# Two Words with Susie Dent — user reviews > 60 indexed App Store user reviews of Two Words with Susie Dent by Two Way Media, rated 4.70/5 from 128 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/two-words-with-susie-dent/id1514156691/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/two-words-with-susie-dent/id1514156691.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 101 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Two Words with Susie Dent? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎮 Fun and engaging word game concept - 📚 Helpful for spelling and vocabulary - 🧩 Nice twist on Scrabble mechanics - 🎯 Multiple difficulty levels with different bots - ⚡ Stable gameplay when ads aren't interrupting - 🤝 Multiplayer options with various opponents - 💡 Associated with Susie Dent's credibility **Cons** - 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads throughout gameplay - 💰 Expensive subscription pricing (£4.99/month or £40/year) - 🚫 Ad-free option only available through costly subscription - ⏱️ Ads interrupt mid-game rather than between rounds - 🎬 Long, unskippable video ads (30+ seconds) - 🎲 Unfair letter distribution and tile randomization - 🤖 Bots appear to cheat or have unfair advantages - 📱 Frequent app crashes and freezing issues - 🔔 Notification system doesn't work properly - 👤 Impersonal compared to previous version - 📉 Reduced rewards and daily bonuses over time - 🎨 Patronizing tutorials that can't be skipped - 💎 Pointless cosmetic purchases (coins/gems) - ⚙️ Overly complicated navigation and UI - 🎭 Forced online multiplayer on second game **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes during loading (stuck at 23%) - Game crashes when opening app - Ads cause app to freeze and require force close - Ads don't close properly or get stuck - Unable to exit ads without closing entire game - Multiplayer games won't load without restarting app - Notification system completely non-functional - Glitchy ad behavior causing gameplay interruption **Most requested features** - Dictionary feature to look up word meanings - One-time purchase option instead of subscription - Ability to skip or disable tutorials - Player communication/dialogue during games - Settings menu for audio control - Gradual difficulty progression between bot levels - Option to avoid random online players - Ability to customize avatar with meaningful gameplay impact - Feature to default to most-played rivals in list - Auto-win after opponent abandons game - Better letter distribution balance - Notifications that actually work ## Newest reviews (15 of 60) ### 3/5 — With every update it gets worse *2025-11-02* Don’t get me wrong, it’s stable enough and the ads are easily enough bypassed, but with each update they make it a little worse, clearly with the aim of forcing people to spend money on it and watch more ads. The daily bonus was reduced then dropped. You now need to watch an ad to try the (admittedly woefully inaccurate) best guess gauge thing. No idea what’s happened to the rewards as they’re so pitiful I didn’t notice them anyway. Thing is, the game’s not good enough to be worth any money (other than a one-off 69p in the good old days of the App Store) so I suspect its days on my phone are numbered. ### 2/5 — Great game, spoilt by ads *2025-10-27, version 1.2* Timing of ads ruins games ### 2/5 — Original App was better *2025-04-25* I’ve been waiting for the new app to come out- I bought the previous version for £2.99 and was really disappointed it stopped. The game concept remains the same in the new version, which is the only reason I haven’t deleted the app- I love playing the game. But the paraphernalia that comes with it this time round is pointless and gimmicky. I don’t care about earning coins and gems to customise my avatar. And I don’t want all the ads, but there’s no way I’m paying monthly to get rid of them… can I buy it for £2.99 like the last version please? And can I just have the last version back please? Thanks. ### 3/5 — Shrinkflation rewards not appreciated *2025-03-23* Love this game but really unimpressed with the reward changes where I used to get 100 points daily and last level up I got 400 points. Now I get 25 points bonus and just got 100 points for leveling up. I accept ads while I play but I don’t want to watch them for rewards. I just want to play my game. So disappointing to associate Susie Dent with this kind of crass capitalist accumulation. ### 4/5 — Not as good as previous version *2025-03-12* I love the concept of this game, and I do love playing it, but, those ads drive me insane!!!! Some of them don’t let you out until you close the game down. I’m not paying those prices to go ad free and I’m not paying an ongoing charge either. I used to like connecting with my opponent with the selection of phrases in the old game, it was nice to have a way of communicating without being “chatted up” but now there’s nothing. In the rivals list, I’d like the option of seeing my most played rivals at the top. It would also be nice to personalise your avatar so you can differentiate with other people. I think it’s a great game, but it could be developed further. ### 3/5 — Susiebot impossible *2025-03-03* I’m enjoying the game but the ads are annoying as they pop up mid game rather than at the end and they are glitchy. I’ve had to close the game several times to get out of them when they stuck. Having won against all the other bots I decided to play the Susiebot but it feels like the algorithm is off. The bot manages several 7 letter scores in a round while I am given 6 or 7 vowels or no vowels at all! This has happened more than you would expect for random dishing out of letters. The bot has played ‘janglers’ as a word a couple of times in 2 days which again feels it should be more unlikely than that. It feels like an impossible to win level due to unfair tile distribution . I drew one game when I had passed on the first go and the bot did too so it was no score draw. ### 3/5 — Smart distraction *2025-03-02* Ads are annoying some just seem to close things down. Other than that it’s a very smart and a good fun challenge with lots of game play options. ### 3/5 — Nice Idea - Needs Time *2025-02-22* I’ve downloaded and played Two Words twice, and both times had the same issue. Opponents taking not hours but days and days to respond. I think some just gave up and deleted the app. Games like this need a big pool of players and that clearly wasn’t there when I played. Nevertheless, the game, functionality, programming, incentives, and design are all great. Even if the coin and jewel collection is a bit pointless at the moment. Players need to choose their avatars and frames from a much bigger choice than currently offered. The exchange options for coins and jewels are not fully developed yet. ### 2/5 — Forces online play *2025-02-16* I was forced to play online the second game, I just resigned. I don’t want to wait around for other people to play and I don’t appreciate being forced to play online when it states in the game description that I can play solo. ### 2/5 — Ads *2025-02-14* I appreciate Susie Dent, and wanted to support her. This app has so many ads it is not worth it to persist. ### 2/5 — Help is nice but…. *2025-02-11* …..better when asked for not everytime I open the app. Some people learn by doing at their own pace. ### 4/5 — Dictionary? *2025-02-08, version 1.14* I’d love to see a dictionary feature so I could easily find the meaning of a word. ### 2/5 — Fun game but *2025-02-05* I’ve played one day, and I’m already sick of the animations that I have to wait on every move. And oops, now that I’ve killed a few rounds here come the flood of ads that I have to do watch in addition to the stupid animations of the tiles resetting on the board every move. F this grift, uninstall ### 3/5 — No way to opt out of online games *2025-02-02* I really like the concept of this game, but there’s initially no way to exit or cancel when she says, “Let’s start an online game with a random player.” I don’t want to play with random players. ### 4/5 — Smart distraction *2025-01-28* Ads are annoying some just seem to close things down. Other than that it’s a very smart and a good fun challenge with lots of game play options. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Great game… totally ruined by way too many ads *2026-08-10* Shame on you Susie for putting your name to this chaos! Great little game, quickly ruined by ridiculous amount of ads and awful pop ups. Made it unplayable. I know I could pay to be rid of them, but a hefty price tag for a word game. Quickly deleted. Made me feel sad… ### 1/5 — Deleted the game *2026-08-04* I’m so disappointed with this game that I have deleted it. The ads popped up after my first word was played. It was the last straw when it took almost a minute and five taps on crosses to get back to the game. It just takes too long to play one game. I have had this game for a couple of years and have revisited it a number of times to see if things have improved. They have just got worse. No more! ### 1/5 — Too many ads!! *2026-04-02* Can’t even play it straight without ads popping every 2 moves soo annoying!!!!! ### 1/5 — Waste of money, no such thing as Ad-Free *2026-01-02, version 1.21* Don’t bother paying, you still have to watch ads to make the game playable so it’s a total waste of money. Theres no opportunity to learn anything either, so prepare to spend half your time on google. ### 1/5 — Tried it gave up *2025-11-12* Never got to play because the continuous pop ups insisting I do what it said. No way to skip them. How many minutes is one expected to follow the directions of a bot. I’m out. ### 1/5 — A return to ad blitz *2025-11-09, version 1.2* The update has rendered this app useless. Bombarded with ads and flashing lights, gimmicks that would go unnoticed in a casino full of slot machines. ### 1/5 — Tedious *2025-06-21* Good concept, but ads are sole destroying. Also, it feels rigged. I was constantly getting new tiles that were all vowels, while Thea and Wordsworth were killing it with great words featulits of consonants. Difficult to make a game of it with 7 tiles of U, E & I. ### 1/5 — Dreadful *2025-04-19* While the concept is good, the experience is highly frustrating. Ads pop up all the time and last at least a minute before you can get back to your game. If that wasn't bad enough, they are all for other highly dodgy looking games involving some dimwit king or other. Secondly, there seem to be too many opponents who are either bots or cheats and are magically able to lay down 7 letter words nobody could possibly know and rack up 90+ scores in most rounds. Seemed like it might be a good game but they've shot themselves in the foot with this. Sorry Susie. Deleted. ### 1/5 — Freezes *2025-01-21, version 1.14* Have downloaded twice, and the game has frozen when loading ( at 23% ! ) both times. When you do get to play gameplay is OK. But ultimately unplayable due to freezing. ### 1/5 — Too many ads ruin it *2024-12-15, version 1.14* Good game but adverts so annoying had to delete - if it was a reasonable price would consider buying ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Words *2026-03-08, version 1.21* Very helpful with spelling ### 5/5 — Good game *2025-02-13* I cannot stand ads, so I purchased an annual subscription. I have players I've completed against for quite a while. As soon as we finish a game, we each "rechallenge", so two games going at once with each player. ### 5/5 — Fab *2024-11-28, version 1.13* Fab ### 5/5 — Fun new twist on word games *2024-11-22* If you’re like me, you’re tired of Wordle, Wardle and Quordle. I really like this game by Susie Dent! Try it. It’s got elements of Scrabble, but without the obligation of a marathon game. ### 5/5 — Great word game *2024-08-11* Simple word game that can be played at many levels and different speeds. Excellent **Developer response:** Thanks for such a great review! We're glad that you are enjoying the game. ### 5/5 — Too many ads though *2024-08-08* But much asking for a subscription to remove ads without shelling out forty quid **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! ### 4/5 — Surprised when words are not useable *2026-07-23* Like playing in this app. One has to try words in several places to find the best score. Sometimes surprised when words are not allowed. May be a regional thing? ### 4/5 — Nice twist on Scrabble *2025-11-19* I enjoy this game, but notifications have never worked for me. To find out if someone has played you have to open the app from time to time. Also the ads are increasing, and can sometimes cause an issue and the app has to be shut to escape the ad. ### 4/5 — Surprised when words are not useable *2025-07-31* Like playing in this app. One has to try words in several places to find the best score. Sometimes surprised when words are not allowed. May be a regional thing? ### 4/5 — Nice twist on Scrabble *2025-07-03, version 1.18* I enjoy this game, but an am a little puzzled as to why there are no notifications on the app. To find out if someone has played you have to open the app from time to time. Also the ads can sometimes cause an issue and the app has to be shut to escape the ad. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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