# Pokémon Friends — user reviews > 332 indexed App Store user reviews of Pokémon Friends by The Pokemon Company, rated 3.00/5 from 656 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pokemon-friends/id6741408067/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pokemon-friends/id6741408067.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 246 · 4★ 44 · 3★ 57 · 2★ 97 · 1★ 212 ## What do users think of Pokémon Friends? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Charming and fun puzzles - 👍 Variety of mini-games - 💎 Pokémon charm and aesthetic **Cons** - 💰 Excessive monetization and paywalls - ⏱️ Limited daily gameplay - 🔒 Puzzles too simple and easy **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent crashes and freezes - Compatibility issues on older devices **Most requested features** - More gameplay content and modes - Removal of daily limits - Multiplayer and online features ## Newest reviews (13 of 332) ### 2/5 — It could be good *2026-08-24, version 1.1.5* I truly think this game has potential to be something fun, just not as it is currently. I get no joy from collecting the plushies, the decorating is mediocre at best, and the timer on the puzzles is so unnecessary for casual playing. I do like the idea of having a Pokémon puzzle like game but from playing the free version I definitely don’t want to spent upwards of 30$ on more content when the content I experienced to begin with wasn’t even really worth my time. ### 3/5 — Want to play more *2026-06-27, version 1.1.5* I want to do more than only 3 puzzles. And add more plushies. ### 4/5 — There's potential *2026-03-29, version 1.1.5* Wy do you put a time limit the switch version doesn't have one please fix itꃋᴖꃋ ### 4/5 — 소리가 안 나요 *2026-03-15* 정말 다 좋은데 소리가 안 납니다 고쳐주세요 ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ 아이패드 프로 6세대예요 ㅠㅠㅠㅠ ### 4/5 — Add some more place to explore (: *2026-02-28, version 1.1.5* I loved it but I felt a bit bored can you please let the untaled With unlimited time. and please add some more Pokémon’s to the game .and we would like if you add the new starter Pokémon’s . And an open world game . If you will do that to the game I will be very very very thankful to the Pokémon company thank you . (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: ### 3/5 — The game that ruined the life *2026-02-26, version 1.1.5* I’m angry change the rating back to like a 4+ app cause I can’t play this game anymore cause stupid age ratings my parents need to re-qualify it so I can play it again ### 5/5 — Fun daily game *2026-02-25, version 1.1.5* I really enjoy it. I think it was worth paying for but it’s easy to download and play the 3 games daily for awhile to determine if it’s something you want to do more of. ### 5/5 — Tolles Spiel *2026-02-25* Man muss Geld investieren damit es wirklich spielbar ist, aber dann ist es sehr abwechslungsreich und spaßig ### 2/5 — Difficult challenges *2026-02-24, version 1.1.4* Some of the puzzles are too difficult not just with the time frame but in general, and there is no help tool useful to solving the puzzle. This is particularly annoying when it continues to show up every time that game comes up until you’ve got it. I’m completely stuck on one and I don’t see a logical solution to it. And I can’t even get any help with it to get past it for new shapes ### 5/5 — Amazing brain games *2026-02-04, version 1.1.4* Incredibly challenging the better you get at it, keeps your brain young and healthy, and pokemon theme is a bonus ### 5/5 — Pokey awesome *2026-01-28, version 1.1.3* I love this game, especially the yarn. I just wish there was an index, but still this game is the best. ### 5/5 — Excelente juego *2026-01-24, version 1.1.3* Este es el mejor juego de Pokémon para niños ### 4/5 — It’s fun but… *2026-01-17, version 1.1.3* You have to buy something to do unlimited puzzles and more plushies. It’s fun and all but I just wish we had more puzzles ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — NO *2026-08-19, version 1.1.5* Just no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no NO ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-08-16, version 1.1.5* Needs more mini games and updates ### 1/5 — Frustratingly terrible *2026-02-27, version 1.1.5* This game was too easy at the beginning, and not every puzzle is fun, but mostly its harmless. midpoint in the difficulty is fun, theres enough time for you to experiment and complete puzzles and still level them up. Endgame is outright horrible. If you dont complete a puzzle in a certain amount of time, it levels down, and you have to wait for it to cycle back again to level it up to where you were at. Even when you max out a puzzle it can still level down if you are struggling too much. To get to level 9, a lot of the puzzles do not give you enough time to try and solve the puzzle in order to proceed, you are instead forced to memorize each individual version of the puzzle in order to do it fast enough, and then there are some that even when you do memorize it, its still impossible to reach the time goal to level up (froakie count) You cant free play the puzzles, you have to play 3 randomly selected puzzles at a time, so its an agonizing grind trying to get the puzzles you need to level up, and painfully annoying when it keeps cycling the puzzles you've already maxed out. The yarn plushies are cute and decorating is fun, but for $33, I think I'd rather have someone cut my finger off. ### 1/5 — what is the point of having a timer?? *2026-02-03, version 1.1.3* it’s one thing to have a timer section, but the whole game hinges on a timer system per puzzle, and to what end? so you can fail a convoluted part, especially in later puxzles where your character moves just as slow but has to make like fifty extra moves and then rather than getting to rack your brain for a solution so you can actually develop a new neuron or a future strategy it generates a different puzzle so you can just pass it to move on, and i’m not gonna go back into the calendar to solve it there for zero reward/point, the point system has no clear pattern so the scores you get might as well be random, the yarn is given out borderline arbitrarily and shafts you if you fail to do the puzzle in time, even by a seconds margin. I’ve never loathed a system more than this game’s, guessing on some puzzles is free, others it’s a penalty, some puzzles aren’t even puzzles, just click bits until everything finally lines up. the fact that it has a $30 dlc option is just the final kick in the teeth — heaven forbid pokemon makes something that doesn’t scalp your wallet. Get rid of the bloody timer, it’s a puzzle not a bomb. ### 1/5 — I mean ok but,,, *2026-02-03, version 1.1.3* If you’re older like 15 or 10 then don’t download… it’s a good game for kids. Time limits and quite a lot of adjustments to make to game easy and pretty enjoyable for 5 year olds. If you’re like 8 or 19 then straight away this game sucks. ### 1/5 — I love it *2026-01-16, version 1.1.3* Most amazing game ### 1/5 — Tedious *2026-01-10, version 1.1.2* I don't often review games, but I felt the need to do so for this one. I don't recommend this ### 1/5 — Needs Major Improvement *2025-12-20, version 1.1.1* Not enough time to complete puzzles, not enough display space for your collection ### 1/5 — Broken Game *2025-12-03, version 1.1.0* Most recent update (1.0.5) broke the game, hanging on the loading screen. It already wasn’t a stellar game, but now it’s literally unplayable. EDIT: The new 1.1 update has done nothing to make the game work, dev team refuse to respond to requests for a refund. Absolute trash. ### 1/5 — Puzzle game for toddlers that is bad and stuff *2025-11-20, version 1.0.5* A big waste of time doing random puzzles that a goldfish could figure out in 2 seconds. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing. *2026-08-14, version 1.1.5* I love this game! I was hoping I could find my starter and I was able to! ### 5/5 — Please give Porygon respect *2026-06-06, version 1.1.5* This game is fun, but please add Porygon for the normal plane yarn please give him respect ### 5/5 — Awesome game *2026-06-02, version 1.1.5* I think this game is really fun! The puzzles are so relaxing(except when you have 10 or something seconds left), the plushies have wonderful textures and are so cute, and the fact that you can decorate your room. It’s incredible! What I don’t really like is h9w small the room is. I also wish that I could play puzzles from earlier than just the most recent 6. Other than those small things, this game is awesome. If possible, some new types of yarn with some new plushies would be cool too. And maybe, you should add the ability to trade plushies with other people nearby. Thank you so much for making this game! ### 5/5 — Add Wobbuffet and/or Wynaut *2026-05-19, version 1.1.5* I play this game as much as I can as a college student that also works. I like showing my boyfriend when I create plushies of his faves. However, his all-time favorite pokemon Wobbuffet is not in the game. I think Wynaut and Wobbuffet would make great additions. Especially, Wynaut since it’s so cute and small. ### 5/5 — Pokemon brain games! *2026-05-01, version 1.1.5* This is an awesome app to play daily as a way to relax and exercise your brain! ### 5/5 — Great puzzles *2026-04-07* So the game is clearly aimed at kids, I won’t deny that, that being said some of the puzzles are reasonably challenging and enjoyable as an adult. The game is well made and well executed and I enjoy playing it, even if the setting is very clearly aimed at children. The best bit about it, in my opinion, is the fact the puzzles increase and decrease in difficulty based on how well you’re doing. The puzzles are well varied, even to the point of having puzzle variations that I’ve not seen before and I’ve played dozens and dozens of those daily brain training apps and even of the mainstream gaming classics like professor layton/talos principle etc. I’m a sucker for puzzle games. I think it’s a great little daily brain exercise app for kids/teens to exercise critical thinking, logic, and problem solving skills. I particularly like the 3D visualisation puzzles which I think I read have been shown to actively increase grey matter in the brain when engaged with regularly. Not sure how much I’ll keep playing, I love puzzle games and I’m having a bit of a Pokémon nostalgia phase currently, but it definitely has a clear target audience below my age range. ### 5/5 — It’s my dream *2026-03-25, version 1.1.5* Ok so when I first got this I looked at the reviews and people were like talking bad about it. So I got on and then I like the fact that you can make a plush but every thing else is fine . Anyways it’s really fun. Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! ### 5/5 — Gente parem com essas resenhas de uma , duas ou três estrelas *2026-03-08* Já sabemos que os pacotes do jogo são tão caros e mini-jogos que são repetidos e boas pelúcias Pokémon e eu quero mais pacotes e mais pelúcias Pokémon como falinks ,deplox e floges e etc como (como corsola , corsola forma de galar , ratata e raticate forma de alola e vikavolt e etc) ### 5/5 — Genius Game Design *2026-02-27, version 1.1.5* I genuinely appreciate that this game isn’t built to be something continuously trying to suck money from you. There’s no gotcha systems, just chill, enjoyable puzzle games with awesome plushies and a little town to give them too 🥰 ### 5/5 — Offline Availability *2026-02-25, version 1.1.5* I narrowly managed to pay my electricity bill but at the end of the month my landlord is cutting off my water and Verizon is taking my wifi back. I really value this game so it would mean the world to me if I could play Pokémon Friends without wifi. Thank you. --- *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 2026-08-27.*