# Fastar! — user reviews > 314 indexed App Store user reviews of Fastar! by Cat in a Box Software, rated 4.60/5 from 53 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fastar/id382072963/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fastar/id382072963.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 44 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Fastar!? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay - 👍 Addictive and fun - 👍 Smooth controls - 👍 Charming graphics - 👍 Lots of game modes - 👍 Good value for money **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 🔋 Drains battery quickly - 👎 Repetitive gameplay - 👎 Lack of customization options - 👎 No story mode or progression **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on loading certain game modes - Leaderboard and score submission issues - Compatibility problems on newer iOS devices **Most requested features** - Add character customization options - Implement a story mode or campaign - Allow listening to own music - Add more enemy types and weapon variety - Introduce persistent progression and leveling ## Newest reviews (16 of 314) ### 5/5 — Great game! *2019-11-25, version 1.0.9* Easy to play and hard to memorize what all the colours do at first and then you have to behave differently based on how big that square is! Nice ability selection and I especially like battlemage mode because it’s very cool what combos you can pull off and my guilty pleasure is just playing that mode till I one shot everything in the last zone. Would kind of like to see a combo of marathon and battlemage that would be nuts. ### 5/5 — Instant classic *2018-12-13, version 1.0.9* This game makes me so happy ### 5/5 — 😷😷😷 *2018-07-07, version 1.0.9* i just love this game sm it makes me so happy T^T ### 4/5 — Great; needs fix *2018-05-28, version 1.0.9* This game is pretty cool. It just needs to be fixed so that it doesn’t crash after a game has concluded. ### 5/5 — Great game *2018-04-14, version 1.0.9* I played this on my moms iPod touch like 7 years ago and I've had an android since last year but this was the first game i got when i got my 8+ ### 5/5 — Best game on the App Store *2017-04-18, version 1.0.9* Bought this game a few years ago for my iPod 2nd gen. And it's still the only app that I haven't gotten bored of yet. ### 5/5 — One of my favorite old iPhone games *2016-12-30, version 1.0.9* Honestly can't remember how I found this game but I loved it on my iPod touch for several years. I spent a while trying to remember the name of the game so I could find it and re-download it, and I'm very sad to say that the developers seemed to end support a while back. I'd kill for a more polished sequel, or regains developer support, because it was truly one of those "App Store gems" ### 5/5 — Schnelle Action *2016-11-09* Rasantes Game für zwischendurch. ### 5/5 — Love It! *2016-06-03, version 1.0.9* Had this game years ago. Just redownloaded it. Still just as fun. Please make it updated for the iPhone 6's larger screen. ### 3/5 — Crashes on opening now *2016-05-31, version 1.0.9* Title^ ### 5/5 — Great! *2016-05-15, version 1.0.9* One of my favorite iPhone games ! ### 3/5 — Bug *2016-04-02, version 1.0.9* Looks like a great game but I'm not able to play it. None of the modes load to the game, it stays at a constant loading screen. Please fix 😊 ### 5/5 — MULTIPLAYER *2016-02-18, version 1.0.7* It would be really nice if we had multiplayer because it's be more funner and more crazier and more intense it'd be nice if you guys did it thanks! ### 5/5 — I stil play it! *2014-12-11, version 1.0.4* I love this game :) and the song is very good, where can I find it? ### 5/5 — Amazing game! *2014-11-19, version 1.0.4* Very fun/competitive game! Try to beat my highscore on learn to play!(Currently #1) App needs update though, the highscores in the app are broken! The only highscores are the game center one! Overall a great game! I wish it was free for a certain period of time. ### 5/5 — Agree with Syphern *2014-08-18, version 1.0.4* Update please ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Froze on the tutorial *2020-01-16, version 1.0.9* Can’t even play anymore as when I boot the game up, it plays the main menu music but gets stuck on the screen at the end of the tutorial. Uninstalled, re-installed, same issue. I played this game back in the day and absolutely loved it, but now it’s clogged with no dev support. Avoid. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work currently. *2016-07-16, version 1.0.9* Most recent version doesn't work with iOS 9.3 ### 1/5 — Needs an update... *2016-04-01, version 1.0.9* Crashes upon loading. 😩😭 ### 1/5 — Bugged *2015-10-04, version 1.0.4* No longer starts. Please fix it. ### 1/5 — Don't buy *2014-01-17, version 1.0.3* You won't like it for sure 2 bucks is too much for this ### 1/5 — :( *2014-01-15, version 1.0.3* I used to love this game, but now I've got iOS 7 it just gets stuck on the loading screen ### 1/5 — 😑 *2013-12-26, version 1.0.3* I used to love this app but now its not on iphone 5 and is extremely glitchy. whyyy ### 1/5 — Wont run on the iPhone 5! *2013-01-08, version 1.0.2* I love this game but can't play it anymore. ### 1/5 — HEY GAME DESIGNERS!!!!!!!!!!! *2011-12-21, version 1.0.2* Also, it needs to be updated or something. Sometimes mine stays frozen on the loading screen. I will give it 5 stars when it is fully operational. A really fun game, even though it is simple. I'm not sure it's worth $2. I got it when it was free. I think it's worth $1. Who knew swinging a sword at squares could be so entertaining? There's only a few things I would change. I wish marathon mode would last longer. I wish that you got a small percent of your total coins collected at the end of each game to spend on other things, such as to buy a slot for another special item for your character. And enable a mode similar to marathon wherein you can find health and damage and defense upgrades randomly- either when walking or after defeating an enemy, or make this a passive special trait you can choose at the start of any game (like hoam and the other options, call it luck or treasure hunter or something clever), also I wish you could use your coins to increase your max health, not just replenish it. And add more boxes, like stripped box, polka dot box, cardboard box, etc. And I want to be able to customize my sword- change the blade color and such, maybe even make it super effective against certain other colors based on the one you pick. Maybe have an adventure mode in which your character levels up and defeats tougher and tougher boxes, with other shapes thrown in there for fun, and maybe boxes with dragons and demons painted on them for boss stages. Just a few ideas to switch it up a bit. If I pay a few dollars for a game, I'd like to keep it interesting. ### 1/5 — dumb *2011-01-13, version 1.0.2* really boring game I got this game for free and now itz $2.59 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Phenomenal 👏 *2026-06-28, version 1.3.3* What an excellent game this is absolutely outstanding game‘ it’s such a simple little game. the sound effects are just fantastic.’ I like the Smacking noises’ it’s a joy to Play’ MASTERPIECE 👏 Lee Evans ### 5/5 — OG GAME *2024-12-02, version 1.3.3* The best game I’ve had in years, i remember playing this on the bus on my way to school. I’m 27 now and I just redownloaded it!!! I missed it so much!! ### 5/5 — Back in the day *2024-04-20, version 1.3.2* I bought this back in the day and replayed it again with my son. Still great! He loves it. Awesome stripped down roguelike battler. Great formula and design. ### 5/5 — One of my favorites ever *2023-12-12, version 1.3.2* One of my favorite games ever. I’m so glad I managed to remember the name of this game after I played it over 10 years ago. ### 5/5 — Still as good as I remember *2023-06-26, version 1.3.2* Fantastic game from my childhood! Glad to see it’s still available. ### 5/5 — Long loved game *2023-03-31, version 1.3.0* I’ve had an iPhone since the 3GS in like 2008ish and this was probably one of the first game I ever had for it. Unlike so many other games that have been abandoned over the years or have resorted to intrusive ads or data collection, this game has continually been updated and it retains its simple charm. I’m in a completely different era of my life now and I still enjoy slicing these boxes for coins and points! ### 5/5 — It's alive! *2023-03-30, version 1.3.0* I love seeing great games from the early days of the App Store come back to life! ### 5/5 — excellent *2022-09-05, version 1.2.0* so glad to see this old title get a much needed layer of polish after all these years ### 5/5 — Fun game! *2022-05-25, version 1.1.9* This game is simple but fun, and it has great music and a good sense of humor. ### 5/5 — Please fix *2020-07-18, version 1.0.9* Please fix the bugs that cause the game to crash. I know this app is old but it was such a great game that I used to play for hours as a kid! --- *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 2026-09-07.*