# Knights of Pen and Paper 3 — user reviews > 239 indexed App Store user reviews of Knights of Pen and Paper 3 by Northica, rated 4.50/5 from 468 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/knights-of-pen-and-paper-3/id6462194230/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/knights-of-pen-and-paper-3/id6462194230.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 372 · 4★ 43 · 3★ 17 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 29 ## What do users think of Knights of Pen and Paper 3? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Great game - 💡 Enjoyable gameplay - 💡 Plentiful gem rewards - 👍 Faithful to previous games **Cons** - 🐛 Excessive ads - 💰 Paywalled upgrades - 🐛 Slow progression - 💰 Monetization issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Checking for updates issue - Glitchy and unstable **Most requested features** - Disable animations - Faster travel options - More character customization - Improved skill variety ## Newest reviews (16 of 239) ### 2/5 — Micro transactions FtL *2026-08-04, version 1.6.12* I loved versions 1&2 and this was so exciting to see. That quickly faded when it’s just a million micro transactions to do absolutely anything. I hate it. I’d gladly play a higher purchase price to avoid it all.as it is, just sad. ### 4/5 — Bad game! *2026-07-01, version 1.6.10* This game sucks! It has deteriorated from a great game in kpp1 to a sucky paywall game! I mean, what do you mean I have to use gems to upgrade my skills! And what do you mean I only get ten battles a day! I’d rather just stick to undertale!!! ### 2/5 — Cashgrab *2026-06-30, version 1.6.10* The game could be great but the microtransactions are so ingrained that it’s hard to concentrate on the game. Animations and other upgrades since the previous titles are well made but the greed has sucked the life out of this series. ### 3/5 — Nice gameplay, but it has a few bugs *2026-06-26, version 1.6.10* So far, the gameplay is the same as previous games. Still fun. The problem I’ve had, every single time, is with the “watch an ad” option. The ad will play, but afterwards, it never goes away. I can’t exit it or anything and I end up having to close the app and reopen it. Once I do that, it acts like I never watched the ad. ### 2/5 — Ask money after 2 min *2026-06-06* Nice but ask me diams (€) for level 2 after 1 fight ? Ok good bye … ### 3/5 — Little review *2026-06-04, version 1.6.10* I would of liked making a character from the start or have a more personalized option like weapon types ### 2/5 — Basically pay to play *2026-06-03, version 1.6.10* If you liked KOPAP 1-2 this is not the game for you. They cranked the monetization up to a 12/10. Everything costs $10+, you can barely progress without either grinding for hours every progression step OR paying to get ahead. I assume it’s different developers because there’s no love in this game, only a cash grab and a blatant slap in the face of the actual fans. You can tell they didn’t care about making an actual game because it’s not on PC. Probably because they couldn’t justify all the microtransactions on a paid game like how it would run on steam. Just get KOPAP 1 or 2 ### 4/5 — Fun game *2026-05-31, version 1.6.10* Its a nice return to older paper and pen games. It is a bit of money sink if you want progress. ### 3/5 — Same Fun, Bloated with In-App Monetization *2026-05-26, version 1.6.9* Just as good as the previous 2. The inability to customize your characters appearance/gender presentation in favor of preset professions is both gain and loss. Classes feel just as good as they did before, but the paywall for the new classes feels too steep. Overall great fun, but beware, almost everything has a monetization hook - be it watching ads for blessings, or needing to buy premium currency (diamonds) to upgrade class skills or buildings in your base. I would give this higher than a 3 if this game wasn't so greedy. To get the late game experience you either need to grind ridiculously or pay more than a standard AAA game to get there in under 120 hours. Still, very fun. ### 3/5 — Jogo esquecido, sem atualizações *2026-05-22* Jogo sem atualização sem novos eventos ### 2/5 — Everything is Ads *2026-05-18, version 1.6.9* I understand people have to make money, and you are trying to make it unobtrusive but everything has a “watch ad” option, pop ups for everything… it really flies in the face of the original games that paved the way and made the series so good. We are in a race to the bottom. ### 4/5 — Decent sequel *2026-05-15, version 1.6.9* My old real complaint is that there is not indication of power or level for mobs. You fight in one area and wipe the mobs, move to another and get slaughtered, see that dungeon that opened for an event, can you do it? Who knows until you’re rezzing your whole party. ### 1/5 — Greedygame *2026-04-23, version 1.6.8* betray everyone who loved knights of pen and paper，its not funny anymore ### 1/5 — Monetization at its worst *2026-04-19, version 1.6.7* So many subsystems and mechanics arbitrarily re-worked to be tedious and push you towards microtransactions (needing to grind items or use gems for upgrading skills being the most egregious time waster). And paid classes and paid professions. And paid items, crafting materials, gems (yes you get a few from free quests, but they do not get you very far and I can infer with confidence the more you progress into late game the more gems you’ll likely need), paid bundles, a 30 day event points VIP membership. Still, the production value was cool so I thought maybe I was being too harsh. Even with the shining banner ad being so distracting in the menu. Then I “unlocked” an additional battle pass separate from everything else I just mentioned and also asking for a $15 purchase for the premium version! The greed is ridiculous. If it was like the first edition I would have paid PC game money ($25+) to remove ads if I could enjoy the rest of the content by actually playing the game instead of credit card simulator. Instead, I’ll never spend a dime. And I recommend you don’t either unless you approve of this bad behavior. ### 1/5 — Buggy. Support form does not handle captcha also *2026-04-16, version 1.6.7* This game broke when I tried to update my level in the “red flag rewards menu”. Now the game is broken and i tried to create a support ticket but their captcha system keeps blocking me. Totally annoyed. ### 3/5 — Big Hopes! *2026-04-16, version 1.6.7* I am not very far into the game yet but I’ve noticed a lot of things missing that made previous installments absolute legends. I hope this turns around because so far, it’s extremely easy and has a lot more money grabbing traits. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Read the other 1 star reviews *2026-08-13, version 1.6.12* Dont give them your money! ### 1/5 — Ads don’t even work *2026-08-12, version 1.6.12* Quest makes me activate blessings. I’ve watched 3 long ads and nothing activates. Game balance is off too. Grinding forever after the first levels. ### 1/5 — Garbage *2026-07-22, version 1.6.12* Completely different team with absolutely no link to the first game except publisher. Greedy mtx-ridden cash grab. Tried to play it just to give it a chance, but it is horrible (especially if you’re coming in comparing it to KOPAP1) ### 1/5 — Micro transaction on EVERYTHING *2026-07-14, version 1.6.10* I’m honestly surprised they don’t charge a gem per step of your character. Gems to upgrade your level, gems to upgrade your equipment, you even have to pay gems to upgrade the building that you upgrade everything else and there’s like 7 buildings. It’s a joke to be honest. I spent a few bucks before I found out about everything costs gems. I’ve seen greed before but this takes it to a new level of scumminess. I won’t be purchasing anything from this developer or publisher anymore. ### 1/5 — Ads, ads, ads *2026-07-11, version 1.6.10* You can't even get past the ads from the temple. The close button doesn't do anything... ### 1/5 — Greed kills all *2026-07-09, version 1.6.10* I remember KoPaP 1 and 2. Absolutely loved those games and was truly excited to see a third was created. I should have known that in 2026 nothing escapes being monetized. Want to know what made the first two games so magical? No ads. No watching ads to activate stuff. No cash shop. No gems. Just pure fun. When can we go back to when video games were just fun and you didn’t have to buy a battle pass? I’d rather have one time paid DLC. Heck I would have paid $10-$20 to have this game without all the paid stuff. Revamp it and put it on Apple Arcade. Honestly would be worth playing without the monetization. Until then, I’m out and I won’t be back. ### 1/5 — Swipe your card here! *2026-06-25, version 1.6.10* I was a big fan of kopap2. I was excited to see a third game came out, that excitement however faded quick. New classes? Swipe your card here. Leveling skills up? Another swipe Leveling your town? That’s just one more swipe. See a decent item in the shop? Swipe here! While yes you have the option to play for free… -Want to level up a skill? Spend hours grinding the same fight over and over due to the ridiculously low drop rate.. oh and books are only good for about 3ish levels. So by the time you get enough to level each skill you want those 3 levels you wasted the better part of a day or so. Or you can you know swipe that card for gems. -Want to get better items in the shop? Swipe here for gems! Or you know grind hours to level and get a handful free…maybe, well some level ups. Even then good luck saving 180+ for that shop upgrade. Oh and the shop refreshes on a timer! And the selection is in my experience nearly always trash, or you guessed it… costs a ridiculous amount of gems (1000+ for blue gear) The game is nearly unplayable without spending. Unless your the type to enjoy restarting random battles at the same spot 100s of times. I cannot give less than one star or I would, I don’t mind paying for a premium class, but leveling is so unbalanced you have to pay to make it tolerable. My suggestions: make the town upgradable with gold, increase book drop rates and for the love of god bring back crafting! Oh and stop being greedy snobs. ### 1/5 — Sellouts *2026-06-21, version 1.6.10* This game used to be fun, but greed and laziness took over. ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2026-05-11, version 1.6.9* Warning: Do not purchase any of the commissions for any of the events. The current event is impossible to earn rewards from, the dungeon is obviously tuned to a much higher level and you will waste money because they don’t explain anything about these events. ### 1/5 — Минусы и плюсы *2026-04-26* 1. Отвратительный машинный перевод на русский язык. 2. Не работают благословения, множитель золота и воскрешение за просмотр рекламы. 3. Нечем заняться после прохождения основного сюжета. В подземелье нет ничего интересного и ценного. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — One thing *2026-07-13, version 1.6.10* I had to restart the whole game because I could not get the technomancer quest after finishing the game. Also a little Grindy, but a REALLY good game I recommend ### 5/5 — SO GOOD 😍 *2026-05-30, version 1.6.10* I never leave comments with my reviews but this game deserves it. The retro graphics are amazing, the battle style is nostalgic and fun, there is no auto battling which keeps it strategic, the humour and references are entertaining, and ads are optional! I’m only a few days in and it already has a ton of depth. Great job 👏 ### 5/5 — Noice!! *2026-05-12, version 1.6.9* I played Knights of pen and paper 1 and really enjoyed it!! But 3 is soo much better! Great game to kill time on my commute home! ### 5/5 — Excellent *2026-04-08* Bravo, c’est un excellent jeu !! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-04-02, version 1.6.7* Oh I did not know there was a new one. It’s looks and feel amazing. I really hope it will have some live events and not just the base game. I loved the previous two games so much ### 5/5 — Great game with a few flaws. Still fun! *2026-02-04, version 1.6.4* I love the gameplay, pop culture references, and silly puns. There are quite a few bugs but the devs seem hard at work to iron them out. They’re actually very responsive to support emails! Gotta appreciate that. And sure, the in game purchases are quite pricey but you don’t need them to enjoy the game. I myself have only made a few small transactions which were more to support the devs. Wish there were more ways to farm gems and ascension orbs but I imagine we’ll see more opportunities in future updates. I’ve beat the game and hope to see more storyline expansions soon! 😁 ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-01-24, version 1.6.3* This game doesn’t get the credit it deserves. It’s fun, easy to play, and a must for roleplaying games! ### 5/5 — 已经有中文了 *2026-01-24, version 1.6.3* 已经有中文了 不知道何时上架steam？ ### 5/5 — Kopap3 *2026-01-22, version 1.6.3* Wow! Really amazing game! Fantastic graphics! Really fun turn based style rpg! I love the dice rolls when you travel very creative! It reminds of dungeons and dragons I love how you have mixed it in with those elements! Fantastic job devs! ### 5/5 — Muito bom!!!! *2025-12-21* Eu jogo desde o 1 está muito divertido! --- *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 2026-08-28.*