Wordly Reviews

I love word-search games, but this developer lacks attention to detail, hasn't offered a *meaningful* update in years, and the game has serious issues:

1. Game progress isn't saved. When I leave the game and later return, everything is lost, and I'm forced to start a new game. This is simply inexcusable.

2. Game uses a very bizarre dictionary, including archaic words and even acronyms like "emf," which aren't words at all (and should be capitalized as "EMF"). Yet—common acronyms like "EMT" are rejected!

Acronyms are not words and should be disallowed all together. But be consistent: Either allow ALL acronyms (problematic) or disallow all. Which is it?

3. No way to *alphabetize* words we've found, which would make it easier to review the list.

4. Display hasn't been updated for larger iPhones, so there's ugly, blank space above and below the game. What's it been now? 4 years?

5. Outdated user interface still uses buttons from iOS 3 or 4, which have been passé for years.

6. Can't access settings without clearing the game.

7. Can't save a game to replay another time.

8. There are two buttons for sending feedback, which is redundant, and the buttons have different icons. (A minor issue, but untidy.)

I would LOVE to see this game become what it could be, and I hope the developer will take the time to improve it. :-)

Vendor said that my purchase of the game before their new subscription service is still valid- just restore purchases. I see no means to restore purchases within Wordly . Only the means to subscribe. So much for that advice...

And no response from the developer. I get it that you wish to make a living this, but switching horses mid race as you have done is flatly unethical if not fraudulent.

Haha! Unfair review! How about unfair practices? I purchased the game with the expectation of no ads. Then you changed to a subscription model rendering that purchase moot. I purchased in good faith- faith that was poorly placed. Who’s been unfair? By the way, and repeating: I CAN FIND NO MEANS TO RESTORE PURCHASES IN YOUR APP AS YOU SUGGESTED I DO...

I like the format, but their dictionary kills me. 2 masters degrees, 10 years as a librarian, and yet I look through the list of “words” that I missed, and it’s full of things I’ve never once heard or seen. And sometimes Spanish words, but not all, and not in any pattern I can see. I enjoy looking through the list to see what I missed, and feel like “oh, hey, I overlooked that, oops!” not “of course I missed that gibberish.”

Update: originally gave 5 stars, because it was a no ads (too good to be true) game. Then after I rated it 5 stars and played about 2 more games- there came the ads. And much like some other apps I’ve tried - the spam emails started almost immediately after I engaged with Wordly .

Original: Great to play, especially easy to learn - tough to master. Chance to improve your scores, learn new words, and challenge yourself. Am a fan of, and play a lot of, word games. This is one of my new faves!

I love how this game makes me think and rethink. What I didn’t love is the ads that appear after EACH game. It’s annoying and intrusive, particularly when you click on skip ad and it keeps going….or starts over. Forget about playing at bedtime. Even with setting to sound off the ads play sound loud and clear. I just deleted. Love the game, not the frustration of my time being forcibly invaded so frequently.

I play this app. I paid for no ads cause I love the game. I get up at night, awake, and play it.

The dictionary makes want to delete the game. Zen is a word. The letters keep spelling Ire. Then lair, This is constantly. Ale, Ail, weird 3 letter words that I’ve never heard of. It says there’s 119 words, and I find 35. I’m getting so tired of limited vowels in the words search, I’m about to delete it.

I’m a long-time Boggle player, which this game mimicks very well. I find the game functions well, looks good, and it’s nice that you can change the timer length. However, my biggest complaint is that more than half of the words in the official word count list are not real words at all so unless you spend time trying random gibberish you can never get a perfect or high score.

LOL. You were asking for 5 star reviews on a game where progress was not saved? Asking for 5 stars and subscriptions so you can further develop the game? No, you add features to EARN higher reviews. You develop the game to EARN higher reviews. OK, now you add progress saving while backgrounded. NOT good enough. Darn near every game out there saves progress when the game is “off” and not loaded/backgrounded. Add THAT and you’ll get a subscription and 5 stars from me. Until then it’s 3 stars.

I download this game since I love boggle. Great challenges and perfect time limits. However I find frequently common words not in the dictionary preventing use. For example: zen, June, July. Whereas there are many “words” allowed not in the English dictionary or are acronyms for tech items. I love the concept of this game, but please add a function to allow submission of suggested words to be added.

I like how uncluttered it is compared to some word games. You just play without a lot of gamification rules that feel so controlling. Wish it had a spin or rotate feature so I could rotate the board during a game. That would be a huge feature to make it more playable. Also wish I could take turns playing with a friend.

I’ve tried a lot of these boggle type games since classic boggle was discontinued. This one is the most graphically enjoyable version by far. Excellent for one person. But I’d love a partner option (like the one called “Bogl”) where two people sitting next to each other take turns with the same board (NOT an online competition) and there is a winner. Classic boggle also had a way they listed the words at the end to see which player found which words. With a two person option, this game would easily get 5 stars. Even six.

I LOVE the haptics on this one that I can't find on any other competitors. however, I do NOT love that the list of words usually contains either non-words or words that certainly no one has heard of. one example I remember: it listed "aas" as a word I missed. google it, that's not a word. for that reason, I tend to play the other options more often – but I miss the haptic response on this one.

I enjoy the challenge but in order to complete finding all the possible words, it takes time. Hard to complete in one non stop play. Hard to believe it does not save your game. I find this a big negative. I have discovered that my iPod touch saves the game indefinitely when I return to it but will not save on my IPad. Strange. I continue playing the game anyway because I do love it. I have bumped the game to 4 stars from 3.

Thank you for Wordly! A few years ago the old boggle app turned into boggle with friends and is way too over the top and confusing to play. I’ve been looking for an app to fill my word find void. I enjoy the solo games. Wordly is perfect and uncomplicated!! Thank you.

Your this app app is excellent brain exercise. It runs very smoothly without glitches or freezing, which allows for good concentration. It helps your brain to move quickly and fluidly.
If you practice, you can quickly see that you are improving , which not only is intrinsically rewarding , but compels you to try harder!

I think one of the best aspects of your app is the feedback it gives informationally.
When you finish a game it gives you a score, the number of words you have produced, and what percentage of all available words that represents.
Best of all, it shows you a list of all the possible words that were available to be composed from the letter grid.
If you spend a few minutes studying this list each time, you will find that the words available in your mind and on each successive look at a new game grid enlarges!
Of the various word games I have tried in app form, this is the absolute best! MRM
PS:
And the fact that it can be played in just a few minutes allows a person, who wants to challenge themselves and exercise their brain, to use it frequently …even if, as we all do, they have a busy life.

I’ve already subscribed! Love the design and interface! Can you add a circular arrow in the corner so we can turn the board by quarter turns in order to see possible words from different directions...and, can you please add the option for landscape orientation for us iPad users :)

I have been looking for a game that would occupy some down time. I have never looked at this type of game, I don't like crossword puzzles and am a bad speller. Yet this word puzzle is my go to game on my iPhone. It has improved my spelling. I can do it with not WiFi or data connection. If you can't find all the words in one sitting you can minimize Wordly without Force closing it and your game remains. I also like that one may turn off the timer. Thanks

I wanted to play a Boggle like game and saw Boggle with Friends first. It is full of ads and gimmicks. I just wanted a good old fashioned way to play Boggle on my phone when I’m bored. This is much better. Not ads. Tells you the words you missed. I enjoy it. Thank you for not trying to spam us with ads. ❤️

Great game word easy to use. Could be designed better to help with vocabulary of words. Please insert into the dictionary a function of speaking the words. And perhaps an example of how old are used in a sentence. If you want as I play it I could help in the development if you want. I’m 72 years old but has an engineer never read much and I wish I had a better vocabulary maybe this will help.

maybe a little calming music would really calm our brain and get some words faster but i love Wordly over all

this review isnt as big as others but im just so obsessed im at a lost of words