# Word Jewels® Classic — user reviews > 270 indexed App Store user reviews of Word Jewels® Classic by Boy Howdy Technology LLC, rated 4.80/5 from 1,805 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-jewels-classic/id433238748/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-jewels-classic/id433238748.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,516 · 4★ 231 · 3★ 38 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Word Jewels® Classic? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Relaxing and brain-stimulating - 👍 Challenges vocabulary and spatial awareness - 👍 No time limits, can play at own pace - 👍 Saves progress, can resume games - 👍 Helps keep the mind active and sharp - 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional issues with losing progress or restarting at lower levels - 🐛 Some words not recognized despite being valid - 🐛 Ads can interfere with gameplay - 🐛 Transitions between levels can be slow **Commonly reported bugs** - Losing progress when app is closed or interrupted - Inability to continue from last level after failure - Inconsistent word acceptance **Most requested features** - Allow starting at higher levels - Provide more detailed stats and tracking of progress - Add more game modes or difficulty levels - Improve word recognition to include more common words ## Newest reviews (17 of 270) ### 5/5 — Word Jewel *2024-05-17, version 1.49* I wish l was better at this game! I am finally getting better at this game and really enjoy it. ### 5/5 — Cathy *2023-09-15, version 1.45* Only one of two games I play, love it. ### 5/5 — Marie K kodi *2022-12-28, version 1.43* Iam 66.. Gradually are memory power is dropping down… But getting engaged in word Jewel I find my brain is functioning all the time… don’t go to sleep with age… most of all it relaxes the nervous system…my personal experience… Super cool game.. Thank you🌹 ### 5/5 — Word Jewel *2022-05-16, version 1.42* I wish l was better at this game! ### 5/5 — Love this game! *2022-01-23, version 1.42* Fun game, easy to learn, great to build vocabulary! Thank you! ### 5/5 — Go to *2021-11-04, version 1.42* I’ve had this game for a very long time. It’s my go to when I need to relax or kill some time. If I could make one request it would be to add challenges. I actually make my own…. For example, try to reach 75k in points at the completion of level 10. ### 5/5 — Word Smithing *2021-07-26, version 1.42* For those who liked spelling bees and English classes, this is a fun challenge. Many surprising words pop up as you create other words, so the game requires concentration. Sort of like a “solitaire” of words. Love it and play every day! ### 5/5 — Challenging and fun! *2021-06-06, version 1.42* I have been playing this game for several years now and am hooked. Finally decided to write a review since I enjoy it so much. I set different goals for myself—sometimes the highest score, other times the highest level. Always challenging and exciting. ### 5/5 — Great challenge *2021-04-08, version 1.41* Excellent brain exercise! I love it. ### 5/5 — Word Kewel *2020-12-11* What can I say! A very addictive game that trains your brain. 5/5 from me. Once you try, the more you’ll want to play. X X X X X ### 5/5 — Great game *2020-10-28, version 1.41* Great time & brain consumer Learning new words So much better than candy crusher or such ### 5/5 — Player *2020-10-16, version 1.41* Only game I play. Have been since it was introduced many years ago. I play against myself! ### 5/5 — Favourite word game *2020-09-12, version 1.40* This is a really fun twist on a word search game. It’s really fun and challenging, and always has me coming back time and again. ### 5/5 — Word heels classic *2020-04-30, version 1.36* Love this game can be challenging ### 4/5 — word jewels *2020-04-02, version 1.36* I love word games and had another one like this one which I liked better. It had a shake option and a sub option. How can I get this again? ### 5/5 — Word Jewels Classic *2020-03-19, version 1.36* I have been playing for quite some time. Educational & lots of fun. Thanks to Julie for getting me back on the correct level that I had been playing! ### 5/5 — Fun game *2020-02-16, version 1.35* I enjoy relaxing with this ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — False update *2026-01-09, version 1.58* This game may be free but it keeps giving ads disguised as false notifications that it need updated. ### 1/5 — Unfair *2024-01-28, version 1.48* I’ve gotten to high levels only to have been knocked back to level one. It’s happened 3 times. I’m done with this app. Bye bye ### 1/5 — Unplayable *2022-03-27, version 1.42* Attempting play now triggers ads. Used to work ok with ads between games. As iOS gets ‘smarter’, functionality decreases. Now erratic like many other apps that suffer from the ever ‘smarter’ iOS misinterpreting inputs ### 1/5 — Dont bother *2015-08-15, version 1.21* You get up to hard levels in the high twenties. You stop playing for 10 minutesand then it puts you at level 1 again. Just junk. ### 1/5 — Sick to death *2012-12-10, version 1.17* Of word games based on American dictionary's ### 1/5 — Word jewell update *2012-08-19, version 1.17* Since the update, the game is jerky, unresponsive and keep freezing not happy as I like this game very much before the upgrade. I don't need the blue boxes crossing over my gae to tell me that somebody has reached a target ### 2/5 — What happens after level 45?? *2017-09-14, version 1.29* Got to level 45 then automatically restarted at level 1!!! ### 2/5 — Faulty *2017-09-02* Could do with an English dictionary not an American. It accepts words that don't exist in English. ### 2/5 — Fun game – rotten math! *2015-03-23, version 1.21* Game is fun to play but the math on points is totally inaccurate. I play mental math with the game and always add my points for each level. Sadly the amount of points I'm granted is not even close to the correct amount! This is the bug that should be fixed. ### 2/5 — Boring and repetitive *2014-04-01, version 1.18* I thought this game was fun, not much of a challenge though. And it DOES NOT let you continue the level you were on if the app is closed. Mine keeps making me start over at level 1, even when I haven't failed a level! It's really annoying because it's the same letters and combinations over and over again. Wish it was more diverse and less repetitive and it actually did let you pause where you were instead of starting over. I'm going to download the second version to see if that's any better ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — My fave game! *2026-07-12, version 1.61* I always turn to this one when I’m waiting in a line or have a few minutes to kill. I love it! ### 5/5 — Word Jewel *2026-05-26, version 1.59* I wish l was better at this game! I am finally getting better at this game and really enjoy it. Still enjoy Word Jewel and got a lot better at it 05/2026 ### 5/5 — No ads!! *2026-04-16, version 1.59* Still one of my all time favs!! Love my word games and no ads is the BEST!! ### 5/5 — Jewell for Word Jewels *2026-03-29, version 1.59* I really enjoy this game. The clicking sounds are soothing as the tiles gently click to place and the chime at the end of the puzzle is soothing as well. I like that you can get simple three letter words and still clear the board. I like that if you fail a level you can restart at your last highest level. It’s a nice way to unwind at the end of the night for me. ### 5/5 — Fun time *2026-02-20, version 1.59* Love this game😍 ### 5/5 — Love it! *2025-10-31, version 1.57* I love this game. It’s a great way to occupy your mind beneficially while waiting for an appointment or passenger on plane etc. but I love pulling it up and playing anytime. It’s relaxing, brain stimulating, just great. Try it. ### 5/5 — Great Word Game *2025-08-01, version 1.54* This classic word game allows for different variations by allowing players to chose which mode they prefer to play in. I like the Classic mode, the Rally mode and the Endless mode the best. The games are not timed which allows the player to relax and play the games for their personal enjoyment and for their best personal score. Great way to strengthen your vocabulary and work on spatial awareness as well! ### 5/5 — Outstanding support *2025-06-19, version 1.53* I love playing word jewels for over 10 years. The game is challenging and it makes you think. Everyone aged over five should play this game. The support staff is awesome. All my friends play this game. Frozen tax bird. ### 5/5 — Still the best *2025-06-07* Best word ever invented I have been playing this game for over 10 years…. Never get tired of it ### 5/5 — Challenging *2025-01-09, version 1.52* I love word games and this one challenges me. No timer means I can think and consider all of my options without having to rush. --- *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 2026-08-28.*