# Virtual Villagers 4 — user reviews > 198 indexed App Store user reviews of Virtual Villagers 4 by LDW Software, LLC, rated 4.20/5 from 503 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/virtual-villagers-4/id428970841/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/virtual-villagers-4/id428970841.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 312 · 4★ 84 · 3★ 46 · 2★ 20 · 1★ 41 ## What do users think of Virtual Villagers 4? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Fun game - 💡 Entertaining puzzles - 🚀 Addictive gameplay - 👍 Nostalgic for fans - 💡 Customizable villagers **Cons** - 🐛 Glitches and crashes - 🐛 Progression reset issues - 🐛 Slow villager speed - 🐛 Debris constantly respawns - 🐛 Incompatibility with some devices **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes during loading - Villagers refuse to perform actions - Progression data not saving properly - Incorrect time/speed of game - Unexpected population growth **Most requested features** - Allow renaming of villagers - Add more food sources - Expand the island for exploration - Increase population limit - Provide more frequent updates ## Newest reviews (14 of 198) ### 3/5 — Fun until it wasn’t *2024-05-07, version 1.2.1* I bought this game because I loved the entire series as a kid, would play it nonstop! I had a great time replaying it until the final puzzle. I spent quite awhile getting there and it turns out I can’t even finish the game. The hummingbird never came EVER, literally the key to finishing the game and it never happens. Might be a glitch but very frustrating. ### 4/5 — 90% good. *2023-07-18, version 1.2.1* I would say 100% if we could still rename our characters. You really should give us that option since the original and the other version for iPad has it. ### 2/5 — VV4 *2023-06-04, version 1.2.1* I would rate this as a 5 if there were more opportunities to have “running villagers”. I love this game but I get bored with it due to slow villagers. This game is fun and exciting when the villagers have the good attribute of “running”. Otherwise it is a dud. ### 3/5 — It’s not working!! :( *2022-04-19, version 1.2.1* I love this gane, I remember playing it back 5 years ago and I am so glad to have found it still on the app store today. While I was playing the game it won’t allow me to gather things. For example if I see a mushroom, it won’t let my villager pick it up :(. Its been doing this for me on every game of yours I play, if it could be fixed that would be great :)! ### 3/5 — LOVE IT!!!! *2019-06-27, version 1.2.1* I absolutely love how this game is in real time! I love how atm I have 60 villagers! I have a 3* cause I would love for there to be a major update where we can explore different parts of the island and use our extra tech points for extra food or to purchase more space for our people! Please someone look into this! Would love to continue to have interest in this game! But do love it! ### 3/5 — Last puzzle impossible *2019-03-20, version 1.2.1* I’ve played this game many times. And each time I have to give up at puzzle 15. The kids never pick up the flowers. Smh! ### 2/5 — WHY CANT I LOAD MY GAME FROM THE FREE VERSION TO THE FULL VERSION!!!!! *2018-07-31* I am in love with this game...yes...BUT i started out with the free version and got a lot done but when i tried to have another baby it told me that i cant produce more kids in the free version so i got the full version hoping that my data from the free version would transfer over but instead i have to start ALLLLLL OVER AGAIN!!!!!! And its quite upsetting to be honest. If you have a button to convert from the free to full version then you should be able to transfer your data over into the full version instead of being forced to start all over again!!!!! FIX THIS PRONTO!!!!! ### 2/5 — Blah *2017-02-19, version 1.0.1* Why can't you combine the free one with the one you buy it makes no sense to build up that much on a game not to be able to carry over the experience from one game over to the same game that you buy ### 4/5 — Addictive *2015-12-21, version 1.0.1* 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 ### 5/5 — LOVE IT *2015-09-28, version 1.0.1* Awesome game, I LOVE it, It needs notifications!!!! Plz add. Otherwise it's a great game strongly suggest buying it instead of those two chocolate bars ### 4/5 — I enjoyed it *2015-07-15, version 1.0.1* I real enjoy the Virtual Villagers games and I would recommend this one. The only problem I have with it is when you clear debris from the stream, it's keeps building up again, and it's hard to keep away. ### 5/5 — Great! Though I can't change the names *2015-05-31* My sister and I have always loved all the Virtual Villagers series! Although when we had gotten the Tree of Life on our iPad, we could change the names of the villagers. I know that the keyboard isn't supported on the iPhone for Virtual Villagers, but I'd like to name my villagers when I'm on my phone lol.. But this app is so much fun anyways, totally worth it being ONLY .99!! It seems like a 5 dollar game haha:) ### 5/5 — Best game ever better then flappy bird *2014-12-28, version 1.0.1* This game is so fun. I played it and I got stumped a lot but I looked up cheats lol but this game is super fun. If u don't take care of ur tribal people they will die but it's really fun ### 4/5 — Awesome, but... *2014-11-02, version 1.0.1* I love this game and this specific is probably one of my favorites, but it's not modified for iPod touch 5 in the bigger screen. There's black bars on either side. If these disappear it will be worth five stars. Please fix this! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Keeps restarting my game *2021-09-26, version 1.2.1* It keeps restarting my game :( ### 1/5 — Awful *2019-11-16, version 1.2.1* The game pauses my spotify music which is really annoying because it will not allow Me to listen to my musics ### 1/5 — I’m disappointed *2019-10-18, version 1.2.1* My son and I have been playing the LITE version of this game, and we both absolutely loved it! So I purchased the game - but it’s not the same 😠 In the lite version - 1. We can have different tribes, which means my son and I can have our own tribe (he doesn’t have his own device) 2. You can change the name of the villagers in the lite version So overall we are very disappointed and pretty much rather playing the lite FREE version, over this paid version. If this game was the same as the lite version and you could get more then 9 villagers - I would give it 5 stars for sure! ### 1/5 — Will Not Work in my iPhone *2018-10-05, version 1.2.1* I purchased the game yesterday. It has always been on of my favorite games to play on my down time but the app is not working. It will open but the game will not allow me to select any actions. Am I able to get a refund? ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2017-10-01, version 1.2.1* Purchased game but does not work on my iphone5 not happy jan!! ### 1/5 — Gráfico péssimo *2017-02-06* O gráfico do aplicativo para celular é horrível. O gráfico do aplicativo para iPad é muuuito melhor. Não consigo enxergar nada com esse gráfico, horrível. ### 1/5 — Not good *2014-05-07, version 1.0.1* I don't like this game the people died all the time even though they were achieving things. I can't watch a screen all day I have a real life to. It bored me things didn't seem to happen when you needed them to. Maybe it was because it was on the phone everything was hard to work because it's so small . ### 1/5 — Crashes!! *2012-10-30, version 1.0.1* I have loved all of the virtual villagers apps up until now, but they all seem to have some sort of problem. This one won't let me get past the loading screen, please fix and I will give a five star review. ### 1/5 — STUPID *2012-07-14, version 1.0.1* SCREEN FROZE AND I SAID OK MAYBE IT'LL REGIN BUT GUESS WHAT IT CRASHED TRIED IT 1 MORE TIME CRASHED AGAIN OMG I HAD PROBLEMS DOWNLOADING IT THE FIRST TIME SO I HAD YO BUY IT AGAIN NOW THIS CRAP COMES UP I JUST WASTED 4 FLIPPING BUCKS AND I AM NOT GONNA WASTE 6 THANKS FOR ROBBING MY ITUNES ACCOUNT I RLLY APPRECIATE IT 😠😡👿❕👎👊💩🔥👇🙅💀☔⚡🌵🔫💣🚬🚽💉❌ ### 1/5 — Crashing *2012-07-13, version 1.0.1* It won't let me get past the first 2 minutes of the game. It keeps crashing. Once this glitch is fixed I think I will enjoy it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love this game in 2026 *2026-06-25* I’ve been playing the virtual villagers games since I was a child who discovered that I could play games on the internet (bigfishgames, I’m looking at you 🫶) and it’s been such a joy to play through the games as an adult. I love the simplicity of the first few installments where you can get a full game with no advertisements, in-app purchases, or other bs. I loved how the world shifted and changed as the puzzles were unlocked and how the animals in the world played a role in the story. I can’t wait to play through the rest of the games as well! 10/10. ### 5/5 — My favorite *2023-11-21, version 1.2.1* This is my favorite out of all the virtual villagers series. The map is gorgeous, and the puzzles entertaining. Plus, I feel it’s easier to get tech points than in the first one. I keep coming back to it even after all these years! Makes me nostalgic to remember playing the first one on pc as a 6 year old, and playing on my iphone at 22. ### 5/5 — Wish they would revamp the game! *2021-03-24, version 1.2.1* I started playing this in 2010 and I come back to play with a new tribe every few years — never gets old for me! I do wish you could name villagers like you can on PC. I also wish they would revamp and re-release the game! I would so pay for that! ### 5/5 — another island? *2021-02-11, version 1.2.1* The tree of life is the best one. I want another island or something. the content on this one is just better ### 5/5 — bruh rhurh *2020-07-11, version 1.2.1* to the guy complaining ITS BEEN A LING TIME SINCE THEY UPDATED THIS GAME BRUH ### 5/5 — Love it! *2018-05-27, version 1.2.1* I love this game and had the free version, and I was like what the heck and bought this one for a dollar today. St first I thought it was a waste of money but now I’ve found that it has a much higher village population limit than before, and I really like this feature. I’m not sure if anything else is different but I love the game and I think that buying it is totally worth it. ### 5/5 — Best Game Ever! *2018-04-07, version 1.2.1* An addictive game to complete and play again and again and again! 10/10 ### 5/5 — AMAZING GAME *2017-04-26, version 1.0.1* I bought them all will their be an UPDATE OF A NEW ONE SOON ITS BEEN YEARS NOW ### 5/5 — Great *2016-12-04, version 1.0.1* I accidentally bought this game, but I played it and it's very good! ### 5/5 — Love it! Needs an update *2016-08-09, version 1.0.1* I absolutely love this game. I played it as a child and it brought back a sense of nostalgia to rediscover it. However, it hasn't had an update since 2011, could do with one as the graphics aren't the best and it doesn't fully fit the iPhone 6s screen --- *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 2026-09-15.*