# Stress Free Hangman 44k — user reviews > 164 indexed App Store user reviews of Stress Free Hangman 44k by Boy Howdy Technology LLC, rated 4.50/5 from 1,349 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stress-free-hangman-44k/id492731157/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stress-free-hangman-44k/id492731157.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 950 · 4★ 256 · 3★ 89 · 2★ 37 · 1★ 17 ## What do users think of Stress Free Hangman 44k? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Fun and challenging - 👍 Enjoyable pastime - 👍 Laid-back and peaceful - 👍 Useful for learning new words - 👍 Keeps the brain active **Cons** - 🤯 Words are too obscure and technical - 🤔 Lack of hints or categories - 🤨 Inconsistent use of American vs. British English - 😕 Some words seem made up or not found in dictionaries - 😒 Overly difficult even for educated players **Commonly reported bugs** - Definitions sometimes refer to words not in the game - Inconsistent scoring/lives system **Most requested features** - Add difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard) - Provide hints or clues for words - Offer categories to choose from - Improve word selection to be more common/familiar ## Newest reviews (16 of 164) ### 3/5 — Hangman. Hope to improve *2026-05-14, version 2.34* Hard game ### 2/5 — The words are too obscure. *2024-07-05, version 2.27* This game is incredibly difficult because the words aren’t just uncommon, they are positively obscure. Most are technical, scientific terms that are far from common knowledge. I don’t object to difficult words, but these border on impossible. The accompanying dictionary is no help. Most of the definitions use the same word in the definition!!! ### 2/5 — Ok *2023-07-04, version 2.25* Would be better if the words weren’t so far out. A lot of the words I’ve never heard of. ### 3/5 — Questionable *2022-10-10, version 2.22* I really wanted to like this game. I was enjoying it with my 12 year. Unfortunately the words we keep getting are ridiculous. You cant guess them because they are most commonly used. We have successful won and by guessing yet we have had to look up up 85% of the words. If hard new words are what your looking for. This is the game for you. If your looking to play, have fun, and teach a pre-teen. This game is ridiculous. ### 5/5 — Hangman *2021-06-18, version 2.18* I love the game, but while I hate words that are high schoolish, these words are way out there….and I’m better than the average person at English! ### 5/5 — Love this game! *2021-02-22, version 2.16* This is not your kids game of Hangman. It had to have been created for adults and has been one of my favorite games ever since I found it. Great game from Boy Howdy! ### 4/5 — Appreciate *2021-01-29, version 2.16* But wish had hints ### 4/5 — Letters *2020-12-31, version 2.16* Use letters to make words. Learn definitions of words. Repeat. ### 5/5 — Hangman is great! *2020-10-22, version 2.15* This version of the time honored game is great! I’ve been “addicted” for quite some time, and never seem to tire of it. The memory bank used always has enough new words that it keeps providing a good challenge. ### 5/5 — Ridiculous words *2020-09-24, version 2.15* Come on ...using words based on HINDI not even in the Dictionary or Olde English not in use for hundreds of yes!!. Also they make up words that have a base in english as a verb or adjective but do not exist in another form ie adverb, etc like "scrupling" from scruples :( ### 5/5 — Super! *2020-09-07, version 2.14* Another great game from BH! Thanks. :) ### 5/5 — Hang man *2020-08-14, version 2.14* Can be challenging love it ### 5/5 — Fun App *2020-07-05, version 2.14* Really enjoyable game app with plenty of interesting words, best of all there’s no time limits! Howdy Boy has plethora of cool games Totally Free without super expense ( In-App-Purchase ) ; which has made me a fan of their games. Thank you Howdy Boy! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 ### 5/5 — A game that doesn't presume you’re uneducated! *2020-04-16, version 2.14* I like the fact that the words are really random & I can look up their definition if necessary, as there are a few I’ve never heard of! ### 5/5 — Reboot of childhood game! *2020-04-14, version 2.14* I used to enjoy playing this with my siblings. Now I don’t have to waste paper to do it!! ### 5/5 — Very good *2020-02-21* Easy to play ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ridiculous words *2024-06-30, version 2.27* This game uses words 99% of people have never heard of. For example hogfish. This is a cheap, boring game. ### 1/5 — Why no clues? *2021-08-21, version 2.18* I love hangman but this isn’ fun for without a vague clue. ### 1/5 — What language is this in? *2021-06-05, version 2.18* They don’t even use real words. ### 1/5 — Language *2020-12-19, version 2.16* This app uses too many words not related to American English. ### 1/5 — I ᗪOᑎ'T ᒪIKE TᕼIᔕ GᗩᗰE *2016-04-30, version 2.1* I ᗪOᑎ'T ᒪIKE TᕼIᔕ GᗩᗰE ᗷEᑕᗩᑌᔕE I ᑎEᐯEᖇ GET TO ᑭᑌT Iᑎ TᕼE ᗯOᖇᗪᔕ ᗩᑎᗪ I ᗩᒪᗯᗩYᔕ GET TᕼEᗰ ᗯᖇOᑎG ᗷᑌT Iᗰ OᑎᒪY ᒪITTᒪE ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2014-01-29, version 1.8* Stupid app. Weird words, no category given, just random. I've deleted it. ### 1/5 — What language is ths? *2013-12-07, version 1.8* I'm afraid if you can actually spell in English, the language the game is supposed to be in, as opposed to American then you may be disappointed. There are also far too many foreign words too. My advice to the designers is pick a language and stick to it! ### 1/5 — Hang it up *2013-12-04, version 1.8* Very poor. Most words are American type spelling so we Brits who actually produced the term English need to downgrade our way of thinking. I even had a word that Wikipedia couldn't find in English or try another language ### 1/5 — Hangman *2013-04-28, version 1.5* Just deleted this app. Tired of trying to solve words such as "extinct creature from eons ago" and adjectives of an archaic noun. Some definitions refer to a word that still needs to be defined. Not fun, not even educational. Bye. ### 1/5 — Gang an *2013-04-07, version 1.5* Peu de jeux en francais ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — You learn new words, at least! *2026-05-25, version 2.34* This is a really good way to increase your vocabulary! That said, there are more than a few times where one wonders if someone actually uses a certain word that ends in an “-iest” suffix or not; to make the word into a comparative, for example? I’m trying to not spoil some of the other grammatical forms that some words will take on occasion. And one minor gripe is that the game won’t give you the points for using an American spelling of a word instead of the British spelling, like “realize” instead of “realise.” But that does add to the challenge, so it’s fair. There are some of those instances where the words are spelled quite differently between the two versions, and that is a little more frustrating. At least all words have a definition that is readily available when one presses the “define word” button, although some of the obscure words are not always clearly defined, i.e., it uses the same word in the definition as the word you’re trying to get an explanation for! Also used — and this is both good and bad — are scientific, botanical, geographical, and other words used in various specialty niches, which is where you can increase your vocabulary, and lose the game. But then the game isn’t much of a challenge, is it? Five stars for layout and simplicity; four stars for some questionable word usages and variant spellings and sometimes wacky definitions. But thanks for making this game! ### 5/5 — Great fun! *2026-05-21, version 2.34* Very enjoyable ### 5/5 — Me *2025-08-14, version 2.29* It’s fun. ### 5/5 — Lots of fun! *2025-08-09, version 2.29* An enjoyable pastime, try it! ### 5/5 — Challenging and FUN! *2024-06-13, version 2.27* Love Hang Man so much!! Don’t know some of the crazy words! Julie, the lady-designer-boss (mom) is so helpful and fantastic! ### 5/5 — Laid back hangman!! *2022-11-18, version 2.23* So fun. Learn new words. Use cheats or not still fun to beat the hangman!! ### 5/5 — Hangman *2022-09-20, version 2.21* Learning new words everyday. Very informative. I enjoy playing Hangman. Keep your brain active . Dig deep into your memory to extract the correct word. ### 5/5 — Challenging *2022-03-22, version 2.20* This version is a very challenging version of hangman. The words are uncommon unless you work in a biology classroom, Medieval scriptorium or for Scrabble. ### 5/5 — A Challenge but Fabulous! *2021-10-30, version 2.19* This HANGMAN is very challenging but without taking the enjoyment out of it. I have to admit, the words are not all familiar to me, making it more an educated guess on some plays. I’m sure if you try it, you’ll enjoy this great game. ### 5/5 — Hangman *2021-10-19, version 2.18* Addictive game, always a challenge Love the game --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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