Leap Day Reviews

by Avr479

Oh boy, where do I even begin. I have been playing leap day for almost five years now and after playing with the new updates for a few days, I am extremely disappointed. The new updates (green tubes, bombs, and annoying things on the sides) have made it so difficult to even pass a level, let alone a whole day. When I was dying 5ish times per whole day, I’m now dying 5 times per level because it is impossible to stay alive. For example, with the bombs, they are moving so fast AND there are four ended spikes everywhere. And once the bombs are gone, they don’t come back unless you die (unlike the purple steps that disappear and reappear with the button). Getting into the green tubes is a challenge in itself, now imagine having to get into the green tube, come out and hit a bomb, and then go back in because there are spikes all underneath you with only two jumps - it’s just barley possible. I’m just not sure why the creators would create these updates and incorporate them into every day, instead of making them a theme for a day every once in a while (ex: casino themed). My only answer is that they want people to die A LOT more often to watch more ads, which equals more money for them. Now here comes my biggest issue: why would they remove the power ups????? Again, probably because some of those power ups helped a lot and the developers have updated this game for players to die as much as possible. I understand having a new challenge, but this is just ridiculous.

by Davis👍

I think that leap day is a lot of fun to play and a really good game when it doesn’t glitch or crash. It just gets kind of unplayable when you beat a really hard part and the game crashes😕. I’m on a pretty good phone(iPhone 8) and my friend who has the same exact phone doesn’t experience any problems with this. So I don’t know what is wrong with my game but if the bugs are this inconsistent throughout devices it doesn’t deserve a good rating. It also every so often, when I try to double jump it just doesn’t jump twice, my character just falls. Also sometimes when I land on top of an enemy it kills it. But then I land on the same spot same enemy and it kills me.
Core Parts of Game -
LEAP - This is in the title but is just not consistent. I have had instances like I said above where it just doesn’t work and sometimes it works like expected but other times it just doesn’t jump.
NEW LEVEL - This is seemingly a good feature however I have seen that the “new level” is just the same level as yesterday or before, just retextured. Or in some instances not even retextured. Usually the new level is just a random assortment of previous stages
So my overall opinion is that this game is a lot of fun but it’s inconsistent mechanics and constant crashing just makes it unplayable, hence the 2 stars

by Pepprica4

This game used to be awesome but sometime around 2018 i stopped playing and i just recently redownloaded it and it’s horrible!!! There are ads at absolutely every turn, there’s so many ads that i got to the point where I had to turn on Airplane mode just to play normally for 10 mins. This game used to be a lot of fun and it’s sad to see that Nitrome has become so money hungry - honestly to the point where if they aren’t promoting someone else’s content they’re promoting their own! Skip out of an ad and what do you see? A button to remove all ads at a cost. Normally playing through the game and what do you see? An area in a level that’s promoting the option to pay 3.99 a month to obtain special abilities or upgrade to the ad free experience. It didn’t used to be like this!! Horrible game and at this point I couldn’t consciously recommend it to anyone. If Nitro wants to make money that’s fine, but interrupting gameplay at every turn to promote some garbage that I want nothing to do with? No thanks.

by Whodatboiwhohimis

The ads are unbearable. Maybe if they were consistent with how long the ads would last, then I’d be able to take it, but some ads would be 30 seconds and unskippable when others would be 5 seconds long. There would even be times when an ad wouldn’t play. After every 30 second ad I would just force quit the game to avoid it, but that sets you back with getting the fruit. Especially since most the ads were those terrible ones that are meant to frustrate you; if I could actually talk to the devs, please stop supporting those games and showing those ads, everyone hates them, and it’s honestly the main reason I deleted your app. The game itself is frustrating as it is, but with the amount of times they’re promoting skipping ads for money right after you die, it just makes it feel like paying is the only way you can fully enjoy the game. I don’t want to have to pay to get the full experience. Just make the game worth 2.99 at that point.

by Doubletap2008

Ok, I know everybody will hate me now, but I honestly CAN'T STAND the glitches. I don't know if you got my review, but if you did, then I hope you were considering updating this game. Seriously, I like this game, but some days I want to delete it and the only thing that stops me is that I look forward to seeing the new level. I'm sorry that I only gave it one star, but I think my game glitches more than other peoples. My cousin has this game and his does not glitch. Mine glitches and crashes and freezes and glitches and crashes and freezes every 1 to 3 minutes, LITERALLY. I was just playing this and got past a hard part on the level, and then GUESS WHAT? It crashed, and I had to start over. NOTHING is more annoying than that.

Previous review:
Get rid of them, they are SO annoying. I play more complex games then this, and they don't glitch ONCE. I feel like giving it 1 stars ⭐️ sometimes, but that would be unfair. Still, I am so sick of the constant freezing, crashing (causing me to have to redo difficult levels), and the glitches. I am sorry to give you only 2 stars but I do not have the time to wait for this game to unfreeze.

by Chemguya

I played this game every day for years, and I even paid money to access certain features. A while ago, the developers promised an update, but never delivered on it. Instead, they sold out their users to go to Apple Arcade, where are they put all of the new updates there, disenfranchising their previous users. Finally, after about a year, they just made a few updates. Unfortunately, they took away the VIP features that I paid for all those years ago. So, they don’t update as regularly as they should, they sold out their users for another group of people to make more money, and they took away features AFTER I paid for them. Then, if this wasn’t enough, when you start LeapDay after this most recent update, there’s a link where the developers want you to buy a stuffed animal for a limited time. Taking away features after I’ve paid for them, then wanting me to buy more stuff? Terrible.

by TheEman$$$ Aka EmanLord:p

Leap day is an amazing game and definitely one of my most favorite ones. I got it after it came out and ever since I lost my old phon I had to restart all over only to find that there are adds that pop up every FIVE times you die.. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make it like before where adds don’t pop up as much. I get that you do it so we can remove adds by paying $2.99. But it gets extremely hard and raging when the adds pop up after you keep dieing on the same spot. Ok ok I get it. You’ll keep it how it is.. but when the adds pop up you make it so bad that it makes me wanna delete LeapDay .. I don’t wanna insult anyone but here’s the thing.. when the adds come up, it just T-A-K-E-S I-T-S T-I-M-E!! It takes so long that it’s a great pet peeve. Please make so that the adds pop up immediately after every five times or make it pop up how it does now ever 10~15 or so.. other than that leap day is a must have game when your bored or when you have free time to spare.. I’ll definitely rate a five stars and I know one persons feedback that’s 1 star won’t affect but why not want a +1, Five-Star feedback? Great game please make more games like this :)

by Did It For The Storage

Unfortunately ads plague an otherwise fun and entertaining platformer. You get (on average) one to two lives in between every ad, which go rather quickly as you can easily die 20 times or more in the same area trying to get a jump correctly. They offer you check points, but you have to buy them with fruit you pick up, but here’s the catch: there’s not enough fruit for you to buy each checkpoint. So you either have to go on ahead without the checkpoint and risk dying and having to do your entire section over again, (after another ad plays) or there’s an option to watch a full 30 second ad instead if you can’t afford to pay up.
I understand this is how the developers make money, but frankly it’s excessive. Devs, please tone it down or something. As for the player, don’t bother downloading the game, as any amount of fun the game has to offer you is drowned in the never ending sea of ads, or download it and see for yourself how an otherwise 8/10 game can easily become unplayable.

by Kirby IZ The Bestfan

This game is a boatload of wasted potential. Pretty visuals, fleshed-out pixel art, interesting design, and overall positive reception? This game had some good stuff going for it, and the magnetism of the game was quite interesting. Curious, I pick up the game and begin to play. Level after level after level, I was hooked. As my skill greatened and time passed, I began to get bored of it, and at some point I just left it there. I only kept it around because it was something to play when my internet went out. And now, quite frankly, I’m sick of it. Crappy level design and a flawed control system don’t do this game any favors, unnecessary and uncalled-for gimmicks make the game irritating, copy-pasting whole parts of levels and labeling them as brand new is just lazy and untruthful to the big “New Levels Everyday” label associated with the game, awkward placements of enemies, gimmicks and hitboxes are just plain annoying, and the game overall lacks consistency, not to mention how the only major updates are bug fixes ; but, beggars can’t be choosers. As time passed, the contrast between the past and the present became greater and greater ; I now ponder about the future of LeapDay, for I fear that it will be worse than it is now. Overall, this game has lost its charm, and I truly wish this game was better.

by Jdog4948

I’ve been playing this game for 3 months now, and I have noticed that they will purposely put long stretches of extremely difficult luck based levels in a row, and not give you enough fruit to get a checkpoint, forcing you to watch an ad for the checkpoint. This game doesn’t reward skill or game knowledge, it is purely luck based, and that can be really frustrating- despite using the same 6 level templates over and over some of the levels don’t feel like they were play tested at all! It can be really teeth grinding. Also the power ups have no explanation as to what they do, and it’s really annoying keeping track of like 10 power ups that you have to watch an ad to use. Even though I have 3 months of playing this game under my belt I will still struggle as much as someone new to the game, and that feels very bad. All in all the game is effective in being addicting, but ultimately feels very slimey and manipulative.

by That Guy 2 Point O

The game is fantastic you can start anytime and just get used to the game pretty quick, levels aren’t quite a huge challenge but can take some time which is good, the only thing stopping it from being perfect is, there isn’t a reward for beating the daily levels all you get is selfies to post, another thing is that there are a few bugs always and sometimes the game will just crash for some reason, also ads will always keep popping up every 5 deaths and it just gets annoying, to stop ads it costs 3.99 that’s way too much too take out ads, so that’s a no to me wasting my money maybe it would be better if it were 0.99 or 1.99 just 3.99 is way to much, one last thing one bug I’m just going to say is that the music will cut out a few times and then it’ll just stop which is also very annoying. That’s all from me hope this game will get some improvements.

by Breeezy :)

Leap Day is the BEST game on LeapDay store. It provides a new cool level everyday along with cute characters. The achievements are fun to attempt to earn and you can even try racing with your family or friends. However, this game could use some more spice to it. For example, I feel like the characters should have some special power to them (besides Yolk because they are the starter character) or even just a little bit of background behind them. The sprites are cute don’t get me wrong but it’s boring getting a character and not being able to do more with it. Also I like the different level designs but I would love if there was a special design for international holidays (New Years maybe?) like they did for their past anniversary. Other than those two topics the game is amazing and is so much fun to play in your free time.

by Egor 317 The YouTuber

Leap Day is an awesome game; there’s no doubt about that. There’s just one minor problem. Whenever I complete the level, the game crashes. Honestly, this could be fixed, but I don’t mind it, because I can get right back on and keep the gold trophy. However, there is one other instance where the game will crash. Once you get 8 out of 8, (for me at least) the game will sometimes crash. This is only annoying, because it subtracts one from your 8 out of 8 to make a 7 out of 8. The first time this happened to me, I kept on trying to get more trophies, thinking it would fix the problem. I ended up having 9 out of 8, and it read 7 out of 8. The other bad thing about this is, upon exiting LeapDay , the same thing happens; if you have 8/8, or more, you still get a 7/8. The message after getting 8/8 reads “play today to get prize” and I decided to play again, with no results. So I just played a different game. When I got back on to see if something changed, something did change: my 8/8 turned into a 7/8. If this bug could be fixed, that would be great, and please, give the prize immediately after gaining the 8/8 instead of the “play today” message. Thanks! I hope you fix this bug, buh bye!

by Fortnite More Like Fartshite

First, I love this game. It’s a very good platformer that I’ve been playing for half a year! But even though it’s fun, there are some problems. First, it reuses many different sections. While I get that making 30 unique micro levels a day could become tiresome and impossible, it’s always the same uninspired platforming “challenges” that show up every day. Why not dip into the myriad of amazing sequences you have more often, instead of reskinning or reusing constantly? Also, the best part of this game is the variety of enemies, and yet it just throws the same obstacle avoiding segments at you constantly. It should be a mix between platforming and combat, because the combat is overshadowed by the platforming. Older levels had more enemies and less boring platforming sections, and I don’t know why this changed. Finally, it gets way too easy once you master it. I understand that you don’t want to turn away new players with insanely difficult levels, but you should also try to make it harder for people who stick with the game. You should also be able to go back and play levels after beating them. Other than that, great game, but please make these improvements to make it even better.

by Glurdlescletch

The level a day feature is great and all past levels are available to play after watching an ad think 4 years of levels. I really hate the three deaths=ad cycle but if I weren’t good at the game it would be endlessly annoying. The most challenging portions of the game are when there are other moving objects/enemies. Since you can’t control left or right it makes it hard to time. I like that there are trophies to acquire and I like the cosmetic changes. My only real complaint is there isn’t a way to get rid of ads without having to shell out some money otherwise this game would be really good and even then it only gets rid of ads for a determined period of time. Some of the level sections are also a bit unfair with moving objects. Aside from that it’s a winner. It would be great if it explained how to use the power ups instead of having to trial and error them.

by Waddle De

Great game but, there is a bug where if you tap the jump on the wall the wrong way, that you’ll jump of the wall but not get your next jump back. On the casino level, there are those balls that boing you, if you jump to soon or as you hit it you can die. Also on the casino level but could happen on other levels, if you get like 10 shields and by how this happened to me I had some other power ups at the time to. I hit a spike next to the wall and it instantly killed me even tho I had max shields. The rocket frog power up that lets you get in a rocket and fly to the next floor gathering all the fruits also has a bug. If you use it on the top of the tower where you can press the button, it will crash the game. Another bug using the shield power up. If you pop it next to a spike and a wall, sometimes you’ll instead of getting the little bounce when the shield gets hit, you’ll immediately slide down the wall and sit inside a spike. For that last one it won’t kill you tho. Last one, sometimes when you barely get enough height to jump onto a solid platform, you’ll clip and get stuck on the edge of the platform while the legs of yolk are moving. Thx

by Owlgirl2004

Leap Day is the BEST game on LeapDay store. It provides a new cool level everyday along with cute characters. The achievements are fun to attempt to earn and you can even try racing with your family or friends. However, this game could use some more spice to it. For example, I feel like the characters should have some special power to them (besides Yolk because they are the starter character) or even just a little bit of background behind them. The sprites are cute don’t get me wrong but it’s boring getting a character and not being able to do more with it. Also I like the different level designs but I would love if there was a special design for international holidays (New Years maybe?) like they did for their past anniversary. Other than those two topics the game is amazing and is so much fun to play in your free time.

by The Dark Heracross

This game is really fun. The fact that there is a new level every day is mind blowing. I love this game, and I can’t lie to you about that. Well, I could, but I’m not going to. But the main problem is that you have to watch an ad to get a checkpoint. When I first got this game, I reached my first checkpoint and moved on. I didn’t realize that I didn’t watch the ad, because I skipped that room. When it put me back to the very beginning of the level when I sided after that, I was very confused. I realize now that you have to watch an ad. Sure, you can waste berries on it, but usually I don’t have enough berries because I don’t specifically try to get berries. All and all, I still love this game, but I just would ask that the creator of this game would make it so that I automatically get the checkpoint.

by Lunan Flayre

The game is a very fun and classic Nitrome style platformer that gave me tons of Nitrome nostalgia however after completing 2 weeks worth of levels I began seeing repeats of content. There is also an issue trying to look at levels from one year over another which allows for limited level access with the coming of 2018. My suggestion is open your level creation platform for players to create levels with. Once completing the daily level, platformer enthusiasts could enjoy the community made levels or make one themselves for others to enjoy. I’m not suggesting a “you can cut and paste this preset part of a level” kind of tool because we already have that. A true sandbox option equipped with blocks, spikes, mobs, and all other crazy leap day things for community level creation would bring the game to life. That’s just my thought on it anyways and I hope you take it into consideration. Overall an enjoyable game.

by °*•.•*°*•.Review.•*°*•.•*°

Leap day is an incredible platformer with constantly new content. The game is sleek and optimized for the mobile experience. I purchased the VIP mode like two years ago, and I wish they would come out with more DLC to buy.

That brings me to a point- you really need to get VIP for the optimal experience. It seems like a lot of people are irritated by excessive ads, but I haven’t seen them in years

I’m not sure what you need to know about the game. Just give it a try. The learning curve can be steep...you’re jumping straight up through obstacles of course. Scroll back to an earlier year with less variety in obstacles and slowly acclimate yourself. You’ll finish a level eventually! And then you’ll eventually be able to speed run some in like two minutes.

by Bomonster882

I don’t ever write reviews. I am known amongst friends as someone who plays every phone game there is. I have truly played every single popular phone game that has ever existed since 2012. This game is up there with the big boys. Yes there are ads, but guess what? it’s like $3 to get rid of them and I am telling you it is worth the 3 whole dollars. The devs release a new level every day and each one almost has a completely different theme, each day has a completely new feel to it and they are truly challenging. I find myself completing the daily level every single day and then after i complete it I go back to ones I have never played before just to get more. I’m telling you, this game is super cool.

by Chris836272

I have played this game for like 2-3 years now not every day but it was my go to game now every 5 deaths I have to sit thru a 30 sec ad not only that but it has the little cutscene before and after the ad! At least if I have to sit thru the ad dont make me sit a few extra seconds thru ur cutscene its annoying.

There is this bug that if u land on the direct top on a launch pad it kills u now u may thing "direct top? that cant happen very much must be a super specific spot" NO IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME A SECTION HAS A JUMP PAD it is completely stupid how this could possibly slip by testing and if u cannot fix the bug then REMOVE THE JUMP PADS the jump pad sections are almost unplayable I thought this game was supposed to be levels every day HOW CAN U LET THIS SLIP BY EVERY SINGLE DAY U FLIPPIN MAKE A LEVEL!!! I am on the verge of deleting LeapDay just for this flippin bug! I keep playing bc it is the only game i like on this dumster fire of an appstore so if u have a favorite game stick to that do not download this one or better yet use apple arcade at least those are guaranteed good games I do not play games enough for it to be worth my while for the subscription but it probably is worth it for u

by Budyboyman

Overall, this is an amazing game. The concept of having a new level every day is something I’ve never seen before and brings life to each level. This game has a heavy inspiration from the Mario Bros. series, which brings a natural fee to the game. The controls are super simple, allowing you to whip out your phone and play anywhere, anytime. One problem is that if you jump just as you hit the wall, you will double jump instead of wall jump, which has killed me many times. Also, I wish there was a little bit more variety to the levels; they are a little repetitive. Leap Day is one of the only reasons I pick up my phone, and I am looking forward to more updates.

Edit: For some reason, barrels sometimes glitch in and out of existence. It is really weird and I think it has to do with how they are loaded in the game. Also, I wish there was a bit more content to the game, since the levels start to get really repetitive and just seems like each one is randomly generated. I was really happy when the theme with the candles and hot air balloons came out. I have no idea whether it already existed or if it was new.

by Andresishere

I play it every single day and i think im addicted to leap day because all of my thoughts consist of leap day and i can only talk about leap day because of how good the game and artwork is. When im messaging friends and family im limited only to the leap day sticker pack TM for communication. I can only speak about leap day so im having trouble sovializing but i love talking about the game because its so good and thats why i gave it five stars. I can also only write about leap day which is why im writing this review but that has damaged my examen grades. The bright side of that part is that i got my teachers to play leap day TM because of how good the essays were, and by that i mean how good leap day TM sounded from the essays. I went to the psychiatrist recently and told him all about leap day and he downloaded it on his mobile device. I have recently decided to lock myself in my basement so i dont spread the leap day TM disease. All i can do now is watch the timer for the next level tick down.
I love Leap Day.

by Pierce McCaffrey

I got this game WAY back in 2016 and it has been one of my favorite mobile games. Every time I got a new phone I would immediately download this as I basically play it every day. I’ve 100% every single day for the past two years (I tweeted it to prove it.) There is a new level every single day but yet they mix and match the same modules. There are a few types of “worlds” as I call it and have certain modules in it. I usually find certain ones in certain levels every single time but for the most part it is usually not exactly the same. I even reached max level which I didn’t even know that was possible (I got every single character with every single selfie.) I HIGHLY recommend this game. 5 Thumbs Up!

by MajorTomProteinPills

I LOVE this game! I play it in the morning when I’m done getting ready, and I play it when getting ready for other things. I love the unique monsters and power ups, especially the staff that shoots an electric ball and it kills everything that it touches. I love the different skins, and my brother had said, “oh yeah, well I once completed a level with 100% fruit.” IT’S NOT THAT HARD! That’s what I love. And I love the different themes, and background, and how the monsters coordinate with the theme. I don’t like the flower bouncers, but I don’t think you’re supposed to!! The casino levels are pure genius. I love how you can try your luck at a spin with one fruit. Never won, but awesome idea. I LOVE THIS GAME!!
Thank you so much to Nitrome for making it!!!