# Subwords: Word Game & Trivia — user reviews

> 59 indexed App Store user reviews of Subwords by Klemens Strasser, rated 4.60/5 from 788 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subwords-word-game-and-trivia/id1205201517/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subwords-word-game-and-trivia/id1205201517.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 595 · 4★ 130 · 3★ 35 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 17

## What do users think of Subwords?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Fun and challenging game
- 💡 Accessible with screen reader
- 🚀 Quick and easy to play
- 👍 Great for learning and practice
- 👍 Variety of topics and categories

**Cons**

- 🐛 Unresponsive touch controls
- 🔍 Lack of new content updates
- 🔍 Limited number of levels
- 🔍 Some color schemes hard to read

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Progress not syncing across devices
- Unresponsive touch input in timed mode

**Most requested features**

- More levels and categories
- Ability to customize color themes
- Option to save progress across devices
- Multiplayer or leaderboard functionality

## Newest reviews (12 of 59)

### 4/5 — Barrierefreies Spiel

*2024-11-24*

Auf der Suche nach einem barrierefreiem Spiel für blinde und sehbehinderte bin ich auf diese App gestoßen. Erst einmal vielen Dank an die Entwickler, das Spiel ist interessant und auch mit VoiceOver zu bedienen. Mir ist nur aufgefallen, dass die Wischgesten immer mal wieder stocken, die App hängt sich zwar nicht auf, aber durch die Wischgesten wird das Spiel irgendwie verlangsamt, daher verliert man sehr viel Zeit. Es frustriert mich einerseits aber macht mich auch ehrgeizig, es dennoch immer wieder zu versuchen. An dieser Stelle würde ich mir eine Lösung wünschen.

### 3/5 — Hug

*2024-03-06, version 1.4.12*

It is ok but ad more fun to it like if you get three stars you get to play a different game in the game

### 4/5 — Good, But Short

*2022-11-20, version 1.4.12*

This game is pretty fun and addicting. It definitely requires some mental focus. The only complaint I have is that it’s pretty short, unless you make it a goal to replay a bunch of levels to try to beat your high score.

### 4/5 — Voyce Over

*2022-01-19*

Das Spiel lässt sich im Grunde super mit Voyce Over bedienen, klasse, dass das mit einbezogen wurde! Einziges Problem: Mit Voyce Over muss man sich ja mit Wischgesten durch die Silben vor- und zurückbewegen und da habe ich den Eindruck, dass die App da etwas zeitverzögert reagiert. Vielleicht kann man da ja was machen oder mehrere Zeitlevel integrieren, für Voyce Over-Nutzer*innen vielleicht sonst etwas zu knapp bemessen, weil die Gesten oft etwas aufwändiger sind. Nichtsdestotrotz gefällt mir das Spiel sehr und mein Ehrgeiz zum Level freischalten ist geweckt.☺️

### 3/5 — Druckempfindlichkeit

*2021-07-05*

Leider lassen sich die Silben der Wörter auf dem iPad nicht immer leicht auswählen. Man muss manchmal mehrmals mit dem Finger markieren. Das ist unter Zeitdruck natürlich sehr frustrierend. Das sollte dringend verbessert werden. Das scheint auch nicht an der Empfindlichkeit des iPads zu liegen und ist wohl appspezifisch.

**Developer response:** Hey - danke für die Rückmeldung. Das ist beabsichtigt, weil man via dem Gyroskop die Kugeln bewegen kann, sofern dieses eingeschaltet ist. Ich schau mir das aber nochmal an, vielleicht bekomm ichs hin dass sich das Spiel dreht wenn das Gyroskop-Setting aus macht. 

LG,
Klemens

### 2/5 — Jeu

*2020-10-22*

Ce jeu est génial mais le temps donné est trop limité pour former des mots avec les syllabes. Nathalie

### 5/5 — Bobby sue

*2019-11-22, version 1.4.5*

I ❤️ Bobby sue

### 5/5 — Quick game

*2019-11-09, version 1.4.4*

It’s quick, easy, fun to play

### 5/5 — Sehr lustiges Spiel!

*2019-09-25*

... macht Laune!

**Developer response:** Freut mich zu hören :)

### 5/5 — Brilliance

*2019-09-15, version 1.4*

Challenging, but not too much that you wanna give up. Forces your brain to start spinning in a different direction so you don’t get bored of it, and get a new type of game. Thoroughly enjoy it.

### 5/5 — Muito bom!!

*2019-09-08*

Meu filho adorou.

### 5/5 — Great game

*2019-07-23, version 1.3.6*

This game is beautiful and so much fun. The kids love it as well. Great for long drives and flights.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Problem

*2026-08-08, version 1.5*

Having paid for this app I can’t use it! I can’t see all the circles because the app only seems to operate in a small window on my iPad. If I turn my iPad the other way, they all disappear. Most of the circles are not visible and therefore this means the game simply doesn’t work for me. Any advice as to what I’m doing wrong would be welcome.

### 1/5 — How do I refund

*2022-01-30, version 1.4.12*

I did not mean to buy this

### 1/5 — Not worth the money

*2020-04-21, version 1.4.8*

The puzzles are challenging enough but it doesn’t take very long to get through all of the topics. New topics are promised every month but are rarely delivered. I’m very disappointed I paid to play. Spend your money elsewhere.

### 1/5 — Liked it but ran out of levels QUICK

*2019-08-09, version 1.3.7*

I bought this Monday night.  I’m a FT working mom so I’ve only maybe played 5-10 min a day.  It’s Thursday night and I’m out of levels.  I was shocked to run out of levels on a paid app.  For that reason I am giving this 1 star.  I am not one to really spend money on apps but stumbled across this while waiting at an apple store and liked the demo.  It needs a lot more levels.

### 1/5 — Maybe I’m stupid

*2019-02-09, version 1.1.5*

Could this game really be this bad?   Same words over and over and over and over and over.....I’ve looked everywhere for a way to advance, but I just keep seeing the same vegetables.  Are there other levels or categories and I just haven’t found them?  No challenge at all. Sooo many free games that are way better!

### 1/5 — Dumb Game

*2018-09-19, version 1.0.7*

This game is just plain old dumb.  The levels are either ridiculously easy or impossibly hard.  You don’t “learn” anything, contrary to the description.  It’s not at all fun, just annoying.  There are hundreds of better word games in the App Store.  The hunting-for-syllables aspect of the game isn’t challenging or stimulating, it’s just frustrating and dull.  There is no real puzzle element to this either.  This was a dumb recommendation for Apple to have made.  Thumbs down big time.

### 2/5 — Nice game. Major flaw

*2024-04-15, version 1.4.12*

I am enjoying learning the game. It be a challenge. 

However, there seems to be a bug I’ve encountered in the iPad version. 

I am not getting a response fairly often when touching various word fragments during timed play. It’s a especially frustrating because the slow reaction means it limits your score. Disappointing. I hope it gets fixed.

### 2/5 — well put together and lots of fun BUT

*2023-08-22, version 1.4.12*

Mostly I play this on my iphone; just today I opened it on my ipad and all the progress made with about twenty categories is nowhere to be found. Irritating. My search for the perfect game carries on.

### 2/5 — No new content

*2021-04-30, version 1.4.10*

Game was fun but after awhile developer stopped adding new content

### 2/5 — Langweilig

*2020-12-25*

Ein sehr langweiliges Spiel.
Jeder Cent Verschwendung

**Developer response:** Hey - Tut mir leid dass sie das so empfinden. Falls sie Verbesserungsvorschläge haben, bitte gerne an support@subwords.app eine Mail schreiben.

LG,
Klemens

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Macht Spaß und ist sinvoll

*2023-05-15*

Diese App ist eine gute App

**Developer response:** Danke! 🥳

### 5/5 — you can tell how much thought was put into this!

*2023-03-10, version 1.4.12*

there's a HUGE range of topics, which is always appreciated, but i can really tell how much thought was put into the creation and accessibility of the game. i was having a lot of trouble with the font, and they had enough foresight to add the dyslexic font and high contrast setting, something that many apps don't take the time to do. another thing i love is the range of languages. i'm multilingual and i've surprisingly taken to using this app as some fun casual practice for other languages, and i would LOVE to see their selection of languages continue to expand. i would also love to see some color theme options that you can unlock with stars? just another customization option that can let users choose fun color palettes :)

### 5/5 — Perfect for a crowded mind

*2021-12-08, version 1.4.12*

This is just challenging enough to keep me interested. I can play for 5 minutes or an hour. I love the combination of spelling and trivia- it’s great if you know a little bit more than just a little bit about everything! I wish there were many more levels as I am all out now. ☹️ However, I am now checking out the other games from this dev! Thanks for helping me ease my anxiety on a few sleepless nights!

### 5/5 — Ein schwieriges aber tolles Spiel

*2021-10-28*

Das Spiel ist schwierig und fordernd, aber nicht unmöglich. Bei mir hat es sehr schnell den Ehrgeiz geweckt. Ich fände es toll, wenn man irgendwo einsehen könnte wie die Sterne vergeben werden. Das würde den Erfolg und den Misserfolg verständlicher machen. Trotzdem eine gute App die fünf Sterne verdient hat.

### 5/5 — Mega mega mega

*2021-10-16*

Ich hab mir noch nie eine bezahlte App gekauft. Aber für diese hätte ich noch mehr bezahlt. Das ist so cooles Gehirnjogging und ich nutze es gerne zum Zeitvertreib. Finds einfach nur toll! 🌟🌟🌟

### 5/5 — Fun game for everyone.

*2021-02-10, version 1.4.10*

There's not much I can say about this game other than I love it. It helps that everyone can play. It's accessible with the native IOS screen reader, so even visually impaired people can play. But even people with full use of their sight should give this game a chance.

### 5/5 — Great!

*2021-01-27, version 1.4.10*

I was looking for something a little different, and definitely found it! This game is colorful and fun!

### 5/5 — Genius just genius

*2020-12-15, version 1.4.10*

Have a great fun time using sub words

### 5/5 — Super!

*2020-11-09*

Tolles Spiel mit ständig neuem content und Leveln!

### 5/5 — Not Responsive Enough

*2020-03-14, version 1.4.8*

I kept selecting syllables and had to keep clicking on the same one six times!  It totally blew my time.

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