# Doodle Creatures™ — user reviews > 96 indexed App Store user reviews of Doodle Creatures™ by JoyBits Ltd., rated 3.50/5 from 73 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doodle-creatures/id839721556/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doodle-creatures/id839721556.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 32 · 4★ 12 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of Doodle Creatures™? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💡 Interesting concept - 💡 Unique gameplay mechanics - 💡 Addictive gameplay - 💡 Good graphics - 💡 Interesting combinations - 💡 Fun puzzles **Cons** - 💰 Pay-to-play mechanics - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases - 💰 Ads in a paid app - 💰 Time-consuming timers - 💰 Repetitive gameplay - 💰 Poor execution of concept - 💰 Less content than other Doodle games - 💰 Confusing mechanics - 💰 Unbalanced gameplay - 💰 Overpriced for content **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes frequently - Combinations not working - Black screen issues - Mutant tanks not producing genes - Ads not giving rewards - Text corruption (Japanese) - Notifications to come back and play - Game Center achievements not syncing - App not installing after purchase - Crashing when navigating screens **Most requested features** - Add more puzzles - Add more content/updates - Fix broken combinations - Improve English translation - Add skins for interface - Make game less focused on microtransactions - Remove timers - Make game free - Add more animals/creations - Improve UI - Bring back old mechanics ## Newest reviews (16 of 96) ### 4/5 — Проблема *2023-10-23* Игра нравится, как и остальные части этой серии, но надолго застопорившись в прохождении, пришлось погуглить комбинации, и тут я столкнулась с проблемой: некоторые комбинации, которые должны давать новых животных, не работают. Например Крыса+Хищник дает мутанта, сколько бы я не пробовала (уже десятка три раз). И еще пара комбинаций таких попалась. Это нормально? ### 4/5 — Why’d we switch it up? *2023-07-21* Honestly cannot stand the way this is set up soooo ridiculously different than the other doodle games. It’s more irritating than anything. ### 3/5 — Goood game but there is a problem *2021-10-15, version 3.2.0* The game keeps crashing every time I attempt to do something so I can only play for 1 minute then the game crashes please fix it ### 3/5 — Errors *2018-09-08* The mutants; Long Neck, and long tail constantly at 0 or 1. Even after half an hour, they do not produce genes. ### 2/5 — Meh *2018-08-10, version 2.0.7* Boring game.. very disappointed ### 3/5 — More PUZZLES please!!!? *2017-12-05, version 2.0.7* I ended up purchasing the app because it was just unplayable if you want to play it for an hour or so. So I was expecting more content not just ads removed. Yes I had access to the puzzles but I thought once I completed the 3 puzzles 3 more would appear being a bit harder .. but no that's it?? I really enjoyed the puzzles so PLEASE add more🙏 The main part of the game is in between ok & good, let's just say good. It's not as easy as some of the other DG games, I like the challenge. Adding the mutants section so you can keep producing certain traits/genes is great, AND you gave us JUST enough pills (gems) to create more mutant tanks & to expand them. I'm only 1/5th through the game though & wish I'd understood the whole making & storing genes in the intro (which it did not mention) so that I could have been more strategic with the "pills" (gems) Cute little game, it's what I expect from this franchise .. but it wasn't MORE than I expected & that's why my rating is low. Keep adding puzzles & other updates (like skins for the interface) & my rating will go to 4 or 5 😊 Thanks 🤓😇 ### 1/5 — Horrible update *2016-11-20, version 2.0.7* Constant nagging notifications to "come back and play". Lack of content for a paid game, advertising in a paid game. ### 1/5 — nothing like doodle god or doodle devil *2016-08-14* five minutes in and I'm done. the basic mechanics that made DG and DD great are gone, and replaced with opportunities for microtransactions. instead of just combining two elements to get a new one, you scan elements to collect properties ("cute," "flying," "rodent," etc). then you drag creatures over to that property to form new ones (hamster + flying = bat). It's not what made doodle god so good, but I can work with that. except you have one scanner, and it takes twenty seconds. but you can speed it up with DNA pills, which cost money. and you only get one "furry" every time you scan, so essentially they artificially slow the game down to force you to pay to play at the same pace as previous entries in the series. you can unlock other scanners, which also costs DNA pills, which also costs money. that would be okay (paying for more DNA pills on top of paying for the app can be avoided with patience), but you literally can not progress without DNA pills. I tried three combinations in a row to see what animal it would result in, and instead of some clever answer like in Doodle God, I got a lazy "_____ mutant." Which you have to keep in a flask. Which costs DNA pills. Which costs money. tl;dr earlier entries were great, then they sold out and destroyed the game as a quick and lazy cash grab. 1/5 do not recommend ### 1/5 — Disappointed. Do not Buy!!!! *2016-05-09* I loved all of the other Doodle games but this one is beyond disappointing. I bought this one because I have played almost all of the other ones and very much enjoyed them. There isn't a way to earn the Dna pills that are the currency for the game unless you buy more. And literally 3 puzzles that take you maybe a minute to complete!? If they added way more puzzles and made a way to gain the currency for the game without having to pay more than the initial cost of the game, then I would enjoy it. This game needs more work before they can ask people to spend $2 on it. ### 3/5 — Grotesque female caricature *2016-03-23, version 2.0.7* I would normally buy your games for myself & my sister & children but the overtly sexual nurse is offensive & pointless- so you lose money ### 3/5 — Worst doodle *2016-03-10* It's not a terrible game, but they really did amp up the money sucking features. You waste a lot of time waiting around for things to scan. The mini game puzzles are also awful. ### 4/5 — Gene *2015-12-19, version 2.0.7* Where is the foking bloodsucker gene talked about on the Internet.still a good game ### 4/5 — 업데이트 많이 해주세요~~ *2015-12-08* ㅠㅠ ### 1/5 — Lacks the quality of a 'paid' app: *2015-11-26, version 2.0.7* When I pay my hard earned cash to buy a game, I truly expect your advertising motives and practices to literally, stop there. This 'game' is an insult to purchasers. Every single 'FREEMIUM' idea has been implemented in this PAID GAME, including * having to periodically waste my time for no given reason before I'm able to continue playing, * charging real money for fake in-game currency: which you won't be able to play for longer than 2minutes without, mind you (seriously) * giving me the 'option' to watch advertisements just to gain these funds? In a Paid application? Seriously? If the idea of Paying to watch advertisements sound like your idea of fun, Then here's the game for you! -_- ### 4/5 — Yay great, but . . . *2015-11-19* So yeah I love this game the only problem with it is that when I watch the ads and videos for the Dna pills it doesn't give them to me. . Pls fix it then it would be perfect. Super addicting!! ### 1/5 — 有料版を買う意味はない *2015-11-10* 有料版を買ってみましたが文字化けはあるし、アイテムがすこしあるだけでアプリ内課金をしないとクリアは難しいです。何回かやってもうやってないです。 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Você paga pra ter que pagar de novo *2026-02-01* Você precisa comprar o jogo para chegar no jogo e ter que ficar comprovando pílulas. Horrível horrível horrível. Quero meu dinheiro de volta ### 1/5 — Literally pay to play *2023-08-07* This game is garbage it’s ok to pay for the game and then play but they took it to another level by making the game completely unplayable unless you throw money at it this is seriously the greediest thing ever do not make the same mistake that I did this is doodle god games hitting rock bottom it’s that bad ### 1/5 — Y torture *2022-05-31, version 3.2.0* Y no 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 ### 1/5 — DON’T GET THIS GAME *2021-09-09* You think you can pay and get no ads, but no. You still have so many ads and it’s not even a good game. You have to pay to get “ lives” so that you can keep playing. Spend you money on something better ### 1/5 — Не работает *2019-01-22* На 7 ,все работало ,но теперь чёрный экран 💁🏼‍♀️ ### 1/5 — DO NOT BUY *2018-04-03* This app should be free. It has very expensive in app purchases to do anything in this game. Don’t waste your money. I’m requesting a refund immediately and I just bought it. ### 1/5 — I like all of the other Doodle games, but... *2018-04-01, version 2.0.7* This one is just too broken to enjoy. The concept is great, but several of the “mutant” tanks which produce items over time, only do this when the game is running. It also gives the option to watch videos and complete offers for in-game currency, but never actually gives you the currency. Save your money, don’t buy this game. ### 1/5 — Too little content for the $ *2017-05-21* Of the four "Doodle ---" games I've purchased and played, this is by far the lamest. Why? Way less content than the other Doodle games. There is only one section to the main game, 132 or so elements total to discover. And for the privilege, you have a timer involved with every new element that costs currency to rush through (no your $2 doesn't get you that automatically). There are only 3 other bits of content to play- 3 *extremely* short "puzzles" that are about 5 reactions total to finish, with no setup or story or anything to add to the puzzles. No other quests. No "artifacts" or other content to explore. As is custom, there are a couple premium currencies available for more of your real money. If you buy the "disable repeat reactions" option, that's 80% of what you start with. I've enjoyed the other Doodle games (God, Devil, Kingdom), although they have sometimes felt overpriced, but this game was a total disappointment and waste of money in my opinion. ### 1/5 — Arnaque ! *2017-02-10* Danse Doodle God et Doodle Devil, cette nouvelle version est une grosse arnaque demandant d'attendre ou de passer à la caisse alors qu'on a payé pour le jeu ! ### 1/5 — Hated it *2016-12-25, version 2.0.7* The game has a great concept but unfortunately it's badly executed. Unlike the other alchemy games this isn't just mixing things noo, they went out of their way to make it needlessly complicated. You have to wait to get DNA and once you got it it's not even unlimited. Don't buy, I wish I could get my money back ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Update *2019-10-28* I beat the game in a day. I beat the puzzles in 2 minutes add stuff please otherwise it is a great game ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2019-08-07* This game is so much fun ### 5/5 — ーが…。 *2016-12-25* ー(日本語ののびる音に使う記号)がゝ"になります。直してください。 ### 5/5 — Cool *2016-05-14* Cool ### 5/5 — Затягивает) *2015-04-23* Очень прикольная игрушка! :) ### 5/5 — Muito Bom Super Recomendo! *2015-03-31* Gosto de todos os jogos da franquia inclusive esse, já comprei todos, porém recomendo você experimentar primeiro as versões FREE/LITE (que são de graça) para ver se o jogo é mesmo o que você está esperando 😁😄 #SuperRecomendo ### 5/5 — It’s Not That Bad *2015-03-02* At first thought I hated the timer, I thought it was gonna get ridiculous, the thing is, usually its not that bad. The way I see it, it actually works out, it makes you think more before you just go randomly clicking everything, the dna usually only takes about a minute to make, and the more animals you get the easier it gets to obtain it, It’s not that bad once you get the hang of it, plus you can just try matching other things while you wait on dna, All in all I still like it a lot and its a great addition to the series. now all we need is a remake or an update for doodle farm :) this will always be my favorite iOS series I’ve been playing them ever sense Doodle God first came out. ### 5/5 — HALP!!! *2014-09-19, version 2.0.4* I can't put it down! I love all of your games. Please make more. ### 5/5 — 兎は……何が？ *2014-07-20* 全然分からない ### 5/5 — Супер! *2014-07-09* Очень понравилось,жду обновления)) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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