# FINAL FANTASY IV — user reviews > 136 indexed App Store user reviews of FINAL FANTASY IV by SQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd., rated 3.60/5 from 167 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/final-fantasy-iv/id1492041417/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/final-fantasy-iv/id1492041417.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 75 · 4★ 27 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 18 · 1★ 32 ## What do users think of FINAL FANTASY IV? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Great remake of a classic game - 👍 Wonderful remixed music - 👍 Upgraded graphics true to the original - 👍 Nostalgic experience - 👍 Tap to move feature **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and stability issues - 🔍 Small and difficult to read font - 🎮 Lack of controller support - 🕹️ Awkward touch controls - 🤔 Easier than the original SNES version **Commonly reported bugs** - Master of IV achievement not triggering - Crashes and freezes during battles - Rare item drops not working as expected **Most requested features** - Add controller support - Include original soundtrack option - Add hard mode and new game plus - Improve font size and readability - Fix achievement tracking bugs ## Newest reviews (11 of 136) ### 3/5 — 스킵 기능좀 제발.. *2026-03-20* 6은 오프닝씬 스킵 되는거 같던데.. 스킵 곧죽어도 넣기 싫으면 대사창 오토라도 좀 넣어주세요 얘는 초반에 자동전투땜에 오프닝 부분 엄청 긴데 그거 보다가 중간에 전화 받느라 게임 꺼짐 근데 또 첨부터 다 봐야돼서 개짜증났음 대화 자동 넘김 기능이라도 있으면 켜놓고 딴짓이라도 하지 ### 3/5 — Great version, with room for updated improvement *2025-11-24, version 1.2.2* Great remake of a classic game. One thing that would make it five stars: 2. Include the lunar trials and being able to select characters at the end similar to the GBA version would be great! ### 4/5 — 懐かしくてついやってしまう…が *2025-03-15* 個人的に思い出深い4！ 手軽にプレイ出来るのは本当に有り難い…！ のですが、他全て解除してもFF4マスター！が解除出来ません。 内容自体は良いのですがそれだけに勿体無い…ので星4とさせて頂きます。 ### 4/5 — 待望のアプデ *2024-04-06* アプデで追加された機能「ブースト機能」により快適に遊べるように。 あとこれまでこれが無くて遊びづらかった「コントローラー対応」がされたことにより操作性の改善もされた。正直コントローラー対応はもっと早めにして欲しかったが、対応に感謝。 ### 3/5 — Fair recreation *2024-03-08* I played this way back when it was called ff2. It seems a lot easier now than then. For some reason, elixirs aren’t showing up in my inventory. That’s a big deal when you have a lot of spellcasters in your party. Like part 3, tap mode doesn’t work with secret doors. Kind of disappointing. ### 3/5 — Updated Review (added a star) *2024-02-03* Previous issues that have been fixed: Added controller support! Cross-device game saves (previously wasn’t able to download save data that was uploaded from iPhone onto iPad version). Still lacking: Automatic syncing of save files in iCloud without having to remember to “upload” and “download” within the app would be ideal, and would be more consistent with most other iOS apps/games. Still no Mac OS version. This game should be a universal (cross-platform) purchase for all apple devices (Mac OS, iOS, TV OS). ### 2/5 — Game is good, but *2024-01-27, version 1.0.2* The game is just how I remember, but it would be so much better if it were compatible with controllers. Could you please include this in an update? ### 2/5 — Sudden Crashes… *2023-09-25, version 1.0.2* Surprising this 30 year old game is to much for a iPad. Graphics looks great but the chugging between transitions triggers “is going to crash?” Spoilers yes it will so save often. I love the quality of life changes from the original but come on. Make it playable. ### 3/5 — Level up *2023-04-17* Too bad I don't get to use the option level up, that is the reason I am trying this new version. This review should've given that info. ### 4/5 — Controller support please! *2023-03-22, version 1.0.2* I’ve been playing square games for years, and it’s a pleasure to continue. Controller support is what’s missing from this great legacy of games!! ### 4/5 — Great game, but needs controller support! *2023-02-20* Great game, but needs controller support! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — WAY TOO EASY *2024-10-10* Zero challenge. SNES version was way more challenging, took twice as long to level up, and you had to level up to beat the bosses. You can’t walk through the 4 elemental fiends with no sweat in the SNES version like you can with this. Redditors who claim the game was always this easy are lying. Try for yourself on SNES and see if you can beat the 4 elemental fiends with ease like you can in this version. You can’t. This version also has the least amount of content. The 3D version is better. Way more content and it’s challenging. With the pixel remaster you are stuck with super easy difficulty and a shorter game. Also you can’t skip cutscenes. I’m on my phone just let me skip the cutscenes. ### 1/5 — Missing controller support *2024-10-06, version 1.1.0* Missing controller support ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2024-08-19, version 1.1.0* Add the challenge dungeon and I’ll make this 5 stars ### 1/5 — WAY TOO EASY *2023-12-26* It looks and sounds great, but there is zero challenge in the FF4 pixel remaster. SNES version was way more challenging, took twice as long to level up, and you had to level up to beat the bosses. You can’t walk through the 4 elemental fiends with no sweat in the SNES version like you can with this. This version also has the least amount of content. The 3D version is better. Way more content and it’s challenging. With the pixel remaster you are stuck with super easy difficulty and a shorter game. ### 1/5 — Controller support *2023-10-01, version 1.0.2* Game lacks controller support, which is odd as their WotL supports it ### 1/5 — 패드지원좀해주라 *2023-06-02* 안해줄거면 가상 아날로그 스틱 고정해놓은것만 어떻게든 좀 해줘… ### 1/5 — NEEDS controller support *2023-05-29, version 1.0.2* Game needs controller support, I paid much more for this decades old game than I would any other new iOS game only for it to not be updated to modern accessibility. ADD CONTROLLER SUPPORT PLEASE. ### 1/5 — No controller support *2023-04-22* What’s the point if you don’t add controller support. You literally waste my money because the game is better on other consoles. ### 1/5 — Glitched achievement / horrible controls *2023-04-04* The Master of IV achievement is bugged on this game just like with the other pixel remasters. If the final achievement doesn’t trigger correctly it may get locked for you as well. Support was no help and I haven't found a way to force it to trigger. The touch controls are janky. Tap to move works fantastic, unfortunately you can’t use tap to move in hidden walls forcing you to swap to the touch joystick. Please add controller support! The older versions had it and the steam version of these has it! I’ll change my review if these issues are ever patched. ### 1/5 — Needs controller support! *2023-02-08, version 1.0.2* Needs controller support! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — It works with backbone *2025-07-09, version 1.2.2* Yes ### 5/5 — これぞff4！！ *2025-03-20* オリジナルBGMのアップデートありがとうございます！！ これが欲しかったんです！！ ### 5/5 — Achievement glitch patched *2025-03-11, version 1.2.0* The glitch preventing achievement completion has finally been patched alongside several other QOL updates. 🎉 ### 5/5 — Perfect *2024-12-23* Even better than the first time I played this magical game so many years ago. ### 5/5 — Backbone one support *2024-07-03, version 1.1.0* This game doesn’t support the backbone one i would love to have this feature in the later dates. ### 5/5 — Now with Controller support it rocks! *2024-06-26, version 1.1.0* Now that this game has controller support, you can pair a PlayStation or Nintendo pro controller and it is awesome! Music is great, game is great! If you like classic RPGs, you will love this game! Highly recommended! ### 5/5 — It works with backbone *2024-06-23, version 1.1.0* Yes ### 5/5 — This was actually a good game. *2024-01-02* Alright, some minor spoilers for gameplay bellow. This game was the introduction to the new (at the time) way Final Fantasy handles real time back and forth battles. If there were issues in the NES version, I never had any playing through it. The whole process can be turned off but I played through it as it was and didn’t mind it after a while. Some battles were pretty hard when you realize you don’t have 2~5 minutes to review over your abilities. These enemies can attack whenever so it does add some urgency. Things I liked were leveling wasn’t too bad and made it easier to play through. Saw a review that said they made it easier, but as a casual player I felt it made it easier to grind if I want to and beat tough bosses I didn’t know would be randomly thrust at me. Am I unhappy that I couldn’t play as the end characters I wanted, probably. But I will not fault this game. As a “pixel remaster” I don’t see it as some definitive edition people say it should be. I never played the FF4 3D version which probably has these things, and maybe even added or changed story beats. The story was also pretty good, but I’ll forgive them that it wasn’t the end all be all standout. This game does great with revitalizing what it should. The game took me even longer to beat than FF3 which is not unexpected. There was a lot of additional content I didn’t expect as well. I’m curious if I missed anything but all in all, great game. Would recommend playing just to experience it if nothing else. ### 5/5 — Not on par with other versions *2023-11-30* I LOVE the original Final Fantasy games so you can only imagine how happy I was to learn about these new versions. In good faith I bought the whole FF Pixel Remaster bundle. I was immediately upset to see there was no controller support. When I went online to see if an update was pending, I was dismayed to find out that not only has there NOT been an update in ages, but the PS4 and Switch versions have alternate music tracks, no encounter mode, and an EXP boost mode! As a family man with a rather busy schedule, those last two features would have been extremely welcome. I’m unfortunately going to issue request for a refund. Hopefully someday Square will find it in there hearts to make all versions have the same feature set. ### 5/5 — Um clássico *2023-06-05* Simplesmente um dos melhores final fantasy games. Pixel remaster é a versão definitiva. --- *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 2026-09-12.*