# Squares² — user reviews > 38 indexed App Store user reviews of Squares² by Simple Machine, LLC, rated 4.40/5 from 455 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/squares/id1436496652/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/squares/id1436496652.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 307 · 4★ 75 · 3★ 37 · 2★ 15 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of Squares²? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay - 🧩 Challenging puzzle mechanics requiring strategy - 🎯 Good difficulty progression - 😌 Therapeutic and relaxing experience - 👨‍💼 Responsive developer team - 🎨 Minimal and pretty visual design - ⏱️ Good time-passing entertainment **Cons** - 📢 Excessive and intrusive ads - 🔊 Loud unmutable ad audio - 💰 Ads block gameplay and progression - 🎨 Limited customization options - ♿ Poor colorblind accessibility - 🔄 High score system broken - 📱 Game state not saved properly **Commonly reported bugs** - Level 47 impossible to complete - Level 39 never ends despite completing objective - Level 42 ad popup blocks gameplay - Level 16 block matching doesn't register - Ad popup won't disappear after watching - Game won't recognize completed levels - Out of space error when space available - High score resets to 0 on app restart - Blocks don't disappear with magical stones - Game logic prevents valid winning moves **Most requested features** - Customizable block and background colors - Ability to mute ads or turn off sound - Pay-to-remove ads option - Horizontal gameplay mechanics - Time trials and multiplayer features - Resume game in endless mode - Better colorblind mode with patterns or icons - Sound/music toggle setting ## Newest reviews (12 of 38) ### 3/5 — Far too many “watch ad to...” *2019-05-24, version 1.4* I completely understand the need to earn money for the game, but ads are so frequent I ended up deleting the game before deciding whether I want to pay to remove the ads. ### 3/5 — Time passing game *2019-01-30, version 1.4* Decent game. It passes the time ### 2/5 — Level 47 unbeatable *2019-01-18, version 1.4* Have been on level 47 for 3 months - completely unbeatable. Have used every powerful possible, and every time I use a power up, the box showing “no more moves, watch ad?” Will not leave screen making accurate gameplay impossible . Stupid ploy to get Views on ads without proper incentive . Do better, developers . UPDATE: in order to get the “update” they keep replying to everyone to get in order to fix the bugs of unbeatable games and popups that won’t go away, you must DELETE the game and all of your previous data and start over. And now they make you play like 10 endless levels in order to go on to the levels. Absolutely ridiculous. This game is trash & so are the people that made it ### 2/5 — STUCK on level!!! *2018-12-05, version 1.4* 2 stars because i LOVE this game! Fun way to pass time. However, it will not let me go beyond LEVEL 12. It constantly asks me to watch an ad for 3!more moves which isn’t helpful. I had no issues until now. It’s no longer playable! ### 4/5 — Fun! *2018-12-01, version 1.4* I really enjoy this game. I got to level 37 and decided to pay get rid of the ads. Unfortunately, now there doesn’t seem to be a way to get past this level without the assistance of the ads 😕 ### 4/5 — new update *2018-11-30, version 1.4* Thanks for the update! ### 2/5 — Great game, unless you’re Colorblind! *2018-11-29, version 1.4* Red/Green colorblind UI/UX designer here: Played a few rounds of endless and was really enjoying the game. Struggled a little with the light green and yellow tiles but only made a few mistakes. Once there we’re multiple red/greenish tiles I wasn’t able to actually tell them apart at all and lost immediately. The game becomes unplayable. Checked setting and found a colorblind mode which was uglier and actually harder to use for my type of colorblindness (blues and purples together) UI designers: there are multiple types of colorblindess and while the super minimal style is really pretty, this game needs a signifier other than only color (pattern, icon, letter) to be accessible for some of us. Super stoked to play this game again once I’ll actually be able to tell the tiles apart! ### 2/5 — Annoyed to be unable to pass Level42 *2018-11-27, version 1.3* Already did this level once, annoying to have it here again and it be impossible to pass. Refreshing a tile for a wild puts a screen (the do you want to watch an ad...) over the game,basically ending it ### 3/5 — Fun but flawed *2018-11-24, version 1.3* Fun game. The puzzles ramp up in difficulty well. There are some bugs that I’m sure will get stamped out in time. Especially the one where the prompt to watch an ad doesn’t go away after you watch an ad. I would love an option to pay to get rid of the ads. ### 4/5 — Level 39 *2018-11-21, version 1.3* Entertaining game until I got to level 39 and kept playing & beating it and then trying different ways, and the level just keeps going..can’t get past it.. Update: changed rating since they fixed level 39, but now it seems I’m repeating levels I’ve already done? ### 4/5 — Glitchy *2018-11-20, version 1.1* This game is super fun, but a few times I have completed a level only for it to tell me I didn’t finish and have to restart or watch an ad for more moves. I have also run into a problem a few times where I have one move left but the game acts like I have run out of moves and again, makes me restart. It’s a bit frustrating but I still enjoy the game. Just wish this could be fixed in the next update!! ### 4/5 — Level 39 will not stop *2018-11-20, version 1.1* Level 39 will not stop even though you finish the task ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Please Upgrade make it better *2022-09-11, version 1.4* Glitches boring can’t change the colors of the blocks. Or background. Lame 😒 ### 1/5 — It’a a fun game but, *2019-05-20, version 1.4* I had to uninstall it! The ads @ the bottom of the game are unnecessarily noisy. Can't even hear the games sounds! ### 1/5 — Extremely loud, annoying ads that you can’t mute *2019-05-19, version 1.4* I’m sure the game itself is fun and challenging and whatever else you have to say, but it’s impossible to play with music on because of the ads. I usually play all games with music on in the background but when there is the same amazon ad, blasting at full volume at the bottom of the screen, repeating a 5 second loop over and over again, it makes it frankly unplayable with music on. ### 1/5 — Level 47 *2019-05-01, version 1.4* I like this game a lot it keeps me busy when I’m waiting somewhere or just need to fidget a little but I’ve been on level 47 for literally months and I’m almost positive it’s made to not be passable at all it’s very frustrating and I’m ready to just give up on the app all together and delete it. I’ve already deleted and restarted the game and still can’t get past 47 even with the extra moves when you watch the ad. ### 1/5 — Level 47 is impossibly difficult *2018-12-31, version 1.4* Not enough moves are given to clear all the tiles! ### 1/5 — Fun but... *2018-12-29, version 1.4* Really fun and addictive BUT disappointing bc level 47 is unbeatable... and I have the most recent update...?? and I’m sad to see that even if I were able I beat level 47 there’s only 2 more levels after that 😪 ### 1/5 — Level 47 *2018-12-21, version 1.4* Level 47 is unbeatable, even with 5 extra moves. Been on this level weeks now. Tired of it, and am now playing less because of it. ### 1/5 — Good but add spam *2018-11-27, version 1.3* Too many adds ad basically forced you to rate it ### 1/5 — Still full of bugs.. *2018-11-26, version 1.3* Some levels are hard to play .. but not because of it’s difficulty.. rather because it’s buggy! 3 stones in a row does not disappear.. even with a magical stone! So frustrating ### 1/5 — Great until it doesn’t recognize a complete level *2018-11-20, version 1.1* It had a little more critical thinking required than something like candy crush. However, they stack some levels so you have to watch ads. That’s fine, that’s how they make money. But twice in level 43 I’ve completed the level and the game won’t recognize it as complete. 🤬 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love it, but... *2020-05-30, version 1.4* Please tweak level 47, it’s impossible! ### 5/5 — Love it, but Level 47!?!? *2019-04-22, version 1.4* I cannot win level 47 after months of trying. I’ve come close, but I need about 5 more moves. Any tips Developers? ### 5/5 — Great game! *2018-12-01, version 1.4* The game is challenging but also fun. It takes thought and strategy to beat each level. Also the developer team is great in replying and responding to feedback from users. Great experience ### 5/5 — Fun game *2018-11-26, version 1.3* Interesting and difficult in a fun way ### 5/5 — So good *2018-11-22* It’s a good game. Although, maybe if it could go sideways, instead of going just upwards that would be cool. And also time trials to beat your friends would be cool ### 5/5 — Addicting *2018-11-21, version 1.3* So fun and when I lose I can’t help but play again to get a higher score! Levels are ok but endless mode is the BEST! Very Good Job ### 5/5 — This game *2018-11-17, version 1.1* Some people like it Queens and king of the game Under pressure Amazing game Rating 5 Some may say bad,I say good ### 5/5 — Level 16 *2018-11-16, version 1.1* It’s been fixed! Love the game ### 4/5 — So sad! *2021-01-02, version 1.4* If there weren‘t a bug in level 37, i give 5+ Stars for this nice game :( :( :( Please fix it soooon ! ### 4/5 — Good but the high score doesn’t work *2019-03-03, version 1.4* I love this game—it’s therapeutic and fun and I play it a lot But the high score system in endless mode seems to be broken. I got a score of 1300 something and then I got a score of 800 something. The 800 score overrode the 1300 score. Whenever I reopen the app, the high score resets to 0. Also I would like to be able to resume game in endless mode where I left off after I restart the app, instead of having it give me a new blank board. --- *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 2026-07-17.*