Letter Soup

I have really enjoyed Letter Soup!! After trying several app games that are word-related, I chose this and one other app and I play Letter Soup almost daily. The puzzles are increasingly challenging, however if you get stuck they will help you out w/hints. I refuse to pay for an app like this, and have gone a long way playing for free and I don’t mind watching the occasional ad to help them pay their bills. There is also a sense of humor about the app that I appreciate. (If I don’t play for a few days, they will text me a clue; and when I do finally play, a message pops up that says something like, “Phew! We’re so glad you’re back. We were worried about you!”) which I find endearing. I also like that each word has a link to its definition, which helps improve my understanding of some words, even though I have a pretty large vocabulary. All in all, they are very generous with their clues and it’s a very nice, well-functioning app. My one criticism would be that sometimes and inexplicably legitimate words are not recognized by the app, while at other times slang words (which you wouldn’t think would be acceptable) are. Fun and challenging—keep up the good work Letter Soup! :-)

I updated my cell phone early last month and was not able to retain my level after playing this game for several months. Initial quick email reply from CandyWriter had attachments to restore my previous level, which they did, but then I was not able to ‘slide’ thru the letters. It would not do anything. After reinstalling the game, it started working again but I was on level one. I really enjoyed this game five stars worth. I am very disappointed that I cannot continue to play it unless I start all over. CW has yet to reply to my continued emails for HELP! They really should create a save option to avoid this in the future making it possible to restore your levels when switching cells. With technology today, people will always move up to the next best thing. Shouldn’t your game be able to follow you?

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I was unhappy to discover that the daily free hints have disappeared in the latest update. And if that wasn't disappointing enough, the free hints that occasionally pop up that ask you to watch an ad to get a hint still appear. But when you click on them, they don't connect to the ad any longer. I've been enjoying the game very much until this new development. Update: I was delighted to hear from a developer almost immediately after my review posted and to learn they are working on a fix for the problem. They also sent me a coupon for free hints that more than made up for my hassles. Great customer service! My only complaint now is that there are lots of real words this game doesn't recognize, which I do find a little frustrating. But otherwise it's a great game. Update #2: two weeks ago, I was really enjoying this game, but I'm beginning to lose my patience. The free hints have disappeared again, by which I mean they are offered and I watch the ad through only to have the screen freeze and no hint materialize. Not sure how much longer I'll be playing this game, if the developers don't find some consistency.

I’ve really enjoyed playing letter soup. It’s good exercise for the brain, and at times very challenging! I get frustrated at the exclusion of words I feel should be included, but that’s a minor annoyance. I enjoy the ease of getting hints simply by watching a short ad. I’ve amassed more hints than I can use, because I try to limit myself to only one hint per round, though every once in a while I need more. The biggest frustration for me is the placement of the hint button. It is located precisely where my thumb naturally rests when holding my iPad, so I’ve accidentally used up hints when I didn’t need them! Its my fault for playing when I’m sleepy! But I do wish the developers hadn’t been so clever, and instead had placed the hint button somewhere less likely to be accidentally touched. But really, that too is a minor inconvenience. Letter Soup is a wonderful game to play when you only have a few minutes to spare, but I’ve also played for hours at a time, getting lost in the challenge of learning new words! I highly recommend this game!

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Thought I liked this app. I was a professional writer and editor for many years, so I find most word games too easy. This was pretty good once I was past the lower levels. It’s free to install and play, but you have to buy “hints,” which I did. I started to get annoyed when it didn’t recognize certain legitimate words and did recognize some slang that would probably be challenged in Scrabble. (Doesn’t recognize “lea,” which means “pasture,” for instance, but does recognize “bro.”) Then it really irked me by IMO tricking me into using up my hints. I struggled to figure out the last word in one game, was forced to use a bunch of hints, and it turned out to be the plural of a word it wouldn’t accept the singular of. 😡 I actually emailed the makers and accused them of “cheating” to stump you and make you buy more “hints.” No response. Also if you accidentally delete the app (I swear, my iPhone does it on its own), you’re back to the bottom level. I emailed them about that, too, and heard nothing. So I’ve deleted it. I’ll play card games or Jigsaw Puzzle.