# Woody Cross: Word Connect Game — user reviews > 241 indexed App Store user reviews of Woody Cross by Athena Studio, rated 4.50/5 from 3,075 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/woody-cross-word-connect-game/id1517375267/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/woody-cross-word-connect-game/id1517375267.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,353 · 4★ 386 · 3★ 111 · 2★ 69 · 1★ 156 ## What do users think of Woody Cross? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Relaxing game - 🧠 Helps improve vocabulary - 🕰️ Quick to play **Cons** - 🐛 Game freezing/crashing issues - 💤 Repetitive/boring after a while - 📺 Too many intrusive ads **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezing on higher levels - Daily puzzle not always giving credit - Inability to link progress across devices **Most requested features** - Add more challenging levels - Improve game stability - Reduce frequency of ads ## Newest reviews (12 of 241) ### 3/5 — Levels *2025-11-14, version 2.22.0* I enjoy this game but they have not come out with new levels in months and I have completed all levels. ### 2/5 — Invasive Ad *2025-07-11, version 2.20.0* Great game, but… last two days… when ads pop up, one particular ad tries to hack my phone saying I have to install their VPN app to continue playing. Throws me to me to my browser page. C’mon guys! I know I’m not the only one experiencing this. ### 4/5 — Game *2025-04-16, version 2.20.0* Pretty good game. To many ads. Way to ling between updates !! Been waiting a week now at a dead stop !! Please update soon. Otherwise not a bad game. Thanks ### 3/5 — Why? *2025-04-14, version 2.20.0* This game was awesome with minimal adds. It was my favorite until they started using fake scores on their 4 day tournament. The game opens with a ridiculous lead score which is almost impossible to be real. If not for this , I would have given it five stars. Such a shame for what was a wonderful game . ### 1/5 — Awful game no new levels *2025-02-07, version 2.20.0* I played this game and spent money but there have been no new levels for years now. Very disappointed ### 2/5 — What the heck guys. .!.! *2025-01-27, version 2.20.0* I have been waiting for you to update and add the new puzzles for a couple of months now. I have updated but NO new puzzles. What the heck.?.!.?.!.? I’m so annoyed as I really liked your puzzles. So frustrating.!.! My old rating for you would of been 5 outa 5 but every time there’s no change to the game it goes down. Please fix my favourite game. ### 1/5 — 7 months now and still no new levels!!!!! *2025-01-18* Seriously. Not the first time I’ve contacted you over this. People will simply remove your app. New levels are essential to keep regular players who watch the adverts that make you money. Think about it. Half a year is a disgrace. If you’re not going to add new levels, let people know so that they can find a new challenge and dispense with the misplaced loyalty they are showing you. Can’t help my teammates or take part in any challenges. NEW LEVELS!!!!!! ITS ABOUT TIME!!!!! **Developer response:** Hi there, we're glad to hear that you enjoy the game and are waiting for new levels. Our team hears you and we're working hard every day to introduce you to new content as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience! ### 1/5 — Find another word game. *2024-12-24, version 2.20.0* I played over 2,300 games on this app. And I would buy 4000 points at the price of $5.99 when I needed them. I didn’t mind the ads, although there were entirely too many ads. Even if you complete a game you have to watch an ad and don’t except free letters they are 30 seconds to a minute ads, tiring but I continue to play. This game has a tournament with a top prize of 3000 points. You have to solve more puzzles than other players and the average amount points you receive per game is about 20. The tournament is for 4 days. The day I deleted the game was after a player with no ID name or number had 952 points at the start of the tournament. I message them to see what was going on. This was 4 days ago and they still have not answered me just keep saying they are sorry and they are looking into the problem, they ask for a screen shot I provided it and the Player_ has already won the tournament. I have screenshots of this happening before. I will not be playing this game anymore, I feel cheated. ### 1/5 — Find another word game. *2024-12-20* I played over 2,300 games on this app. And I would buy 4000 points at the price of $5.99 when I needed them. I didn’t mind the ads, although there were entirely too many ads. Even if you complete a game you have to watch an ad and don’t except free letters they are 30 seconds to a minute ads, tiring but I continue to play. This game has a tournament with a top prize of 3000 points. You have to solve more puzzles than other players and the average amount points you receive per game is about 20. The tournament is for 4 days. The day I deleted the game was after a player with no ID name or number had 952 points at the start of the tournament. I message them to see what was going on. This was 4 days ago and they still have not answered me just keep saying they are sorry and they are looking into the problem, they ask for a screen shot I provided it and the Player_ has already won the tournament. I have screenshots of this happening before but the player had letters in his ID with over 1000 points on the first day of the tournament, it happened a few times same ID I just thought he or she was very smart. Probably AI… **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the ads and the tournament issue you experienced. We will look into this matter further to ensure a better gaming experience in the future. ### 1/5 — 6 months now and still no new levels!!!!! *2024-12-15* Seriously. Not the first time I’ve contacted you over this. People will simply remove your app. New levels are essential to keep regular players who watch the adverts that make you money. Think about it. Half a year is a disgrace. If you’re not going to add new levels, let people know so that they can find a new challenge and dispense with the misplaced loyalty they are showing you. **Developer response:** Hi there, we're glad to hear that you enjoy the game and are waiting for new levels. Our team hears you and we're working hard every day to introduce you to new content as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience! ### 4/5 — Highest level *2024-12-08, version 2.20.0* Loved the game and the gameplay with others however, I gave it 4* because the highest level of play only goes up to 6992… with no direct date of future upgrade. So I can only play the daily version… ### 2/5 — Gamer *2024-10-19* I love this game but it has so many problems. I have deleted app and reinstalled and still freezes. I am currently in a competition, first one to 12 and it has gone black and returned to Home Screen three times and did not give me credit for the games I had completed and gave me the same puzzled I had just completed twice. For a while every time I played, a message “your computer is being scanned” popped up and started scanning. I love this game but don’t understand why all the problems. **Developer response:** Hi there. We're sorry to hear about the issues you're having. We take such issues very seriously. Please send us a message to our in-app support or our email support+woodycross@athena.studio – we will assist you immediately! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Woody Cross *2026-07-30, version 2.24.0* This game runs for maybe 3 - 4 minutes and then suddenly quits. Over and over and over on iphone 14 max pro w/ current ios. ### 1/5 — Turned into nothing but pop up ads time after time *2026-06-27, version 2.23.0* Used to be one of my favorites even with the ads between games. Now ads pop up time after time during the games. It’s relentless. Deleting this game ### 1/5 — 1 star and here is why *2025-11-07, version 2.22.0* -pay for ad removal and you are still forced to view their game ads for their store -guilds are dead and group play/chat is almost nonexistent -they repeatedly ask you to enable notifications and your only options are Yes and Ask me later, which means you can NEVER say no to notifications -in game rating request of anything other than 5 is NOT recorded in the app store but instead they try and force you to send an email to support ### 1/5 — Update needed *2025-10-22, version 2.22.0* Been stuck at 6992 for months with no more games to play. What’s up? ### 1/5 — Terrible Service *2025-10-20, version 2.22.0* They will not add more games. I’ve been playing this game for years and now at level 6290 it just stops. It’s been two years and they won’t do an update to add more games. But they undated their game so upset players can’t leave comments anymore. They are just horrible people. Don’t play this game. ### 1/5 — No new levels. *2025-07-23, version 2.20.0* You really aren’t going to add any new levels are you? Despite your promise that new levels will be coming it’s now approaching two years. Disgracefully lazy. And don’t give me the generic reply where you claim new content is coming. Liars. ### 1/5 — Adverts *2025-07-12, version 2.20.0* Ridiculous amount of ads. Plenty of similar games with less. Now deleted ### 1/5 — Game stops after 6000 games *2025-04-18, version 2.20.0* It is terrible that you play this game for years and then they won’t add more games. It stop at 6662. They are terrible. Everyone is complaining and they don’t care. ### 1/5 — Time Wasted *2025-04-05, version 2.20.0* I have downloaded this game at least 10 times since I completed it, it has not been updated. The points for completing a game is not worth it. The ads are overwhelming. Do not download the game ### 1/5 — No new levels. *2025-03-28, version 2.20.0* If you check back on the “Version History” it appears that you have not added any new levels in way over a year. Yet you keep promising they are coming. All I can do now is play the daily puzzle. No help to my team mates in tournaments. You should be absolutely ashamed of this level of support. Think how much more money you would be raking in based on adverts between the new levels when long term loyal players use your app. Lazy and lying that new levels will be coming soon. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Any New Level Coming? *2026-03-08, version 2.23.0* Hi! Love this game, however, I am wondering if there will be any new levels coming out soon? I had the current app version installed on my phone as soon as it was released, but now I am unable to advance past level 6992. Once I complete that level, a box appears telling me to wait for an update to continue playing more exciting levels, but no new update has ever been made available. This notice has been popping up for months and months. Sadly, at this point, all I can play is the daily puzzle or play puzzle 6992 over and over again. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!! ### 5/5 — Update please *2026-02-09, version 2.22.2* Sorry ! I will remove this game due to not updating so long time ! ### 5/5 — More levels needed *2025-08-17, version 2.20.0* Hi I reached level 6500 over a year ago when will there be more levels. I bought the game plus no ads. Now no more levels. Thank you, Pam ### 5/5 — When is the next update *2025-05-29, version 2.20.0* Reached level 6992. When will the next update happen? Haven't found another game as challenging as yours. Played every day. ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2025-05-20, version 2.20.0* Love this game. Interesting, challenging, not boring. I’m very pleased. It clean - as in not pop ups all over and swirls and etc like a LOT of other games. Different competitions and challenges. I have zero complaints or suggestions and that is highly unusual ! GREAT job! ### 5/5 — Try this game *2025-02-28, version 2.20.0* I love how this game makes me think hard even though it doesn’t not have difficult vocabs . The only thing that bothers me is the ads ### 5/5 — Love this game *2025-01-10, version 2.20.0* I love this game .. Fun to play and it’s free ### 5/5 — It’s been a great app while it lasted. *2024-10-12, version 2.19.0* It got me thru the lockdown, 4 bouts of Covid and the LongHaulers that followed (and continues). I think this game has run its course. 🙁 ### 5/5 — Great game *2024-09-12, version 2.17.4* Good game. It helps me to relax when I have had a hard day ### 5/5 — Woody cross *2024-07-03, version 2.17.4* Fun game passes time --- *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 2026-08-30.*