Redecor - Home Design Game Reviews

by Pearsy21

I have been playing for over a year, but have decided to stop. If you like to just play around with designing, it is fun and addictive, but will cost you real money. Most items require gold, which is difficult to earn except the small amount they give you daily. You can’t buy the gold with the cash you earn, you have to spend real money ( which is ridiculous because very few items cost cash, so you end up with a pile of cash and no gold. I currently have over $1.4 million in cash in the game with nothing to do with it! Why can’t I buy gold with the cash??). And if you are playing it as a challenging game to compete against others, don’t bother. There is a glitch that allows players to cheat by not claiming their rewards until the beginning of the new season, allowing them to jump to the top of the leaderboard for the whole season. Players will start the season at level 40, while others who don’t cheat are at 0. It makes the entire point of the competition game irrelevant for the whole season. this app has been aware of the glitch for many months and has done nothing to fix it. On the plus side, you can save money because it doesn’t matter how much you spend, you won’t get on the leaderboard. So just design with the limited inventory you have and don’t spend anything because no matter how good your scores are, you won’t get on the leaderboard without cheating.

by Scooter-oo

The game is fun and addictive but in the last month it’s gone downhill fast. The challenges have become less fun because the developers now give limited selections to use when designing a room, and often the available selections don’t work well together. The cost of items has also risen considerably, and the number of items you must purchase with gold have increased. One of my biggest complaints is now when using coins to “unlock” 3 new items, only 1-2 items are unlocked and the remaining are duplicates of something I already own and can buy with cash or gold. The problem here is when I’ve used my own (real) money to buy coins in order to “unlock” new items. Because of this I’ve stopped purchasing coins. Finally, there was a recent update which really messed things up. The developers claim to have fixed it with a subsequent update but I’ve noticed little change. The graphics are horrible and players now have to constantly scroll endlessly to find items to use. There’s an option to look only through owned items but numerous times now I’ve found an item I own (and have 1+ uses remaining) in the “all items” category but not the “owned category”. Because of all the recent issues, I’ve begun to lose interest in the game. I’m currently still playing but no longer using my own money other than for the monthly pass, which I’m not sure I’ll do again after this month. I really hope the developers make drastic improvements soon!

by Jetstream13

I don’t know what they did, but recently the ranking is all messed up and I think the developers want it this way. It’s awful. Instead of knowing definitively where you stand in a decorating event, the player has no idea if their current place is what is shown. In seasons past, a player knew that if it showed you were in 10th place, you were in 10th. Now if the game shows you are in 10th, for example, you may be in 10th, or 1st, or anywhere in between. You will only find out when the event is over. Rigged? Maybe. Dumb? Absolutely. Why they changed the system is beyond me. Even if the voting was rigged before the change, it still felt like it was honest. Why is it a problem? Nicer items are bought with gold, which is obtained by coming in 1-3. You are given the option to redesign the room before the event is over, if you feel you can design a better room. More than likely you would decline redesigning a room if you saw you were ranking 1-3. However now you have to guess. Am I really ranked what it shows? It’s dumb. No where else will you find a game, video or in reality, where the ranking you see reflected is not factual. The developers made a fun competitive game into a dishonest, yet fun game, which still is highly dependent on items bought with gold. To the developers: Fix the rating process, put it back to real time rankings. Otherwise see your this app game ranking fall in real time.

by Itsbribri

I don’t remember how I came across Redecor.. but I’m glad I did! I am by no means an “interior designer”, actually far from- but it’s still fun!! It’s actually quite addicting from my experience. I play everyday because it’s exciting. I’m so invested in seeing what people rate my designs after I submit them. I do wish they had more challenges. I know you can get more with the season pass but I’m certainly not spending money on a game... just a personal thing. If I had any constructive criticism is for them it would be to add more challenges for the people who are addicted- lol. Also, I’m on level 60 (I think) and I still don’t have most decor items unlocked which is annoying. I understand it keeps people playing so that they can unlock it but it takes so long!! I’ve been playing steady for a couple months and still haven’t unlocked them- I’d just like more options!
Also, I wish there were other ways to earn coins so I can unlock packages rather than buying them. It takes such a long time to get enough to get a package. I do redesigns on each challenge & it still takes forever. But I suppose people who are pros and win first place can gain access to anything on the game haha. Although, I’ve seen a lot of really good designs get last place & some really poor designs get first. I guess that’s a downside of having a wide selection of people voting on a design!

by WaterSnail_17

I’d like to start off by saying this is a wonderful game. I adore it and suggest you download it. Sadly though, it has its downsides.

First of all, money. When you start out, you get a bunch of money. If you’re like me you’ll probably see the money and go like “Woah, I’ll never run out!” Well you’d be wrong. It drains your money so slowly you barely notice. And when you do, you vote for a while to earn more money. I’m not one to spend real money on games. Just not worth it. This game isn’t as exception, but it becomes clear that spending real money is a bit of a must if you wanna keep using your favorite colors or most expensive items. I think if you spend your money right, you can last quite a while.
The second issue is the worst. Voting. Oh. My. God. The voting is so messed up. I’ve seen absolutely hideous designs take the top 5 places, leaving the people who actually worked on theirs behind. It’s really horrible to see a bright yellow room with an equally eye-burning pink chair take first place on a “Classic Study” competition. (This is an example, never actually happened exactly, but it’s extremely accurate to how unfair the voting system is). Also why does voting take so long? It’s annoying having to wait for the money you get from the competition.
Other than these issues, this game is the absolute best designing game out there.

by Horrorlover573648

I’ve been playing this game for a few days now, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s a great game to relax with, and I love that the voting results come in pretty quick. (As opposed to waiting almost 2 days like with other games). Now here’s my problem. When you use coins/tokens to purchase design items, you only get five uses and then you have to repurchase it. I HATE when games do this. Once I purchase something, it should be mine to keep indefinitely. I get that the game needs to make money, but there are other ways they can do so. There is another game I play where you get unlimited uses for items you buy, and I’ve been playing that game daily and spending money on it for four years now. Meanwhile, games where I only get limited usage of items I will often grow tired of and will not spend money on the game. This is the only reason I’m giving this game four stars instead of five. One other thing I want to mention, which isn’t a huge deal, but I still want to bring it up… I don’t like how the cash reward for voting is reduced after a minimal amount of time voting. I get why they do this, but voting is a big part of the game that I really enjoy and spend a lot of time doing it solely for that reason. Therefore, I should be fairly rewarded for that. Like I said, I understand why they put a cap on it (to prevent people spam voting just for cash), but I think they should extend the amount of voting before they reduce the reward.

by Sola1Mon

this app should consider not maintaining multiple items under same color option for design —- it takes away from the artistry. There should also be more and extremely difficult designs showcasing other scenery for a fuller perspective. Another thing to consider is removing the ‘up close and personal’ designs as they are boring and lack-luster. More difficult, daring and fuller perspective designs with more OUTDOOR designs covering a broader area (without forced color/item scheme) would be a bonus.

It also should be stated, just because a designer follows the instructions does not mean that the design is cohesive. A response as “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is not satisfactory when the “artistry” isn’t being judged by materials, complication and cohesion. The votes should also consider the complication of the design and its cohesiveness, the materials and their “expense value”. A basic followed design should not win over a design that is cohesive with luxurious materials that might have lacked in one area of the design, such as by using not-requested color choice. In the real world of design, complication, quality and cohesion is usually more appealing to the investor than the just basic design. In some cases, a luxurious and cohesive design is easier for an investor to become accustomed to over a basic design that the investor might have originally requested, depending on the purpose.

by 73giraffe

I love this game. I play it every single day. It’s a lot of fun designed seeing other people’s take on a room. I have no issue with the amount of time it takes for the votes to come in. I also don’t mine spending money to get certain items because it’s only one of a few things I decide to spend money on, but that’s just me. I only gave it 4 stars because of the voting. I’m not sure how it can be fixed, though. I’ve read other comments on here and seen the developers response of “creative freedom” and that’s why they give prompts for certain materials to be used. (I actually like that feature!) It’s just that even though the game might ask you to use a certain type of wall color or type of bedspread, it doesn’t mean the player is going to make anything match! I’ve seen some of the ugliest rooms win, or rooms that are almost just completely white! How is this possible? I’m talking rooms with purple, neon orange and red win over something that actually matches, or a room that’s white on white on beige win over beautifully done rooms that someone took time on. I’m so sick of seeing an all white room win. I always try to follow the prompt, but it doesn’t matter. People are just going to do whatever they want and vote however they want. That’s why I said, I’m not sure this voting issue can even be fixed. So, the game really is a lot of fun. I’ve just resigned myself to the fact that I’m only playing for myself and not to actually compete.

by Kkuchin

I love this game is really fun and I’ve played everyday since I downloaded it. I don’t mind paying for things in a game so I’ve bought some stars and gold. If you want some of the nicer items you will end up buying stars, and some of the challenges have a group of items that are all locked. But I have gotten a 1st with only the free unlocks. The game really is worth paying for, it is so well designed and way better than the other decor games, and they seem to add new items pretty regularly. The seasons are fun so you can win special items. Voting is fun to see all the other designers. I’m giving it 4 stars though because of the voting it is really unclear. The ranks on the challenges must have some other factors and I don’t think the voting is against the group you are in which is confusing. If it has something to do with the colors on the items it would be great to explain what the colors even mean, it isn’t one faq. They don’t go in the order of the unlocks, so maybe it just puts you in another level of voting. The designs in my groups have gotten better over time which is fun. But some of the wins have garish designs, I guess the voters just make weird choices, how can you vote up a design for an outside deck with carpet? I think the voters just rush through the voting for the reward without considering all the factors. I really just want to know what the item colors mean it should be in the faq.

by Dewarcnc

I really do enjoy this game and this is my second season. I purchase the pass but this game gets quite expensive when you have to constantly buy tokens and gold to get materials that you want. The money that you get for voting and daily tasks becomes practically worthless after so much is accumulated. There needs to be more ways to earn gold and tokens. Also I am at level 41 and the only bonus given after 30 is money. What a bummer. It should be gold, tokens, or materials. Also when one purchases the season pass it should include unlocks and materials. If a client picks materials they all should be unlocked. Sometimes there is nothing to work with that matches. I don’t mind spending for a season pass and some materials, but when I becomes too expensive it is no longer fun.

Also when people do their designs and vote I wish they would consider what the client asks for. I doubt any man would want a bright pink bathroom. When it is for a young person that requests bright and trendy I see designs that my grandmother would like. I have seen a kitchen with bright green cabinets, blue refrigerator and orange dishes get a high vote. Today I had a design that wasn’t ranking that well and decided to redesign. I repeated the same design that the first place was winning with. Her’s got a 1st place with 4.84 and mine got an 8th place at 4.26. It was exactly the same design.

by Vintage Melon

I definitely enjoy Redecor immensely. I am not in anyway inclined to be a great decorator but there was some thing about it that attracted me to want to try. My first entry I won first place. Hooked! I am now on there every day whether it is to vote for other peoples designs or to create some of my own. I love the game and I love decorating which I didn’t know I did until I started playing. So far I’ve entered I think nine and placed in the top 10 every single time. The only thing I don’t like is that much of the decoration is in a purchased only. I’m not looking to spend money. They give you so much cash that you basically are pretty good for quite a while plus you earn money for decorating, winning, and just for signing up for the game. What upsets me I guess is that I can’t use 75% of the items that I would like to use becauseI have to unlock it with these star coins they give you. If I can only earn three stars per day or even per entry, how am I supposed to have enough to buy a set of pillows or a set of pretty carpets? Because these things take 2000*coins and I got about 27. I still think it’s worth playing but I’m not gonna spend a dime on the game. I just refuse. If I earn some thing from within the game that allows me to in app purchase, I will absolutely purchase but I’m not spending my money out of my bank account or on a credit card for a game. Not doing it. The game is great though so I would suggest trying it...it’s a lot of fun.

by TheNameIsCarlos

This game is addicting, and I’ll even admit that I’ve spent money on this game. The most money I’ve ever spent on any pay to play game. But I personally don’t understand the point of having to rebuy a subscription every season and it seems pointless to purchase unlike a single time purchase that gives you a lifetime sub. I spent about 25 dollars on this game and will admit it wasn’t very worth it, the prices for the coins is understandable assuming it would give you an insane leg up on other people if you could purchase large amounts for a low price. But the subscription to the season should at least be the one thing worth spending money on and doesn’t give you too much of an advantage against other players without having the skill to utilize your materials. And the recent update pushes the narrative even further for people who haven’t purchased the season subscription by not giving them rewards for every level up.

Overall it’s a very good game and those are my only qualms with it, it’s very playable without spending money, but if you were to be interested enough to make an in-game purchase it’s something to consider.

Unlike many other design games, this app is also easily navigable and very polished looking. One of my top 5 apps on my phone.

by ToneyLady

I’ve contacted support about this once already and been completely unsatisfied with the response.

The bug is still there. I’ve had other designs disappear when it comes time to receive my rewards, and it’s becoming way more than annoying. Today, I’m actually getting close to being infuriated. Today, one of my “original” (not a redesign) designs disappeared. When I opened Redecor , it told me that the voting for “Lakeside Treasure” was complete, and I was excited, because my first design was ahead in the voting when I checked an hour or so ago. My heart sank when I saw that - AGAIN - only one of my designs was showing in the “completed” tab, and it was my redesign, which performed poorly. I clicked over to look at my profile, as you suggested, and it shows the design - which did in fact, come in first. However, since I didn’t get to actually OPEN the winning design, I did not receive the XP, the gold, the star tokens, or the “big box of decor items.” THIS IS NOT OK. That XP, in-game currency and the decor item unlocks are what keep the game going.

I’m a fairly new player, but I have (unusually for me) already spent $15 in real money on playing this game. I had intended on spending more, asking my husband for money to spend on this app as part of my Christmas gift. If you all do not fix this bug and give me the in-game rewards I have earned, I will not be spending any more money with your company, as it would just be throwing good money after bad.

by LBo812

I really enjoy Redecor and the design options are beautiful and realistic. I feel like the in app purchases are a problem, but that’s on me. My biggest issue is with the judging. I don’t exactly know how the system works. I have voted for many challenges. It seems like people are voting based on what they find aesthetically pleasing, not what the challenge is based on. For example there’s a messy looking bedroom for an older couple that wants it to be “Art Deco “ I tried my best and even purchased Art Deco fabric and absolutely failed. The designs that had higher scores did not follow the challenge at all. What’s the point!? I found this particular challenge most upsetting because it was so hard to design a classic, chic and Art Deco bedroom when it was just a messy, lumpy bed. And then to try my best and lose to someone who barely did anything. This brings me to my next point. So many of my designs are tasteful and appropriate for the particular challenges. Why are people doing so well with tacky designs that seem like they didn’t even read the rooms design wishes!? I’m sorry for going on and on but I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of money because I really like Redecor but I’m afraid I’ll have to delete it soon. I just wish there were better criteria for judging designs!

by Cbear8*

Love this game; it requires a bit of planning to save your decorating dollars and gold, but it can be done! I bought a season pass and one round of tokens - it just has to be spent wisely! I only unlock new items in the Surface/Metal/Stone categories normally because those have the most impact visually. If a challenge requires say, checkered fabric only, and there’s only 3 options, I choose one and make sure my complementary finishes are unique enough to stand out from all the others who undoubtedly chose my fabric, also. It requires patience to save the money, just like real life! Some of the users on here complaining about length of time to earn money/gold and want everything to be quick and easy are not true players. One should also definitely take advantage of the voting; you can earn around $10-12k in design cash per 24 hours. It adds up! Every item has 5 uses when you buy it, so that checkered fabric you bought for a living area could also be used on a patio or kitchen chairs! Just be big picture about what you buy. That random red velvet is much harder to use across a range of challenges and will tie up money, potentially! One improvement could be more decor boxes for 2nd and 3rd place, and maybe slightly increase the gold winnings, maybe $1.5k, then $1.0k, then $500. It’s really a fantastic game and visuals are superb!

by Shangirl78

This game is such a stress reliever for me and fun! It is well designed and easy to play. The decorating challenges are interesting, and the options to use for decorating are plentiful! Some are locked, but I think that they offer a lot more than other decorating games. I get so excited when locked items get unlocked! It’s like Christmas. I like that some rooms are super simple to decorate, only requiring a small number of items to complete, while others are more detailed. This game offers a lot of variety. The duels are fun because the results are quick.

I pay $5 a month to engage in the special season prizes and earn even more money. That opens up a lot of extra stuff and more designs. It’s well worth the small amount I pay. Is it necessary to spend any money in Redecor? No. I just like the benefits the $5/month offers. I’m happy to pay a little to support those who are making this game possible. There are plenty of opportunities to earn money through voting in this game. I noticed that once a day, after 8:00 pm EST, for a set number of votes, the “money” earned is higher than during the day. So vote strategically. There is another popular decorating game, which I’ll not name, that ended up requiring more and more money to decorate rooms. I no longer play that one. I exclusively play this app.

Thanks for such an awesome app!

by Kayla Coyle

I am absolutely in loveee with this game! I actually like the aspect of having to unlock more items. I think the rate you earn gold and cash is pretty good i havent run out of that yet. there are definitely still as few things they need to fix and make better. I think the top 3 spots should get a box of prizes not just first place. Like first place would get the most amount of prizes, i would make it 12-15 items, then second could get 8-10, and then third would get like 4-6. I think the daily claim should include 500 cash and then like 500 gold as well. Although I think that the star token aspect is good I definitely think you should be able to earn more and quicker. I would make it so you earn like 5 star tokens for entering designs and then as rewards for whatever place you get like if you got 10th you should get 4, 9th 5, 8th 6, 7th 7, 6th 8, 5th 9, 4th 10, 5th 11, 4th 12, 3, 13 plus the prize package as described above, and same for 1st and 2nd place. I truly do loveee this game and im reallllly excited to see it keep growing and improving. I have had this game for like 2-3 weeks now I think and Im on level 23 have entered 103 designs and I have 15 wins. I have played alot of different home design games like Design Home. I think this one, with some more updates and improvements will become better than Design Home!

by Sscindia

Hi there! If you are clicked this game and want to know more about it, you’re reading on the right place! this app is an awesome game and I can’t argue that it’s not. It’s so much fun voting and coming up with new designs. This game lets me be very creative, and can even cheer me up on a gloomy day.
First off, lots of people come up with unique, colorful ideas. They express themselves so that they can one, teach other people how they like to style things + how they pair colors, and two, get better at designing and stop being afraid to show what they really like. To me, this is like a REALLY GOOD type of social media, without the social part! (That’s what I like! 🌱✨)
Next, this app has many different color options, textures, etc. I think that this is wonderful because you can actually see what some textures and colors look like. This allows you to come up with new ideas and let your imagination run wild 🌸! I showed this to my sister and she said that she wants the game too because of this! Both of us are really into this game!
Lastly, this game can let people think about what they want in their ACTUAL HOUSE + what they want in SOMEONE ELSES house if they’re home designing. It’s really a great app for these people because it helps them make money 💴!
Anyway, thank you for reading my review. I hope it convinces you to get this game! After all, it is free :). Bye!!

by Lyriclover93

I’m obsessed with this game! It’s a stress reliever. I do agree with someone who said results take too long. A full day is too long to wait. As far as the voting, you win some and you lose some. And that is okay. Beauty is subjective. You can’t help that. No one should feel entitled to a top ranking. With color, you have to be careful. Pops of color are nice but don’t make it look like a rainbow exploded on your design.

Think about your home. Do you really have red walls and orange countertops? You should follow the prompt and try to stand out, of course, but within reason. Two main colors with an accent color always works. If you want to go crazy, try going crazy with texture but not colors that don’t complement each other. I am by no means an interior designer expert but I have seen some tacky designs that had no sense of direction.

Anyway...maybe to make people feel better about the voting...there should be more one-on-one duels. Or maybe it all should just change to one-on-one duels because they only take 2 hours to calculate. This solves both the “results take too long” issue and people questioning how votes are tallied in. Nonetheless, I do think that we should only be competing with and voting for people within one exclusive group. Other than that, people like what they like. *shrugs* Also...yes apps cost money. How do you think these people pay their bills? 🤔😂😂😂

by Sheshotweird

I love this game. I love the realistic look of the rooms and items. Every other design game out there is so cartoony looking. They feel like childrens games. this app feels much more elevated and I LOVE THAT! I see so many users complaining about having to spend actual money to do anything in the game… I don’t find that to be true. Have I spent actual money in the year I have been playing? Yes. But only to treat myself lol otherwise you CAN play this game strategically and not spend your own cash. There are so many ways to earn money in Redecor ! Voting everyday, daily bonus, entering a design challenge in the first 24hrs, duals, placing top 3, and more. People must be way over spending in order to completely run out of funds in game and have to spend their own money. Besides the fact that it’s an app! Of course you have to spend to play. Whether that is real or in game money. That’s how these apps and games keep going! Sheesh. I love it and I think its great.
I think it would be cool if the voting was more like a ranking… there are 10 designs in a group, but we vote between 2 at a time. It might be more accurate if it we could see all ten and rank them from best to worst. But I have no idea how that would work.
I also hate the current league challenge lol it’s nearly impossible to get to diamond league and I really wish I could opt out of this challenge. It stresses me out lol
Otherwise… GREAT DESIGN APP! Love it!

by Reen76002

I love decorating and this can be a fun experience but it is so costly to actually be able to use the decor items you want. I understand that the whole point for the developers in allowing you to download it free is for them to make money on you buying tokens, gold coins and trading it for cash. The problem is first you have to spend tokens to unlock decorating mediums but then also have to spend gold coins and cash to buy a certain number of uses.
The amount you can earn by placing or winning a design versus how much is required to unlock an item is so great that you have no choice but to spend quite a bit of money or submit an inferior design. I’ve spent more in a week than I ever would playing a game and I’m still frustrated that I really can’t go any further without buying more tokens which is something that I’m not going to do.
If I had full reign without spending 100 dollars plus this would be a blast but the way it is set up is too costly for me to use it to it’s full potential. Other than that it would definitely get 5 stars from me.
Until I ran out of tokens I had a lot of fun with the challenges and using the different colors, textiles and mediums.
A note to the developers… you should consider that once a player unlocks and buys a medium they should have that item permanently in their inventory instead of having to continue to buy uses of the same item.

by RussianSnobb

I love home design games and this by far is my favorite! And very much enjoy the game there are a few things I wish they would consider changing in the game and that would be the small silver star tokens seeing how those are the main item you need to unlock good designs etc .. and fabrics and other items it’s hard when you only get a couple for your designs and it’s hard when you are already feeling buying the gold to purchase the cash and everything in the game to use cost the tokens the cash the gold and you only get to use the items a couple of times and then you are Re purchasing the items again . Which can become quite costly . It would be so nice if the items could cost gold or cash and not just the tokens I don’t mind spending money on the game but with all the stuff you half to purchase to enjoy the game is starting to become a little frustrating. It also would be nice if there was a lot more designs coming out to design you design then so quickly then your waiting hours for a new design to pop up other then that I still gave you five stars because the game is really addicting and fun . Please consider the cost of this game !!! I will still continue to play to see where this game goes but it will be hard to keep purchasing so much in this game which will be the end result of be abandoning the game .