# Phrasio - Word Puzzle Game — user reviews > 94 indexed App Store user reviews of Phrasio by Gismart, rated 4.39/5 from 1,816 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phrasio-word-puzzle-game/id1616466713/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phrasio-word-puzzle-game/id1616466713.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,229 · 4★ 262 · 3★ 183 · 2★ 80 · 1★ 62 ## What do users think of Phrasio? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎮 Fun gameplay - 💭 Challenging puzzles - 🧠 Keeps mind active **Cons** - 🔍 Lack of new content - 🕰️ Outdated puzzles - 📺 Excessive ads - 🔒 Paid features not working as expected **Commonly reported bugs** - Puzzles not advancing to new months - App crashes and freezes - Incorrect answers or typos in puzzles **Most requested features** - More variety in puzzle themes - Ability to access past months' puzzles - Improved ad-free experience for paid users - Consistent monthly puzzle updates ## Newest reviews (19 of 94) ### 3/5 — Would like to LOVE it *2025-03-17, version 1.10.0* I really like this game but when you run out of categories you can purchase with coins you earn you then only have the option of ones to pay money for. No new ones are ever offered. Also the month and date to play a single game is correct for todays date, March 17 (2025) but it STILL only allows me to replay games from Dec 2023-Aug 2024. No update since last august! The ads are long but would tolerate them if I could play a current game or new packs. I guess I’ll have to delete it but I don’t really want to. 😟 Won’t let me play any current month and won’t update for current months. ### 2/5 — Would like to LOVE it *2025-01-11, version 1.10.0* I really like this game but when you run out of categories you can purchase with coins you earn you then only have the option of ones to pay money for. No new ones are ever offered. Also the month and date to play a single game is correct for todays date, December 11 (2024) but it STILL only allows me to replay games from Dec 2023-Aug 2024. No update since last august! The ads are long but would tolerate them if I could play a current game or new packs. I guess I’ll have to delete it but I don’t really want to. 😟 Won’t let me play any current month and won’t update for current months. ### 3/5 — Needs an update *2023-12-04, version 1.10.0* I initially loved this game but now the daily puzzles haven’t updated in months and there haven’t been any new packs launched either ### 2/5 — Stuck on August 2023 *2023-11-13, version 1.10.0* September puzzles are not available Still no fix! ### 2/5 — What happened to the daily games *2023-10-26, version 1.10.0* I cannot access September-no arrow appears to go to the next month after completing August. Developer had me uninstall and reinstall-which lost me rewards-and now it still takes me back to August. However, now it keeps saying LOST INTERNET-which is not true and it keeps having me replay the same day in August-so something needs to be fixed. I finished August and September will not show up. ### 2/5 — What happened to the daily games *2023-10-23* I cannot access September-no arrow appears to go to the next month after completing August. Developer had me uninstall and reinstall-which lost me rewards-and now it still takes me back to August. However, now it keeps saying LOST INTERNET-which is not true and it keeps having me replay the same day in August-so something needs to be fixed. ### 2/5 — Love the game, but……… *2023-10-17, version 1.10.0* Been stuck on august on the daily game, said September, now October, but when I go in its still august. Since I have already finished the other levels I have nothing now. ### 2/5 — Would be great *2023-10-07, version 1.10.0* It would be great but they don’t keep it updated. ### 2/5 — Daily puzzles haven’t updated *2023-10-01, version 1.10.0* The last daily puzzle I played was Aug 31. September was never available and now October is not either. When is an update coming to fix this. I really enjoy the game but am frustrated. ### 2/5 — Loved but… *2023-09-05* This game is great-however lately the ads are just a black screen that dont return back to the game so I am losing lives and having to restart the app altogether to get these ads to go away-I dont mind the ads in general-but the ads are the worst-too long and now they have messed up the game. And I used to be able to do the daily puzzles even if I had not finished the previous month but this month it’s making me complete all of the previous month and between that and dealing with the ads, I am getting disenchanted quickly ### 4/5 — New levels?? *2023-07-17, version 1.10.0* Are there any more levels coming?? I’m waiting unpatiently ### 3/5 — Good game,but…….. *2023-07-14* I really enjoy the gameplay, but I paid for no ads and still have to watch them if you want to get anywhere. You earn coins and gems, but you can’t use them to buy extra moves or hints. Most of the puzzles require more moves than the game gives you so unless you’re perfect you can’t avoid watching long, annoying ads. It’s a shame that they ruined a good app. ### 2/5 — Blank screen for one week! *2023-06-04, version 1.10.0* Love the game but can only play daily puzzle. When I click home to get the other puzzle i have, screen goes to beige screen and just goes dead. Cant play anything i bought with tokens ### 3/5 — The ads ruin it *2023-05-30, version 1.10.0* Great game but the ads ruin it. I don’t mind waiting for ads most of the time but there is a rescue ad of a disgusting wide open gross mouth that makes me stomach turn. I wish there was a “don’t show this ad again” feature because then I would play the game more as long as I didn’t see an ad very 2 minutes that makes me physically sick. ### 2/5 — Phrasio *2023-05-16, version 1.9.1* I like the game very much but……. Overdoing it on the ads. ### 2/5 — Can’t get new “bundles” *2023-05-10, version 1.9.0* In order to continue to play the game I downloaded without having to watch an ad before everyone I need to buy new bundles but the update makes it hard to get enough money to buy any and it’s making me mad I can’t play the game I originally downloaded. ### 3/5 — Game is cool *2023-05-05, version 1.9.0* Love playing the game and I purchased no adds. What a joke. Get adds all the time! ### 3/5 — Too many ads *2023-04-24, version 1.8.1* I do expect to see ads in a free game, but it’s frustrating to have them between every level. It takes away from building up the momentum that keeps a player hooked. Some days it’s not worth it and I’ll move on to another game. ### 2/5 — Please fix this issue *2023-04-22, version 1.8.1* Until this issue gets resolved I’m only giving it 2 stars Just downloaded this game it seems all right but after only three times of playing it every time I go to play anything on there now I hit the play button and it clicks and just stops and nothing ever opens it doesn’t freeze but it will not open any of the games at all please fix this issue I do enjoy the game. I just got my favorite category, the Simpsons, and I can’t play it…if I can’t play this I’m not going to leave it on my phone much longer ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 3 minute ads *2026-06-18, version 1.10.0* I love this game. But I’ve quit playing it because of the stupid 3-4 minute ads. You have to x out of them multiple times. While this game is very fun. It is definitely not worth watching so many ads. The ads often freeze and or stop until you interact with the ad. Most of the you have to repeatedly close. Just too frustrating. You have to watch ads to play each game. Then if you don’t win within the allotted moves, they give you then you have to watch more ads to get 5 more moves. If you haven’t figured it out with those five moves, then you have to watch more ads just to continue. You spend more time watching the ads then you do getting to play the game. ### 1/5 — 3 minute ads *2024-12-21, version 1.10.0* I love this game. But I’ve quit playing it because of the stupid three minute royal match ads. You have to x out of that multiple times. While this game is very fun. It is definitely not worth watching those stupid royal match ads or any ads that you have to repeatedly close.. ### 1/5 — Daily puzzles??? *2023-12-02, version 1.10.0* All daily puzzles stopped at the end of August 2023. Are these going to resume??? We’re now in November of 2023 with no daily puzzles since August of 2023. And again, here we are in December of 2023 and still no daily puzzle updates since 2023. ### 1/5 — Email the company for updates! *2023-10-16, version 1.10.0* I contacted Harmonybit’s app support center, and they basically told me if we want updates, more players need to tell them that. Everybody reading this, PLEASE send an email to Harmonybit and tell them WE WANT UPDATES. I don’t know if these reviews are even being read by the company, but they are reading emails! ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2023-09-24, version 1.10.0* This is a great game, I’ll even tolerate the ads, but come on update already, the end of Sept is almost here and no new daily puzzle yet. Did the developers fall asleep or abandon us. I check everyday so I’m loyal, you need to fix this. ### 1/5 — No longer updating puzzles *2023-09-08, version 1.10.0* Anyone else not getting September games? ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2023-04-19, version 1.8.1* The game interjects long ads between each level. You spend more time looking at ads than playing the game itself. ### 1/5 — Need update *2023-04-07, version 1.8.1* I got the new update but now it reverted back to the old version. ### 1/5 — Ads Ads and more Ads *2023-03-29, version 1.8.1* Game could be fun but after EVERY round you play an ad pops up, I know you have to make money some how but it is making this game pretty much unplayable, which is too bad because it could be fun. ### 1/5 — Developer punishing *2023-03-19, version 1.8* So the developer couldn’t update this game til halfway thru March. During the beginning of the month the march daily levels couldn’t be played because they weren’t there. They finally released an update so the daily levels for March can be played, but why is the player being punished for not being able to play the daily levels by having to watch an ad for all those days we physically couldn’t play because they weren’t there? It doesn’t feel right that we have to watch an ad because the developer failed to update the app to allow us to play. Also, I did check regularly to see if there was an update until the new one was released. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — More puzzles *2023-02-09, version 1.7.3* I love this game and would like to have more puzzles besides the daily ones. Hurry before I uninstall. ### 5/5 — Phrasio *2023-01-09, version 1.7.2* This is not QUITE like WHEEL OF FORTUNE, but I’d like to test this game out. Kenneth Huang 1/8/23. ### 5/5 — Great game you should try. *2022-11-26* I’m guessing it has a lower rating due to people having issues with previous versions. It has worked fine for me and is really fun. My one complaint is on long puzzles it doesn’t give you enough moves even if you are getting each letter change correct. ### 5/5 — More levels please! *2022-11-22, version 1.6.0* I love this game! Please add more levels soon. ### 5/5 — Cool word game! *2022-06-01, version 1.0.1* Wow! Unexpectedly cool word game) especially interesting not to reveal phrase but to guess a context and win quiz. Nice! And so nostalgic quotes , lyrics ### 4/5 — Fun game *2023-10-29, version 1.10.0* This is a great game. I like puzzle games that work my mind. My only complaint is that the daily/monthly puzzles stopped in August. September and October are not showing up. ### 4/5 — Great game *2023-09-25, version 1.10.0* Love the game. Did everyone go on vacation. I still can’t get september daily puzzles. ### 4/5 — September puzzles *2023-09-20, version 1.10.0* I love this app but when I completed the August puzzles and went to start on September puzzles nothing showed up…on the Home Screen it shows September but when I click on it…it goes to August. Not sure why it did that but very disappointed I couldn’t move on to the next month. ### 4/5 — UPDATE!! *2023-09-15, version 1.10.0* Please update the app!! No new puzzles for September. Come on!! ### 4/5 — More Phrasio puzzles, please! *2023-09-08* I love this game, and would give it a solid 5 stars if only there were more bundles to solve. Please add more bundles soon, otherwise this game runs the risk of being just another word find game. Update 9/8/23– Still no update, and now there aren’t even any daily puzzles for September. When will you update???? --- *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 2026-09-07.*