# Marple — user reviews > 141 indexed App Store user reviews of Marple by Mikko Kankainen, rated 4.80/5 from 48 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marple/id288689440/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marple/id288689440.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 44 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Marple? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great logic game - 🚀 Engaging and challenging - 💡 Unique puzzle concept - 👍 Addictive gameplay - 👍 Polished and well-designed - 👍 Excellent value for money **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes - 🔧 Needs better tutorial/instructions - 🔧 Difficulty level could be improved - 🔧 Outdated UI elements - 🔧 Clues can be confusing **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes on launch for some users - Buttons/UI elements not fully visible - Clues get cut off on certain devices - Incorrect/missing puzzle solutions **Most requested features** - Add undo/redo functionality - Implement save/restore progress - Introduce different difficulty levels - Optimize for larger screens (iPad) - Improve color contrast and readability ## Newest reviews (16 of 141) ### 4/5 — Great puzzler, needs updating! *2024-12-09, version 2.2.11* This is a great little puzzle game, which unfortunately currently has a game breaking bug where the last clue is cut off. This makes the games unsolvable without having to guess. I hope the dev sees this and gets an update out! ### 4/5 — I’ve never seen your clues to be wrong but I came across one *2024-03-14, version 2.2.11* Puzzle 231 had a serious error. I took a screenshot for you but can’t send it in the review. ### 4/5 — Good logic game with poor implementation *2023-01-02, version 2.2.11* Very good logical game in design. Poor implementation though, missing basic features such as undo. Display is not adapted to iPhone 14 pro’s dynamic island. ### 5/5 — Fun Game *2020-10-23, version 2.2.11* I have had this game probably almost 10 years. Love the logic to and still recommend all these years later. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2020-10-11, version 2.2.11* Back when I got my first iPod Touch I wondered if anyone had created a game similar to a game I played in the 1990s. I found Marple. I just finished my 1000th game. Can’t wait for the next thousand. ### 5/5 — all time favourite *2020-07-17, version 2.2.11* Downloaded this on iPad one - so ten years ago? Thank you for still being here. If apps were friends, this is the one that never annoys. Some scream into your life like a marching band, grabbing both your hands and sweeping you up into a frenzy, then they turn a corner and they're gone. You're left sapped of energy, and sometimes a sense if having been used. Marple often pops in to say hello - keep me company over a cuppa — “she don't smile or flirt, just wears that mini skirt...” ### 5/5 — Excellent puzzle app *2020-03-17, version 2.2.11* Have had this app for ages and I love it. A unique puzzle to solve that keeps you thinking - a more interesting version of sudoku. Would definitely recommend. ### 5/5 — Great game *2019-05-05, version 2.2.10* Great brain game and I appreciate how it is still being updated ### 5/5 — The most fun you can have with logic! *2019-02-28, version 2.2.8* I’ve played this game for 8 years now, and probably do a 5 minute game every morning over coffee. I still find the puzzles (and their logic) beautiful. Get Marple, spend 5 minutes learning how to play it, and enjoy it every time you open it. ### 5/5 — My favorite puzzle game *2018-04-02, version 2.2.8* Engaging with high replay value ### 5/5 — Love *2018-01-31, version 2.2.8* I’ve been playing this on and off for years. I’ll play it for a month non-stop then come back to it in a year and it’s still fantastic! ### 5/5 — Still loving but wish colors were improved *2018-01-06, version 2.2.8* The orange provides little contrast. I really wish developers would update with improved colors ### 3/5 — Please fix display *2017-08-25, version 2.2.4* The display does not show the cards completely making it very difficult to see. Please fix. This was a five star app until display issues arose ### 5/5 — Fun! *2017-08-03, version 2.2.4* Great little game of logic, deduction, process of elimination. ### 4/5 — Latest Fix broke the display *2017-07-01, version 2.2.4* This latest update has messed up the display so that in landscape mode the right side of the play area is off screen and the buttons block the bottom row of clues or in portrait mode the buttons cover the bottom clues. Please remedy this. Love this game and have played it for years, since iPhone 3 days. This is on iPad Pro 9.7" (MLMV2LL/A). ### 5/5 — Great game *2017-06-10, version 2.2.3* I have played this game for many many years. Many games have gotten deleted but this one is great fun and one of my go to games to play. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — iPad Pro portrait view -board goes offscreen *2019-08-17, version 2.2.10* Issues with board placement (goes off screen top right) when on Portrait view on large iPad Pro Otherwise love this game! ### 1/5 — Latest update unplayable on iPad Pro *2017-09-12, version 2.2.6* The latest update (12/9/17) has totally messed up the layout on my iPAd Pro 10.5 - it's both too wide and too long for the screen ### 1/5 — Latest version needs fixed *2017-07-24, version 2.2.4* The game can't be played because all the buttons can't be seen. Wish I hadn't updated. ### 1/5 — Crashing *2013-01-19, version 2.1.51* Love this app but now won't open! Please fix! ASAP! ### 1/5 — Crashes *2012-12-16, version 2.1.50* Everytime app opens it crashes. Never did this before. ### 1/5 — I want my money back *2012-01-07, version 2.1.10* Within the first five minutes I knew I had thrown my money away. The game sounds interesting but the tutorial is so poor it's frustrating and annoying. Guess I could look up the rules elsewhere or keep trying for days to figure it out in my own, but an exam or homework isn't my idea of fun. GREAT IDEA, BAD EXECUTION. ### 1/5 — Awful instructions *2011-07-16, version 2.1.9* I should not have to look up some website on a computer to learn how to play this stupid game.... Waste of money and time... ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2010-08-15, version 0* It's so anoying I'm good at puzzles but I don't understand how to play this and the instructions don't help ### 1/5 — Tried to play in the car *2010-08-15, version 0* No idea what's going on. Can't get to a pc right now. Sure it may be ok if I persevere and have another go when I can look at a pc, but not sure I'm going to bother. ### 2/5 — This is a clone of another game *2023-01-02, version 2.2.11* This app seems pretty old, but it’s definitely not as old as the game it’s based on. Everett Kaser software created a game far too similar to this one in 1991 — Sherlock. Even the names are too similar. I’ll try this game out to see if it’s original at all but winning awards in 2008 for a game created almost 20 years earlier doesn’t sit well with me. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great puzzle game! *2026-05-18, version 2.2.11* Nice, straightforward logic puzzle game. Can be a little fiddly to tap the right answers on phone but it’s a minor quibble. Fantastic! ### 5/5 — Best logic game *2025-11-01, version 2.2.11* I love the Einstein’s Riddle / Zebra Puzzle games. Marple is still my all-time favorite. Thanks ### 5/5 — A favorite! *2024-04-19, version 2.2.11* Why don’t more people know about this game? It’s one of the best. Please make an iPAD version. ### 5/5 — Been playing since 2008 *2024-03-28, version 2.2.11* I’ve been playing this game off and on since 2008. I keep coming back to it as a way to occupy a few to a lot of minutes. ### 5/5 — Maximum replays *2023-11-17, version 2.2.11* This game has a learning curve, but once you learn all the techniques it is enjoyable game after game. It’s a classic puzzle game that I've been playing for years. ### 5/5 — Would be an awesome Apple Arcade addition *2023-09-06* Still playing sooo many years later. I'm happy this got updated for 64bit, unlike so many other abandoned apps from that era. ### 5/5 — Nice logic game *2022-12-30, version 2.2.11* A great “One more game…” app. I’ve really loved logic games for the last 20 years and this one is a nice mix of new elements. That said, once you know the rules it’s relatively simple so it’s far more about being observant than thinking things through…but I still enjoy the test of my ability to notice what next step I need to take…. ### 5/5 — An absolutely perfect game *2022-08-23, version 2.2.11* One of the first I ever downloaded and still the best ### 5/5 — A classic I keep returning to *2021-10-12, version 2.2.11* I’ve been playing this app since the iPhone 3G was released, and I will always have it on any iOS device I own. A simple, classic, fun game. Good brain exercise without being stressful. For me, it’s a must-have game. ### 5/5 — 100x better if all the fonts were changed to Helvetica *2020-12-16, version 2.2.11* Very fun game if you can overcome the steep learning curve. Would be 100x better if all the fonts were changed to Helvetica. --- *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 2026-07-06.*