Gummy Drop! Match 3 Puzzles Reviews

by Teachpeljd

I want to tell you how dissatisfied I am with this game. I have been playing this game for a few years now and one of my goals has been to finish a city before moving to the next. The games I am faced with have made this impossible. Don't get me wrong I love a challenge, but these games are no longer a challenge they are just plain impossible. You have these games so hard you have to use multiple purchase and buy a lot of other things to be able to potentially win. Then you throw in games where you have to beat multiple things and also get so much of one particular shape/color that the game never provides. You can’t even buy these things so you know that people have no chance in hell if ever winning these levels.
Even when completing a different short term challenge you are gypping people. I came in third on the most recent challenge and all I received is 15 free minutes. That is a joke. You have no opportunity to win coins in these smaller games but sometimes have to use coins to be able complete them with any chance of winning. I under stand this is a business you but please consider the faithful people who play your games and treat them fairly.
Very disappointed!!!!!!!

by Dennis1029

UPDATE: Just played my last BIG FISH game of any type. I really enjoyed this game, got hooked and played with several FB friends. We got to a level you could ONLY complete by buying power ups. I bought a few, but no more. I am the last of my friends to say enough! This is the same experience I had with Midnight Castle. Played it faithfully for a couple of yrs until it became nearly impossible to advance without spending money. I didn’t! Quit that game, too. Good bye!

As noted by others: you can't play the game very long because there are only 3 lives. You have to BUY the other 2 lives ( which I won't do.) you can't save coins because you earn so few and the cost of using features costs disproportionately much more. I've considered deleting the game because it is just so frustrating to make any real progress in the game. I reviewed the developers of all the games I play and by far Big Fish Games is the greediest. You just can't advance very far without spending a boat load of money. I used to play this game daily. Now I open it a few times a week and shut it down when the three lives are gone. I won't download any more Big Fish games until they they change their money grabbing policy.

by Baglerabbits

Fair game but everytime it updates you have to reload each city you completed and after awhile that gets to be more time than playing. This maybe their way of preventing you from shipping supplies from past cities. You need to or spend money to get materials you need to build your city. Several starts in cities you will never get started other than buying what you need or spend t weeks shipping material from completed cities. When you get them reloaded they update the game and then you need around 30 min to reload your cities. So if you want to play with minimalist spending planing to be reloading old towns more than playing. And the last thing you will loose coins and materials across the board in some updates. You cannot recover them either. If you don’t mind this crap the game is fair. You ask why do I play still I have a friend who is handicapped and loves this game I play as this allows me to spend time with them when I cannot be their. If they had a different game then I would be so gone. So I put up with all the crap and play to make someone’s day with competition that makes their day a great day.

by Dkduck

I USED to really like this game, but lately the challenges have been getting next to impossible to complete and you only have 3 lives (4 if you watch some advertisement video). A good game would let you spend more than 4-5 minutes on it before you run out of lives! I love the world travel and the match 3. This game has more of an adult feel to it than all those kiddie games out there.
But right now you have monster candy factory which I can’t get past level 5 and the day of the dead which I can’t get past level 1!! The 3rd time I tried it, the pop-up came up and said “hard level-try a boost”. HELLO … you don’t make the very first level hard! That is asinine!! And your “hard” levels are marked in red as they should be! I was on Los Angeles city and finally made it through a red step and the very next step had that pop-up that said “hard level-try a boost”! NO - I just went through a hard level which was clearly marked with a red badge!!
Also, I don’t know why you bother putting up those word ones where you have to solve the step to get one letter of a word. A majority of them are impossible to do unless you use all your resources or money to buy more lives or boosters to get through them. And sometimes even those boosters aren’t enough to work on some puzzles!!
I am getting really fed up!!

by Removed Essential Info

There are so many positives to this game that it seems unfair to rate it low, but I am doing just that because the User Interface (UI) "enhancements" have made the experience worse instead of better. When attempting to enter a game, you have to touch the banner several times before it lets you in. That alone is extremely frustrating, but there's more. Resource buying page is bad beyond belief. The goals necessary on the left-hand side have become somewhat disjointed and you no longer can see how much of what type of non-goal related resources you are accumulating. Everything used to be quite intuitive at a glance. This is no longer the case. I so wish the so-called usability and/or design experts would leave well enough alone rather than attempting to enhance things that don't need fixing. I've seen this happen, unfortunately, to several apps so this one is not alone. Message to designers - follow general usability standards and governing principles. Stop over-designing just to do so. Message to app coder management - turn your designers into usability experts. Don't redesign unless it provides benefit.

by Haljkldlh

I think the matching game in Tokyo should pay, like the slot machine that it replaced. Also, I think that once a person has done everything in a city except buying all the “cards,” we should be able to “reverse redeem” them, for example instead of paying 500 coins to get hats or bricks, we should be able to redeem all those bricks and hats that we’ve accumulated and EARN back the coins!

I have played faithfully for years. I even spend way more money than I would like to admit. But lately, it costs money to complete almost any city or any challenge. It is ridiculous. Secondly, the slot machine in Tokyo was one of the things I liked the most, a little guilty pleasure. Then you took that out, promising something even better! So I waited, and waited…. Finally you finished construction on the matching game. It’s not as fun as the slot machine, and there are no rewards, no matter how perfectly you complete all matches! Very disappointing. I feel that you lied about something bigger and better! And it seems as though every level of every game has far too many obstacles. Does every level have to include both a time bomb AND sand traps AND ice AND AND AND AND…. It’s about time to call it quits if something doesn’t change.

by TCMomhere

While playing, if you see "monumental" or other words & your on a timed round or one with bombs you're going to lose!! The words cover your board & for a longer time period than necessary. I think the new treasure chest doesn't give enough "other" gifts, mostly just the bricks, gems, etc. Otherwise i love the game but I don't think you need to keep changing the layout or graphics
2/5/19 update... after numerous missing gifts, the other day, after my reward chest was 380+ I logged on & a glitch on GummyDropMatch3Puzzles made my chest restart to day 1!!!! I wrote & found out that others had the same issue & “the developers are aware”. I was given 5 lightening bolts & 1,000 coins which, to me, was an insult!!! I wrote again & was given 1,000 more coins. I got on the game, played 1 energy but was so disgusted that I’ve not gone back. Apparently they cannot restore the chest. Over A YEAR OF DAILY LOYAL GAMEPLAY & they think 2,000 coins & 5 bolts are acceptable for a lost reward chest?!?! 🤬 I LOVED THIS GAME BUT NOW IM DISGUSTED & WILL LIKELY DELETE IT!! Shame that the developers don’t care about their DAILY LOYAL PLAYERS WHO SPEND HARD EARNED MONEY ON THEIR GAME!!!! Guess we are loyal to them but they’re NOT loyal to us!!!

by Furpal

The game is challenging and it’s easy to get stuck on some levels. That is to be expected with most games. They want you to spend money to get items to help you through the tough levels.
Now there are a few things I hate about this game and they are easy fixes. First off every so often they give you free minutes either as a daily prize or for something else. You have to use it immediately. I open up GummyDropMatch3Puzzles to collect from the factories every morning before work. The daily prize pops up and if it’s free minutes it goes to waste as I’m about to head to work. And that’s another thing I hate. I have factories in three cities but I won’t build more because it’s too time consuming to open up each city to collect. I would be willing to pay a few dollars for a tool to gather from all factories automatically when they are full. And lastly the constant tournaments weekly have me spending more time replaying a certain level to gather what I need to hold my ranking than trying to complete another city. How about limiting the tournaments to once a month?

by JenLou

October 2017- UPDATE- the endless random graphics changes and updates are getting stale. This newest rendition of the girl is actually making me play less. Instead of bells and whistles that do nothing but confuse the players who have barely adjusted to the previous update, why not add something that actually makes the game more interesting? For instance - the side path prizes- make them a choice. Many times I don’t need a million bricks, or whatever, but a power up would be very nice.
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UPDATE : it's very possible to earn enough coins with the free version of the game if you're willing to be patient and play all three levels of each number as well as the side paths. That way, you can earn 100 coins per number. (10, 30, 60). I rarely buy extra moves, I just play til I win or use the spinner.... I now have 28,000+ coins I earned just by waiting it out.
Just one request: PLEASE give an option to turn off the hint function. I love match 3 games but they usually have no "carrot" to attain other than stars. This game is complex enough (but by no means a brain strain) with 3 levels of accomplishment at each individual level, buildings to construct with the winnings, coins to earn to buy lives, treasure chests to unlock, and it's tough enough that I use up my 3 lives pretty fast. If you're lucky you might win extra moves or lives on a spin board...super cute game. Big Fish hit it out of the park with this one. It's fun and I'm hooked.

by Don’t Waste Your Time!

I play a lot of these match 3 games and catch them cheating big time like when you get a star or let’s say the highest ranking power-up and match it to a stripe, or double stripe, or even a bomb, they don’t turn every same color on the board over, as it should, to give you the hits you’re looking for- so, I have to say that I appreciate your game’s integrity! I like the positive feedback your game gives it makes me laugh. I like that it takes a geographical approach around the globe and gives little tidbits about the landmarks. What could change is if you could give us some power-ups for our daily prize or let us win power-ups plus building supplies, etc. for hitting all those levels. Having only 3 lives and having to buy the “privilege” of 5, seems greedy. This is a bit selfish and I believe you are the only platform to do this. I refuse! There are too many other games out there that will gladly give 5+ lives with all the other benefits. If I lose my 3 right away, I just move on and play something else. You need to stop that right away. This game has potential to be even better! Try something new! Ps. When given free play, we should be able to log out and come back to it. Sometimes, we hit our stride at the end of the day right when we need to hit the bed. So if we win free play we should be able to go ahead and claim it. Log out and when we log on, we should have our one or two hours to play it out. More folks would be happy!

by NYloves Me

I do enjoy this game, but am not willing to spend real dollars. Therefore I am stuck on certain levels that require you to purchase boosts or more moves in order to complete them. Almost quit recently as I was stuck on same level for weeks. Then an upgrade was performed, and the level I was stuck on had a completely different puzzle (a much easier one), allowing me to proceed a little. Very frustrating way to play.
Here is a suggestion that may keep me playing. How about a lightning bolt "bank"? Any bolts that are left at the completion of a level can be placed in that bank, instead of being used to raise the score. A lightning bolt used from the bank could be placed at random spot, not one directed by the gamer.

I still play, but still stuck on higher level in one city at the same spot for months now. Not willing to spend money or coins so I guess that city will remain incomplete. Was not going to update my review, many disparaging comments from other gamers re: those of us finding certain levels very difficult. No reaction or answer from Big Fish re: my 'bank' suggestion from earlier review. I guess it is all about the money!

by Dmajor0715

This is a fun and addicting game and is (was) my guilty pleasure but it is much less enjoyable when EVERY level must be completed in order to build a monument (Shanghai) and each level is so difficult. It would be nice if the cities had a difficulty level and you could travel to lower rated cities to play on days when not feeling up to a challenge or coins need to be stockpiled to complete the difficult cities.

Also, the DAILY Reward is a misnomer as you have to actually WIN a level to receive the DAILY reward, not just play. Learned that the hard way...only had time to run through one set of lives in a difficult level on day 27 but was not offered the reward. The next day I logged in and...back to day 1 I went. I also agree with other players that it would be nice to have boosts and coins as reward on occasion, there were occasional coins when it first started (the first week) but that was quickly changed. I was hoping Day 30 would have coins but haven’t made it there yet!

Overall a fun game, I just may have reached my fun limit.

by Teddy's Nonnie

This game is fun and easy to pick up where ever you leave off. Getting and giving help to/from your childhood friends is a really big plus. My life is extremely busy so playing time is a treat to myself. With the variety of the different levels it’s not monotonous. I know to diversify when building resource ports. I wish the game allowed a player to transfer from any port to any port in order to drill for gems. The other option would be to allow all earnings of gems and coins to travel with the player or be available to the player at all times. I enjoy going to Tokyo to play the slot machine, but I don’t like doing multiple trips to each city to collect resources and then shipping to a different city in order to build a site. I don’t like waiting four hours shipping time and then another trip to collect in order to spend in another city.
Overall it is a great game. I have had my coins disappear without me spending them, I wrote a note to the customer service people, yet nothing was done about it. It’s still a really fun game.

by Purple8293

I love the game and keep coming back, but it gets frustrating having to play the same levels over and over again to be able to move forward. I get through 10 spaces and then have to go back for a long time to repeat the levels I did. To get the highest scores on. I also think they need to have a way that you can get more boosts without having to pay for it. Also, there should be an information center that explains what each boost is again. They explain it when they introduce a boost, but honestly the picture of the boost does in no way give a clue as to what it is. I generally have to google it each time, which is annoying. There should just be an info button to access what each boost is and other details. The reinforcement I get is not enough, when I have to keep repeating the same levels to move forward. I am on the Berlin level, and not enjoying it as much as I did in the beginning. Also I really don’t like the times levels that must, would like to have much fewer!

by Firematt911

I’ve been playing this game longer than all the others. Aside a few times that I’d be stuck on a level for weeks then seems maybe they’d finally lower the standard or something. I don’t pay for boosts and others quit when got to levels when had to in order to beat it. The new update that gives you treasure everyday is convenient unless you miss a day however you only when needed prizes like shovels and such like once a month. I’m very picky about using boosts. I’ll be out soon and if that is there way of making people spend real cash then I’ll be done with this game also. I like the game takes some skill but can also be just a relaxing distractions. However I hate timed levels. They require total concentration during the whole time. So have to pause the tv or if on lunch break too stressful and won’t play. I personally could do without them and do agree with another rating. The World greatest messages etc if you get good points makes it so you can’t see the board and you lose time.

by Just Jo 49

I had right around 8000 coins and then I notice I’m at 3000ish. Did NOT spend that much. Between 6000 and 8000 for weeks. How can that happen? Issue two - if I have two of the same type of resources in a given city and tap to collect, I have to wait until one is credited before tapping to collect the other. Can’t tell you how many jewels I’ve lost because I tapped too quickly. Grrrr! From past updates, I do not like the changes to Sydney resources. Some take more than 24 hours to reach the max. Do not like the daily treasures. Give me back the shovels!
On the plus side, this is my favorite game. Think I’ve been playing for at least two years. Much prefer it to Candy Crush, my previous longevity front runner. I like that I don’t have to complete everything to move on to the next city. I won’t say that I haven’t spent any real coin, but not much and I’ve moved along just fine. Also enjoy the limited run destinations. Overall a great game, but not a perfect one.

by J2LL

Not another mindless game. This game makes you think. Use logic to get through the levels. Achieving landmark goals makes this game rewarding. Very addicting though. You've been warned!

Above is my original review. Today I need to let you know how disastrous the latest version is. I haven’t been able to play this game in over 2 months. I try to open the game and it goes to the blue screen and then back to my home page on my iPhone. Tried to play on my iPad and it does the same thing. What I do know is that many other players have this problem too and some with newer phones have no problems. Disappointed that the developers can’t seem to fix their own product. I have downloaded at least two upgrades and I get a teaser that takes me all the way to the last city I was playing and then goes back to the Home Screen again. There needs to be a solution, please!!!!

by X-is-10-she'll

I’ve been playing this game for years. I can’t even believe that is a real statement. I love the challenge of each puzzle except for those that are literally impossible to successfully win without the aid of boosts. I have appreciated Gummy Drop specifically because most of the puzzle challenges can be won with patience and perseverance. Most of the other games in this genre force you to buy boosts to continue the game. Gummy Drop allows you to earn so much more in the way of coins and boosts than any of the other games. Gummy Drop is a fair game. Mostly. Recently I have played a bunch of puzzles that are increasingly difficult and seem to be impossible to beat unless you use boosts. I don’t like that. I want to know that I can ultimately beat the game on my own merit and not use boosts to win. Lately it seems as if Big Fish is intentionally making the puzzles impossible to beat forcing the players to buy boosts in order to move forward in the game. Perhaps the CEO sent them a memo directing them to force the players to spend more money. Thanks capitalism. 😩
And enough with the sand! It’s so annoying.

by Ambrion 2

I love the "three times through" each site with increasing difficulty, the fact that match 5 lightning bolts don"t accidentally get set off (as in Candy Crush), and the mini challenges that are thrown in for holidays, including frequent "mountain climbing" events that lead to infinite lives for 1,2 or 4 hours. Truly a fun game! Thanks, Big Fish, for hours of stress relief!

Hmmm ... I add this after reading other reviews: though I agree with a few of the frustrations mentioned, I feel it is right to stand up for Big Fish in one particular way. Reviewers keep mentioning their "greed," forcing serious players to use real world money to fully complete every city. First, completion of every city is an option. Second, can you imagine the hours, days, weeks worth of work the Gummy Drop creators of put in? And this is their livelihood! They need some people to make real world purchases to keep making the game. We become too accustomed to the Internet giving us music and shows and games without needing to pay for them. Producers deserve something for their talents and efforts. Sometimes we selfishly forget that!

by Amylia Giles

I’ve been playing since this game became available-I LOVE it. It’s so addictive. They definitely need to add cities a lot faster-waiting over a month for an update isn’t ideal. Unfortunately, the last update isn’t what I was expecting. So many times, I’ve won a level on the last move, yet it says “so close”-We shouldn’t have to use coins to finish the level when it’s already finished -this was not an issue until the last update. Another issue is that unless special boosts have been purchased before starting the level, they can no longer be purchased while playing a level-again this was not the case before the update. When opening a completed city, it no longer goes back to where u last left off & zooms in huge, which is annoying when trying to transfer resources. Having 2 new cities at once was great! It should be that way every time!

by Snakeo1

This game is BS......I have played Tier 3 of London’s item number 15 for what seems like forever and have cleared all the spaces probably between 8-10 times and have never been able to compile 360,000 points......on at least two occasions have reached 359,000 plus points.....what garbage.....if zero stars could be given, that would be too many.......a game should be achievable at some reasonable number of attempts.......👎

This game has gone from good to "crap" as each upgrade has been issued. The North Pole element is a "joke".....no matter how a player tries, failure seem to be all that happens.

Have played the game for some time. While it is somewhat fun, it does not really allow the user to complete any city. Two observations/complaints.....first, challenges do not really give a user even a "fair" chance at succeeding, especially when all tiles are cleared but point levels are not achievable because low score matches are only offered. Secondly, when individual challenges are reshuffled 3-4 times in a row, those moves are wasted so player always falls a few point short of required point level. Games are only fun if chances of success are achievable, not when unfairly rigged.