# Word Scramble™ — user reviews > 436 indexed App Store user reviews of Word Scramble™ by Storm8 Studios, rated 3.40/5 from 1,953 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-scramble/id688472435/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-scramble/id688472435.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 703 · 4★ 357 · 3★ 247 · 2★ 242 · 1★ 404 ## What do users think of Word Scramble™? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Engaging and challenging - 🤓 Helps expand vocabulary - 👍 Simple and intuitive gameplay **Cons** - 🤯 Excessive and intrusive ads - ⏱️ Ads interrupt gameplay and obscure scores - 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches - 🔌 Drains battery quickly **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezes and crashes mid-play - Scores and stats not properly recorded - Compatibility issues with certain devices **Most requested features** - Option to pay for ad-free version - Detailed score breakdown and history - Customizable game modes and difficulty levels ## Newest reviews (17 of 436) ### 4/5 — Great game, lots of ads and glitches *2026-08-18, version 1.3.8* Love this game but often tire of the long ads that sometimes make it impossible to escape and the glitches where I’m doing awesome and then get kicked off. It’s about every other or every third game that it boots me off. ### 2/5 — Could be so much better *2026-06-26, version 1.3.8* Great idea for a game but the stupid adverts for ridiculous games at the end go on forever. There’s no way to stop them. It really puts you off playing! No matter how many times you try to get out of the advert it won’t let you. I hate this. Developers do yourself a favour you made a great game maybe don’t ruin it with annoying adverts that stop people playing it! ### 2/5 — Keeps crashing *2026-05-30, version 1.3.8* It keeps crashing and has too many ads ### 3/5 — :( *2026-05-23, version 1.3.8* love the game so much but it keeps crashing mid game and it’s frustrating ### 3/5 — Good *2026-05-13, version 1.3.8* I love this game. I just wish there was an option to be untimed ### 2/5 — BUGGY! *2026-05-07, version 1.3.8* After a few plays it stop working right, cuts to an ad every time instead of sending you back to the scoreboard when the game is done, and there is no way out of the ad. Too bad -- the iPad version works fine, but not this one. ### 2/5 — Excessive Adds *2026-04-27, version 1.3.8* Fun and challenging. However adds cause problems with getting results. Add stay on screen continually. ### 2/5 — Used to be fun *2026-04-23, version 1.3.8* I could spend a lot of time in the games before, but the addition of ads popping before the scoring every two minute round makes it easy to close the app and find something else to do. I suppose that’s good for me, but probably not the desired outcome and a bummer ### 2/5 — Ads suck *2026-04-03, version 1.3.8* Fun game, but the ads run too long while you are waiting for your score. Some of the ads you can’t exit out of and you never see your score ### 3/5 — Ads *2026-03-27, version 1.3.8* I loved this game until the ads started, and never stopped ### 4/5 — A little more time *2026-03-27, version 1.3.8* I’ve had this game forever and it’s one of my go to games to relax. There’s just one thing that’s annoying to me and that’s the time. Two minutes is hardly enough time to find some interesting words, or to swipe enough words to ever make it further than the silver trophy. I always feel like I’m just getting started and it’s over. Switch to marathon mode and it’s a 30-minute slog to get 200 words. Please…I’d really love to see even a 5-minute mode added, or a 10-minute mode. Just a little more time! ### 3/5 — Too many bugs *2026-03-13, version 1.3.7* This is a great game except there are too many problems. It kicks you out in the middle of a game way too often. Not up to date on some current words ex. Bling and more. Game is fun but get ready for frustrations with it. It even fell off my home screen for no apparent reason. Very annoying!!! ### 4/5 — Need ad free option *2026-03-13, version 1.3.7* Love this game but would like a paid ad free version please! Also, the score is always obscured on the results screen. Tried contacting support about these issues but cannot find a way to actually contact them. It just goes round in a loop ### 2/5 — Well this game used to be fun *2026-03-12, version 1.3.7* This game used to be fun because it didn't have pop-up bags and then I got into it today the icon was different so I figured it had an update and it did. Not only did it suddenly have pop-up ads after every game, they were the longest pop-up ad videos ever. Up to a minute to 2 minutes long. And they were fake game ads. Those super dishonest ones. I'm out. Sad, because I was really enjoying this game. ### 2/5 — Could be better *2026-03-12, version 1.3.7* This could be a great game but it’s glitchy and the ads are the worst. Often it’s really slow and once every 10 or so games it’ll just close down. It’s really frustrating when you have a great score but then it shuts down in the middle of it and you lose the score. There was an update today but it didn’t change anything, so If you’re updating things can you fix this ### 3/5 — No version upgrade for 3 years *2026-02-17, version 1.3.6* Have been plating on my new iPhone and now the 200 word marathon game keeps crashing. Scramble seems to be the only one of its kind. But it it going to keep crashing I will have to hunt for a game that is being maintained. I was contact the developer; and/or uninstall it & reinstall it to see if that helps. It is a gam most like Boggle, but no subscription needed. ### 2/5 — What happened? *2026-02-16, version 1.3.6* I’ve been playing this game and enjoying it for years, but lately, the only way to end an ad is to completely exit the app. Unfortunately, the exit occurs before the score is calculated. I don’t see any point in playing anymore. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ads That Won’t Go Away *2026-08-09, version 1.3.8* In the middle of the game the ads pop up that cannot be cleared even after minutes of waiting. This used to be a great game. ### 1/5 — Adverts *2026-07-17, version 1.3.8* Too many adverts ### 1/5 — Trash *2026-06-24, version 1.3.8* There’s no point in playing because you’ll never know your score. The ads never go away and they don’t tell you the score until after the ads are gone and it is impossible to get rid of them. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-06-09, version 1.3.8* There’s no point in playing because you’ll never know your score. The ads never go away and they don’t tell you the score until after the ads are gone and it is impossible to get rid of them. ### 1/5 — Zero stars *2026-04-26, version 1.3.8* Used to be good. Zero stars now ### 1/5 — I used to enjoy it... *2026-04-18, version 1.3.8* 24 Aug 2017 - I gave it some time and downloaded it again but the GAME IS STILL INTERRUPTED BY ADS. I WILL NOT CLICK THE ADS. I CLOSE SE THE GAME INSTEAD AND WILL DELETE THIS GAME IF YOU CONTINUE THAT S ANNOYING PRACTICE. --- What can I say? It's actually a brilliant game but at the risk of sounding like a broken record among all the others here... The adds are insanely annoying, cannot be shut off and some of them are even "threatening" saying that my device is infected and I must click here etc. What a load! Also... The score bars were done away with on the last update. It can be played in Airplane Mode but I can't afford to leave my phone turned off while I play a silly game. I'm forced to delete this game. Update: Things improves but now I’ve stopped playing again since the most recent update. The ads interrupt the scoring. That needs to be fixed before I’ll play again. ### 1/5 — Too many adverts *2026-04-10, version 1.3.8* Adverts appear and block your results making the game a waste of time. ### 1/5 — Ads That Won’t Go Away *2026-03-29, version 1.3.8* In the middle of the game the ads pop up that cannot be cleared even after minutes of waiting. ### 1/5 — Trash *2026-03-20, version 1.3.8* Crashes Ads after each game 3-5 min a piece for ads The scoring is inconsistent af 0/10. ### 1/5 — Reduce the Ads *2026-01-26, version 1.3.6* The ads are brutally long and appear after each round. You aren’t able to close all of them, requiring closing the app out. Used to be such a fun game. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Read my review *2026-08-19, version 1.3.8* For the ads JUST DISABLE CELLS SERVICE AND WIFI. THE GAME ISNT BAD YALL ARE JUST OLD!!! I GOT A PLATINUM TROPHY SO I KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!!! IM THE 50th ONE IN THE WORLD TO GET A PLATINUM TROPHY. ez. this game makes it hard to be successful and you are all trash at it. Maybe get a preschool education before writing a frikin review!!! ### 5/5 — Word Scramble game *2026-07-19, version 1.3.8* Love the challenge of finding long words!! ### 5/5 — Works perfectly *2026-06-04, version 1.3.8* I love this game, works perfectly, love that I can get a list of all possible word results from a board by watching an ad. You cannot pay for it if I don't want ads but right now I don't mind a 60-sec ad each time, I don't play often. You can't choose board size but you gam choose classic, marathon (no time limit until you get too 200 words) and blitz where every word you get extends time so it's like a little race to not die. ### 5/5 — Not working!! *2025-11-22, version 1.3.6* I love this game and have been playing it for many years. A couple days ago it just disappeared! When I open the app it is a blank screen. No game. Please tell me that it’s just being updated!? I’ll be so so so sad if it’s gone. Help! ### 5/5 — Super Engaging *2025-10-15, version 1.3.6* Exceptionally challenging and fun. Requires rapid hand-eye coordination with an ability to see words in all directions. My only complaint is I would like a list of ten most recent scores. Once your score is calculated for a game and displayed, it’s quickly obscured and not retrievable. I would also like the option for a 3 and 5 minute game. Otherwise, this game is addictive and mind provoking. I highly recommend it! ### 5/5 — Great game *2023-10-21, version 1.3.6* Way better than all of the other games out there with only 5 letters. I play this for hours and never get bored. I’m amazed at the vocabulary I can come up with and how many words can be made from similar letters. It’s mentally stimulating and keeps me sharp. I love it! ### 5/5 — I’m iInstantly my fav word game app *2023-06-06, version 1.3.6* I just got this app a couple of hours ago and It’s already the best word game app I have, (and I have downloaded more than I’ll ever tell anyone, trying to find a handful of great apps that I’d actually enjoy playing & wanted to keep). If you like mobile word game apps, go ahead and download it. You WON’T regret it! ### 5/5 — Fun & fantastic *2022-11-09, version 1.3.6* I like like like this app. I have had it for a while now; it has never disappointed me not even once. Stable and never experienced any bugs; I have it on my phone and iPad. I play it many times a day and I know it has also helped me learn some new words. I introduced it to my 9 year old daughter and she is loving it too. ### 5/5 — Enjoy but wish it was ad free *2022-03-23, version 1.3.4* I love this game but I wish there was an option to pay and remove all ads. ### 5/5 — Scramble *2021-10-27, version 1.3.4* I love this game ! Only two things that would make it better I feel. Please make it so you could see your score being calculated sometimes. Also as these eyes get old it would sure be nice if the double, triple etc. scoring marker would be easier to see --- *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 2026-09-09.*