# Phobies:Turn-Based Tactics — user reviews > 779 indexed App Store user reviews of Phobies by Phobies Holdings Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 2,236 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phobiesturn-based-tactics/id1560706886/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phobiesturn-based-tactics/id1560706886.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,885 · 4★ 192 · 3★ 56 · 2★ 32 · 1★ 71 ## What do users think of Phobies? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎨 Unique and creative character designs - 🧠 Engaging strategic gameplay - 🕹️ Convenient asynchronous multiplayer - 👍 Polished and high-quality production - 🤩 Addictive and fun experience **Cons** - 🔒 Progression gated by daily resource caps - 🤖 Unbalanced matchmaking against higher-leveled opponents - 🕰️ Slow pace of obtaining new characters - 🐛 Occasional bugs and disconnection issues - 💰 Potential pay-to-win concerns **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to rejoin disconnected arena matches - Inconsistent behavior when opponent stops playing **Most requested features** - Add clan/guild system for more social features - Increase daily resource caps or remove them entirely - Implement more diverse game modes beyond 1v1 - Improve character unlock rates and progression - Enhance matchmaking to ensure fairer battles ## Newest reviews (18 of 779) ### 4/5 — Great game *2026-09-03, version 1.16.1020* Great game it’s a pay to win game though but it’s my type of game also would be even better of a game if they added a way to spectate friends live and if they added more stuff to the frenemies aspect of the game ### 4/5 — Amazing but P2W *2026-08-29, version 1.16.1020* I love this game so much and i have been playing for like 3 years. Tho its really hard to get large amounts of coffee reliably. Maybe make it to 10 coffee per win. ### 4/5 — Nothing else like it (plus they’re cute monsters) *2026-08-20, version 1.16.1018* I’ve played this game on and off for years, it’s not f2p in the slightest but you can dolphin your way in. It’ll get competitive but if you value a good mental excercise with cute monsters thrown in, it’s a great game. ### 2/5 — Perfect for a price *2026-08-14, version 1.16.21* Honestly the game is amazing and I think with proper advertising it could really make the market, however that is if you are okay with playing with 50/230 of the available characters for most of the game. I genuinely thought this game was amazing, especially for free so I bought the first item available to support the company but genuinely even in spending which many can’t, I have spent the past few weeks playing the same as said 50/230 characters, they really be trying to wring you dry with this game but if you’re about the long term fantastic game but def not aimed at everyone ### 4/5 — Shouldn’t be this hard *2026-08-10, version 1.16.21* It shouldn’t be this hard for me to get new Phobies. I will say this is an amazing game with amazing art and gameplay, but trying to get any new Phobies is a lot like trying to find a needle on a farm. Not the hay stack, the entire farm. I’ve even spent a little bit when I had some extra because I’ve loved this game for a long while, but I almost never seem to get anything new. I just think the chances to get new Phobies shouldn’t be as hard as it is or as paywally as it is. Other than that 10/10 game it’s definitely one of the best just don’t get your hopes up of getting a lot of different Phobies. ### 3/5 — Good game but needs some tweaks *2026-07-25, version 1.16.21* This games NEEDS balance changes and not 600 100$ offers in my face EVERYTIME i play the game it’s a good game good concept good characters and it might even be a skill issue on my part but even with good phobies you can just get brute forced by numbers or damage i feel like numbers beat strength and strategy ### 4/5 — I love-hate this game. *2026-07-24, version 1.16.21* With an awesome premise, creative designs, and great community interaction, this game has the makings of something truly special. Where my love fades for the game, however, is the live connection feature. Far too many times, I’ve found myself in a match that just begins to get interesting, only to be met with the “You’re disconnected” screen, followed by an unavoidable loss. It’s gotten to the point that I barely even touch the Arena mode (which I prefer) because I am never able to even complete a game. I don’t know if you all have been working to solve the connectivity issues, but I’ve been playing for years and it seems much the same. ### 5/5 — Love it’s great *2026-07-08, version 1.16.21* It’s hard for me to find a good game I like and this game is like one of my most favorites ### 5/5 — Absolute *2026-07-07* Cinema ### 5/5 — Phobies *2026-07-06, version 1.16.21* Great game! ### 5/5 — Love this game *2026-07-03, version 1.16.21* I played this game when I was very young and loved it but I had to delete it to make up space and I finnaly found it again this game is exactaly as I remember I would recommend you download this ### 3/5 — It’s great but here’s the problem *2026-07-03, version 1.16.21* They make a server maintenance that tells you to delete your account but when you do that if you get back your account is not recovered ### 3/5 — Story mode *2026-07-03, version 1.16.21* They should add a story to this game and some cool lore like what is the lobby base on and what might be in the game ### 3/5 — Fun but my luck is garbage *2026-07-02, version 1.16.21* Spent money on packs after playing a while and got absolute garbage ### 3/5 — Fun but pay to play *2026-07-01, version 1.16.21* I enjoy the game immensely and I have had a blast playing it. However I’ve gotten to the point where everyone else’s Phobies are just so much higher level it’s nearly impossible to advance without spending a lot of money. I’ve already dropped a few bucks but for me to truly advance I’ll need to spend a lot more. ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2026-06-30, version 1.16.21* I have been playing this game an UNHEALTHY amount of time recently and i’ve only found 1 flaw in the game (level 37 rn) and that’s the fact that there is a limit to tears and xp per day but you can spend another currency (coffee) to double the cap so this situation is easily fixable. Why are you still reading this? GO PLAY THE GAME ### 5/5 — Vzx *2026-06-30* Muito bom o jogo, porém devia ser mais fácil ganhar os cafés ### 4/5 — Consider this upgrades *2026-06-26, version 1.15.2013* Im not alone when i say i would like to choose if i want to play the big or the normal-size map. Id be an awesome upgrade. Also, I totally agree with “Dhjxkh…” the pity sistem and the tears/coffee cap. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Pay 2 Win Hölle *2026-07-29* Das Spiel entpuppt sich leider als Pay 2 Win Hölle. Die Entwickler geizen an jeder Ecke. Matchmaking irgendwann nicht mehr fair. ### 1/5 — Pay to win *2026-07-24, version 1.16.21* I want to like this game, but it’s totally rigged for paying players. The levelling is based on upgrading your cards. Upgrading costs in game currency and upgrade points mainly acquired through card packs. It’s all set up so that you need to spend money to advance or face brutally slow progression. It’s a sad reality of mobile gaming. A great concept trashed by developer greed. There’s no point playing to a high level, as you’re have by opponents who have paid to upgrade their cards and acquire new units, meaning the playing field is so unbalanced, victory is basically impossible. ### 1/5 — Add 2v2s *2026-05-21, version 1.15.2009* This game is soooo boring and I want to play 2v2s with my buddies ### 1/5 — Balance your game *2026-03-24, version 1.15.15* A LOT of characters don’t need to be so over powered and need nerfs also take Infinite poison characters out the game because that itself counters 3 categorizes dimensional, monster and undead all get countered EXTREMELY HARD by this fix this please ### 1/5 — The devs r money pigs *2026-03-13, version 1.15.14* It’s so hard to get new characters and it’s incredibly expensive to get the packs to unlock new characters the game is constantly trying to sell u thing and the match making is trash i got put up with a guys that had way better characters than i got destroyed and it’s so hard to get rewards when there is max rewards cap that u have wait for it these dev are fat,greedy and money hungry do better u pieces of trash ### 1/5 — Game bockt aber *2026-01-06* Nichts ingame kaufen vorallem nicht die subscription - ihr erhaltet nichts - hab sogar tocket bei discord gemacht die schreiben ja klappt halt nicht - super **Developer response:** Danke dir für dein Feedback, das wissen wir wirklich zu schätzen. Es tut uns leid zu hören, dass du diese Erfahrung gemacht hast. Könntest du uns bitte mehr Details zu deinem Problem geben? Am besten wäre es, wenn du dein Anliegen direkt über dieses Formular einreichst, damit wir es schneller und gezielter prüfen können: http://tiny.cc/o3os001 Wir schauen uns das dann so schnell wie möglich an und helfen dir weiter. ### 1/5 — standard pay to win bs *2025-12-24, version 1.14.1029* this could actually be an amazing game but sadly its run of the mill ptw format. essentially if you are not lucky enough to draw a couple fast air movement units early on, it doesn’t ever give them to you. this makes pvp impossible without early control of the board. the “random” drops to level up your units extremely rarely will give you a new one. the algorithm prioritizes giving you more of the same for levels up but if you dont have the right units for the competitive matches then you are effed. really could be a good game if it wasnt for blind greed that permeates all mobile games anymore. ### 1/5 — buffering bug *2025-10-29, version 1.14.5* trash game, in the middle of the game suddenly loads, even though the signal is good ### 1/5 — Хорошо, но глупо *2025-10-29, version 1.14.5* Игра очень интересная по задумке, но оптимизация очень сильно хромает, постоянно лагают конченые карты, не сразу нажимаются кнопки, карта и геймплей становится не управляемыми. То же самое, касаемо стабильности серверов, интернет дома стабильный, абсолютно во всех других играх нету проблем, но здесь, просто после каждого второго матча в асинхроне приходится перезаходить, так как идёт бесконечная загрузка, а про арену я молчу: почти выигрываешь матч, и в конце просто вылетает и пишет: «you are disconnected”. Поэтому, две звезды. Оптимизируйте игру, а потом ставьте неадекватные цены на донат. Кстати, донат, так же, очень дорогой, НЕВЕРОЯТНО ДОРОГОЙ. Для такой проблемной игры слишком много денег вы хотите. ### 1/5 — Locked Out of Account *2025-10-09, version 1.14.5* I have been trying to get back into my account, but have no way to receive my recovery code to get into my account. I have tried almost everything, but have not got any response. Now I must go this route to gaining the attention of customer service. Please help!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Goat of strategy games *2026-08-28, version 1.16.1020* Absolutely amazing game! The design and characters are both creepy and charming, lippy is really weird but you don’t really have to talk to him after the tutorial, and the actual game is just a blast to play! No luck is involved, although character levels are very important and can make the game frustrating or even unplayable. The upside is that not every match is like that and one bad turn can easily be forgotten about by the next one. One complaint I have about this game is that after every update, the game replay logs are completely wiped which leads to new updates or patches becoming a negative experience for me. I really do love this game and the new content that they release! Fart. ### 5/5 — I want lippy’s to have More lines in the game *2026-08-22, version 1.16.1018* The gameplay is great but I-wish that lippy to have more Conversations with the player he is fun and cool ### 5/5 — Arena Fixes Please *2026-08-21, version 1.16.1018* I’ve been playing this game for quite awhile and I love it BUT arena is annoying to play. You should make it to where you need a certain rank or certain amount of Phobies or something to let you play arenas because it’s a fun mode but I get people who take up all their time before playing, people trolling or people destroying my Phobies because they out level me by almost 10! At lease use the average level Phobies for example: my average level is 11, I should be going against 20+ or 10 and below ### 5/5 — Needs to be more popular *2026-08-19, version 1.16.1018* THIS GAME IS AMAZING THE DESIGNS THE ANIMATIONS EVERYTHING!! I discovered this game when I was little lost my account and stopped playing but I came back and made a new account and I have been having more fun then ever. This gane deserves more popularity. ### 5/5 — ADD 2V2 *2026-08-04, version 1.16.21* first if all, this is like, my favorite game now. but sometimes i get destroyed (and i mean i have no chance) in battles, so why not have an ally to help? im asking you to add 2v2. because sometimes you need a friend to help. ### 5/5 — Viciante *2026-08-04* Fazia tempo que não me viciava em um jogo ### 5/5 — Sensacional! *2026-08-03* Um jogo original que acompanho desde o lançamento. Não tínhamos nem em português. Amo demais! ### 5/5 — I love it *2026-07-26, version 1.16.21* This is the best game ever.you guys should buy it.the main point of this game is kinda like chess but you move where ever you want.myself I like strategy games so I looked into this and it was awesome.there details are so cool and some of there Phobies are cute but I’m just telling y’all get this game. It is the best game in the world. P.S they were wrong about the rating it should be 6years or older ### 5/5 — Really cool game *2026-07-26, version 1.16.21* This game has so many cool things and all the different fears you can collect are so cool ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ### 5/5 — Money Grab *2026-07-13, version 1.16.21* At first it seems fun, but it just turns into a money grab where you have to pay to unlock new phobies. Slightly sad to think about --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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