# SpellBee: Spelling Puzzle — user reviews > 203 indexed App Store user reviews of SpellBee by AppStation Studio Pte. Ltd., rated 4.50/5 from 3,456 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spellbee-spelling-puzzle/id6504094765/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spellbee-spelling-puzzle/id6504094765.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,566 · 4★ 489 · 3★ 194 · 2★ 60 · 1★ 147 ## What do users think of SpellBee? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Fun game - 👍 Challenging - 👍 Enjoyable **Cons** - 🐛 Losing progress/words - 🐛 Repeated letters across days - 🐛 Missing common words in dictionary - 🔍 Lack of hints/features - 💸 Excessive ads **Commonly reported bugs** - Freezing/crashing issues - Losing progress and daily words - Repeated letters across days **Most requested features** - Add option to disable ads - Improve dictionary and word selection - Implement hints or other features - Allow multiple players on the same game ## Newest reviews (17 of 203) ### 4/5 — Mostly awesome!! *2026-09-07, version 1.4.4* I REALLY like that it does not interrupt my play with ads or pushes for in-app purchases. But it’s extremely frustrating when a word the game said “was not on the list” appears the next day in my list of missed words!! ### 4/5 — Fun but pay to win *2026-08-20, version 1.4.3* The game is really fun and a good challenge but you need to get premium to pretty much do anything you can’t even play a puzzle from two weeks ago but like I said the rest of the game is really good ### 3/5 — Keeps Erasing History *2026-08-17, version 1.4.3* A good challenge, unfortunately it keeps erasing all your previous data, often times on the day you are playing. ### 4/5 — Some bugs but still great *2026-08-05, version 1.4.1* Almost perfect BUT like other reviews said they really need to standardize the list of words for each day. Then there is a bug where you go to watch the ad for more hints, it starts, and then crashes to “ad unavailable” then it freezes the screen. Other than that, it’s really fun and the UI update looks really good. ### 2/5 — Fix it *2026-08-01, version 1.4.1* Not working right Keeps hanging up ### 1/5 — Updated App *2026-07-31, version 1.4.1* Why would you change the app so drastically??? It’s awful. You can’t see how many words you have gotten and still need. I only see the point total. Terrible decision to change. ### 1/5 — Used to be great until today *2026-07-31, version 1.4.1* My wife and I challenged each other daily in an 8 minute timed game. Until today it was easy to play, easy to see, and easy to see how many words were possible. The new changes are bad ### 1/5 — The new layout is horrible - will delete app *2026-07-31, version 1.4.1* I used to find this game very relaxing but the new layout is horrible. It is really hard on my eyes. I will delete it since the new layout makes this a stressful/chaotic experience rather than a relaxing one. ### 1/5 — This sucks *2026-07-31, version 1.4.1* Change it back to the old version. ### 1/5 — Ruined it *2026-07-31, version 1.4.1* Can’t stand this version ### 3/5 — New version needs work *2026-07-31, version 1.4.1* Love the game, though the. New version has a little bug. As the lines of words move down, it completely obscures what’s being typed. ### 1/5 — Awful update *2026-07-31, version 1.4.1* Update has ruined the game. It’s messy crowded and not fun to play now. ### 1/5 — New update is terrible *2026-07-30, version 1.4.1* Please bring back the old interface. ### 1/5 — Update is awful *2026-07-30, version 1.4.1* I'd rather instead of the redesign to make it look more like NYT Spelling Bee, you'd put more work into making sure words don't erase during the day, or removing the n word from your dictionary. The functionality is way off here. I want to see my words in alphabetical order on one page, not grouped by number of letters. You've made it less user friendly just to make it more similar to the game it's based on - if I wanted to play Spelling Bee, I would. Would be nice to have the option to play the "legacy" version here. ### 3/5 — Change *2026-07-30, version 1.4.1* App was changed today. Letters are huge. I only see half of word I am putting in. It was much better before. ### 1/5 — New Version is Awful *2026-07-30, version 1.4* The new IOS version released in July 26 is awful. It’s too big for my screen so the letters obscure the word being typed, I can’t see what I’ve already typed easily, there are no options to size the text to fit and the screen moves around as I’m typing. Please go back to the old, useable version. ### 1/5 — Platform changed *2026-07-30, version 1.4* Updates changed the whole look and feel of the game and it is unappealing. Not sure I will continue - looks like they want you to purchase the app. 🤬 they come up with words that are very questionable. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Infuriating *2026-08-16, version 1.4.3* I don’t actually want to download another app on my phone, so I’ve been trying to play the web-based game. But in recent days, it has been impossible. Whenever I try to play and hit buttons (letters or delete or enter, etc.), it won’t accept it but will instead open another tab for a Best Buy ad. I literally can’t play the game. ### 1/5 — Can't subscribe *2026-08-09, version 1.4.1* I've tried to subscribe countless times without success..I like the game but unfortunately there is no support available...sad ### 1/5 — Bad updates-Game no longer fun *2026-08-08, version 1.4.1* I LOVED the previous version. I couldn’t wait to play it everyday. The updates you just made have ruined the game for me. So much so that I deleted the app and called it a day. The new version is harder to use and the letter board looks somewhat childish. I am truly disappointed with the updates and heartbroken that I no longer have my favorite game to play. The old version gets 5 stars, but sadly the new version only gets 1. ☹️ ### 1/5 — Bad Update *2026-08-06, version 1.4.1* My wife and I have played daily for the past couple of years. My biggest issue with the update is it not showing how many words you have found vs how many total words, never have cared about points which is now all you see. Really bad decision to drop the word count, I would bet 90% of players use word count and you have disappointed that user base. ### 1/5 — I’m done! *2026-08-04, version 1.4.1* To big of a change…I loved playing SpellBee, but you have ruined it…I shall not play again!!!!! ### 1/5 — Hate the update *2026-08-01, version 1.4.1* Played this game with my family for a year. Loved it. We hate the update. It’s slow. The word list is small. The hints change the game. Very disappointed. I think we are done with it. I want the old version back ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2026-08-01, version 1.4.1* Rubbish since it’s been updated, I’m deleting it. ### 1/5 — Ruined by 1.4.1 update *2026-08-01* Latest update has ruined this game, previously a favourite daily challenge. Irritating sounds, can’t see which words I didn’t get from yesterday, points instead of word count. Today has presented same letters as yesterday. Deleting this one. ### 1/5 — Dr *2026-07-31, version 1.4.1* Don’t like the change of format, really bad. Need to delete app. ### 1/5 — New update terrible *2026-07-31, version 1.4.1* July 29 update is terrible! First it no longer shows you how many words you need. It only shows points which is a giant change and not helpful. It want to know how many words I’m missing still. Next, if you want to watch an ad for more hints, the entire app freezes, and it says no ad available and you have to close the app and restart. The letter grid is too big and too slow and when you try a word there is a lag for whether or not there the word is valid. It hangs too long and stays in your way before you can type the next word. Please put the old version back. It was way way way better. I never understood how developers change apps without asking for some feedback first. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Update is much better now. *2026-08-26, version 1.4.3* Took me a while to get used to the new update but now I can see that it’s much better. It no longer deletes all my words. I really like the hints section that allows you to see how many words are left and the first few letters. Well thought out and much improved game play. Thank you. ### 5/5 — sucks *2026-08-10, version 1.4.1* this thing is just not working properly andthe whole thing takes forever to load and rwspond🤬🤬🤬🤬😡😡😡😡😡😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠！ ### 5/5 — Good game *2026-08-02, version 1.4.1* Good game. Want to upgrade to premium but cant for some reason. Imselect upgrade for 1 year and press enter then nothing happens. Imdomt know why. ### 5/5 — What did you do? *2026-07-30, version 1.4* You updated the app with a super large font it’s awful. ### 5/5 — Great *2026-07-30, version 1.4* Fabulous ### 5/5 — Getting smart *2026-07-12, version 1.3* Need to improve my spelling, didn’t pay attention to it when I was small. This helps out a lot. ### 5/5 — Spelling Bee is educational and fun *2026-06-11, version 1.3* I always learn new vocabulary terms, including terms unique to non-USA usage. It is enjoyable, stimulating and challenging! ### 5/5 — Same words over and over *2026-06-09, version 1.3* If you download this, you’ll see that you get the same couple of puzzles time and again. ### 5/5 — Speller *2026-05-25, version 1.3* It is super fun and challenging. ### 5/5 — It’s like that other game *2026-05-24, version 1.3* But it doesn’t support a fash rag --- *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 2026-09-08.*