# Word Search Party — user reviews > 255 indexed App Store user reviews of Word Search Party by Lightwood Consultancy Ltd, rated 3.80/5 from 106 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-search-party/id381720064/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-search-party/id381720064.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 51 · 4★ 17 · 3★ 12 · 2★ 13 · 1★ 13 ## What do users think of Word Search Party? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - ⭐ Great game - 🧠 Keeps your mind active - 👍 Fun and addictive - 🕰️ Good way to pass the time - 🎨 Variety of puzzles and categories **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 🚫 Multiplayer issues and connectivity problems - 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases - 🔍 Limited free content, most puzzles locked behind paywall - 🔁 Repetitive puzzles, not enough new content **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashing after completing puzzles - Inability to reconnect to multiplayer games - Ads redirecting to App Store during gameplay - Puzzles disappearing or not loading properly - Incorrect or missing words in some puzzles **Most requested features** - Save game progress option - More free puzzles and categories - Improved multiplayer functionality - Ability to zoom and adjust text size - Option to remove ads without additional purchase ## Newest reviews (11 of 255) ### 4/5 — GOOD *2021-10-05* Very Good and quite Entertaining!!! ### 3/5 — Fun but subpar features *2020-06-19* Actual games are ok and work but multiplayer needs serious improvements. Sometimes loading app is really slow. It’s really a drag to have to re-invite friends every 5 minutes to keep playing. It would be nice to play each other until you decide to disconnect. ### 4/5 — Fun to play *2019-11-08* Fun game but doesn’t work with iOS 13.2. It freezes up and generally drops off. Reloaded three times with no improvement. ### 2/5 — Fun but... *2019-05-17* Fun but it keeps crashing on multiplayer and you can’t pause on multiplayer online. ### 3/5 — Wish multiplayer worked *2019-03-27* I loved the word searches overall. They helped set my mind and felt less tense after each word search. The only problem is the multi player aspect. It doesn’t work (believe me.) I was looking forward to competing with others. So if you want a game to play with others, you may want to choose something else. ### 2/5 — Was my favorite WordSearch game *2019-03-04* Keeps freezing. Works fine then either just closes up or won’t even open. I have to delete it then reload for it to work again. This is an ongoing occurrence sine last iOS update. ### 2/5 — Needs bug fix *2017-05-04* I don't like how the adds prevent me from finishing my word search. After 2 adds the word search I'm working on disappears. ### 4/5 — Word *2017-04-01* I like this game. Hate that very few games are entered daily. Despise 30 second ads after working a word game. Why 30 seconds? Most games have 10-15 second ads. Please add more daily game puzzles that are at no extra cost. And lessen ads time. ### 1/5 — word search *2016-12-12, version 1.93* Since the last update this is just crap I'm thinking about deleting this app it is constantly sending me to the app store and I don't like having to go back to the game. You need to fix this problem or I'm gone ### 1/5 — How do I play without buying a category? *2016-07-24, version 1.93* How do I play Word Search Party? I click on a category, it takes me to the App Store and says I have to buy the category for $1.99...how do I play this without buying a category? ### 1/5 — Sends me out of the app *2016-04-28, version 1.93* Every time that I play it send me out of the app and to the App Store while I'm in the middle of a word search ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No Word Searches *2023-04-23* I went to play this game yesterday and all the word searches were gone! What happened to this app? I do these word searches with my coffee every morning!!! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work any more *2023-04-13* My special needs adult son loves this app, but it has stopped working. ### 1/5 — Local multiplayer does not work. *2022-06-14* Local multiplayer does not work. ### 1/5 — Won’t Open *2022-05-15* I was really excited about this game, but when I open the app it says no network available, tap to try again.” I have deleted and reloaded the app, also restated my phone. Same message, and my wifi is working fine. Huge disappointment. ### 1/5 — Word search party *2021-04-30* The game keeps closing. Can’t play it ### 1/5 — Multi-Player Function Needs A Lot Of Work *2020-10-31* I send a game invite to someone and she can’t connect. This has happened MANY times. It’s very annoying and time consuming. I don’t need the game for myself. I have plenty other stuff to do. Multi-player function especially in times of Covid-19 needs to be an important feature in online games. Being in solitude doesn’t require any help from the internet. ### 1/5 — Not loading *2018-11-27* The game doesn't load on my device it. And when it did i purchased the upgraded version and now it trying to recharge me **Developer response:** Could you please contact support@lightwoodgames.com and tell us which device and what iOS version you are using? Does the game fail to install, or fail to run? ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2017-11-03* Can’t load opponents through online or local. Boring game on its own. You have to buy the majority of the puzzles and then also have to pay to remove adds and other things. Bit of a rip off especially when you can’t even try the game out with opponents because it doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Only ads *2017-08-04* This game was unplayable. The ads navigated to app store and web sites and trying to get back kept redirecting. After doing this several times one of the ads timed out and left me on an empty word search screen. ### 1/5 — Not great *2017-05-02* I had ads pop up randomly closing me out of the game and unable to go back into the same game. Other ads caused it to be stuck on one screen and not allowing to start a new game. Overall the game itself isn't terrible, other than the way it looks, but the ads ruin it. Deleted after one day. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — ReAnEy2K16 *2026-02-18* This is one spot on game man, its top notch man x x x x ### 5/5 — 11 years later *2026-02-05* I love it ### 5/5 — DISCONTINUED? *2023-04-23* Game is great, but as of late, it hasn’t been loading or connecting at all. Was the game discontinued? It rarely loads, and whenit does, it says it can’t connect to the network, but isn’t specific if it’s the overall network or the servers for Word Search Party. Would be nice to hear from the devs about what’s going on. ### 5/5 — Great word search *2020-06-18* I have enjoyed this game for years and I am very happy with it. ### 5/5 — Word search party *2017-06-04* When I try playing multiplayer there is no connection only spins while searching ... ### 5/5 — My opinion *2017-01-23, version 1.93* Great game, has been keeping me busy and ### 5/5 — I love it a lot *2016-03-24, version 1.93* ❤️❤️❤️❤️😀😀😀😀 ### 5/5 — Great Game *2016-03-21, version 1.93* Very enjoyable!!! ### 5/5 — Words Are Fun *2016-02-22, version 1.93* Like that you can make it as challenging or not as you like. ### 5/5 — Grammy of 5 *2016-01-16, version 1.93* Very addictive..Love it! --- *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 2026-08-27.*