# -PILA- — user reviews > 67 indexed App Store user reviews of -PILA- by Chris Foreman, rated 4.40/5 from 278 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pila/id1193454912/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pila/id1193454912.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 188 · 4★ 52 · 3★ 17 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of -PILA-? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🧩 Clever puzzle design with logic and strategy - 💡 Unique gameplay combining puzzle-solving with real-time skill - 🎨 Simple, minimalist, and appealing graphics - ⏱️ Good difficulty progression through 50 levels - 🧠 Requires thinking and problem-solving skills - 😌 Relaxing and calming experience - 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay - 📱 Easy to learn and pick up - 🎵 Good audio design and sound effects **Cons** - 📺 Intrusive ads between levels - 🐛 Ball frequently gets stuck with no restart button - ⏱️ Game requires speed/timing over pure logic - 🔊 No sound/volume control options - ⚙️ Slow loading times between levels - 🔄 Full level reset on failure is frustrating - 😰 Stressful timing requirements for older players - ❌ Limited to only 50 levels - 🎯 Difficulty scaling inconsistent across levels - ⚠️ Game freezes and crashes on some devices **Commonly reported bugs** - Ball gets stuck on curves and cannot escape level - Screen blacks out on certain levels requiring full reinstall - Game freezes after level failure - Level does not restart when ball is stuck - App crashes on iPad 2 with iOS 9.3.5 - Glitch showing empty levels 51-60 in menu - Slow loading times between levels - Incompatibility with older iOS versions **Most requested features** - Paid version to remove ads - Sound/volume control settings - Hint system after multiple failures - Restart/reload button for stuck levels - More levels beyond 50 - Tutorial for first few levels - Better color contrast on end-level messages - Pause functionality ## Newest reviews (16 of 67) ### 4/5 — Enjoyable... *2025-06-23, version 1.1.1* ... but had problems with the beginning of level 12. I couldn't get my timing since I am old and slow. :( ### 4/5 — Great free game *2022-07-22, version 1.1.1* Challenging ### 4/5 — Stressful *2022-06-02, version 1.1.1* Maybe it’s just because I’m old, but this game stresses me out. I like the puzzle part of it, but having to click and move walls while the ball is in motion is nerve racking. Especially since there is a delay, and it’s not instantaneous. I also don’t like how when you mess up, it resets the whole board. ### 4/5 — Pretty good puzzle game *2022-05-13, version 1.1.1* As a person who realy like puzzle games this is pretty good. One thing i would have like is a way to remove the adds. Also there is this glitch where if you’re in the menu on level 50 then go left then right as quick as possible then levels 51-60 show up. Not that game breaking because they are completely empty, and you can still go into the menu, but interesting nontheless. ### 3/5 — Still a bit raw *2022-04-21, version 1.1.1* The concept is cute. But the game itself is still very raw, there is no menu to configure the sound etc. The game sometimes does not restart if the ball is stuck, so you essentially have to restart the game. ### 3/5 — 暇つぶしに *2022-03-09, version 1.1.1* パターンを掴めばそれほど難しくないです。頭の体操にちょうどいい。 ### 5/5 — Great balance of skill and logic. *2022-02-13, version 1.1.1* Fantastic little game. Kept me entertained for hours. I really enjoyed exercising my mind when it came to logically working toward the solutions. Definitely tricky enough when it comes to the timing required, but not to difficult to make me want to throw the phone. As I said a perfect balance of skill and logic. Two thumbs up. ### 5/5 — ZicoRio *2022-02-02, version 1.1.1* Good game ### 5/5 — Good game *2022-01-29, version 1.1.1* Good puzzle game. Tutorial would be useful. First few levels were a bit dull... level 4-6 made me curious and then the game showed it’s the potential thereafter as a great puzzle game. Now at level 25 I think a ‘hint’ feature would be useful... after a few fails add the option of a hint if you watch an advert or something. ### 5/5 — Super fun!!! *2022-01-20, version 1.1.1* Addicting fun puzzle game. Great graphics. Simple and easy to learn. I’d give it 6 stars if I could. ### 5/5 — Lots of fun *2022-01-15, version 1.1.1* I enjoyed making my way through the levels by patiently learning more and more of the correct path but then also being able to make quick moves during that otherwise patient process to solve levels. Very engaging. ### 5/5 — Needs More Levels! *2022-01-08, version 1.1.1* I enjoyed Pila immensely. A simple idea with tons of possibilities. I particularly enjoyed the mixture of puzzle and skill as players have to work out a route for a craft but also move the pieces whilst the craft is in motion. It is not slow at all (and I am running it on an iPadAir) and I did not fall asleep once. I loved it Chris and I am looking forward to your next release! I would be happy with some extra Pila levels in the meantime😉 ### 5/5 — Excellent Minimalist Puzzle w/ Few Ads *2022-01-03, version 1.1.1* This game is an excellent minimalist puzzle with few ads. ### 4/5 — Please add purchase to disable ads *2021-12-26, version 1.1.1* The game was fun and relaxing initially, then you get an ad in between levels and it ruins the experience. No problem I think, I'll find the IAP to disable ads. Sadly it seems none exists. This would be a 5 star review if there was an IAP to disable the ads interrupting the experience. ### 5/5 — Fun game, cool logic *2021-12-11, version 1.1.1* Great game . Actively have to use logic and skill to solve the puzzles. The logic is addicting. Needs to be more levels! ### 5/5 — Great game! *2021-12-06, version 1.1.1* I don’t usually write reviews but this game was fantastic. A real challenge to your spatial reasoning. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bruh *2021-12-04, version 1.1.1* Literally got an ad after the first episode, where you tap just once. No thanks ### 1/5 — The ads, the horrible ads *2021-09-08, version 1.1.1* Great game but horrible ads. I’m getting ads in Chinese! ### 1/5 — Ads *2021-09-01* Why are there ads? ### 1/5 — Nope *2021-08-31, version 1.1.1* 6th level: ball got stuck twice, making me force quit the app. Uninstalling ASAP ### 1/5 — Crashes on iPad 2, iOS 9.3.5 *2018-11-07, version 1.0.9* Reinstall doesn’t help. Fix it and get 5 stars back. ### 2/5 — Challengingness *2023-11-28, version 1.1.1* I thought each level would be slightly harder then the last, with a practicly unlimited number of levels, but the highest level is 50 and not challenging enough, though level 50 was fairly challenging… ### 2/5 — I like the game but there seems to be a glitch *2022-08-29, version 1.1.1* I I like the game but had a problem with one level and couldn’t get through it. The screen blacks out and I can’t play. All I can do is delete the game, reinstall it, and start all over again. So Chris Foreman, can you tell me what I should do. Or please this problem. ### 2/5 — A diversion and not much more *2022-07-27, version 1.1.1* The game was billed as “figure out what these objects do and get the ball to the goal.” So far, 25 levels in, all these “mysterious objects” do is either change the ball’s direction or stop the ball and reset the level. Some of the puzzles are tricky, but not enough to overcome a fair few frustrations: -No sound/volume control -Levels that require speed more than cleverness -Level fully resets after each failure, so you have to redo all your work each time -Multiple times the level froze after a loss and I had close and reopen the app to continue Overall, a good idea that would greatly benefit from some polish and innovation. ### 2/5 — Good graphics nothing more. *2021-11-29, version 1.1.1* 2 stars only because it has nice calm graphics and that’s it. Few issues with the game. 1: The orb get stuck and there’s not a reload button so you have to close and reopen the game. That’s Bad Design. 2: The loading times between levels is too slow it has nice graphics but that have nothing to do with the slow loading times. from the end of the level to the start of the next one it takes more time than the time you spend solving the fake “puzzle”. 3: I thought this was a puzzle not a fast tapping game Very disappointed. Deleted.👎🏻 ### 2/5 — Need more work *2021-10-09, version 1.1.1* It’s soooo slow (animations etc), that I almost fell asleep. And you cannot turn the sound off. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — It’s “ALWAYS” the “SIMPLE ONES” *2024-04-22, version 1.1.1* That bring out “THE MOST FUN” and “UNIQUE” gameplay… This game is a “BURIED TREASURE” on the “APP STORE” for sure…. ### 5/5 — Challenging really makes you think *2022-11-25, version 1.1.1* This game is not straightforward like most other games out there, you have to actually use your brain but it’s awesome ### 5/5 — Good game *2022-11-24, version 1.1.1* Well designed, interesting puzzles ### 5/5 — Fun & Challenging! *2022-09-23, version 1.1.1* Fun and Challenging! ### 5/5 — Fun *2022-09-13, version 1.1.1* Fun brain game. Only 50 levels. Got hard-ish in the 30s, difficult in the 40s and extremely difficult in the late 40s. Easy to figure out, but incorporates timing and flipping switches simultaneously while trying to recall the proper path. I think 49 was the most difficult. ### 5/5 — Great time killer *2022-09-07* Would be more awesome if players given the option of an add free game. ### 5/5 — Let Me Pay for No Ads *2022-08-16, version 1.1.1* Take money and hook us up, maybe? It’s a delightful game without any ticking-clock element. Very calming and amusing. ### 5/5 — Minimalistic and enjoyable *2022-07-12, version 1.1.1* Nice, simple, progressively complex, but fair. Well done! ### 5/5 — Enjoyable & Clever *2022-06-29, version 1.1.1* Relatively simple in concept, but challenging to complete. ### 5/5 — Beautiful, pleasing *2022-03-09, version 1.1.1* Lov the design, but the puzzles aren’t that hard. --- *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.*