# The Jackbox Party Pack 5 — user reviews

> 16 indexed App Store user reviews of The Jackbox Party Pack 5 by Jackbox Games, Inc., rated 3.00/5 from 34 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-jackbox-party-pack-5/id1434101310/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-jackbox-party-pack-5/id1434101310.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 13 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 13

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Wouldn’t load

*2026-01-03, version 1.0.3*

This would not open or load. Requesting a full refund. Waste of time.

### 1/5 — They Don’t Know Jack

*2025-12-29, version 1.0.3*

You Don’t Know Jack in this edition is horrible. They seem to have forgotten what makes YDKJ fun. There’s no time to see who got it right between rounds; the questions are indeterminiant, and the whole thing seems mean. Don’t recommend.

### 1/5 — Crashes/won’t launch

*2024-07-18, version 1.0.3*

V1.0.3 won’t open on my iPad running 15.8. It briefly shows startup screen then disappears. Please fix.

### 1/5 — Used to work but no sound now

*2023-09-02, version 1.0.1*

Can’t play a trivia game I can’t hear……

### 1/5 — Add bots

*2022-08-03, version 1.0.1*

YOU NEED TO GET BOTS RIPPING OFF PEOPLE??

### 1/5 — Can’t make the audio work :(

*2022-01-22, version 1.0.1*

Love this game but can’t make the audio work and support is non existent.

### 1/5 — No volume!

*2021-08-15, version 1.0.1*

This is so frustrating, paid a lot of money for nothing.

### 1/5 — Not what we expected

*2020-12-18, version 1.0.1*

From the description, I thought my wife and I could play this together with two iPads. It does not appear to work. After a few failed tries to start a game we can’t understand why Apple continues to let this company sell this on their store.   We are trying to get our money back.   I urge you not to waste you money on this rather expensive app.

### 1/5 — No audio

*2019-01-17, version 1.0.1*

Fix audio plz

### 1/5 — Do not get required internet to play

*2018-10-19, version 1.0*

As the title says when I try to play full stream it requires you to go online and sign in to play.  Completely unplayable without internet connection.  Says that nowhere in the app store

## Most praised reviews (6 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2021-04-17, version 1.0.1*

I love Patently Stupid because of al, the stupid things you can do. I like Split The Room, idk why, it’s just fun. Rapping Robots is a great concept, and is great in and of itself, that’s why I like Mad Verse City.

### 5/5 — Great for family and friends

*2019-04-21, version 1.0.1*

Reminds us of the original You Don’t Know Jack on PC.  Always a ton of laughs and one of the few games our family can play together!

### 5/5 — Great Trvia Game!

*2018-12-21, version 1.0.1*

We always enjoy a good jackbox game when family or friends are over, if anything it helps get everyone together with their phones instead of individually on their phone.  I give this set (5) a 4.5, as no one has any interest in Zepple Dome.  Our favourite is still set 3 with Trivia Murder Party!! It could use some more questions or maybe a reboot with difficulty settings.

### 5/5 — Jack box

*2018-11-24, version 1.0*

Always a riot to play at parties

### 3/5 — 5 stars for fun, but 1 star for battery life

*2019-03-07, version 1.0.1*

Jackbox games are great! How much fun you have with them depends on the group you are with, but they have many different games for all types of groups.

I have to give the app a 1 star for battery life. I own Jackbox Party Pack 5 on both my Mac and my iPad. On both platforms, the app takes an exorbitant amount of energy. While I appreciate how the app is on so many platforms, the lack of optimization for the graphics is quite obvious.

Expect Jackbox packs to completely drain the battery from 100% in around 2 hours.

### 2/5 — Right out the box, problems with no sound

*2020-03-01, version 1.0.1*

Downloaded the new version 5 on my iPad that connects to my apple tv. Version 4 on the same setup works fine. This V5 loads and has no sound at all, and so i have yet to play any games. Yes, I've checked my volume on the iPad, game settings and tv.

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