# Skyward Journey — user reviews > 97 indexed App Store user reviews of Skyward Journey by Dan Vogt, rated 4.70/5 from 132 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skyward-journey/id1436481090/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skyward-journey/id1436481090.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 115 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of Skyward Journey? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎵 Beautiful, calming music and sound design - 🧘 Deeply relaxing and meditative experience - 💭 Emotionally impactful and thought-provoking - 🎨 Minimalist, elegant visual design - 🕊️ Unique and innovative game concept - ❤️ Meaningful messages about regrets and human connection - ⚡ Simple, intuitive gameplay mechanics - 🎁 Completely free with no in-app purchases - 🧠 Therapeutic and mentally beneficial - ✨ Artistic masterpiece quality **Cons** - 😔 Can be emotionally heavy and depressing - ⏱️ Very short gameplay duration - 🔄 Limited replay value and repetitive - 😕 Not suitable for those seeking entertainment - 📱 Technical performance issues on some devices - 🎮 Minimal gameplay challenge or progression **Commonly reported bugs** - Freezes on end level animation (iPhone) - Crashes and hangs on iPhone X - Portrait mode only on iPad (no landscape support) - Game reset required after crashes **Most requested features** - Infinite play mode without interruptions - Additional levels and longer journey - Bird skin customization options - Ability to scroll through all user regrets - Option to skip or replace regrets with positive affirmations - Landscape mode support for iPad - Language localization (Turkish, Russian, etc.) - More gameplay modes and variety ## Newest reviews (19 of 97) ### 4/5 — 去玩《data wing》 *2026-05-30* 看起来是个有意义的游戏，也许是能把烦心事写在网页，再出现在游戏中，可惜游戏里没有中文，网页好像也关停此功能了，玩起来只会觉得“何意味” ### 4/5 — нормально *2022-02-26, version 1.0* Мне больше понравилось веселить людей, но игра быстро надоедает. Коротая и однообразная, но при этом расслабляет. ### 5/5 — Beautiful Game *2020-07-09, version 1.0* A masterpiece ### 5/5 — Çok başarılı *2020-07-07, version 1.0* Tebrikler .:) ### 5/5 — Я скачиваю игры, чтобы веселиться, а не плакать! *2020-05-31, version 1.0* Игра цепляет за обе руки и не отпускает. Музыка, лёгкий интерфейс, идеально. Особенно послания в конце игры или во время. Благодарю за такую игру. ### 3/5 — Language *2020-03-15, version 1.0* Türkçe dil desteği gelsin ### 5/5 — Deeeep *2020-01-18, version 1.0* Daaaamn this game is DEEP man ### 5/5 — Wow *2019-12-28, version 1.0* There is nothing I can say except, thank you Dan for a very zen and relaxing game. I cannot recommend this game more (but no, seriously 5 is the maximum rating) and I like the feature where there is in game messages but can you make a update so you can unlock new bird skins? That would be fantastic! 😄 Good job! ;) ### 5/5 — Mental Health Must! *2019-11-10, version 1.0* Immediately lifted my soul! I have never experienced anything like this before. I felt lighter and emotionally better after playing this for just 10 minutes. What an incredible gift from the developers. Please let The Mighty and other places know about your app! It is amazing! ### 5/5 — I think the words “thank you” are in order. *2019-10-02, version 1.0* This game might not seem like much on the surface, but there’s a surprise of emotional depth that is very human. This game is an artistic offer of solace and hope to those struggling with the pain of regret. The musical accompaniment are short, mellow free form jazz rifts. Every subtle detail of sound and expression is pretty evocative. It’s very rare to find a genuine artistic expression in the machine that is the app industry, so I recommend going on this short and simple journey through the hearts and minds of fellow living beings. It will literally take you no more than a few minutes. To the developers and any and all responsible for making this experience possible. Thank you for creating something so authentic. I wish you all success and happiness and hope your good intentions are met with positive results. I also suggest the developers other app, Data Wing, which is just as clever in more of a storyboard way. Another charming title with a retro theme and great sense of humor. ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2019-08-09, version 1.0* Спасибо за эту прекрасную игру, она сильно затягивает и действительно расслабляет. Есть пища для размышлений и это просто чудесно, так же музыкальное сопровождение просто на высоте! ### 5/5 — Made me cry *2019-08-08, version 1.0* This game is very relaxing, and it’s simple but effective to you. Effective as in impactful. You guide “birds” (though they probably are a metaphor for something else) over sad people which turns them happy and therefor releasing more birds for you. At the end, you read a series of messages that are regrets from people, elderly too. Reading those messages made me cry, because I realized that I was living in some of them, and it opened my mind and heart up. I would recommend it to anyone. Thank you Dan Vogt for creating very simple and creative game that ultimately helped me be a better person. ### 5/5 — Very calming game! *2019-07-11, version 1.0* This game helps me relax a lot! Very peaceful too! Definitely deserves a five star rating. Please make more games like this! ### 5/5 — Ein schönes Spiel… *2019-06-26* …was ich nicht erwartet habe. Es handelt um Fehler von Menschen, die das immer und immer wieder bereuen. Das zu Lesen finde ich schön. Toll 👍 ! ### 5/5 — Dan Vogt... *2019-03-24, version 1.0* ... did a good thing. ### 5/5 — Chill and thoughtful *2019-02-28, version 1.0* A nice, chill, contemplative game. Great piece of work. ### 4/5 — What the heck, man!? *2019-01-20, version 1.0* I played his other game, Data Wing and was curious what this was like. Apparently a FEELS machine! Not at all what I was expecting. I’m glad I downloaded this and tried it out. Play the first level at least. ### 5/5 — Simply perfection *2018-12-01* This is my personal game of the year. I can’t believe how well made this is. Amazing props to the devs I will be telling everyone about it. Nothing in this game could be improved. We need more of this in the world ### 5/5 — Необычно *2018-10-28, version 1.0* Довольно своеобразная игра, приятное музыкальное оформление ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Lame *2018-10-27, version 1.0* This isn’t a game. All you do is read quotes. ### 1/5 — Landscape mode ??? *2018-10-16, version 1.0* Works only in portrait mode on ipad. ### 1/5 — Not as I thought *2018-10-14, version 1.0* When I downloaded the game I thought it will be a good game but it is very boring than I thought. Worst game ever. ### 1/5 — Никакой меланхолии тут нет *2018-10-13, version 1.0* Это очень нудная игра. Вы просто потратите время, не получив никакого удовольствия. ### 1/5 — Неработает *2018-10-12, version 1.0* Отстой ### 1/5 — Seriously? *2018-10-10, version 1.0* Did I just waste 90 seconds of my life on this game? Wow. Horrible! ### 2/5 — Good but broken *2023-06-02, version 1.0* Intriguing concept. But freezes on the end level animation. Can’t progress. iPhone. ### 2/5 — Depressing *2018-10-24, version 1.0* Nice gameplay but if you weren’t already depressed, you sure will be after playing this ### 2/5 — Crash *2018-10-18, version 1.0* In iphone x very very crash and hang out and i must reset the game Plz fix it ### 2/5 — Way too depressing *2018-10-15, version 1.0* This game is wayyyy too depressing. The last thing I need in my life is more depression. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Moving *2026-08-31, version 1.0* I like big action and story games but this mobile game moved me. It has beautiful sound track that is tied in with the people you interact with, it lets you play a relaxing game while listening to different regrets and has a beautiful message ### 5/5 — Calm and deep game *2026-03-28, version 1.0* DAMN, this game is so deep! ### 5/5 — Ts tough *2025-09-28, version 1.0* I wish there was a way to just scroll through every regret that everyone has written ### 5/5 — Nice *2024-07-04, version 1.0* I play this when I can’t fall asleep because it makes me calm so I like it 👍🏼 ### 5/5 — bird *2023-06-02, version 1.0* bird good, bird simple. ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2023-01-26, version 1.0* This game is truly a work of art, I’ve had it downloaded for years and I always come back to it when looking for inspiration ### 5/5 — life altering. *2022-11-02, version 1.0* i’ve come back to this game many, many times. i seem to remember it’s existence whenever i need it. never in my life have i encountered a game that generates such poignancy. you really have to play it to understand, but i will say that skyward bound has changed the trajectory of my life many a time. it’s as simple as seeing the regrets of others laid out in front of you, and realizing that you’re life is your own to lead ### 5/5 — No, never regret *2022-07-25, version 1.0* This game was a gem when I was suffering depression. But later I get better after learning lot of psychology and philosophy, I found regretting just worsen everything ! Remember past doesnt exist... ### 5/5 — The greatest present to receive is presence of mind *2022-03-04, version 1.0* This game made me uncomfortable. I know, it looks like something to relax you. However, what made me uncomfortable about this game is the feature where sincere “regrets” that people have submitted to the developer are cast across the screen at the end. The presentation of these little notes is done so in a heart melting and nostalgic way. Let’s just say that it’s done so in a way which can make a grown man sob. But this is a good thing. Once I got honest with myself about this discomfort and took these sentimental notes seriously, they began hitting me hard. We all have deep, heart wrenching regrets that alter the course of our lives. If only we could all confess them to the world and find commonality in our shared pain. The world would certainly be a better place. This game is an artful, poignant, and charming gesture towards achieving such a world; if only for a brief moment in which you’re alone, at your phone, looking for a way to pass the time. ### 5/5 — Took me too long *2020-12-01, version 1.0* I was put off by the weird premise. Should’ve given a chance at the start --- *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 2026-09-07.*