# Halloween Heat — user reviews > 81 indexed App Store user reviews of Halloween Heat by Sprakelsoft GmbH, rated 4.30/5 from 176 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halloween-heat/id473507897/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halloween-heat/id473507897.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 110 · 4★ 36 · 3★ 16 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of Halloween Heat? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 😊 Highly addictive and fun gameplay - 🎃 Excellent Halloween theme and atmosphere - 🎵 Great music and sound design - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Suitable for all ages - ⏱️ Multiple game modes with varying difficulty - 🆓 Full version without paywalls - 🧩 Simple but engaging match-3 mechanics - ⚡ Good for quick gaming sessions **Cons** - 📺 Ads cover bottom row of game, blocking gameplay - 💰 Ad removal purchase doesn't work - 🐛 Game crashes frequently - 🔊 Repetitive sound effects and howling - 👁️ Graphics quality issues causing eye strain - ❌ Difficulty closing ads without interference - 🎮 Limited gameplay depth and challenge **Commonly reported bugs** - Ad banner persists after purchasing ad removal - Ads cover bottom row of game board making it unplayable - Ad close button non-functional with 'ad police' message appearing - Game crashes without warning - Graphics rendering issues causing visual discomfort **Most requested features** - Resume from last completed level instead of restarting - More varied sound effects beyond howling - Bonus rewards for 4+ piece matches - Themed versions for Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter - Better power-ups and special piece reactions - Improved graphics quality - Shuffle board instructions clarification ## Newest reviews (14 of 81) ### 4/5 — Lots of fun *2013-10-24, version 1.4* Love the cute Halloween theme. The normal mode can get very challenging and the 60 second game is just right for in between meetings and classes. Maybe an option to change the howl when you match to something else would make it even better. ### 5/5 — 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 *2013-10-15, version 1.4* Play every day 👻 . Happy Halloween 🎉.😻 Five 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟.💋 Love it. ### 5/5 — Fun *2013-10-14, version 1.4* Love the Halloween theme. Lots of fun! ### 4/5 — Lots of fun 4 stars *2013-10-11, version 1.4* Just needs iOS 7 support and new music instead of it keep repeating the song over and over ### 4/5 — Happy Halloween *2013-10-09, version 1.4* Pretty cool. It would be more fun if there were better train reactions and power pieces for getting four or more in a row. ### 4/5 — Fun *2013-10-09, version 1.4* Addictive!! ### 5/5 — ?? *2013-10-07, version 1.4* I love love love it!! ### 4/5 — This game is very addictive! *2013-09-21, version 1.4* This is a fun app to play for Halloween and its an addictive game😁 ### 5/5 — Addictive!!! *2013-09-18, version 1.4* Very fun! Download this now ### 5/5 — Great game *2013-09-17, version 1.4* Fun and addicting!! ### 5/5 — Game *2013-09-16, version 1.4* Fun ### 5/5 — Gets you in a Halloween mood! *2013-09-08, version 1.4* Fun, simple game. Love Halloween 🎃 ### 5/5 — Love it!! *2013-09-02, version 1.4* Simple but addictive. Love the Halloween theme too ### 5/5 — Addictive *2013-08-30, version 1.4* Love it ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Purchased “no ads” and ads continue to cover game *2019-09-07, version 1.6* Have played this game off and on for years. Noticed ads were popping up and covering the game. Purchased the $1.99 option to remove ads. I have loaded and unloaded the game and the game continues to display ads while playing. ### 2/5 — Real missed opportunity *2012-10-04* Sub-par graphics, unexciting gameplay, no incentives to continue playing. No bonus for 4+ matches was the first thing that irritated me, especially since that's a pretty generic element in almost all match-3 games. The "sparkle" around newly added blocks lasts way too long and complicates getting rapid-fire combos. The pictures on the app's icon were sharper than within the app itself. Could have been a great seasonal addition to my library, but instead will be promptly deleted. ### 3/5 — Fun, but *2025-04-06, version 1.6* Fun, but once you purchase it to remove ads it doesn’t recognize it and continues to have the ad banner at the bottom. ### 3/5 — An all-time fave game of mine but... *2019-07-08, version 1.6* PLEASE FIX the AD covering the BOTTOM ROW of the GAME!! love this game and always have, but now there is an ad that pops up at the bottom that completely COVERS the bottom row of figures to the point you can’t play it at all. I have lost games trying. Even if you try to X out to close the ad, a msg from the “ad police” comes on and offers to “report it” but then it goes back to the SAME ad with the SAME inability to X out of it. Can this PLEASE be fixed? Also, for potential players, it’s a great game, but the music and sound effects are awful, I went to Settings and turned both off almost right away. Enjoy! WILL you EVER fix the fact that ads cover the bottom row??????? I love when it says “Ad Closed By Google” but it STILL covers the bottom row!! PLEASE FIX!!!!!!!! ### 3/5 — The google ad ruins the game! *2019-04-26, version 1.6* I like the game but the ad runs right through it and you can’t play. ### 3/5 — It's good *2017-10-20, version 1.6* I enjoyed the Christmas game similar to this so I downloaded the Halloween app. For some reason the graphics on this version hurt my eyes. It's unpleasant to look at for me. So strange. ### 3/5 — Crashing *2017-06-05, version 1.4* I've been playing this game a long time. This past week it suddenly started crashing! Terrible now. Someone needs to fix this app! ### 3/5 — Halloween Hat *2012-11-13, version 1.4* Easy and addicting ### 3/5 — Ok game *2012-09-04, version 1.3* Fun, but not too challenging, so it gets old pretty fast. ### 3/5 — ? *2011-10-31, version 1.1* How do you shuffle the board? great game but when no more moves game tell you to shuffle and doesn't tell you how ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game *2018-08-24, version 1.6* I play this almost everyday. It’s fun, and great exercise for my eyes!! ### 5/5 — Jane *2017-11-05, version 1.6* Brilliant. More like this please. ### 5/5 — Great Halloween game! *2016-11-03, version 1.4* I really like this match 3 game. The graphics are just rightfor Halloween and the music is perfect, it's my favorite part! ### 5/5 — Fun!! Especially for Halloween lovers!! *2016-08-05, version 1.4* I really enjoy this game and the music makes it even better.. Great for getting into the Halloween spirit! ### 5/5 — Fun *2014-11-04, version 1.4* Love the game. ### 5/5 — Additive and fun *2014-10-27, version 1.4* Sound is annoying but the music is eerie cool. Gives great settings to normal, Quick, and unlimited timer to play. Such a fun additive Halloween game. ### 5/5 — A++ *2014-09-26, version 1.4* Luv it ### 5/5 — Halloween heat *2014-04-17, version 1.4* Great fun for any age love the 60 second challenge HAPPY SNAPPY HALLOWEENIE ### 5/5 — Fun *2014-02-24, version 1.4* My kids love this game! Great way to pass the time in the airport. Not too difficult; levels change for a bit of challenge. ### 5/5 — A blast! *2013-10-22, version 1.4* Lots of fun --- *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 2026-08-25.*