# Hangman Pro — user reviews

> 127 indexed App Store user reviews of Hangman Pro by Optime Software LLC, rated 4.40/5 from 76 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hangman-pro/id327456838/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hangman-pro/id327456838.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 50 · 4★ 17 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 4

## What do users think of Hangman Pro?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🧠 Excellent vocabulary building and mental stimulation
- 📚 Challenging word selection, especially hard difficulty level
- ⚡ Works offline without internet connection
- 👨‍👧‍👦 Great for family play and children's education
- 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay
- 📊 Continuous scoring and progress tracking
- 🆓 No advertisements in paid version
- 🎯 Multiple difficulty levels and categories
- ⏱️ Quick games for short play sessions
- 🔄 Minimal word repetition (especially in hard mode)

**Cons**

- 🔤 Font is hard to read and poorly designed
- 😤 Extremely difficult with many short words
- ⚠️ Game difficulty feels unbalanced
- 🎮 Limited gameplay variety and mechanics
- 💾 Game crashes and progress loss issues
- 🔁 Excessive word repetition in some modes
- 📱 Outdated UI and design
- 🌍 US-centric word dictionary
- ⏰ Games end too quickly with limited wrong guesses
- ❌ Spelling errors in word list

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on iPhone 11 Pro before opening
- Game adds missed word when playing offline
- Win/loss ratio corrupted after reaching 100 games
- Game incorrectly marks words as lost on login
- Long startup time
- Incompatible with iPhone X and iOS 11
- Stuck in word-writing mode unable to return to normal play

**Most requested features**

- Multiplayer online mode to play with remote opponents
- Two-player mode with shared word selection
- Landscape mode support for larger screens
- Ability to extend number of wrong guesses allowed
- Rollover unused tries to next game
- Word definitions and dictionary lookup
- Display winning words after game completion
- Time-based scoring system
- Bonus points for perfect games (zero wrong guesses)
- More word categories (cars, characters, etc.)
- Ability to save game progress mid-play
- Spell-check functionality
- Additional body parts for more guesses
- Filter options (minimum word length, specific categories)
- Help/tutorial page
- Local WiFi multiplayer mode

## Newest reviews (16 of 127)

### 3/5 — Hangman Pro

*2022-10-02, version 1.45*

I really like this game but there could be a few improvements.  The letters are not easy to distinguish.  A and R are really difficult to read.  I think the the font could be a little more readable.  Also when playing hangman the actual scaffold is not used as one go and think that makes the game end too quickly, especially for younger players.

### 3/5 — Ok

*2022-09-02*

Maybe I am too stupid to figure it out but would like 2 player where computer picks the words…maybe there is a way for that…should also have a 2 minute time clock.

### 4/5 — Great game

*2021-10-23*

Suggest that if you solve in less than the allotted tries that the remaining tries should rollover. Also, show the winning word as well as the losing one.

### 4/5 — Review

*2021-02-23*

Hangman pro makes me feel happy inside.

### 4/5 — Excellent

*2020-03-14, version 1.45*

Excellent game

### 4/5 — Overall a good challenge

*2019-05-11*

This is a good game that can be played off line too.  I like that I can play against the game versus other persons.  My main frustrations are the vast number of three and four letter words with so few guesses allowed.  In addition, there should be some special “extra credit” of some sort when the word is guessed with zero wrong guesses.  I love not having advertisements.

### 4/5 — I really like Hangman

*2018-08-08*

Hangman is very well thought out and I don't like to play... most of the time. 

The only thing that I would like to see changed is REDUCING the number of three or four letter words that have 10 to 15 possibilities... for example:  bat, cat, eat, fat, hat, mat, oat, pat, rat, sat, tat, vat.

I like to play to win and words like these hurt my win/loss ratio.

### 4/5 — iPhone X + iOS 11 update

*2018-01-13, version 1.45*

Update for iPhone X display and iOS 11 please.

### 4/5 — Fun

*2017-08-10*

I like it.

### 4/5 — Well designed and easy to use

*2017-05-01*

I enjoy the challenge and find it easy to use. I worry that the puzzles may repeat too frequently but so far have seen only a few repeats.

### 5/5 — The best software version of Hangman

*2017-04-11*

Only when I'm off line does Hangman reuse words. Love this game.

### 5/5 — Great game

*2017-03-26*

Awesome to play

### 5/5 — Hangman

*2017-03-14*

I enjoy Hangman, it is mind stimulating which
in today's world is needed and encouraging.

### 4/5 — Good game

*2017-01-12, version 1.40*

Good game that could use a few adjustments like more of a selection of words, it tends to repeat a lil much but an overall great game. Reminds me of my childhood & it also keeps it recent.

### 4/5 — Good game.

*2016-09-04, version 1.40*

Fun.

### 5/5 — Fun

*2016-08-31, version 1.40*

Even at the medium level of difficulty, this game is a challenge. I hope it will improve my speed at scrabble too.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Bit crap

*2023-10-11, version 1.45*

Bought this for my son. Pointless and ridiculously difficult. No subject matters. Fonts are barely distinguishable. Definitely not worth paying for.

### 1/5 — Can’t get them right

*2020-12-18*

You hardly can get them right.

### 1/5 — Crashes on iPhone 11 Pro Before Finish Opening

*2020-01-05*

on iPhone 11 Pro running iOS 13.3 this app crashes before it finishes opening.  Else I would give 5-stars for the app and for being the premium version without ads

### 1/5 — This is Abandonware

*2017-01-31, version 1.40*

This is abandonware. Optime has abandoned all of these games in favor of in-app-purchases. Apple is allowing developers to continue selling software that will absolutely slow your device.

### 1/5 — Not better

*2015-10-17, version 1.40*

Oct 2015 update: no improvement. Still no scores. Still far too many very short words.  

Previous review: Useless because the game does not keep score. 

Original review
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To begin with, the font is a horrible fake Japanese/chalk-type thing and is seriously unpleasant to read.  Apart from the dregs-font the app is pretty good. The usual American spellings and such but still fun.  And far too many 3 or 4 letter words which rely only on luck to solve not on any skill.

Change the crappy font.

### 1/5 — Stuck

*2012-10-14, version 1.25*

Stuck at having to write in words - cant get game back to forming its own words - very frustrating

### 1/5 — Poor

*2011-11-10, version 1.10*

Not a fan at all!!!!! Font is terrible

### 1/5 — Hangman

*2010-02-15*

La version d'évaluation est en Français. Si vous achetez la version illimité vous avez la trés désagréable surprise que tout est en anglais. Aucun intêret de jouer au pendu avec les enfants qui ne savent pas encore cette langue. Pas de possibilités egalement de changer la langue. C'est purement de l'arnaque.

### 2/5 — Hangman

*2012-02-18, version 1.20*

Text hard too read. Levels not realistic easy shouldn't have many four letter words as no opportunity to use skill

### 2/5 — Average at best

*2011-08-04, version 1.10*

A little bit boring when playing against the iPhone. I wouldn't recommend this app.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — A neat app

*2025-08-28*

I have been using this app for more than 7 years now and I like the clean interface of the game. It has a permanent presence on my home screen and is my go to app whenever I have to wait anywhere.

### 5/5 — I agree with dxjager

*2022-05-31*

Great game. Lots of fun, of course thr idea behind hangman is one guesses the word in 8 or 9 tries depending on how the gallows is make and how the man is made. I’ve played hang man where the gallows is 3 wrong answers and the man is 5 wrong answers. This game seems to be the best of those worlds. 
My strngth is I read a lot and have a fair idea how words are formed fron prefix & suffix which helps in guessing the right letters even when there is only one wrong guess left. 
I chose thr pro version because when I got to 100 games with a 60% win ratio, the game crashed and I had to begin again. I am hoping that that won’t happen with the paid version.

### 5/5 — IF YOU LOVE WORDS

*2021-11-28*

This is entertaining for a “wordie”…great for keeping your mind sharp!

### 5/5 — Brain tonic

*2021-07-29, version 1.45*

This game is very challenging and increases our vocabulary too.

### 5/5 — Love the “Hard” Words Challenge

*2020-07-07*

By using the “Hard” (words) challenge I am reminded of, and sometimes learn, words that build up my vocabulary. Double your fun!

### 5/5 — Dyches1

*2020-04-30*

It’sa good game and the words are unique. I would give it a 4 and ½ stars.

### 5/5 — Nice game

*2020-01-25*

This game is awesome and hard, challenging and nice and only cost two dollars :D

### 5/5 — Only one little glitch

*2019-10-17*

I generally love playing this game, online or off, but I hate when it adds a missed word while offline.  I played the “hard” version and was up to 123 words without an error.  I turned the app down and when I came back to the game several hours later, the score was 123 and 1; the game added a missed word after I had left the game.  Very frustrating...  I had hoped that would stop when I upped from free to pay version.

### 5/5 — Hangman

*2018-10-14, version 1.45*

All good fun

### 5/5 — Awesome!

*2017-04-14, version 1.45*

Great, wonderful, and awesome game; One of the best! 😃

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