and if you can, can you please try to put more don’t starve games like don’t starve shipwrecked on apple arcade? thank you for your time （╹◡╹） ### 5/5 — Can’t wait for don’t starve together to be on mobile *2025-07-11, version 1.2.10* :) --- *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 2026-06-10.*