# Stickman WW2 — user reviews > 294 indexed App Store user reviews of Stickman WW2 by Andrey Mezhakov, rated 4.40/5 from 12,044 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stickman-ww2/id1622820726/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stickman-ww2/id1622820726.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8,995 · 4★ 1,223 · 3★ 625 · 2★ 262 · 1★ 939 ## What do users think of Stickman WW2? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Fun gameplay - 👍 Modernized Stick War-style game - 🎮 Great concept **Cons** - 🔥 Excessive ads - 💰 Expensive subscription to remove ads - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 📉 Repetitive and lacking variety **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezes and crashes - Ads don't always work as intended - Online mode not functioning **Most requested features** - More unit variety - Ability to choose country/faction - Reduce ads or offer one-time purchase option ## Newest reviews (16 of 294) ### 3/5 — Mid *2026-05-04, version 1.10* Mobile gaming has become a staple of modern leisure, offering quick escapes into digital worlds. One particularly popular niche is the minimalist stick figure simulation, specifically those focused on World War II, which promise fast-paced, strategic, or humorous battles. However, a growing trend of excessive advertising is turning these enjoyable experiences into frustrating exercises in patience. Many of these stick figure WW2 games have become virtually unplayable due to aggressive, relentless ad placement, prioritizing revenue over player enjoyment and ruining the overall gaming experience.The primary issue is the sheer volume of advertisements. Often, after completing a single, brief round of a stick figure battle, a forced, unskippable 30-to-60-second ad appears. Sometimes, users have reported having to watch up to six ads to finish a single level. In some instances, it feels as though more time is spent watching advertisements for trash-tier apps than actually directing stick-figure soldiers on the battlefield. This disruption is not just a minor inconvenience; it is a complete break in the game's flow, making it impossible to gain momentum or enjoy the strategic, "one-more-round" feel of a good simulation game.Furthermore, these ads are frequently intrusive and manipulative. They often pop up unexpectedly during crucial moments, such as in the middle of a strategic deployment, shattering the immersion of the game. These "interstitials" (full-screen ads) are sometimes accompanied by forced redirects to app stores, taking the player completely out of the game environment. When a user is trying to simulate a chaotic war battle, having their screen abruptly turn into a bright, loud advertisement for another game is jarring and deeply frustrating.The quality of the ads also contributes to the frustration. Often, the ads are irrelevant, repetitive, or deceptive, promising a game experience completely different from the actual stick figure simulation. These misleading ads are a major reason for player frustration, leading many to feel deceived. When a player is bombarded with low-quality, misleading advertisements, it reflects poorly on the game itself, creating a negative brand association where the player links the game with annoyance.This issue is essentially a battle between monetization and user experience. Developers, particularly smaller ones, may feel pressured to maximize ad revenue, leading to aggressive, short-sighted strategies. However, this often backfires. Players are sensitive to such intrusions, and excessive ads are a primary reason for high churn rates—players simply deleting the game. In a crowded app market, a game with poor user experience due to too many ads will quickly lose its player base, regardless of how good the core mechanics might be.In conclusion, while ads are a necessary evil for free-to-play games, the current saturation in many stick figure WW2 games is unsustainable. The excessive, intrusive, and often misleading nature of these advertisements sabotages the fun, turning a potential favorite app into a quick deletion. To retain players, developers must find a better balance, prioritizing a seamless user experience over instant, but ultimately fleeting, ad revenue. ### 4/5 — The review *2026-03-28, version 1.10* I like this game its kinda hard but I like stick games, Im glad I saw this game ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-01-13, version 1.10* When you pay for no ads there should be zero ads literally nothing changed what a waste of money no wonder phone games are dying. Such a great game but ads killed it just way too many. ### 3/5 — Ok *2025-12-27, version 1.10* A bit long to have to watch multiple ads every minute or two ### 2/5 — Sooo Many Ads *2025-12-25, version 1.10* This game is fun, but holy smokes are there a lot of ads. It’s painful. I just downloaded and am contemplating deleting the app because you spend more time watching ads than getting to play ### 1/5 — Ads and Bugs *2025-12-24, version 1.10* This could have been a fantastic game. But there are way too many ads and bugs. The game is basically unusable. ### 1/5 — This dumpster fire is if greed was a game. *2025-12-23, version 1.10* This game requires you to watch an ad almost every minute, and before, every third, and the end of a level. And the amount of purchases needed is absurd, you need $50 each time you want 2x speed for a level. And for no ads you need $10. This is the most greedy game I have ever seen on the face of the earth. If you like this game, or want an upgrade, GL with hundreds of dollars blown over. ### 1/5 — TOO MANY ADDS *2025-12-19, version 1.10* The frost 2 levels where without adds but when I reach level 3 there like 15 adds every 2 minutes ### 1/5 — Something as AI *2025-12-07, version 1.10* I give it a 4 star because u need to be able to shoot the same direction as the AI because u can only shoot more down like add a thing so u can aim ### 1/5 — Too Many Ads *2025-11-17, version 1.10* Ads are necessary but you can’t even play the game at this point. Avoid this at all costs! ### 2/5 — Ads *2025-11-03, version 1.10* There are to many ads there is like 2 ads every time you win a battle ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2025-10-27, version 1.10* I get having ads, but this is a little ridiculous ### 4/5 — It’s alright *2025-10-23, version 1.10* I am a massive WW2-Cold war guy. I beat the game with ONLY bazookas after I realized how broken they can be. Small, light, cheap. The main problems is the amount of ad’s. Every level is one 30 second ad, and etc. Best to play without wi-fi. I beat the game in one week with a few times a day. ### 1/5 — Ad’s *2025-10-06, version 1.10* Get rid of the ad’s I hate the fact it happens after everything I do!! ### 1/5 — Game review one star *2025-09-15, version 1.10* The only thing they care about is running ads every second. When the game isn’t showing ads, it’s freezing up or trying to get you to purchase packages to remove the ads.. ### 1/5 — Why this game is terrible *2025-08-19, version 1.10* Way to many ads to begin with and the game is a rip off of stick war legacy my next point is that the mechanics and graphics and gameplay in general is terrible and I know it’s a mobile game and to not expect PS5 quality but it’s just way to poorly made as well as just being a massive cash grab ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — $99.99? *2026-07-16, version 1.10* $100 for add free is ridicules ### 1/5 — Why are you ripping off *2026-07-15, version 1.10* You are just copy pasting stuff from stick wars just with different middles the designs are the same and worst of all why do. I NEED TO WATCH AN ADD ABOUT EVERY TEN SECONDS I GIVE UP ### 1/5 — game lỏ v *2026-05-21, version 1.10* đéo vào chơi được ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2026-04-26, version 1.10* After every match is an advertisement ### 1/5 — Outrageous micro transactions *2026-04-13, version 1.10* No adds for one week $12?!?! ### 1/5 — To many ads *2026-03-16, version 1.10* 8 ads before I even got past the intro joke game/campany ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-02-23, version 1.10* Way too may ads. Can’t even enjoy the game with all the ads popping up every second . ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-02-21, version 1.10* Very poor WW2 stick war ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2026-02-04, version 1.10* Nice game. Too many ads ### 1/5 — This game is a scam *2026-01-23, version 1.10* It was my first time playing once I beat the first level my game was glitching I deleted it it’s a scam I’m begging you don’t download this ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-05-24, version 1.10* I was desperate for a ww2 type game and when I saw this I instantly downloaded it. It’s fun, cool, hard, and awesome! The only thing you should fix are the purchases. I can’t actually buy anything in that game. But it’s still really fun. ### 5/5 — This game sucks *2026-04-24, version 1.10* This game sucks 0/5 stars don’t play it sucks ### 5/5 — About the game *2026-04-12, version 1.10* This is a pretty cool game keep it up ### 5/5 — Edison Broederlow Lavatai Jr *2025-11-23, version 1.10* Edison the king of the united state of America ### 5/5 — Been pretty good so far *2025-06-15, version 1.10* I really like the game’s strategy ### 5/5 — You should play this. *2025-05-28, version 1.10* I’m a huge ww2 fan, and this game is perfect for any ww2 fan. This game is so fun. By the way if you only use Machine gunners you’ll beat the game. But it only works before the last levels because there’s tanks in the last levels. I already beat the whole game but it’s still fun to redo the fights. So I think you should play this game. ### 5/5 — Can I sponsee you *2025-04-18, version 1.10* I love this game and I am going to make my first short I’d love fore you to sponsee me ### 5/5 — THE BEST GAME EVER *2025-03-05, version 1.10* THIS IS THE BEST jk ### 5/5 — Actually, really great *2025-02-21, version 1.10* I saw the bad reviews so I tested it. It’s really great. There’s only ads when you’re done with a round or something or starting something new but it’s pretty fun. I like this game. ### 5/5 — Game good *2024-09-02, version 1.10* It is so good but too many ads --- *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 2026-09-03.*