# Strands WordBox Word Search — user reviews > 98 indexed App Store user reviews of Strands WordBox Word Search by James Ormond, rated 4.70/5 from 904 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strands-wordbox-word-search/id1599797505/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strands-wordbox-word-search/id1599797505.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 708 · 4★ 120 · 3★ 53 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of Strands WordBox Word Search? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎉 Fun and challenging - 👍 Customizable theme settings - 🔒 Option to opt out of ads - 💡 Variety of difficulty levels - 🧠 Brain-stimulating gameplay - 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable **Cons** - 🤬 Inappropriate ads - 🐛 Occasional performance issues - 🤔 Lack of explanations/help - 🤷‍♀️ Repetitive word choices **Commonly reported bugs** - Daily puzzle streak broken when completed before midnight - Landscape mode not working on some devices - App freezing or slowing down after extended use **Most requested features** - More free play puzzles - Ability to sync progress across devices - Option to disable hints/clues - Larger font size for higher levels ## Newest reviews (15 of 98) ### 4/5 — Fun game! *2026-01-09, version 2.1.5* Just what it says it is. Brain challenge! ### 4/5 — Pretty neat *2025-04-12, version 2.1.5* Really enjoy the daily puzzle. I love that there is a theme I wish it told us the theme and intended words once the puzzle was solved. ### 5/5 — Best Word Game *2025-02-27* Maybe the best word game ever but I may not have tried them all. ### 5/5 — Strands word box *2025-02-01, version 2.1.5* A good game. ### 5/5 — ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *2025-01-30, version 2.1.5* I love this game! Finally a game I can just buy and NO ADS!!! Yay!! It’s a lot of fun! Five stars all day!!! ### 5/5 — Challenging *2025-01-22, version 2.1.3* Love the challenge ### 5/5 — Fun *2024-12-29, version 2.1.3* This brain teaser is so much fun! ### 5/5 — Fun *2024-12-11, version 2.1.3* I enjoy ### 5/5 — Great *2024-12-10* Good game ### 5/5 — Favorite Game with Just One Bug *2024-12-09* I really love this game, but if you finish a daily puzzle before midnight it will break your achievement streak. Other than that I love it! ### 5/5 — Best Word Game *2024-11-29, version 2.1.3* Maybe the best word game ever but I may not have tried them all. ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2024-11-27, version 2.1.3* Brilliant ### 4/5 — Strands *2024-11-26, version 2.1.3* Fun game ### 4/5 — Enjoyable *2024-11-22* Asked to review after 100 completed puzzles. Ads are annoying, but most are easy to get past. Great word puzzles to challenge and pass some time. ### 5/5 — Great pass time *2024-11-17, version 2.1.3* 👍 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ads *2024-08-24* Why do I have ads I paid for no ads? **Developer response:** I'm sorry to hear you're having issues with ads. If you send me an email at oxygengamesxyz@gmail.com, we can get this resolved ASAP! ### 1/5 — Ugh *2024-07-06, version 2.0.0* App keeps freezing. Very frustrating and disappointing. Deleting app ### 2/5 — Pornographic ads *2026-01-04, version 2.1.5* Please remove the pornographic ads from “Botify AI” or I will need to delete the app. Children play this game…..shame. ### 2/5 — I Don’t get it!! *2025-01-14* The words don’t make sense - not real words, hardly any instructions and no help Jen stuck. Feel like I wasted my money. ### 2/5 — Beginner with English as second lang *2024-10-14* I want the easier beginner level with less tiles to continue more so then jumping to higher number grid. **Developer response:** If you enjoyed Casual mode, try playing 3x3 Frenzy mode in Free Play, or Casual 2 mode in Premium Play! There you can find more beginner levels! ### 2/5 — Advertising *2024-09-16* Please do not use ads where either the ‘skip ad’ or exit button does not work. These ads lockup on the screen. Also, there are far too many ads! **Developer response:** I'm sorry that you are not having an amazing time playing WordBox. I put ads into the game so that I can continue creating fun and engaging puzzles for everyone. If you'd like to remove ads, please consider buying the "Remove Ads" in-app purchase, available from the Home or Settings Screen. ### 2/5 — Disable clues? *2024-05-11, version 1.1.49* This has promise but the app keeps telling me the answers. Hardly a puzzle if the answers are provided. I’d give a higher score if you were able to disable the clues. ### 3/5 — Good game but… *2026-02-27* Not all off these puzzles are being read by humans. The word “awa” is used in one of the beginners puzzles. This isn’t a word. If I don’t see more these I’ll change to a four star. ### 3/5 — Where is a Help option?? *2025-03-12* Hello, Generally I enjoy this game but a few things are problematic and frustrating: I have forgotten what the little hints do and can’t find an explanation anywhere (for example, the 100 coins one puts a letter in one of the big-box letters - what is that telling me?!). Also, the Contact menu (since there’s no FAQ or explanation anywhere that I can find) doesn’t actually allow you to contact anyone. ### 3/5 — Too Many Repeats *2024-12-17, version 2.1.3* There are too many repetitive words in each category. I also finished free play and premium and there are no more games. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fun and Challenging *2026-01-30* Fun game idea. Keeps your brain going. I like that you can change theme settings so you can look at a different screen once in a while. The dark screens are good for playing at night. I also like that you can opt out of ads. After some time they gave a discount on that but I’m not sure how often that happens. It starts out easy but can get challenging. A fun game for word people! ### 5/5 — Horrible ads *2025-12-18, version 2.1.5* The ads for chat bots are horrible. Border on porn ### 5/5 — Word Box *2025-12-15* Word Box is a fun thinking game that challenges players because there are so many different ways to clear each puzzle. You will never be bored! ### 5/5 — Entertaining *2025-11-24, version 2.1.5* Fresh ### 5/5 — Clever *2025-05-14, version 2.1.5* And fun ### 5/5 — More puzzles please! *2025-04-16, version 2.1.5* Please add more free play puzzles! I’m finished with all of them. ### 5/5 — Word Box *2025-04-09* Word Box is a fun thinking game that challenges players because there are so many different ways to clear each puzzle. ### 5/5 — Word Box *2025-03-10, version 2.1.5* Word Box is a fun game that makes you think. ### 5/5 — Fun! *2025-03-05, version 2.1.5* Lots of fun! ### 5/5 — Strands *2025-03-03, version 2.1.5* Great --- *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 2026-09-02.*