# Franchise Hockey: Pro GM — user reviews > 276 indexed App Store user reviews of Franchise Hockey by Fantasy Mogul Inc, rated 4.60/5 from 2,656 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/franchise-hockey-pro-gm/id1327981700/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/franchise-hockey-pro-gm/id1327981700.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,092 · 4★ 342 · 3★ 71 · 2★ 35 · 1★ 116 ## What do users think of Franchise Hockey? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay - 👍 Simple and easy to learn - 🏆 Great for hockey fans - 🕰️ Relaxing time-killer **Cons** - ⏱️ Long wait times between seasons - 💰 Pay-to-win model - 🤖 Questionable matchmaking algorithm - 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches **Commonly reported bugs** - Game getting stuck on loading screens - Challenges not tracking progress correctly - Issues with account switching and data transfer **Most requested features** - Ability to play actual games instead of just simulations - Shorter season wait times - More game modes and features - Improved rewards and progression system ## Newest reviews (15 of 276) ### 2/5 — Ads negative impact *2026-09-03, version 6.5.3* Played for a few years, but the additional ads discourage me from continuing to play daily as a break from my daily life. ### 1/5 — Poor direction *2026-09-02, version 6.5.3* Moving to an ad supported platform. Takes almost 5 tries to close out the ads. Needs ads for almost everything, all your free stuff will take so much time to get through it. ### 1/5 — Why?? *2026-09-02, version 6.5.3* Been playing this for a long long time but adding a paid pro pass where you need to either pay or watch ads to get player cards and power ups might make me leave. ### 4/5 — Daily items now require ads. *2026-09-02, version 6.5.3* The daily collectibles now require watching an ad to collect. This used to be a free daily collectibles, but the latest update says it improved ad experience. Basically it meant making you watch more ads. ### 3/5 — New Charge 👎🏼 *2026-09-02, version 6.5.3* I have absolutely loved playing this game, but I’m deleting it today. If the increased ad revenue and new $3.99 option to skip ads is necessary to keep the app, so be it. You’re the owners. Do what you have to do. But you’ll do it without me. And I hate that. It’s really a fun game. But l’m not sitting through endless ads or paying four dollars every time I want to skip them. ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-09-02, version 6.5.3* Thanks for introducing terrible ads to collect free items. App is going to get a lot less use. Bad move ### 4/5 — Excellent but…. *2026-09-01, version 6.5.3* I’ve been playing since it was Franchise Hockey ‘22; over four years. In that time through lots of grinding I’ve made it into the top 10 and have a decent roster, however this new ad assault for things that were just a click yesterday really has me not amused. Get free training session; watch an ad for a minute. Get a free team bonus; same thing. Get a feee medal; you get the idea. I don’t need ads for terrible games no one plays or financial advice from someone who doesn’t understand basic mathematics; get rid of it. It’s worked fine for the last four years, don’t wreck it now with this BS. For the support aspect, they’re tip top. I’ve used them a few times for software issues I’ve had and they’ve been very prompt and patient. The rosters reflect the game today as well as the historic teams and players we grew up watching. 4/5 just because the ads annoy me to the Nth degree. ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-09-01, version 6.5.3* Latest update makes you watch ads for everything. After years of playing I’m debating deleting the app. ### 1/5 — Now an ad-fueled nightmare *2026-09-01, version 6.5.3* Fun free to play for years, now multiple long ads required daily for basic gameplay or a monthly fee. Deleted, no longer worth it. ### 1/5 — schrott *2026-08-22* Zuerst versucht man Stufe 5 zu erreichen. Dafür muss man kaufen. Packs gibt es bei schlechten Season auch keine. Die Ergebnisse sind random. Man verliert gegen schlechte Teams. Das Spiel will einen schlichtweg keine Packs geben. Ohne Packs keine besseren Spieler. Trainieren geht auch nur mit Geld. Der Season Abschluss kostet auch Geld. Wenn man in der season feststeckt. Dann kann man das Spiel vergessen. Und Werbung schauen muss man auch. Letztendlich kommt man zum Spiel nicht mehr zurück, denn ohne Erfolgserlebnis, lässt man es. **Developer response:** Sorry to hear you got off to a rough start. If you're interested in getting some team-building advice, contact support through the app and let us know. ### 1/5 — Not fun *2026-07-23, version 6.5.1* I had to put in an email so I never got to play ### 2/5 — Can’t sign in *2026-05-10, version 6.4.18* I absolutely love this game and have been playing it for a couple of years now, however ever since the last update I can no longer sign in at all under any circumstances. I’ve been trying to reach ANYONE at Mogul for help. Devs, please help! ### 2/5 — Revues *2026-05-07, version 6.4.18* Too much grind and too much time waiting… ### 1/5 — Don’t get *2026-05-02, version 6.4.17* After a month won’t let me get into play but sends messages about it ### 4/5 — Great Game, one suggestion *2026-04-13, version 6.4.17* This game has been very enjoyable since I’ve downloaded it a few weeks ago. It’s fairly intuitive, the tutorial teaches you what you need to know, and the only ads are to get a few free packs every day, nothing forced. I love hockey and this game is a really fun way to kill time throughout the day. The only problem I have up to this point is the long wait times between seasons. Every time you start a regular season, a 16 hour timer starts to the end of the season. You can skip this timer with a season token, but they can feel a bit scarce at times. You can occasionally get them as pack, login, or challenge rewards, but you’ll still find yourself waiting a lot. You can buy the tokens if you want, but the price is high with 3 season tokens costing $6.99. The lack of tokens isn’t too bad because you can have an unlimited number of team files, but it can be a bit annoying when you’re trying to progress a specific one. If I were the developers, I would implement an ad system similar to the daily packs. Something like: watch 3 ads, get a season token. This would probably be a better system as it would allow them to make money (as they deserve for making a solid free to play game) through ad revenue for the people who can’t justify the price tag. People who can afford it could continue to pay, and they would likely make a at least a little bit more money Overall, this game is really fun, but I think something similar to the solution I offered would be a win-win for the community and the developers ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Use to be ad free *2026-09-05, version 6.5.3* This game use to be ad free then last update they added pro pass which just added ads or made you pay to be ad free again ### 1/5 — Poor direction *2026-09-04, version 6.5.3* Devs changing monetization to start forcing ads on gameplay that was previously free. ### 1/5 — advertisements out of nowhere *2026-09-04, version 6.5.3* they now make you watch ads to claim "free" training, bonus and medals this game sucks now. i have uninstalled the app and will not re-install unless you revert this empty-headed measure ### 1/5 — Was a great game until we got slammed with ads for daily stuff *2026-09-04, version 6.5.3* Played and grinded this game every day for almost a year now and probably going to stop playing all together because of having to watch ads to obtain bonuses and free training which was free up until now. Pretty sad that you’re forced to either watch numerous ads a day get stuff you would be getting multiple times a day for free or spend $3 every month to go back to how it used to be with an additional 300 RP and 5 coins. The 15 hour wait in between seasons is annoying too but at least that seemed to be apart of the grind with the game having to watch an ad to get a bonus or 20 training is ridiculous and I honestly expected better from them. Sad ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-09-04, version 6.5.3* Been playing for a long time. But now that all of the free daily claims are stuck behind ads, I think I may quit. Sucks because it’s such a great game. ### 1/5 — I used to love this app *2026-09-03, version 6.5.3* I’ve been playing this game for nearly three years. There were ads for the daily bonus packs which I can understand. With the latest update the developers added more add for other daily items that did not have ads before and offers add-free option but that only lasts for 30 days. I’m now debating on deleting this app and moving on. ### 1/5 — Very Disappointed in the Direction of This Game *2026-09-03, version 6.5.3* I have played Franchise Hockey for a long time and have invested a lot of time into building my teams. Until now, I have genuinely enjoyed the game. But suddenly attaching advertisements to free training and free bonuses that players previously received without having to sit through a video is incredibly disappointing. There is a big difference between offering an advertisement in exchange for an additional reward and taking something that has been part of the game for years and suddenly putting an advertisement in front of it. You encouraged people to play every day, build their franchises and invest countless hours into the game under one system. Once those players are invested, changing that system to squeeze additional advertising revenue out of the same activities feels like a bait-and-switch. And it’s not happening in isolation. The game already has long waiting periods, paid season skips, in-app purchases and optional advertising opportunities. There were already plenty of ways to monetize the game without taking existing free features and putting advertisements in front of them. I understand that developers need to make money. I have no problem with reasonable monetization, optional purchases or watching an advertisement to receive something extra. But there needs to be some respect for the people who have supported and played your game for years. For you to make a change like this out of nowhere tells longtime players that their time and loyalty aren’t particularly important. I believe taking established free benefits and suddenly making players watch advertisements to receive them is an unethical way to monetize a loyal user base. If this is the direction Franchise Hockey intends to stay with, then unfortunately I will have to move along. That’s disappointing because I’ve enjoyed this game for a very long time. I hope enough longtime players speak up that you reconsider this decision. ### 1/5 — They’ve gone the way of season passes and paying money. Not worth it! *2026-09-02, version 6.5.3* I’ve played this game sense close to 2020. On my old account I paid close to $30 for this game if not $50. It was lost even though I am still with apple. They have sense added ads for items that were free daily items (training, small bonus, and player upgrade) or a paid $4 a month pass. This is ridiculous. I could already only play one season a day without paying money. Which takes ten minutes tops. Now they want $4 a month or three ads a day for items we would already get for free. Do better devs. A phone game should not have a season pass ever. Ads maybe I’ll watch one or two but four a day? This game was barely playable before with one season a day but now it’s just pure corporate greed. Don’t waste your time. Play an indie game where they have no ads and only ask for a one time fee. A million people at $4 a month is 4 million a month this company wants for a game that has the same output as ten years ago. No new modes no new graphics or logos. No multiplayer. But $4 a month is insane. ### 1/5 — Ad fest *2026-09-02, version 6.5.3* They just changed how they do ads. You now have the privilege of watching up to 9 1 minute ads just to collect daily rewards. If they revert the changes it’s a decent time killer. With these changes you’ll now spend more time watching ads than actually playing the game ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2026-09-02, version 6.5.3* Was a fun game but this last update added ads to most aspects of the game, most likely going to delete now ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-09-01, version 6.5.3* Makes me think plan and I don’t have to have finger and gaming skill because it requires me to have common sense and understanding ### 5/5 — Fun! *2026-07-27, version 6.5.1* SO FUN!!!!!!!!!! ### 5/5 — 10/10 *2026-06-18, version 6.4.20* Such an amazing app, I love how you have a timer until you can play another game, it helps me manage my screen time. Also, getting to open packs and receive some of your favorite players is super enjoyable as well. Another plus is the customer service, quick responses and they actually care to solve the issue. ### 5/5 — Hockey lovers need this app *2026-06-10, version 6.4.20* I love this game. I play it multiple times a day. It’s entertaining, addictive and fun to play. You can either build your team with current NHL players or hockey players from the past. You can customize everything about your team from the players to the team team logo. I highly recommend playing this game. ### 5/5 — Pls help *2026-05-17, version 6.4.20* Just buy closing a tab and somehow got logged out so very fun game ### 5/5 — Must Play *2026-04-08, version 6.4.17* Fun game for hockey fans!! 10/10 ### 5/5 — Kaion *2026-04-06, version 6.4.17* Kaion ### 5/5 — Bug fixed *2026-01-26, version 6.4.7* Their bug fixes are inadequate. They claimed to have fixed issues and after two weeks I am still unable to log into game. Their IT department is lacking considerably in knowledge of how to repair game issues. Was cool while it lasted but all the bug issues are ridiculous ### 5/5 — Kaion *2026-01-16, version 6.4.7* Kaion ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-01-01, version 6.4.7* Great game and the customer service is actually really great. They helped me recover my team when I accidentally lost them. The challenges are lots of fun, as well! --- *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 2026-09-08.*