# SET® Mania — user reviews > 66 indexed App Store user reviews of SET® Mania by PlayMonster LLC, rated 3.40/5 from 58 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/set-mania/id775474270/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/set-mania/id775474270.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 23 · 4★ 10 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 12 ## Newest reviews (18 of 66) ### 3/5 — No history log? *2024-10-24, version 1.8* Great game but it needs to show my all my recent times. It only shows my all time fastest time. It doesn’t even show me how long ago it was I got that time. I can’t tell when the last time I was even close to beating my own best time. There’s no history. Nor does it show anyone else’s times. And also, it has ads, even though it’s a paid game. Not a deal breaker but seems odd to me. ### 4/5 — “Guarantee set” setting doesn’t work? *2023-02-18* Sometimes there’s no set even when I select the “guarantee set” setting. There’s no “no set” button either, so maybe consider installing a “no no set button button”( ???) or just fix the program so it makes sure there’s always a set when I use this option. Overall the game is amaz. ### 4/5 — Love playing, but could use ONE improvement. *2022-07-07* This is very well done — a great and authentic version of the card game. But, I would love to see one improvement over the card game. Why not program it so the player is told (if s/he wants to be) when there are no sets? This would make the app even better than the card game. ### 3/5 — You can play set but it’s missing a lot *2022-03-17* Pros: a functioning digital version of the game set Cons: This app feels like it was made and then abandoned, the UI is hideous, you can only play on a horizontal screen, no multiplayer functionality and there’s weird messages like ‘do better next time’ or ‘you need a hug’ at the end of rounds, just sort of bizarre and discouraging? ### 3/5 — Needs a major upgrade *2021-12-17* This is my favorite game in the world and I play it every day.. but this app needs a MAJOR upgrade. It feels like I’m playing a game from the 2000’s. There’s no shuffle option, & the interface is rudimentary and sometimes there’s no sets even with 15-18 cards Also I’d love to see other peoples stats too ### 4/5 — Portrait mode please *2021-08-26* I’ve been a SET fan for nearly twenty years….this rendition still scratches the itches. My number one recommendation: allow play in portrait orientation, not just landscape. ### 2/5 — Great card game, not the best app *2021-06-16* I was hoping you could play against other people or a robot. Or at least go through a decent sized deck of cards. I get through a round in like 20 seconds. I was just expecting better from a paid app. ### 3/5 — Wish it had a vertical mode *2021-01-02* Love the game of set. I’ve been playing it since I was a kid in the optimal card format. Having an app is handy for solo play. I did find all the game descriptions buried in the settings somewhere. That helped. Having them more easily findable would be good. But what I really want is to be able to rotate the game and play 3 cards across and 4 down and be able to play one handed. In horizontal mode you really have to have two hands unless maybe you have gigantic hands. ### 2/5 — Does anyone own the rights to this app? Change it! *2020-06-29* Love the card game. Love the game as it appears in the app. Hate hate hate the discouraging messages at the end of play. I end each game feeling like an idiot. And a lot of my friends are too dumb even to play the game lol — yet I end up feeling like a pathetic loser. I think I did pretty well and the app tells me “Don’t give up!” I have a good time playing and the app tells me “Persevere and get it done!” like I just slogged through some difficult and boring task. How hard would it be to either take all these messages away and say nothing OR say something encouraging like “Way to go!”? The card game that sold the rights might be able to prevail on the developers who have probably moved on to other things. As a teacher I can’t even recommend this to my students for fear of discouraging them. Get it together, Set! Try harder! ### 3/5 — Pay for ads *2020-04-24, version 1.8* Kind of a bummer to pay for an app with ads (the ads are for other games by this maker, so not the worst ads possible). I do love Set, and the app is pretty good. ### 2/5 — Off-putting messages at end of game *2019-10-14, version 1.8* Couldn’t agree more with other reviewers about the tedious game-ending messages that can’t be turned off. ### 4/5 — A few options would make it better *2019-05-02* I also got hooked on the game by playing the freebie in the NYT. It would be nice to be able to turn off the time clock. Pattern would be a nice option to color and I agree it is hard to see the yellow highlighting the card. ### 2/5 — Great Game - Hideous Interface *2019-04-21, version 1.8* Please make a simple, ‘clean’ version of this game. It’s garish. ### 4/5 — Good mind stimulation *2019-03-28, version 1.8* ...And they went all the way back to 1993 to find their graphic designer! ### 4/5 — More, Please *2019-03-03* I like the game Set a lot. I love being able to play it on my phone wherever. I’ve been spending my time analyzing the mathematics of it. I’ve been modeling it as a 3 or 4 dimensional torus, and a set is any straight line within it. I wish that the app explained what all the different games are. For Rediscovery, Marathon, and Arcade, it feels like I’m just playing regular Set as fast as I can, and then it stops at some point, because I can’t figure out what the rules are precisely. I got really into Set when I found it on the New York Times crossword puzzle page. It gives you four games of Puzzle, 2 basic and 2 advanced. With the basic pack, it picks one attribute to keep constant, but it changes from day to day for variety. In this app, the basic pack always has all the cards have a solid pattern. I really wish they could change that up randomly, because it doesn’t change the gameplay at all, but it does give you opportunity to see different sets. And variety is fun. I’d love it if there could be a shuffle button to rearrange all the cards. It’s a nice tool when I am stuck, and I use it all the time on the nytimes page. ### 3/5 — Weird messages at end of game *2019-02-28* Like another reviewer, I find the messages at the end of each game off-putting. I just finished a game, ending with a new high score, and at the top there was a banner that said "Don't be discouraged, try again." I'd rather have no message at all than these "encouraging" messages. (I looked in the game's settings to see if there was a way to turn that off, but the settings area is pretty bare-bones and there was nothing about this there.) ### 2/5 — Needs multiplayer *2019-02-03* This app is fine as a rudimentary set game, but so much of the fun of playing is playing against other people. It’s beyond my comprehension why there couldn’t be a multi-player mode wherein, as soon as you click on a set, a little screen pops up asking which player to credit the set, which the player who got the set can click, after which it returns to gameplay with three new cards. Without that functionality it’s seriously stunted in what it can do. ### 4/5 — Love hate relationship with the app *2018-11-07* This app is great except for one thing that was removed about a year ago. There used to be the option in the settings that would make it so there was always a set out on the board, sure it may seem cheap to those who have played the physical card game, but it was great for playing on the app. Now that that is no longer an option the game can get stuck throwing out cards with no sets and killing an otherwise perfect round! It is also helpful for those learning to play the game. So basically what I’m trying to say is, great app, but bring back the old options! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Game not randomized adequately *2021-01-02, version 1.8* This was such a womp womp. Not only can you not play with friends, but the game assumes that you are an idiot and cannot possibly handle more than a 1-2-3 same shape, color, pattern combo. Literally. Every round. Unimpressed. ### 1/5 — Lagging *2020-12-02, version 1.8* Latest version of the app lags. Takes a while to register that I’ve tapped the cards and it really interrupts the flow of the game. ### 1/5 — No way to play against other people? *2020-11-13, version 1.8* What is the point of this even at all? Add multiplayer functionality or it’s seriously useless. ### 1/5 — Marathon does not register *2020-01-01, version 1.8* We can not get the scoring to save on the achievements for the marathon with advanced deck. We have finished the hand with a 1 and 2 star hands. ### 1/5 — Absolute crap *2019-11-27, version 1.8* Game present unsolvable combinations. I screen captured and sent to friends thinking I was going daft. No. Just a crappy app ### 1/5 — Massive fail *2019-04-19, version 1.8* This App failed so badly that it locked up my iPhone X which then had to be rebooted to regain control. Even with this massive failure, Apple refuses to issue a refund. ### 1/5 — Warning: Not a multiplayer Game!!! *2018-07-10, version 1.7* Title says it all: the makers of set have a multiplayer version for the iPad, but this iPhone / iPod version won’t do that, even if you have a screen that’s big enough! So annoying! Don’t waste your money; set is far less interesting with only one person! ### 1/5 — Not the actual game *2018-01-30, version 1.7* I thought this was going to be the game sets. It isn’t bc it is missing the shading factor. Like playing Tetris with just straight pieces. ### 1/5 — Love the game itself but the app is faulty *2018-01-02, version 1.5* I’m going to put this simply: the game itself is great but this app is not. I tried to buy the in-app purchases and they would not download in the app. I shouldn’t get a refund because it does not work and I will not be using this app anymore. ### 1/5 — Not working correctly *2017-05-08, version 1.5* Paid for additional content and all I get when I try to play it is product failure messages or pay to buy. What's up? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fabulous Game *2023-02-16* This is a fabulous version of this game. I used to play it with my middle school students during recess. They have a beginners level and advanced level, so you can train newcomers to the game on the strategy for playing. You also have the option of getting a hint if you’re stuck. Very well done and easy to play. Once I started, I couldn’t stop. ### 5/5 — Rankings wanted *2021-08-04* I would love to see my place in global rankings of time per set for each category (classic, marathon, etc). It would be very exciting since the star ratings are not that challenging. Otherwise it is a great game and a perfect app. Everyone I know refuses to play with me, so I like competing against myself xD ### 5/5 — The messages at the end *2020-12-28* This used to be my favorite card game. I kept a deck at work to play in breaks. I usually had a deck in my bag at any given time. I was so excited to have the app. The messages at the end were so off putting that I stopped playing the game altogether. Seriously, who wants to read them? ### 5/5 — Easy way to play a classic game *2020-06-04* I’ve been playing SET for the last fifteen or so years, mainly as the card game, and it’s always been one of my favorites. I like the app a bit more, as the portability is unbeatable. There are some things to know, as the game, like all games, has a couple quirks. (Also, I only play Classic SET with the advanced deck.) First, there are not always sets in a given group of 12 cards, which can be frustrating if you’re new to the game. (1/33 chance, I believe.) If I don’t think there are any, I’ll start from the upper left and scan starting from card to right and all the way to end, repeating with next card (since any two cards have exactly one card that can make the three a set). Second, the way this app rewards with one, two, or three stars is intense! It takes some luck (i.e. no or almost no no set groups) to get top marks. It will take some practice to get even one star. My record is 9.6 seconds per set, but i average around 14 or 15. ### 5/5 — Such a great game *2020-02-09* This app is a great way to practice and improve in Set. The card game is better because you play other people, but this is a great way to improve. Good God, I see several bad reviews for this app from snowflakes who don’t like that the comments at the end of a game don’t praise them for non-praiseworthy Set times. Trophies for everyone! ### 5/5 — Great Brain Game *2018-10-04, version 1.8* Set is a great game— this isn’t the most polished app in the world but It lets my play as much Set as I want, anytime and anywhere. That alone is worth the money. ### 5/5 — Great App, Great Game *2018-01-30, version 1.7* I’m obsessed with this app! Thanks for fixing the screen formatting! ### 5/5 — Great pastime! *2018-01-20* This is really a five star app except for the ads that keep popping up. Even though they are easy to ignore, it breaks the flow of the play. I play Set Puzzle a great deal to see how fast I can can find the 4 sets in the basic deck. It absorbs my mind and is just plain fun. I play it on the iPad and iPhone. Here are some improvements I’d like to see: —make the iPad start screen the same as the iPhone. —keep track of all my scores and let me see how I’m doing in a variety of ways: for example how many games were under 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds, etc. Graph my performance over the session (relaunch). Graph my performance for the week, etc. I sure you can come up with some great ways to show performance. I think if you did this, the game would be even more fun to play against myself and by being able to email the performance stats friends could share their performance with each other. Keep up the good work. ### 5/5 — Set is great *2017-04-22* Great game! Only problem : score stats are so tiny they cannot be read (on a phone) ### 5/5 — Awesome app! *2016-05-18, version 1.5* This game gets my brain kick-started every morning. I like to compare how I do before coffee and after. I love playing the two player feature with my daughter. --- *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.*