# Pocket Academy — user reviews > 326 indexed App Store user reviews of Pocket Academy by Kairosoft Co.,Ltd, rated 4.50/5 from 142 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-academy/id432080204/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-academy/id432080204.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 107 · 4★ 15 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of Pocket Academy? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💖 Addictive and fun gameplay - 🏫 Enjoyable school management experience - 🎨 Cute and charming graphics - 🔁 High replayability with different maps - 🕰️ Can play offline without internet **Cons** - 💰 Difficult to earn money and stay out of debt - 🤔 Lack of clear tutorial and guidance - 🔒 Unable to move or delete placed facilities - 🕰️ Slow progression in the early game - 🤖 Teachers not always teaching effectively **Commonly reported bugs** - Tuition fees sometimes deducted instead of added - Certain facilities not unlocking as expected - Occasional crashes or freezes **Most requested features** - Ability to control and interact with individual students - More events, activities, and customization options - Easier way to earn money and manage finances - Improved tutorial and in-game guidance - Option to move or delete placed facilities ## Newest reviews (14 of 326) ### 4/5 — Starts Slow, Gets Better *2025-06-15, version 2.31* The initial difficulty curve tends to punish players who expand too quickly. This is a game that rewards patience over ten years versus doing everything in the first year or two. Enjoyable when you find the right balance! ### 3/5 — バグ…ですかね？ *2025-05-25* 何周か遊んだんですけど、部活の種類が増えません😭 それ以外は楽しく遊んでます？ ### 2/5 — 번역 고쳐주세요 *2024-10-11* 한국어로 설정을 해도 지속적으로 일본어가 뜸, 게임하는데 불편하고 딱히 하고싶은 마음이 안 드는 게임 돈이 아까움, 이거 할 바에는 3사거나 다른 시리즈 사는 게 훨 괜찮음 솔직히 이 시리즈는 버린 것 같은 느낌 ### 3/5 — 번역오류좀 고치세요 *2024-06-16* 군데군데 번역이안되어서 불편합니다. 왜 이런 오류를 계속 방치하는거죠 !! ### 4/5 — Kind of monotonous after a while *2024-02-06, version 2.19* Starts fun but gets repetitive and old after a while ### 4/5 — Unlock conditions are bugged! *2022-05-13, version 2.19* I couldn’t unlock the lab and the art room for some reasons... I am already a prestigious school and I have music room and one of the students has intellect over 90 but the buildings are not unlocked... I believe the game is bugged... ### 3/5 — Fun game but *2022-03-26, version 2.19* Why is everyone blonde now? What happened to the original hairstyles? Seemed a lot better with the brown and black hairstyles ### 3/5 — Academy and Academy Zero *2021-10-07, version 2.17* So I have been playing the free version some time and I enjoy it, and then I see this one that has a bit more in depth things, like more decorations and student to student interaction, etc. but with Zero, they actually go home and then come back, class starts, etc. and at the bottom it shows that time is moving forward, when tests are, graduation, break, etc., and they actually take the tests and you see the results… the one I actually paid for, doesn’t have that. Is there some kind of bug? Time is going by, months, and they are still at school and the teachers have only taught once. And it said it was test day, but nothing happened. ### 3/5 — Deducting teachers’ salary twice *2021-09-08, version 2.17* A slow to get started, but enjoyable game, otherwise ### 2/5 — Can’t *2021-09-05, version 2.17* I couldn’t play a school and I just feel 😠 ### 5/5 — Favorite game from Kairosoft *2021-06-28, version 2.17* This is the first game I played from Kairosoft that made me love it! It’s been many years since it’s release. I would love to see another installment of this game! ### 3/5 — Ok game! *2021-06-11, version 2.17* I played this game around 5 years ago and started playing again. It’s refreshing but the mechanics are confusing and it seems like things happen randomly. I’ve only had one couple this play through and it seems like the factors to have a couple make little to no sense. My students have decent popularity, but don’t want to date. The Cupid item is pretty much useless and a waste of points. I don’t think couples boost or improve your school much anyways, so I feel like the couple mechanics are pointless. I wish there was a way to rotate facilities or even an option to move them because you have to plan way ahead of time. I also wish there was a way to get smarter transfer students and 1st year students, because I have to grind 1st semester (which should be named “trimester”, as there are 3 terms. Semester is 2 terms.) special classes so my scores and rank don’t tank. There isn’t a lot of class rooms and the Max, regardless of map size is three, which is a bummer. Since this game is originally from Japan, there are translation errors to the max. I’m not to bothered by it, but the text flow breaks up words which makes it harder to read. A lot of words are awkwardly abbreviated too. It’s a good game, I wish this was updated but I highly doubt it will be. Some mechanics are wonky which you will have to figure out on your own. I used the Kairosoft wiki to help, but other than that you are 100% blind in the dark with little to no guidence. ### 5/5 — Forever one of my favorites *2021-06-11, version 2.17* This game was one of my first Kairosoft games ever. It is absolutely so much fun and a great time killer if you’re ever bored. There is so much to do and once you get a hang of the strategy it becomes a piece of cake. Each map is super unique, with their own challenges and layouts to overcome. One thing I do hope that happens is an updated sequel. Mega Mall’s sequel looks super promising and I’m excited to play it— this game is a tad old and it would be very refreshing to see a modern version of this game. Please not F2P though… those games are typically not my favorite. More character options, make the personality traits actually matter, more class events, etc. would really give this game more depth and personalization. I grew up playing this and Kairosoft has always been a part of my video game history. Please continue to put out great titles!! <3 ### 4/5 — 처음시작할때한글바꾸는법 *2021-05-27* 저도 다우낟고 시작할때 지구누르니까 안떠서 어떡하지했는데 그냥 제스스로터득했습니닼ㅋㅋㅋ 저같은분들계싱것같아서요방법은 지구모양누르시고 아무것도안보이지만 느낌?진동같은걸로 스크롤을내려요2번정도 따닥하는진동?하고 클로즈누르면됨 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 名前変えたい *2024-03-24* 生徒や先生の名前変えれないのは何故？ 名前変 ### 1/5 — バグか？ *2023-08-05* 生徒が下校しないため、教師の授業も全く行わない。 カイロにしてはいい加減すぎる早くバグ直して欲しい ### 1/5 — 操作性が最悪 *2022-03-28* 十字キーが暴発し変なところをタップします。 ### 1/5 — 言語選択　不具合 *2022-03-19* 言語選択画面が真っ白です。 スクロールの反応はあり、言語選択はできるのですが、日本語を選んで再起動しても英語版になります。 ### 1/5 — プレイ不可に成った *2021-09-24* 暫くプレイしていなかったら、プレイが出来なく成った‼️ 課金してからスタートしているのだから、きちんとして欲しい‼️ ### 1/5 — Will not start *2021-09-05, version 2.17* I cannot start the app. Gives me an error message in Japanese. ### 1/5 — This Game Is Too Hard! *2021-04-08, version 2.15* I’m Never Playing This Game Agian! Please Give Me A Refund! ### 1/5 — 起動不可になりました。 *2021-01-27* 2021年1月のアップデートを行ったところ、アプリが起動しなくなりました。 アプリの要求iOSバージョンは問題ありません。 ### 1/5 — I don’t get it *2020-04-28, version 2.10* It’s quite confusing ### 1/5 — Kein Deutsch *2020-04-15* Keine deutsche Spache. So macht mir das Spiel keinen Spaß ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great 8 bit game *2026-07-15, version 2.31* Love that there are multiple maps, the pixel art and spent so much time playing this ### 5/5 — High standard Kairosoft game as usual *2026-07-09, version 2.31* Cute characters and good time killer! ### 5/5 — 楽しい *2026-01-06* クリアしてアンストしても、何回もインストールしなおしてる！ いつやっても楽しい！ ### 5/5 — I’ve been playing for years *2025-11-28, version 2.31* I take a break, but I always come back to this game. It’s really fun and you can play with no Internet. ### 5/5 — 面白い *2025-11-05* 無料のポケット学院1をプレイして大変面白かった所からいつの間にか2、3と購入wこの商売上手め！ ### 5/5 — Y *2025-06-28, version 2.31* Fun ### 5/5 — brings back memories *2023-09-15, version 2.19* I remember playing this & all the sequels during my middle school days 10 years ago and they're still so good! Most of the Kairosoft games used to be completely free with no ads but days have changed so I get it... Most apps now require purchases and subscriptions. I am just glad that they're still arnd for me to play <3 ### 5/5 — ものすごく面白い！ *2022-03-28* ものすごく面白い！ ### 5/5 — Pocket academy 2? *2021-11-11, version 2.17* This is an amazing game. but with all the classics being remade, I am hoping for a pocket academy 2. Any chance of that happening? ### 5/5 — 画面表示が… *2021-09-24* 画面表示が、縦だと右下のメニューがすごく小さいし 横だと邪魔な帯があってやりづらい 前まではなかったと思うんですが、やらない間に仕様が変わったんでしょうか？ それ以外はほんと大好きで、何度も繰り返して遊んでいるアプリなので、出来れば改善して欲しいです！ --- *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 2026-09-12.*