# Shadow House — user reviews > 154 indexed App Store user reviews of Shadow House by Scholastic Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 685 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shadow-house/id1136368302/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shadow-house/id1136368302.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 576 · 4★ 78 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of Shadow House? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 👍 Engaging stories - 🎨 Great visuals and sound effects - 🤖 Interesting backstories and lore - 🔍 Encourages exploration and discovery **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs - 🔍 Some puzzles/challenges are too difficult - 🔇 Lack of audio/voice acting - 🤔 Limited choices/interactivity in some stories **Commonly reported bugs** - Mirror challenge in Book 3 is blurry and unresponsive - Sigil 2 in Book 3 crashes the app for some users - Loading issues and crashes on older devices **Most requested features** - Add more books/stories - Improve puzzle/challenge mechanics - Implement a save/progress system - Include a Russian language option ## Newest reviews (20 of 154) ### 4/5 — Pls help🥺 *2026-03-01, version 4.2.0* Hello I am just wondering how you beat book 3 sigil 2 because it just shows me a weird pixelated side of a mirror and it says that there are three things to find. Can you answer this question please?☺️😅 Hi I know that this seems like one big review but I actually came back a while later to add to what I originally said about this game. Creator of this game can you please help me understand the no way out sigil two I have already made my point that it doesn’t work so please help. Sincerely a random person who doesn’t know how to beat no way out sigil two. ### 3/5 — My review on shadow house.com *2025-08-06, version 4.2.0* It’s so creepy and fun! My only problems with it is that it has you do puzzles before a LOT of the games and some I wasn’t able to complete. Again, there is no way around it. I will admit, the ghost stories are not the best but are great! ### 4/5 — AUDIO PLEASD *2025-04-25, version 4.2.0* I wish it had audio otherwise I love ### 4/5 — No way out *2025-03-17, version 4.2.0* The no way out two doesn't work for me I have tried multiple times ### 5/5 — Mirror Challenge won’t work *2025-01-04* Other than this problem, we love it! Super fun and engaging! When you get to the book No Way Out, the mirror challenge is just a blurry picture and doesn’t let you click anything. You are supposed to find three things that are different. Maybe there is a glitch? Maybe it needs an update? Help! ### 3/5 — Shadow house *2025-01-03, version 4.2.0* Did not understand what to do and it's a little boring... Makers of the app, if you are seeing this, please make it a bit more fun. ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2024-12-06, version 4.2.0* This app not only give you four stories to read, it also has some secrets hidden within, including some secret sigils! I hope the shadow house series continues! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2024-09-16, version 4.2.0* I read the book and really wanted the app so I could do the interactive storys and the app went way above my expectations! I love reading the spooky stories and interacting with them. The puzzles with the sigils are also incredible! Scholastic did an AMAZING job making this app! ### 4/5 — Great Game (Just wish I could complete level Three) *2024-06-27, version 4.2.0* Shadow House is a story horror game with many twists and turns based on the choices that the players make. Much like the book series, this is a story very heavily influenced by choice. I enjoy playing this horror game, but I only wish that I could complete level three, because when I’m done making the sigil for the second round in level three, I still can’t find the three things in the mirror. It’s too blurry to select anything. I tried playing on my computer and it was the same result. I like this game, I just wish level three (No Way Out) was updated so that I can complete it. I give it four stars. ### 4/5 — Umm…. A couple things. This is a great app Btw❤️ *2024-05-31* So I Love the books and the app. I have read every single book and have uncovered every story, except any of the ones in book 3. I really want too but every time I try for some reason on sigil 2 it tells me to find the three things that have changed in the mirror. So that’s all fine and dandy,(or should I say Creepy and crawly) anyway, when I get to the part where I find stuff, It gets all blurry and it won’t let me tap anything. I try one hundred times a day but it never works. Please fix this soon. I also want to say that it doesn’t give you much choosing to do. It just tells you a story and that’s it. I hope the book makers make more books. And for YOU to fix the problem. Thank you! ### 4/5 — Everything but- *2024-05-30* This game is so awesome! The plot makes sense and…well…I just have no words! One small thing-on book 3 sigil, I really do not understand how to do the 3 difference mirror part. It just doesn’t make sense! I would like for the animation and designing to be different. Perhaps then it would be possible. Other than that minor weakness, I have high hopes for this game!😄😄😄😄 ### 5/5 — Shadow house *2024-03-02, version 4.2.0* It scared me but it was satisfying to Read I did like it pls download it ### 5/5 — From the person who uses the app *2024-02-25, version 4.2.0* I love creepy books and this is the best app yet I love it anyways I have to go have a great day ### 5/5 — Evie❤️❤️❤️🩷🩷🩷🧡🧡🧡💛💛💛💛 *2024-02-08, version 4.2.0* This is the best app ever this app.is so Scary which make’s it more fun 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽😻😻😻 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 ### 5/5 — Nothing wrong love false ending in book 3 *2024-01-21, version 4.2.0* 🩶🩶🩶 ### 5/5 — So Far, So Fun! *2023-10-09, version 4.2.0* The title speaks for it’s self. ### 5/5 — Perfect spooks *2023-09-18, version 4.2.0* I love it!!!!!!!! ### 4/5 — Please help *2023-07-27, version 4.2.0* I noticed people wrote for years a problem with book 3 sigil 2 glitches at the mirror. I need it fixed to continue. Help ### 5/5 — So good *2023-07-08, version 4.2.0* The books are so good I’m glad that there is more lore along with the app ### 2/5 — 😭😢😡 *2023-06-17, version 4.2.0* I read 1/2 of the book in my school library, I got the app and it won't let me past the loading screen . I did restart and all but still noooo… Pleas fix it ? 🥲 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Не понятно *2022-03-27* Сделайте на русском ### 1/5 — Ошибка. *2022-03-01* Баг во второй книге с зеркалом! Из-за этого не проходится игра дальше. ### 1/5 — 😴😴😴 Booooring. *2019-12-12, version 1.5.2* This is agonizing. I can’t even force myself to continue. Nothing reaches out and grabs my attention. This has to be the least entertaining story app out there. ### 1/5 — Русский язык *2019-08-12* Пожалуйста, добавьте русский язык! Когда добавите? ### 1/5 — Ahhhhh *2019-02-27, version 1.5.2* I’m a gnome ### 1/5 — Игра на английском, это очень обидно *2019-02-06* Добавьте перевод. Играть невозможно ### 1/5 — Sounds fun but... *2018-09-04, version 1.5* It hasn’t even loaded half way yet 😭 ### 1/5 — Shadow house *2018-06-28, version 1.4.3* Little bored ### 1/5 — Bug???? *2018-04-09, version 1.4.1* When I was playing, it started to glitch. ### 1/5 — It sounds great *2018-03-01, version 1.4.1* I haven’t yet played it but it is already annoying. I have tried to download it two times already and it hasn’t finished or basically started. I really want to play this game as I love the book series. Can someone give me an idea on how to fix that. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Shadow house *2026-02-08, version 4.2.0* Shadow house is a fantastic book and I definitely 10/10 100% recommend to a friend or family member so far I have read book 1 and 3 and I love them I just wanted to thank the author of the book🐱🐶🐻🐰🐵 ### 5/5 — Best app ever!! *2025-09-27, version 4.2.0* U can learn backstory’s of characters,monsters and more even choose the fate in a new way by making decisions for them.But if u get scared easily then u will miss out on the drama and action.But before u get this app u may want to read the book first to understand the context it’s called “shawdow house”.But until then you should 1 million %gat this app By Book lover ### 5/5 — Dan Pobloki strikes again! *2025-08-21* Shadow house is such a great book! I’ve read all 3! I’m just in love with his books and am so happy that we’re able to read about extra ghost story’s backgrounds with the specials and other life that were called to Larkspur. I’m glad that I was able to find this series in at the library, and all of Dan’s other books, this really just a great book.😁😈 This app is sooooo easy to use! You just chrase the shape that on the picture!!! ### 5/5 — I love this app But… *2025-07-16, version 4.2.0* Amazing app but a few things,In the No way out book I came across that when instructions come up about you have to find three different things in the mirror it’s all blurry.But otherwise I love it. ### 5/5 — Best one out there *2025-06-15, version 4.2.0* Best horror game I have. I play everyday and love it! But there’s one level, third book, that is impossible to pass. That’s my only complaint. Otherwise, amazing ### 5/5 — I love it *2025-05-03, version 4.2.0* I have the book and I’m starting to read it and it’s great ### 5/5 — Best one out there *2025-03-15, version 4.2.0* Best horror game I have. Me and my siblings play all the time and our family approves. ### 5/5 — Honest Review *2025-03-04* This first book I read of Dan Poblocki was “Ghost Hunters Daughter” after that I went to bookstore to bookstore to find his books, and I found the shadow house series. I’m obsessed with these books! I’m obsessed with all of the books! The app for Shadow house is easy to use, doesn’t take much to learn, and overall have been a very nice experience for me! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-02-28, version 4.2.0* Shadow house is such a fun game if you like to read. The forth book is very hard though ### 5/5 — Absolutely horrific! *2025-02-21, version 4.2.0* Creepy, horrific, and down right terrifying! I love this app and the backstory it gives to the already amazing series. A must have for reading! --- *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 2026-09-02.*