Word Stacks Reviews

by Frustrated Ex-Word Player

I love the game but I am going to delete it because I am fed up with ads that last LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES!!! I am not even going to give it a single star because of this maddening misuse of my leisure time. The game was great and playing it was very enjoyable but then I started getting ads that went on and on and on...I stopped playing and went to another game thinking that when I came back the ad would be finished but no luck. When I pulled the game back up the ad started up again and WOULD NOT STOP!! I understand that ads are what keep these games free and I don’t mind a 10 second ad before each game because that’s the price I am willing to pay to get the game for free. But I will NOT allow myself to be subjected to pain relief ads and 30 second ads for any game. I expect that a television ad will last 30 seconds or more but I don’t expect to have to be subjected to that on my tablet. Good-bye Word, I will miss you but not the baggage that I have to put up with to play the game.

by ErnieGJr

I used to enjoy WordStacks, and would open it whenever I had a bit of idle time to keep my mind occupied. It had some of the annoying characteristics typical of a free game- mostly ads for other games that you have to sit through regularly. The worst of these appears frequently upon opening WordStacks . The game will flash briefly on the screen and then is quickly replaced by a link to try a different game- with no way to close it and return to WordStacks ! At that point there is nothing to do but close WordStacks completely and reopen it. Despite all this, I continued to play through level 2,347. Then they inexplicably eliminated one of the motivations that kept me playing. Previously, you could earn additional coins by finding words that were not on the official word list. This was a fun side hustle and a rewarding mental challenge. I enjoyed finding as many unofficial words as I could along the way and watching my coffers grow. For reasons I can’t explain this feature has disappeared. You can still find the “secret” words, but there is no longer any reward for it. Did they feel they were giving out too many fake coins??? I don’t get it, but that was the tipping point for me and I’ve stopped playing the game.

by Agemamad

I love this game! Have recently started playing it and am quite addicted to it. I would give it 5 stars except for one really really really annoying thing that for me takes it down to 3 stars. The hint buttons are way way way too close to the playing area! It’s incredibly easy to accidentally brush against the hints as you’re swiping and lose up to 100 points when you didn’t need the hint, and there’s not even a button to confirm if you want to use the hint. I’m new to the game and had earned a mere 925 points but was super excited to get to 1000, but when I accidentally brushed a hint button, it took me down to 840 and I was super frustrated. And this is not the first time. I find myself making sure I don’t hit the hint area instead of just enjoying playing the game. Please fix this issue! I don’t know if this is a problem for anyone else, but I will read other reviews and I’m sure this an issue others probably feel pretty strongly about as well. If this problem is fixed I would certainly then give this game 5 stars!!!

by KIMohTwo

I want to like this game. I love this game but I very much struggle in liking it when I’ve completed offers which, on more than one occasion, has involved spending from our real life bank account toward a product that I do want/want to try...but largely shaded by the fact that I’ll receive “x” amount of in-game credit on top of said offer.

Only for the few transactions that have involved actual monetary transactions to not end up EVER getting paid out, regardless the “evidence” or “proof” you provide. Provide every single bit of information they could ever ask for ...and then it’s just closed without so much as a reply. Or in one particular case just left hanging open...indefinitely.

Incredibly frustrating. So incredibly frustrating.

While I’m on a roll here...it should not cost in-game credits to SHUFFLE TILES! This is the only game I’ve ever come across to charge for a simple shuffle. That’s so greedy!

It’s just definitely not a give/take relationship we’ve got going here and you can only take/take from someone for so long before being ditched. I’m not quite there yet, and my wee one status means I/my words will probably never see the light of day or be even a modicum of a reason something is (probably not) ever changed for the better, but ask for my review, you did...and now- you shall have it.

Come on guys. Get it together. Stop with the stinginess...try some give/take here for those of us contributing toward your paycheck.

Please??!

by Colibreeze

I love playing this game with my elementary school children. I’m always looking for ways to engage them in reading and spelling. We are on level 387. This game was a creative way to wrap them into learning and something we can play together. 👩‍👧‍👦
Ads before were just a short annoyance, but over quickly. I get it, it’s a free game & ads keep it that way. However, the recent ads are R rated and very uncomfortable to sit through with my children. Pregnancy, death, cheating lovers etc... I hate avoiding my children’s questions, but conversations about unwanted pregnancy and multiple lovers with my young children is actually NOT why we downloaded this game. We rarely play this together anymore. I’m holding out hope things ads change for the better. Maybe WordScapes will cross advertise with similar intellect games or children’s apps. We will see. Otherwise it may be time to see what else is in WordStacks Store.

by ToriTootsieroll

while this game is fun and addictive, there’s also a ton of things wrong with it. for one, even if there’s no words left in the stacks you have to watch video ads just to get the coins to shuffle the stacks around. it’s obnoxious because the game should be able to shuffle on its own when there’s no options left. it doesn’t really matter what the developers need to do to make their money, this isn’t the way to do it. this pushes people away from the game, not draws them to it.
this game, just like its sibling, wordscapes, drain the hell out of my phones battery. at first i thought it was just that my phone was old but that’s not the case. i just recently got a new phone and when i checked my battery usage, WordStacks used the most of my battery life out of all the apps i have and i didn’t even spend much time on it at all.
this is all super frustrating and it’s pushing me to just get rid of this game all together.

by Toogood88

I really enjoy playing this game, it’s a lot of fun and very simple. Definitely worth the download if you have not already. With that being said, I only have one suggestion to make the game better. There should be a skill-based matchmaking on the tournaments. For the past three weeks on the weekends the tournaments have been one by people who have solved 8000+ words with second and third taking between 8000 and 5000 words. I understand some people are better at the game than others but not everyone has a full 48 hours to dedicate to this game. The people that win by that much should be bracketed into a different tournament than just normal players. That way those people can feel the challenge when winning the tournaments and all of us normal players can also feel that they have a chance to win rewards.

Like I said, great game but this is something that I think would make it that much better!

by SamHumph

I find this game to be addicting. It could also be relaxing. However, I can find no way to turn off the background music. The music annoys me. I play the game on my phone. I also monitor my surveillance system on my phone. So I do not want to turn down the volume, because I don’t want to miss any alerts from my system.
So please give us the option to remove the music.
I also agree with others that shuffles should be free. I have trained myself to abstain from using it excessively. But it should be free. I also do not understand how to retrieve coins from watching offers and doing surveys. I have done many surveys and have received no coins. I’m assuming that you only get coins from offers if you accept them. I don’t mind paying for searches and clues. But at least make shuffles free.
In conclusion, please make the background music an option.

by 😕Disappointed

I love this game and hate it. I get nothing when I finish getting the words. Says chapter award and shows 25 coins but I nEver get anything. Just complete aggregation and frustration. The only way I’m seeing my coins go up is by watching the video ads. I have to watch it twice just to get 50 coins and can only unscramble the letters once. I don’t see anything being added to what I don’t have . Coins. I’m wasting so much time when I could be getting tips but than have to watch three video game ads and four times get one friggen letter to a word.
Word swipe is very similar to this but the words are so easy and you never need all the coins and goodies to guess words. And get nothing here.
So I’m more aggravated but hang in there because I love trying to guess the words which are very hard higher up you get. I’m only on 93 and could use the tips that I’m broke and can’t get.

by Beetlebailey1983

Normally, I hate word games. They make me feel stupid. I’m 36 y/o. I have always had issues with spelling. I’ve learned to hide it in my professional life with the help of tools like auto-correct. I love puzzle games and I wanted to like word games but they always frustrated me. I’ve also had brain sugery in 2014 and that only made words harder for me to spell and use the right words for what I wanted to say. I’ve only played 20 levels on this game so far but the words are simple yet scrambled enough for my brain to have to work it out. I hope that I can continue to enjoy the game without having to spend a lot of money. I am willing to pay to go ad free if I continue to like it. I don’t like games that require you to buy lives or hints. That annoyed me. We shall see.

by JP In Corvallis, OR

At level 70 I reviewed this game and gave it only one star. I really like the game but I was having to use coins to shuffle etc. and then still could not find words. After reading the same negative reviews and noticing the comments from the developers that you do NOT need to buy hints or shuffles, I went back in and tried again. I am now on level 154 and have brought my coin base back up from 25 coins to over 600!
There certainly are times where the word just does not stick out to you, but don’t give up! The words are there!
This is a very addicting game and I do love the challenge, especially knowing that the puzzle can be “won”!
Ps...I don’t let the ads bother me. They are there for a reason I get that.

by Lol-inater

I really love that you guys are taking the time to read this review! :D

This game is awesome!!! It doesn't glitch up, which is a real time saver. It also is very addicting. You never get tired of the levels. There is always something new and millions of possibilities. But there is one minor issue. It drains your battery quickly. I never saw anything like this on other reviews, but I checked all my other apps and this never happened. A few days ago, I was texting a friend when she had to go, so I decided to play Word Stacks. My battery was at 32% ( I know, should've charged my phone ) when I started playing. After two or three minutes I got up to get a snack, dropping my phone. The battery sign popped up from hitting the carpet, saying my phone was at 6%. My brightness was all the way down and so was the sound and wifi. How could it have gone down that quickly?!? I really hope this problem gets solved so I can enjoy this game without a charger.

THANKS SO MUCH!!! 😄😄😄

by 4Eerie

A thoroughly satisfying game at last!! This game is really hard once you get to level 5 or so, but completely winnable. Getting to the next level brings a real sense of accomplishment. I’ve been playing all sorts of games for at least two years, and I really mean that this is the best as far as being a beautiful challenge. The game itself is perfect. The only thing I can find that might make it more enjoyable would be a little more attention to the art - but I’m not even sure if that would improve it or not. Well done, game creators!!! (And I’ve never said this to any other people before! Like the game, my praise is really difficult to gain, because I want games to be difficult enough to bring a sense of accomplishment, but not to be needlessly impossible to win.)

by Qu33nMimi

I’ve been playing this game for a long time, so much so that it has become apart of my daily/nightly routine. My favorite parts of the game are the tournaments, being able to find more words that listed for extra points, the new themes that can be obtained, the dictionary for the words found, & the relaxing factor - the fact that the game is not timed. This game is the best word game & a great de-stressor. I highly recommend this game to anyone who wants a calming word game that helps expand their vocabulary.
The only suggestion I have to make game better is to have a way for the game progress to be saved and accessed from multiple devices. I have several devices with this game on it, but each of them are at different progress points.

by PotatoChipLays

I really love this game! If you want to just Relax, you should DEFINITELY play this! I really like how you can shuffle the letters or words if you are stuck. You can also get hints. I really enjoy just laying back and playing this game! I like how all the words relate to only one category. You don’t have to find random words. This game definitely will help improve your brain by increasing it’s ability with words and puzzles. It is a calming, relaxing game that can teach you. Very good for a rainy day or for when you are just BORED. I definitely suggest this game to people who like words or puzzles. Or to people who just wanna relax. I have another word game from the same people. It is called Wordscapes! It is the same review from me! Five stars! I really love this game and hope you will too! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

by Owensj2

I really enjoy WordStacks. There are many in the comments that complain about not being able to get enough coins to be able to play..to shuffle it costs 50 coins, to get a hint it costs 75 coins, and to reveal a letter that will lead you to a word in the group of letters it costs 100 coins.
You can gain coins by watching advertisements, by finding extra words, by completing ten of the word puzzles, by completing the daily puzzles, and they give you a daily gift. There are plenty of ways to get coins for free, you just have to be patient and earn them.
Overall it is a fun game to play and one of the only games I play now! I have a lot of fun with it, and yes the words get a little repetitive, but they are still fun and hard to find.
It is a great game if you want to work your brain a little bit and you want a free game to play!

by Bry2011 Bry31211

This is a really good app!!! On the first day I got into level 68! This is a mind game and I love it so please make another game like this that is harder for the experienced people that want more like this. I also have a suggestion to make another game called rocket launcher! , where you can customize your rocket and then launch it into space. Sometimes you get a medal for doing challenges or get skins from challenges. Also, please don’t make in app purchases because some people don’t have the money for the purchases, and some people might want to do things on that app to get the items for free with no money. Try not to make it cost money. One in app purchase could be a membership for a year or two, but anyways, make sure you can still get every item for free!

Hope you have a good day!
- your word stacks loving app girl,
Bryleigh

by Miminpsc

I love this game, but unfortunately if you don’t give us a way to make points for hints, etc. I am deleting it. I know everyday you give away 25 points but that’s just not enough to play the game. Also I am tired of asking for videos for points and bonus words which don’t add up to much. You’re just not giving us enough. It’s very frustrating especially with a good game like this. You have a great game here but if you can’t do something about this im deleting and I will really miss it.
Nancy

I previously wrote this ad about 2weeks ago. The above review was from playing on my tablet, then I started playing on my phone. The game works perfectly on my phone but still does the same as above on my tablet. How could this be? Has it been updated somehow or can I update it to work the same on my tablet as my phone? On my phone I can easily find applicable words without shuffling on my phone but my tablet is totally different. I can’t do anything without watching many, many ads. It is totally frustrating. How can I fix this? Can you answer me ASAP please. Thank you, Nancy.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! You fixed it! After what you fixed I can actually play the game! I hope everybody reads this and tries again. This is awesome! Giving you five stars now!
Thanks, Nancy

by SexySakima

I rarely rate a game as 5 stars. It’s really got to have it all and this is a rare game that does. It’s fun and mentally challenging at the same time. And I really like the fact the broke the mold and didn’t use the “cookie pan” method. They got creative. I also really like the currency system in this game. Compared to other games out there, the developers make it very easy to rack up coins and the hint system is not price gouging. The backgrounds are tastefully done and they go the extra effort to do more than slap a nice background up. They change the colors for everything to match. And if you want to switch the theme, it’s free to do so. I also really like the fact that the menu options are easy to find and easy to use. And the daily puzzle is icing on the cake.
Overall, I really like this game and recommend it to anyone who wants a fun and mentally stimulating new approach to word searches.

by Missss Yvonne

I want to thank the developers of this game for not being greedy and overwhelming players with ads. The ads are much less frequent than in most games, and they never interrupt you with an ad mid-game. The ads only play between games, and not even every time, and the pop-ups for buying coins are also infrequent. In addition, it’s a very relaxing and fun game, with nice music and backgrounds. They vary the difficulty from game to game, which keeps it interesting, as do the occasional tournaments. Some of the words are more challenging than others, but they never use obscure words or syllables, like many other games often do. All in all, a solid five stars!! And, again, my sincere appreciation for providing a nice game without over-the-top ads!

by Dani759

I’ve been buying this game for a couple years now. And the tournaments are fun because you are testing yourself to see how close to one you can get. But it’s terrible when you play the game from 8 PM Friday night until 8 PM Sunday night and cannot get lower than 8. Right now there are about 4 hours until this tournament ends, and I’ll be lucky if I can get to 5. I literally played this game one Sunday morning, all morning, and took a break to eat lunch. I went from being “1”, to 5 in about 20 minutes, and 9 hours later I made it to 4. It’s too bad that the game’s algorithm decides that once you land in a certain level, you may not move off for 12 hours, and your chances of getting a “big” crown suddenly become slim to none. I may end up taking a break for a while. It’s really depressing to play for 30 hours of a 48hr stretch, and get hung up on a “level”. Especially since I have played over 22k games