Angry Birds Friends Reviews

by Eric802

I’ve been playing this game since the beginning and it’s hard to believe how fast it’s gone downhill over the last couple years. First, the gameplay was changed to promote the use of maximum power ups. It’s almost impossible to get winning scores now without using power ups to collect all the items that are added along the bottom of the game levels. After the recent update glitch where the game froze for many people, I’ve lost 10 years of progress and over 23,000 bird coins. Literally had to start over. Once I got the game working again, I was disappointed to find that the power up wheel has changed, for the worse, and that random ads are now put in between levels that provide no reward for watching. It’s almost like the original developers sold the game to someone else who is just trying to milk it for all they can.

by Phadin69

Powerups are anything but, just money spent for nothing. They charge way too much for them, then literally make them useless. The block of dynamite that won’t go off no matter how many things land right on it, or if thrown into a bunch of blocks will only destroy itself. Wingman that should be able to destroy a line of wood or glass blocks stops after two and just spins till it disappears. Close AngryBirdsFriends and when you come back you will have lost some of them, and clear the whole screen of every single thing but still be a hundred thousand points from the top score, how is that even possible? I am not a beginner nor stupid, I am a player, have won every tournament I have played, till now. I played this tournament for hours and every time, the power ups would not work or if they worked, my score at the end would be way lower than it was when I scored without any power ups.

I have gone from liking this game to literally hating this game. I will never play another Rovio game.

by Roomsa MPLS

I have been playing this stupid, money grubbing game for over 6 years, and they same goes for the last review I just read.
Rovio absolutely does not care about fixing any of the issues I’ve reported over a dozen times.
The spinning rewards wheel, for example- they “yeah, you get an extra spin per day”!
Totally bs…more than half the time, you watch the stupid ad, then sometimes you get two spins like you’re supposed to, half the time not. Same with the supposedly three different free birds if you watch the ads- sometimes you get three, but more often than not, you only get two.

You can switch back and forth more than a dozen times before you see the third free bird and then it just disappears.
Same goes for the three “free” birds in the coin section…very “sneaky”- sometimes you click back and forth over and over again, but you still probably only get 2 free birds, even if you sit through the ads.
Beyond frustrating!
Shutting down AngryBirdsFriends , rebooting your iPhone, none of these things fix the problems and issues.

Total waste of time and money.
I totaled it up and I was spending over $3000 a year!
I was only compensated once for a bundle I bought and paid for and didn’t get.

Horrible Customer Service and Tech Support to boot.

Save your money and your lives!
STAY AWAY- TRUST ME…it’s not worth the thousands of dollars for this time wasting/ addiction game.
Not worth it.
0 stars

by Kyraech

I purchased a wishbone slingshot, which is supposed to “cause more damage to every object on the screen,” a direct quote from support. BUT- I’ve done tests on multiple levels and types of objects and have concluded it works the exact same as the normal slingshot. I have purchased a jingle sling as well, which does work as it should. I sent support a message explaining my concerns with the wishbone, but I was sent an automated response and was told there was no issue. I replied back, and my ticket was closed. I began a second support ticket, explaining my frustrations even further, and received the same exact response and my ticket was closed again. For the third time, I asked for someone to actually read my issue, and I think I may have gotten a real person, but I’m unsure because he was just as unhelpful as the first. I then asked for a refund so I could purchase a different slingshot that would hopefully work as it should. I was told that would be unfair to other players. I feel it’s unfair to me that I wasted my money on a slingshot that doesn’t work as advertised. I’ve been playing the Angry Birds games for 10 years and I’m so saddened to see they don’t respect or appreciate the people who keep them in business.

by KOhio

Downloaded the latest version today and it won’t open, I closed it and re-opened it multiple times and it would never open.
Decided to delete it and reinstall. Don’t do that unless you’re connected through Facebook or whatever because all the levels I’ve played since this game was introduced are now gone.
The tournament before this one the developers started putting in ads when you try to advance to the next game; they also started putting an ad between games in the star cup. I guess they aren't getting enough income from people buying power ups so they have to force you to watch even more ads than you’re already watching.
Rovio, I have spent money to buy power ups. I can find more things to do with my money than give you my cash. I can waste my time doing something else besides playing your games. All of your games are now deleted from my tablet.

by Marcia Bee Dot

I’ve been playing this game for years, competing with a friend in all the tournaments. We’ve had a great deal of fun, & would like to continue. A major problem is that the recent restructuring of power-up offerings has pretty much ruined things. For example, it’s no longer possible to opt for one type of power-up—now it’s necessary to get them in bundles. That means that if they‘re used unevenly, a player is stuck with a collection of less frequently used items. Also, the option to watch videos to obtain power-ups, outside the actual gameplay area, is gone. For players who can’t afford to spend a lot of money, this is a real problem. It should also be said that the person I play with has experienced serious problems with being able to access the game @ all (he plays on desktop, I play on my phone). This is all very disappointing, & I’m going to miss playing Angry Birds Friends. ☹️

by Texichic

I have played AB Friends since it started. I LOVED it! Able to move up according to your skill. A couple years ago I stopped playing bc levels became too complex to win without powerups. They also added more levels so you run out of powerups with the extra levels. Unless you pay real money (I refuse) you can’t compete equally with those players who do. I watch ad after ad after ad, and still can’t get enough powerups to beat each level.
I would rather pay a reasonable amount for a fair game than watch all the ads.
My fave game has become too frustrating to play as is.
Also there’s an issue where after shooting last bird, the “End Level” and “Use Wingman” buttons cover up the playing area while the game is still going, so you can’t see what’s happening and then can’t make a decision on whether to use wingman or end the level.
This is happening on my iPad since the last update.

by GodBlessYouAll!

I’ve been playing Angry birds and Angry birds friends since they came out, and for the most part enjoyed it; except when you get kicked out of the game, especially during your highest score😡! This happens every time I play, as well as it freezing up during, or after the ads that are meant to give you free power ups, so then you waste several minutes watching either a frozen screen or it giving you an error so you don’t get the power up, then you have to power off and reload. Rovio has also taken the “Let’s make tons of profits” to a ridiculous level. You are unable to get 3 stars on most levels unless you power up and to power up, you have to purchase coins which are extremely expensive and the higher level you go, the more power ups you have to use in order to be competitive and earn coins. I guess the only solution is to quit playing a game that I have loved for years. Greed is the worst!

by Codiesmith

This is classic, old-school bird-flinging fun. Be aware: “Friends” is a pay to win setup. In tournament mode, levels are filled with extra points (diamonds, etc.) for those who are willing to constantly buy power-ups…and there is ALWAYS someone willing to spend more money than you. In regular mode, some levels are impossible to get 3 stars without power-ups, especially as you get higher up the tower. I don’t begrudge them making a profit. This gets spendy fast if you care about your place on the leaderboard. I’d rather pay $10 for the game and have it be purely based on skill.

I’ve been playing AB since it came out. This version is fun and uses the original physics of the game. Wish they’d also bring back the orbital and modified physics from Space and Star Wars.

by MaritaSue

The BEST games Rovio putout were the original Angry Birds and it’s clones: Seasons (my favorite), Space, and Rio.
I had quit playing all the newer Rovio games, the ones that came out after Rovio was bought out, because they weren’t fun anymore. They were fancier, the programmers and animators worked very hard on them, but they weren’t FUN.
After a few years I decided to try Rovio again (Covid shut-downs making me desperate?). This game, Friends, plays like those originals, and WOULD BE fun if …. If only they didn’t glitch. As a “for instance”, slowing down and/or freezing so that the level must be started over, or the best solution (like hitting a blinking light) doesn’t work, so a 3 star score isn’t possible.
Come on, Rovio, you have had a chance. If I find one more glitchy level you’re done for another few years.
P.S. To those players who complain about spending too much on power-ups…. I am an old lady -almost 80 years - have played 60 levels, and only on the horribly glitchy level 60 did I need a power-up to pass the level. In the latest tournament that I bothered to take part in, I was 3rd place with no power-up used.
I advise you stop complaining about spending money and focus on improving your skills and strategy.

by God Player 7685

This may be the closest game that we get to the classics and I like that but in case you did not know Rovio people like the old games WAY more than the ones we have now. This game is good overall though. But I think you would get WAY more downloads if you brought back the old classics like the first game, the Star Wars game, Angry birds Go! And the a lot more like Seasons, Angry Birds Epic! And Angry Birds Fight which I think at this point you guys forgot about the game but for real if you won’t do it for just 1 person then do it for the MILLIONS of people that prefer the classic games. Please Rovio I know you want to update the newer games I’m not saying to update them I’m just saying to bring them back but for now you won’t see me playing much angry birds

by Karah Barrett

My personal favorite version of angry birds is the original, no leveling up birds, no transformers, no battles version. Angry birds friends is the closest I could find. Rovio could you please release the old version where there were a bunch of themed level for each land? It is my favorite and it isn’t as overwhelming visually. I would really appreciate it. I mean what’s the harm? You could make it like retro angry birds and tons of people would go for it. I do like how you release new levels that change every few days and you try to score the highest, that adds a fun element but once you get to diamond level, there really isn’t anything to earn, there is no point. Maybe you should release more themed slingshots or add skins for your birds. You kind of level out on friends. I still play it for the changing levels but if it didn’t have that I would have gotten rid of it. Overall it’s a fun game but I would like it if you could take my suggestions into consideration, thanks!

by Sgabriel33

Love the game really fun, I love the tournaments. Every time it’s creative and I love when the levels reflect certain holidays. My only issue is recently with this last update I’ve noticed I’m not getting my rewards when I complete a level and get 3 stars. I should be getting 8 coins each time and it shows that I should get it but my coins never update to show the new amount. It’s really annoying, I think I’m owed over 50 extra coins that I never got at this point.

Edit: This is like a year later and still having the same issues the coins I should have. Now none of the coins I earn are updating into my “bank”, it keeps playing the little clip where the coins get added up at the end of the weekly challenge over and over and over but when I try to use them while playing a level, my coins aren’t there. Get it together developers my god!

by Kermit606

I do love to play this game, however lately they have been playing more and more ads. Now, in addition to the ads that are optional for you to watch to receive bonuses, etc., Now they shove ads down your throat and between the matches. It is one thing to consent to watching an ad to get an extra bonus, however being forced to watch ads on top of the other ads is getting to be a little too much. And many of the ads are not appropriate for all ages so if you have children playing this game, which I’m sure that they do, they will be exposed to inappropriate ads. They clearly do not care where the ad revenue comes from as long as they are shoving the ads down your throat continuously. Stop being so greedy, I’m sure you make enough money as it is, stop it with the unskippable ads!

by Steve-O!!!!!!!

I have played this game for a few years and find it fun. I don’t play against anyone, so my competition is computer-matched. There are patterns in the strength of my opponents. For example, the first game after losing it is generally easy to get at least two out of three stars. Many times after winning game 1, the game 2 opponent is much more difficult. Higher levels of competition is good, but there are times when the opponent score is beyond possible. For example, I just got beat by over 2 million points and there was maybe 200,000 points left for me to get (I would share a screen capture if I could). It seems to me as though the computer is making the game 2 matches extremely difficult or impossible. Why? I can only reason that it’s to avoid the higher bird coin payouts for higher levels of games.

by MailmailAll77

Takes your power ups at times due to glitches and loading but they give it back on the daily spins with ads. I played since it started and it has changed a bit. I play on diamond level 7-9 back and forth. I’m in first place sometimes 33 place at times but it depends on how you figure out each stage. The winning is really up to you I have tried different things for each bird sometimes you get it and sometimes close is good enough. Play the levels without power ups until you find the highest score then figure out your power ups after to save yourself from loosing time=money

by Ruhuhfrechh

Angry Birds friends is an awesome game not like Angry Birds two but it’s still very fun it’s like bad piggies but it doesn’t glitch so Angry Birds two is out why a lot funner so I’m not saying funnier I’m saying funner then Angry Birds one you can call it that game and like you want to Angry Birds one Angry Birds friends the good the bad and the piggies so I like it I like it as a five star like in bad piggies I like that as a five star to let’s start talking about bad piggies let’s go back to angry Birds friends the good the bad and the piggies so this is very rare and better than Angry Birds two but less funner or I guess I like it messed then you like Angry Birds friends you know you make a lot of sentences but please don’t be mean and please don’t be mad at the games fix your balloon like this you know you know you know you know who is saying that I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength see that’s easy it’s easy it’s easy you know so we’re going to end by

by Onlyfinol

This game is really fun and even has some old features from the old AB games like the sound effects and extra points when you have some leftover birds , but it has some glitches one being that sometimes when you complete one level with three stars and then when you move on to the next level you don’t see any stars on the level but then again the game will correct it’s self when you complete the next level so it doesn’t matter too much (oh and they redesigned Hal for like the third time I mean second design was looked good to me so I don’t know why Rovio changed Hal again but it looks kinda ok I guess.)

by Jim Wander

I have to admit that i still enjoy playing the six levels a week. I made the decision to play without power ups (or whatever the scoring aids are called) so it may limit my scores some. I had some problems a month or so ago with an upgrade ( original ipad ios 5), but other than that issue the game has worked well and provides a few hours of entertainment a week - generally trying to coax an extra point or two out of the game. I am a bit miffed when the latest update did not work under iOS 5. Lost slingshots and other items, so I,lol play it natural or un enhanced, no more purchases. a continuation the star tournament is compelling, i enjoy the four time a day one on one challenge. i don’t i particularly good at the game, i made star level nine once, but generally hover around level one.

by Nhoothoots

I really like this game but it's constantly kicking me off. I lose my free birds after an add, the birds randomly shoot off without me touching the screen. I lost my high score constantly. I even lose my mini games due to the ads kicking me offline. I get high ranks, like 1st, 2nd or 3rd, but it gives me 17 coins as it shows I'm in last place, even when my scores are in the 1st - 3rd high scores. Please fix this. I'm tired of being kicked offline, losing my ranks in the tournaments and I need those free birds... I watch those endlessly irritating ads, at least let me have those needed birds, slingshots, etc. I can never get past 4th or 5th treasure chest in the mini tournaments, because I get kicked off and have to start from the beginning... over and over. It's beyond frustrating.

by SCGTO

The game can get addictive. However the update has ruined the game. Number of times the damage is not consist with the birds you use and that part is frustrating. The new updates have resulted in the game crashing/ freezing up and this leads to you missing out on your high score, on coins and losing your birds, basically you are literally losing money with no return. Mini tournament has a strange and questionable scoring, in which you could score a very high number, with almost nothing left to destroy and then your opponent’s score goes up as soon as you are done, as if you are playing directly against the computer and no matter what you will lose and the hope in the process you spend money for more to upgrade your birds, now add in the game freeze that always occurs after the your score and as stated you lose out on your score and the birds you purchased to get that score. Could be an intentional glitch :(

by Tlc-again

I made a horrible mistake and loaded the update and now I cannot even open the game! How do I revert back to an older version? It seems every update the game gets quirkier & worse with more crashes, losing items etc. just make it work! And please consider those of us that cannot upgrade our iOS software due to lack of space!! Well, the December update sucked, could no longer load in my iphone, I was told to wait until January update & it still won't load.. Get your act together! This WAS my favorite game! Now i can't even play on my phone anymore! Fix it!!!!!!

Update... after getting a new phone I can play again.. but it's just not as good as it used to be.. now you basically have to use power ups, And I keep losing power ups cuz the system errors out & then poof my power ups are gone & I have to buy then again.. ridiculous! Lots of bugs.. and why did you take away the 500 coins on the wheel? With the outrageous price increase on the power ups we need that chance! Cheap, stingy game...

Update 2018.. no longer offers sales on power ups.. bugs for days cannot get free gifts.. just keeps getting worse.. getting really bored cuz of all the crap

by Car Jelly Tank

Ok I do have a question it happens to me a lot when I pretty much demolish everything but maybe a block or two I’m still in 24 th place now why is that when everything else is gone except 2 things I’m in 24th place I am very agitated with this game cuz of that bull crap but I do love this game even though to me it seems like it’s rigged for other people to win I should make it a 0 star game but I like it it happened to me twice yesterday never should’ve of been 24th on the one game everything was demolished but 2 blocks and I’m in 24th spot wow I was mad I wanted to delete this game but like I said I love this game I’m done with rant have a good day now I will always play this game cuz I love it