Many games hints are wrong
Tips don’t reset
Response from developer
Hey, hints should refill and never go negative, so that's a bug I definitely want to fix 😅 The review section isn't the best place to debug it though, so please shoot me a mail at help.hoshi@gmail.com with your debug information (About Hoshi → scroll to the bottom). Then I can take a look at your account directly.
Gutes Knobelspiel, aber …
Wenn das Schummeln unterbunden wird, gibt es den 5 Stern und das Abo zurück.
Scam ads in game
Response from developer
Hi, I hear you on those ad scenes, they really don't match the cozy puzzle vibe I'm going for. Sadly I don't get to handpick the ads (they come from an external network), and with millions of new creatives rolling in, blocking the bad ones is a bit like playing whack-a-mole 😅 I do block whole categories where I can (like alcohol or gambling), but monitoring all ads is simply not possible.
So fun!
Poor update
I like this game so much I have a paid subscription but I really don’t like the new update. The placement of the “hint” button has lead me to click on it multiple times. Please move it to the right hand side instead of keeping it on the left! It makes me not want to play the game anymore due to frustration.
Response from developer
Autsch, that hurts ... only because that evil developer moved a button? I totally get how frustrating it is to accidentally click it when your muscle memory is used to the old layout. I really appreciate that you loved the game enough to subscribe in the first place. For the future, the support mail is usually the best way to get in touch with me directly to share layout feedback. Hope to win you back someday ✌️😊
Gutes Spiel!
Packs kostenlos zu bekommen.
Nach zwei Tagen ging es plötzlich.
Die App gefällt mir sehr gut, lediglich die Farbaufteilung sollte so sein, dass benachbarte Bereiche nicht gleichfarbig sind.
Response from developer
Hi Backofengemüse, natürlich kannst du deine Subscription auf mehreren Endgeräten gleichzeitig nutzen. Wenn du das selbe Profil auf beiden Geräten nutzt, wird die Subscription ohne Probleme geteilt. In meiner Mail an dich am 15.01.2026 habe ich dir auch eine ausführliche Anleitung geschickt, auf die ich nie eine Antwort bekommen habe. Woran scheitert es? Frust in den Reviews raus zu lassen, hat meistens noch nie geholfen :D
Poor update
Game great; ads are the WORST
Response from developer
Ouch, that doesn't sound like fun. The ads come from an external network, so I can’t control what kind of ads are shown. I know it can be ultra frustrating if they don’t work as expected or are too long, but sadly there is nothing I can do about it 🙈
Big Fan of the App Itself - Not the Subscription Model
Good game. Buggy loading.
Trade off
Addictive!
Anspruchsvolles Logikrätsel
Nur wenn ein Daily ganz einfach ist (Level 1-2), bin ich etwas enttäuscht.
Response from developer
Hallo _henrik, vielen Dank für die 5 Sterne und das tolle Feedback! Es freut mich sehr, dass dir die Umsetzung und der faire Werbeeinsatz gefallen. 😊✌️ Deinen Punkt zu den leichten Dailys verstehe ich total. Die Schwierigkeit variiert bewusst, damit für jeden etwas dabei ist – aber klar, als Profi wartet man ungeduldig auf die nächste harte Nuss! Vielen Dank für deinen Support ❤️
Fun game
Pleasantly Puzzling
The real standout here is the clean user interface where you can mark your guesses and sub-guesses with a variety of colors. There’s even a relaxing music track which I put on when playing at night.
Great game, great app. Very happy with my purchase.
Response from developer
Thank you so much, Bucho! 😊 Your review made my day. As a solo developer, I put a lot of love into the small things — clean UI, flexible note-taking, a bit of calm music — so it’s really rewarding to hear that those details stood out to you. Glad Hoshi found a cozy place in your puzzle routine! ❤️✌️
Good colour
The ads need to be fixed
Original review: The developer responded to another review saying it’s out of their control but that’s not true. In the past the app had shorter ads and other similar apps have shorter ads. I paid full year for another of your apps and I don’t get ads now which is great. I also paid for a pack here and I still get insane ads. There also aren’t that many games to play to justify these ads. After awhile there’s nothing else to play.
Response from developer
Hey Me94atany, thanks for the feedback! ❤️ I wouldn’t lie about ads—honestly, there was a misconfiguration that made some rewarded ads unskippable, but I’ve fixed that! Now, they’re skippable after 30 seconds. As for the puzzles, there are 356 daily puzzles per year, which should keep you busy for a while? 😊
The ads need to be fixed
Response from developer
Hey Me94atany, thanks for the feedback! ❤️ I wouldn’t lie about ads—honestly, there was a misconfiguration that made some rewarded ads unskippable, but I’ve fixed that! Now, they’re skippable after 30 seconds. As for the puzzles, there are 356 daily puzzles per year, which should keep you busy for a while? 😊
Daily puzzles; ridiculous ads
The bad: the ads are frankly insane. The daily puzzles requires a token to play, one every day. Of course you can pay, or you can choose to watch ads. When you watch ads you get three tokens, meaning three puzzles. But that’s not the real problem. It’s that the ads are not 15, 20 or even 30 seconds, they are usually a minute long! For me this is a ridiculous amount of time for three puzzles which usually take less and a minute each to play. If the puzzles are really easy (which they sometimes are) the ads can be longer than the puzzles.
The daily puzzles are also often way too easy. They are often “one star” puzzles. These really take no thought.
Response from developer
Hi stl44853, thanks for your detailed feedback! I’m really glad you enjoy the puzzles and the daily streaks! ❤️ As for the ads, I totally get your frustration with the long ones, but I don't have control over their length—they come from an ad provider. I rely on ads to keep Hoshi free, as there are high maintenance and development costs. For the easier daily puzzles, I’ll definitely work on mixing it up to keep things interesting, usually there are only 1-2 one star games per week ✌️
