# Word Shaker HD Lite — user reviews > 287 indexed App Store user reviews of Word Shaker HD Lite by C Loep, rated 4.50/5 from 9,058 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-shaker-hd-lite/id439878952/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-shaker-hd-lite/id439878952.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6,433 · 4★ 1,672 · 3★ 609 · 2★ 147 · 1★ 197 ## What do users think of Word Shaker HD Lite? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Fun and engaging game - 🧠 Keeps the mind active - 📚 Expands vocabulary - ⏱️ Variety of game modes and time limits - 📊 Detailed statistics and performance tracking **Cons** - 💰 Too many ads, especially intrusive full-screen ads - 🐛 Occasional crashes and performance issues - 🔤 Dictionary issues - some valid words not recognized - 🔒 Privacy concerns with clipboard access - 🕹️ Unresponsive touch controls at times **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezing or crashing during play - Incorrect scoring and ranking issues - Multiplayer functionality not working as expected **Most requested features** - Ability to replay the same board in untimed mode - Option to see all missed words after each game - Daily or weekly puzzle challenges - Multiplayer improvements and better matchmaking - Support for more languages ## Newest reviews (14 of 287) ### 3/5 — One of my favorites, but… *2026-06-27* I’ve been playing this game for years. It’s been one of my favorites, and I’d literally spend over an hour trying to get the high score, ha! But recently, the ability to watch ads for extra shakes has NOT been good. You sit there and watch the ad, and before you can actually get the extra shake, you HAVE to press “open App Store.” You click it, go back to the game, and no reward. I just watched an ad for nothing. It’s really bad and a waste of time. Once I run out of my few extra shakes that I have, I’m deleting the app. My other gripe is that when I try to make certain words, it won’t work for me. But then I see others who get credit for the exact same word it wouldn’t let me make… huh??? And, as I’ve seen other reviewers point out, how is it that people win high scores during tournaments using letters that were not even on the board??? We’re always looking for that beautiful “q” (lol), but when it’s not there, someone still wins the tourney round with a “q” word. But anyway, If these things aren’t addressed, I’m deleting. And I know I’m just a drop in the pot of numerous games and players under this creator, but I’ve been a user for at least 10 years, playing from country to country, time zone to time zone, and got others in it too. So, whatever. ### 3/5 — Made up words *2026-01-07* I like the game but I hate that some of the words aren’t even words. For instance TREEND is allegedly a word. It is NOT ### 2/5 — Word shaker *2025-08-18, version 6.0* Game was great when it was 3 mins. But it switched to 1 min…not enjoyable any more 👎👎 ### 4/5 — Boggle Lover loves it *2025-08-06, version 6.0* If you like Boggle, this is for you! ### 2/5 — Ads are SO frustrating! *2025-03-14, version 6.0* Too many annoying ads to enjoy the game ### 3/5 — Great app but too many adverts *2025-02-20* This is such a great app for whiling away time. I’d not played it for a while and am saddened to see how many long adverts there. It really ruins the joy of the app. Still a great game though ### 4/5 — Challenging Game *2025-02-11* The only negative is that you can’t select the amount of words per puzzle. Trying to get 200 words in 15 to 30 minutes is basically impossible. So if they created a setting for the amount of words per game, that would make it a 5 star for me. **Developer response:** Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. We can absolutely see how a smaller word target or more flexible game length would make things more enjoyable for some players. Really appreciate you taking the time to share that with us! ### 5/5 — Great game! *2024-11-18, version 6.0* Very engaging and makes you think! ### 3/5 — Too many odd words *2024-11-13, version 6.0* You guys need to use a more reasonable dictionary. There’s too many odd words and abbreviations. The larger boards are too small on a phone. Being able to pan/zoom the larger boards would help. ### 4/5 — Word Shaker. *2024-09-15* Very interesting and absorbing game that can be played solo. No glitches either so worth a try. **Developer response:** Thanks so much, we’re really happy to hear Word Shaker has been such an interesting and smooth solo game for you. It means a lot that you took the time to share that! ### 2/5 — What happened? *2024-08-27, version 6.0* It’s been my go to game for years and today I cannot play. My Game Center is up to date - I’m so sad 🥲 ### 4/5 — Opening page *2024-03-27, version 6.0* Don’t like ### 5/5 — Word *2024-03-21, version 6.0* So this game is so simple it’s hard WORDS I know but in a 3 x 4 some are easy and some are so hard I try to play 70 or less words eye luv it ### 5/5 — Word Shaker *2024-03-17, version 6.0* It’s an exciting game,learning new words and ways to spell!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Just crashes constantly *2026-06-21* I used to love this game. Played it every day. However all it does is crash now. Which is a shame. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work with IOS26 *2026-05-09, version 6.0* Title screen is upside down and it doesn’t recognize the touch screen.. Update 5/8/26: the screen is no ok but the touch is not working. So, playing is not possible ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work with IOS26 *2026-03-24, version 6.0* Title screen is upside down and it doesn’t recognize the touch screen.. ### 1/5 — Tournoi hors d’usage *2025-02-05* Les tournois ne sont plus accessibles! **Developer response:** Désolés pour ça. Il y a probablement eu un souci temporaire côté serveur à ce moment-là, et les tournois ont normalement été rétablis peu après. Merci d’avoir pris le temps de le signaler. ### 1/5 — Fun game, ethically challenged *2025-01-08, version 6.0* I enjoy this game, but it tries to resist when I attempt to quit while it is showing an ad. There are various ways it can do this, all ethically inappropriate. This developer needs to clean up their act. ### 1/5 — Boggle *2024-02-04, version 6.0* Boggle is a fun game I liked it you could play boggle love betsy ### 1/5 — Corrupt Application (was: Ads take up game time) *2023-11-29, version 6.0* App now attempts to read the system clipboard to copy data into the application. Major security nightmare waiting to happen, IMHO Past Review: Ads after you press new game now take up game time - a stupid side effect of trying to show more ads at more times... ### 1/5 — Multi Player Inop *2023-08-18, version 6.0* Fun game but multi player function went from working to not working with one of the updates. ### 1/5 — Too many bots to have fun *2023-07-14, version 6.0* There is no way a human can find 75 words many of which have six and eight letters in less than one minute, so you will always be competing against computers and very unlikely score in the top 25 or even 50. People buy computer programs to solve this game, and then pretend that they are competent when they really are not. Very frustrating for what could be a fun game is played fairly ### 1/5 — Can’t get to Game Center!!! *2023-06-20, version 6.0* Terrible! I can’t get to the Game Center to play it! Sent 3 messages and no response. I am deleting this app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fix player matches *2026-06-25* Overall this is a great app but the one problem I have is that multiplayer won't work because they won't let you just start a game and let someone match to you later you have to be both looking for a match at the exact same moment for it to connect you which is just never gonna happen. it should allow you to start a match with no player available yet and then when someone else looks for a match it should just bring them to your game and then it compares the scores for both of you ### 5/5 — Game change *2026-06-13, version 6.0* Recently, the game now doesn’t always recognize my words; only some ### 5/5 — The Best *2026-06-01, version 6.0* Word Shaker is my favorite word game. I like playing on a 6x6 board and a 5 minute timer. I don’t okay against anyone, I just set my own goals and have fun striving for those goals. ### 5/5 — First review by a 5 yr player *2026-03-17, version 6.0* I have enjoyed this game for years and rarely have I had software issues. It’s like the last thing I do at night to relax my mind. Instead of PTSD flashes as you close your eyes; you’re spelling yourself (me) to sleep. ### 5/5 — Love *2025-07-12, version 6.0* Wish there was a way to reset the stats/scores or to restart the game from the beginning ### 5/5 — So much fun 👍🏻 *2025-06-24, version 6.0* This game is fun while being educational. I love how it gives you the meaning of a word when you long press on it. I try to play every day as it keeps my mind sharp. LOVE Word Shaker🙂❤️ ### 5/5 — Wonderful word *2025-04-23* You can exercise your brain while having fun, which is very rare! **Developer response:** That’s lovely to hear 😊 We always hoped Word Shaker could be both fun and a bit of a brain workout, so this really made us smile. Thanks so much for the kind review! ### 5/5 — LOVE IT *2025-03-12, version 6.0* This game is a lot of fun. Keeps my mind sharp. ### 5/5 — WordShaker Review1 *2025-02-05, version 6.0* WordShaker is my favorite game of all time to play on my phone. I love everything about it. 5+ stars ### 5/5 — Good *2024-11-22, version 6.0* But it rejects too many legitimate words. --- *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 2026-08-29.*