I saw WaterSortPuzzle as an (optional) add in one of my other games, and it looked like a lot of fun. Upon downloading, I noticed that it didn’t look as or play polished as advertised. There was no background music, and I couldn’t hear the apparent water sound effect at all. The gameplay itself is very chill, but nothing ever really changes much, and the game gets very same-y.
All of this would be tolerable if not for the ads that play after every level. It’s incredibly frustrating and disruptive. The ads on the bottom of the screen are unobtrusive, but one video after every level? These are short levels, as well. I’ve seen other reviewers say that they tried to pay to get rid of ads, but that their payment didn’t register, or that it did but only gave them an option to skip ads as opposed to removing them.
This is completely unacceptable.
To make matters worse, I could feel my phone (an iPhone 6S) overheating as I played. The game began to lag. I had to close and reopen WaterSortPuzzle because it froze several times. This is the only app I’ve ever had this particular issue with. Pokemon Go runs more smoothly.
I uninstalled WaterSortPuzzle after reaching level 23. I would have liked to keep the game around for a nice, relaxing time every once in a while, but with the constant barrage of ads and the overheating issue, I won’t be coming back to it.