# Family Feud® Gamestar+ Edition — user reviews > 60 indexed App Store user reviews of Family Feud® Gamestar+ Edition by Gamestar Gaming Inc, rated 1.92/5 from 128 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/family-feud-gamestar-plus-edition/id1622397177/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/family-feud-gamestar-plus-edition/id1622397177.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 22 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 92 ## What do users think of Family Feud® Gamestar+ Edition? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Works great for some users - 👍 Companion app for physical game - 👍 Screen mirroring works for some - 👍 Game works fine now (as of Aug 2023) - 👍 Pleasantly surprised, few problems - 👍 Works fine with iPhone or mirrored screen **Cons** - 🐛 App does not load - 🐛 Crashing repeatedly - 🐛 Freezes on startup - 🐛 Login issues - 🐛 Not free, requires purchase - 🐛 Confusing setup - 🐛 No instructions - 🐛 Code not included - 🐛 Requires additional payment - 🐛 Doesn't work - 🐛 Laggy gameplay - 🐛 Incorrect gameplay order - 🐛 Website doesn't work - 🐛 App locked up - 🐛 Blank screen - 🐛 Force closes - 🐛 Not loading menu screen - 🐛 Doesn't send confirmation email - 🐛 Password incorrect - 🐛 Game won't fully load - 🐛 Horrible waste of money - 🐛 Doesnt work at all - 🐛 Disappointed kids at Christmas - 🐛 Returning the game - 🐛 Wasted money on a game I can not play - 🐛 Questions repeating - 🐛 Cannot play - 🐛 False advertising on TV remote - 🐛 Stealing needs redesign - 🐛 Fast Money round too rushed - 🐛 Not like actual show - 🐛 Need 2 players for Fast Money - 🐛 Physical scorecards unnecessary - 🐛 Hybrid fails, pure app better **Commonly reported bugs** - App does not load - App crashes repeatedly - App freezes on startup - Login issues - Code not included in box - App won't fully load - App locked up - Blank screen on launch - App force closes - App does not load menu screen - Confirmation email not sent - Password incorrect error - Game won't fully load - App crashes before fast money round - App freezes as soon as Steve Harvey appears - App loads briefly with lag then force closes - App loads once then never loads again - App doesn't play game correctly - App lags significantly - App doesn't work online or offline - Customer service closed - Screen share doesn't work - Activation code doesn't work - Activate button doesn't work - App asks for code again - Mobile browser not supported for setup - Doesn't work unless you pay additionally - Asked to connect with an account, no product key - App is not loading - Screen was just black - Carsh - App freezes - Doesn't let me make an account - Verified email twice, still says activate account - Bought game from Target, won't fully load - App doesn't work online or the app - Worked once then quit - App loads briefly with lots of lag then force closes - App would not load - The app won’t load - App doesn’t play the game correctly - Neither the app nor the website will load the menu screen - App doesn't send confirmation email - Password incorrect error - Game won't fully load - App crashes repeatedly - App freezes on startup - Login issues - Code not included in box - App won't fully load - App locked up - Blank screen on launch - App force closes - App does not load menu screen - Confirmation email not sent - Password incorrect error - Game won't fully load - App crashes before fast money round - App freezes as soon as Steve Harvey appears - App loads briefly with lag then force closes - App loads once then never loads again - App doesn't play the game correctly - App lags significantly - App doesn't work online or offline - Customer service closed - Screen share doesn't work - Activation code doesn't work - Activate button doesn't work - App asks for code again - Mobile browser not supported for setup - Doesn't work unless you pay additionally - Asked to connect with an account, no product key - App is not loading - Screen was just black - Carsh - App freezes - Doesn't let me make an account - Verified email twice, still says activate account - Bought game from Target, won't fully load - App doesn't work online or the app - Worked once then quit - App loads briefly with lots of lag then force closes - App would not load - The app won’t load - App doesn’t play the game correctly - App lags significantly - Neither the app nor the website will load the menu screen **Most requested features** - Make setup simpler - Provide clear TV setup instructions - Improve Fast Money round timing - Allow two players for Fast Money - Redesign stealing mechanic - Consider a pure phone app or AppleTV app - Implement voice recognition for answers - Allow in-app purchases for more games ## Newest reviews (14 of 60) ### 1/5 — Carsh *2024-04-21, version 1.3* Rfg ### 1/5 — ITS A SCAM *2024-03-04, version 1.3* keith was right 😞😖🫥 ### 1/5 — The worst game *2024-02-21, version 1.3* You have to pay to play DONT download it ### 1/5 — Pathetic *2023-12-30, version 1.3* Who ever designed this is a mess. Doesn’t work. Returning it!!! Waste of time!!! ### 1/5 — Don’t bother *2023-10-30* Guys this is a paid app even though it doesn’t mention it. The app forces you to create an account then buy the game. ### 1/5 — Can’t sign in *2023-10-25, version 1.3* Can’t get into account ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work *2023-09-24, version 1.3* I walked in full of excitement and joy and I could not wait to play my Family Fued Gamestar + game! As i went to activate my game the code didn’t work. I got mad. then I did it super calmly and it seemed to work but then it asked for it again while having a seizure. the activate button didn’t work and now all of this was done in front of my friend Mason who has some heart issues. The moment I told him the game wasn’t working, he started freaking out and fell to the floor. Gamestar + will receive a message from my lawyer and I will see you in court. My friend is gone because of your defective product. I expect a 500% refund on the game. ### 1/5 — Don’t bother! Seemed scammy *2023-08-18, version 1.3* So the app is free but to play costs money? You have to buy the game? ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2023-08-18, version 1.3* Not free. Makes me sign up just to tell me to purchase ### 1/5 — Bad game *2023-08-11, version 1.3* I don’t think u should have to sign in to get a buzzer for a board game because it wouldn’t let me sign in . ### 1/5 — 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼 *2023-08-01* Nothing happens when I open the app. Signed up for a new account, confirmed the email, but app doesn’t load when I open it; just a black screen. Disappointed!!! ### 1/5 — Zero instructions *2023-07-31, version 1.3* I try to play the game, but I can’t even set it up ### 1/5 — Is this year 2023? *2023-07-29* Literally one of the worst companion apps I’ve ever used. It’s not even about getting it onto the tv. It won’t even launch the 100 plus times I’ve tried. Such a disappointment ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2023-07-26* You cannot sign up for anything if it doesn't send you a confirmation email. Terrible. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2025-12-15* I read all the reviews after trying multiple times to sign in. I saw someone said to screen share it to a tv so I did that and it still didn’t work. I really tried many times to get it to work and it didn’t even let me sign in. Big waste of time. ### 1/5 — Bad *2025-06-22* This app is not good I logged in to try to play but when I clicked agree and continue I waited for a hour because it never worked ### 1/5 — You have to read this it’s important *2025-05-26* I I wrote this review because when me and my mom try to play the game we sat both 20 30 minutes trying to sign in and it wouldn’t work right so this is a waste of your time and seriously a waste of your time ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-05-21, version 1.3* Don’t waste your time downloading this because it doesn’t work ### 1/5 — Can’t even log in *2025-02-12, version 1.3* Mate it would be nice if a could log in man it’s a nightmare man honestly just get ur act the gether it’s the height of disrespect it’s just the worst feeling ever when am aw buzzin to play family fire and a can’t even log into the game it’s just so gutting man a wish a just could log into man someone help me ### 1/5 — Won’t let you set up from phone *2025-01-26* Says it’s not supported by mobile browser, but you need to cast from your phone to TV to play. Bought this for older family member and even directions to setup are not clear. Pathetic! Can’t believe Steve Harvey put his name on this product. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work *2024-12-27* It doesn’t work unless you pay additionally for a feature you don’t actually need. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2024-12-26, version 1.3* Don’t get this game ### 1/5 — No product key *2024-12-24, version 1.3* This game looks very cool at first sight but the app ask to connect with an account and in my box that I bought didn’t have any leaflet with product key in it. It is supposed to be easy and funny but it is actually complicated and frustrating to setup the game on the app. Please make it simple with technology not more complicated. Thanks ### 1/5 — Stay away *2024-07-10* Absolutely ridiculous, others are right this app is a mess, they want you to go to a physical Target store to get a code…what year is this?? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Works great *2024-12-17* No idea what others are talking about. Works great! ### 5/5 — Family Feud! *2024-01-28* did exactly what it said it would cause! 5 stars! ### 5/5 — Works now August 1, 2023 *2023-08-01* Apparently there were tons of problems in the past. But the game works just fine now. August 1, 2023. ### 5/5 — Just screen mirror *2023-03-08* Download app on phone and screen mirror to tv. You guys aren’t tech savvy like you say you are if you can’t even figure that out. ### 4/5 — Companion app for physical board game *2024-05-05, version 1.3* You need to have the physical game for this to work- tiny bit laggy at beginning in the intro but then worked great ### 4/5 — Worked just fine- *2023-12-10, version 1.3* I bought this game xmas 2022 for grandson and it worked just fine with iPhone or mirror screen to tv. We played 7 games last night (Dec. 10 2023) and the only time it would freeze for 2 seconds, is when it was starting a new game. With the cards that it came with , it would be fun for big groups and one that could play “the host” My grandson says he can’t wait to play again- Nana ### 4/5 — Pleasantly surprised! *2023-01-21* Was worried after seeing all the bad reviews, but they must have done some updates cause we played three full rounds and had very few problems. There were some pauses where it looked like it was gonna freeze but it always got back going. Fun game! ### 3/5 — App is not loading *2024-06-02, version 1.3* The app is not loading I got the bored for the game but when I opened the app the screen was just black we haven’t even got to play yet though ### 2/5 — Repeats *2022-12-30, version 1.3* Fun for the first few rounds, but then the questions started repeating. ### 2/5 — Needs a lot of improvement *2022-12-27, version 1.3* 1. Zero instructions on how to get it on your TV screen. Ended up playing it on phone screen. Only thing we could think of after on our own was to go to iPhone Control Center, Screen Mirroring and mirror to our AppleTV, which let us see it on the screen, but still could only interact through the phone screen. No remote control with the TV screen. The back of the box shows a TV screen with someone using a remote control, so this is false advertising completely, or, if there is a way to get it to work that way, completely void of any setup instructions. 2. Stealing needs to be redesigned. It was overall the area of gameplay that gave us the most trouble and confusion. Team B has to write their steal answer at the BEGINNING. And then change it along the way if Team A gets it. Instead, Team A should play their whole turn, and then AFTER that, Team B should pick their one steal answer. That would be much more similar to the actual show. The way it is is too different from the actual show and a source of confusion. It even caused a disagreement once. 3. The Fast Money round does not give enough time and is too rushed. It gave 25 seconds overall, and it ended up with Steve reading the questions almost continuously with zero pause/think time for each answer. At least increase the overall time. But, better yet, change it so that there is 5 seconds after the reading of each question. 5 x 5 = 25, so there is a total of 25 seconds of think time. And the actual time reading of the questions, which could be short or long, does not factor in. Those are my main 3 things that need to be improved for the game to be salvageable. As is, it’s a fail enough that I might actually return it, which is rare for me. The no TV setup instructions was inexcusable. 4. Also, the Fast Money round is 1 player from each team, but should really be 2 players from the winning team. People want it to be exactly like the actual show. But, even if those things were fixed, I still felt myself thinking that it would be better to just use the phone for everything. Why have the physical scorecards and pens at all? It would be better to just have the phone app let each player enter their answer, and pass the phone around. That way strike answers remain hidden, and steals can be done at the end, like in the actual show. And the app can total up the points for you and display the team totals in the top corners. And there can be all of the survey answers rather than just the top 5 answers. This is attempting to be a cross between a board game and a phone/TV app, but ultimately fails. A straight phone app would be better. And a straight AppleTV app would be better. If done right. No need for the physical box/board game. I’ve tried several variations of Family Feud now, including some pure board games and some pure phone apps and now this hybrid, and, unfortunately, nobody has gotten it just right yet. The potential is so there, and I really hope someone gets it just right soon, because I really want a good Family Feud that is fun for the whole family/group and plays just like the actual show. The answer is a pure phone app and a pure AppleTV app, just one that gets the gameplay just right. My advice for this vendor is to get rid of the physical board game part, and improve the phone app to be better like I described, where each player enters their answer (voice recognition would be ideal, so each player can say their answer!) and passes the phone around. The app would be free to get and play the first few games, and then have in-app purchase options to buy more games in various pack sizes. Once the phone app is perfected and successful, then release an AppleTV app version of the app that is very similar, but the players pass the remote around, and, ideally, use the microphone button on the remote to say their answer. And also have the secondary option to enter their answer using the remote and a virtual onscreen keyboard (which AppleTV already has a way to optionally use an iPhone for that for entering the characters faster). --- *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.*