# Wooly Willy — user reviews > 68 indexed App Store user reviews of Wooly Willy by Neal Colston, rated 4.30/5 from 3 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wooly-willy/id284944951/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wooly-willy/id284944951.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## What do users think of Wooly Willy? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 💖 Nostalgic childhood memories - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fun for kids and family - 💡 Creative expression - 💰 Good value for price - 📸 Ability to use own pictures - ✨ Slick design and easy to use **Cons** - 🐛 Glitchy and doesn't work - 🐌 Slow performance - ❌ Not like the original toy - 💸 Waste of money - 🤔 Pointless and gets old - 🪲 Poorly coded - 📉 Misleading screenshots **Commonly reported bugs** - Doesn't work - Very glitchy - Can only draw one line - App crashes immediately - Crashes every time - Slow on iPhone 4 - Finger tracking not good - Just draws little x's - Draws little x's wherever you drag your finger - Hair doesn't have magnetic feel - Slow performance - Doesn't allow dragging from bottom - Doesn't allow dragging anything - Stuck with mistakes - Dust doesn't look right (asterisks) - Makes it look like ants crawling - More you spat on, worse it looks - Gravity missing - Draws black stars all over - Too damned slow - Poorly coded **Most requested features** - Undo button - Take pictures from camera - Drag shavings onto picture - Save creations - Color palette - Different drawing tools - Improve finger tracking - Add gravity - Adjust pressure sensitivity - Drag filings around - Drag from edge to pick up filings - Remove filings by dragging to edge - Make it free - Make it easier to put woolys on - Improve graphics - Add accelerometer for gravity effect - Digital shavings that slide around - Pile of digital shavings at bottom - Move shavings up to position them - More realistic magnet feel - Retro feel - Different colors of hair - Make drawing faster with full lead - Fix drawing when fast - Add more to do - Improve speed ## Newest reviews (12 of 68) ### 3/5 — Needs work. But ok *2018-09-15, version 3.0* Needs and undo button and able to take pics from camera. ### 2/5 — ? *2013-04-07, version 2.4* Just.... Why? ### 2/5 — Do NOT like the new app icon. 👎 *2012-06-03, version 1.8* It doesn't catch your eye as the classic wooly willy. Disappointed. ### 3/5 — Ok *2012-05-22, version 1.74* Would be cooler of it was like the original and you had to drag the shavings onto the picture. ### 4/5 — Much better *2010-08-06, version 0* Much better since the recent update! Thank you ### 1/5 — Worst app ever *2010-03-27, version 0* Do not waste your money!!! ### 1/5 — COOL! *2010-02-19, version 0* This game is cool, but I think it Should be free. It's cool for kids. It is cool the 1st couple times, But then.... It gets old. Good Game! Bravo! ;-) ### 4/5 — this is pretty good. *2009-12-26, version 0* i bought this app, not to long ago,,, pretty good,,, but need to make it easier to put the woolys on,,, other than that,,,great,,,,funny,,,,awesome!!!!!i say buy it, totally worth .99!!! ### 3/5 — Fun but not quite like the original *2009-10-18, version 0* As I recall on the original, you dragged metal filings onto the picture and piled them up. You could also drag them away or move them around. This would be better if you could drag from the edge to pick up some filings and drop them where you wanted them. Being able to drag clumps of filings around (back to the edge would remove them) would allow you to fix mistakes and give better control than just drawing on filings with your finger. To all those griping about the price-Come on! It's 99 cents? What do you expect for a buck? ### 4/5 — Great! *2009-06-19, version 0* By reading some of these reviews, you wonder what game people thought they were getting. This is something simple. Just like the cardboard- backed original was..... They captured the images and the frustratingly hard way it was to move around the metal filelings... It brought me back to my childhood and did everything it said it would. ### 1/5 — Very lame *2009-05-30, version 0* Don't waste your time or money, this app is junk. ### 1/5 — so sad :( *2009-04-16, version 0* i actually deleted this app. thats how bad it was ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Terrible *2012-03-16, version 1.69* Doesn't work, very glitchy, I can only draw one line. ### 1/5 — wooly willy *2011-11-10, version 1.69* "hair" would only draw in one line-did not work! ### 1/5 — CRASHES *2011-02-25, version 1.65* Unfortunately I didn't read the reviews before throwing 99 cents away. I bought the iPad version (because this is a classic game) and every time I try to play it, the app crashes immediately (game just shuts off). So, basically I feel robbed. Apple should protect consumers from ripp-offs like this. ### 1/5 — Stupid *2011-01-20, version 1.65* Hgghvfj thfhycbufhbuc yyyghvffg ### 1/5 — Stupid! *2010-12-19, version 1.65* It's more like a spraypaint effect rather than the classic "magnet" effect. I can't believe I just spent a dollar on this. Would have rather had a mcChicken... ### 1/5 — Terrible! *2010-10-24, version 0* It crashes every time, I want my money back! ### 1/5 — huh? *2010-10-03, version 0* you cant really do ANYTHING to the chick because she pretty much already has hair..... plus it is very slow and pointless.... ### 1/5 — Slow *2010-07-06, version 0* App was terribly slow on my iPhone 4 waste of a dollar! ### 1/5 — Sadness *2010-05-01, version 0* This app stinks just like the original ### 1/5 — Terrible *2010-04-11, version 0* Not worth the 99 cents. The magnetic debris is literally triangle wire frame. The screenshots are misleading. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love it!! *2013-11-26, version 2.4* This is my daughters favorite app. She just loves it! She is constantly playing it!! ### 5/5 — Very cool update!! *2012-09-16, version 2.0* My kids really dig the updated colors! Great job guys! ### 5/5 — Great app *2012-07-26, version 2.0* I love this app nothing to change about it ### 5/5 — Very disappointed *2012-01-21, version 1.69* Does not work.. Reported the problem Nd nothing has been done about it.. Wow!!! ### 5/5 — Very Good *2011-12-06, version 1.69* I recall playing this when I was very young. Your never too old!, ### 5/5 — Melissa *2011-07-03, version 1.65* It's very good me and my family love it worth the money really it shold 1.19 ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2010-05-06, version 0* It reminds me so much of the one I used ton have as a kid! Works so well, and is really fun! I recommend it to anyone who wants to have a moment back into childhood, for older children or young adults, to seniors (who know how to use iPads)! Worth every penny! ### 5/5 — Worth the 0.99 *2009-12-29, version 0* I loved this when I was little, and still do. It's worth the 99 cents.:) ### 5/5 — A classic! *2009-02-05, version 0* I love that you can use your own pics! My kid love giving each other beards and Mohawks! ### 5/5 — Find *2008-07-29, version 0* Just realized all you have to do to save your work is take a screenshot...to do this, all you have to do is hit the homebutton and the sleep/wake button at the same time, then your picture will be saved in your photos (not sure if it works with iPod touch) --- *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 2026-08-12.*