# Word Merge: Categories — user reviews > 112 indexed App Store user reviews of Word Merge by TapEmpire LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 2,142 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-merge-categories/id6745254229/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-merge-categories/id6745254229.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,711 · 4★ 293 · 3★ 98 · 2★ 17 · 1★ 23 ## What do users think of Word Merge? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Fun and challenging game - 🌟 Good game overall **Cons** - 🙄 Too many ads - ⏱️ Slow system performance - 🔍 Incorrect word spellings **Commonly reported bugs** - Paid to remove ads, but ads still appear **Most requested features** - Ability to replay old games - Game updates to continue playing ## Newest reviews (13 of 112) ### 3/5 — A little cheat *2026-07-13, version 2.1.0* This was my favorite word merge game, it functions smoothly and when you touch on the combined icon it tells you what it represents, however I noticed lately that no matter how I sorted a row it was not catching that I had the right combination, so I give up and use a hint, And the hints would give me the combination that I already know I had right. You’re cheating. For example you can have three words you know go together-let’s say belt, scarf, tie and you try the last word Hat and it’s not correct??, so you cycle through every word and no other word is correct, finally you use a hint and all of a sudden HAT is the word!! What??? I already tried Hat. CHEATING. This game will cheat you. ### 4/5 — ゲームとして面白いから… *2026-05-15* 外国語にした時にその言語の音声、発音がわかる様になればとても嬉しいなと思いました…… ご検討お願いします🙇 ### 3/5 — Too many ads *2026-03-17, version 1.8.0* The game is fun overall, I really enjoy sorting words. The harder levels with more categories are definitely my fave. At the same time, the ads are a bit too much, they show up after every level (good thing it can be avoided using a vpn). The design feels a little clunky. Some of the word translations seem off if you’re playing on any other language than English. Overall, not a bad game though. ### 3/5 — Great game, except.... *2026-03-14, version 1.8.0* Love this game for the most part, with two notable exceptions: 1. Far too many ads, as other reviewers have mentioned. 2. When you find four tiles to complete a category, they instantly compress into one tile with its own title, and there's no way to see which four tiles went into it. A lot of time this happens almost accidentally and I'd love to able to see which tiles I matched. Otherwise, challenging and enjoyable. ### 2/5 — ОЧЕНЬ МНОГО РЕКЛАМЫ *2026-02-20* Интересная игра, НО очень много навязчивой рекламы, даже во время игры, вставляют рекламную паузу. За это снимаю 3 звёзды. Тк рекламы через чур МНОГО!!!! ### 3/5 — Reklamlar *2026-02-12, version 1.7.0* Oyun çok güzel aşırı beğendim ama reklamlarından bıktım bu kadar reklam oyundan soğutuyor ### 3/5 — app restarted on me *2026-02-03, version 1.7.0* i reached around level 120 and the app restarted on me. i’m now being forced to redo levels i’ve already completed. ### 4/5 — word merge *2026-01-25, version 1.7.0* 4stars the music sucks as long as it’s muted the game is fun! ### 2/5 — Absurd *2026-01-20, version 1.7.0* Ad breaks inside of levels.! ### 4/5 — اعلانات كثيرة *2026-01-20, version 1.7.0* ياليت الكلمات تنزل كلها ماتكون فوق لين اخلص وحدة من البلاطات لكن اللعبة ممتعة وتخفف التوتر وتخليك تفكر وتستمتع وياليت تخففون اعلانات وتخلونها بدون نت افضل ### 4/5 — Engaging game, but erases levels achieved. *2025-12-19, version 1.7.0* I have been enjoying this game a great deal. That enjoyment has been ruined when the game somehow takes me from level 197 to level 3!! 🤬 I thought it was a glitch, and kept playing. Then, it happened again! ### 3/5 — 他のより良い *2025-12-08* 完成したテーマと内訳をちゃんと書いてくれるのが、達成感があって良い。もう少し長い時間表示してほしい。 自分のタイミングで、次の問題に行けるようにしてほしい ### 2/5 — Unfreiwillig komisch *2025-12-02* Naja. Wie mache ich ein simples Spielsystem kaputt ? In dem ich ein eigentlich einfaches System absurd umsetze. Ich nehme die Begriff „Klasse“ und richtig ist dann „Podium“ aber nicht „Schüler“ oder Lehrer. Blüten passen nicht zu Blütenblättern, aber ein Jet zu Elektro. Naja eben. Der Sinn dahinter wird wohl verborgen bleiben 😂😂😂 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-04-13, version 1.8.0* Would be a fun game if it weren’t for the continuous ad interruptions. ### 1/5 — Eigentlich ganz gut *2026-03-11* Die Idee ist gut. Es macht auch Spaß zu spielen, aber die Unmengen an Werbung sind echt anstrengend. Hier will wohl jemand unbedingt, dass man sich das Werbungskostenfrei erkauft. ### 1/5 — Schade *2026-03-09* Das Spiel schenkt mehr Werbeunterbrechungen als Spielspaß ### 1/5 — To fora *2026-02-07* Mais um jogo bom que não da pra jogar, vc ta no meio de uma partida e entra um ad de 2 minutos, to fora. Ads entre as partidas sao aceitaveis mas no meio NÃO ### 1/5 — Keeps returning to level 1 *2026-01-18* I loved playing this game in spite of far too many ads, until it suddenly went back to start at level 1 again. This happened twice. Not prepared to give it a third try! ### 1/5 — Took money but no coins *2026-01-14, version 1.7.0* Purchased coins and it took my money but didn’t give me the coins! ### 1/5 — Cheguei no nível 175 e voltou pro início. Não deixa restaurar os níveis… *2025-12-26* Gostei, mas não sei como recuperar ### 1/5 — Ads break *2025-12-21, version 1.7.0* Too much ads ### 1/5 — اعلانات ❌❌ *2025-12-12, version 1.7.0* خففو من الاعلانات وحبذا لو كانت بدون إعلانات عشان اقدر العبها اي وقت مو لازم يكون متوفر عندي نت ، وما اكتفيتم بالاعلان اللي نهاية كل جولة أضفتم الفاصل الاعلاني بعد !!!!! ### 1/5 — Força muito a barra *2025-12-07* Jogo feito de tal forma que te força a ficar assistindo um monte de propagandas para poder seguir adiante. Usa palavras difíceis de enxergar a relação para ficar pedindo ajuda toda hora. Cada vez que pede ajuda é uma propaganda. Perda de tempo. Já desinstalei. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — My opinion *2026-03-23, version 1.8.0* Harder than you think, but fun ### 5/5 — Enjoyable game *2026-02-20, version 1.8.0* I enjoy this game. Good mix of challenging and less challenging boards. I would really like when I complete a category that it show which words completed it. (Perhaps when we click on it). It can collapse into a tile too quickly to see. ### 5/5 — Ótimo jogo *2026-01-28* Viciante ### 5/5 — Reklam *2026-01-28, version 1.7.0* Daha az reklam ile çok daha iyi olur ### 5/5 — Best Word Merge Game So Far *2026-01-18, version 1.7.0* This game is very enjoyable , you win coins doing your play. No ads in between each game or each line you solve. ### 5/5 — Mais níveis. Já fiz todos *2026-01-13* Muito bom ### 5/5 — سؤال وارجو الاجابة *2025-12-06, version 1.7.0* لماذا لاتنزل الكلمات دفعة واحدة ؟؟ عشان نقدر نرتب ، احيانا نجد كلمتين او ثلاث كلمات ولا نجد لها تطابق الا بعد ماتنزل باقي الكلمات فكيف ننتقل من مرحلة لأهرى ؟ ### 5/5 — افضل لعبه *2025-11-19, version 1.6.1* انها جميله جدا جدا اعجبتني وانا مستمتع واذ كنت تلعب اللعبه وتسمع الموسيقى بنفس الوقت ستشعر باتاسق جميييلج ### 5/5 — Like it *2025-10-27* I’ve been using this game and watching ads to get extra hints, and honestly, it really helps me learn new words since I’m into studying foreign vocab. I can’t just sit and grind words, so playing these little games is way better (yeah, sounds cheesy, but it actually works). You group words by categories, and somehow they just stick in your head without even trying. Much more fun than forcing yourself to memorize words 😅 ### 5/5 — Good game *2025-10-14* It's very addictive! Very interesting levels! --- *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 2026-09-05.*