I was playing Connections online, but it kept repeating levels and I could never remember where I left off. Got this over the NYT app (just a general aversion to large companies and what they might charge for). Very short ads after most levels (sometimes not), and no microtransaction temptations to beat hard levels. So far, I haven't seen an option for skipping any levels in case I get stuck and there doesn't seem to be a guess limit, which may prove challenging on hard levels I can't solve. Either way, it's been very fun for the last hour of playing.

I’m unsure why people are whining about the ‘connections’ being confusing in this app and hating it. Personally, I love language and especially parsing through the English language and the multiple implications of the words therein. Sure, this game has some challenges. But as the public service announcements said in the 80s and 90s … The more you know. So get to learning and knowing before the entire world is usurped by those who can manipulate you because of your gaps in knowledge. Connection can help!

I love the New York Times connections, and being able to play whenever I want feels great. But the NYT connections have a few more advantages over this game. 1. “One away” In the NYT connections, when you are one option off from a correct group, it has a little pop up saying “one away” if you add this to your game, maybe through the settings, it could make it much easier and more fun.2. Difficulty. The NYT connections are infamously difficult. So by turning something on in the settings, it would give you harder puzzles. Solid game, just a tad unpolished.

If you want to play connections, great. But this app is not the way to do it. It repeats connections and words multiple times while playing, so each set of words doesn’t feel distinct. Since you can get the same connections in a row, you end up remembering those connections more than trying to find new ones. It doesn’t have the same satisfaction and the NYT game, because there isn’t as much challenge between the levels, so there ends up being a disconnect. That said, there are some interesting connections in there, and the game works as intended. So if you want to play more of the NYT game, then this is a fair way to do it, even if there is a drop in quality.