Stop - Categories Word Game Reviews

by 3Moot

I downloaded this game yesterday and it is wonderfully, annoyingly addicting. Because of that, I am grateful for the lack of lives we get and the amount of time it takes to reload. I love the game but the ads!!! Good grief! Really?! Ads that last forever and can’t be exited from ALL THE TIME - even in the middle of a round, which eats up the time we have to play that round. Not cool at all! My other concern is that often times an ad will pop up and take me to Stop Store. When I try to go back to the game, it becomes a vicious, almost spam like cycle of being forced into Stop Store after going back to the game. I do not like that at all!! The only way I have been able to this app that is to exit the game and close it out, which again ruins a round or game. Please fix this!!! I understand the need for ads and the desire to annoy people enough with them that they will purchase the ad free upgrade but we can barely play the game sometimes because of them!

by Itsybitsyme

Okay, so it’s a good game, but it’s just not really my type. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE trivia games, like Trivia Royale, where I don’t have to be signed to in Facebook or anything to add people, unlike this game, where you do. In Trivia Royale, you have hundreds almost of choices of hair, hats, glasses, and skin color you want. You can also pick earrings and stuff like that. In this game, you pick if you want to be a boy, girl, or item, but you don’t have too many options, I’m just suggesting you add different hairs, and stuff like that that I said. In trivia Royale, you can see people, and PICK what genres of game modes you want, like “Pokémon” Or “Spelling” or “Fortnite” or “Movies” so on so on. In this, (and I know you meant to do this but still) it randomizes the genres, and some are really hard. Also, I don’t like how you have to pick a letter to start with every word. In trivia Royale, you can see each other and make your character “alive” where it scans your facial expressions and makes your character have the same expressions as you. But generally, this is a really good game, just not my type of Trivia games.

by MeowCat87

A person should not be able to hit this app unless they have completed the whole board. I keep playing cheaters that answer one or two and then hit this app so I have like 10 seconds to respond.

Response to Developer: That defeats the purpose of the classic paper and pencil game. The point of saying this app in the game is to be the first to finish the set. The only exception to this is if the entire group agrees to end the round. Zen mode makes the game different entirely because it also defeats the purpose of saying this app.

What would make more sense is to make it so that a player can only hit this app if they have completed all fields OR select another option that suggests to the opponent to end the round at a selected time. If the opponent can fill out the fields in 60 seconds, then they would not agree to end the game.

Or, even more simply, keep the timer but don’t allow any user to hit this app unless filled out. That way the option is to end at 60 seconds or only be able to end the round after the player completes all fields and clicks this app. This is like zen, except that it enforces the this app rule if the player is able to complete the round.

Otherwise, cheaters will continue to win and many players will continue to be frustrated.

It’s unfortunate that the game is this way because this classic game has been one that my family has played for probably 30+ years.

by BIueCat

I downloaded this game as soon as I saw an ad for it. That’s pretty rare for me. Unfortunately it has a ton of ads which most of the time you cannot close without quitting Stop and starting again. (I know how to close ads and these are not able to be closed.) I went to purchase a version with no ads but it’s $5 which doesn’t sound like a lot but I don’t want to shell out that much money on an app I might get tired of after a day or two. To be honest if it was $2.99 to remove ads I probably would have done it. Maybe I’m too cheap. Anyway just because of the ad issues I can’t see myself playing it anymore. I also don’t like that you can’t see how much time you have when you’re answering questions once someone else has taken their turn. Or if you can see it, I didn’t notice. Lastly I don’t like that people answer two questions and this app the timer after 10 seconds hoping that it takes me that long to get through one question so they can beat me easily. If I knew I only had 10 seconds I would play differently. That’s just my two cents after playing for less than an hour.

by Loola103

So I’ve been playing for a while and it’s a great game. I’m always on it and it’s fun to see what I can come up with under pressure. I think it’s a good format for the game and a good concept. But here’s some suggestions. LESS ADS. There are way too many ads in this game, after every two games it forces me to watch and ad. MORE LIVES . I think you should be able too have 5 lives at once instead of three since rounds are only 3 minutes each. I think you should be able to watch an ad for a life. UPDATE WORDS. In one of my recent games the letter was A and the category was countries. I put America, It said it was incorrect. This has also happened many other times with different letters and categories, and this game needs and update for words. CHILD FRIENDLY MODE. Should be an option so bad words will be censored if the opponent does put them in.
DIFFERENT MODES. Instead of only classic and zen there should be more such as one where you have all the categories and you fill out as many as you can. Aside from all this the player base is also super annoying because half of my lives go to waste. We should be refunded lives if this happens! I would rate this 3.5 if I could

by HorseCrazyGirlAlex

This game is AWSOME! All you have to do is start a match with a random opponent, or your friend, and you can play for hours! In this game, you get 5 things to answer. You spin a wheel with letters on it and whatever letter it lands on, you have to answer each question with that letter in like, 59 seconds. The fun thing in this game, is that your Opponent can be answering the questions and if he doesn’t know the answer, or he is done, he can press this app. You don’t know if your opponent presses this app, so when it’s your turn, whatever time it was when your opponent pressed this app, that’s how much time you’re going to have to answer the questions. After your done answering the questions you see how many each person got and whoever got the most wins that round. Then you play more rounds to see the ULTIMATE winner, then you can rematch them if you want to. I would give this game five stars, if they didn’t have the lives because if you lose, you get a heart taken away, and when there all gone, you have to wait like 30 mins to get another one. So download this game, to have the time of your life!

by T2bks

I really enjoy this game, and will continue to play it, despite the many times a valid word is submitted, only to be discounted. I’m not talking about when words are misspelled or are flat out incorrect. I’m talking about words that you see in later games that are counted as correct in the same category. It’s pretty frustrating. After playing this for a few weeks, I also notice that sometimes a word will be submitted for a particular category and then later, the same word used for the same category and marked incorrect. Go figure! Also, since when is the Washington Monument NOT a tourist attraction? It happens often enough that I’m taking away stars from my earlier review.

Update: now I’m really not happy - I kept getting ‘upload errors’ so I uninstalled/reinstalled it - I paid for no ads, but I can’t get it back because I don’t have facebook. There should be other options than to sign up with Fakebook~ all the other apps I have do. I don’t know maybe someone will come up with a similar game, because it is fun, but without all the errors, and inflexibility of creating an account

by Ldsginger

Stop is my favorite game to play currently. If you’re familiar with the word game Scattergories, then this is basically that in digital form. It runs smoothly, has little ads, and it appears as though you’re never put against robots, unlike most multiplayer games of this kind that I’ve experienced. It is very intellectually stimulating as well, and I like the challenge it presents, without it being hard enough to give up.
I was also reading through the reviews, and noticed consistently that the developers would respond to every comment. This in itself isn’t unique, but the answers were specialized for every comment. Everyone got an answer to their specific issue or suggestion. And not just, “we’re working on it!” The developer explained why the issue was happening or how to solve it. And most of the issues that were brought up, I haven’t noticed. Which means that Fanatee actually solved the issue. Something that most don’t. So thank you Fanatee team for being so good at customer support! You are one of the best developers out there in my opinion.

by By Fluffy Stuffins

When I saw this game I thought I’d be really good at it, but some categories are like broadway shows, country capitals, and stuff that needs specific knowledge. I think this game is really hard, plus sometimes you get stuck with the letter ‘Z’!!!
I need my mom’s help on 93% of the questions. Then again, you could get the letter A, or a good category like mammals, fruits/veggies/legumes, famous places, girls names, common dog names, or, in my opinion the easiest, colors. This game is fun but I see why it’s rated 12+. The good thing is there is minimal ads 99.9% of the game is the game, the 0.1% is ads.
This game really sharpens your mind!
————-To the game creators: I wish you would make the categories a little easier, for those who are not experts in geography or don’t pay attention to The olympics, broadways, or Oscar events. Also, the game makes you wait sooooooo long to play while “your opponent plays their turn.” I made a pb and j sandwich while I was waiting and ate it. I came back and I was STILL waiting for 5 minutes after I came back. A GAME OF this app TAKES 5 MINUTES AT MOST AND I WAITED FOR 15 MINUTES!!!

by Dragon_Owner（＾∇＾）

For the people that don’t want to read me ramble on: it’s a good game, totally recommend! Just be aware of the ads.

Now, for the long version: It’s a really entertaining game, and it makes me think outside the box! The concept of this game is amazing, so good job developers, for making it click! This is such a fun way for me to pass the time. One problem that was sort of annoying was the amount of ads. This is really the only reason I am rating it 4 stars. The ads are super annoying after playing for an extended amount of time. After every round, you get an ad. I feel like that’s a bit too much. Offering special power-ups or advantages after watching an ad is fine, but watching an ad after every single round that you play is a bit excessive. I understand, it’s a mobile game that needs money, but maybe try spreading out the ads. For example, an ad every three rounds, or every five rounds. Other than the ad problem, this is a really good entertaining game! 👏👏

by Roman Dalfonso

This is a really fun app especially for challenging friends, but I have but one suggestion. I think that you should only lose a life if you lose a round, not whenever you do a round in general. Yes, I get it, you want us to watch the ads to get more lives, but I feel like there are enough ads as it is, given the fact that we see one whenever we go back, or proceed, or whatever. I know I’m not really in the position of saying how many ads there should be, considering I don’t know the first thing about developing, let alone maintaining mobile video games, but I just think that not only would we still see plenty of ads, but if we win more and as a result lose more lives then maybe players would stay on Stop longer, thus they would see more ads. Again, not an expert, and I don’t know how the whole ad deal goes, but I thought it’d at least be worth it to leave this suggestion.

by Isabellarh07

Wow! This is a very fun game. It’s let’s you compete against Facebook friends or random people online! It’s a category game. It’s has different categories with certain levels. You have time limit too. And when the other person gets to start the match, at like maybe 30 seconds in it might just say this app! and you get to look at the results! But, there’s a lot of ads in between the matches and sometimes there’s ads with either X’s that don’t work when you touch them, or there’s no X even so that gets annoying so maybe you could updating that? And why only 3 lives? Gets kinda annoying. But I recommend this game a lot! Thanks for reading this, Bye! Also, Stop takes up SO MUCH STORAGE?! Every few minutes I have to delete something just so I can keep playing? Yeah I know I already said bye, but I just wanted to tell you this. Anyway love the game! Bye! (For real this time’

by Djfiekdicidksoaoaooaoaappaa

I’m so addicted to this game. I play it constantly. It’s fun, quick rounds so you can do it any time without being glued to your phone to long, and you can earn hearts to keep playing without spending money. The problem I have is the this app feature can be used pretty manipulatively. I’ve played against some people who couldn’t think of more than one or two categories and stoped it pretty early on. I get that’s kinda the point, but if they this app after only 10-15 seconds because it’s a hard letter or they can’t think of any it doesn’t give you much of an opportunity. If they this app feature was only available after a basic 30 seconds (or however long the developers feel enough to give the opposing player a fighting chance) or only after you answered a certain number of categories it might this app people from using it as a quit and take you down with me button.

by Chocolategirl77

Well *I* was hilariously amazed at myself at how my brain will either completely freeze up or come up with the most random/weird answers. For example, I am from Florida. I’ve lived here my whole life. The category was US cities. The letter O was chosen. You would think that the city of Orlando would pop right out of my brain or maybe even Okeechobee. Nope. Neither surfaced in my brain. I think I actually missed that category. However, ask me the name of a mamma that starts with “T”. Most normal people would say “tiger” or “tabby” Nope. My weird self immediately jumped on “three toed sloth”.

That is why I love this game. It’s hilarious. It’s so friggin” fun.

Not to mention when the game yells out “this app” I nearly jump out my seat every time.

About the ads: since this game is free, I was not surprised by the ads. I don’t think they're ridiculous. I played one of those brain teaser games and I kid you not that after about level 20 there was a 30 second ad after EVERY level...even if the level was only 10 seconds. *That* is ridiculous. I’d love to not have any ads, of course, but I’m not willing to pay for their removal. The only complaint I really have about the ads here is that it is the usually the same ad and it is a game that I will never play. Ever. I’m sick of seeing it.

by Ghostslovefriends

Overall, I absolutely LOVE this game. Some good things: quick rounds make it easy to play without a huge commitment, fun categories, and super fun to play with friends. Some problems: some letters are chosen way more often than others and there is one formatting issue. In the game, the letter that you must use to fill out the categories is chosen through spinning a wheel. The problem with this is, the wheel starts in the same place every time you spin it, and so it usually ends in the same place. For example, usually when I spin the wheel I get the letter M. I would like to play with some other letters once in a while! If letters were picked in a different way, this wouldn’t be a problem. One last problem I’ve run into only comes up when I search for friends. The background of the search box is white, but so is the font color! When I’m typing my friends usernames, I’m typing in white font on a white background! I can’t see what I’m typing, which can lead to me needing to search for the same person multiple times. I don’t know if I’m the only one running into this problem. In the end, this is a great game that I have recommended to my family and friends, and would recommend to anyone who enjoys word games.

by VBRealtor

Love the game. Very addicting and fun. Some
Of the ads are over the top in length and in sound. If i am sitting in a waiting room etc and have sounds turned off in the game app, that means i want no sound from anything. Yet, there are ads that take over with blaring sound and then i am forced to turn volume down on my device - not so great if i forget to turn it back up. Also, sounds from the game itself come thru even with noise turned off in app. This is my largest complaint.

Edit: thank you for your response. I’m aware i can turn off music, media sounds etc in-game and i have done so.....still met with media/game noise while in Stop . I shouldn’t have to adjust my phone’s volume as other calls/texts i don’t want silenced. Get on top of it and shorten the ads. Kind of have moved on to another fun app du jour that doesn’t sound out. Jussayin. Lots of fun otherwise.

by 1098765678910

This game is AWESOME and I will never ever this app playing it. There are just a few problems like the coins they are practically worthless and they should be used to buy lives like 20 coins=2 lives so far I have 200 coins. Another thing is that every time I get on "this app" an ad comes up there are TO MANY ADS and when I finish my game the same STUPID AD I hope it's not to much trouble but can you pleasseeee fix the ad problem and on the comparing part when you edit there should be an inappropriate button if you can please fix that to and also I think you should be able to put a picture on your profile pic but people can do it on FACEBOOK oh no way I don't care if you don't fix the last two suggestions but pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeFIX THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

by Doggos Rock

This game is so fun and I play it all the time. It not only gets your brain thinking but you can invite your friends to play with you and see who has a bigger vocabulary. It gets a bit annoying when you get a letter like u or y or x that their isn’t really many words for but it’s hard for the other player too. Even if you get timed out because the other player stopped the game first, you can change it to zen mode when you get to a certain level which is less of a challenge because you always get a minute unless you this app it so, you don’t need to worry about how fast they are. You can also customize your name and photo on Stop for other players to see. If you don’t want to play with your friends or none of your friends have it, you can pick random opponent and it will match you with another player. Sometimes I do wish Stop would give you more than 2 or 3 letters when you use your coins for hints. Once I was asked for a super bowl music performer that started with z and it gave me zi when I used my coins on a hint. This game is the perfect game to use when you’re in bed and settling in. Overall this is an amazing game and I really do recommend you getting it.

by JennyyyyyB.

This game is a amazing game but there are WAY to many adds and most lead to Stop Store. There should be a button so you can report a ad for spam. And when someone puts curse words there should be a sensor that when you put a bad word it makes it hashtags. And there should be a button where if you spelled your word wrong you can click it then type what you meant to say, then it can detect it to see if it was right. And the lives.. i understand that you need people to buy your stuff but instead of the daily lives being only 3 it should be 6-10 and the timing, when i was playing against some people they would purposely this app the timer as quick as possible which is 5 seconds, the maximum timing should be higher that that like 10 seconds or 12 seconds, ever though I talked about how the game needed to be fixed, it’s a awesome game.

by Crazy Coat

Great game, endlessly interesting BUT what is acceptable and not as answers is often arbitrary and incomprehensible. They used to let you contact them and explain why you were right. I was successful at this many, many times; but in the last update they did away with this feature. You can still tap out that you think your answer was right, but they can (and do) ignore you and not update the word bank. So part of the game becomes second-guessing yourself and wondering if your answer is, not just right, but known and understandable to the people running the game. It’s run from Brazil. I presume they have fluent English speakers on staff, but sometimes their decisions are unfathomable. I would recommend this game to anyone who loves words, but with the warning that you’re going to lose some games you don’t deserve to lose.

by Brooke0325

I downloaded this game and absolutely love the idea. However, there is one big problem. I notice that a lot of matches I do people will answer one question and then this app, which I feel like defeats the purpose. I think it should be made to where both players get the max time, if you answer ALL the questions and this app early the other person should still get the max time, then if both players tied, you go by whoever finished first. That would weed out the people that answer one question and this app the game. It’s very annoying and the 2nd player has a huge disadvantage when they start the game because they don’t know what the categories are, as to where the first player does. I’d like to have a chance to come up with words from each category. It’s my only issue with this game, but it’s a big issue. You shouldn’t be able to this app unless you have answer for each question, not just one to cheat.

by P180 Avanti

First of all, I think this game is really great; the basic idea of figuring out what works and what doesn’t (and the things that only half work or misspelled is honestly the most intuitive part) is fun and challenging. And I’ve found the word bank to be pretty good, as well.

I guess the idea of first to three round wins to be victor of the game is fine, but I’d also like an unlimited mode where you can just keep playing rounds forever without a limit.

For the negatives:

The categories seem unbalanced. There are four football ones (nfl teams, super bowl mvps, super bowl scorers, super bowl music performers), with only one category for all other sports (teams or Olympic medalists). I’m not saying add more for the other sports, just take away super bowl scorers and mvps. There are some other very specific/vague categories.

The spinner almost always seem to land on the hard letters, and never on the normal ones. I think this is because it always starts on “A” which is right by X, Y, Z, etc, so my suggestion is to have it randomly start on a letter, or just change the algorithm.

Finally, there are way too many ads. And for me, it’s always the same ad for at least a whole week. It’s very frustrating when you can’t play very many games because there is at least one ad after each game. It chews up my data caps, too.