# Zen Word® - Relax Puzzle Game — user reviews > 4,044 indexed App Store user reviews of Zen Word® by Oakever Games, rated 4.90/5 from 474,751 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zen-word-relax-puzzle-game/id1660171117/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zen-word-relax-puzzle-game/id1660171117.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 445,279 · 4★ 18,278 · 3★ 4,290 · 2★ 2,102 · 1★ 4,802 ## What do users think of Zen Word®? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🧠 Challenging and mentally stimulating - 🎨 Beautiful visuals and calming music - 🧘‍♀️ Relaxing and zen-like experience - 🧠 Helps improve vocabulary and spelling **Cons** - 🤖 Excessive and intrusive ads - 🤑 Misleading advertising about no ads - 🤔 Repetitive and easy word puzzles - 🤷‍♀️ Unclear purpose of in-game items like butterflies **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezing or crashing after watching ads - Words not being recognized despite being valid - Incorrect level difficulty progression **Most requested features** - More challenging and varied word puzzles - Option to permanently remove ads for a one-time fee - Better explanation of in-game mechanics and features - Ability to use collected coins for meaningful in-game purchases ## Newest reviews (14 of 4,044) ### 3/5 — Zen world *2026-08-28* So basically this game is definitely one of my favourites. I love it so much and cannot stop thinking about it or playing it. Sometimes it makes me think and is a big challenging but that just makes the experience better while sometimes it is easier and makes me feel smarter and less stressed or anxious about things. This game really zones me out into my own little world and it even helps me get more sleep and it is so relaxing. I feel like I’m comfortable with this game and it’s like what calms me down. I love it so much, and it barely even has any adds. Also if you’re feeling confident you can enter challenges in the game and compete against other real players. But apart from that there is not one this that I dislike or disagree with in this game which is another reason why I like it so much and cannot stop playing. Anyways, that’s it keep up the good work and I’m looking forward to any updates in the game or new changes. Thank you. **Developer response:** Thank you for reaching out to us! We're delighted to hear that you enjoy our product and would truly appreciate that you could reflect on your positive experience with a higher rating. We constantly strive to provide the best service and your rating helps us measure our success. ### 3/5 — Can be very expensive. *2026-08-24, version 2.39.0* I love the game and I would happily pay a one off payment to remove the ads but I’m not paying a subscription. I also paid for the piggy bank, not realising that you have to pay for it each time. I won’t be doing that again, which is what has turned a 5 star game into a 3 star one. ### 2/5 — Annoying ads *2026-08-24, version 2.39.0* The app is great but the ads don’t move for 20 minutes?? That is so frustrating. Why would this be necessary, had to uninstall because of the ads ### 2/5 — What part of “No ads” do game makers not get *2026-08-24, version 2.39.0* Fun game, really like it, but I deleted my old word game in favour of Zen Word because every ad says “No ads” not “no ads when you pay $69 a year to remove ads.” And I believed them, like a darn fool! First day of play was great. No ads unless I wanted a booster. Then today, guess what? Every time you complete a level, AD. Every time you try a new game, AD. Every reward, AD. We delete these ads when you lie. Stop lying! ### 3/5 — Used to love it *2026-08-24, version 2.39.0* Suddenly they want you to watch three minute videos! Nope! Deleted! ### 4/5 — Fun Game - Needs Improvement *2026-08-23, version 2.39.0* The Zen Word game is one of the best games I have found. If you, like me, enjoy developing your vocabulary then this is a great way to get started. However if you already have a well developed vocabulary then this game can, at times, be frustrating. Many actual words are not counted because they are not found in the game’s dictionary. This problem is an easy fix if the developers added a more scholarly dictionary to the game. Still, the game is fun and, sometimes, challenging. ### 2/5 — Fun but….. *2026-08-23, version 2.39.0* Fun but when an add comes I cannot get back to the game without restarting my iPad. Deleted and will try something else. ### 2/5 — Zen word *2026-08-23, version 2.39.0* Ads ### 2/5 — “Tips” are nonsense. Ads hang and hang and hang ……. *2026-08-23, version 2.39.0* Fun game except ads hang routinely. I have to turn my phone off just to get out of ads which don’t go away even after waiting 5 minutes. “Tips/definitions for words are completely wrong. The tip for jaunt was “a troublesome journey” when the actual definition is the opposite. Clearly non English-speakers manage this game. They need to fix 5 clicks to get past an ad and fix ads that hang. I have to turn my phone off/on to clear those ads. ### 2/5 — Ads are getting ridiculous *2026-08-23, version 2.39.0* I have been playing this game for a couple of years, but I might delete it due to the length of adds. ### 4/5 — Game is entertaining *2026-08-22, version 2.39.0* Game is great. Advertising leaves a bit to be desired. Aiorrax.com listed quilted baskets and tote bags for sale. Ordered, but classic bait and switch. Image was correct, but no quilting, just a printed image. It is too bad they don’t screen some of their advertisers better. They have improved some on the length of time the ads play for, but for every game you play, you will have to watch an ad. ### 5/5 — Zen word *2026-08-22, version 2.39.0* Relaxing game ### 5/5 — Healer *2026-08-22, version 2.39.0* Soothing calm music sometime playing, is a great combination :) ### 3/5 — Ads *2026-08-22, version 2.39.0* Very fun game way too many ads. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Virus *2026-08-24, version 2.39.0* It flashed up that there was a virus in the messages so I deleted it. ### 1/5 — LOVE this game but one serious problem *2026-08-24, version 2.39.0* I seldom write reviews. This is probably my favorite game app. Having said that, I will probably delete it once all my points are gone. My criticism is that the company charges for a license twice. I have purchased a bundle for $24.99 on two occasions. Both times I was charged $24.99 not once but twice. I tried to get it resolved through Apple support but was told that “it is a license not subject to refund.” Because this has happened to me twice, I intend to use up my points and then delete the app. ### 1/5 — Too many Ads *2026-08-23, version 2.39.0* This is a fun game but the ads don’t stop. Click a million times to continue play. Ok not a million but it interrupts the challenge. ### 1/5 — So many ads *2026-08-23, version 2.39.0* There are so many ads I spend more time watching ads than actually playing the game. And can’t figure out ho to exit the stupid ads. Have to quit and restart. Good game, waste of my time. Frustrating, not zen. Not even close. ### 1/5 — Candy Crush ads are way too long *2026-08-22, version 2.39.0* I understand the need for advertising, but 5 minutes of Candy Crush ads is ridiculous ### 1/5 — You liar *2026-08-22, version 2.39.0* There ARE ads! ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2026-08-21, version 2.39.0* I’m not sure why this game or the sister game (Oasis) got high marks, but it’s driving me crazy. I paid for no ads, which was fine for awhile. I learned how to dodge most. But every few weeks the game tells you to update and each time the game changes, all you build is gone, and the ads are back. This time I have been on about 20 minutes and haven’t been able to play much at all between ads and pop ups. This isn’t how I want to spend my life. ### 1/5 — Bad advertising *2026-08-21, version 2.39.0* Wife some synthetic flowers from horelli and what they sent was not what they showed in the ad. I ask for a refund they told me it would take a month and I would have to pay the shipping back to them. They said that would be $20. My order was $42 and it was going to cost $20 to get my $42 back. If I would get it back. Not going to give them any more money and I advise people not to make the same mistake. ### 1/5 — No points *2026-08-20, version 2.39.0* Awful waste of time! Doesn’t give you your level points as earned. I have screenshots. I deleted it. ### 1/5 — New update sucks! *2026-08-20, version 2.39.0* Hate the new update, gone from zen and calm backgrounds and letters to bright coloured, not calming and harder to see :( ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Champ *2026-08-24, version 2.39.0* Awesome xx ### 5/5 — Zen Word *2026-08-24, version 2.39.0* Very relaxing and challenging. ### 5/5 — Great Game *2026-08-24, version 2.39.0* It’s easy to play and has a nice feel to it ### 5/5 — Good words *2026-08-24, version 2.39.0* Very soothing and gives me relaxation ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-08-24, version 2.39.0* I enjoy playing this game. When I get all the Answers I automatically hit play more. ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-08-23, version 2.39.0* I love games like these they keep me smart as I would say. Thank you for the funnest game ever ### 5/5 — fun *2026-08-23, version 2.39.0* Very fun game ### 5/5 — Great fun *2026-08-23, version 2.39.0* Challenging ### 5/5 — Игра *2026-08-23, version 2.39.0* Прикольная игра ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-08-22, version 2.39.0* Best word search in the world --- *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 2026-09-04.*