# Upwords — user reviews > 426 indexed App Store user reviews of Upwords by Lonely Star Software, Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 9,213 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/upwords/id588252565/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/upwords/id588252565.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7,485 · 4★ 1,199 · 3★ 294 · 2★ 85 · 1★ 150 ## What do users think of Upwords? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Great online game - 🤝 Competitive and fun - 🧠 Keeps the brain active - 🌐 Connects players globally - 🕰️ Enjoyable to play daily **Cons** - 🔤 Questionable dictionary - 🤖 Computer uses invalid words - 🤑 Expensive for a 50MB app - 🚫 Rejects valid words - 💤 Lack of help from developers - 🔍 Difficult to find valid words - 🧑‍💻 Unfair gameplay against computer - 🕰️ Slow gameplay between turns **Commonly reported bugs** - Ads that cannot be closed - Frequent crashes and freezes - Login and verification issues - Incorrect scoring and word validation **Most requested features** - Option to use British dictionary - Choice of dictionaries - Ability to swap more than one letter - Show opponent's remaining tiles - Fairer letter distribution ## Newest reviews (10 of 426) ### 4/5 — Suggestion *2026-08-10, version 4.44* After a game completes, the last player should challenge the opponent to see if they want to play again. The opponent has to accept and make the first move. ### 4/5 — Good game with one irritating flaw *2026-06-16, version 4.22* I play every morning without fail and yet occasionally my streak is reset! It would appear to me that saying you should play “everyday” to maintain your streak is wrong. It’s actually very 24 hours which is very different. I would like this confirmed and an indication of where I am in the cycle to be made available. ### 4/5 — H *2026-06-15, version 4.22* Hh stop asking me to write a review. ### 4/5 — Notification *2026-06-13, version 4.22* This is great but when the other player finishes their turn, you get a notification that won’t go away unless you hit ok. Annoying if you’re playing several games with someone. ### 5/5 — love Upwords. It is a good challenge and fun! *2026-06-09, version 4.22* I play with friends and strangers with whom I am well matched. I win some and loose some which makes it more fun. ### 4/5 — Mr Brown *2026-06-07, version 4.22* There are words that this game doesn’t recognise ### 5/5 — Upwords *2026-06-04, version 4.22* Great stacking game ### 5/5 — Addictive *2026-06-03, version 4.22* My twin brother turned me onto this game and I’ve been playing now for at least five years. I’ve been playing with some people from around the world for multiple years. It’s a great way to wake up the mind in the morning well sipping coffee. ### 2/5 — Badly researched! *2026-06-03, version 4.22* The app is fine in many respects, but is totally ruined for me by the fact that the kind of words used by the most novice of computer opponents contain many I have never heard of! e.g. In my most recent game, Ash’s first few turns included the words ‘khet’, ‘reges’, and ‘shay’!! ### 5/5 — Upwords *2026-05-30, version 4.22* Great game! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Purchase no longer recognized *2026-07-26, version 4.35* I had bought the game to be ad free. Now it is showing ads again and prompting me to purchase the ad-free version for more than I paid for it originally. Restore didn’t work. ### 1/5 — Every time I play, Upwards request a review. *2026-07-08, version 4.26* Please stop this. Happens multiple times a day. Sent a request to support, but have gotten no reply. ### 1/5 — Cub *2026-06-23, version 4.23* Very annoying to keep being asked to do survey over and over and over. ### 1/5 — Ads and pop-ups *2026-06-22, version 4.22* Please stop asking me to review the game EVERY single time I play. It’s enough to make me never want to play again. ### 1/5 — Wordsrme *2026-06-20, version 4.22* Love this game BUT hate updates! Been playing for years. Board game and on my phone. No problems there but now too many foreign words!! And too many words that really aren’t words!!! And says not playable! Deciding if I want to continue. (?) ! ### 1/5 — Stop pop ups *2026-06-14, version 4.22* Giving one star since this review request pops up often. Don’t understand why it continues to request a review when I already gave it 5 stars. If this pops up again I will continue to give it one star for the incoming requests o ### 1/5 — Please stop *2026-06-13, version 4.22* Tired of it asking me to rate the game EVERY TIME I LOG IN ### 1/5 — Asking every time *2026-06-09, version 4.22* Every time I open the app to play, a game that I thoroughly enjoyed, you asked me to review. I have reviewed it several times and I’m getting sick and tired of you asking me. ### 1/5 — Stop asking for a review *2026-06-08, version 4.22* Ever stupid time I play it asks for a review. I’m going to review bomb every time. Stop asking. ### 1/5 — STOP ASKING ME TO RATE UPWORDS!!! *2026-05-29, version 4.22* I continue to provide my rating for Upwords and STILL continue to get request after request after request for my rating. I’m really starting to tire of the pop up requests. Considering not playing if it continues. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game! *2026-08-14, version 4.45* This is really good game to play on your phone with a friend or your partner. It’s also useful to add a text message too. ### 5/5 — Tokens *2026-07-24, version 4.35* Please provide an option to turn off. It’s annoying. ### 5/5 — Too much *2026-07-09, version 4.26* I would enjoy it a LOT more if you did not ask me EVERY darn game how I liked it!!! ### 5/5 — Oh my god this so amazing *2026-07-07, version 4.26* Hopefully this will keep the pop up from coming up every time I make a move ### 5/5 — Addictive Fun *2026-06-20, version 4.22* Wonderful challenge! ### 5/5 — Fun to play! *2026-06-20, version 4.22* Compelling expansion of Scrabble game concept. ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-06-19, version 4.22* I love this APP. It’s totally free and I have been playing with others for years never had an issue. I hope the APP never changes I love it the way it is. In this stressful world I look forward to my turn on a daily basis ### 5/5 — Love this game *2026-06-18, version 4.22* Been playing for years ### 5/5 — Great alternative to Scrabble *2026-06-17, version 4.22* I enjoy playing Upwords with friends. ### 5/5 — Yeah *2026-06-16, version 4.22* Nice --- *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 2026-08-26.*