# Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story — user reviews > 1,836 indexed App Store user reviews of Seaside Escape® by Microfun Limited, rated 4.60/5 from 30,491 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/seaside-escape-merge-and-story/id6443755785/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/seaside-escape-merge-and-story/id6443755785.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 25,625 · 4★ 2,022 · 3★ 673 · 2★ 429 · 1★ 1,742 ## What do users think of Seaside Escape®? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Fun and engaging gameplay - 👍 No ads - 🌟 Cute story and characters - 🎨 Appealing graphics and art style **Cons** - 🕰️ Slow energy regeneration - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases - 🔍 Difficult to progress without spending money - 🤯 Repetitive and grindy at higher levels **Commonly reported bugs** - Disappearing in-app purchases - Orders not updating properly **Most requested features** - Daily free energy or rewards - More varied and easier orders - Ability to delete unused item generators - Improved scrapbook feature ## Newest reviews (14 of 1,836) ### 3/5 — Is it my phone or the app? *2026-08-21, version 2.4.0* I love this game and I’ve reached very far but as I won a whole bunch of energy and items the app stopped running and now I can’t get on it just loads half way then cuts back to my home screen ### 5/5 — Game is fun *2026-08-20, version 2.3.0* Love this game it’s relaxing ### 5/5 — Seaside escape *2026-08-19, version 2.4.0* 5star ### 5/5 — . *2026-08-19, version 2.4.0* . ### 5/5 — NO ADS AND FUN *2026-08-18, version 2.3.0* I LOVE ALL THESE STORY APPS!!!!!! Keeps me busy. I don’t buy extra coins but I have other similar apps I play while waiting. ### 5/5 — Lovely island *2026-08-18, version 2.3.0* I enjoy this game a lot, though I can’t keep track of all the characters and often skip the story lines. The buildings are cute and it’s fun to see them grow and change. Best of all there are no ads. ### 5/5 — Casual Fun *2026-08-17, version 2.3.0* This is a truly fun game and like the tag line says "a great way to pass time". ### 5/5 — I like bees *2026-08-17, version 2.3.0* Fun game but similar to many others but it places an emphasis on bees which we need desperately for the production of most vegetables and fruits!! ### 2/5 — Too much WITCHCRAFT! *2026-08-17, version 2.3.0* I enjoyed the game until I they kept adding tools associated with witchcraft (ex-practitioner). ### 5/5 — Fun fun fun *2026-08-16, version 2.3.0* Great game so fun and all around would recommend ### 5/5 — Great game! *2026-08-15, version 2.3.0* Entertaining! ### 3/5 — Fun but frustrating *2026-08-14, version 2.3.0* This game is pretty fun but I find it frustrating that the items you need to complete the tasks almost never come out of the multiplier. Yes, even after going to the next level. I’m at a level that requires leaves, chicken, loofas but I keep getting items like onions, non stop! It makes me feel like you just want us to pay for more lives even though the items will hardly even be produced so you are just in a loop of $$$ and slow progress. ### 3/5 — It’s a good game but… *2026-08-14, version 2.3.0* It’s great and very addictive but it’s absolutely nothing like the add I thought I was gonna have to help the child baby dog and mum but no I only have one character and merge stuff to build island stuff so great but no what I wanted ### 5/5 — 𝓢𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓲𝓭𝓮 𝓔𝓼𝓬𝓪𝓹𝓮 *2026-08-13, version 2.3.0* 𝓣𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓰𝓪𝓶𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓼𝓸 𝓪𝓶𝓪𝔃𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓲𝓽 𝓲𝓼 𝓼𝓸 𝓬𝓪𝓵𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓯𝓾𝓷 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — My energy disappeared *2026-08-23, version 2.4.0* I had over 500 energy this morning, when I opened my app this evening I’m down to 100. What the heck!!!! ### 1/5 — Cost to much to play and actually accomplish anything *2026-08-23, version 2.4.0* I have been playing this game for a couple years and am fed up with it. It takes way too many energy points to get items that are supposed to be easy to get. Then add in that most items you need to advance you will go through 80 to 100 energy just to build the item that actually makes what you need, and you have to do that 6 to 8 times to get a non rare item, and for a rare item, expect that number to at-least double. Then to move up on the level and add new buildings you need to make at least a dozen to 2 dozen tools which you again have to collect items to build, and don’t get me started on the side quests that you will never finish without taking out a second mortgage on your home for the cost. Add to that, when you spend money to actually move faster through all the requirements, it doesn’t even give you the resources you need. If you want a passive game that you don’t mind spending several weeks leveling up because you have to wait for lives, this isn’t bad, but if you want to move forward quickly once you start getting in the further levels, it will be expensive. ### 1/5 — Don’t trust them *2026-08-18, version 2.3.0* Never got the £100 value anniversary package . I downloaded the game I progressed till lev 42 but I never saw the promised package. Is just another lie to attract players and than let them down. Like other games of this genre. Do not download , just a time waste ### 1/5 — Pop Ups *2026-08-18, version 2.3.0* You can’t even play the game without having to go through 10,000 side games and pop up games. I almost deleted the app. It took me five minutes to even get the game started. ### 1/5 — Bad game *2026-08-16, version 2.3.0* Not the one where you help the family ### 1/5 — Money Scam *2026-08-12, version 2.3.0* This game isn’t even pay to play anymore. It used to be SO good, fair and able to play without paying. Now even when you purchase something it’s still impossible!!! It’s so sad because this game used to be really good :( Shame on the greedy creators. ### 1/5 — hard to get whats needed *2026-08-09, version 2.3.0* i've been playing this game for like a year now and recently it is wayyyyyy to hard to get the items you need out of the generators. i used to open and play multiple times a day but now i go days without because it's frustrating. ### 1/5 — Catfish game *2026-08-09, version 2.3.0* Nothing like the ad and even the description here ### 1/5 — Such a scam *2026-08-09, version 2.3.0* I downloaded this game and it is not as the add said I haveto match items and not the coin thing such a scam ### 1/5 — Deleted *2026-08-08, version 2.3.0* Not the same game as the demo. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — review *2026-08-27, version 2.4.0* can we add trading cards? its like impossible to get a full album. ### 5/5 — Seaside Escape 🥰 *2026-08-26, version 2.4.0* Love playing this wonderful game. ### 5/5 — ခ် *2026-08-24, version 2.4.0* ထခ ### 5/5 — Great Way To Pass Time *2026-08-23, version 2.4.0* I recently had major surgery and was unable to do a whole lot of anything for about two weeks and honestly, the games made by this company are a lot of fun and there are generally no ads. I know in order to haven’t even better experience you could pay in order to get stuff. But luckily, I haven’t needed to do that and I am still enjoying myself. ### 5/5 — Good *2026-08-21, version 2.4.0* Good ### 5/5 — Money grab *2026-08-21, version 2.4.0* I play daily, but I find that the cost if the packs increase dramatically.. bit of a gambling grab. Lives run out too quickly and want you to spend more to continue ### 5/5 — 5 stars *2026-08-21, version 2.4.0* Loooove this game, super easy and fun to play and they give out fair rewards! ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-08-21, version 2.4.0* So far not as many ads either! ### 5/5 — Seaside escape *2026-08-21, version 2.4.0* Great game ### 5/5 — ❤️ *2026-08-20, version 2.4.0* Очень хорошоя игра --- *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 2026-08-30.*