# The Word Finder — user reviews > 300 indexed App Store user reviews of The Word Finder by MPL Ventures, LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 12,810 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-word-finder/id383076094/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-word-finder/id383076094.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 10,309 · 4★ 1,484 · 3★ 451 · 2★ 180 · 1★ 386 ## What do users think of The Word Finder? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Helpful for word games - 👍 Easy to use - 💡 Expands vocabulary - 🚀 Accurate word suggestions **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes/freezes frequently - 🔋 High battery consumption - 📺 Excessive ads/pop-ups - 🔒 Paid version still has ads - 🚫 Misses valid words - 🤔 Suggests invalid words **Commonly reported bugs** - Black screen when checking word definitions - Letters stay in search bar after closing app - App freezes when using advanced search **Most requested features** - Allow longer word lengths - Add more dictionary words - Improve compatibility with word games - Provide option to remove ads permanently ## Newest reviews (16 of 300) ### 4/5 — It’s back *2026-09-05, version v2026.6* The original version is back 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ### 2/5 — Now very buggy *2026-09-01, version v2026.5* Since the recent update (August 26) the program frequently freezes, crashes and fails to refresh correctly. The new UI is good but the software is now very buggy whereas previous it was steady as a rock ### 4/5 — OG Version *2026-09-01, version v2026.5* The OG Version was great. The newer version rolled out is exceedingly cumbersome and not user-friendly. Please allow for the permanent option to use the Original version instead of having to select it each time I open the app. Instead of sunsetting this version, might I suggest starting a new app with all the new additions? ### 3/5 — Why?!! *2026-08-31, version v2026.5* Why did you have to change a perfectly good app that I love to use. It's very frustrating now. Ordinarily, I would give it a five star rating but not now. ### 3/5 — GETTING BETTER, BUT *2026-08-28, version v2026.5* Clearly there is a bit of tweaking going on. But there is more needed. “STARTS WITH” has a button to clear the letters, but not the “ENDS WITH” does and that would be a great addition. Seriously the app needs to stay open while switching back and forth between apps. The ADVANCED FILTERS absolutely help’s with sizing, etc! But a word search of ORGI? did not reveal the word needed among the offered words, VIRGO being the correct word, weird?? As a regular user had to share. ### 3/5 — Hate the update. *2026-08-24, version v2026.4* It looks good but loses functionality. Worse yet, it gives me words that are not legal in scrabble even though it set FOR scrabble. Also there is no way to give feedback to tell them a specific word isn’t legal. Hopefully they see this. ### 3/5 — What happened to the anagram solver? *2026-08-22, version v2026.4* I’ve been using this app for ages now and very happy that I can put in my letters and get given the words in length order that can be made. It’s been updated and now all of a sudden it seems to just be help for scrabble and other games but no plain, basic anagrams 😭 ### 2/5 — You ruined it *2026-08-21, version 2026.2* It was great until this last update. Now it’s confusing and awkward to use and the layout of the search results is awful. Boo. ### 2/5 — Hate the update *2026-08-19, version 2026.2* Bummer of an update. It's basically a completely different app now. I don't like it anymore, but it was free so whatever. ### 3/5 — New Design Aug2026 *2026-08-19, version 2026.2* This has been a great app, but boy oh boy this new design is NOT IT. WAY too much stuff on the screen, and not just the ads. Finding the returned words is CRAZY on the busy screen. ### 1/5 — Thanks for FUBARing what was a great app. *2026-08-19, version 2026.2* The large ads make the app unusable. ### 1/5 — awful *2026-08-19, version 2026.2* this was a marvelous app that’s been taken over and destroyed. ### 1/5 — New update? Or ad money? *2026-08-19, version 2026.2* Nope! This updated version is too difficult to work with. The layout is to hard to see the words clearly. They are jumbled together in a paragraph format wasting time to find an appropriate word and the score. Seriously not a good update. The ad section overpowers the appearance. ### 1/5 — Update sucks *2026-08-18, version 2026.2* Time for me to find something else. 😡 ### 1/5 — €£¥ *2026-08-18, version 2026.2* Changed the app and it no longer works for what I used it for ### 1/5 — New format *2026-08-18, version 2026.2* Prefer the previous version ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Terrible Upgrade *2026-09-05, version v2026.6* Can’t figure out how to use this App since they changed it! It’s worthless now. Using different App now! ### 1/5 — Update sucks *2026-09-05, version v2026.6* Deleting now to find new app ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2026-08-30, version v2026.5* I like the old set up of word finder before they upgraded ### 1/5 — Unwanted Ads *2026-08-23, version v2026.4* Sick of these interruptions … it’s infuriating .. like the simplicity HATE THE interruptions I hate the new version .. I would be happy with the original …. Ad appears an the letter are lost when you return ### 1/5 — New Version SUCKS!!! *2026-08-22, version v2026.4* The latest version of the app is absolutely horrible. Not only is the new UI convoluted as all get out, the app is incredibly unstable and it freezes constantly, and I have to hard quit it. ### 1/5 — New version is awful *2026-08-21, version v2026.4* I don’t know why people have to mess with what works. This new version is terrible. I can’t even see some of the words that show up. I just don’t like it at all. ### 1/5 — Changed! *2026-08-21, version 2026.2* Unsolicited changes to the downloaded app is NOT a good idea! ### 1/5 — Bad update *2026-08-20, version 2026.2* What happened to the old, simple interface? ### 1/5 — Hate this app now *2026-08-19, version 2026.2* This used to be the sweetest, simplest app. You typed in letters and question marks and it’d give you a list of possible words. Easy. Straightforward. Now it’s a gigantic mess. A different tile for different games. No evidence of the old search at all. I loved this app for years. I’ve now deleted it entirely. ### 1/5 — Change is never good ! *2026-08-19, version 2026.2* I am paying for this ad free and not it is virtually unusable ! I want my money back !! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Useful for many games *2026-09-06, version v2026.6* Great for finding solutions to most NYT games and the new Crossplay app and scrabble ### 5/5 — Omg please change it back *2026-08-25, version v2026.4* This is a frustrating app now. The cursor won’t go where I tap. You have to open the advanced filters every time. You have to click 4 times to clear the word out. If you want to add a letter, you have to attempt multiple times and it just deletes the whole thing so you have to retype. Read the room guys, we all hate this. ### 5/5 — Thanks! *2026-08-22, version v2026.4* Thank you for bringing Legacy Word Finder back! The new additions are great, no longer need to search for suggestions or hints. ### 5/5 — Mostly *2026-08-19, version 2026.2* It used to be great! Now it SUCKS!!! ### 5/5 — Was great until *2026-05-18, version 2022.1* Was a great app until I gave it five stars. Then it asked me To write a review, and will not let me get out of that page ### 5/5 — Great apo *2026-02-16, version 2022.1* Comes in handy when totally flustered. Best in class! ### 5/5 — Life saver if you are stuck *2025-10-17, version 2022.1* I challenge myself as much as I can when I play board games. But once in a while when I get stuck, this helps me out great deal. It also helps me learn a little bit more when I play the game on how words are put together. ### 5/5 — Find deez cods *2025-07-21, version 2022.1* This word finder is really cool. I like it a lot. It makes me happy I get to see so much with this yay and the best part is it’s freeish ### 5/5 — Excellent *2025-07-16, version 2022.1* This is exactly what I was looking for. There are a lot of ads but they are easy to ignore. ### 5/5 — Mr *2025-04-01, version 2022.1* Good application --- *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 2026-09-08.*