Words of Wonders: Crossword Reviews

by JSL1234

I have found multiple freezes when I am playing WOW. I have to close WordsofWonders and delete it from the background. Then I recall WordsofWonders to continue playing.

This being said, today I was playing with multiple freezes. When I came back on WordsofWonders was sating I needed to update the Solitaire 1 app. I don’t use that app! I was in the middle of the game in the mid 700’s. I rebooted about 4 times to get it to go away. It didn’t. On the next reboot it came up with anew game which broke my winning streak? At least that is my assumption. I know there is no pot of gold at the end of time. I happen to be very competitive even with myself. Can anything be done about this?

One other issue is that the ads for this miraculous weight loss pill is abusive, and I believe is false. I wonder how many bottles this company has sold or ‘given away’ to unsuspecting and vulnerable people looking for a quick cure. I’m speaking from many years of experience.

I don’t have the choice to speak to someone at Fugo but was given this option. I hope to hear from someone at Fugo and/or Apple.

Thank you
Ronnie Weiss
ronnieweiss@verizon,net

by Green Ti

This game is pretty typical of the letters in a round style games that are everywhere right now. I like the “travel” concept for the levels of play, and that you get points for all the MANY words you can make that are not in the puzzle. It is strange how many words you can make that are not in the puzzle. Maybe a theme for each game which connects which words are used would be clever (hint hint).

On the other hand, ads interrupt ever second or third round and they are TERRIBLE!!! Truly the worst ads I have ever experienced!!! My game is actually frozen on an ad that won’t go away right now. It takes about THIRTY SECONDS for the way to clear the ad to pop up, and sometimes you need to hit the little x 3-4 times to make the ad go away. I will start hunting for a different game today that isn’t so ridiculous about this because the ads have ruined all the fun. Loss of all 4 stars is because of ads

by Calliope1975

I love this game. The first “puzzle” game that has tickled my fancy in a long time. It’s one of the few apps where i will actually make in-app purchases (even if they are essentially not required, like with most such games). However, they need to add more levels more quickly. I appreciate that they actually add new levels, but they just don’t do it frequently enough. If the goal is to make an addictive game where people will shell out some money, then it makes sense to ensure a player never runs out of levels...lest they just switch to a copycat app. Please add more levels more frequently! I will update the review when that happens.

by JBinLJ

Don’t understand this at all. Was playing Word Cookies and this game came up as an ad. Looked challenging (hate games that are too easy) so I clicked on the ad and downloaded the free version right away. Game is not AT ALL what was advertised. Just the usual “crossword” type games that are readily available. At least the ads aren’t toooo onerous in the free version (have tried others where they show you a new ad after pretty much every level). Quickly went through 50 levels and just too easy. The “travel” aspect ads a bit of interest vs the usual crossword game, but I’ll probably delete as this is NOT what was advertised. (Ad showed letters on “cards” laid out in multiple rows/ columns. You supposedly drag the showing cards off to form words, revealing new cards and you’re supposed to try to clear the board. That looked fun. Wish this was that.)

by Gollgasthvvxfyg

Love the game but... I have the paid version however, to do the daily spinner you used to have to watch an add for each spin. That’s not so bad but now if you watch an ad, spin and land on a chance to buy a better spin, if you deny, you are forced to watch another ad to get to spin. Now, and I hope this is a glitch that will be fixed, I watch an ad, the spinner will appear but not spin and I watch another ad and after the ad finishes the spinner just sets there only allowing me to watch another extremely annoying ad. Well, I won’t be watching much longer. In a very short time this is heading to the trash bin. Certainly could never error on the side of having no ads could it.... Garbage as it continues to force the same CDC ads over and over, oh, and they don’t count as having watched on. I paid for “no ads”!!!

by Tex-gal

This game started out to be one of the best! This last year they made some major changes in the points and gifts that are very disappointing. One of the new changes is that it no longer keeps track of your bonus words past 20. If you don’t keep your eye on how many you have and empty it out at 20, it won’t keep track so you can lose a lot of bonus words. Another change is that the butterfly that goes up to the top of your game and has a timer on it that when it goes off gives you a gift — it only gives you 10 or 15 points. It used to give you way more points and hints!! These things are pretty important and not improvements! 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

by Reddotfun

I’ve been playing this game of several months. I don’t spend a great deal of time, but I do a couple levels a day. To earn prizes you have to play 50 a day. The bonus spin thing always hits the lowest or near lowest value every time. Or it lands on the lighting and you get nothing. There are ads after every round. To close them, you have close the repeated pop up’s. Sometimes it takes several taps to get one to close, and then the next comes up. It’s irritating. The difficulty remains the same so it’s great for people that don’t have a huge vocabulary. Overall fair but the irritating aspects keep the fun to a minimum.

by Notagain:(

..but still addicted to this game.
1. Game DOES NOT GO TO SLEEP MODE on either my iPhone or iPad, thus the battery problem. You must manually close game or screen, or the screen will stay on constantly if you happen to walk away for extended period.
2. Sound constantly goes in and out, seems to be when ad pops up at bottom of screen. It’s confusing when sound drops because game gives audio signals for board-accepted words, previously used words either in bank or on the board, or for unrecognized letter combinations. So when sound goes out, does it mean it’s previously used or I inadvertently fat fingered an unacceptable letter combination..so I repeat the process.
If these 2 problems could be addressed and fixed, this game could potentially be a 5 star game. As I said.. ‘addictive’.

by Aquilia23

I will say that there are not as many adds as I have seen in other places. So at first it wasnt bad HOWEVER the interactive adds are atrocious you can skip them with a >>> sign BUT it takes you to a “get WordsofWonders ” page where you have to wait for the “x” button to load. And then when you click that the add pop up will appear. Also there are pop up ads too!! Its just too much and is a pain.

I enjoy the prize wheel for daily prizes BUT i landed on two spaces which did jot reward me but instead informed me about opportunities to join WordsofWonders ’s club. Most disappointing was the golden wheel spin which I landed on took me to a different prize wheel which underneath the spin button said “for 2.99 USD”
I understand needing to make money but this is in poor taste. The user should have to pay to spin on what they landed after watching an add for a free spin in the first place.

As for the game itself it is enjoyable and the travel aspect brings an interesting vibe.
overall i gave this a three star because of the obnoxious adds.

by Disdoula

I have been playing this game every single day for over a year. It’s great fun and a good challenge. If you’re tenacious enough you can play it without spending a dime for clues to help you complete a puzzle.

My only complaint is that some puzzles are repeated once you get to Hidden Levels. It may sound like a good way to pick up extra points but it’s really not fun to repeat a puzzle you’ve already completed. Especially when you’re spending hard earned points to play it.

by Kyky Plays

I dislike this game personally because, when i first download it i was a bit spectacle about because, there are so many games out there just like this one that have easy rounds at FIRST then once you get to like level 10 or 11 get READY. My opinion of this game may be a fencing towards others but I am just wanting to say my thoughts about it so the people who made this game will you know try to improve. There are kids and people in general who want to play but, the levels get a little hard!

by LenaTheAngel

This game relaxed me so much it genuinely put me to sleep. That is, until I updated it recently. Now it’s an ad festival. I understand that the business has to make money, but there are so many ads that completely ruin the immersion, or are loud or just unrelated in general. I really am quite disappointed with how WordsofWonders has changed and I hope it still has a chance to change. Meanwhile, I’m going to find a different word game.

by HooRayDar

Play daily, approaching 2,000 games. Generally relaxing, but frustrating when the Butterfly awards require the player to wait as long as 15-30 minutes to collect prize OR pay to collect without any wait. Then, during the wait time, if you open another app, receive a call, or answer a text, the prize disappears when you return! That's not fair. Also, the sticker collection process is a little vague. No explanation about strategy, and duplicate stickers are collected many many times. Seems very random.

by Ssytss

To the developers… since your January 8 upgrade, I have been unable to load your app on my iPhone 11. It never moves past the “loading” screen and it’s been a week. My review is based solely off of game status prior to this inconvenience. Overall a fun and highly addicting game, clarity of graphics is great, I haven’t run into any issues with unidentified English vocabulary. One star off because the ads are the worst… they’re long and repetitive. It’s actually faster to close and reopen WordsofWonders than it is to sit through a 30-second ad, then click the little “x” to close, only to be redirected to the download screen for the advertised app. The price to remove ads is too steep.

by Toys64

I have enjoyed very much the WOW game for a long time. My phone broke suddenly in the middle of the day so by then it had not been backup, so I lost everything I had completed (almost 1,000 games!). Now I am starting again since the beginning. One thing that I wanted to suggest ( I think it needs it) is that the moment one finishes the last word, one should be able to see the complete puzzle! It goes so fast that one cannot see the completed game! Please consider waiting at least thirty seconds to be able to see it all! Thank you for your attention.

Blanca Moreno
P.S.
I have recommended the game to almost all my family and friends!

by Angamrie31

I play word games because I had a stroke a few years ago. Keeps my brain moving. I’m on level 2279. I hope there are plenty more levels.
Would be nice if there was more variety. I’m seeing the same combination of words on puzzles. Like duplicate puzzles which given I’m on such a high level that can happen.
I enjoy it and it keeps my brain healthy.

by Sunnylisab

I totally enjoy this game. I like to play a full round of 16 every night before bed. It beats scrolling Fb and keeps my mind thinking.
The only thing is, an ad after ever single round is so annoying. I realize you have to make your money but cmon, 30-45 second ads every time. And 16 bucks a month to get rid of them. Don’t we constantly get nickled and dimed enough?
I know y’all are making a ton of money off of these ads. Why don’t you give us a break?

by CloudFox9365

I really enjoy WordsofWonders. During the summer when there is no school, it is a great way to keep your brain sharp. Unlike others, it has you complete levels that at the end of each, it gives your information about world wonders and popular tourist attractions from all over the world. The only thing I dislike is how you can’t choose which adventure to go on like say Japan or Chile. There are also ads but again, it’s a free app. Other than that, I would totally recommend it to a friend.

by LKoalaLvr

I love this game and the new updates that I got on my new iPad. I am on my fourth tour because it’s the only game I play. There is just one thing I wish you would fix with these updates and that is to keep the level graphs on the same level that I last did instead of it starting over to catch up to the next level. It gets confusing when I'm trying to go to the next level when it reaches the end of the graphs. I would truly appreciate it if you could do this.

by Samiwami777

It’s been a few days now, maybe about 3 or 4 days and I haven’t been able to play. Every time I open WordsofWonders it gets stuck on the loading title page. I’ve tried turning my phone off and on to see if that helped or even deleted some old games that I haven’t played. I’m thinking about deleting WordsofWonders and reinstall it again but I’m afraid I will have to start all the way over. I’m close to level 400.

by Lw0709

Great game until it froze and wouldn’t unfreeze. I had to uninstall and reinstall and when I got back in, even though I logged in, I had lost all my levels and all my coins. Won’t play this again. Lousy. Fix your problems. On top of that, you need to make an option without advertising available. It was the advertising that froze the game. I would happily pay a few dollars to avoid that but you have no options. As a result, you’ve lost a die-hard fan. Too bad. UPDATE: Just saw all the many other people who said they gave up on this game because of the bugs that freeze it. Too bad, developers. You guys stink!

by Nickname...here

Has anyone noticed that you don’t get points for the actual puzzle, only the “additional found words not in puzzle”? Check and you will see. If you find five extra words, you get five points, twenty extra words, twenty points. Yet nothing for the actual puzzle you’re deciphering. Why? Also, they accept the word C*nt as an acceptable additional word, but not “Agast”, “Santa”, “Satan” etc. there are actually quite a few real words that don’t get accepted as additional word finds, which makes me think the creators don’t really have a wide vocabulary.

by Mercthewrdlvr

I absolutely loved the challenge of discovering all the word combinations on the puzzle and the way you level up with each one.
I’ve hit a block however and it’s actually by a glitch in the game:

there is a duplicate word on my puzzle, and I know because I used a “hint” to give me the last and only missing letter to my final 3-letter word and turns out the word is a duplicate. It’s really frustrating because it won’t accept my entering it again because it’s already on the puzzle and doesn’t even accept it once the letter was added from the “hint,” I’d have to enter it myself but it won’t take it because it’s already there.

If this glitch isn’t corrected I’ll just have to delete it sadly, hasn’t corrected itself yet. Really great game and app beforehand.

by Lisa91564

I really love this game and have been playing it for over a year but what happened to the bonus journey that you could buy after finishing the main journey? I’ve got almost 300,000 gems and no bonus journey to use them on? Will give it five stars if brought back but had to only give it three since the bonus journeys are gone! Will change it to five stars if I get a good enough explanation as to why there are no longer any bonus journeys.

by Trappedinthislife

This only happened about 4 times but that’s 4 times too many. I really enjoyed playing this game but when I turn the sound off on my phone and it comes on blasting their sound effects and there’s no way to turn off the sound it’s a dealbreaker. I play games when I’m in waiting rooms, when I’m on break at work, waiting for a meeting to start and having some game suddenly blasting is unacceptable.

by 🍪cookie 01

This game is super fun! It can be challenging for kids and adults. This game could also be played in the car when you are on a long trip. (Or if you are bored in quarantine) I think everyone should have this game because (for children,) it teaches new vocabulary.

Over all, this game is a must have.

by Claire Shepherd

This is a great game. Even though the clues for the words are a bit too much, it just shows that you have to figure it out yourself, because it would be terrible only to have you endless clues. What would be the point of the game. It’s very lovely, and you feel motivated to do it to see what the next country is. Again, amazing game, totally recommend it.