# Kotodama Diary — user reviews > 336 indexed App Store user reviews of Kotodama Diary by Polaris-x, rated 4.90/5 from 3,095 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kotodama-diary/id1457331979/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kotodama-diary/id1457331979.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,802 · 4★ 226 · 3★ 36 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 19 ## What do users think of Kotodama Diary? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💕 Cute and adorable characters - 👍 Relaxing and engaging gameplay - 🤩 Unique and creative concept - 🙌 Positive and kind community - 🎨 Customizable rooms and accessories **Cons** - 🤖 Frequent and intrusive ads - 🐢 Slow progression and heart regeneration - 🤔 Limited interaction with Kotodummies - 💰 In-app purchases feel necessary **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes or freezes - Ads not loading or getting stuck - Restoration of in-app purchases not working **Most requested features** - Ability to chat or interact with Kotodummies - More furniture and room customization options - Easier way to obtain new Kotodummies - Ability to save and restore progress across devices - Mini-games or additional activities ## Newest reviews (18 of 336) ### 3/5 — 클릭 *2026-07-13, version 3.98.0* 캐릭터들이랑 하트?가 터치 안될때가 자주 있네요… 뭘 누르지도 않았는데 게임을 하다보면 자꾸 그렇게 되더라고요. 그래서 자주 나갔다 들어와야해서 불편합니다. 이거 꼭 고쳐주세요. ### 5/5 — Obsessed *2026-06-24, version 3.98.0* I really love how this app creates a cute little moment in my day. Thank you xoxo ### 5/5 — 중독서어어어엉 *2026-06-05, version 3.94.1* 와 레전드 깃겜이에요 !! 버스 안,몰폰(?)이런거 할때 저3시간 햇다니까요?! 요거요거 중독성 쩔어서 멈출수가 없 ㅠ 근데 점점 레벨 높아지면10만 넘고 그걸 또 여러번 반복 해야돼서 좀 노동이에요,,, 그 하트 갯수만 20렙 돼면 10만으로 해주세요🙏 매일 이벤트 마니마니 해주셔서 감사함미다💗💗 ### 5/5 — it’s so cute *2026-05-30, version 3.94.0* I love this game so much it is so adorable and cute but the only thing I dislike is that every time I try to evolve my pet a ad always pops up and after the ad my pet dose not evolve so I have to redo it until an ad doesn’t pop up ### 5/5 — 따뜻하고 힐링갓겜 *2026-05-28, version 3.94.0* 고등학생때 하고 위로를 많이받았던겜인데 다시 들어가니까 아예 처음부터 시작하더라구요..ㅠ 그게 조금 아쉬웠어요 그리고 뽑기할때 뽑기아이템화면이 안사라지는 버그가있어요! 고쳐주시면 좋을것같아요 너무 따뜻하고 행복한 겜이에요 광고안나오는 현질있으면 할텐데 하하 ### 5/5 — Pure kindness vro *2026-05-28, version 3.94.0* One glitch abt the game is that if u press the screen a lot, the ads stop coming. And you should never fix it. It's amazing^^ Also give mercy for Holio and give him more passwords. He's my fav ✨ ### 2/5 — Too many forced ads *2026-05-28, version 3.94.0* Way too many forced ads! Sucks bc the game is really cute and I would play if not for the forced ads around every corner ### 5/5 — 太炸裂了🤯 *2026-05-14, version 3.92.0* 我快哭 ### 5/5 — THIS GAME IS AWESOME *2026-05-11, version 3.92.0* This game is absolutely amazing,theres so many different pets and stuff! ### 5/5 — Why does no one talk about this game!? ༛̥⃝ *2026-04-01, version 3.91.0* This game is actually so fun my gosh im freaking obsessed. I can't believe it's so unpopular!! Its a fun game where you evolve your little kotodummy, kind of like pokemon! (No theres no battles or anything) but it's evolution depends on what words you feed it. The types of words are cheerful, serious, dark, and more! ### 5/5 — I like it *2026-03-28, version 3.91.0* Very cute! ### 5/5 — please read devs! *2026-03-19, version 3.90.0* I love this game super much it's so fun and I really really want it to be expanded upon more. I know this game came out a while ago and there's nothing to really contant devs to tell them that I REALLY WANT MORE!!! I'm willing to give suggestions too, I definitely think this game can expand so much! ### 5/5 — I LOVE IT *2026-02-07, version 3.88.0* Ts is so tuff🥹🥹 No but in all seriousness this game is so cute and fun the only problem is how you have to pay to get certain stuff but its not even that bad cause you can just watch ads anyway🤔🤔🤔 But its so good like i love this game sm also pls remove the limit on how many ads you can watch to do stuff🥹❤️‍🩹 What am i on about man sorry just cool game brotato chip ### 5/5 — It’s ahead of its time *2026-01-26, version 3.78.1* The creators care about our opinion, this is the cutest game I’ve ever seen literally, I love everything about it and it fulfills a cuteness in me that I haven’t experienced since like childhood. S Tier Cuteness. 😩🫶🏾 ### 4/5 — 재밌어요! *2026-01-26, version 3.78.1* 여러가지 들을 조합해나가면서 새로운 아이들을 만날 수 있는게 묘하게 중독적이에요. 수입적 목적으로 광고가 뜨는 건 이해하지만 광고를 보고 난 후 소리가 사라지는 건 꼭 수정 해주셨으면 좋겠습니다!! ### 5/5 — i love it! But ads make the sound disappar *2025-12-29, version 3.85.0* I never write reviews but i love this game and i want to support it ! However, when playing an ad, the sound of the game stops when done watching. I have to restart the game to have the sound back, but then my heart disappears. Is there a way to fix it? Excited to play more!! 🩵 ### 5/5 — Very entertaining *2025-12-08, version 3.84.0* I can never find a game that I really like or actually enjoy but this is so much fun!! If you like cute pixelated animals this is the one for you 😆😆 ### 4/5 — Great game ))) *2025-11-06, version 3.79.0* This game is really fun to play although it's casual it ends up entertaining you quite a bit, cute designs, cute mechanics, the music and sound effects are a 10 and it's just super cute in general 💚🍓 I give it 4 stars tho cause the purchase to get rid of the ads disappeared with the new update and I was planning on buying it and now I can't get rid of the ads even by paying ( Still I like this game a lot and I really recommend it to anyone who wants to pass time and play something cute and calming, great game, keep up with the updates!!! <<<333🍮 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Adds *2026-07-27, version 3.99.0* To many adds that interrupt gameplay and are not optional without making a purchase. ### 1/5 — ICE ADS *2025-12-17, version 3.84.1* loved this game until i saw an ice ad pop up…. smh ### 1/5 — 很爛 *2025-09-26, version 3.75.0* 言靈都要升等了 每次卻突然跑出進廣告，導致看完廣告後 言靈也被中斷升級，愛心數又要重新搜集=_=是在逼人花錢買消除廣告嗎？？？ 我偏不要啊🤪🤪🤪🤪 ### 1/5 — REMOVE ADS BUTTON NOT WORKING *2025-04-11, version 3.58.3* I PURCHASED NO ADS AND I STILL GET ADS ### 1/5 — Buy pack but didn’t got anything *2025-03-23, version 3.58.1* I bought high school pack but didn’t got anything it’s become bought 3 times and it’s still same so I decided to refund but cannot refund. Rn I still didn’t got anything from buying that pack Also I try to contact developer but don’t have any reply ### 1/5 — Keeps sayin* account not found *2025-01-30, version 3.54.1* Ok so like I tried different internet stuff and redownloading it but it keeps on saying it ### 1/5 — Twice I have paid for gems and received *2024-12-27, version 3.53.3* Nothing! Spent nearly £10 on gems because the overall game is fairly cute. Got nothing back. Game crashes a lot too. Which means unless you save data you can loose all your pets. Sad times. :( :( :( :( ### 1/5 — Game declining, greedier than before *2024-06-01, version 3.46.1* I paid $6.99 to remove ads from the game. It was worth it, given how often I played. Now, there’s an intrusive, rotating banner on the home screen constantly advertising the current selection of fortunes. It is distracting, looks cheap, and crowds the screen. When the appeal of the game is to grow your Kotodummies and decorate your room—an experience I specifically paid for to enjoy better—this eyesore really detracts from the cozy charm of the game. Then, they further clutter the screen by adding a minigame button. Sounds fun? Nope! The minigame is a dice-rolling board game. This is your ONLY option to earn Kotoballons, i.e. the current event currency. You cannot earn Kotoballons through event mission rewards nor ad watches. Clearing mission rewards now gives you a pitiful, single-digit amount of dicecards. You need five dicecards to roll a dice to move 1-6 spaces on the board. You can pay 100 gems if you run out of dicecards. Most of the tiles only reward you 3-5 Kotoballoons. Very poor value. Had this minigame been an optional, bonus way to earn extra currency, it wouldn’t be a problem, except… It’s mandatory if you want to earn any of the event rewards. As I mentioned earlier, they removed the ad-watching option to earn Kotoballoons and replaced the mission rewards with dicecards. Last year, for the same event, I earned 6k Kotoballoons despite starting a little late. I watched the 10 ads per day, earning somewhere around 300-500 Kotoballons everyday. The mission rewards were also rather generous, granting 100+ Kotoballoons per mission. I even paid for a few packs to get more Kotoballoons. I started the event today and only have 40 Kotoballoons. I feel incredibly demoralized. I’m a high-ranking player. It takes more than 40 million points for me to graduate a Kotodummy. Since the bulk of the mission rewards are tied to the number of words you feed and graduation, it takes longer and longer to clear them. The missions rewards haven’t been adjusted to compensate for the lower ratio. You still need thousands of Kotoballoons to get the good rewards. To get Kotoballons, you’re gated by dicecards and forced to play a terrible minigame. The rewards are even’t worth it—they’re so much worse than last year’s. Not as many tickets or gems. Fewer furniture options. I saw the same three pieces of furniture repeated as I kept scrolling. No new words from what I saw, but I didn’t scroll far as I doubt I’ll be scratching even a thousand points. Frankly, it feels like I’m being punished for being a longtime player. I understand it’s to push players to spend, but these changes make me question how long Kotodama Diary has left. Usually, when games start resorting to these questionable, consumer-unfriendly practices, it’s a sign that the game is going downhill. I will not be spending my money on this game any longer. I have no faith in its future and I caution anyone who wants to play. If you do download, keep your wallet shut. Kotodama Diary is not worth it anymore. ### 1/5 — 買廣告 *2024-05-21, version 3.45.0* 買廣告還要看廣告還要花220超浪費錢，讓人體驗很不好 ### 1/5 — No Survey Rewards *2024-03-19, version 3.42.3* Players were asked over six weeks ago to complete a survey in exchange for game rewards. In February players were promised these rewards "in a few days". March is nearly over and players are asked "please be patient" when inquiring about when rewards will be delivered. No confidence in the developers to keep good on their word at this point. Disappointing. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — BEST GAME EVER just one question *2026-09-12, version 4.03.0* i absolutely LOVE this game!! It’s adorable! I barely have anything to say!!! The decorations are very pretty and the draws are lovely! But… i have a question, what do we do with the nostalgic menko? Please reply to me if you can! Anyway, thank you! Very adorable game!!!!! ### 5/5 — love itt *2026-08-22, version 4.00.1* It reminds me of an old game called "egg baby" where you raised an egg and how you raised it depends what it evolves into but that game was removed. This game should be wayyy more popular. Its hard to even find this game on the app store unless you spell the entire thing 100% correct otherwise it doesn't even showup 😭😭 I'm glad it showed up randomly to me. I've only played for like 10min so far but wanted to leave review cuz I already love it. I plan on making a small purchase in game if theres something I like to support the devs ### 5/5 — the only mobile game i play *2026-08-03, version 4.00.0* genuinely one of the cutest games ive ever played, you can do pretty much everything for free or by watching an ad, the character designs are unique and adorable! theres frequently new events and new things added. i just wish it was more mainstream, i think a lot of people would love this game if they just knew it existed >:7 ### 5/5 — DOWNLOAD THIS NOW. YES. YOU. 🫵 (or else). *2026-08-03, version 4.00.0* trust me and just DOWNLOAD IT. play it for like 5 minutes and pick evil sounding options if you're unsure. comedic + underrated?!? + , "small" decisions YOU choose impact the game + idk read the description theres other stuff too "But..." no. i dont care... your excuses are negated as of this moment. trust me. enjoy having a better quality of life. all thanks to me. heh (if you don't like joy, laughing, humor, etc. then maybe this isn't for you) it gets kinda boring quickly but its fun for the moment iykwim ### 5/5 — Kotadama Diary Is So Adorable, yet SO FUNNY! *2026-07-25, version 3.99.0* There was this model student and a funky grandma and SOMEHOW IT’S SUPER RARE and these charactrs are pretty cute too! KEEP IT UP DEVS ALSO THE DECORA EVENT SLAYSSS MWAH ### 5/5 — SO ADORABLE EHEHHEEH *2026-07-18, version 3.99.0* I love this game!I wish it was easier to get gems + passwords, and that the game didn’t rely on ads so much, but I get why it does, as this games free. ### 5/5 — Loves it ;-; *2026-07-17, version 3.99.0* this game is so underrated it needs to be as popular as roblox ### 5/5 — SO FUN :D <3 *2026-07-12, version 3.98.0* I love naming them, feeding them words, and watching them grow! It’s also super cool to decorate the rooms!!! There is a lot of adds, but I don’t mind bc u all have to make money some how :3 ### 5/5 — Kotodama diary *2026-06-30, version 3.98.0* I love this cute game I just don't know what to say here! And get this app rn! ### 5/5 — I’m in luv! The best phone game ever 🩷 *2026-06-26, version 3.98.0* I’m obsessed w this game for a week but pls add a feature to delete unnecessary furniture and accessories! Please please!!! As a person with OCD n ADHD I’m very sensitive to unnecessary clutter and that makes my gameplay a bit agonizing tbh :( --- *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 2026-09-14.*