The bottom line is that you can still have a fun & complete experience as a free to play player, which is huge. Obviously, if you want to be at the top of the leader boards, you have to pay (a lot of) real money like with most games these days. But without spending any money, I've been able to participate in at least 4 or 5 challenges per day & buy 2 or 3 new clothing items per day, which is just right for a casual player. You really don't need perfect scores to have fun.The other great thing about this app is the designer feature, where once you hit a certain level you can create & upload your own clothes. That's super fun and also doesn't cost anything.I do have one issue with it, though, which is that the devs are constantly deleting "rule breaking" user-created items, usually wigs and body jewelry. I can understand not allowing wigs, as the official in-game hairstyles cost money, but the thing is that there's no list on the app or the design studio of what items are not allowed. I can only guess that two items I bought were deleted because they included an anklet and a belly button ring, which I can't even see the logic for deleting. There needs to be a clear set of rules as to what designers can and can't create, but I also think limiting designers' creativity too much is a bad move. Creative designs encourage get people interested in playing & spending money on the game, and selling designs keeps designers playing. Jewelry should at least be allowed, even if wigs are not.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a detailed review of Pocket Styler. We're glad you're having fun as a free player and enjoying the designer feature. We appreciate your feedback about the user-created items and will take it into consideration for future improvements. Happy styling!