The Jackbox User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience47.8% of reviews
Neutral22.4% of reviews
Negative experience29.9% of reviews

~ Based on 67 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is The Jackbox Safe?

The Jackbox appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for The Jackbox is 91/100.

This assessment is based on 739 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

90.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
4.9% of ratings suggest some concerns
4.7% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 739 App Store ratings for The Jackbox.

Is The Jackbox Legit?

The Jackbox appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for The Jackbox is 85/100.

Based on 85 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

The Best!

Love the puzzles! 100%

Irritating graphics

This game has potential but why have the developers put in the irritating vibration of the box and blackening of the screen which disrupts your play. I know what they are trying to achieve but it just doesn’t work. I really enjoyed the bird cage games but this one sadly is not of the same standard. I deleted in the end because it was too annoying.
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Issues

So, the game is great! But.. how are you supposed to beat the green pack when it doesn’t even give you enough time to do the puzzles? I’m doing them quickly, but it keeps making me restart before I can finish the last puzzle on level 12

Constant stress…

The puzzles are just too easy.

So instead of making the puzzles more challenging or creative…. The developers focused on creating stress and complications on the players themselves.

The box is constantly jumping around…pause and wait.
The lights flicker… scene goes dark … pause and wait.
The Jack-in-the-box comes out and jump scares you…pause and wait.

Half the game is waiting and trying to just get to the puzzle.

And of course, the “horror” background music …which is mostly tension-building and repetitive.

I really don’t like leaving negative reviews for any developer/game. But this one has a tolerance level not everyone is at.

If you don’t mind being visually assaulted and in a constant state of anxiety while playing a puzzle…then you might like this one. I’ll pass.
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Meh

I’m not a fan of timed puzzles and just don’t feel like it’s worth $6. Cute but not great.

Hidden objects

This is a fun game (the puzzles start off crazy easy, but they’re just teaching you the conventions for later puzzles). The biggest problem is that there are also Hidden Object puzzles.

I avoid hidden object games because my eyesight is not great and the phone is already tiny. Now that I’ve figured out what’s going on, I’ve accepted that I have to enlarge the screen and scan every pixel — I know I’m not the game’s demographic, so that’s fine. I just wish I had known ahead of time.

You can play it without the hidden objects, but then you don’t get to go to evil clown heaven at the end. And really, shouldn’t everyone be welcome in evil clown heaven? I’m just saying.
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Love it

I love how there’s not even any instructions to play you just have to figure it out on your own

Frustrated on first level!

I only got one puzzle piece. I’m supposed to get 2. I don’t know how to get the second one or what creates them. I cannot repeat the tutorial to find out what happens when the box shakes or WHY the box shakes. The words disappeared too fast, and now I cannot access the tutorial again. Frustrating!

Gane is Fun, Clown is a Drag

I get it: The menacing clown is the central theme. And I don’t mind him popping out every now and then to annoy me. But the constant banging from inside the box is not really artful; it’s disruptive annoying — and it’s pretty distracting when I’m trying to solve a particularly knotty puzzle. Maybe “Turn Banging Off” could be an option in the settings.
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Boring

Boring

Too easy

Game is too easy and relies heavily on interrupting your puzzles instead of challenging you. Embedding the 2nd puzzle pieces on the box was clever but once you knew they were simple to find and didn’t require revisits to levels.

Thought the expert levels would get tough but they took barely any extra time. Less than a day of entertainment all up.
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Response from developer

Thank you for the comment! We definitely will keep your comment in mind with the future games.

Awesome game but bug fix

Every time I watch the ad for a hint it goes off might need to fix that

Help!

I love this game, but I have now played every Part One of each level and the Epilogue. But now I can’t figure out how to get to play the Part Two if each level and collect the second half of the puzzle pieces. HELP!

Can’t get 10 out of 10 puzzle pieces

How do you get ALL the puzzle pieces? Played the full game twice and still only get 10 out of 20 pieces on each box.

Great idea, Heats up phone, Not hard enough for money paid out

I really enjoy this game. I’ve been trying to find one like this that gets my mind working. It’s a great Concept. I only wish it was harder and the levels had more to them or went on longer. After spending 6 quid i found I was halfway through so quickly and not much of a challenge, the puzzles repeat themselves just look slightly different, once you got the hang of it once you no the rest. And sadly it’s over working my phone. It’s the only app and game I use that really heats up the back of my phone as I play, like noticeable hot!
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Boring Game

No challenge at all. For very very young kids

Not great 😕

Not nearly as much fun as the birdcage games. The clown pops up far too soon. Don’t bother downloading if you have poor vision.

Brilliant!

Awesome game, guys. Many brilliant puzzles, and love AR! That tops it off. So yeah! Nice game, love it, and I want a game where you can climb in the Jackbox, and there are puzzles in there you need to solve. Also, make the clown jumpscare a bit scarier. I really want to be shocked. So continue your cool, fun, puzzling, scary games. Bye!😘
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Jackbox

Great game gets your brain going only problem no instructions

Similar to birdcage

I was so happy to find similar to the birdcage, however There is no indication on any side of the boxes what the puzzle is & how to solve it. Worse still is the hint, which I love, also gives no indication how it is solved. Now having said that, don’t misunderstand me, these games are still far and away better than many. But I still love the birdcage games the best, I guess because you get to release the bird in the end. However I digress, one other thing on the boxes is the occasional shaking during any play. It breaks concentration & delays solve time
So please make more birdcage games & I will gladly, happily pay for more. And these puzzle games are so-o-o great. I may find the boxes hard but still fun and relaxing & I repeat, miles above the rest.
Okay I’m done. Except to say. Thank you guys for your trouble, time & expertise.
Candy
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