# Topple! — user reviews

> 130 indexed App Store user reviews of Topple! by Sean O'Connor, rated 4.40/5 from 27 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/topple/id378123895/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/topple/id378123895.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 19 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1

## What do users think of Topple!?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🧠 Challenging and engaging word puzzles
- 😌 Relaxing gameplay without time pressure
- 🎓 Educational content with quality quotations
- 🔒 No data collection or privacy concerns
- 📱 Works offline without internet connection
- 🎮 Intuitive controls and user-friendly interface
- ⏱️ Quick gameplay sessions for spare time
- 🧩 Unique puzzle concept different from other games
- 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-friendly entertainment
- 🤖 Puzzles challenging enough to stump AI

**Cons**

- 💰 Expensive in-app purchase pricing model
- 🐛 Letters falling off screen or not staying in place
- 🔇 Sound effects cutting out frequently
- ❌ No hint or answer feature available
- 🔄 Limited puzzle content, quickly exhausted
- 📱 Device compatibility issues across platforms
- 🎯 Tiles frozen or unresponsive after updates
- 🔁 Repeated puzzles in different categories
- 💳 Separate purchases required per device
- 🎨 Lazy content curation with repetitive quote sources

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Letters not staying in squares, falling off screen
- Tiles frozen and unresponsive to input
- Game crashes after puzzle completion
- Sound effects cutting out requiring device restart
- Horizontal view skewed and compressed
- Puzzles not opening after iOS updates
- Missing letters making puzzles unsolvable
- Game freezing on specific puzzle levels
- Controls unresponsive on iPod Touch despite working on iPad
- Purchased content not syncing across devices
- Volume settings ignored, audio at full blast

**Most requested features**

- More puzzle packs and new content
- Hint or answer reveal option
- Save puzzle progress for later completion
- Bundled pricing for multiple puzzle packs
- Game statistics and scoring system
- Hint button for stuck puzzles
- Ability to replay completed puzzles
- Spanish language puzzle options
- Multiple user profiles
- Topple 2 sequel with new puzzles
- Shuffle letters feature
- Quote attributions after puzzle completion
- Diverse quote sources beyond repetitive authors
- Custom puzzle creation option
- Game Center integration

## Newest reviews (16 of 130)

### 3/5 — Bugs

*2025-05-21, version 3.2.2*

I have iPhone 12. Letters sometimes don’t stay in squares and fall off the screen. Restart is required. Fix this plz.

### 4/5 — Volksy 48

*2022-09-07, version 3.2.2*

I love this app and have done the lot three times now.
One improvement I can see is the possibility of saving a quote for later if you’re stuck. The only way out now is to give up and then you have to start over when you open it again. Sometimes if I’m stuck I’ll close the app and go back to finish it later. Often I can see straight away where I was going wrong. Being able to save, go on to another and go back to it later would be beneficial.

### 4/5 — PLEASE put out some new puzzles!

*2022-02-15, version 3.2.2*

I absolutely love this app and it has definitely helped me with stress many times over! My only complaint is that I’ve played all of the puzzles too many times. I would gladly pay for additional puzzle pack/s (for iPhone/iPad)! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

### 2/5 — Kind of fun

*2022-01-27, version 3.2.2*

But you only get so many before you have to pay $10 for all of the rest. That’s way too much.

### 3/5 — Fun enough but such lazy development

*2021-06-11, version 3.2.0*

For a $2 game, you barely get any puzzles, considering how much in-game purchasable content there is. Half of the Quips puzzles are quotes by one person! It’s so lazy! The two pages of Quips are basically the same 4 people over and over! This is ridiculous, there are hundreds of thousands of diverse and notable quotes throughout history and they used the same handful of people for every puzzle. It’s a fun app but some of the puzzles are so incredibly lazy it takes the fun out of the game. Diversifying should not be such a novel concept, but I guess you get what you pay for with this app.

### 5/5 — Still a favorite

*2018-05-11, version 3.1*

I’ve had Topple since it first came out, and it’s still one of my favorite apps. When I complete the many packs I have, I delete and reinstall it and start all over again. Good brain sharpener whenever I have a few minutes to fill.

### 5/5 — Love this game!

*2016-10-31, version 3.0.4*

I love this game!  But, I need more puzzles!  This is my clear my mind before going to bed game. What will I do now?

### 5/5 — Mrs

*2016-10-11, version 3.0.4*

Love this game. I've done them all its kept me happy for months. Are you going to bring out any more.

### 5/5 — Sound problem

*2015-10-17, version 3.0.4*

Love the game, but the sound effects keep cutting out on my iPad Air. I have to reboot in order to get them back, but that only helps for awhile.

### 4/5 — Makes you think.

*2015-07-20, version 3.0.3*

Fun to play for hours.

### 4/5 — Fun, but new version lost a useful feature.

*2015-05-08, version 3.0.1*

I enjoy this game, but was quite disappointed that it no longer restores a puzzle in progress.  Before the update, I could replay old puzzles without finishing them and upon re-opening the app, my unfinished puzzle would display.  It is discouraging to finish half of a puzzle, then lose it all when exiting the app.

### 5/5 — Good game

*2015-03-28, version 3.0*

I love the game but keep losing sound. Have to cut device off and reboot.

### 2/5 — Horizontal view is Skewed.

*2015-03-21, version 3.0*

On the latest version, the screen is shifted to the lower right corner and is compressed. You cannot see half of the board and cannot use it when in the horizontal view. The normal vertical view looks and works like it always has.

### 5/5 — More please!

*2015-02-01, version 2.0*

Love this game - would love more pages!

### 5/5 — I love it....

*2014-04-16, version 2.0*

I didn't have a problem paying for the extra games and now I've done them all I need you to add more.. soon!!! Please.. I've not found any other word games as good and trust me, I've looked.

### 5/5 — Relaxed fun

*2014-03-22, version 2.0*

This game is fun to play and relaxing at the same time. Great for long drives or flights to pass the time.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Stopped working with iPad os 14

*2020-09-25, version 3.2.0*

A good game I enjoyed playing, but after updating my iPad, none of the puzzles will open.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2020-01-13, version 3.1*

The free app worked fine, but this one doesn’t. I’m using on an Ipad Air 2. The last letter of the top row wont go up to it’s spot. Disappointed because I just waisted money...

### 1/5 — Dreadful

*2015-06-28, version 3.0.2*

Just impossible!  No clues.  No solution given when one inevitably gives up.

### 1/5 — Definitely Disappointed!

*2014-11-21, version 2.0*

I purchased three dollars worth of topple words for my iPad yet have to pay another three dollars to have them on my iPod???!!!  Double dipping dorks don't deserve double dollars.

### 1/5 — Buyer Beware

*2012-12-09, version 2.0*

NO HINTS..NO ANSWERS...or are they going to be an in-app purchase??? Give me a break!...for an app that demands precise letter placement,  an irony that the developer spells the name as "Ghandi".

### 1/5 — Still broken

*2012-03-02, version 1.8*

I just updated it and it is still broken.  Half the tiles won't move.  It needs to be fixed.

### 1/5 — Good to Bad

*2012-02-29, version 1.7*

Game was really fun, but now the tiles are frozen. Not fun anymore...

### 1/5 — Frozen

*2012-02-14, version 1.7*

Was fun now it's just stupid. The tiles are frozen and won't move. What's the point of trying to play when half the tiles won't move?

### 1/5 — HELLO?!? WHEN WILL U FIX FOR YOUR PAYING CUSTOMERS?!!

*2012-01-29, version 1.7*

FROZEN tiles still and can't play...but the sad part is they know and yet nothing is done about it.  Reported the problem over month ago.  Not good, not good at all.  :(

### 1/5 — Left Wing Crap

*2012-01-24, version 1.7*

Loved this game till I got to the Presidents game. Quickly discovered that most the quotes of Reagan were quotes made to belittle him.  Tired of the left wing BS!!

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — A Really Fun Game

*2025-07-24, version 3.2.2*

Artificial Intelligence can’t solve these puzzles. Some I got right away. Some I had to pause and come back to. Eventually I came across one that stumped me. So I sent it to ChatGPT. It thought about it for 5 minutes and gave up. So I tried Grok. Nope. It couldn’t solve it either. The human brain is still an amazing thing.

### 5/5 — Great choice of proverbs

*2024-04-01*

Quite addictive for me :)

### 5/5 — Where is topple 2 ?

*2023-04-02, version 3.2.2*

I enjoyed this so much, where is the next wonderful set of quotes ?

### 5/5 — This is one of my favourite games.

*2023-01-16, version 3.2.2*

I decided to leave a feedback because the people leaving bad feedback cannot be intelligent. First, if you bought a category on any devices and want that category on another device, just look for the restore purchases button and you’ll unlock what you already own. So that solves the negative feedback from most of you. But those that are looking for something educational fun and mind bending. This is it. I think it is fairly priced and the maker of the app wonderfully designed the app. I ask him to please not alter this app and create a topple 2 with new puzzles. This is what kids should be playing instead of the mindless games out there. Thank you developer. You deserve this review.

### 5/5 — Fun and the game collects 0 data from you!

*2022-03-06, version 3.2.2*

It’s a great puzzle game but best of all the game isn’t collecting any data from your phone.  There should be a category in the App Store for apps that don’t collect any information.

### 5/5 — 最高です

*2022-02-09*

終わるどころがないぐらい、どハマりします。
ただ一つ、下記修正いただけるとありがたいす。
iPad Pro 10.5ですが、文字を欄外へ戻す際、勢いあまって画面外に吹き飛んで、その問題を続行出来ずに再起不能にハマることがちょくちょくあります。特に縦に文字が多い場合に頻発する気がします。

### 5/5 — Great take your time game

*2022-01-16, version 3.2.2*

I’ve only played this game for three days. I find it to be challenging but without the pressure of a time limit. Once you get into a rhythm of developing a technique in finding the correct answers, the game goes quick. A great game for those that like word puzzles.

### 5/5 — Love it

*2020-09-10, version 3.2.0*

Please add some Spanish puzzles.

### 5/5 — Keep updating please!

*2020-03-05, version 3.2.0*

Still a favorite and I’ve had it for many years. Always loved I could play this with no data connection.  So glad it’s still being updated as many old apps I have are not.

### 5/5 — Pretty Please, Sean!

*2018-12-19, version 3.1*

My husband and I LOVE this game. We play when we go on cruises. We have been on 19 cruises and need new material. Please, Sean. Write new quotes. There are so many that you should be able to add a lot of pages. 
Thank you, 
The Podgorsek Couple

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