# Zen Match - Relaxing Puzzle — user reviews > 1,695 indexed App Store user reviews of Zen Match by Moon Active, rated 4.60/5 from 255,284 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zen-match-relaxing-puzzle/id1560124228/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zen-match-relaxing-puzzle/id1560124228.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 195,876 · 4★ 30,131 · 3★ 16,765 · 2★ 5,669 · 1★ 6,843 ## What do users think of Zen Match? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Relaxing and calming game - 👍 Satisfying matching gameplay - 🎨 Enjoyable room decoration feature **Cons** - 🔒 Excessive ads and in-app purchases - 🔋 Lives take too long to replenish - 🐛 Glitches and freezing issues - 💰 Progression blocked without spending money - 🌈 Limited color options for room decoration **Commonly reported bugs** - Ads causing game to freeze or crash - Lives not properly replenishing after timer expires - Progress and coin balances disappearing **Most requested features** - More ways to earn coins/lives without spending money - Option to disable timed daily challenges - Ability to re-decorate previously completed rooms - Larger variety of color options for room decoration ## Newest reviews (17 of 1,695) ### 3/5 — Good game… too many pop ups *2026-08-31, version 220000.1.762* I play this game everyday and I love it because it helps me relax. The levels are challenging and I appreciate a game that makes it worth my while. The only issue is the pop up ads in the game. When you return to the home page you’re hit with at least 10 different pop-up announcements which is extremely annoying. Also the new ads after every turn are annoying as well. They want people to pay for an ad-free experience which is unfair to faithful players who’ve had the game for years. It feels pointless to even play the game because of the constant ads that disrupts the experience. They need to get rid of those because it makes it hard to want to continue playing. ### 3/5 — Poor connection *2026-08-26, version 220000.1.762* I’ve had this game for many years but lately it’s becoming unplayable as it keeps losing WiFi connection, even at home sitting near the router. All other games I have work fine, but this one randomly keeps losing connection. Major disappointment that you can’t play it on the underground any more. Please fix the WiFi! ### 2/5 — No Longer Zen *2026-08-14, version 220000.1.762* This used to be an incredibly simple, relaxing matching game. Now you are bombarded with pop ups, random side events and games, paid bonuses, and other junk every other level. Truly the opposite of zen. It’s too bad what it’s become but I guess that’s capitalism for you. ### 3/5 — Bring back the rooms! *2026-08-09, version 220000.1.762* The game is really fun and all, but the new version is lowkey boring. I miss being able to decorate the rooms! BRING THEM BACK. ### 2/5 — bring back the rooms. *2026-08-04, version 220000.1.762* ive been playing this game ever since i got my first ipad, so about 5 years or so. to be straight forward and honest i only ever played this game for two reasons, the game is supper addicting alone, but it also helped having the room where you could decorate to your liking. it was super calming, and fun seeing the new room designs i was able to customize. now its just not that great anymore. the new update is boring and it even feels like after all of the hard work i put into completing each level, is all for nothing. i remember downloading this game because i saw you were able to costomize many rooms to your liking, its what made the game really fun. now with the new map, its not as relaxing as the game portrayed to be when i first downloaded it, its overstimulating. i think i speak on behalf of many people saying this we knew the game mainly by the rooms we were able to customize. without it i fear its only going to be the beginning of many people disliking and removing the game. ### 3/5 — Where in the world is the decoration for the rooms *2026-08-03, version 220000.1.762* I want room decorations not this weird journey thingy it’s more boring than room decoration please give back room decoration I DONT WANT THIS JOURNEY PLEASE BRING BACK ROOM DECORATIONS thank you for listening ### 3/5 — I hate updates *2026-07-31, version 220000.1.750* What were you thinks developers!? The game was PERFECT!! Nearly no ads, you got to decorate a room and it kept all the rooms you did, and matching the tiles was fun and the level increase flawless. But now pop up event ads, just a level count with no decorating a room, and did I mention so many pop up events!! It use to be so relaxing and I got a pretty high level but now I just despise it cause it’s unoriginal and aggravating when you just wanna relax and match tiles. There are dozens and dozens of games with all the pop up events, but not many just lets you decorate and match with no interruptions. Now that game doesn’t exist ### 4/5 — Overall a fun game *2026-07-22, version 220000.1.750* The app randomly reset today and I lost years of levels. It’s fine restarting but was annoying. I also preferred the main screen game when it was relaxing rooms you could decorate. I haven’t played with the pig adventure once. ### 3/5 — Pop ups *2026-07-21, version 220000.1.750* Now i would be giving this 5 stars but the amount of pop ups i have to exit out of every time i get on or every time it boots me back to the home screen has got me so annoyed. I should not be constantly hitting the “x” button a million times for something that’s trying to make me pay! Ugh so frustrating ### 3/5 — What happened? *2026-07-15, version 220000.1.750* I love this game but what happened to the Zen rooms!? Why was it changed? I am not a fan of the update ### 2/5 — Ads won’t load *2026-07-13, version 220000.1.750* If you require players to watch ads, please fix them! Majority of ads won’t load, “can’t find ad”. And please make the pop ups stop! ### 2/5 — Forced popups *2026-07-12, version 220000.1.750* SON PLEASE STOP WITH THE ENDLESS BARRAGE OF POPUPS FOR NEW FEATURES NO ONE GAF ABOUT AND MAKING ME TAP THROUGH THEM WHO TF WANTS TO COLLECT CARDS I JUST WANT TO MATCH MY ZEN TILES BRAH… IM MAD ASF WHY DO I HAVE TO MAKE THIS LITTLE PIGGY GO TO THE MARKET AND FIX BRIDGES WHEN IM SURE HE HAS SOMETHING BETTER TO DO WITH HIS TIME AS DO I MATCHING ZEN TILES😢 I know this won’t be changed but I hate it so I wanted to shout into the void ok tyyyy ### 2/5 — Too many adverts *2026-07-09, version 220000.1.750* Used to play this game for hours and it was fab, but now you can’t skip the adverts and have to download the adverts game before you can carry on - which I’m not doing. Looks like I can’t play this anymore now which is frustrating. ### 2/5 — forgot why i deleted ts in the first place. *2026-07-09, version 220000.1.750* it was fun before they added all the stuff you gotta tap through before actually playing the game. takes like 5 minutes just to get through all the dumb rewards and whatnot and all the "tournaments" bro i just wanna play my puzzle game in peace stop shoving stuff in my face. genuinely worse than unskippable ads. ### 1/5 — Read *2026-06-29, version 220000.1.750* So I love this game but the update made the game bad I don’t like the new update and I know thousands of people agree with me pls bring it back to how it used to be I’ll give 5 star when you change but for now it’s 1 star ### 1/5 — Bring back the room designing! *2026-06-26, version 220000.1.750* I used to love this game because of the room designing. That’s what the game was advertised for, and I’ve loved it for years. Now you don’t get to do anything. You just collect points to advance on a map like literally nothing more to it. The room space was half of the fun. Deleted this app. ### 2/5 — This Game Was Ruined *2026-06-24, version 220000.1.750* This game used to be fun, and now it's just pop-ups for all the side things that no one cares about!!! It's the same thing on every damn game out there these days too it's so annoying ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not enjoyable any longer! *2026-09-01, version 220000.1.762* I have played this game for years and loved it! Now I can’t get past levels to save my life. If I don’t solve a puzzle I get the option to remove only 1 tile, even though it still says 3 tiles! Then if I don’t solve it after removing 1 tile all I get is the option to continue playing for 300 coins, even though it says you can remove 3 tiles. Getting nowhere fast!!! I now very much dislike this game and can’t believe they have made it pretty much impossible to advance levels. It’s not like you’re playing for real money!!!!!! ### 1/5 — read if your mad about the ads! *2026-08-07, version 220000.1.762* I genuinely used to enjoy this game so so much, I played it everday and I’m on level 600+ but after this new thing with the ads it’s unbearable so play tilescapes! ### 1/5 — How to ruin a perfectly good game *2026-08-04, version 220000.1.762* I loved this game, but it's just too much now. Ads, popups, events I don't care about. I just want a simple, fun game to shut my brain off for. The fact that the AI or whoever it is responding to these reviews has a canned response to the various complaints about popups tells me that they know it's an issue, but don't change anything. At least give us an option to opt out of events. I just don't care. I want to play the game I downloaded, not click through 30 seconds of popups every time I return to the home screen. In addition to this, I have no idea why a once ad-free game is now loaded with ads. Easily one of the worst decisions you can make as a game dev, unless you WANT to make players upset. I'm on level 1489. I miss how the game was. Time to move on to a new, better game I guess. ### 1/5 — Broken ads *2026-07-30, version 220000.1.750* This game is fun to play, but the ads are broken. They do not provide a way to close the ad and watching them does not actually work to give the retry or life. ### 1/5 — Diabolical amount of manipulative pop ups *2026-07-28, version 220000.1.750* I don’t write reviews ever. But the rage that this app induced in me is one unlike any other I’ve had instigated from a mere puzzle app. You have to click through an insane amount of pop ups trying to get you to play extra puzzles or invite people or join leagues that I actually just gave up and deleted the app. You cannot in good conscience call this app a relaxing puzzle. I *was* relaxed when I opened the app. Now I’m frustrated. I just wanted to play a puzzle game. Why do I have to invite friends and unlock things. Immediately downloading their competitor’s app with less pop ups to relish in the simplicity of the game. Maybe it’s called a zen app because it forces you to find a zen deep within yourself in the face of frustration. ### 1/5 — annoying pop ups *2026-07-23, version 220000.1.750* i like the game, but the pop ups are very annoying. I have to click through like 10 just to play the game,. i don't interact with any of them and some still pop up after every other game. I used to play the game a year ago and stopped for a while, I'm very disappointed in how the quality of the experience had lessened. ### 1/5 — Pop up *2026-07-18, version 220000.1.750* I keep getting a no internet pop up but THATS NOT TRUE! ### 1/5 — unplayable without paying to get rid of ads *2026-07-09, version 220000.1.750* used to play this alot and enjoy it but now the ads are so frustrating it’s hard to play 2 games i haven’t played since they added the many ads except from now and nothings changed don’t download the game is not enjoyable anymore ### 1/5 — Used to be good; totally different game now *2026-07-07, version 220000.1.750* I’ve had this game for a few years now but recently there’s been way too many changes to the game mechanics and it’s much more complicated! I’m also confused if there’s still a ‘Decorating’ mechanic still or if they’ve got rid of it. Overall they’ve over complicated this game and it’s frustrating. ### 1/5 — Not relaxing *2026-07-03, version 220000.1.750* It’s not relaxing having to watch ads after every play. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Bogue du jeu *2026-09-01, version 220000.1.762* Hello, I’m having a problem with Zen Match on my iPhone. The game opens, but it stays stuck on the “Downloading” screen and never finishes loading. I have already tried: * Restarting my iPhone several times * Closing and reopening the game * Using both Wi-Fi and cellular data * Checking for app and iPhone updates * Checking my iPhone storage (I have 41.48 GB available out of 64 GB) * Offloading and reinstalling Zen Match * Resetting my iPhone’s network settings Zen Match is also still listed in my App Store purchases, and I am signed into my Apple account. The game still will not get past the “Downloading” screen. Could you please help me fix this issue? I also have purchases and game progress associated with my account, so I do not want to lose them. ### 5/5 — Zen Match *2026-08-10, version 220000.1.762* 500 Stars ### 5/5 — ❤️❤️ *2026-07-04, version 220000.1.750* Love zen match. Got it today and I can’t stop ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2026-05-27, version 220000.1.750* I love it it’s because when I’m bored I can have a game I like to play I play it for hours and I love it so much ### 5/5 — Zen match *2026-05-24, version 220000.1.750* It good it amazing it sexy ### 5/5 — AMAZING *2026-04-17, version 220000.1.740* Ads are not bad! Love this game! ### 5/5 — Great but… *2026-04-09, version 220000.1.731* I love this game so much but I accidentally deleted it and I miss it so much 😢. It makes you practice you to focus more. Without it I can’t practice focusing on things that you need to do..even with the ads I give it a 5 star rating ### 5/5 — I love the update *2026-04-08, version 220000.1.731* I hated the decorating thing and love the closet and new challenges. ### 5/5 — Boring *2026-02-11, version 220000.1.702* Please change the pictures of the cards. I've had this app several years and pictures on the cards has NEVER changed ### 5/5 — Wonderful customer support *2026-02-03, version 220000.1.702* Had an issue with the game, so I contacted their support and within two days they responded and assisted me with my issue. I’ve been playing this game for years, it’s always been my go to, I’m currently on level 1731, I’ve always recommended this game and I will continue to do so. Thank you!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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