# InstaGourd Halloween Carving — user reviews > 23 indexed App Store user reviews of InstaGourd Halloween Carving by Merrill Caldwell, rated 4.40/5 from 714 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/instagourd-halloween-carving/id1439757596/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/instagourd-halloween-carving/id1439757596.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 484 · 4★ 111 · 3★ 53 · 2★ 38 · 1★ 28 ## What do users think of InstaGourd Halloween Carving? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎨 Wide variety of stencils and designs - 👍 No ads or minimal ads interruption - 🎭 Fun and creative pumpkin customization - 📤 Ability to share creations in gallery - ⏰ Halloween countdown feature - 🎯 Easy to use and intuitive gameplay - 🎪 Nostalgic pumpkin carving experience - 🆓 Free to download with no in-app purchases required **Cons** - 😐 Limited gameplay variety and content - 🎨 Limited color options (rainbow fill only) - 📉 Graphics could be improved - 🔄 Repetitive gameplay after initial use - ❓ Confusing UI for some users - 💰 Misleading free-to-play model with paid stencils - 🎯 Limited customization options beyond pumpkins **Commonly reported bugs** - Color filling inconsistency between app store preview and actual gameplay - Unclear functionality for certain features **Most requested features** - Ability to color objects other than pumpkins - Trick-or-treating gameplay mode - More design and stencil options - Double-tap fill functionality for all colors, not just rainbow - Contact information or support menu for developers - More frequent content updates ## Newest reviews (5 of 23) ### 5/5 — Ask me *2022-07-11, version 5.4* We we we Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssome ### 5/5 — Amazing game! *2021-10-27, version 5.4* This game is very good! Like very well made, love that there is no ads, and I just wanted to say that the devs did a really good job! Keep up the good work and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!🎃 ### 5/5 — Great game *2021-10-23, version 5.3* Love it ### 5/5 — halloween *2021-10-18, version 5.3* happy halloween I hope you’re going to have a good halloween and by the way I am 9 ### 5/5 — This app is amazing! *2020-10-12, version 4.0* The pumpkins that you can create and share are awesome! I love how the ads don’t take up the entire screen and interrupt game play. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad *2021-10-26, version 5.4* They made us use this at school ### 1/5 — Not free - $1.99 buys the stencils *2019-10-26, version 2.5* Not free - $1.99 buys the stencils. It is clearly marked “get” implying you get something for free. There is nothing useful in the app when you download the app for “free”. Those that charge honestly mark the price clearly. Don’t waist your time. There are truly free stencils are all over the internet. The developer waisted his time putting this nonsense together. ### 2/5 — Not that fun *2022-10-30, version 5.4* So I thought this would be fun. It had no in-app-purchases and it was cool for kids (4+) and it was true. At first, I had fun decorating The pumpkin but then I found that you could blow it up in 4 or 5 ways…why would you do that?!!? Huh. Anyways, I went back to the App Store and figured out you could color the pumpkin, but when I went back to the game you couldn’t (is it a lie?) now it’s kind getting a bit boring, that’s why I rated it 2 stars. But it’s still good. In 2 stars I would say it 20%! Bye! ### 2/5 — Not the best but it’s kind of meh 🫤 *2022-08-07, version 5.4* At first I had no idea what you were supposed to do in the game but then I started messing around with it and it was a tiny bit fun but not really good graphics and there’s not really much to do and maybe you can hit a button and you can have all kinds of designs or something like that but they really only have a couple of options I mean it has a little bit but not the most. Halloween was coming up I realize that there was only like 81 more days or something until Halloween so I got excited and I wanted to get a Halloween game to celebrate the holiday because Halloween is one of my favorite holidays it looks cute and fun and all but there’s not really much to I get it that it’s kind a hard to create a game about a holiday but at least try to get some updates in it or something so it’s not as boring. Besides all that it’s a cute Halloween game and I think that you can have a tiny bit fun with it if you mess around with it so yeah but I just want to say happy Halloween and have a scary night 💀👻👹🎃🕷🧡🖤 **Developer response:** Thank you for your review, Tom! We’ll do our best to add more fun and improve the graphics for this season. If you have anything specific you’d like to see, please let us know. We hope you’ll give it another try after the next update. Hope you have a fantastic Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 ### 4/5 — Can we color anything else except the pumpkin? *2025-10-11, version 8.0.0* Why can’t we go trick-or-treating and like cartoon looking ### 4/5 — Very fun, but also a little bit tricky *2024-07-15, version 7.3.0* I like how it has a countdown until Halloween and that comes in handy and I like how in the game you can carve pumpkins in and make whatever you want on the pumpkin, which is pretty cool for an artist like me at first I didn’t like it, but now I think it’s amazing when you get good on the app 💀👻👹🎃🕷🧡🖤 ### 4/5 — 🎃Good but not great.🎃 *2022-08-24, version 5.4* You know its just hard to shake off that Halloween spirit on August. I love Halloween games as I grew up trick or treating with my friends right before the pandemic started. I miss the old days you know? Okay so this app is wonderful. I always wanted to carve a pumpkin in real life but never have. This is just right for me on Halloween. I like how you can make custom carvings rather than the default ones. You did very good with making the ability to change the background. Its even better that I can shared my work with others rather than just loosing it all. I recommend you add a little menu showing a countdown when Halloween Arrives. I was wondering do you have any emails, social medias, that I can contact you on for support just in case? Thanks! ### 4/5 — No ads *2021-10-26, version 5.4* I love that there’s no ads ### 5/5 — Halloween Fun 🎃 *2025-10-20, version 8.2.0* Lots of fun stencils. I love how you can paint the pumpkins & share them in the Gallery. Definitely worth downloading! ### 5/5 — Awesome pumpkins 😋 *2025-10-20, version 8.2.0* I love this app! There are sooo many stencils. The Demon Slayer ones are my FAVORITES ❤️ download this app nowwww ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love the app *2025-10-18, version 8.1.1* I can do a lot of things in this app I don’t have any problems I don’t even have adds it is just perfect 👌🏻 ### 5/5 — Da best *2025-09-24, version 7.5.2* It is just awesome but you can double tap to fill rainbow but not other colors. A note from Frenchfridog. ### 5/5 — Loving it *2025-09-23, version 7.5.2* I think this app should be bleached on everything and I say everything I mean everything because it is so awesome and it’s just so amazing. I think it would be the best thing. ### 5/5 — Super cool *2024-10-28, version 7.5.2* I really, really like is really good and I have seen any ads ### 5/5 — Jazarah *2022-11-06, version 5.4* 30301 ### 5/5 — Jack’s Halloween pumpkin maker download it now *2022-10-22, version 5.4* Download this game it’s the best I gave it a five star rating download it ### 5/5 — Download it 100%! *2022-10-09, version 5.4* I was in the car being bored, so I downloaded this game! As soon as I made my pumpkin it was like when I was younger carving a pumpkin with my mum! So I definitely recommend you get this game! ### 5/5 — Download this app! It’s SOOOO fun! 🥳🤩 *2022-08-09, version 5.4* Hey guys! Today I was on the App Store and I searched countdowns for my birthday P.S it’s in September) but I found this app instead. And I thought wow what a fun game it looks so cool! :-) So I decided to get it :) Bc who wouldn’t want a Halloween countdown on the phone? Or tablet or other electronics?? So when I started playing the game I made my pumpkin and it was really fun! So I decided to put a Halloween countdown on it and I usually check every day on this app once again it’s so fun you should download this app:-) 👻👽🤡🧟‍♂️HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 --- *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 2026-08-23.*