# the Sequence — user reviews

> 199 indexed App Store user reviews of [the Sequence] by Maxim Urusov, rated 4.90/5 from 244 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-sequence/id1035217840/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-sequence/id1035217840.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 228 · 4★ 8 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 5

## What do users think of [the Sequence]?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Awesome game
- 🚀 Challenging and engaging puzzles
- 💡 Unique and innovative gameplay
- 👍 Clean and polished design
- 👍 Great value for money
- 👍 Rewarding sense of accomplishment
- 👍 Smooth performance
- 👍 Excellent for programmers and logic enthusiasts

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional compatibility issues
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 💡 Could use more levels/content
- 💡 Hint system could be improved

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Initialization errors on some devices
- Inability to drag and drop movements in build mode on certain devices

**Most requested features**

- Sandbox mode to create custom puzzles
- More background music options
- Single-step mode for better understanding of solutions
- Option to reset save data

## Newest reviews (16 of 199)

### 5/5 — Love this puzzler

*2021-03-30, version 1.6*

This is a very clever puzzler.  It has become one of my favorite all-time apps, beating out Trainyard from the distant $0.99 days. Looking forward to [sequence 2].

### 5/5 — класс!

*2021-03-23*

великолепная головоломка!!! спасибо автору за отличную игрушку!!!! так держать!!!

### 5/5 — Feel accomplished

*2021-02-26, version 1.6*

Many puzzle games are repetitive and lack much of a sense of accomplishment when you get the answer. Not this one. 
And getting the wrong answer can be downright funny at times. 
Love it. I assume these folks also eventually created Opus Magnum.
Worth $8, though I paid $2.

### 5/5 — 짱잼

*2021-01-04*

응 래게노

### 5/5 — 원래 리뷰 안남기는데 찾아서 들어왔습니다

*2021-01-03*

가장 단순하면서 심플하지만 그 묘미를 잘 담아낸 것 같습니다 단계단계 어려워지는 퍼즐은 물론 언젠가 아주 복잡해질 때가 있겠지만 그게 퍼즐의 묘미 아니겠습니까 

디자인 적으로도 훌륭하고 오히려 방해가 되는 꾸밈이나 부가적인 요소 없이 필요한 요소들로만 퍼즐의 묘미를 느끼게 해주는 게임인 것 같습니다

완성도는 조금 더 진행해봐야 알겠지만 이정도만 해도 살만 뒤룩뒤룩 찌고 재미는 없는 현대 게임에 긴장감을 주는 게임인 것 같습니다 다들 한번씩 즐겨보시길 권장합니다

### 5/5 — I don’t play iPhone games anymore

*2020-12-13*

But when I think back to the ones I have played, and how I wish I didn’t waste so much time playing them, this is one of the only games I don’t regret. It’s smart, polished, fun, and really improves the way you think.

Like other’s have said, it’s somewhere in between the feeling of programming and doing a crossword. Thanks, game dev, you made something worthwhile, and you should feel good about it.

**Developer response:** Thank you for the kind words!

### 5/5 — Excellent Puzzle Game!

*2020-11-05*

I love the game! I loved it so much, i bought and played the sequel. I wanted to play this one again, but haven’t been able to find a way to erase my profile, so that i can start the game again as a new player. Right now, the game has all of my puzzle solutions saved in it. I was hoping a developer could reach me through this review to help me figure out how to delete my save data.

**Developer response:** Hi!
Thank you for the 5-star review.
If you want to erase all progress in "the Sequence" just delete the game from your device and install it again. This should helps.

### 5/5 — Wollte eigentlich unit 404 kaufen

*2020-09-06*

Bin bei der Suche nach einem neuen Puzzle auf unit 404mgestoßen und hab dann bei dem Entwickler dieses Schmuckstück gefunden. Das muss zuerst gezockt werden. Genialer Aufbau.

### 5/5 — Best mobile Zachlike

*2020-03-11*

If you're a fan of Zachtronics games like Space Chem, Opus Magnum or Exapunks - treat yourself to this gem!  With great puzzles & lots of content, [the sequence] inspired me to develop mobile programming games myself. Thanks!

### 5/5 — Ich liebe es!

*2020-01-12*

Logik, Konzentration, Spaß, Faszination, usw.

### 5/5 — Puzzle automatisme

*2019-11-12*

Un puzzle qui utilise les principes de l'automatisme !

### 5/5 — This is very good

*2019-10-13, version 1.6*

...

### 5/5 — Fun

*2019-07-19, version 1.6*

Great puzzle game!

### 4/5 — Amazing

*2019-05-30*

Hard logical puzzles. Saving mechanism is good too ie if i close game down it remembers where i was . Alot of other games don't seem to have that helpful feature.

### 5/5 — Супер!

*2019-04-11*

Отличная головоломка! Будет обидно, если ,когда урони закончатся, не будет продолжения.

### 5/5 — Love it

*2019-04-03*

It has real challenge but you don't have to guess, you can actually figure out the solution. I've been play without using hints, and a couple of times it took all day to figure out one puzzle. That makes it a great value. It's even a better value than that though, because there are all these sandboxes where you can play for hours. Thanks for a great game. Please make more.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Hate this game

*2021-03-16*

There isn’t an easy explanation as to how to play or what the goal is

### 1/5 — Not working

*2020-04-08, version 1.6*

I have. Brand new iPad Pro (v2) and the app does work.  I can’t drag and drop the movements in the build mode.  None I’d the buttons at the top work either.

### 1/5 — Would give zero

*2017-01-11, version 1.4*

Can't play the game.  Keep getting initialization    error.

### 1/5 — smart of the creators!

*2016-08-31*

Just one star. Why? Once you pass the first level and get into the core level, something like 58, 59 game, the creators do not give you enough modules to complete the scheme. They leave out one module on purpose so that you scramble your brain over and over feeling like "yeah, this is cool!". Truth is, once you get very high on the levels, there is not much else to create. One can get the gist of the game and so is not interesting anymore ..... unless, one or two modules are left out on purpose!! Very smart of the creators of the game, I give them that!

### 1/5 — Really boring

*2016-02-27*

It is boring and unfinished. Little creativity has been put in

### 3/5 — Great, but a battery drain

*2017-01-22*

This game is awesome - being a programmer I appreciate the logic that must be applied to solving the puzzles, and I highly recommended it for that.

It is, however, very heavy on the battery (likely due to it using the Unity engine); normally I wouldn't fault a game for battery use, but given this is not a graphics-intensive game, there's really no excuse for the extensive battery use of this game. This is why I've knocked 2 stars off this otherwise excellent app.

### 3/5 — Needs Single Step Mode

*2016-07-08, version 1.4*

Would be 5 stars instead of 3 if it had a single step mode. On harder puzzles even in the slow sequence things happen too fast to accurately understand what's happening. So I find I'm just making educated guesses instead of truly working out the problem. Otherwise a very interesting game.

### 3/5 — Hard

*2016-01-25*

Fun but it is way to hard

### 4/5 — crash with iOS 14.4

*2021-03-19*

i think there’s some compatibility issue with iOS 14.4, couldn’t open the game, please fix it thank you

### 4/5 — Головоломка классная

*2020-09-14*

Но система подсказок крайне не продумана. На уровне Core решения довольно не тривиальны и играть абсолютно без подсказок (которые к этому моменту заканчиваются) действительно сложно. Поэтому игру на этом этапе просто забрасываешь. А жаль... Возможно, что хорошим вариантом было бы безлимит подсказок, когда дошёл до Core.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Good puzzle game

*2026-04-06, version 1.6*

Pure gameplay. Similar to Zachtronic’s Magnum Opus but a bit more puzzle-y than optimization. Hint system is very good. Total playtime to complete the game ~5 hours. No predatory or in-app monetization.

### 5/5 — Manifico

*2026-02-19*

Très bon joux

### 5/5 — [the Sequence]

*2025-03-29, version 1.6*

Awesome Game!!!

### 5/5 — It’s been 20 years!

*2025-02-03, version 1.6*

Since I found something even close to Rocknors  Donut Factory. I’m so happy!!!!

### 5/5 — Great collection of games

*2024-11-02, version 1.6*

These games are excellent! No ads, no IAPs, just basic puzzles with a fun design and engaging concept. The game delivers everything expected. Absolutely brilliant.

### 5/5 — Very interesting and challenging

*2024-10-20, version 1.6*

Game runs smooth, simple design and game play. Would be great for any kids studying engineering, coding, or tech.

### 5/5 — One of The Best Puzzle Games

*2024-10-19, version 1.6*

Clever puzzles that start simple and build to ingenious little dilemmas that require insight to solve. Hours of fun. Programmers will love.

### 5/5 — BrainBleeding good

*2022-05-09*

It will make your brain bleed but in the best possible way. Great game, damn hard!

### 5/5 — Klasse Spiel

*2022-02-10*

was eigentlich gar kein Spiel ist, es gibt keinerlei Glückskomponente.

### 5/5 — The best puzzle game

*2021-04-17, version 1.6*

I enjoy when playing this game and it forced me to think of the best solution 
Special thanks to the developers for that.

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*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.*