# Happy Shape Blast — user reviews > 88 indexed App Store user reviews of Happy Shape Blast by CharStudio OU, rated 4.27/5 from 129 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/happy-shape-blast/id920788289/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/happy-shape-blast/id920788289.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 74 · 4★ 28 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Happy Shape Blast? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 😊 Addictive and fun gameplay - 👍 No life system or waiting periods - 🎨 Cute graphics and happy character design - 🎵 Pleasant music and sound effects - 🧩 Good match-3 puzzle mechanics - 💰 Relatively inexpensive compared to similar games - 🎯 Challenging difficulty progression - 📱 Clean, user-friendly interface **Cons** - 📺 Excessive advertisements throughout gameplay - 💸 Requires boosters to progress at higher levels - ⏱️ Time limits too restrictive on higher levels - 🐛 Frequent technical glitches and crashes - 🎮 Game resets progress after crashes - 🔄 Pause feature doesn't work properly - 💡 Hints appear too frequently and can't be disabled - 📊 Unclear level information (moves/time display) - 🎨 Recent UI update too childish and colors blend - 🔄 Inconsistent booster tracking after purchases **Commonly reported bugs** - Black screen crashes requiring app restart - Game progress reset after technical glitches - Pause button causes level restart - Purchased boosters not recorded in game - Ad-earned boosters not tracked properly - Hint button malfunction on higher levels - Flashing button redirects to App Store - Game loads very slowly - Screen display issues after closing mid-level **Most requested features** - Add more levels (frequently requested) - Restore free daily boosters/helpers - Option to disable or reduce hints - Ad-free premium version - Ability to restart completed game - More time allocation for higher levels - Better visual clarity for players with vision issues - Revert to older UI design (version 1.2.4) - Option to pause and resume levels - Display move/time counters clearly ## Newest reviews (13 of 88) ### 4/5 — Love it but needs one improvement *2020-08-06, version 2.0.6* I have played this game for years and love that more levels have been added. Just one small improvement would make me give it 5 stars...please add a free daily booster! This game used to have it but somewhere along the way it was removed. SO FRUSTRATING because all the other Smiley games have free daily boosters. **Developer response:** You can make any purchase in the game to permanently remove the ads. When you e.g. use all the arrows (booster), you can buy more for only $0.99, and this will remove ads. ### 4/5 — Simple fun *2019-07-20, version 2.0.3* I enjoy not having to buy lives, but where does it show how many moves or how much time you have for each level? It’s very frustrating to get close and have it just close. Otherwise, it’s challenging enough to hold my interest without having to wade through stories, or cutesy characters to play, **Developer response:** The time bar is on the right side of the screen. But you can swap it to the left side in the Pause menu if you prefer. ### 4/5 — Love it but... *2019-06-10, version 2.0.3* Why doesn’t this game give daily helpers like all the other Smiley Gamer games? I play so many Smiley games and love them. But this one has me stuck for weeks! Please give helpers and I can give 5 stars! ### 4/5 — Love, but. *2019-02-05, version 2.0.1* I have been playing this and loving it for a long time. I hate the hints and can’t find a way to remove them. I hardly have a second to look around before hints are showing up. Would love the option to remove the hints. **Developer response:** You can disable the hints in the Pause screen. The Pause button is on the top right while playing the level. On the Pause screen you can tap the white button with 2 arrows pointing at each other to disable hints. Hints are disabled when the red checkmark is gone. Have fun! ### 4/5 — Horrible *2019-01-17, version 2.0* Glad more levels have finally been added since I started playing over 4 years ago. But this newest update is horrible. Too small, colors blend, and badddddd for people with visual issues. Would rather have the old 200 level version. ### 4/5 — I like. it *2017-02-24, version 1.2.4* Fun and challenging but no rewards like on other smileygamer games? How come? ### 4/5 — Addictive game *2016-07-18, version 1.2.3* This game is so addictive and fun. My one complaint is that instead of giving you more time on the higher games , they seem to give less time. ### 5/5 — Good challenge *2016-07-02, version 1.2.3* Good challenge at all levels. Worthy to be included with games to be kept on the iPad ### 5/5 — Lovely Game *2016-05-16* The little faces make me laugh, colourful and fun to play. ### 5/5 — Very Fun *2016-05-16, version 1.2.3* This was a very fun game. I like the hint option it was very helpful in my first level. Challenging but fun to play. Nice job. ### 4/5 — Happy game *2016-04-28* Not quite as addictive as Candy Crush but love the happy faces and music is fab ### 4/5 — Happy Shape Blast *2016-04-21* Nice fast moving game. Usual format smooth running, not too many adverts. ### 4/5 — Love it but need some more *2016-04-06, version 1.2.3* The game is nice and Addictive. The ads do not obstruct game play. But has only 196 levels that got over pretty fast. Also the game loads very slow. Pls fix these minor things. But overall gr8 game ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Happy shape blast *2019-02-02* I’m going to delete this game. I purchased the assortment pack of game helps and it doesn’t record it on the game. Neither do the ones you earn when watching an ad. Piece of crap! **Developer response:** Sorry to hear this. Please contact our support team using the Contact button on the Settings screen inside the game. This way they can give you the missing purchased items and investigate the problem. The booster you get for watching an ad before the level is placed inside the level board. It's not added to your inventory of boosters. ### 1/5 — Update sucks *2019-01-17* The new update sucks. The display is WAY too childish. Can you make it possible to go back to the version 1.2.4 PLEASE?! ### 1/5 — Not happy *2016-02-17, version 1.2.3* This used to be my favorite game. I was at level 40 with 7 extra times purchased. The game glitched went to black screen and when it finally came back on four days later it started over at level 1 and my extra times purchased were gone. I am not happy. I have no way to get my money back and all of the time spent getting to that level was wasted. ### 2/5 — AD’s Galore:( *2020-10-27, version 2.0.6* I have yet to see a game with sooo many ads, and looong boring with a capital “B”. And I am 68 years young and started computer gaming with our Tandy TRS80 in 1983, and Pong was a lot better and faster than this ad infested game! Just saying... ### 2/5 — Used to be amazing, but now it's just loaded with ads *2017-07-30, version 1.2.4* I used to be able to play this game for hours at a time, and would happily just pay for the game, but no. It now has a major ad after every single round and is just awful to play. Please, just give home the option for no ads and I'll happily take it, but the game as it now stands is just plain no longer fun anymore. **Developer response:** You can remove ads by purchasing any pack of boosters in the game, e.g. the pack of 5 hammers for $0.99. ### 2/5 — Too many ads *2015-03-12* Nag, nag, nag. Annoying! Constant pop ups to buy other games. Enough to make me stop playing and delete. No sound. Push push push to buy in game bonuses. Forget it. If I can't go on posing without spending money? That's it, done! Delete! ### 3/5 — I Cannot Play This Anymore *2024-10-01* I have been playing this game for a long time, and it’s a great game, but I cannot play anymore. When you reach the higher levels, it is impossible to win the level without extra boosters (time, bombs, etc.). And I have been buying them, but no more. Finally common sense took over and I decided I was spending my money just to win some stupid level in some stupid game. And for what? No more. ### 3/5 — Would like to love it *2019-03-03, version 2.0.2* Great game but it keeps jamming on me, now all I get is a black screen. Have turned the phone off and on but to no avail. Please fix. **Developer response:** Can you force close the app? After this it should work again. Please contact our support team about this problem. ### 3/5 — Don't enjoy timed games *2016-09-24, version 1.2.3* Sorry. I will be deleting this game soon. I do not like timed games. I enjoy playing games for relaxation and having the time to use a little strategy, not just mindlessly blasting away. Take away the timing, and I would give this 5 stars. ### 3/5 — Cute & Fun *2015-08-07, version 1.2.3* This a cute & relaxing game. So nice to not run out of lives. The only reason I don't give this 5 stars is that the "Pause" feature does NOT work. If you hit pause the game starts the level over again. It is the same if you close the game in the middle of the level, when you open it back up it starts you over again. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing *2022-10-21, version 3.0.0* So when I downloaded this i was expecting what i found i love keep up the great work! ### 5/5 — Fun *2019-12-21* Lots of fun ### 5/5 — Any more levels? *2017-09-18, version 1.2.4* I finished this game on my iPad, so I started playing on my iPhone. Are there any more levels coming? To finish you need to purchase some hammers/bombs, but the cost is minimal so it's a relatively inexpensive, but fun game to play! **Developer response:** We haven't changed anything in this game in a very long time. Can you please contact our support team at support@smileygamer.com and give some more details? Include which device and iOS version you're using, and when you last played the game before you updated it. Thanks. ### 5/5 — Happy shape blast *2017-03-07* A wonderful game love the boosters lots of fun hours of entertainment love the little faces 5 stars for sure ### 5/5 — Great entertainment. *2017-01-07, version 1.2.4* Be careful you can spend hours entertaining yourself. ### 5/5 — The fun never stops *2016-12-26* Yippee- finally a game that has limitless lives. Bonus - it's fun ++ ### 5/5 — Love smiley gamer games *2016-11-20, version 1.2.4* I love this particular game I have played it for 3 yrs. and it's still a challenge . Pluses the shapes seem as if they are smiling at me , thank you so much! ### 5/5 — Addicted *2016-08-29, version 1.2.3* I cannot stop playing this game!!!! ### 5/5 — Loving it. *2016-08-19, version 1.2.3* Challenging, yet fun and rewarding........love this game. Would definitely suggest for passing time. ### 5/5 — Great game *2016-08-19, version 1.2.3* Great game but I have finished very level and hope more can be added --- *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 2026-06-10.*