# Shinro - Sudoku Matrix Mines — user reviews > 59 indexed App Store user reviews of Shinro by AkaTek LLC, rated 3.80/5 from 211 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shinro-sudoku-matrix-mines/id406112544/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shinro-sudoku-matrix-mines/id406112544.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 105 · 4★ 33 · 3★ 24 · 2★ 19 · 1★ 30 ## What do users think of Shinro? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Addictive gameplay - 💡 Challenging logic puzzle - 🚀 Fun variation on Minesweeper - 🆓 Free and ad-supported - 🧠 Makes you think - 🎮 Good for short intervals - ✨ Nice graphics **Cons** - 🐛 Freezes frequently - 🐛 Requires frequent reinstallation - 🐛 Touch screen issues - 🐛 Game doesn't respect its own rules - 🐛 Requires guessing, not pure logic - 🐛 Can't listen to other music apps - 🔋 Drains battery quickly - 👎 Frustrating accidental bombs - 👎 Accidental flag removal **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes and becomes unresponsive - Requires deletion and reinstallation every few days - Cannot have other music playing while app is active - Game doesn't respond to touch on newer devices - Main menu is unresponsive - Misplaced bombs or game not respecting its own rules - Accidentally detonating flagged bombs - Flag removal when dragging over flagged squares - Poor touch screen registration **Most requested features** - Update for iOS 11 - Allow music playback from other apps - Fix freezing and non-responsive taps - Improve touch screen accuracy - Add a clear button for unflagged squares - Option to hold tile before flagging/removing - Fix flagging system - Fix accidental bomb detonation on flagged squares - Allow dragging over flagged squares without detonating - Choose different theme colors ## Newest reviews (14 of 59) ### 3/5 — Ehh... *2016-03-31* Was really enjoying it. All was going well. Then suddenly it stopped working. Open the app and can't click on anything :( guttered :( ### 3/5 — Fair *2015-01-24* Great game but I wish: •I could listen to music other than my iTunes library while playing And •that it would freeze after a few days. I have to reinstall it every few days because when I open the app it stays on the main screen and doesn't let me tap on any options. It opens up like regular and plays the music but it's like it doesn't register that Im tapping or as if my screen was broken (which its not, at all). Please fix this especially that latter. Thank you! ### 3/5 — Game keeps freezing *2014-10-06, version 1.0.8* I love this game. But it keeps freezing on the main screen. I have uninstalled it like 4 times but I keep reinstalling it cuz I love it. ### 3/5 — Zen...but battery drainer *2014-01-11* I also agree with previous reviews about some solutions requiring a guess, not logic. That's a bit annoying. It completely drains my 5s battery. Can't play unless I'm at home. ### 4/5 — Kinda fun *2013-12-03, version 1.0.8* Good logic puzzle game ### 4/5 — Fun with problems. *2013-08-09* I've been playing this game for ages & love it except for two problems. The flagging system is flawed, and if you exit the app & reenter you can't listen to music. Big problem for me. ### 4/5 — Addicting!! *2012-10-08, version 1.0.8* Fun. ### 4/5 — Simple fun *2012-09-09, version 1.0.8* Good game to play in short intervals. Easy to figure out. ### 3/5 — Shinro review *2012-08-02, version 1.0.8* It's an interesting twist on minesweeper, but once you get the game it loses all of the excitement. Gets boring quick. ### 4/5 — Fun with reservations *2012-05-17, version 1.0.8* Fun and good graphics ### 4/5 — Suggestion? *2012-03-23* Could we have a clear button? Not as in clear the flags but clear all the squares that don't have a flag. It would be a lot easier than tapping or sliding over everything. ### 5/5 — Fun *2012-03-12, version 1.0.8* Fun ### 5/5 — Addicting *2012-02-09, version 1.0.8* Nice challenging game. ### 5/5 — I love it! *2012-01-31, version 1.0.8* It's great all around! I love it! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Update please *2018-07-28, version 1.0.8* Still waiting for an iOS 11 update. What’s the holdup? ### 1/5 — This has turned into a horrible hassle of an app *2016-05-01, version 1.0.8* I am completely done with this app. The owners obviously don't care about it all all. It hasn't been updated in 5 years. I'm tired of having to delete it and redownload it every few days because it freezes and wont let you do anything with it. You also cant have any music playing while on it, not itunes, pandora, youtube, nothing. I'm tired of fooling with it. It's too much trouble for what it's worth. If in the future I see that someone is taking the time to update it every once in a while, I will redownload it and update my review, but I don't see that ever happening. ### 1/5 — One of my favorites, now useless *2016-03-27, version 1.0.8* I played the crap out of this game on my 3G, 4S, and 5C. Now that I have a 6S Plus, the game doesn't respond to touch in this new device. Good thing I still have my 4Sfor some iPhone gaming... ### 1/5 — Freeze glitch *2015-11-28, version 1.0.8* Every few days it needs to be reinstalled. You can get to the main menu but can't select an option. It's a fun game but I don't want to download it every other day. Please fix this!!!! ### 2/5 — Freezes all the time. *2015-08-27, version 1.0.8* Freezes and I have to delete and reload almost every day. ### 2/5 — Fun, but... *2013-03-17* The game seems broken sometimes, in that it doesn't respect its own rules (misplaced bombs, etc.). It also needs to add some sort of option to hold the tile before adding a flag or getting rid of a tile- couldn't tell you how many times the simple touch and remove has made me lose a game by accident. ### 2/5 — Gotta be lucky *2011-11-19, version 1.0.8* Somewhat fun game, but too much guessing. Far too often have I found multiple solutions at the end, but obviously only one is correct. ### 2/5 — Touch screen a problem *2011-11-11, version 1.0.8* I like this game, but it does an extremely poor job registering touches on the screen. It's the only thing on my phone that has this problem. ### 2/5 — Fun until you have to guess *2011-11-11* Game play is fun but these aren't true logic puzzles. There are many times when you can't deduce the solution so it's much more like minesweeper than a logic game. I think this could be fixed by the game designers if they wanted to. It's frustrating to have a chain of successes broken by pure dumb luck. ### 2/5 — Bring your luck! *2011-10-07* Interesting game. Has a lot of potential to be addicting. Unlike sudoku, there are many instances where pure luck takes precedence over skill. The arrows point in the direction of a mine, but sometimes the mine is 5 or 6 blocks away. With this set up, you can only deduce so far before having to flip a coin. I am a decent puzzle solver, so a lack of skills argument is not supported. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Game *2014-01-31, version 1.0.8* Love it!!! ### 5/5 — Addictive *2014-01-17* Thou a variation of minesweeper, it requires a different logic compared to that, needing to know the entire board not just a corner of it. I just wish my fingers were more hot dog rather than sausage sized... dammed side-slips. ### 5/5 — Shinro minesweeper *2013-08-14* Better than sudoku and the time limit challenges you even more ### 5/5 — Linda *2013-03-31, version 1.0.8* Very Challenging ! Good combination of Sudoku and games called I think nannogram ### 5/5 — Shinro *2013-03-13, version 1.0.8* FUN!! and free ### 5/5 — Mine *2012-09-29, version 1.0.8* Awesome ### 5/5 — B *2012-06-03, version 1.0.8* Addictive! ### 5/5 — Awesome game. *2012-05-05, version 1.0.8* Try to solve without using the flags - much more fun:) ### 5/5 — Good game. Stop asking me to review! *2012-04-29, version 1.0.8* Good game. Stop asking me to review! ### 5/5 — Shinro *2012-04-23* So fun and challenging game awesome love it 5 stars on this game try this game u won't regret it I promise that so much fun try it love it comment --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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