Simon's Cat - Pop Time 9+

Poptastic!

Not only the best game of this type I have ever played but one of my favourite games of recent years.
The skill level is set just about right, there is a good variety of levels and boosts and it’s possible to play without having to keep buying extras. It’s refreshing to see a developer who doesn’t just want to see how much money they can get out of players.
Also the map graphics are great, helping to seal the perfect 5 star rating.

Well done.

It started off so well...

But I’m left very disappointed because once you get to a certain level you have to ask friends for keys to be able to play further levels. Annoying when you don’t have Facebook to do this, or if you don’t like harassing people with notifications just for a stupid imaginary key. 🙄

Fear not they said, there is an option where you can do a level to get a hold of one of these imaginary keys every 4 hours! (You need 3 keys to open the next level so 12 hours of you do it back to back) This is all well and good if you haven’t just earned unlimited lives for a certain amount of hours. You can’t play any levels during that time as you have to wait 4 hours each just to do a level for another key so unlimited lives are also a complete waste of time. You earn them for NOTHING.

There is a 3rd option however!!! You can just move on to the locked levels if you spend REAL MONEY to get this much desired imaginary key, something I refuse to do because I’ve got bills and a mortgage to pay lol 😂 sorry but it’s a no from me... 👎 What a waste of a game that had such potential.

Developer Response ,

Hi Lulu, We’re really sorry to hear you’re no longer enjoying our free game, but thank you for your thoughts. Time gates are a familiar feature in these types of games.
We have passed your comment onto the development team.
Thank you for playing:)
Team Pop Time

Disappointed & out of pocket!

What should be a straightforward app has gone downhill very fast.
Since the last update there have been several niggles, users unable to win any tournament due to the fact that no matter how many games you play and win, they are not logged.
You are unable to purchase bonus packs and offer’s because, despite the fact the money is taken from your bank, you receive no benefits!!!
My first message was responded to and I got a refund, when I thought this had been fixed, alas, it wasn’t, 5 messages through the app over the last 2 weeks have been unanswered, 1 message through FB Messenger, unanswered, 1 comment directly on a post through FB, unanswered.
I am appalled, disappointed and quite frankly very frustrated by the lack of input by the Developers.
So much so, that I am strongly inclined right now, to contact Simon Tofield, not because he has anything to do with App development, but the fact they are using his animation, and his stories to create an App that is riddled with fault, but even more so, because of the lack of acknowledgment to any of my messages.
If you really want this App then wait, wait until all the issues are resolved.

Developer Response ,

Hi, we're very sorry you feel that way about our game. We can assure you that the game can be played without spending real money on boosters. Please feel free to contact us via the green in-game ‘help’ button (in the settings menu) and we can provide you with some hints and tips. Thanks for playing - Team Pop Time:)