# Five-O Classic — user reviews > 105 indexed App Store user reviews of Five by Curt Stein, rated 4.50/5 from 70 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/five-o-classic/id408157861/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/five-o-classic/id408157861.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 51 · 4★ 10 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Five? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🧠 Great brain game - 👍 Enjoyable and addictive - 💡 Challenging and fun - 🚀 Fast and easy to learn - 😊 Relaxing gameplay - 🔢 Good for math skills - 🌟 Highly recommended - 💯 Clever and engaging - ✨ Original and unique **Cons** - 💸 Too many ads - ❌ Game crashes - 📉 Difficulty imbalance - 🐌 Slow loading/connecting - 🚫 No communication feature - 🐞 Buggy experience - ⚠️ Data usage high **Commonly reported bugs** - Game no longer works - App doesn't respond to touch - Doesn't add or multiply correctly - Ad crashes and app restarts - Doesn't connect to games on multiple devices - Errors when finishing turns - Slow to load and connect to Gamecenter - Free and deluxe versions crash - Unable to open started games - Unable to create new matches - Shows red alert dot when no games are in queue - Game Centre not cooperating for invites - Bug with notice on icon **Most requested features** - Add messaging feature - Improve difficulty balance - Add forfeit rules for inactive players - Allow communication with other players - Option to turn off add/multiplier squares - Improve invite functionality - Make a version divisible by tens ## Newest reviews (11 of 105) ### 4/5 — Medium vs Hard? *2024-12-06* Love the game but the difference between medium and hard levels is far too vast. Shouldn’t on one hand be able to win by 300 easily and on the other never get close. ### 4/5 — Enjoy the game *2020-11-12* I really enjoy playing. I do wish that there were forfeit rules if players do not respond within 24 hours when it is there turn. I don’t like waiting and wondering. Also, I wish there was a way to communicate with the other player. ### 4/5 — Awesome - needs messaging tho... *2017-11-25* Love this game, just wish it had a messaging feature like other online games! ### 4/5 — Single player game *2016-05-13, version 2.9.1* Challenging games against the computer. It's fun without being frantic. ### 3/5 — game is fun, but there is a bug. There is always a notice on the icon even all games are finished. *2016-04-02, version 2.9.1* game is fun, but there is a bug. There is always a notice on the icon even all games are finished. ### 5/5 — Fun! *2015-12-16, version 2.9.0* All the things that are annoying about other games just aren't here; this is my new go-to game to relax. Love it! ### 5/5 — Great Head-to-Head Game *2015-11-13* In looking for a challenging, Head-to-Head game, you would be hard-pressed to find one better than Five-0! It moves quickly and is never boring. Easy to learn and plenty of fun, I highly recommend this game. ### 4/5 — Great game *2015-10-23, version 2.9.0* Nice turn based game, requires at least a little thought. Great way for me to play an online game with my 15 year old son. Math involved so that's always a plus if I can get him to do math while enjoying a game! ### 4/5 — Fun, But..., *2015-10-14, version 2.8.4* Excellent game until you choose the "Hard" setting...then the device gets all the breaks! ### 5/5 — 5 *2015-09-19, version 2.8.4* Great; a lot of fun. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2015-09-14, version 2.8.4* Best math game ever ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Screwed *2020-01-13* Played this game forever, now it no longer works. Doesn’t work with people I’ve played with for over a year, or anything to do with on-line gaming. Also, full of adds for other games now. No longer a game worth playing!!! ### 1/5 — Trouble 🤨 *2019-11-08* How am I able to play Five-O on my iPhone 11? The game doesn’t respond to my touch. I’m able to open the app. But no features of your app open up. Is there an update? I really like the game but, I miss it. ### 1/5 — Cheater! *2019-09-12* This games does not add or multiply correctly; terrible game. ### 1/5 — Review *2016-02-06, version 2.9.1* Doesn't connect to games on multiple devices. Gives lots of errors when trying to finish turns. Games are slow to load and is very slow to connect to Gamecenter. ### 1/5 — Free and Deluxe crash *2016-02-02, version 2.9.1* To the other reviewer, both free and deluxe versions no longer work. Games are gone and unable to start new ones. Hard to believe after two weeks this not resolved. Come on Curt, we have been supporting you for quite some time. We don't deserve this ### 1/5 — New Update *2016-01-24, version 2.9.1* It won't let me open my games that I have already started. I keep getting an error. I also tried to play a game with an anonymous player, but I keep getting the message: Unable to create match. Please try again later. I have been trying to open my games and creating new games for 4 days. Very dissatisfied with the App. I think it wants me to upgrade and pay for the Deluxe Version. ### 1/5 — Fun but has flaws *2016-01-15, version 2.9.1* It's a fun game but it crashes a lot!! Also it continues to show that you have a game in queue (the red alert dot) even when you don't - I am never able to clear - very frustrating! ### 1/5 — Devenu NUL *2015-10-19* Super la mise à jour. Avant il était possible de jouer avec une autre personne, entre une version free et une version deluxe, aujourd'hui c'est impossible car pour faire la même chose maintenant il faut payer. Tchao Five-O, un service gratuit devenu payant, puis quoi encore !! ### 2/5 — Great game..but killed by ad crashes *2018-06-23* If you have this in its original state, don't upgrade it. All the "upgrade" does is embed ads after every game, and if you try to play it again it crashes! You have to restart the app to play again. Horrible experience from a great game. I guess they don't care, they just want you to pay for the new ad free version. No wonder....to program an app to crash is terrible. ### 2/5 — Fun game; needs serious work *2015-02-20* The game is definitely fun; it's sorta like "Arithmetic with Friends". That being said, the app constantly shows a red dot indicating that it is my turn, but it isn't. The ads are also extremely obnoxious, trying to force users into paying for the paid version, but when the game is super buggy, it doesn't seem right to make the free version more-or-less unplayable. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Pretty good, too much long ads *2026-01-31, version 2.10.1* Too long adds ### 5/5 — Läuft *2025-08-21* Wie immer ohne Probleme ### 5/5 — Love it *2025-08-03, version 2.10.1* Fab game, so very enjoyable. ### 5/5 — Brain power *2025-02-17* Absolutely love the game. It’s a great brain game. Taught my co worker how to play, will be showing more people this game. ### 5/5 — Worth the Download *2021-05-03* Game is relaxing, with enough levels to make it challenging. Ads are there, but unobtrusive - always a giant plus for me! ### 5/5 — Love this game *2017-04-04, version 2.9.2* The only thing that would make it perfect is the an (optional) ability to chat with opponents. By far my favorite game!! ### 5/5 — Five O *2017-02-05, version 2.9.2* This game is loads of fun and very addictive. Told my friends and they're hooked 2! Keeps my math sharp. ### 5/5 — An AMAZING game *2016-10-31, version 2.9.2* Five-O is an amazing game that entertains you and sharpens your math skills simultaneously! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2016-06-22, version 2.9.1* The game is fun to play, and I enjoy it a lot. But, if I want to use a hint (you get one each game), you have to watch an ad, which can be annoying. But other than that, I haven't run into any other problems. 😘 ### 5/5 — Review *2016-01-16, version 2.9.1* Fun and addictive --- *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 2026-08-13.*