Tap Away 3D Reviews

by Slicole

I love puzzle games and downloaded this from an ad I saw. The gameplay was pretty much exactly what was shown in the ad, which was nice. However, I got bored of this game almost immediately. There’s no real challenge in solving the puzzles, so it just feels tedious. Also, you get an ad after clearing every level AND after you’ve made a certain number of moves in the larger-scale “challenge” levels, which continually disrupts the gameplay. I didn’t feel that the puzzles were worth watching all these ads. Also, the large-scale levels are really annoying to play. The size of the entire block arrangement is so big that the individual blocks are tiny on the screen. You can zoom in, but you can’t control how much to zoom in—it’s either zoomed all the way out or all the way in. Zoomed out, the blocks are tiny, and I had to strain my eyes to try to see the path of each block. Also, when I tried to select a block, sometimes my finger would accidentally hit the block next to it (because the blocks are so tiny), and I would lose a move. Zoomed in, you can’t see enough of the overall arrangement to see the path of a block, so that view is pretty much useless. I got a headache from playing just one of the challenge levels, so I deleted TapAway3D . Not worth it at all.

by Stephnelson1028

there are seriously sooooo many ads that pop up in this game that it is impossible to ignore. I know they want you to buy the ad free version but the game is not good enough for me to spend money on. It’s a great concept for a puzzle game and fun without being too challenging, but the ads are just too much. There also these “special blocks” that pop up everywhere and you are forced to click on them and those prompt more ads. I also hated that it would produce this screen randomly during play that says you increased your rank or something along those lines. It stops your playing the game and then again is more ads. I also did not like the mechanics for being able to move the puzzle around. You could not move the puzzle around or zoom in on a certain spot. All it does is rotate so it is very frustrating to try and complete larger puzzles when you want to be able to take a closer look at a particular spot. Overall I give it literally one star for the concept. Everything else is terrible. I’m disappointed because I really was looking forward to playing this game. I knew right away when I opened it that i was going to get too frustrated with it and have to delete because every game I have downloaded by this company has been the same. Great concept but TapAway3D itself is terrible and not worth the time or money.

by Vickilovesheriphone

I paid twice the $4.99 to remove the ads, and twice, my money was deducted, then TWICE, I got the “Could not finish purchase, check your internet.” BULL$**T! (The only reason why I happened to do it twice is because I had forgotten that I did this a month prior and at the time I was playing a bunch of new games so I’d actually forgotten that I already purchased no ads) My Internet was completely fine and it still deducted the money from my account, and the ads were still there. I tried hitting “restore purchases,“ and it still didn’t work. I emailed them through their website and sent a separate email and still have gotten NO response. Finally I asked Apple for a refund and the problem with that is I can only ask for one refund so I’m still out five bucks! It’s very annoying to have the money taken out and still have to watch through their 50 million ads. If they would fix that issue I’d actually be pretty happy with the game. And there was another user who said the developers don’t seem to be reading these comments and I would have to agree that that is true. I don’t understand these app developers, once they start making their millions of dollars, they abandon the players who are making them rich, it’s absolutely despicable!!!!!!

by PhantasmagoricSpectre

As the title states, the “ad free” version of this game is entirely misleading. I understand app developers rely on advertisements to produce a profit and keep their games free. However, offering a paid version of the game to remove such advertisements should do just that. This developer instead replaces advertisements with lengthy interruptions where you are forced to watch an advertisement to gain any additional rewards. Otherwise, you still have to sit through level up screens and the useless “golden block” animation that halts gameplay for a few seconds every 10-15 moves. I know a few seconds may not sound like much, but when a fast paced game like this is stopping you dead in your tracks every time you level up (which is too often) or tap on a “golden block” it is no longer a fast paced game- nor is it enjoyable.

I love the concept of this game, and it is quite soothing to me. However, there are plenty of other games that provide continuous disruption free gameplay that are much better than this. If you have a lot of time and/or money to waste, then go ahead and buy the paid upgrade. But for those of you who, like me, just need a fun puzzle game to play when stress is high- look elsewhere.

I’ve emailed the developers as well, seeing as they do not seem concerned at all about the potential customers they are losing. Hopefully, these disruptions will be removed and I can update my review. Until then, it remains at one star.

by Boslaw

I would give this game 5 stars if it wasn’t for the constant interruptions. The gold block is the worst. The fact that you have to click on it during the game, which then interrupts the game to make you sit through animations, then asks if you want to watch an ad to earn more points, then makes you sit some more before letting you decline, then you can finally get back to the game. Wait, another gold block — in the same puzzle you were working on before the first gold block interruption. More animations, more waiting, again, do you want to watch an ad for points, again, wait before you can decline, ok, finally, back to the game. Wait, another gold block, in the same puzzle, and so on and so on… What makes this so disappointing is that I paid extra to remove ads. Logic dictates that if I paid to remove ads, I won’t ever watch them, but they still interrupt the game to ask, over and over again. Here’s the good news, there are other tap block games out there that actually let you play the game/solve the puzzles without interruption. They’re relaxing and enjoyable to play instead of frustrating and stressful. The one I found still has options to watch ads, but it’s not intrusive and never interrupts the game. It’s the game I thought I was getting when I paid for this one. So for all the reviewers who have this same complaint (and are not being heard), there are other options out there.

by Dededsdscscfgyhtfrgh

A simple game like this with zen qualities shouldn’t be interrupted every 20 seconds by an ad. It ruins the purpose of the game when more time is spent watching ads vs playing the game. With the gold block it is a waste of time since every time you remove one your forced to watch an ad when at the bottom it clearly gives you the option to skip but it doesn’t. Plus their are plenty of other ways to get coins and gold blocks aren’t one of them, because it ruins challenge times because the game won’t end until they are gone. If you don’t have the ad free mode which is already ridiculous to begin with that I should pay to enjoy a simple game is terrible because after the gold block ad you get another ad for ranking up. Which ranking up is its own problem since it’s not even a rank it’s just an annoying system to give you more ads further ruining the quality of the game. If this was a complex developed game I’d understand the ads but this is not one of those so they don’t belong! I’m not sure what went wrong in TapAway3D developers head but they for sure need to try the game so they can understand how unenjoyable the game really is. Which is why I’m sure many others quit the game and also why it’s not nearly as popular as it could’ve been. If you want to desperately ruin the game at least put the ads in between levels not in the levels. Think about the players not the money for once and grow up!

by Featherluv

THE MAKERS OF THIS GAME DO NOT CARE at all about their reviews. They do not read them nor intend on fixing the issues expressed. This review is for THE PLAYERS OF THIS GAME. The game itself, I enjoy. The gold blocks, the ads… makes it not worth it. I had the game years ago and couldn’t remember why I deleted it. When I started playing it again, I remembered why. You get an ad every time you level up, an ad with those golden blocks that block your path so you have to tap them, and wherever else they want to throw them in. You get maybe a minute or two of play between them. Worth deleting. You can play offline to avoid ads. Downside -you can’t earn as much cash because this game relies too much on ads. On the bonus games, you can earn more moves as time passes, but often times the game is glitched so it doesn’t follow through with giving you those moves. Lots of glitches.

Edit: I stand corrected about the makers of the game not reading their reviews. This review really got a response from them. I’m sorry I was mistaken. However, 😏 after seeing reviews that are several years old with the the same old “the ads are frequent enough to ruin it”, I just don’t see where that’s been improved. As well as glitches of the graphics freezing up then jumping around. It’s still pretty bad. Sorry, I don’t agree with the response.

by Lowell S

Update: recent versions are so buggy, with so many interruptions to gameplay, I’m deleting the game, notwithstanding my recent purchase. It’s not worth it, how much this game leaves me annoyed. For example: the new “special” block feature. Don’t leave a special block to be the last one you clear, or you might get stuck/trapped in an empty level with no way to progress forward. Like I am.

Original: Bought this game a few weeks ago because gameplay was chill and there were WAY too many ads in the free version. It was great for a few weeks. Fantastic way to pass time if that’s what you’re looking for. But the last couple of updates have been really disappointing. First was an update that apparently broke some of the 3D textures on my phone (iPhone 12 Pro) … instead of gold reflective I get buggy, flat hot pink. Destroys what was my favorite skin to play. Multiple reboots and OS patches have not fixed it. Then there was the update so it now interrupts gameplay every minute or so to tell me that I’m advancing to a new “rank”. Talk about annoying! Please make it so I can opt out of these constant pop ups. Honestly, I like the game but I’m about to uninstall unless it stops going downhill.

by Farty Decker

I’ve had the game for 24 hours and I will be deleting it as soon as I finish typing this review. You can’t get a solid 1 minute of gameplay with an ad. Literally every 35-45 seconds is an ad. Aside from those ads, the gold blocks that pop up when you’ve successfully moved several blocks in a row are very annoying, every single time you move a gold block, they show you a reward screen that allows you to collect coins. You can get about 30-40 coins for “free” or you can watch an ad to double or triple the amount. Between the ads and the coin rewards, it’s impossible to get even 20 seconds of uninterrupted gameplay. I would NEVER recommend this game.

Also, and probably worse than the issues mentioned above, even if you turn off the sound in the games settings, your music will still be interrupted by the sound of the ads. It will either cut your music off completely or it will play sound over you music. I really don’t like games that treat you like you’re stuck in that AWFUL Wreck It Ralph 2 hellscape. I would gladly pay a few dollars for upgrades in a game that’s actually enjoyable but I would NEVER spend money or download an advertised game from a game that attempts to annoy you into submission. Game developers need to do better with their approach to making money.

by Just-wanna-play

5/1/23 it’s as if the developers can’t read or don’t care. After all the complaints about the gold blocks what do they do???? They add silver ones. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!???!!! They don’t go away immediately and there’s a bug and you can get stuck with the chests but no keys! So done until they get rid of those dammmmmm blocks cuz you can’t even get 10 seconds of play with out something popping up. Eff that!

This is a great game however the developers ruined it. Between the ‘special’ blocks and the game announcing your level, you’re lucky to get in 5 taps before being interrupted! I want to play the game! I understand the ‘special’ blocks provide income but who the heck cares about their game level? Does the game really need to stop the player every 10-15 seconds to announce it? Please change this so people can actually enjoy this really cool game. I will update my review if things change but for now it’s a great game but ruined cuz you’re constantly acknowledging either a special block or level increases. Just let us play! I can’t imagine people who haven’t paid to remove ads get any game play at all. You have a great game here, just make it more enjoyable for the player!

by SapphireSays

When I’m sad I like to binge puzzle games. When I saw an ad for thing game, I knew the drill. While the actual puzzles themselves surprised me with their complexity and variety (I was expecting MUCH less- it’s not difficult just enough to make you pause for a moment at most tbh) the thing that didn’t surprise me were the ads and cosmetics. No matter how well you are doing or if you’ve just gone out of your way to watch ads for a bonus, you will see a new ad about every 30-45 seconds. On the smaller puzzles it was tolerable bc it was usually max 3 ads, but on the more complex puzzles with say 300 blocks… every thirty taps I would get another ad. On a five minute puzzle I got 11 ads. While I honestly don’t mind the occasional ad (I work in an ad adjacent field so it’s almost research), this is some of the most aggressive ad placement I’ve ever seen. Find something similar as other reviews said the 5$ ad free charge often doesn’t even work!!

by Loralieshahan

The concept of this game is very interesting but it is so poorly designed and developed that it doesn’t keep your interest. I have played for a couple weeks now and I’m so bored with it. They need to work on better puzzles n making them much harder as they go on. It’s just the same puzzles over and over. The zoom needs to be improved. This game could be so much more but it’s lacking as is. The developers need to take time to update and make more options, harder puzzles, fix the zoom and overall better their concept to what it could be. That would keep us playing and waiting to come back to the game instead of getting bored. And oh my god the adds!!!! Way way way too many. The faster you clear a board the more adds you see and I came across several adds that would come up n you couldn’t close. Which in turn I would have to close the game and restart it each time. When you have that many ads you end up closing the game a lot to just continue the board so so so so annoying!!!!!

by Jp_allen

Wife has this game on her iPad, i tried it out and liked it. Got it on my iPad but don’t like ads popping up, so I paid the $4.99 to remove ads. Within 15 minutes of playing the “Endless” mode I get to a gift box within the puzzle that I have no other option but to tap it, and what do you think happened? An ad pops up, and it’s not one of those wait 15-20 seconds and you can skip it, no no no, it’s pretty much a full minute or longer before you can even get out of it. I figured ok, maybe that was my fault. Play the game for a few minutes longer and win some new ability or feature to use in the endless mode, button pops up at the bottom of my screen to use it, I tap it, and guess what?!? I’m back in another ad that I can’t skip. Why did I even spend the $4.99 for ad free when within 18 minutes of playing the game I’m getting ads? I’d like a refund on my “Remove ads” payment, very misleading and the developer certainly is not upholding their end of the purchase. Reported to Apple as well.

by LuvWordsBest

I was enticed to get this game after viewing an ad for it in a different 3D game I enjoy. The ad showed a very challenging multi tiered block which would be definitely be so much fun to play. The actual game however starts with a single block, then 2, then 4 and so on which is okay to get you familiar with how to move the blocks. But after 20 levels it’s still at this ridiculously easy puzzle and boredom is setting in. It reminds me of the parking cars game where you have to mindlessly go through 25-50 stupidly simple lots that are no fun at all in order to get access to one that’s a little challenging and fun to play. And the frequency of ads is quite maddening, I think more so than any other game I’ve tried. So this game is getting deleted for me. Such a shame because the potential is definitely there. Note to developers: I’d gladly pay $$ for the challenging games you show in your ads you conveniently place in other games. And I’d even pay an additional fee for an ad free version. I’m sure others feel the same. Is that concept even considered these days?

by Tiffanapolis

I’ve played this game for a couple years; since before it was “3D”. It was simple yet challenging and quite addictive. L O V E D it. And then the upgrades started. ‘Zoom’ is a new feature; except it’s either in or out without any in between. You can see the block you’re tapping but not its path. Very frustrating. ‘Moves’ are also new; which is a definite drawback for people like me who don’t have steady hands. There’s no option to choose this feature or not, unless you’re content with the boring (and unchallenging) infinity cube. Finally - and this is the most infuriating part of all - do not click out of the game for any incoming messages, notifications, phone calls, etc. When you switch back, your entire progress resets; regardless of how far you were in the puzzle. It’s heartbreaking to struggle with the disadvantages to 275 moves into a 300+ move piece and have to take a phone call knowing it was all in vain. I reached out via email to Popcore over an issue with the ads early on, received a generic response, replied to them, and never heard back. Unfortunately, do not recommend this game any longer.

by I'm Way Too Bored

it’s always been full of bugs, but I’ve put those aside and still played the game. However, with whatever change came within the last day or so, the game isn’t enjoyable to play. Normal blocks continuously change into these “special blocks” that don’t even offer 50 coins, and when you click on them, you get interrupted with a screen giving you an option to double, triple, etc, the amount by watching an ad. And again, they don’t stop coming. You get rid of one? Now you got yourself another. But I mean, you have to get rid of them since they’ll block the other blocks, so it’s just a pain. Also, why do we even need these coin blocks?? There’re literally challenge levels that’ll give you 10k+ coins, that are extremely easy.

Not to mention that once you’ve bought those three skins at the top, and the other ones that are purchasable with coins (12 of them, at max costing 500~ish coins), that’s all that you can buy with coins. Your coins from there on just continue to pile up without having anything to spend them on. As I am right now, I’m currently sitting on roughly 544k coins, so why would I have any desire to earn more, especially if it continuously interrupts the normal gameplay?

Also, having ranks on the normal mode makes no sense. It doesn’t show any leaderboard, so you’re not competing with others, you barely earn a few coins, and like in the endless mode, it just interrupts the game whenever you reach a new rank.

by Lari Anne

I gave it 2 stars becaus it’s a fun mind numbing game. The pop sound and floating block graphics are peaceful to play. But I ONLY gave it 2 stars because you can’t play a level in a single sitting. There are a zillion ads that pop up within each single level. Most games with ads LT u accomplish a level then you suffer thru the ad. Not this one. Every time you get on a SHORT roll, it breaks to an ad. Additional ads come in when ther is a golden block to the point where you dread this benefit of golden blocks. In addition to getting an ad with the golden blocks, in order to get many points from the golden blocks, YOU HAVE TO WATCH ANOTHER AD!!!

Why are ads so disruptive in this game? Each time you get on a roll deleting blocks, AD BREAK!! Then, when you restart after the ad, the set of blocks resets its position instead of resuming where you were in the game. You have to rotate until you find your spot, zoom in so your fingers only tap one block at a time, then pan to the location where you were working. This occurs with each and very ad break.

I have not counted, but there are a min of maybe 30 ads per level. Too bad too. I deleted TapAway3D . Don’t download unless you pay for th ad free version.

by Tea Tea Tra

I wanted to like this game. It’s the perfect kind of game to zone out with and pass the time, or it would be if there weren’t so many interruptions. I’m not talking about the ads. Those are bad enough . I’m referring to the CONSTANT interruptions from gold blocks, score levels, scavenger hunt. Yay I got more gold coins. For what? I haven’t used one yet. I would have supported this game because the base game I really like. Would I pay for a non ad no interruption game like this? Yes. Will I pay for no ads on the game in its current state? Absolutely not. Scores can be at the end of the game. Gold blocks and scavenger hunts? I didn’t WANT a scavenger hunt game. I let the 6minutes run out and then continue my game. It’s very stressful to be constantly interrupted. There is nothing relaxing about being interrupted when you’re trying to concentrate on a task. It’s a shame. Devs need to take the gold blocks out. I don’t feel like a “winner” all I feel is irritation and I close the game out of frustration. All due to the constant interruptions. I want to clarify that I’m not referring to the bombardment of ads. I’m only referring to the gold blocks, score updates and that ridiculous scavenger hunt. Don’t bother downloading it. I don’t see how it has such high reviews in its current state.
Many other reviews have also mentioned the interruptions. Devs are you listening?

by Devil's Wife

I saw an ad for this that looked challenging and fun. I figured it would start off easy; it did. I expected it to get harder; it hasn’t yet. Unfortunately that means repetitive and boring. I just got the game yesterday so maybe I’ll play a little more before deleting, but I’m on something like level 115 already and it’s all the same. Even the “challenges” are the same. Another irritating thing is some of the skins are very hard on my eyes, some make it difficult to determine depth, some are difficult to “read” (as in hard to tell the arrows are arrows let alone which way they are pointing). The eyestrain is not fun at all so I end up going back to the original skin. I wanted to like this, I really wanted to like it. The potential is there. Maybe if more of it was like the ad where some of the blocks are different sizes and the player has to move (instead of remove) some blocks in order to remove others. Maybe if there were ways for the player to get stuck. Maybe if I hadn’t mastered it in 10 seconds…
Another suggestion to the developers: please don’t ask for a review so soon after someone downloads the game. At least give the player time to get to more challenging levels first (this is a double hint).
Note: I played offline. Thank you to those reviewers that warned about the excessive advertisements.

by Yesacarch126

This game used to be great to play. This is why I chose to not watch ads and decided to pay for the ad-free option. The problem with this is that they also changed what happens when you press the reset button. It no longer gives you new cubes, it just explodes the view, and then re-lines them up giving you the same amount of cubes you had. You are now forced into playing the puzzle even though you know you are going to lose. So you explode as many as you can with the bombs, but they take forever to reset. Now once I’m out of moves I CAN’T just go onto the next puzzle. The game gives you the option of watching a video for 10 more moves. If you press retry, the puzzle forces you to just continue with ZERO moves, not to start over. You are then forced into watching the ads in order to get extra moves so that you can finally end the game. It’s just a way for the game to make money off of people who have already paid for an ad free service. I can find some other game to dull my find. A game like this doesn’t warrant spending so much money.

by Mamaofjz

In the beginning, I enjoyed the game but not the ads so I paid to play the ad free version. Like other players have mentioned, quite a few skins are hard on the eyes and some puzzles are too small and don’t enlarge well. But, I was ok with those quirks as the fish variation is easy on the eyes and the small puzzles are few and far between. I really just wanted a mostly mindless game to enjoy so the features were fine. However, with the update, if you are playing the standard levels there is an incredibly annoying feature that changes playable blocks to gold. When you click them it takes you away from the game for a few coins or the option to watch an ad to get more coins. There does not currently seem to be a way to turn off the special gold blocks and I hate it. Not only can you not ignore the gold blocks but more and more gold blocks appear during the game. This in turn takes you out of the gameplay each time. I paid for the ad free version so I could play the game uninterrupted but this new feature is almost more annoying. If the developers don’t offer an option to opt out of that feature, I will consider uninstalling the game. I’m currently only playing the endless feature but that is dull as the puzzle is only a cube.

by TarnishedMyth42

So they had a feature in the new endless mode but if you collected in boxes is generally one entire layer and then a half another layer you got a free boost and it would remove an entire layer for you which is great. Like many of their other games they also have challenges to finish. One of the major ones is to finish and acquire perhaps five boosts in InBliss. This wasn’t too hard if you worked really diligently clearing boxes. However they now want you to watch an ad for every boost that to fulfill the boost challenges. And now you have to have 8-13 boosts per that Boost Challenge. You now have to watch a crap ton of ads just to fulfill this challenge i’m getting all these boosts and endless mode. I’m not happy about this, because there’s already a crap ton of ads that come up every time you play a new level, and every time that it switches to a new layer on the boxes this is gosh dang ridiculous. Not cool. At all. IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND DISLIKE THE ADS, put your phone in airplane mode or disable WiFi for this specific app. It will help cut down the ads unless you want to intentionally watch an ad to skip something.

by Rarityrises

So I got this game for a new challenge, it’s about the same as the traffic jam. Except levels 1 through 10, there is a ad in between each level… okay I can deal with that. However once you hit level 10, you get a 325 move puzzle which was great until every 10 moves Im being forced to watch ANOTHER ad!!!! Not just the quick ad that you can exit out of after 5 seconds… nope full 30 + seconds of ads! It took my “relaxing time” and turned it into a new level of frustration! $4.99 to remove the ads could be worth it, if it actually works! I paid for ad removal from this company before and it was fine for awhile. Then they found new ways to make you watch the darn ads anyway! To collect your coins … watch an ad, to get MORE coins watch a ad… because they give so few coins, to open challenge levels you have to watch ads to get the coins! I love the concept but I’ll be deleting this game because of the tons of ads you just can’t get away from even if you pay.

by Skookie31

I can’t really complain about it having too many ads because almost every free game is overloaded with them.
It’s a bit annoying that every single ad it’s for another game I’m definitely not interested in and often you’ll have two 30-second ads with less than a minute of game play between them.
The real problem with this game is that it is so buggy.
More than 1/3 of the ads either freeze up or kick you out to the Home Screen, forcing you to kill the program and reload it, losing a little of your progress on the puzzle in addition to wasting even more of your time and being annoying.
The game will just jump into an ad in the middle of moving puzzle pieces with no warning.
The game will also often freeze for a few seconds and then continue in the middle of playing.
Also the controls moving the puzzle — rotating and resizing — are very choppy and sometimes just jump around.
The layout of several functions overlap with the puzzle pieces causing you to hit unwanted functions all too easily when you’re trying to tap on a puzzle piece, and many times the special function cannot be undone.
These functions should be moved to a segregated part of the screen so that it’s not so easy to hit them accidentally.
All in all this has the makings of a fun game, but likely not for another year or two of updates and bug fixes.

by KAM390

I had really loved this game as a fun easy way to keep occupied on my downtime. Definitely not a fan since the updates with the 2 option zoom feature. The game is either too zoomed out to the point the blocks are so tiny you can’t see the arrows or so zoomed in that you can’t even see the full playing field. Additionally, since there is no fixed axis at which the whole puzzle spins around you are constantly losing your location in the puzzle as you zoom in and out trying to see the whole picture. Between these annoyances with actually playing the game and the near constant pop up ads, my phone starts to over heat within 5-10 minutes causing it to glitch further, and really makes it seem like more trouble than it’s worth. Really wish they could fix these issues as that would go a long way towards making this game enjoyable again.

by MyrtleMae Invite RvD7U4

Okay, so I’m not stupid and I do get it that ads pay for the games we enjoy for free, but the operative word here is “enjoy”. After you get through the first few levels (essentially a tutorial - how else do you explain a set of puzzles that require no real skill to solve?), you finally get to a puzzle that presents somewhat of a challenge. Only to have your gameplay constantly interrupted by ads that start playing randomly during the level. I’m used to games that have ads that play in between levels, but at least you can complete the level before you have to stop watch an ad in order to go any further. Not that I’m a fan of those either, but like I said I’m used to them. But when I can’t get through a level without several ad interruptions I have to question the value of the so-called “free” game. Seriously, I would rather purchase a game and know that I will actually get to play it.

by Jonnie Roten

I’m glad I finally figured out where to purchase the add free version, but that hasn’t stopped the annoying game interruptions. The “special blocks” pop up non-stop and you have no choice but to click on them to get rid of them or they’ll get in the way of the game play. Then they bring you to an option to watch an add for more coins and it takes several seconds before you can just select to collect the coins you earn and get back to the game. The rank increases are also frequent but slightly less annoying since they’re quicker to dismiss away.

I’d rather collect no coins than have the constant interruptions. All you can buy with coins are the skins anyway and I personally prefer the one the game starts you with, so the coins are useless to me. Alternatively, if you could just have a mode that was no interruptions you could still click on the special blocks and they could automatically deposit into your coin account. Those that like the option to watch an add for more could have no interruptions off and it would allow for the best of both worlds. Your rank could also just update discretely on top without creating a pop-up for every new level.

I really hope TapAway3D developer reads these because it seems that many others who otherwise love this game have the same qualm with it!

by Retired In L.A.

Thanks for only showing the aforementioned ad only occasionally - I truly appreciate it.

I still love this game and highly recommend but beware - so many long ads. Plus with the daily challenges you are not allowed to use your points to buy bombs so when you run out of time or blocks you have to watch a very long ad in order to receive an additional 3 blocks or 15 seconds more!! To add insult to injury if it’s taking a while to finish the challenge and “want” to add more time or blocks you get a message that you internet connection is down. Of course it’s not, the game is just having problems downloading another long ad!! I know this because if you wait a minute or so you finally get an ad. Be careful though because if you accidentally touch any part of the screen, it pops you out of the challenge and you have to start all over again! Very frustrating!! Please do something about this!!!! Thank you!!

I love this game! It is challenging and frustrating and I just love it. It is definitely 5 stars! I gave it only 3 stars due to one particular ad - makeover! I find this ad offensive and insulting to women. It plays over and over again with no way to complain about it. If people want to play this game - that’s their privilege, however women and especially young women and girls shouldn’t be subjected to this long playing ad! I can’t believe no one has commented on it. Please remove or make it just a “still” ad. Thank you.

by Doodle 11

Hello. I love your game, it’s very fun,entertaining, and enjoyable. But, there are a few problems I would like to address.1. Like the stupid “special blocks” they spawn so much when I’m doing a level. It gets annoying having to click on them every time to get a block out this way but then another pops up and it blocked this, so it’s just super annoying.
2. There are SO MANY freaking ads. Every time I play this game I rank up, and once I do, I get a ad. And ranking up is soooooo easy to do. And I rank up so quick that it feels like every 3 mins there is a ad. 3. This may not apply to everyone but maybe do this. The “bombs” you guys have at the bottom of your screen that you can press. When I press it I expect to take my finger and drag the bomb over to some random block and release my finger from the screen and it explodes. But for some reason I have to do that a couple times and I just start pressing and doing random things trying to make it work and once it does it’s in the wrong place or something. So I want you guys to make the bombs a little more easier to use. 4. Make more skins of the blocks like the one you first start out with. Because it starts getting confusing with all the arrows and stuff. But this may not apply to everyone.

Hello. This is the end of my review, I hope you will think about these problems and try to fix them. Goodbye.

by Vitamine03

**Another update and it’s even worse than ever. The new colors/designs are an assault on the eyes. I guess it’s time to find a new game.**

*Update* It just gets worse with every update. More endless, pointless interruptions. I don’t care where I am on the leaderboard and I wish it wouldn’t pull me out of the game every few moves to tell me and make me watch this stupid ticker. Can you not let people play in peace??? I love this game. It’s engaging and weirdly relaxing. I could play it endlessly except the ads were so disruptive and annoying. I bit the bullet and paid for the “ad free” version but I’m still getting prompted to click on buttons for ads. Why?? 😩 The continual interruptions significantly lessen the quality of the game. Every so many moves, the game stops and tells me I’ve reached some new level, which I do not care about in the slightest. I get the point of golden blocks - they’re essentially wild cards, which is cool, but I don’t need to be taken out of the game and forced to sit for 5 seconds while I wait to decline the option to watch an ad for additional points. And no, I do not want to join a race, so please stop interrupting the game to ask me. I don’t care about getting puzzle pieces or any of the various challenges or annoying bouncing icons at the top of the screen. Please, for the love of all that is holy, just leave me in peace and let me play the game.

by DE Myst

I found this game yesterday, enjoyed it enough I bought it. Came here to review today and saw an update. Updated and suddenly I’m not getting any event Easter Eggs which I got a lot yesterday and so far completed two levels with zero event eggs.

But even without glitchy patch, this game still isn’t worth 5 stars. It has way to many forced adds after buying the “no adds” version. If I buy the game I expected the gift boxes at the end of finishing puzzles to come without adds and I expected to be able to get some replay chances for the challenges. The Memory Challenge is great, but they don’t show you the order of the last set of boxes. So you have to figure it out on your own through trial and error. But the only way to retry is by watching an add. Which is a huge NOPE for me. I already hate having to guess but you’re going to force me to watch an add for every retry even after paying for the game. NOPE. That’s not cool.

I love this game. Even with these two major flaws I’m giving game 3 stars instead of one. It’s one of the funnest games I’ve played. But If the developers ever want five stars from me they’re going to need to give paid accounts an actual “No Adds” gaming experience or relabel the purchase button to “Less Adds”.

by KathrinWebb

I really enjoy playing this game, the mechanics of it at least. It’s relaxing and satisfying to complete a level, and the sculptures the blocks make are fun to try and figure out.
The skins are lackluster (except for like, 2 of them). There’s not enough variation in color and not much detail in the backgrounds; most of them are a solid color as though the sculpture is floating in an uncanny void.
And MY GOD THE ADS. Depending on how quickly you solve these puzzles, you could run into an ad as frequently as every minute. And they’re not even good or entertaining ads! Most of them are created in an ad engine and thus don’t even accurately represent the actual game they’re advertising. They’re dumb, shallow and downright irritating.
I have a feeling if they made the ads less frequent, they’d have more players, which would mean they could leverage for more expensive ad rates which means their advertisers would want to make their ads better quality to make the most of that slot - and then I might actually stick around for the ads rather than closing out the game almost every time one plays.

by MadelineCat

I like playing this game, but there are some things that bother me. After puzzle pieces were given as rewards in an event, I didn’t receive the last two skins that you get for completing puzzles, even though all my puzzles are complete thanks to the puzzle pieces I got from the event. This makes me sad, because I really wanted the penguin block. There is a thing within TapAway3D to contact the developers for support, but they haven’t answered it and I don’t think they read anything there. I keep checking to see if they responded to me, but they still haven’t, and my first message about those two missing puzzle skins were sent a month ago. I also am frustrated with the gold blocks and constant attempts to force you to watch ads, even if you have paid for no ads. I also wish there were more things to spend coins on, because there comes a point where you just build up lots of coins but then don’t have much to spend them on. People might be more willing to watch voluntary ads if there were more things to spend coins on after you buy every other possible thing.

by Elusivelyalive

I paid to remove ads and now I can’t reset any level and start over. I have to watch the video for an additional 10 moves. I don’t wanna watch videos that’s why I paid not no ads, I’d rather just solve the puzzles. I find it very cathartic and I really enjoy it but now it’s annoying when I get to the end because I can’t reset the level so I have to play on no matter what. It blows. Also I hate the little gold boxes that pop us. I get it they have money but it takes forever for the button to pop up so I can bypass the coin multiplier. Honestly theres not even a lot of uses for the coins so I feel like you guys should just take that out and have a simple tap the gold box for coins.

Overall it’s only a 3 because the actual puzzle part is fun and I like the different skins because some are easier to solve with while others make it harder (in my opinion). Without the content being there I’d rate it a 1 for structure because honestly it makes no sense. It’s wayyyy too similar to parking jam but In this game the layout doesn’t make complete sense. It almost feels like a lazy copy/paste.

by Flara1194

Listen, this game is weirdly relaxing with the general idea of tapping away the block but the little useless quirks make it incredibly annoying to play. I never wrote reviews but I’m hoping this might actually get the developers to make changes. As someone that paid for the game, it’s ridiculous that I’m still being forced to tap the gold blocks and interrupt my gameplay to get coins or tap away from the ranking interruptions. This could easily be saved to the end of the level. Or have it be a progress bar on the side that’s clickable for coins once you rank up. And the gold blocks are farrrrr too frequent. Have them be less frequent and worth way more and maybe be on a time limit to be more fun. And please let them all be gone when one is clicked (i.e, “you found 7 gold blocks” rather than having to click each individual one to get rid if them).
Also, while I’m at it, maybe add more display settings like background customization or something (speaking as someone that has everything on dark mode always). All around, it’s fun when it’s actually playable. I could see it being a 5 star with these changes.

by Thejayco

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed playing this game. It’s a great one to clear your mind and pass the time. There is one clear problem though. Even though it’s perfect to just play and put down, picking it right back up where you left off, there’s literally no reason to play. In fact I went as free, which I never do. Here’s the problem, there are no real goals. Progressing levels is okay, but no real rewards for it. The daily goals award coins, which are totally useless. The bar at the top that progresses it’s just a countdown timer to ads, because that bar awards..coins. The challenges can be really interesting but again…coins. I’m on level 75 with nearly 80,000 coins and nothing to spend them on. If coins are the reward but nothing to use them on, it makes the reward useless.
Skins are kind of cool but the basic ones are easily the best to use, it may be useful to have different unlock able backgrounds? Some of the themes are interesting but take away from the game itself.
Like I said, fun game to okay by itself, the “reward” system has no meaning. That may be why other users are annoyed with the constant interruptions while playing ad free.

by Kaykaywindham

This game is fun and challenging! The puzzles take a while to complete but the games itself is super fun. However, each level I have like 15 ads, i’m not even over exaggerating. As soon as one ad is over 1 minute later there is another one. It’s really annoying when you can’t play the game and have to watch the ads. I get that ads gives the creator their money but seriously?! The ads are ridiculous. Also, the game is very glitchy and laggy. Sometimes when you are trying to rotate the puzzle it will glitch and put you in a completely different area then intended. Also, this game for some reason uses a lot of my phone battery. Not sure why, but I played for around 15 minutes and lost 40% of battery. Anyways, the main problem is the ads, please fix this!!!!

by Lms1988

I really liked this game and played it a lot. Enough so that I even paid to remove the extremely excessive ads! You see, I have insomnia and I have found that if I play a game that occupies my mind but doesn’t make my think too much I can fall asleep easier. This game fit that bill! Until they did the latest update. They finally added a move count to the challenges so they are an actual challenge, which was needed! However, they also decided to make every level a challenge at the same time and added a move count to all of the levels. Normally this wouldn’t be a big deal unless you’re playing this game while trying to fall asleep and you keep making moves that are wrong while you are falling asleep. If they would just make the move count optional that would change my rating.

by Big J Bonk

Not much to say here that hasn't already been said, so I'll just summarize the main points.

PROS
-big levels with fun shapes (after some small "tutorial" levels)
-relaxing gameplay
-difficult challenges (timed and memory)
-passes the time
-has a zoom function
-endless mode has exclusive rewards that are generally easy to obtain

CONS
-excessive ads (every minute or two, or 30-50 blocks cleared)
-challenges get redundant
-no variation in gameplay
-zoom is either too close or nothing at all, and doesn't aim well
-not hard at all, save for a mild difficulty spike early on where the levels just suddenly get bigger
-little incentive to keep earning coins after about 60 levels (anything you can use the coins on has probably already been obtained)
-unlockables are mostly lackluster
-endless mode has a fake ranking system (you'll start at about #1.5m worldwide, and progress a handful of spots with every rank based on the number of blocks cleared, but if you put the game down for a while you'll find you somehow jumped up like 10k spots)
-coins underutilized (cosmetics only, not for powerups almost at all)
-collectibles necessitate watching ads

So, there are a lot of cons. The pros are JUST good enough to play a level or two here and there, but the reward slope is so shallow and the gameplay so samey, it almost isn't worth the constant ads alone.

by L2wannabe

I like this type of puzzle game so I actually paid the money for the ads to be taken out. There were far too many to play for any long period of time to not do that but I waited and put up with the ads until I knew I’d spend a good bit of time playing.
I’m on level 300+ and after awhile I noticed that they just recycle the same puzzle shapes over and over which gets a bit boring. I wish they’d add some more content to the game. They do have plenty of different styles of puzzle blocks but I generally just stick with the same one anyway.
I play on my iPhone and the screen is pretty big but sometimes when the puzzle is large, the individual blocks get so small that it’s impossible to use your fingers and I have to find a stylus to use. If you have any kind of problem with your eyesight or dexterity don’t bother downloading this game because it will only frustrate you!
All of that being said, I still use TapAway3D to fill in time gaps during the day because I find it somewhat challenging and still entertaining.

by 1otr1

I love this game. It takes a bit to find the skin that is easiest to follow for your eyes but once you do the game proceeds quite fast. I wish that the configurations would change however, as I have done the same configurations over and over and over again. I am so tired of them, I have made it to the top level probably 100’s of times only to be brought back down to the bronze level again. I keep adding points but what are they for? You don’t use them for anything. At this point even though I love the game, there’s no more challenge and I play the hard level. although the gold blocks as mentioned in another review are annoying, they do serve a purpose. When the configuration has reached an impasse, the gold blocks come up in order to open up a block or two. Of course, you also have the bombs but I don’t usually use those anymore. There’s always a way out, you just have to find it. Please, please please! before I stop playing this game, How do you change the configurations? And if i can’t change the configurations, then please have the developers change them or have a level in which they are updated. If I’m missing something here, could someone let me know the trick?

by Bella869

I love this game! It’s truly just tapping the blocks and getting them unstacked. The only issue I’d look at is the gold blocks. I play constantly and just like others that pay for no ads, I find these blocks to be frustrating and disruptive to consistent or faster players.

To me, they are like being forced into conversations with NPCs while in a quest, when they have nothing to do with it…constantly…every few moves. Or maybe like your toddler is playing your game with you and slapping blocks down in your path every time you think you’re getting somewhere. Not to mention that when you’re going to clear them you have to clear one at a time and wait several seconds to get out of it, just like dealing with an NPC or your toddler. That’s exactly why you chose to pick up the game right? Yeah, me neither. 🤷🏻‍♀️ That’s my only complaint.

I love playing as I said and am on it several times a day even with the annoying gold blocks. But please do something about them!!!

by Penelope Gator

I love the addictive quality of this game, but there are many changes I would make. We don’t need all these garish-looking skins and animations; there are only 2-3 that I prefer to use. Additionally, I would gladly pay $3-5 for an ad-free version. Being constantly interrupted by ads is beyond annoying. Besides, coin accumulation is essentially pointless. I have nearly half a million coins, and the only way I spend them is on dynamite (which annoyingly takes way too long to restore).

My newest gripe is that there seem to be bugs in the most recent update. I’ll finish a level, but the game will sit there as if there are still blocks to clear. On the timed games, the timer will continue to run down. Once it runs out, I have to click the “add 15 seconds” button, sit through an ad, and then the timer again runs down with no blocks to clear. So it’s stuck in a loop until I go back to the main menu. It’s prevented me from advancing levels. FIX THIS PLEASE!!!

by Bourealis

I really like this game but the zoom feature is really aggravating. When zoomed out, the blocks are way to small and I can’t see. But it doesn’t let you zoom in just a little bit. It zooms in way to close to where you can only see a section and can’t see the blocks around it. It’s either super close or super far which is really annoying. I wish they would fix this feature. Other than that it’s a really fun game, levels are kind of confusing. I like the levels that are more of a challenge with like 300 blocks but if you accidentally click out of it I can’t figure out how to get back. I wish they had a home menu the layout could definitely be better.

by Phoneguy!

I like the challenge. You have to look for all the possible paths that each cube can travel. It is a fun game. Not only is the game challenging but also all the ads. After you have passed several levels you earn more ads! After even more levels it limits you to only 10 moves (you can do in 30 to 40 seconds) and then you get to watch about 2 minutes of ads. 10 more moves more ads. Most of your time you are waiting for the little X to appear so you can close that ad so you can see the next one. Sometimes they’ll even repeat an ad. 2 or 3 times.” And as the number of cubes increases, the speed slows down. The processor works harder and the battery goes down faster.
I like the challenge of the game but it’s not worth waiting on all the ads.