# Yume Nikki — user reviews > 82 indexed App Store user reviews of Yume Nikki by caerux.co.ltd, rated 3.50/5 from 92 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yume-nikki/id1453117329/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yume-nikki/id1453117329.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 46 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 24 ## Newest reviews (14 of 82) ### 4/5 — iOS26.5 it works! *2026-06-20* Учитывая что YNOproject так и не оптимизировал Yume Nikki для смартфонов, то это просто идеальный вариант для iPhone. Отлично идёт на iOS 26.5! Крайне редко, но бывает что не срабатывают кнопки, но редко и тем не менее версия вполне играбельна. Ещё бы Yume Nikki: dream diary (которая 3D) на iOS или Mac, но как говорится сны и мечты. ### 4/5 — Unable to run on new devices *2026-05-11, version 1.0.7* Should’ve listened to the review how it crashes and is unable to run on new devices. ### 4/5 — Needs to be Updated *2026-03-21, version 1.0.7* The game crashes and is unable to run on new iPhone devices. Please update it. ### 2/5 — Won’t load? *2026-01-13, version 1.0.7* Every time I open this game, it automatically quits It should work with my phone. I didn’t want to rate since I haven’t got to actually use as of yet but I could leave my ‘review’ without rating. Any help?? ### 2/5 — this isn't the real version *2025-06-07, version 1.0.7* so I realized this isn't the real version of the game and that things have been removed from the game and that kinda pisses me off because I spent money on this game and I want my money back ### 3/5 — Great Game, Ok Port *2025-05-18* So I’ve never played Yume Nikki before, and after the pain of trying to get it to run on PPSSPP (it’s a long story) I just decided to get the iOS port. I haven’t played it much, but after a little bit, I noticed a couple bad issues with the port. It looks, sounds, and runs great (with low power mode OFF) on my iPhone 14, but the touch controls are really bad. I tried connecting my Backbone, but it doesn’t work. There’s also clicking in the audio sometimes, and again, the touch controls are just miserable. If you hold on it for too long, it highlights it and does haptic feedback. Other than the awful touch controls and it costing money, it’s a good port. ### 3/5 — Great Game, Ok Port *2025-05-05* So I’ve never played Yume Nikki before, and after the pain of trying to get it to run on PPSSPP (it’s a long story) I just decided to get the iOS port. I haven’t played it much, but after a little bit, I noticed some bad issues with the port. It looks, sounds, and runs great on my iPhone 14, but the touch controls are really bad. I tried connecting my Backbone, but it doesn’t work. Other than the awful touch controls and it costing money, it’s a good port. ### 2/5 — Turn off wifi to fix crashing *2025-04-22* Downloaded this game, and could not get past the first couple of screens before it crashed. Absolutely unplayable until I switched off my wifi and now it plays perfectly fine. Not quite sure why this game keeps attempting to use my wifi/ data though. I turned off cellular on this game after being prompted and it didn’t seem to affect anything. The game itself shows its age with an outdated clunky ui. Still, I enjoyed playing the game. Hope this review helps anyone who ends up in a similar situation ### 3/5 — Laggy *2025-02-09, version 1.0.7* Laggy after recent iOS update. Was fine before. ### 2/5 — Nah *2024-08-09, version 1.0.7* I was excited to play this, but the game play is too frustrating with the given controls. It’s also hard to navigate ‘ ### 2/5 — Audio bug *2024-08-04* Esse game tem um bug onde na maioria das vezes em que você sai do aplicativo, o áudio desaparece e você é obrigado a reiniciar o jogo. ### 2/5 — audio does not work without bluetooth headphones *2024-02-03, version 1.0.7* but everything else is fine ig ### 3/5 — its really nice but its slow *2024-01-12* its wonderful, im really happy to see this game for ios, i love this game, but this emulation is really slow ### 3/5 — Problème *2023-10-16* Le jeu est au ralentit, le jeu est moins fluide. Bizzare. Pouvez-vous m'aider ! Merci :) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — crashes *2026-06-18, version 1.0.7* this game isn't playable. it crashes before it even starts. ### 1/5 — Crashing *2026-05-16, version 1.0.7* Can’t get past studio title card ### 1/5 — Doesn’t even start *2026-04-19, version 1.0.7* App crash on screen “Studio DEEN” ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-03-23, version 1.0.7* Give me back my money! This does not get updated and doesn’t even work on updated phones! ### 1/5 — does not work *2026-03-07, version 1.0.7* literally it does not work the app stays open for 2 seconds you can see the loading screen and music ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on my phone anymore *2026-01-28, version 1.0.7* Great game, but this port doesn’t work on my phone anymore. Got to YNOnline to play it and other great fan games for free on iOS if it doesn’t work for you. ### 1/5 — Do not buy *2026-01-24, version 1.0.7* Sketchy, i opened the app and it just crashes and opens up a sketchy page talking about ingx web server beeing installed. Wouldnt recommend and could be a scam ### 1/5 — Instant crash *2026-01-24, version 1.0.7* Doesn’t work on iPhone 12, iOS 18 ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2023-04-04, version 1.0.7* This game is a classic but the publishers don’t even update this app. It no longer can run in current iOS. I’ve been scammed, waste of money. ### 1/5 — This is so embarrassing!!! *2022-05-28, version 1.0.7* Ok while I’m happy playing Yume Nikki for the very first time I for some reason cannot for the life of me interact with the walking lamp guy to get my lamp effect!!! Please for the love of god port this amazing game to the Switch or else I’ll be very upset with you PLAYISM!!!!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — TURN OFF GAMING MODE *2026-07-09* The game did not run until I turned off game mode! Otherwise it’s a mid port, worth the money if you don’t feel like lugging a laptop around to play. Definitely prefer the PC version but this’ll do for my lunch break. ### 5/5 — Yume nikki *2026-03-19* Я рад что Yume Nikki портирована на телефоны как на айфон так и на андроид, хотя только недавно узнал что она есть в принципе на телефонах, а не только пк. В общем купил не сразу, но дождавшись купил и как и на пк я ею очень доволен, управление хорошее не скажу что очень удобнее, но не вызывает дискомфорта, багов никаких не заметил и думаю что дальше будет так же отлично. Люблю очень эту игру за атмосферу и её музыку, кто так же любит сюрреализм и мрачную, атмосферную и местами спокойную музыку то советую к покупке ### 5/5 — Okay Port…Masterpiece Of A Game *2025-10-19, version 1.0.7* Y’know, a lot of people talk about Yume Nikki as a weird game. A game that makes no sense. And I thought that too. A game without purpose, where you walk through dreams. Until, something dawned on me. The meaning of Yume Nikki. What is it? Why was it made? Who is Madotsuki, and why is she so traumatized? What happened to her? That’s the wrong questions. You see, Madotsuki isn’t a name. It’s a word, in Japanese. It means, “window”. And the moment I learned that, I got flooded with a wave of emotions I’ve never felt before. Yume Nikki is about YOU. You might not realize it, but humans think very similarly. And this game is the combination of not every human’s fears, but YOURS. What makes a game scary may be up to you, but this world, these dreams, are all based on thoughts you’ve had. I may seem delusional, but trust me. Play this game with the sole purpose as looking into a game-ified version of your thoughts. Your inner fears, dreams, and monologues. I want to say the same for Yume 2kki. But it defeats the purpose. It creates people’s whole lives into one game, giving so much lore into it. And yet, at the same time, there are scenes in which I truly felt myself. So it’s not a bad game. It just loses the message sometimes. So, what is Yume Nikki? Why and how is it about you? Well, play it. If you don’t understand, then play it. The meaning of life, at least to me, was explained through this game. What does it mean to be alive? What is considered bad and good? What is the meaning of dreams? Why are we sentient? Questions answered in Yume Nikki that people look over, refusing to accept them as messages and instead pass them off as weird areas and events. The effects all tell a story, and dropping them off is even more meaningful. The ending seems sad, but when you look at it long enough and hard enough, it will all become clear. It’s hard to explain, but, remember that Madotsuki is a window. Whatever happens to her isn’t necessarily what happens to you. You control her, and she resembles you. She uses both men and women’s restrooms because it’s impossible to tell what gender you are. From behind the screen, the ending isn’t the end. At least, not for you. It’s Madotsuki telling you the meaning of life from behind that screen, and her leaving is her telling you to use what you’ve learned in reality rather than stick around to keep playing. I’ve learned many lessons from Yume Nikki, and I didn’t even realize it at first. This game seems just like a fever dream filled with strange people and odd events, but you don’t have to stare hard to realize what they mean. You just have to accept that all these things, these feelings, these people and events; are a part of you. And what happens at the ending isn’t bad, it’s an awakening. A calling to understand what it means to be alive. What lessons you take from this game are up to how you interpret the world, but there’s one thing that all people who look at the game in this light should learn: Those who choose to learn about pain and grief, to journey their own fears and thoughts without much notice, are the ones who kill NPCs. It’s the people who accept this world as their own, their sandbox, who choose to keep them alive. Those who journey into the deepest part of the game, and find out that ‘Kikiyama’ means ‘machine mountain’, will eventually find a mountain filled with machines. That mountain is your house, only accessible with what you learned from your dreams and traumas. The machines are the device you play on, and the creature in that place, is Kikiyama themself. You are Kikiyama. The game is yours. It is your world, and what you choose to do determines who you are. Your own psyche is written with what the game shows you on your first play through, whether you like it or not. You won’t understand what this means, what any of this means, until you play it with one thought and one only: “Yume Nikki is about myself.” The port is okay. The controls are odd. But it works. I recommend playing it for free on Steam, though. Most people already know the ending, but if you don’t know how to get it, drop all 24 effects in the Nexus with the 5 Key. Then, wake up and walk to the balcony. I don’t recommend using the Bike Effect most of the game. It ruins the atmosphere of slowly walking around, unless you’ve already been there several times. This game is designed to get you lost. Understand that, and you’ll have fun looking for secrets. ### 5/5 — I LOVE Yume Nikki! *2025-10-12* I’ve been waiting a very long time to try Yume Nikki, and when I discovered it was on the app store I immediately downloaded it! I got to the ending, and WOW. Don’t listen to some of these reviews, I haven’t recieved ANY bugs, other then that if you go to another app and leave the game open, and then go back into the game, the sound shuts off. Not horrible, because it fixes when you restart the game. Anyway, Yume Nikki is a really fun game for Undertale, EarthBound, and Omori lovers! You NEED to download it! ### 5/5 — 💤 *2025-09-19* 💤 ### 5/5 — Peak *2025-03-16, version 1.0.7* I love yume nikki ### 5/5 — Yume Nikki *2025-01-04* This is my favorite game but sometimes the sound drops out and there’s no music and sound effects I wonder if I’m doing it wrong ### 5/5 — messy port , still very good *2023-11-21* Yea i read the reviews before buying and had a small regret in my stomach, I absolutely love yume nikki on pc but on here sometimes the frame rate drops and the joystick highlights, their not big deals but since it is a port, I found somethings where missing from the original game. I love the idea of me being able to play on my phone without bringing a pc set up everywhere (great game and errr ok port) :3 *much love!!* ### 5/5 — It works!!!! (There is Uboa) *2023-02-21* I played it today and I went to Poniko’s house and turned the light off (tap the screen where the switch is) and UBOA was there and I got teleported to the bloody world after trying to stab it Also the controls are confusing at first but they end up working out (and super helpful for the wilderness) It should be free still bc original was but ehhhhhhhhh ### 5/5 — White desert b glitching? *2023-01-14, version 1.0.7* This is a great game but the white desert b is really glitchy --- *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 2026-08-04.*