# Prisonela — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of Prisonela by Andrey Ivanov, rated 2.99/5 from 302 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prisonela/id1453331597/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prisonela/id1453331597.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 104 · 4★ 30 · 3★ 32 · 2★ 32 · 1★ 105 ## What do users think of Prisonela? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎨 Excellent pixel art and visual design - 🎵 Great soundtrack and audio quality - ⚙️ Smooth and responsive controls - 🎮 Challenging and engaging gameplay - 🔄 Randomly generated levels add variety - ⚡ Fast-paced adrenaline-inducing experience **Cons** - 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - 📺 Ads shown on death and level completion - 📺 Forced ad watching blocks gameplay momentum - 🎯 Overly difficult with no learning curve - 🎯 No tutorial or instructions for new players - 🎯 Levels feel repetitive despite randomization - 📱 Small and imprecise touch controls - 🎮 No ability to replay same level for practice **Commonly reported bugs** - Jump input not registering consistently - Character only moving in one direction - Game resetting progress when closed - Sound cutting out after ads - Cannons freezing or not shooting - Buttons becoming unresponsive requiring restart - Repeated achievement notifications - Game crashes during gameplay - One impossible level with unreachable jump **Most requested features** - Ability to mute in-game sound independently - Level selection or difficulty progression system - More diverse level designs and environments - Boss battles or campaign mode - Level creation/editor mode - Online multiplayer or racing mode - Quick respawn without ads - Larger, more accessible button sizes - More unlockable content and power-ups - Tutorial or onboarding for new players ## Newest reviews (14 of 50) ### 3/5 — Far too many ads *2021-06-24, version 1.4* There are far too many ads. I felt like I was watching ads just as much as playing the game. Still, good art, mechanics, and overall game. The ad frequency ruined it for me. Plz decrease the ads! ### 3/5 — Not an review, just a question. *2020-12-20, version 1.3* This isn’t a review I was just wondering why it keeps changing developers? I’m asking this as a review because I didn’t know where else to ask. ### 4/5 — Great game but one MAJOR glitch *2020-11-04, version 1.3* Ok so I have played this game a lot and got all the characters so I deleted it but recently I got it back but every time I leave the game it resets all my characters and I would love it if this got fixed ### 3/5 — Fun but too many ads *2020-10-01, version 1.3* The game is real fun but the ads are like a kill joy, there is SO MANY ADS. If your bored then I do recommend this game but if you get easily annoyed then this is not the game for you. ### 4/5 — Great, a few suggestions *2020-04-24, version 1.0.0* The concept is great, I’ve been playing for about 15 minutes now and it’s lots of fun. But for some reason I keep getting achievements that I’ve already gotten before every 10 seconds or so and it’s very annoying! Also, there really aren’t a whole lot of different rooms you can find, I think I’ve seen them all by now. Maybe there can be different environments or something like that when more rooms are added. Thanks for reading & have a great day ### 3/5 — Fun game but has a major flaw *2020-02-06, version 1.0.0* The game is fun but sometimes when you hit the jump button, the jump doesn’t register. This is really annoying when i should have jumped but it didn’t register and i did. Please fix ### 4/5 — Sound Fix please *2020-01-28, version 1.0.0* I love the game but I also love listening to my own music. Please let us be able to mute the sound in the app; I like playing it but I can’t play it when listening to music layered over sound effects. ### 2/5 — Ok concept, lacking a lot *2020-01-25, version 1.0.0* The game is you dying A LOT and every time you do you have to watch an ad to get another turn. Ridiculous. I'm only giving it 2 starts for the graphics, animations, and the overall idea. ### 4/5 — Good but Really Hard *2020-01-24, version 1.0.0* I like the graphics and design of this game, but the randomly assembled levels are really challenging. ### 4/5 — Good game *2019-08-17, version 1.0.0* It’s a fantastic game with enjoyable pixel characters and music. I only wish it had more levels and maybe a boss mode. You should add a bunch more levels and have a new clickable box that will show you the levels and you can pick which ones you want to play or just have it were there is about 150 random levels to play. ### 3/5 — Great game, but one glaring flaw *2019-08-12, version 1.0.0* This game is great, I love the art style and it plays very smoothly and is challenging, but never impossible...EXCEPT FOR ONE LEVEL. There is one level in the game that is literally not beatable. The level has 6 cannons that start shooting the two outer cannons and then close in, not only that but a jump over acid that is too far too actually get to. I cant tell you how many times I’ve just had to concede my run because I randomly ran into this level. ### 2/5 — Too many ads *2019-06-22, version 1.0.0* I understand that ads are needed... but every 5 seconds? I played like 20 times, I cannot pass 2-3 levels before another ad appears. It was created that way, to loose. I’m just removing it now. It’s a shame, I like it. I feel like a third jump was needed always, though... Anyway, I’m done. ### 3/5 — Ads with no option to remove. *2019-06-21, version 1.0.0* Played for 30 seconds. Got an ad. There is no option to remove. Deleted that quick. ### 3/5 — This game could be awesome *2019-06-13, version 1.0.0* This game would be awesome if you could keep playing the same level. There’s a reason that’s how it’s done in every other platformer. Everything else about this game seems great, the controls, the mechanics. I say “seems” because I haven’t really played enough to say for sure. The stupid random levels just ruin it for me. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ads when you WIN *2021-02-09, version 1.3* They punish you for beating a level by showing an ad. Each level takes about two seconds. You also get ads if you die. Horrible game design. ### 1/5 — Ads make it unplayable *2020-01-06, version 1.0.0* This is basically like flappy bird difficult but with unavoidable ads every time you die. You will die in 1 second. No lives. You can’t close the ad for about 5 seconds minimum, so good luck having more playtime than ad watching... Terrible. No respect for this company. ### 1/5 — Too annoying with ads *2019-09-21, version 1.0.0* Every single time you die you are forced to either wait several seconds or watch an ad to revive yourself. This game is not worth it sorry. ### 1/5 — Impossible *2019-06-24, version 1.0.0* Believe the low ratings. The developer of this must not be reading them. This may be the stupidest game I’ve ever encountered—can’t even pass a single level. There are no instructions about what to do. It changes the level each time so you can’t even try again or practice, and then shows a video ad. Deleted. ### 1/5 — Not Playable *2019-06-21, version 1.0.0* The game is absolute garbage in graphics in terms of visuals, colors and ambient softness, the feeling on the eyes. The controllers are very innacurate on playing and what is expected. I just feel is not well designed on level difficulty and user experience. Nothing really against developers, just not a good work. ### 1/5 — Horrible! *2019-06-21, version 1.0.0* I didn’t get past the first screen. This game is unplayable due to continued interruptions from adds. Every time you get out you see an add that lasts 5 seconds or longer. There’s no way to get good at the game or gain momentum when your constantly being interrupted. No thanks. Deleting now. ### 1/5 — Another greedy game *2019-06-21, version 1.0.0* Just any old phone game. Greedy amounts of ads. This would have also been better off as an adventure game rather than high score based. Pretty shallow too. No unlocks at all, no power-ups, and with slippery mobile controls, each game is super short; nothing to sink your teeth into. ### 1/5 — Dumb *2019-03-19, version 1.0.0* I played this game for 5 minutes to find out that it is dumb. If I can’t advance what is the point of the game. It is extremely hard right off the bat which is not a smart way to get people to play the game. I was so confused about everything cause there is no tutorial like 90% of video games. Overall bad quality and needs more work to be enjoyable for all people. ### 2/5 — Extremely disappointing *2020-10-29, version 1.3* The game itself is ok. Hence the 2 stars. However, the controls are outrageously restrictive and difficult to use, and the number of advertisements is so infuriating that I deleted the game almost immediately. Playing the game, though it claims the levels to be “random” I had to play through the same level or one extremely similar multiple times in the span of probably 10 minutes. I wouldn’t recommend an installation. Total waste of time. ### 2/5 — It’s just not fun *2020-07-16, version 1.0.0* I understand that it’s supposed to be an extremely challenging game, but it doesn’t even try to let the player learn how to skillfully play. It rather just puts you right into a random challenging level and that’s basically how the rest of the game works. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — There a glitch!!!!!!!!!!! *2021-05-29, version 1.3* i was playing and was only going one direction-> can you please fix it ### 5/5 — SUPER COOL 😎... just one issue *2020-04-30, version 1.0.0* I honestly think this is a super cool game and probably one of the hardest. And I don’t mean cool... I mean AWSOME CRAZY PLATFORMER AND EVERYTHING GOOD!!!! Now... the issue, the issue is that every time there’s an ad the sound stops and the next time there’s an ad it comes back... could you please fix that because I wanna here the sound ALL the time. Over all this is a REEEEEAAAAAALLLLLLLYYYYYY great game!!!!! (EDITED) forget the issue I just figured out if you go out of the game and go back in the sound comes back ### 5/5 — Adrenaline inducing *2020-03-03, version 1.0.0* Prisonela is fast paced, once you start a level, your heart just stops to plan and go. I only have one complaint though, the buttons are really small and most of the time I press the jump button, my character doesn’t jump. So I’m rooting for a button size option ### 5/5 — Fun *2020-02-27, version 1.0.0* Most people don’t like it because it’s hard, but I think that’s what makes it fun! I love this game because it’s simple but challenging! :) ### 5/5 — Not impossible *2019-12-08, version 1.0.0* If you came here to complain about an impossible level will it’s not. If you keep trying you will make it. Yes it is hard but you can’t complain. The only people who can, are the people who made a Game Center record. Overall it’s not a bad game. ### 5/5 — Recommendations *2019-07-13, version 1.0.0* Great game but I think there should be stage making and online race mode ### 5/5 — Addicting, not many ads *2019-06-21, version 1.0.0* Fun game to try and climb the leaderboards and there only an ad every 5 minutes or so and they are skippable. Sometimes can get repetitive but overall great game ### 5/5 — Great challenging game *2019-03-28, version 1.0.0* Have lots of fun playing this game. Finally a well made but hard game for iOS. ### 5/5 — Great game, but those ads.... *2019-03-17, version 1.0.0* The game itself is awesome. Game play is great, graphics are super cool, music is awesome....but man those ads. Literally every time you die an ad plays. This is incredibly annoying and almost enough to make playing un-enjoyable. Game itself is awesome though, give it a try! Question: is this game related to the Reed series? It looks and feels similar. Either way, great game devs! ### 5/5 — Very addictive and fun *2019-03-17, version 1.0.0* Why all the hate? This game is really hard, but that’s okay. It’s a fun challenge --- *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 2026-06-10.*