# WWF Free Rivers — user reviews > 141 indexed App Store user reviews of WWF Free Rivers by World Wildlife Fund, rated 3.60/5 from 151 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wwf-free-rivers/id1349935575/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wwf-free-rivers/id1349935575.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 72 · 4★ 17 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 13 · 1★ 31 ## What do users think of WWF Free Rivers? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎓 Excellent educational tool for teaching environmental concepts - 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visual design - 🔮 Innovative AR technology implementation - 🌍 Engaging way to learn about river ecosystems and conservation - 📱 Works well on newer devices (iPhone 13, iPhone X) - 🎯 Well-structured storytelling and narration - 👨‍👧‍👦 Great for children's learning and engagement - 🆓 Free app with no paywall **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes on launch and during gameplay - 📱 Poor compatibility with older devices (iPhone 6, iPad Mini 4) - 🔋 Causes significant device overheating - 📸 Difficult camera calibration and surface detection - 🎮 Limited interactivity and gameplay mechanics - 🗣️ Only available in English despite multilingual user base - 🎯 AR implementation feels gimmicky rather than essential - 📝 Font size too small for readability - 🚫 Requires camera permission which deters some users - ⚙️ Poor performance optimization and resource management - 🎪 Unstable AR anchor that moves unpredictably - 🔧 Requires flat, well-lit surfaces which is impractical **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes immediately after launch or during intro - Black screen or freezing on opening screen - Camera fails to detect flat surfaces even in well-lit areas - AR map jumps and moves erratically during use - App becomes unresponsive after initial loading screen - Sketchy cross appears on screen preventing progression - App closes after first narrative segment - Camera permission dialog not appearing properly - Loading screen hangs indefinitely - Incompatibility with iPad Air 2 and older iPad models - Device overheating causing performance issues - AR objects fail to render or appear as blue dots only - App locks up device requiring force restart **Most requested features** - Non-AR version with traditional touch controls (pan, pinch, zoom) - Ability to build and destroy dams to see real-time effects - More interactive gameplay and user agency - Additional landscapes and environments to explore - Animated creatures with more natural behaviors - Ability to reposition the AR table without restarting - Device rotation support during gameplay - Larger, more readable font sizes - Multiple language support - Underground/cave system exploration - More content and longer storytelling experience - Multiplayer or competitive elements ## Newest reviews (15 of 141) ### 2/5 — Can not do anything *2020-07-10, version 1.3.1* So when I tried too open it it started too but then it just went black and I ended up on the home screen on my phone just deleted it ### 2/5 — Idea is good but still need to modify *2020-05-09, version 1.3.1* I am so sorry my home is small thus it is hard to seek a large flat place as same as the map, may you design a form just like the other normal game ### 1/5 — Crashes *2020-04-07, version 1.3.1* Crashes straight after launching, unplayable. ### 1/5 — Ça a l’air super mais... *2020-03-21, version 1.3.1* Le jeu ne tiens pas trente secondes sans que l’appli se ferme et en plus après la phrase du début impossible d’aller plus loin ### 1/5 — 😡😡😡😡 *2020-03-14, version 1.3.1* It is a good game because I have played it before but now I can’t even get of the main screen. I don’t recommend this game it is just a waste of space.😫😫😫 ### 1/5 — It crashes *2020-03-06, version 1.3.1* Everyone I open it it crashes and I really wasn’t to try it I really wish this actually worked ### 3/5 — Good concept *2020-03-06, version 1.3.1* BUT HOW DO I GET PAST THE FIRST PART WITH THE FLAT SURFACE ### 2/5 — Honestly *2020-02-24, version 1.3.1* It’s terrible but I’ll be nicish ### 4/5 — Intro audio Issue *2020-02-05, version 1.3.1* The intro vocal recorded “energy landscape” instead of what the paragraph says “entire landscape” ### 1/5 — Crashes *2020-01-31, version 1.3.1* Constantly crashing, I can’t even open the app otherwise it looks like an interesting idea ### 4/5 — Crashing *2019-11-19, version 1.3.1* Can it run on iOS 12.4.3? It once run perfectly well on my device but now it keeps crashing. Pls fix. ### 1/5 — Couldn’t even load the game *2019-10-29, version 1.3.1* I was quite excited to try this out. Utterly disappointed when upon opening the app and after reading the introduction it froze and closed itself. I tried again and again but to no avail... :( uninstalled. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2019-10-20, version 1.3.1* When I downloaded the app it was hard to use and really slow and when it came to the bit when you had to put it on a flat surface it became all weird and hacky I would not recommend this app to people with a iPad mini 4 ### 1/5 — Unplayable *2019-10-08, version 1.3.1* I would this to but it never has gotten beyond the camera mapping/focus screen. I’ve tried this over the year. No update has fixed the issue. Trying to play on iPad mini 4 ### 1/5 — Crashes *2019-10-07, version 1.3.1* Does not start up on iPhone 6. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — BRUH JUST BRUH *2023-06-14, version 1.3.1* in the realistic river I tried to drink it but broke my nose on my iPad and now I’m having a sessile diariah ### 1/5 — Among is Sus *2023-05-26, version 1.3.1* It is annoying just like you ### 1/5 — Bad *2023-05-26, version 1.3.1* It is not loading ### 1/5 — 有bug进不去 *2022-08-31, version 1.3.1* 垃圾 ### 1/5 — Tôi ko biết cách chơi *2021-11-06, version 1.3.1* Tôi ko thể chơi dc.Mặc dù rất thích. ### 1/5 — 可憐那 *2020-10-25, version 1.3.1* 爛死了，進都進不去 ### 1/5 — iPhone7 iOS13.6闪退 *2020-08-01, version 1.3.1* 无法加载就闪退 ### 1/5 — 彈app *2020-06-14, version 1.3.1* 十份之有都load唔到 請儘快解決彈app問題🙏🏻 ### 1/5 — Glitchy *2020-05-08, version 1.3.1* The app glitches when you open it. Please fix this as it looks like an amazing app! ### 1/5 — No se puede entrar *2020-04-14, version 1.3.1* Me pide permiso para la cámara y cuando se lo voy a acceder, no me aparece en mis apps. :( ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Perfect for teaching! *2024-08-01, version 1.3.1* I planned an entire two-week module around the use of this app for grade 4s! They absolutely loved using it! Amazing app, well done. ### 5/5 — Works Perfectly! *2022-07-22, version 1.3.1* Working on iPhone 13 with latest release. No issues. AR is really interesting. ### 5/5 — Großartiges Beispiel gelungener AR Arbeit *2021-01-10, version 1.3.1* Durchdacht, lehrreich und absolut gelungen in der Umsetzung. Von der phantastischen Grafik, über die Interaktion mit dem Betrachter, dem Storytelling und der Stimme. Glückwunsch an die Macher für ein tolles Produkt! ### 5/5 — Maravillosa! *2020-07-03, version 1.3.1* La información que conlleva esta app parece ser básica pero no lo es, es fundamental conocer los ríos y los inconvenientes que causan las presas ### 5/5 — Tolle Graphik *2019-11-06, version 1.3.1* Toll gemacht; das Rendering und Aufsetzen der Szene auf die heimische Tischplatte verwendet die derzeit intuitivsten und präzisesten Algorithmen, ein Genuss, das anzugucken. Und vom Didaktischen her auch recht nett gemacht. Danke, WFF! ### 5/5 — Tốt *2019-09-30, version 1.3.1* Đáng để thử, giúp nâng nhận biết của con người về môi trường ### 5/5 — Must experience *2019-06-26, version 1.3.1* Very smooth education app which has no other contestors at the moment. ❤️thanx WWF. waiting / working for new experience based learning structures like this. ### 5/5 — No puedo entrar ajugar *2019-01-14, version 1.3.1* No puedo entrar ajugar ### 5/5 — Very good *2019-01-08, version 1.3.1* It is good and interesting ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2018-10-31, version 1.3.0* This is a great app. I like the AR functions! --- *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 2026-06-09.*