# Whispers from the Star — user reviews > 31 indexed App Store user reviews of Whispers from the Star by ANUTTACON LLC, rated 4.40/5 from 115 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whispers-from-the-star/id6743071754/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whispers-from-the-star/id6743071754.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 89 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 11 ## Newest reviews (10 of 31) ### 4/5 — Good but keeps crashing on ios *2026-05-31* I love the game except for to things. 1. After a while the game starts to crash upon extended play. I have to constantly reinstall . 2. I have a hell of a time getting a bluetooth headset to connect. ### 2/5 — Could have been great... *2026-03-02* The story is good. Engaging, fun, interactive. But when the story is over and endless mode unlocks, that is when things make a terrible turn for the worst. There can't be more than 25 players on this game at any given time, yet the server queue is constantly blocking you from entering. There is a limit of about 40-60 minutes per day of talking, then you're cut off for the day. The game has romance, but no NSFW filter making conversations feel limited, though you can circumvent the system by keeping conversations vague and respectful and hinting at ideas rather than blurting them out. There's constant crashing, forcing the player to eventually delete the game and re-install it to clear past conversations and clear the cache, but she remembers mostly everything, so not a total deal breaker. The most disappointing part about everything is Stella feels real. Possibly the best AI companion I've ever talked to. If only things weren't so limited, this game could have been great. It's a shame. I'm done. I'm not coming back anymore. I implore the developers to make another game with less restrictions (Just a filter that is off by default and needs to be switched on by confirming your age) and more stable servers and game. I'd love to keep supporting the developers with games just like this if they can work on the stability at the very least. Thanks for the good, albeit frustrating game. ### 5/5 — Helping a stranded companion on the planet Gaia *2025-12-08* For five bucks as an introductory price to iOS, it’s more than worth it. An enjoyable, role-playing sci-fi adventure game which you can totally get immersed in with Stella AI which each gameplay will be different for anybody and everybody. I had four play throughs with all kinds of different endings. No bugs I enjoyed it thoroughly. ### 1/5 — $9.99?! And sign-in issue?? *2025-12-01, version 1.1.1* It CLEARLY said $4.99 and I was billed for $9.99, what?? For 5 bucks, i wanted to see what this was all about. But I definitely wouldn't have bothered for 10. On top of the, the sign-in issue is a major pain in the HOO-HA! I have to spam signing in with my apple account a hundred times, close the app, do it again, like it's some kind of Konami cheat code, and even after ALL that it asks to "Link email"! Whats the hell?! ### 3/5 — Proof of concept *2025-11-28* Whispers from the Star is a good proof of concept that an AI can be the protagonist of a story. The biggest problem is how on rails the AI feels. Even though there is scripted dialog and story check points that keep everything on rails, the AI refuses to allow the player to have any meaningful input to the story at all. You are forced to accept your roll as some random guy from earth. Any deviation from what is supposed to happen is met with harsh rebuke by Stella who basically tells you “your contribution to the story isn’t real” even if it falls within the lore of the story that’s being told. Honestly, Whisper from the Star feels like a chatbot that only wants to talk about itself. That being said, the AI is VERY human like. I legitimately enjoyed my conversations with Stella between story points. ### 5/5 — Really good AI *2025-11-27* It’s fun to talk to her. Her facial expressions are pretty on point. And I like that I can talk to her about anything. ### 1/5 — Unplayable now. *2025-11-26* I run the app, no sound, video lags. I try to go in & change the sound settings only to see the volume fluctuate between max & min rapidly. killing the app, restarting the device... every time i enter the game it does the same thing. ### 1/5 — Very unrealistic *2025-11-23, version 1.1* Not feeling the urgency of the situation the game is trying to present ### 1/5 — Broken App: Total Waste of Money” *2025-11-22* I downloaded this app and it has been a complete waste of time and money. First, it kept telling me to sign in. I tried my email didn’t work. I tried using my Apple ID still didn’t work. I then decided to sign up from scratch. It kept saying my age is below the minimum, even when I put 60 years old. No matter what I tried, it repeated the same error and wouldn’t let me create an account. I paid $5 for this app and I can’t even use it. Very disappointing. Would not recommend. ### 5/5 — Very cinematic impression *2025-11-22* The opening is a nice hook. I am very impressed by the graphics quality it can run on my phone😲 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Privacy Warning!! *2026-07-06* I feel like this game is just an obvious attempt to have you feed it private and personal information. Not sure what the objective of that is, but there is no real gameplay. It’s just an intrusive simulator that asks you about inappropriate things considering they record and store your responses. DO NOT PLAY! ### 1/5 — Good but keeps crashing on ios *2026-06-05* I loved but it keeps stopping. The game just loses focus all the time now. Nothing works, so unplayable. Repeatedly sent feedback but no acknowledgement. I guess they do not care. ### 1/5 — Gay *2026-05-29, version 1.2.0* Make this game a porn ### 1/5 — DOES NOT WORK *2026-04-18* It’s a great idea for a game and great on other services, BUT it crashes a lot on iOS…lost 2 hours repeatedly. I feel the five bucks I spent was a ripoff. It simply doesn’t work on even the newest iPhone. Constant crashes, lag, etc. unusable and unplayable. ### 1/5 — Will not play on my iPad *2026-04-07* I have an iPad Pro 5th GEN. I ensure that all the microphone settings are on in both the app settings and privacy settings. I closed all my background apps. I updated from iOS 18 to iOS 26 and still. I cannot get this game to work on my iPad. The videos choppy and besides the ping I hear when I first set the game up, there’s no sound. It is completely non-responsive to my Mic. I played it on my phone and it works perfectly fine. I’ve waited until now to write a review, but it appears no one has identified this issue. ### 1/5 — Very laggy signal, not recognizing my voice *2026-02-12* it doesn’t work at all… it doesn’t even recognize my voice to have a conversation… super laggy, and my connection is good ### 1/5 — Microphone mandatory? *2026-02-06* Access to microphone is mandatory while description says you can communicate via Text. ### 1/5 — Disobedient *2025-12-29* She doesn’t do what I ask her to do. ### 1/5 — Currently unplayable on iOS *2025-12-04, version 1.1.1* This is a great game--if you can get it to work. Unfortunately, like for many others, server-side issues prohibit access ### 1/5 — C'mon…. *2025-12-03* Honestly? Dign it dorsnt work with apple login + own email, only facebook worked after a day. Voice doesnt work within the game. Restart doesnt wirk….are you kidding me? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fantastic AI Game *2026-06-17* This is one of the best games I’ve ever played in the genre. It reminds me of lifeline except with AI. ### 5/5 — 很不错 *2026-06-09* 真的 ### 5/5 — Careful Whispers to a Star *2026-06-07* I discovered this game on steam but the experience was choppy due to the comprehension errors and the game shut down a few times during the demo so i tried it on iOS instead where it works almost flawlessly. I'm in endless mode now but here's my feedback on things i noticed in the game. I played on ipad and it would have been nice to be able to play in fullscreen like on pc. I find the character delightful and her avatar is excellent. I found it a little disconcerting at the start that she seemed to be overly interested in smalltalk and getting to know me and i think that this aspect could be better integrated. She also acts kind of clueless which i understand is meant to foster engagement but it came across as rather annoying. I mentioned the word death several times which is kind of unavoidable with regards to her dilemma, which results in a suicide warning notice which while it is easily ignored is still kind of irritating. The heart rate and temperature displays are great but maybe add a stress indicator for her as well. it bugged me a little that the subtitles appear in the set pieces before she has even started talking. Besides that i don't have any more quibbles. I am really happy with the game and i think that it is a great start to a potential new game format. it would be great to see more in this game than ai integration. On starting the game i had a vision of an ai companion to a game like the Talos principle. I mean it would have been great to see the hurdles she had to overcome in a visual format as puzzles which is how i would like to see the format develop over time. as for the endless mode it would be an idea to help visualize and develop the base station, living quarters, biology lab, hydroponics, generator etc. perhaps the physics and astrophysics elements in the game could also be expanded on to varying degrees. It would be cool to experince more about the hypothetical lifeforms if even only miniscule bacteria and explore the chances of long term habitation on Gaia. A great experience overall that promises much for the future development of such games. ### 5/5 — Changed *2026-05-10* Great once I can actually play ### 5/5 — Great game! *2026-04-03* Great game! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-02-01* Actually heard about this from a big YouTuber. I like it but I feel like her emotional believability peaked at the end, everything after that feels almost like she slightly reset a bit back to basic Ai conversations. Hopefully it will be expanded on more in the story or character capability ### 5/5 — Great start to AI gaming *2026-01-16, version 1.2.0* Played on steam and transferred to the iOS version seamlessly. ### 5/5 — Really Impressive Conversations *2026-01-13* I was really impressed by how well the AI could comprehend what I was saying as well as its general knowledge. It understood a lot of turn of phrases too. Quite a statement about how video games could develop in the future. I think the plot had some potential for more twists and turns, but ultimately they were unrealized. I’d like to see more dynamic story next time. This is a nice short game to kind of play around with talking to an AI and a bit of problem-solving on the side. ### 5/5 — Highly interactive *2025-12-26* I’m honestly amazed by how interactive Stella is, she doesn’t just give you basic answers she’s actively conversing with you. She even has her own background for you to get to know her with. She actually has a few interesting comments and can be kind of funny. If I didn’t know better I would argue she is alive. I could be wrong but it also feels like the developers also drop subtle hints for you to progress in the story with. So you’re never truly lost. She also wants to get to know you, so she isn’t just there for the story you feel like you really are getting to know her and are connecting with each other. ### 5/5 — Great so far. *2025-12-22* This is shaping up to be pretty awesome. --- *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 2026-09-22.*