# Ink or Swim — user reviews > 31 indexed App Store user reviews of Ink or Swim by Valorian Games Pty Ltd, rated 4.74/5 from 471 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ink-or-swim/id1214155203/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ink-or-swim/id1214155203.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 393 · 4★ 56 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Ink or Swim? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎨 Excellent pixel art and aesthetic design - 👍 Responsive and intuitive controls - 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay mechanics - ✨ Charming character and world design - 🌊 Unique marine-themed environments - 💎 High-quality production for mobile game - 🎯 Simple yet challenging difficulty balance - 🎵 Great soundtrack quality **Cons** - 📺 Excessive video advertisements - 💰 Ads persist after paid purchase - 🔄 Duplicate world unlocks from random rewards - 🎵 Same music across all worlds - 🎮 Gameplay becomes repetitive over time - ⚠️ Offensive/racist advertisements displayed - 🛍️ Annoying clams and treasure box system **Commonly reported bugs** - Save data not persisting after closing app - Earned currency/shells lost on restart - Ad removal not working after purchase - Star protection does not prevent death as intended **Most requested features** - Ability to avoid duplicate world unlocks - Additional power-ups beyond rainbow star - Weapons or combat mechanics against jellyfish - Unique soundtrack for each world - Donation feature for developers - Bubble-clearing mechanic after star effects end ## Newest reviews (12 of 31) ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2018-02-16, version 1.0* This game is teally good i sugest checking it out :) ### 5/5 — Love *2018-02-14, version 1.0* This game fuels my urge to live, you need to get it. 100% real customer👌🏻 ### 5/5 — LOVE ITTT *2018-02-14, version 1.0* Very fun, makes you feel very intense towards a few minutes, good quality, love pixelated games, must get this game to play, I guarantee you’ll like it. ### 5/5 — You got me addicted lol *2018-02-14, version 1.0* At first I thought “okay, I’ll like this game and then I’ll lose interest like 2 days later.” NOPE. This game has the most addicting concept and I play it at least like 6 times a day. Wow. May I just suggest that there could be like some powerup (other than the rainbow star) to use to defeat the creatures? That’s it for my review! AMAZING game, so I give it 5 stars! ### 5/5 — 10/5 *2018-02-13, version 1.0* This game is so amazing. It is simple to play but challenging as well. To add to the gameplay it is so beautiful, the design of the backgrounds are so aesthetically pleasing and the soundtrack is AMAZING the only thing I would like to change is having a new soundtrack for every world, as of now my favorite world is mystic moat (the wizard one) but if it had a retro-midevil themed soundtrack it would be the best ### 5/5 — Fun! *2018-02-13, version 1.0* This app is fun! ### 5/5 — ONE OF THE BEST GAMES EVER *2018-02-11, version 1.0* You should really buy it it is like one of the BEST GAMES EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ### 5/5 — Very amazing but... *2018-02-10, version 1.0* Amazing game but you could add power ups or a weapon to fight the jellyfish ### 5/5 — Stellar *2018-02-09, version 1.0* This game is awesome and complex! ### 5/5 — Fun game *2018-02-09, version 1.0* Don’t usually care for these climbing-type games. I’ve tried several, but they don’t last. This one, however, is better. I like it. Simple, entertaining. ### 5/5 — Hey that's pretty good *2018-02-09, version 1.0* Good job amazon you finally put a fun game in the new games we love. Great game with a lot of gameplay and is very fun. xd ### 5/5 — Excellent *2018-02-08, version 1.0* I was very surprised by this game. I heard about it by word of mouth and I expected it to be just another dull app-game. But, it’s got excellent pixel graphics, and simple but very addictive gameplay. But perhaps best of all are the controls. They are super responsive and feel very good. Overall I think if you enjoy the infinite runner genre of games where you see how far you can go at once without messing up, this is a unique take on that type of game. Either way, I think it’s worth checking out. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Derogatory and Racist Ad *2020-04-13, version 1.2* I want this game removed. While my son was playing it had an ad stating “All Jews must die.” ### 1/5 — Save glitches are the worst! *2018-02-17, version 1.0* Glitchy. I got 295 on my first try, unlocked a level, earned a ton of shells, closed out of it, came back to it, and my earnings weren't saved! Except, strangely, my score. DELETED. ### 3/5 — Would be 5 stars but... *2019-11-11, version 1.2* I am still getting ads after making a purchase. In the game, it says that the purchase of any of the worlds removes ads from the game. But it didn’t work for me. I really hate being interrupted by ads and it makes it even more infuriating because I paid money to get rid of them. Otherwise this is a great game, with charming graphics and really good controls. I like how the jellyfish bounces off the walls and rapidly bouncing off the wall can be used strategically to get through tight areas. I just wish I wasn’t interrupted with ads that I paid to remove. ### 3/5 — Ye boi *2018-03-14, version 1.0* my friend loves this game so we she wants me to play to try to beat her. i don’t really like this game but i get $20 if i win soooo ### 3/5 — Too many video ads *2018-02-18, version 1.0* The gameplay is fun enough, if very basic. The problem is that the game is constantly wanting you to watch video ads. Also, the whole clams-and-treasure box system is annoying. There are tons of games with the same type of mechanics that don’t have those annoying addons. ### 4/5 — So many world duplicates. *2018-03-19, version 1.0* Although the prizes are completely random, I enjoy collecting clams to unlock new worlds, even if they unlock very infrequently, but I more often find myself receiving duplicates of them. Why not offer the option to avoid them by paying more clams? I know I would gladly use that feature. ### 4/5 — I really love it but it needs just one fix!! *2018-02-18, version 1.0* So, I really like the whole arcade genre on this game but one thing I do think you should fix is when you get clams (the money) to get a new water world, it sometimes gives you a duplicate!! I wasn’t happy about this because you spend your 250 clams on nothing !!you should take out the water worlds you already have so that doesn’t happen. It would be the best game that I’ve ever owned if you just fixed this one thing! Thank you guys for making such an excellent game! ### 4/5 — Good.... but *2018-02-14, version 1.0* This game had me hooked for the first day or two but then it got boring. It was the same thing every time. ### 5/5 — AMAZING! *2020-10-23, version 1.3* THIS GAME IS THE DOG’S BOLLOCKS! ### 5/5 — Aesthetic™️ *2020-08-17, version 1.3* I love the pixel art so much. I love unlocking new seas it's a bop ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2020-04-20, version 1.2* It’s a great game and reminds me of the Splatoon mini games! But everybody’s a critic. One minor thing that I don’t like is how the star after its affects does not do anything to protect you from dying. Add like a thing where after the affects were off the whole thing bubbles up getting rid of everything! It would make it easier. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2019-06-07, version 1.2* This game is fun I hope that the creator(s) make more great games like this one. ### 5/5 — A Testament to Great Mobile Games *2018-07-09, version 1.0* Ink or Swim is one of the relatively few well-made games on the mobile market. The game is oozing with charm and character which shows how passionate the developers were about this game. An example being the environments. Every time you unlock a new character, not only do you unlock a new skin, but also a new background. These backgrounds are unique, and a few even have some skins for enemies and hazards. Another example of passion is the title and the style. Unlike most mobile games, this doesn't have some 'Flappy Bird-Crossy Road' clone title, it has a pun, which is great. Also unlike most mobile games on the market right now, the protagonist of the game isn't some ball and other geometric shapes that have no substance whatsoever. It's a bunch of squids and a variety of other marine creatures. I really hope this fantastic game gets more attention. It's clear that the devs put their heart and souls into this, and I really wish they would add a donation feature. ### 5/5 — Best endless game EVER 10/10 *2018-06-24, version 1.0* It's just good ### 5/5 — The art and gameplay is amazing!!! *2018-02-27, version 1.0* This game is so creative and challenging, I love it! ### 5/5 — Super fun and charming *2018-02-22, version 1.0* My only real complaint is that the music doesn't change with the different worlds. Beyond that, it's a super adorable game that's easy to play and really addictive. The little subtle details in the different "worlds" are fun to notice, too. Definitely worth a try for almost anybody. ### 5/5 — Best game I ever played!!!!!!!! *2018-02-18, version 1.0* Good controls and so responsive when I tap it. ### 5/5 — Good game *2018-02-16, version 1.0* Good game --- *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.*