# Word Connect: Association Game — user reviews > 52 indexed App Store user reviews of Word Connect by Neil McGrogan, rated 4.70/5 from 1,979 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-connect-association-game/id6473465844/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-connect-association-game/id6473465844.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,566 · 4★ 288 · 3★ 82 · 2★ 15 · 1★ 28 ## What do users think of Word Connect? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Great game - 👍 Good for learning - 👍 Keeps the mind working **Cons** - 🐛 Glitchy - 🐛 Typos and inconsistencies - 🐛 Repeating puzzles - 🔍 Difficult/obscure words - 🔍 Hard to see on phone **Commonly reported bugs** - Glitches at certain levels, preventing progress - Words/categories not displaying correctly - App crashes after updates **Most requested features** - Ability to start over if frustrated - Option to review correct categories - Replay button for levels - Level numbering - Different skill levels ## Newest reviews (16 of 52) ### 4/5 — Amazing but… *2026-08-04, version 2.4* Btw not a bot ) me and my mom love it, it’s just there can be some adds after doing a level and you can’t change the languages but other than that it’s really fun game ( when you win ) ### 2/5 — Lots of errors *2026-01-26, version 2.3* It’s fun at the beginning but gets dumber later on. One problem is that the groups that are connected by a word that comes before or after, like” rain_____” I feel like sometimes is a stretch, and I lose rounds because of it. Like it may make sense but not an actual phrase that people say. Also a lot of grammar makes no sense because sometimes there will be verbs and adjectives in the same group that throws me off completely. Also ads are ridiculous. ### 2/5 — Great until *2025-12-14, version 2.3* Until sbold showed up and they are so tiny I can't work out what they even are. ### 2/5 — Lame *2025-10-12, version 2.3* Clues fit in more than one connection… too easy not challenging ### 3/5 — Bizarre words *2025-02-19, version 2.2* Every puzzle is full of words most people have no clue what they are. Takes the fun out of it ### 4/5 — Fun game but… *2025-02-10, version 2.2* Game has you watching commercials. Although that’s not a bad thing in itself, I’m seeing AI generated Dr. Oz selling stuff. Some of these puzzles are more difficult than TV Jeopardy. Most people would not have a clue. Other puzzles seem to be easy. In general they do test your gray cells. ### 4/5 — Great game *2025-01-04, version 2.1* Am hooked but not happy when it solves part of the puzzle before you’ve had a chance its ok on the last four but not on the last eight very annoying otherwise I’d have given five stars ### 2/5 — Need clues *2024-10-21, version 2.0* Need to be able to purchase clues ### 4/5 — Word connect *2024-10-21, version 2.0* Good game but there are words I have never heard of. Guess thats a good thing. I need my phone by my iPad so I can search to see what they mean. Keeps the mind working. ### 2/5 — two thoughts *2024-10-11, version 2.0* i’m addicted to the game, but my first issue is that the “new game” pop up comes too quickly before seeing category answers. yes, i could ‘x’ out to see the results, but it would be nice to flow through instead of constantly going back. secondly, why are the result words not on the original grid? otherwise, i really appreciate that if i’ve already guessed a category on the grid, i won’t lose any guesses. ### 4/5 — Hate to go *2024-09-04, version 2.0* I liked the game at first. But, seeing repeat words makes it less challenging for me. I need one that will really make me think. ### 3/5 — Too hard to see on my phone. *2024-08-21, version 1.9* Suggestion: make print BOLD ### 2/5 — Can’t play *2024-06-08, version 1.8* I currently can’t access the app as this page pops up as soon as I turn the app on and I can’t get thought to click play ### 3/5 — This game *2024-06-08, version 1.7* This is an okay game not very good though ### 3/5 — Good not great *2024-05-26, version 1.6* I appreciate that some puzzles are challenging and the ads really aren’t that bad compared similar games, but it seems as if the puzzles are developed by AI or perhaps folks for whom English is a second language. I have lost turns because the clues don’t agree grammatically. For example the category/connection is bubbly personality, but the clues are lively, outgoing & joyful (all adjectives) and the fourth is enthuse (a verb). This is one example of several like this. I’ll stick with it for a few more rounds, but it’s defeating to lose on a developer consistency error. I hope this gets fixed because the UI is really nice. :) ### 4/5 — Generally good but has typos *2024-05-26, version 1.6* Overall, this is a good game. It’s challenging and the connections range from easy to hard to eclectic (songs by a specific singer—if you don’t know the singer, you won’t make the connection). But I’ve run into a couple of typos. One made it a different word (bald was written as bold) so no way to make the connection. Another was a palindrome that, misspelled, was not one. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Game is Great but Ads Need Monitoring *2025-12-15, version 2.3* The game itself is fun, although could be a bit more challenging. Of course it’s annoying to have ads pop up after completing each round, but if you exit the app and reclick it, you can bypass the ad. The ads that pop up are usually for other games or Temu. However, after completing a level, an ad that was displayed was a young woman pleasuring herself in a car. She was naked from the waist down doing this. The ad was for a promiscuous app. If ads can’t be monitored, I find it disturbing that anyone between the ages of 5-13 would potentially be seeing that content if they download this app. ### 1/5 — Glitchy *2024-12-12, version 2.1* Incredibly glitchy. Every round has a glitch in the answers usually, one line gets replaced by a duplicate of one of the other lines so you may never know what the words were supposed to be connected by. Otherwise the words are connected very tenuously and not necessarily logically or they’re so obscure that if you don’t know 4 types of galaxy classifications or the inner workings of a volcano you might not pass that level. ### 1/5 — App is broken after latest update *2024-06-07, version 1.7* After the recent update the app is frozen, I tried restarting my phone, reinstalling the app losing That I had played over 400 games, and now it comes up with no option to play , only archive. iOS 17.5.1 added to that im writing a review because there was no way to contact support via their app on the App Store. ### 1/5 — Review *2024-06-04, version 1.7* It wouldn’t let me play the game unless I reviews it’d it ### 1/5 — Repetitive *2024-05-24, version 1.6* Just repeats the same puzzles over once you get to about level 120 ### 1/5 — Too many repeats *2024-05-08, version 1.6* This is a free rip off. Too many repeat word groups. So glad I didn’t pay for the add free version! App deleted….no fun. ### 1/5 — Trash game *2024-04-19, version 1.6* This game is trash. It has words I don’t even know!🙁 I’m sorry I know people like it but it’s not for me. ### 1/5 — 97 glitched and won’t go any further. *2024-03-31, version 1.5* On #97 I solve one row, and a different set of words show up as solved. I continue and solve the remaining two and solve the previously solved one and it glitches again and now they are all colored, but not solved. Waste of money. Don’t buy. ### 1/5 — Game ceashes *2024-03-30, version 1.5* Sometimes repetitive, but mostly good/fun. Crashes at level #92 with no way to move forward to the next level even though it’s show than the puzzle is solved. ### 1/5 — Good Until It Crashes *2024-03-15, version 1.4* Downloaded game, enjoyed it until I got about 80 levels in and then the game essentially crashed and you couldn’t move past the level. Deleted and reinstalled and replayed all those levels only for the same thing to happen at about level 100. Will not waste my time anymore ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fun game *2025-08-02, version 2.3* Bring your thinking caps for this fun and exciting game ### 5/5 — Remove X *2025-04-07, version 2.2* Bought two games from the developer to support them. I wish they would update the tiny bugs. When a game is complete, the little X is non responsive. It instead needs to be swiped down. Please remove the X. It was frustrating. ### 5/5 — Healthy Brain *2025-04-06, version 2.2* Great for keeping the brain active ### 5/5 — Learning *2024-10-28, version 2.0* This is too difficult for me. I’m trying to sharpen my remembering. ### 5/5 — Word connect *2024-07-31, version 1.9* I love being able to continue guessing until I get it. It would be nice to be able to start over if it gets too frustrating ### 5/5 — i like it *2024-06-11, version 1.8* very fun when your bored and want something to think about ### 5/5 — Opinions *2024-06-05, version 1.7* Great Game! ### 5/5 — Great game! *2024-05-02, version 1.6* Totally worth a few dollars to play many puzzles! Thank you! ### 5/5 — Connection game *2024-04-24, version 1.6* Addictive learning too interesting fun frustrating! WAYS TO DESCRIBE CONNECTION GAME ### 5/5 — LIVE LAUGH LOVE THIS APP *2024-04-24, version 1.6* it amazing totally recommend --- *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.*