# Helix — user reviews > 129 indexed App Store user reviews of Helix by Ketchapp, rated 4.00/5 from 90 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/helix/id1229690363/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/helix/id1229690363.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 53 · 4★ 10 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of Helix? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay - 🎨 Stunning visuals and color changes - 🎵 Relaxing music and sound effects - ⚡ Simple and easy-to-learn controls - 🧠 Challenging and rewarding difficulty - ⏱️ Great time-killer for short sessions - 🎯 Well-designed game mechanics **Cons** - 📺 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay - 🐛 Frequent lag and performance issues - ⚙️ Poor jump responsiveness and sensitivity - 😤 Extremely difficult with no progression curve - 🔄 Game crashes and freezes - 👁️ Poor visibility on back ramps - 🚫 Ads pop up during active gameplay - 📱 Compatibility issues on older devices - 🎯 Unfair obstacle placement and timing - ⏰ Game speed too fast to react **Commonly reported bugs** - Ads popping up during active gameplay causing instant death - Game lag causing delayed jump response - Jump input not registering or registering late - Game crashes and iPad shutdowns - Inconsistent jump distance - Obstacles appearing without warning - Game freezing mid-play - Safari opening unexpectedly multiple times - Ads that cannot be closed - Ball visibility issues on dark ramps **Most requested features** - Tutorial or onboarding instructions - Easier difficulty mode or 'zen' mode - Ability to control ball rotation timing - First-person perspective option - Score sharing with friends via iMessage - Improved jump sensitivity settings - Slower ball speed option - Better obstacle visibility on back ramps - Ad-free gameplay option ## Newest reviews (10 of 129) ### 3/5 — Helix *2020-04-01, version 1.2* This is a very good game to play when your bored and absolutely fun but I do have just one problem in the middle of the game adds pop up and I can never complete a level because the adds pop up during the game and it’s kinda aggravating when your on something you want to complete but other than that the game is absolutely fun ### 4/5 — عالي هست فقط تمركز مي خواد *2020-01-09, version 1.2* 👍 ### 2/5 — Bad game *2019-02-12, version 1.2* This game is so bad it has to many adds.and the adds are not for kids. Bye ### 2/5 — Disappointing *2018-08-18* Disappointed there is adds all over the place and when you are in a game they pop up and then you have to start the game again ### 3/5 — Ads...😤 *2018-07-10, version 1.2* There are SO MANY FLIPPING ADS!! Look, I really like this game. It’s fun, it’s a time killer. But when I’m almost at the end of one of the levels and then an ad pops up and ruins my score! But really this is a good game. Keep up the good work! ### 4/5 — jogo *2017-09-26, version 1.2* otimo jogo, bem elaborado ### 2/5 — advertising throgh playing *2017-09-21, version 1.2* it is injoyed game but the problem is when playing more advertising come through playing then make me lose the game advertising must come after lose or win not when playing that make me lose then started again ### 3/5 — Good game. *2017-09-04, version 1.1.1* Hello everyone. I think this game is fun! It definitely is addictive. 😂 I find it very difficult. It is definitely hard at first, once you get the hang of it it gets better. But it is pretty hard. 😆😆 I think the idea was really good, and had a lot of potential. But it could be better. I love ketchapp. And I enjoy this game! But there could be some improvements. 😁👍🏼♥️ ### 5/5 — One of the best! *2017-08-30, version 1.1.1* I can play this game all day long! Definitely one of the best games on my phone. ### 5/5 — Игра красивая но очень сложная... *2017-08-29, version 1.1.1* 👍👍👍 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ужас *2018-04-11, version 1.2* Вылетает 🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🙀🙀 ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2018-03-19* Ads all over the place, come in during gameplay meaning you cannot move and you have to start over losing your score. ### 1/5 — RUBISH *2018-02-17* It glitches and every time you die it makes you watch an add it is a rubbish game I do not recommend it . All it does is does what it wants like it is controlling its self . ### 1/5 — Cest de la marde de chien *2018-01-24, version 1.2* De la marde jvous jure trop vite la boule tourne trop vite est impossible de passer ### 1/5 — ADS *2017-12-16, version 1.2* this game is about watching ads and closing them. some of them you can’t even close and have to restart the game ### 1/5 — Great idea... poor in reality *2017-09-27* I like the idea but it's so glitchy and therefore frustrating and the levels are so hard. ### 1/5 — Trash *2017-09-18, version 1.2* They set it so the adds pop up just before you tap, immediately taking you to their website. You'll spend more time exiting adds than actually playing the game. ### 1/5 — Not good *2017-09-05, version 1.1.1* Worst game ever ads always pop up when I have a good score and there are to many it's very frustrating and Annoying ### 1/5 — Straight up frustrating *2017-09-03, version 1.1.1* It would be fun maybe if it was a little more possible as well as the ads being out of it ### 1/5 — Very glitchy and too many ads *2017-08-30, version 1.1.1* Super annoying ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game! *2026-06-09, version 1.2* This game was actually really fun. At first I thought it was boring but it’s actually very entertaining the more you play it! ### 5/5 — Fun time passer for younger and older people *2020-07-31* This an amazing game for younger and older people. It’s easy to play once you work out how to. At first I had the issue of an ad popping up every time I’d just opened the app and tapped the screen to play, an easy way to solve this is by waiting a few seconds before you start playing the game as the ad will come then and you can press the close button in the bottom left corner. As well as this if you tap the green i in the top right corner of your screen it tells you to ‘tap to jump’. I hope this helps you! ### 5/5 — One of Ketchapp’s best games *2020-03-23, version 1.2* This game is extremely relaxing. The music, sounds effects, and visuals are absolutely stunning, and they are subtle enough that they don’t distract from the gameplay, which is a good challenge. There are ads, but turning off WiFi solves that problem. I have never reviewed a game before, but this one is so god I felt I had to! Overall, this game is definitely one of their best. ### 5/5 — Helix *2019-10-22, version 1.2* I just love the game helix everything about it ### 5/5 — Good game *2019-05-19* Simple game with easy controls. It’s a nice game to kill a few minutes or so eg. Waiting for a bus. It isn’t difficult so you can pick it up fairly easily. It hasn’t crashed or lagged for me so I don’t know what happened for the other people who say it doesn’t work. There are adverts but that’s what you’d expect from any free game. It would be nice if there was a way to share your score with friends over iMessage. ### 5/5 — Relaxing but Fun *2018-08-22* It’s not a perfect game, every now and again it won’t recognise you’ve tapped the screen. But it’s so fun and addictive to play and oddly relaxing. I ended up paying a few quid to remove the ads (bonus is coins are then worth double), which improved my experience of the game itself. ### 5/5 — Fun for the Mind *2018-07-15, version 1.2* This game is a lot of fun!❤️ But I only wish that you could circulate the track and choose when the ball move’s. ### 5/5 — Cool !!! *2017-09-10, version 1.1.1* Noice game ### 5/5 — Great game! *2017-09-06, version 1.1.1* Great game but you made it easier with this update! High score was 42 for awhile and broke that today with a 68. Hella addicting ### 5/5 — GAY AF *2017-09-02, version 1.1.1* ITS A LAGGY GAME WHICH MAKES IT GAY AF --- *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 2026-07-22.*